Chapter 5: Mary's Trouble
The next day Ruthie was walking down the hall when she heard her sister's voice talking to Coach Koper. Ruthie was scared of what was going to happen so she walked over to the corner of the hallway and huddled down so her sister wouldn't see her.
"Would you like to date me," Ruthie heard Coacher Koper ask her.
"I can't I am a wife and a mom now so no," Ruthie heard Mary say. Ruthie smiled to herself she was happy that her sister answered him in that way. Ruthie was about ready to show herself and hurry to class when she heard the Coach say more to her.
"Well your going with me because I won't take no for answer," She heard him say. Ruthie led out a gulp as tears started to go up to her eyes and roll down her cheeks. Ruthie waited and there was a dead silence she peered out from her hiding spot and saw that they were nowhere in site. Ruthie wiped her tears away from her eyes and hurried to her class.
When lunch had arrived Ruthie gathered her books and hurried to the nearest pay phone to call Kevin. The phone rang twice before she heard Kevin's voice on the other end.
"Hello," She heard him say.
"Hi Kevin this is Ruthie, I need you," Ruthie said as tears started rolling down her cheeks again.
"Is something wrong at the house," She heard him ask.
"No Mary is in trouble," Ruthie said to him as tears continued down her cheek.
"What are you talking about," She heard his puzzle voice say.
"Coach Koper is forcing Mary to date him, I heard him say it as I was walking past them," Ruthie answered.
"Calm down, everything will be fine, I will take care of the situation, you just keep an eye on Mary for me," She heard him say.
"Thanks bye I love you," Ruthie said.
"Your welcome. Bye I love you too," She heard him say as he hung up.
At the police station when Kevin hung up with Ruthie, Roxanne came over to his desk.
"Was that Lucy you were talking to," Roxanne asked him curiously.
"No it was my sister-in-law, Ruthie," Kevin said as he got up to go find the file on Coach Koper.
"Is something wrong at the house," Roxanne asked him as she sat down at the desk next to him.
"Well not exactly," Kevin answered.
"Then what was it," She wanted to know.
"I don't tell people my personal life about anyone in my family or in my wife's," Kevin calmly told her.
"That is fine," Roxanne, said as she continued working on her paperwork she had started before her break.
That night at the West home Wilson came home to see his wife sitting on the sofa crying hysterically. Wilson put his things down and walked over to his crying wife.
"What is wrong honey," He asked her as he put an arm around her.
"Do you remember me telling you how scared I was about Coach Koper," Mary asked through tears. Wilson said nothing and just nodded.
"Well today I was in the hall walking to the office to check my mail box and he came up to me and asked me out," Mary said crying still.
"You told him about Billy and me didn't you," Wilson wanted to know.
"Of course but he is forcing me," Mary said. Wilson said nothing and walked over to get a box of tissue for her. Billy had been in his room coloring when he had heard his dad talking and his new mom crying. He walked out to see what was wrong.
"Mom what is wrong," He asked her climbing up on his mom.
"Nothing just problems at work," Mary said to him not wanting to worry her little boy that she loved as much as her husband. A couple minutes later Wilson came back from getting tissue for her when he saw Billy on her lap.
"Hi son," Wilson said smiling to their son.
"Hi dad, what is wrong with mom," Billy asked.
""Nothing son, just need some privacy to talk to mom, can you go play in your room until dinner," He asked his son.
"Sure," Billy said.
"Bye mom, I love you I hope you feel better soon," Billy said after he hopped off his mom and ran off.
"Thanks son I love you too," Mary said to him.
"Why didn't you tell our son," Wilson asked her.
"You didn't either," Mary reminded him.
"I didn't think you wanted to worry him," Wilson said.
"No I didn't admitted," Mary. Mary then put her head on his shoulder to calm her self down.
"I love you and Billy." Wilson reminded her.
"Billy and I love you too," Mary said. Mary then looked up at her husband and gave him a kiss and a hug and he responded that way too. Then she put her head on his shoulder and they laid silently there until the went to eat and then later to put Billy to bed and then later.