I want to thank the reviewers:
RGBlue16-Thanks for the support. Glad you like it!
KayKayeLLe-Yeah, your story 'Strange Circumstances' is one of my favorite fanfics, ever. To answer one of your questions: this is after the 'I'm leaving you for school breakup.' The timeline is off, because I adjusted it to fit in all I wanted to. Gotta love fanfic for that! To answer your other question: Wilson and Billy both feel it is a step in their healing from losing Billy's mother. Mary wants them both to know how she views them. It's not entirely just because. It also, to Mary, is a way to help herself at the time. And I appreciate the creative criticism. No, it wasn't wrong. And that was the point of the fanfic, I know that it seems a little OOC for Mary to allow that, and very OOC of Annie and Eric. I sort of have a point for it. But, not in this chapter, keep tuned in. Your answers are coming. The next few are kind of filler, but pay attention, 'cause it all leads in to some good stuff.
That goes to all of the readers.
When the girls arrived at school, Corey and several other girls were already waiting for her.
" See you, later, Mom." Lucy whispered and Mary playfully shoved her.
" So, what's up, Mary?" One of her teammates asked, obviously wondering about the guy that she hadn't removed herself from the day before.
" His name is Wilson, and, yes, he is my boyfriend. We've been together off and on for a while. About two years."
" And the kid?" Mary knew it, they all wondered about Billy. What was she going to tell them?
" Well, it is a little difficult to explain. But, Billy is Wilson son, and mine, kind of."
" Mary, there really is no kind of."
" Okay, you see, Billy is Wilson's biological son with a past relationship. But, in the time that I've know the both of them, I've come to love Billy as my own. So, Wilson and I discussed it a while ago, then just recently with my parents. We all agreed that it would be okay if Billy called me mom. I mean, I have been fulfilling the job description for quite a while."
" Oh, so, you two haven't..." her teammate let the sentence drop.
" No," Mary quickly rebuffed the question.
" Ladies, leave the girl alone," Corey came to her friend's defense. She and Mary walked off, laughing.
" So, ready for the joy that is class?" Corey asked Mary. Mary high-fived her and nodded.
That afternoon.
" Okay. Um, I'll see. Now, you know, you're supposed to ask me out so I can escape my homework. Not so I can do it."
" Yeah, maybe after your grades are better. But, Mary, you know this needs to be done. Did you ask your dad about the community service?"
" Um, not yet. But, I will, I promise."
" I believe you. So, call me back with their approval. Bye Mary." Wilson hung up and Mary clung to the phone for one more minute, a grin on her face so wide, it was very well likely the muscles in her face were to stay like that. Then she rose from the bed and walked out of the room to ask her parents' permission. As she left the hallway to go down the stairs, Lucy was just coming up.
" Okay. Homework, man, too much." Lucy flung herself on the bed, stuffing her face into the pillow to let out a scream that no one would hear.
Kitchen.
" Hey, Mom, can I ask a favor?" Annie looked up from the bank book she was writing in. She raised an eyebrow as Mary took a seat at the table next to her.
" Well, feel free to ask."
" Wilson wants to take me out to dinner at the pool hall, and help me with my homework. I think he's more determined to get me into college than you and dad." They both laughed.
" Well, all right, but your homework better be done when you get back." Mary cheered and rushed to the phone.
Fifteen minutes later.
" Okay, I wonder if he's here yet." Mary went out on the porch just in time for Wilson to pull up. He got out of the car to meet her.
" So, dinner first, then homework sound okay?"
" Absolutely." Wilson took Mary's backpack from her and opened the door to the passenger side. He put the bag in back and got in himself. " So, where's Billy?"
" Actually my parents took him out for the evening. They wanted some alone time to spoil him."
" So, just you. That's why."
" Yeah, that must be it. I asked my girlfriend out because I missed my son." He laughed at his own joke, while Mary glared at him playfully. Before they had realized it, they had arrived at the pool hall. Again, when Wilson opened her door for her, Mary glanced at him quizically.
" Okay, something's going on."
" What? No." Wilson laughed nervously, making Mary even more certain that something was going on. He grabbed her hand before she could walk inside, and stopped her.
" What is it, Wilson?" He kissed her softly before he told her what he planned on all night.
" I think we need to talk tonight, but don't worry. I think you'll like what I have to tell you." Mary raised her eyebrows at him, but didn't ask any questions. They made their way inside.
" So, let me guess, chicken, right?" Mary teased Wilson. He always got chicken.
" And a burger, extra fries, and lots of ketchup." Wilson retorted playfully. The waiter came by and they made their orders. They received their drinks quickly and began discussing things.
" So, tell me about school."
" It's going pretty well. I mean, having a business major, I have a lot of math classes."
" Oh, fun."
" Yeah, but between working, school, and Billy, I really haven't been thinking about it, you know, just doing it." He was still holding on to her hand. She leaned forward and brushed her lips across his. As she started to pull away, he put his hand around the back of her neck and kissed her passionately. The waiter cleared his throat a few minutes later, and put their baskets down on the table. The pair ate in silence for the next fifteen minutes, the task quite difficult because their hands were still intertwined.
RGBlue16-Thanks for the support. Glad you like it!
KayKayeLLe-Yeah, your story 'Strange Circumstances' is one of my favorite fanfics, ever. To answer one of your questions: this is after the 'I'm leaving you for school breakup.' The timeline is off, because I adjusted it to fit in all I wanted to. Gotta love fanfic for that! To answer your other question: Wilson and Billy both feel it is a step in their healing from losing Billy's mother. Mary wants them both to know how she views them. It's not entirely just because. It also, to Mary, is a way to help herself at the time. And I appreciate the creative criticism. No, it wasn't wrong. And that was the point of the fanfic, I know that it seems a little OOC for Mary to allow that, and very OOC of Annie and Eric. I sort of have a point for it. But, not in this chapter, keep tuned in. Your answers are coming. The next few are kind of filler, but pay attention, 'cause it all leads in to some good stuff.
That goes to all of the readers.
When the girls arrived at school, Corey and several other girls were already waiting for her.
" See you, later, Mom." Lucy whispered and Mary playfully shoved her.
" So, what's up, Mary?" One of her teammates asked, obviously wondering about the guy that she hadn't removed herself from the day before.
" His name is Wilson, and, yes, he is my boyfriend. We've been together off and on for a while. About two years."
" And the kid?" Mary knew it, they all wondered about Billy. What was she going to tell them?
" Well, it is a little difficult to explain. But, Billy is Wilson son, and mine, kind of."
" Mary, there really is no kind of."
" Okay, you see, Billy is Wilson's biological son with a past relationship. But, in the time that I've know the both of them, I've come to love Billy as my own. So, Wilson and I discussed it a while ago, then just recently with my parents. We all agreed that it would be okay if Billy called me mom. I mean, I have been fulfilling the job description for quite a while."
" Oh, so, you two haven't..." her teammate let the sentence drop.
" No," Mary quickly rebuffed the question.
" Ladies, leave the girl alone," Corey came to her friend's defense. She and Mary walked off, laughing.
" So, ready for the joy that is class?" Corey asked Mary. Mary high-fived her and nodded.
That afternoon.
" Okay. Um, I'll see. Now, you know, you're supposed to ask me out so I can escape my homework. Not so I can do it."
" Yeah, maybe after your grades are better. But, Mary, you know this needs to be done. Did you ask your dad about the community service?"
" Um, not yet. But, I will, I promise."
" I believe you. So, call me back with their approval. Bye Mary." Wilson hung up and Mary clung to the phone for one more minute, a grin on her face so wide, it was very well likely the muscles in her face were to stay like that. Then she rose from the bed and walked out of the room to ask her parents' permission. As she left the hallway to go down the stairs, Lucy was just coming up.
" Okay. Homework, man, too much." Lucy flung herself on the bed, stuffing her face into the pillow to let out a scream that no one would hear.
Kitchen.
" Hey, Mom, can I ask a favor?" Annie looked up from the bank book she was writing in. She raised an eyebrow as Mary took a seat at the table next to her.
" Well, feel free to ask."
" Wilson wants to take me out to dinner at the pool hall, and help me with my homework. I think he's more determined to get me into college than you and dad." They both laughed.
" Well, all right, but your homework better be done when you get back." Mary cheered and rushed to the phone.
Fifteen minutes later.
" Okay, I wonder if he's here yet." Mary went out on the porch just in time for Wilson to pull up. He got out of the car to meet her.
" So, dinner first, then homework sound okay?"
" Absolutely." Wilson took Mary's backpack from her and opened the door to the passenger side. He put the bag in back and got in himself. " So, where's Billy?"
" Actually my parents took him out for the evening. They wanted some alone time to spoil him."
" So, just you. That's why."
" Yeah, that must be it. I asked my girlfriend out because I missed my son." He laughed at his own joke, while Mary glared at him playfully. Before they had realized it, they had arrived at the pool hall. Again, when Wilson opened her door for her, Mary glanced at him quizically.
" Okay, something's going on."
" What? No." Wilson laughed nervously, making Mary even more certain that something was going on. He grabbed her hand before she could walk inside, and stopped her.
" What is it, Wilson?" He kissed her softly before he told her what he planned on all night.
" I think we need to talk tonight, but don't worry. I think you'll like what I have to tell you." Mary raised her eyebrows at him, but didn't ask any questions. They made their way inside.
" So, let me guess, chicken, right?" Mary teased Wilson. He always got chicken.
" And a burger, extra fries, and lots of ketchup." Wilson retorted playfully. The waiter came by and they made their orders. They received their drinks quickly and began discussing things.
" So, tell me about school."
" It's going pretty well. I mean, having a business major, I have a lot of math classes."
" Oh, fun."
" Yeah, but between working, school, and Billy, I really haven't been thinking about it, you know, just doing it." He was still holding on to her hand. She leaned forward and brushed her lips across his. As she started to pull away, he put his hand around the back of her neck and kissed her passionately. The waiter cleared his throat a few minutes later, and put their baskets down on the table. The pair ate in silence for the next fifteen minutes, the task quite difficult because their hands were still intertwined.