Chapter 3
"Complications"
Mary thought about Ben. Did she really love him, or was it a friend-like love? The doorbell rang. Mary did not get up to answer.
"Mary!" a shout was heard. Mary sighed. She didn't want to move. All she wanted to do was be alone.
"Mary!" Kevin's footsteps came up to the attic. "Someone is here to see you," he said with a smirk on his face. Mary groaned, but stood up. "I'm coming," she sighed. She slowly followed Kevin downstairs and in the living room saw Ben and...
"Oh, no," she said. "I'm going to sleep."
"I thought you'd might like to talk to them," Kevin said.
"Not at the moment, thank you."
"It's up to you, Mary, to se this guy to the door." Kevin left then, leaving Mary to stare at Ben and Wilson.
"Wilson, what...what are you doing here?"
"I was hoping we could talk," Wilson said.
"Do you want to talk to this guy?" Ben asked. "I mean, he did refuse to marry you."
"That's because it was a mistake, just like it was a mistake for you to kiss Mary when she was my fiancée."
"Look, I couldn't help myself."
"Couldn't help yourself?" Wilson snapped. He turned to face Mary. "I came back to say I'm sorry and that I love you."
"She loves me," Ben said. Mary closed her eyes. Please, no...
"I want to marry you. You're wonderful with Billy, he loves you and he misses you. Please Mare, come home with me."
"I got another transfer in for Glen Oak, and I'm staying permanently. Mary, please don't make me move back again. I moved here for us." Mary sighed. What happened to the good life she once had? Gone now.
"Look, Wilson, Ben, do I have to choose now? You guys have helped me so much."
"Of course not!" Ben said, as he put his arm around Mary and kissed her. "Take all the time you need." Mary smiled. "Thank you. Wilson, I hope to see you around, I guess."
"Mary, please," Wilson pleaded. "I love you, I'd do anything to be with you. Please. Billy wants you back in our lives. We need you."
Mary sighed. "Please, I..." Mary turned to Ben, "I need some time to think about this."
"Sure," Wilson said. "Sure Mary. I'll call you later." Wilson left the house, and Ben turned to Mary. She was now on the verge on tears.
"Mary, don't cry," Ben said, as he pulled her into a hug. "It's all right. You're safe with me."
"I'm not going to," Mary smiled. "I'm just a little tired. I guess I need some sleep. Good night." Mary headed back to her apartment, away from all this.
Mary wasn't sure how late she slept. It must have been more then four hours, because when she awoke, it was pitch black outside. "Ugh," Mary groaned as she rolled over to check her clock on her nightstand. 2:04. Mary fell back on her pillows, exhausted. How could she have slept so long? She figured she went to bed around four in the afternoon. That was nearly twelve hours of sleep. The phone rang.
"Hello?" Mary said.
"Hey, I just called to say I love you," Wilson said. "I called the Camdens and they gave me your number."
"Wilson, it's two o' clock in the morning. What are you doing up?"
"I couldn't sleep without hearing your voice." Mary smiled. Wilson was such a nice guy...
"Thanks, Wilson. Go to sleep now, okay?"
Wilson laughed. "That's why you'd be a perfect mother to Billy."
"Good night...or good morning," Mary smiled as she hung up.
The smile didn't last long, though. She layed back into her covers, wondering what she was going to do, whom she would choose. She needed some advice, which is why she called Lucy.
"Hello?" Mary was happy to hear her sister's voice. "Lucy, I'm sorry to wake you..."
"I've been awake," Lucy replied, "Kevin's asleep. He doesn't know I've been up. Are you okay?"
"Well, I'm wondering what to do about Ben and Wilson..."
"That's kind of hard, Mare. My advice to you, though, is to your follow your heart. It sounds lame, but if you really think about it, it might just be the key to choosing the right man."
"Thanks Luce. Bye." Mary sighed as she hung up. She didn't think following her heart was going to help her this time. Her heart and her head were both mixed up, tied in knots of memories of what she had shared with Ben and Wilson. Not so much with Ben, though. As a matter of fact, only kisses and Ben proposing were what Mary and Ben shared. That's when her mind began to wander, going down memory lane. Wilson and she had shared so much more: Mary, getting hit by a car when she was fourteen, and Wilson there, supporting her every step of the way to a long recovery; Her parents renewing their wedding vows; when Lucy's friend had died all those years ago, and Wilson had been there to comfort her sister; There were so many times Wilson had helped. Mary and Wilson had a special relationship.
Ben was only there for Matt and Sarah's wedding, and his own brother's wedding. Mary knew. She didn't want it to be true, but she knew, based on her memories which man meant more between Wilson and Ben.
I liked this chapter. It's kind of obvious whom she'll choose, but the story isn't over yet! R&R!
Mary thought about Ben. Did she really love him, or was it a friend-like love? The doorbell rang. Mary did not get up to answer.
"Mary!" a shout was heard. Mary sighed. She didn't want to move. All she wanted to do was be alone.
"Mary!" Kevin's footsteps came up to the attic. "Someone is here to see you," he said with a smirk on his face. Mary groaned, but stood up. "I'm coming," she sighed. She slowly followed Kevin downstairs and in the living room saw Ben and...
"Oh, no," she said. "I'm going to sleep."
"I thought you'd might like to talk to them," Kevin said.
"Not at the moment, thank you."
"It's up to you, Mary, to se this guy to the door." Kevin left then, leaving Mary to stare at Ben and Wilson.
"Wilson, what...what are you doing here?"
"I was hoping we could talk," Wilson said.
"Do you want to talk to this guy?" Ben asked. "I mean, he did refuse to marry you."
"That's because it was a mistake, just like it was a mistake for you to kiss Mary when she was my fiancée."
"Look, I couldn't help myself."
"Couldn't help yourself?" Wilson snapped. He turned to face Mary. "I came back to say I'm sorry and that I love you."
"She loves me," Ben said. Mary closed her eyes. Please, no...
"I want to marry you. You're wonderful with Billy, he loves you and he misses you. Please Mare, come home with me."
"I got another transfer in for Glen Oak, and I'm staying permanently. Mary, please don't make me move back again. I moved here for us." Mary sighed. What happened to the good life she once had? Gone now.
"Look, Wilson, Ben, do I have to choose now? You guys have helped me so much."
"Of course not!" Ben said, as he put his arm around Mary and kissed her. "Take all the time you need." Mary smiled. "Thank you. Wilson, I hope to see you around, I guess."
"Mary, please," Wilson pleaded. "I love you, I'd do anything to be with you. Please. Billy wants you back in our lives. We need you."
Mary sighed. "Please, I..." Mary turned to Ben, "I need some time to think about this."
"Sure," Wilson said. "Sure Mary. I'll call you later." Wilson left the house, and Ben turned to Mary. She was now on the verge on tears.
"Mary, don't cry," Ben said, as he pulled her into a hug. "It's all right. You're safe with me."
"I'm not going to," Mary smiled. "I'm just a little tired. I guess I need some sleep. Good night." Mary headed back to her apartment, away from all this.
Mary wasn't sure how late she slept. It must have been more then four hours, because when she awoke, it was pitch black outside. "Ugh," Mary groaned as she rolled over to check her clock on her nightstand. 2:04. Mary fell back on her pillows, exhausted. How could she have slept so long? She figured she went to bed around four in the afternoon. That was nearly twelve hours of sleep. The phone rang.
"Hello?" Mary said.
"Hey, I just called to say I love you," Wilson said. "I called the Camdens and they gave me your number."
"Wilson, it's two o' clock in the morning. What are you doing up?"
"I couldn't sleep without hearing your voice." Mary smiled. Wilson was such a nice guy...
"Thanks, Wilson. Go to sleep now, okay?"
Wilson laughed. "That's why you'd be a perfect mother to Billy."
"Good night...or good morning," Mary smiled as she hung up.
The smile didn't last long, though. She layed back into her covers, wondering what she was going to do, whom she would choose. She needed some advice, which is why she called Lucy.
"Hello?" Mary was happy to hear her sister's voice. "Lucy, I'm sorry to wake you..."
"I've been awake," Lucy replied, "Kevin's asleep. He doesn't know I've been up. Are you okay?"
"Well, I'm wondering what to do about Ben and Wilson..."
"That's kind of hard, Mare. My advice to you, though, is to your follow your heart. It sounds lame, but if you really think about it, it might just be the key to choosing the right man."
"Thanks Luce. Bye." Mary sighed as she hung up. She didn't think following her heart was going to help her this time. Her heart and her head were both mixed up, tied in knots of memories of what she had shared with Ben and Wilson. Not so much with Ben, though. As a matter of fact, only kisses and Ben proposing were what Mary and Ben shared. That's when her mind began to wander, going down memory lane. Wilson and she had shared so much more: Mary, getting hit by a car when she was fourteen, and Wilson there, supporting her every step of the way to a long recovery; Her parents renewing their wedding vows; when Lucy's friend had died all those years ago, and Wilson had been there to comfort her sister; There were so many times Wilson had helped. Mary and Wilson had a special relationship.
Ben was only there for Matt and Sarah's wedding, and his own brother's wedding. Mary knew. She didn't want it to be true, but she knew, based on her memories which man meant more between Wilson and Ben.
I liked this chapter. It's kind of obvious whom she'll choose, but the story isn't over yet! R&R!
