Amanda knocked on her father's door, she looked around at the luggage that
surrounded her. She never would've believed that on Friday night when she
kissed Harry and said goodbye that on Sunday she'd be in this postion.
That things would be this way. Just before she went to knock again Scott
pulled open the door. Amanda forced a weak smile on her face.
"Hey,"said Amanda as Scott looked at her suitcases curiously,"Have an extra room?"
"Come in,"said Scott taking the handle of one of her bags and bringing it into the house. Amanda walked in behind him and waited as he brought in the rest of the bags.
"Mommy," Amanda walked into the living room to find Aiden smiling at her as he stood by the couch where Rebecca, Scott's girlfriend sat. Both of them were dressed to go out.
"Hey baby,"said Amanda walking over to him and giving him a hug,"Has Grampa turned you into a little teddy bear?" She pulled back and looked at his furry brown jacket with little round bear ears on the hood.
"Actually Rebecca bought it for him,"said Scott as he closed the door.
"Oh it's adorable,"said Amanda looking over at Rebbeca,"Thank you."
"No problem, he's such a doll,"said Rebbeca.
"Are you guys going out?"asked Amanda.
"We were actually headed to the park,"said Scott,"But..." Amanda cut him off as she stood up.
"No, no, go,"said Amanda,"I wouldn't mind sometime alone."
"Are you sure?"asked Scott,"You can come with us."
"No,"said Amanda shooking her head.
"Okay sweetie, you get settled in,"said Scott,"We won't be long."
"Aide, you behave and do what your Grampa tells you to,"said Amanda.
"Bye mommy,"waved Aiden as he went out the front door with Scott and Rebecca. Once they were gone Amanda looked around, it was still the same as it was when she had lived there with the exception of the small female touches Rebecca had given the place. She started up stairs to her old room, inside she found it looking exactly the same, Scott hadn't moved one thing. The only difference was Aiden's bag sat near the dresser with a small pile of his clothes folded neatly on the dresser. On the bed were bed guards to protect him from falling out during the night. Crawling over the guards Amanda sat on her bed and looked around. She spotted her pager still sitting on the night stand, picking it up she remember how that was the pager that Harry use to contact her on, how she use to wait up all night for that pager to alert her she had a call and for second and a half that she took to look to see who's number it was she'd pray it was Harry and only Harry. Setting it back down she realized not even the bed she was sitting on was free of memories for him, something she wanted to escape. Leaning back it hit her, she wasn't loosing Harry she was letting him go and everything inside her told her she had to.
Amanda was woke up to her father shaking her, blinking her eyes open she seen Scott sitting on the bed next to her. Stretching slightly she sat up and eased herself against the pillows not even realizing she had gone to sleep.
"Oh my god, I didn't even mean to go to sleep,"said Amanda,"So how was the park?"
"Aiden had a good time,"said Scott,"How are you?"
"Fine,"said Amanda.
"Are you sure?'asked Scott,"What happened?"
"Well I suppose you are going to find out soon enough tomorrow morning,"said Amanda awkwardly as she looked down to her lap,"Harry slept with Ronnie." Scott was stunned, he had thought that the two of them had just had a fight, nothing to this porportion.
"He what?"asked Scott.
"Yeah, I guess at the party a lot went on,"said Amanda,"But I really don't want to talk about it."
"Honey I am so sorry,"said Scott hugging her,"I am so so sorry."
"Don't be you didn't do anything,"said Amanda quietly,"God now that I think about it, Harry didn't even have the decency to apoligize, ya'd think though if your wife walks in on you with another woman you'd at least say you were sorry." Scott just sat there not knowing what to say, he just couldn't believe his ears. Of course he wasn't a hundred percent thrilled that Amanda had married Harry but he knew that Harry loved her and practically worshiped the ground she walked on, he never would've thought in a million year that anything like this would've happened.
"Is Aiden okay?"asked Amanda.
"He's actually sleeping, he had a good time at the park and just passed out on the couch,"said Scott.
"Oh, well he can have the bed then,"said Amanda shifting to the edge of the bed,"I'll go get it."
"Are you sure, he can have my bed, you don't look too well,"said Scott.
"I'm fine Dad, I just gotta figure out what I'm going to do,"said Amanda standing up,"Then deal with Harry." Scott watched as Amanda left the room, he got up and followed her out. Walking into his own room he seen Rebecca searching through her purse for something. He closed the door behind him and sighed.
"How's AJ?"asked Rebecca looking up.
"A mess,"said Scott,"Her act isn't hiding anything."
"What happened?"asked Rebecca.
"Her husband cheated on her, she walked in on it,"said Scott.
"Oh no, that is horrible,"said Rebecca.
"I know, I just can't believe he'd do something like that to her,"said Scott,"But he'd better hope he stays clear of me at school tomorrow."
"Scott, I don't think that's a good idea,"said Rebecca,"This is between them, it's best you not get involved."
"How can I not? I work with him,"said Scott.
"I know but this is something deep and painful and from personal experience AJ is the only one who is going to be able to get through this, saying something to her husband may just make the wound bigger,"said Rebecca.
"I know,"said Scott walking over to the bed,"It's just I just seen her and I've never seen her like that, not even when she's dealt with her mother. She's my daughter and I can't hold someone doing this to her."
"And that's understandable,"said Rebecca,"But remember she's gonna need help with Aiden, focus your attentions on to him." Scott nodded knowing she was right but he still wasn't sure how he was going to handle seeing Harry on Monday morning.
"Hey,"said Amanda as Scott looked at her suitcases curiously,"Have an extra room?"
"Come in,"said Scott taking the handle of one of her bags and bringing it into the house. Amanda walked in behind him and waited as he brought in the rest of the bags.
"Mommy," Amanda walked into the living room to find Aiden smiling at her as he stood by the couch where Rebecca, Scott's girlfriend sat. Both of them were dressed to go out.
"Hey baby,"said Amanda walking over to him and giving him a hug,"Has Grampa turned you into a little teddy bear?" She pulled back and looked at his furry brown jacket with little round bear ears on the hood.
"Actually Rebecca bought it for him,"said Scott as he closed the door.
"Oh it's adorable,"said Amanda looking over at Rebbeca,"Thank you."
"No problem, he's such a doll,"said Rebbeca.
"Are you guys going out?"asked Amanda.
"We were actually headed to the park,"said Scott,"But..." Amanda cut him off as she stood up.
"No, no, go,"said Amanda,"I wouldn't mind sometime alone."
"Are you sure?"asked Scott,"You can come with us."
"No,"said Amanda shooking her head.
"Okay sweetie, you get settled in,"said Scott,"We won't be long."
"Aide, you behave and do what your Grampa tells you to,"said Amanda.
"Bye mommy,"waved Aiden as he went out the front door with Scott and Rebecca. Once they were gone Amanda looked around, it was still the same as it was when she had lived there with the exception of the small female touches Rebecca had given the place. She started up stairs to her old room, inside she found it looking exactly the same, Scott hadn't moved one thing. The only difference was Aiden's bag sat near the dresser with a small pile of his clothes folded neatly on the dresser. On the bed were bed guards to protect him from falling out during the night. Crawling over the guards Amanda sat on her bed and looked around. She spotted her pager still sitting on the night stand, picking it up she remember how that was the pager that Harry use to contact her on, how she use to wait up all night for that pager to alert her she had a call and for second and a half that she took to look to see who's number it was she'd pray it was Harry and only Harry. Setting it back down she realized not even the bed she was sitting on was free of memories for him, something she wanted to escape. Leaning back it hit her, she wasn't loosing Harry she was letting him go and everything inside her told her she had to.
Amanda was woke up to her father shaking her, blinking her eyes open she seen Scott sitting on the bed next to her. Stretching slightly she sat up and eased herself against the pillows not even realizing she had gone to sleep.
"Oh my god, I didn't even mean to go to sleep,"said Amanda,"So how was the park?"
"Aiden had a good time,"said Scott,"How are you?"
"Fine,"said Amanda.
"Are you sure?'asked Scott,"What happened?"
"Well I suppose you are going to find out soon enough tomorrow morning,"said Amanda awkwardly as she looked down to her lap,"Harry slept with Ronnie." Scott was stunned, he had thought that the two of them had just had a fight, nothing to this porportion.
"He what?"asked Scott.
"Yeah, I guess at the party a lot went on,"said Amanda,"But I really don't want to talk about it."
"Honey I am so sorry,"said Scott hugging her,"I am so so sorry."
"Don't be you didn't do anything,"said Amanda quietly,"God now that I think about it, Harry didn't even have the decency to apoligize, ya'd think though if your wife walks in on you with another woman you'd at least say you were sorry." Scott just sat there not knowing what to say, he just couldn't believe his ears. Of course he wasn't a hundred percent thrilled that Amanda had married Harry but he knew that Harry loved her and practically worshiped the ground she walked on, he never would've thought in a million year that anything like this would've happened.
"Is Aiden okay?"asked Amanda.
"He's actually sleeping, he had a good time at the park and just passed out on the couch,"said Scott.
"Oh, well he can have the bed then,"said Amanda shifting to the edge of the bed,"I'll go get it."
"Are you sure, he can have my bed, you don't look too well,"said Scott.
"I'm fine Dad, I just gotta figure out what I'm going to do,"said Amanda standing up,"Then deal with Harry." Scott watched as Amanda left the room, he got up and followed her out. Walking into his own room he seen Rebecca searching through her purse for something. He closed the door behind him and sighed.
"How's AJ?"asked Rebecca looking up.
"A mess,"said Scott,"Her act isn't hiding anything."
"What happened?"asked Rebecca.
"Her husband cheated on her, she walked in on it,"said Scott.
"Oh no, that is horrible,"said Rebecca.
"I know, I just can't believe he'd do something like that to her,"said Scott,"But he'd better hope he stays clear of me at school tomorrow."
"Scott, I don't think that's a good idea,"said Rebecca,"This is between them, it's best you not get involved."
"How can I not? I work with him,"said Scott.
"I know but this is something deep and painful and from personal experience AJ is the only one who is going to be able to get through this, saying something to her husband may just make the wound bigger,"said Rebecca.
"I know,"said Scott walking over to the bed,"It's just I just seen her and I've never seen her like that, not even when she's dealt with her mother. She's my daughter and I can't hold someone doing this to her."
"And that's understandable,"said Rebecca,"But remember she's gonna need help with Aiden, focus your attentions on to him." Scott nodded knowing she was right but he still wasn't sure how he was going to handle seeing Harry on Monday morning.