Chapter 13: 1 year later
Mary is on a phone with a friend
"Ok so I will see you tonight? Ok bye" Mary hangs up the phone and Anna goes into the kitchen
"Mom?"
"Yeah"
"Who was on the phone?"
"Remember my friend Nicole?"
"Yeah"
"Well we are going out to night?"
"Oh. Sounds like fun. You should have a good time"
"Thanks. I think I will too"
"I spoke to dad today"
"And?"
"He is engaged"
"Well that's good"
"How is that good?"
"Its good for your father"
"And how about us?"
"Did you talk to him about how you felt?"
"No"
"Maybe you should" Mary leaves and Dominique comes in
"Hey" Dominique said depressed
"You heard?"
"Yeah. How can he do this to us?"
"He didn't do it to get back at us or mom. I guess he did it for himself" Anna explained
"He should asked how we felt?"
"How do you feel?"
"Mad pist off"
"I feel about the same way"
"How are we going to do this?"
"I don't know but we will get through his together" Anna and Dominique hugged. Landon comes in
"I guess you heard as well," Landon said
"Yeah" Anna said
"How do you feel?" Dominique asked
"Depressed"
"Us too" Anna said. Landon joined in the hug. Annie comes in
"Hey whats going on?" Annie asked
"Dad is getting married" Dominique said
"He is?"
"Yeah" Anna answered
"It will be ok," Annie said
"We know" Landon said
"Does mom know?" Annie asked
"Yeah" Anna said
"She does?" Annie asked
"Yeah" Anna answered
"Did she ask you how you felt about it?" Annie asked
"No" Anna said
"I'll talk to her," Annie said. Annie goes to Mary's room
"Mary?"
"Yeah mom"
"Do you care about how your kids feel?"
"What?"
"Carlos is getting remarried"
"I know"
"I think you should talk to your kids"
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"I don't k know what to say"
"For starters you should say no matter what happens your father and I will still love you"
"They know that"
"Well Anna Dominique and Landon are in the kitchen heart broken that their one father is getting married to the woman that broke their family apart"
"Yeah ok I should talk to them but I need to think. So tonight I am going with Nicole and I will talk to them tomorrow" Mary leaves and goes to Riley's room
"Riles?"
"Yeah mommy"
"Mommy is going out"
"Ok"
"Can I have a kiss good-bye?"
"Sure" Riley kisses Mary
"I love you, sweetie"
"I love you too" Mary leaves and goes through the kitchen
"Hey" Mary said to Anna Dominique and Landon
"Hey" They answered
"We will talk about this tomorrow ok?"
"Ok" They answered.
"Can I have a hug?"
"Where are you going?" Landon asked
"Remember my friend Nicole?"
"Yeah"
"I am going out with her to hangout"
"Oh" Landon answered
"Have fun tonight" Dominique said while giving her mother a hug
"Thanks" Mary said. Anna and Landon gave Mary hug. "I love you"
"We love you too," They said
"Bye"
Annie is on the phone with Lucy
"She is unbelievable," Annie said
"Mom she doesn't know what to do. She is probably scared"
"But her kids are in the kitchen heartbroken"
"She could be heartbroken?"
"She didn't seem heartbroken when I spoke to her"
"Mom she hasn't been through this before. She could be thinking what to do next?"
"Yeah she could be"
"Where is she?"
"Out with a friend"
"She will probably be better tomorrow"
"I hope so Luce"
"Mom this is Mary. She will think about something to say to her kids and they will support him and they will love him and Mary and their life can go back to normal"
"I don't think that their life can go back to normal"
"It could happen"
"It could"
"I got to go. I will talk to you tomorrow"
"Ok"
"I love you mom"
"I love you too"
Mary is on a phone with a friend
"Ok so I will see you tonight? Ok bye" Mary hangs up the phone and Anna goes into the kitchen
"Mom?"
"Yeah"
"Who was on the phone?"
"Remember my friend Nicole?"
"Yeah"
"Well we are going out to night?"
"Oh. Sounds like fun. You should have a good time"
"Thanks. I think I will too"
"I spoke to dad today"
"And?"
"He is engaged"
"Well that's good"
"How is that good?"
"Its good for your father"
"And how about us?"
"Did you talk to him about how you felt?"
"No"
"Maybe you should" Mary leaves and Dominique comes in
"Hey" Dominique said depressed
"You heard?"
"Yeah. How can he do this to us?"
"He didn't do it to get back at us or mom. I guess he did it for himself" Anna explained
"He should asked how we felt?"
"How do you feel?"
"Mad pist off"
"I feel about the same way"
"How are we going to do this?"
"I don't know but we will get through his together" Anna and Dominique hugged. Landon comes in
"I guess you heard as well," Landon said
"Yeah" Anna said
"How do you feel?" Dominique asked
"Depressed"
"Us too" Anna said. Landon joined in the hug. Annie comes in
"Hey whats going on?" Annie asked
"Dad is getting married" Dominique said
"He is?"
"Yeah" Anna answered
"It will be ok," Annie said
"We know" Landon said
"Does mom know?" Annie asked
"Yeah" Anna said
"She does?" Annie asked
"Yeah" Anna answered
"Did she ask you how you felt about it?" Annie asked
"No" Anna said
"I'll talk to her," Annie said. Annie goes to Mary's room
"Mary?"
"Yeah mom"
"Do you care about how your kids feel?"
"What?"
"Carlos is getting remarried"
"I know"
"I think you should talk to your kids"
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"I don't k know what to say"
"For starters you should say no matter what happens your father and I will still love you"
"They know that"
"Well Anna Dominique and Landon are in the kitchen heart broken that their one father is getting married to the woman that broke their family apart"
"Yeah ok I should talk to them but I need to think. So tonight I am going with Nicole and I will talk to them tomorrow" Mary leaves and goes to Riley's room
"Riles?"
"Yeah mommy"
"Mommy is going out"
"Ok"
"Can I have a kiss good-bye?"
"Sure" Riley kisses Mary
"I love you, sweetie"
"I love you too" Mary leaves and goes through the kitchen
"Hey" Mary said to Anna Dominique and Landon
"Hey" They answered
"We will talk about this tomorrow ok?"
"Ok" They answered.
"Can I have a hug?"
"Where are you going?" Landon asked
"Remember my friend Nicole?"
"Yeah"
"I am going out with her to hangout"
"Oh" Landon answered
"Have fun tonight" Dominique said while giving her mother a hug
"Thanks" Mary said. Anna and Landon gave Mary hug. "I love you"
"We love you too," They said
"Bye"
Annie is on the phone with Lucy
"She is unbelievable," Annie said
"Mom she doesn't know what to do. She is probably scared"
"But her kids are in the kitchen heartbroken"
"She could be heartbroken?"
"She didn't seem heartbroken when I spoke to her"
"Mom she hasn't been through this before. She could be thinking what to do next?"
"Yeah she could be"
"Where is she?"
"Out with a friend"
"She will probably be better tomorrow"
"I hope so Luce"
"Mom this is Mary. She will think about something to say to her kids and they will support him and they will love him and Mary and their life can go back to normal"
"I don't think that their life can go back to normal"
"It could happen"
"It could"
"I got to go. I will talk to you tomorrow"
"Ok"
"I love you mom"
"I love you too"