Ch. 2
Understanding
The alarm clock rattled and fell off the stand as it always did. Emma got out of bed and got dressed. She quietly snuck into Ryan's room and laid out his clothes. She tip toed down the stairs to make breakfast but found it was already made. On the other hand, because Rachel couldn't cook it was probably take out from some fancy restaurant.
"Good Morning Emma."
"Did you make breakfast?"
"Yep."
Emma began to laugh. "Sure."
"I did my friend Julia gave it to me."
"Let's just see if it's any good." She took a bite of the pancake; it was delicious. "Oh my god!'
"So maybe you mom isn't so horrible afterward."
"I don't know..."
"Look I need to talk to you about something and it's very serious."
"Sure, do you have to go into work because just say so I'll watch Ry."
"No, this is dead serious." Emma stopped laughing, "I have something important to tell you and you have to promise you won't tell anybody."
"I won't. I promise with all my heart."
"Okay, I know I've been working a lot but I don't want to stay around the house very long." Rachel looked into her lap, "Someone is stalking me."
Emma knew her mom was a very import fashion editor for Lois Vinton but why would any one want to stalk her."
"He puts notes on my car and follows me around town. It scares me because he says he's going to kill me."
"Have you told anyone?"
"I have extra security at work but at home it's just me. I don't want to spend time at home or with you anymore because I don't want you to get hurt."
"Look Ben is coming over to spend the night tonight. He's a cop, mom talk to him. He has a gun."
"Honey, It's not going to go that far."
"Look, I'm sorry. I should have been more understanding."
"I should have told you and I should have come to your play. And I need to work less, a lot less."
"It's okay forgive and forget."
"Last night you said maybe you should go live with your father. Do you really want that?"
"NO! No.no, no, no. I was just angry and it was a good comeback. Sorry."
"I'm going to take a shower. You finish up your breakfast, and then get dressed. We should hangout, I took the day off."
"I have a party to go to today. It's the cast and crew. I have to sorry."
"It's okay, we'll hang out later."
"I'm sorry."
"Hey, it's not a big deal."
"When is your dad coming for Ryan?"
"He had to fly out to Arizona."
"Your father never does stuff like that."
"Ryan said he's always working. As long as Ryan can remember him and dad would be at work together. It's where he spends most of his time."
"Oh."
"He still loves you."
"I know"
"You do?"
"Yes but sometimes love just isn't enough."
"I love you mom."
"Love you too Emma." But was that enough?
The alarm clock rattled and fell off the stand as it always did. Emma got out of bed and got dressed. She quietly snuck into Ryan's room and laid out his clothes. She tip toed down the stairs to make breakfast but found it was already made. On the other hand, because Rachel couldn't cook it was probably take out from some fancy restaurant.
"Good Morning Emma."
"Did you make breakfast?"
"Yep."
Emma began to laugh. "Sure."
"I did my friend Julia gave it to me."
"Let's just see if it's any good." She took a bite of the pancake; it was delicious. "Oh my god!'
"So maybe you mom isn't so horrible afterward."
"I don't know..."
"Look I need to talk to you about something and it's very serious."
"Sure, do you have to go into work because just say so I'll watch Ry."
"No, this is dead serious." Emma stopped laughing, "I have something important to tell you and you have to promise you won't tell anybody."
"I won't. I promise with all my heart."
"Okay, I know I've been working a lot but I don't want to stay around the house very long." Rachel looked into her lap, "Someone is stalking me."
Emma knew her mom was a very import fashion editor for Lois Vinton but why would any one want to stalk her."
"He puts notes on my car and follows me around town. It scares me because he says he's going to kill me."
"Have you told anyone?"
"I have extra security at work but at home it's just me. I don't want to spend time at home or with you anymore because I don't want you to get hurt."
"Look Ben is coming over to spend the night tonight. He's a cop, mom talk to him. He has a gun."
"Honey, It's not going to go that far."
"Look, I'm sorry. I should have been more understanding."
"I should have told you and I should have come to your play. And I need to work less, a lot less."
"It's okay forgive and forget."
"Last night you said maybe you should go live with your father. Do you really want that?"
"NO! No.no, no, no. I was just angry and it was a good comeback. Sorry."
"I'm going to take a shower. You finish up your breakfast, and then get dressed. We should hangout, I took the day off."
"I have a party to go to today. It's the cast and crew. I have to sorry."
"It's okay, we'll hang out later."
"I'm sorry."
"Hey, it's not a big deal."
"When is your dad coming for Ryan?"
"He had to fly out to Arizona."
"Your father never does stuff like that."
"Ryan said he's always working. As long as Ryan can remember him and dad would be at work together. It's where he spends most of his time."
"Oh."
"He still loves you."
"I know"
"You do?"
"Yes but sometimes love just isn't enough."
"I love you mom."
"Love you too Emma." But was that enough?