Chapter 20: Angels
"You left me a message at work asking me to come round when I got the chance."
"Well I didn't espect you at this time of night."
"Well nows as good as any. So what did you want?"
"Come in." Amy followed Michael back into his apartment.
"Well?"
"I was wondering if I could take Lauren out of town for a couple of weeks."
"When?" Amy sat in one of the chairs, while Michael sat on the couch.
"I have to make arrangements...."
"When?"
"Soon."
"Fine, as long as you make sure she does any school work she gets given."
"Do I have to?"
"Yes, or do you want her to fail her year?"
"No, I don't want to her to fail. But that will ruin the fun."
"Michael.... do you want her to go with you or not?"
"Yes.... you know I never stopped loving you."
"Michael, don't." Amy stood up and started towards the door.
"Give me one last chance.... please Amy."
"Michael, I gave you so many chances. So many chances I ran out of breath counting them."
"Please Amy."
"If you knew the shit I have lived through in the past few weeks you would not be asking me right now. You always did have crap timing."
"Don't blame my timing. Give me another chance."
"God Michael, just shut up will you. I can't make any more decisions. Call me when the arrangements have been finalised." She opened the front door.
"Amy...."
"I'm going to go now, call me." She closed the door and made her way to her car. She sat down and rested her head against the wheel. What was going on in the crazy world. David, Bruce, now Michael. She slowly turned the ignition and started to drive not sure where exactly she was going.
I sit and wait
Does an angel contemplate my fate
And do they know
The places where we go
When we're grey and old
'cos I have been told
That salvation lets their wings unfold
So when I'm lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel the love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
Bruce was standing outside the living room listening in on the girls to see if what they were talking about.
"Lauren, get your mom back over here."
"And how exactly am I supposed to do that?"
"I don't know."
"We'll have to come up with something soon. Dad will tell us to go to sleep in a minute."
"Shhh, what was that?" Lauren crawled over to the door and looked underneath it. A shadow from the kitchen light proved to her that Bruce was indeed standing outside the door. She quickly moved back over to the others. "Your dad is standing outside the door listening."
"Follow my lead." Rebecca whispered back "Ooh maybe it was a ghost!"
"Don't be stupid." Megan joined in.
"What you scared?"
"No." Lauren and Megan both responded.
"Maybe your mom could help us scare them away."
"What about your dad?"
"They'll be too strong for him. There will have to be two of them."
"Fighting the battle against evil together!" The girls couldn't contain themselves any longer and collapsed on the floor in fits of giggles.
Bruce stepped back from the door. 'They must have known I was here.' He stepped into the kitchen not sure how he was going to cope with the three of them tonight. Pouring himself another glass he sank into a chair and grabbed a slice of cold pizza. Wishing that David hadn't called. Amy could still be here right now if it wasn't for him, she could be helping him with the girls. He closed his eyes as he remembered her when he was holding her when she had slipped. The way her eyes had danced. Her blue eyes that continued to bore into his soul.
When I'm feeling weak
And my pain walks down a one way street
I look above
And I know I'll always be blessed with love
And as the feeling grows
She breathes flesh to my bones
And when love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
Amy stopped the car. She was just outside Hartford, and she got out and leant on the car. Looking back at the city. The roads were eerily quiet and she watched the cities lights. It amazed her how life could carry on even when an element was taken out. She wondered how Lauren would cope without her. How she would cope on her own. A tear rolled down her cheek and she quickly brushed it away.
She had never let things get to her before, but she had nowhere to go. Home was just not an option, her mom was there and she didn't trust herself. David.... that was just too complicated, he'd get the wrong idea, and Bruce.... well she had an excuse to be there, there was Lauren. But after they kissed again, she shook her head. Kyle was out of town and she really didn't need Donna's chirpiness right now. Michael, well there was him. But did she really need that complication right now. Is that what she wanted? Was she doomed to keep repeating the same thing over and over?
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead....