Chapter 9

Marie got back to the hotel and noticed John's stuff was still in the hotel that they shared. Marie looked around for a little while…until she heard a door slam…she went over to the windows, and since they had a room more towards the middle of the hotel…you could look out and see down to the 4 hotel pools.

Marie watched as John pulled his shirt and shoes off and jumped in the water. She ordered some warm tea from room service and sat by the window unbeknownst to him and watched as he swam up and down and up and down the length of the pool.

Marie looked down and said, "Yea…Well we might be on our own…and then again, we might not…I guess I'll figure out soon enough."

Marie fell asleep watching John in the pool…She woke up later, and noticed she'd been asleep for the last 3 hours…she looked down and noticed John was STILL swimming.

Marie rolled her eyes and grabbed the room key card as she stalked down to the pool 4 floors down…she walked in and saw the hotel flip flops, they provided for the guests who wanted to swim…Marie picked one up and chucked it at John, and smacked him right in the head with it.

John immediately stopped and his head popped above water as he rubbed a hand down his face to get rid of the excess water…and saw Marie standing there with her arms crossed over her chest and John said, "What the hell Marie?"

Marie said, "Don't get an attitude with me…you've been down here swimming for 3 hours straight…Are you trying to kill yourself?" John moved over to the shallow end and walked up the steps and said, "Yes…I always wanted to kill myself by swimming myself to death."

Marie said, "How was I supposed to know…you left me at the fuckin' arena by myself…I come here and you're in the pool for 3 hours…probably trying to drown yourself for all I know."

John stepped out of the pool and Marie fully enjoyed watching the water cascade down his body. Marie threw a towel at his head and John let out a disgusted sigh as he pulled the towel off his face and started drying off and said, "What do you want me to say?"

Marie said, "I don't care what you say...but you need to make a decision...be it good or bad...it's your decision to make." John said, "What decision would that be?" Marie said, "Duh tardo...You either want to be part of your child's life or not...but it's your decision."

John said, "Really? And when would you like me to make this decision?"

Marie started to leave the pool room and stopped at looked back at him and said, "Does it really matter? You either want to or you don't...It's really that easy."

John's facial expression didn't change and Marie just rolled her eyes at him and said, "When ever you wish, you're highness." As she walked out. Marie went back up to their room and laid across the bed and slowly slipped into a deep sleep.