Lol, ok, I'm trying to make the chapters shorter, I really am! Okay, well, not really. : ) oh, and I should warn you, there is some more language in this chapter
Latisha C: I'm keeping your place here because something tells me you will review within ten minutes…lol, yep, I was right, lol, thanks again, the hesitance sort of changes to er…I'm not sure what you would call it, in this chapter : )
Babs567: thanks, I wasn't sure how it would turn out when I first started it
Until We Meet Again
Chapter Three: Heartfelt Talk
By Norwegianchick101
"I can't do this." Mary told Wilson.
"Yes you can, I have faith in you." Wilson replied.
Mary smiled at him as the doorbell rang.
"Mary!" Mrs. West yelled up the stairs. "Your sister and her boyfriend are here!"
Wilson gave Mary's hand a squeeze and they walked downstairs to meet Ruthie and Vincent.
"Just one question Mare." Wilson whispered. "I thought Lucy was the one who knew you were divorced?"
"She is." Mary whispered back. "But I can't trust Lucy with something this big."
"Hi, you must be Vincent." Mary greeted her sister's boyfriend, shaking his hand. "I'm sorry about earlier on the phone, I just really have to talk to Ruthie about something, I haven't been myself lately. Oh, I'm Mary by the way, Ruthie's sister." she added.
Wilson snickered.
"Shut up!" Mary spat at him, playfully punching him in the shoulder.
"Mary." Wilson said sternly, causing Mary to remember why her sister was there.
"Oh, right." Mary said, losing her cheery expression. "We really need to talk Ruthie. And um, Mrs. West, I think you should probably know why I'm here too. Vincent, would you mind watching Billy?" Mary asked him, gesturing towards Wilson's son. "Take him upstairs maybe."
"No problem." Vincent said, following Billy upstairs.
"Okay, everyone sit." Mary instructed.
All three followed Mary's instructions. Ruthie and Mrs. West could tell this was not something Mary wanted to talk about, and Wilson knew this must be hard for her to tell her sister this.
In a few moments Wilson was proved right, when Mary broke down crying on his shoulder.
Wilson sighed. "Ruthie, Mary and Carlos got a divorce, and Carlos insists on having custody of Charlie."
Mary looked up at Wilson and mouthed a silent thank you.
Wilson noticed his mother looking at him for an explanation.
"Carlos is my bastard of an ex-husband who wants to steal my son from me." Mary stated bluntly as she crossed her arms and pouted, tears still forming in her eyes.
Ruthie stared at her sister, mouth open in shock. While Mrs. West just sat there her eyes closed, her head hanging down slightly.
"Mary." Wilson warned her. "Watch your mouth, and besides, I thought we had already decided that I was going to get you an appointment with Mr. Nayloss."
"You are. But its not gonna change my attitude about any of this." Mary broke down in sobs again.
"Mr. Nayloss?" Ruthie asked.
"Mr. Nayloss is the custody lawyer who helped me earn custody over Billy from his mother's parents." he explained to Ruthie. "I was only sixteen and had no job. So when you think about it, if he earned me custody over Billy when I was in that position, I'm sure he could do the same for Mary in hers."
"Ruthie." Mary told her sister as she began to leave. "Remember, this is our secret. And if anyone asks, Vincent took you out for pizza. Now you two go see a movie or something, I owe you. My treat." she held out a fifty dollar bill for her sister and her boyfriend to take, but someone pulled her arm back.
"No." Wilson cut in. "My treat. Mary's been through enough as it is; she's in no position to be giving out money." he said, holding out a fifty dollar bill of his own. Vincent thanked him and took it.
As he and Ruthie were leaving, Ruthie turned back and shot a sympathetic look at her sister. She knew that if this had happened to her, she never would be able to get through it.
After the two had left, Mary turned to Wilson. "Do you think we could talk for a while?" she asked.
"Sure. C'mon." Wilson said, leading Mary upstairs to the guest room.
"Okay." Mary said once they were upstairs. "The truth is Wilson, I've been thinking about you a lot lately. Ever since the divorce actually. And even when Carlos and I would fight, I would always think, this never would have happened if I hadn't broken up with Wilson. I would still be in school, and I would be on my way to a stable job."
"Mary." Wilson spoke, rubbing her back. "You and I both know that none of this your fault."
"No, Wilson. I know this might be wrong, but I think I'm falling in love with you. I mean, I know I just got divorced from Carlos. But I've been thinking about you so much." Mary sobbed.
"No, there's nothing wrong with that at all." Wilson told her. "I love you too Mary. We'll get through this together. I promise."
Wilson held Mary's face to his and kissed her lip softly. They were in heaven. Nothing could go wrong as long as they were together.
"Daddy?" came a voice from the hall; causing Mary and Wilson to split. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, remembering the old times.
Billy smiled from the doorway. "Are you and Mary going on dates again?" he asked.
Mary smiled at Wilson.
"Yes Billy, we are." he told his son.
lol, okay, btw, if anyone is interested in helping me out with my c2, I'd be glad to have some help, just e-mail me, NOT a review, but an e-mail, but don't forget to review as well, lol
