Randy's Pov

Alex and I are fighting again she says I was flirting with the waitress at the restuarant we were at. Some things were said and now I find myself on my mother's doorstep. She opens up the door and puts her hands on her hips. I'm in really big trouble she only poses like that when she is angry.

"Get in here boy" she said smacking me upside the head.

"Nice to see you too ma" I said sitting down on the couch.

"I cannot believe I went through 39 hours of labor to give birth to an idiot!" she exclaimed. I just put my head in my hands. She picked her next target which was my father I felt sorry for him because all he did was walk into the room.

"Robert do you know what your son said to his wife?" She yelled at him.

I could see out of the corner of my eye my father was sending me death glares. Why is it that when somebody screws up the mother always goes your child or your son to the father I don't get it.

"Why don't we let the boy tell his side of the story" my father said trying to get some of the heat off himself.

"Alex accused me of flirting with a waitress and I wasn't then we got into a fight and I said somethings that I regret saying" I said with my head still down.

"Yeah I think calling your wife a paranoid bitch deserves to be regretted" she said. My father winced. It was true I had never called Alex a bitch before and I don't know what came over me it just came out. The look on her face was like a puch to the stomach it probably hurt more than that.

"Mom I didn't mean to call her that" I said

"I don't want to hear it, you know what I have to leave the room right now or I'll either say or do something I'm going to regret later" she said leaving the room. My father just sat there ans sighed.

"Sometimes I wonder why men get married" I said

"Because they need women to take care of them" my dad replied. I looked up at him.

"What on earth possed you to call your wife a bitch?" he asked

"I have no idea" I answered "trust me I regretted it the moment it came out of my mouth"

"I know you love Alex but sometimes she gets on your nerves it's the same way with me and your mother but you've got to learn to keep your mouth shut" he said "start thinking you your head and not your dick"

"So what should I do dad?" I asked him.

"You need to appologize to your wife and pray that she forgives you because you ain't moving back in here if she doesn't" he said

"Thanks for the support dad" I said sarcastically.

"Hey if I were Alex I wouldn't take you back" he said

"Well than thank someone up there that you are not my wife" I said

"Randy you know what I mean" he said. Which was true I did know what he ment.

"How do men end up in stupid things like this?" I asked him.

"Because we can't help it" he replied "you have to realize that everything you thought was important before isn't anymore the most important thing is your family because they depend on you"

"I guess you are right" I said "Not many people see the true me they see the character I play on tv but Alex sees me for what I truly am"

"You wanna know the first time I knew Alex was the one for you?" he asked

"Yeah why not" I said

"You both were about 5 years old and I rememeber Mr. Gregory down the street had this big ol' dog and oneday he got loose and started coming after you and Alex you two were playing in the front yard at the time and you pushed Alex behind you because you didn't want her to get hurt"

"I don't remember that" I said

"You were 5 Randy of course you are not going to remember it" he said "try to keep up there is a point to this story"

"Which is?" I asked

"That you would rather put yourself in danger than see Alex get hurt" he said

"Yeah that is true" I said

"Well she got hurt tonight and you were the one who hurt her" he said "just think about that awhile and then get some sleep" he said as he left the room. I couldn't sleep so I ended up driving to my house. I checked on all the kids they were all fine sleeping peacefully. Brooklyn was sleeping with her thumb in her mouth she had gotten big over these past few months. Then I walked to our room.

Each day, each day I play the role
Of someone always in control
But at night I come home and turn the key
There's nobody there, no one cares for me
What's the sense of trying hard to find your dreams
Without someone to share it with
Tell me what does it mean?

I wanna run to you (oooh)
I wanna run to you (oooh)
Won't you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm
I wanna run to you (oooh)
But if I come to you (oooh)
Tell me, will you stay or will you run away

I need you here
I need you here to wipe away my tears
To kiss away my fears
If you only knew how much...

I could hear those lyrics clearly through the closed door I really listened to them. They sounded like the way Alex was probably feeling right now. I knocked but there was no reply so I just went into the room.

"What are you doing here?" she asked coldly.

"I had a long talk with my father and he set me straight" I said "I'm so sorry for calling you what I did because I didn't mean it I love you and only you and if anything ever happened to you I'd never ever be able to get over that because you are more than my wife you are my best friend and you alway have been"

"What did your father say to you?" she asked

"He just told me to start thinking with my head" I replied.

"I always said Bob was a smart man something his son didn't inherit" she said

"I deserve that and alot worse and I can understand if you never forgive me but I'm asking you to try" I said

"Oh Jerry you had me at hello" she feigned crying.

"So is that a yes or a no?" I asked

"That is a hell no" she said throwing my pillows at me. "you are on the couch until next year"

"Damn" I said walking out of the room.

I knew she'd forgive me eventually but what can I say I'm impatient.