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Mary Anne Black
Splash!
Mary Anne chucked the last peeled carrot into the pot of water on the stove, and switched the gas to boil. She had just finished preparing a lasagne, which was now in the oven, and the supper should be ready by the time Pete came home. Her hate of cooking had pretty much evaporated as she grew up…now she quite enjoyed it.
"Mommy…Mommy look!"
The little girl who had just rushed into the room had a large piece of paper in one hand, and was twisting her hair with the other. She handed Mary Anne the piece of paper.
"Here Mommy, it's for you!"
Mary Anne's eyes welled up. On the piece of paper was a lovely (albeit rather scribbled) sketch of Mary Anne, in full colour. Underneath, in very wobbly writing were the words "I love you"
"Oh Cassie!" Mary Anne sniffed hugging her four year old daughter "It's beautiful!"
As the girl wandered off to play on the swings, Mary Anne reflected on how pretty she was. Cassie had a mix of both her parents. Her mother's small stature and chocolate brown eyes were topped off with Pete's thick blond hair, which she wore to her shoulders. Originally having a baby at twenty one had seemed a bit too young…in fact Mary Anne was daunted. But she had never believed in abortion, so along Cassie came - and she was one of the best things that had happened to Mary Anne.
She had known Pete for a long time, but had never thought of him as her boyfriend, let alone her husband, but in the end it just all seemed right.
He had first dated her when they were seventeen…he found Mary Anne crying in a corridor, after a small fight with the other members of the BSC. Well he had grown up a lot since the days of Alan Gray (who eventually left the school when he was fifteen) and actually comforted Mary Anne. Of course, she made up with the BSC later that same day…but also went on a date with Pete the same evening!
They dated on and off, much like Mary Anne's relationship with Logan, until she was nineteen. Then they were very much "on" again and it stuck. So when May Anne had just turned twenty, no one was surprised when they announced their engagement. However, Mary Anne's pregnancy WAS a surprise a year later.
Lucky for them, both their parents were supportive, and with Pete's job as a sports news anchorman they were able to put a mortgage on a small house. Pete got raise after raise, and soon the house was theirs. And that's how they were now…Mary Anne had got what she always wanted, a home and a family.
She sat down, and began to flick through a magazine…lose twenty pounds…must wear colour is purple…natural face mask…premiere of Black Rose…buy at…hold on! Black Rose? It rang a bell. Mary Anne flicked back to the page and saw…
"KRISTY!"
Mary Anne shrieked with delight. She had lost touch with Kristy a bit, of course she known she was filming, but never knew it came out so soon, or that Kristy was the star! She was the biggest photo on the page, drifting down the carpet like she owned the place (typical Kristy). Mary Anne was shocked to see how far she had come.
I must phone her… she thought.
Rrriinnggg!
The doorbell rang, and Mary Anne knew it was Pete. She smiled at him as she opened the door; all thoughts of Kristy flew out of her mind for a bit. He was handsome, with large green eyes and blond hair.
"Hey honey, what's cooking, it smells delicious!" Pete exclaimed.
"Lasagne!" Mary Anne yelled, and raced for the kitchen, she had completely forgotten.
But ten minutes later all three were sitting down to supper, and a perfect lasagne was the main dish.
It's all perfect, thought Mary Anne. Just perfect.