Chapter 16

Amanda awoke the next morning to hear someone downstairs. Curious, she got out of bed and slipped on her bathrobe. Then the girl went to go check it out.

When she got downstairs, Amanda noticed that the guest room door was open. No one had been in there since… Quietly, she walked over and went inside.

There she found Sportacus picking up his father's things. Tapping him on the shoulder, he practically jumped out of his skin.

"Sorry. I heard somebody down here and decided to check it out." The girl explained.

"I was just cleaning up. I just miss him so much." Sportacus said picking up a picture frame off the desk.

"I know how you feel. It's not easy to lose someone you love. Luckily, you have Stephanie and you can talk to her and let her know how you feel." Amanda said sitting down.

"I love her so much and yet sometimes I still feel that I can't talk to her about it." He sighed.

"Listen, she will understand. I know that she loved your father too. If you keep everything inside you'll just cause more heartache. I know people who didn't tell others something important because they didn't want to burden them. Then when the truth came out it was too late." Amanda told him.

"I don't want to do that." Sportacus answered.

"No, that's for sure. As Freddie Mercury once said, 'The Show Must Go On'. Its hard but as long as you have Stephanie, you're never alone." She smiled.

"Thank you. I really needed that." Sportacus said giving her a hug.

"Glad to help." Amanda said getting up.

"How are you holding up?" He asked. She stopped in her tracks and sat back down.

"To be honest I don't think I'll ever get that sight out of my head. There's no way to just forget it." The girl sighed.

"I'm sorry you had to see that. No one should have to deal with something like that." Sportacus told her.

"Robbie has tried to help me as much as he can. I think he feels that he isn't doing enough but there really isn't that much he can do." Amanda said. Sportacus nodded.

"Well, I'll leave you to finish. Oh and the next time you see Batman, would you mind getting his autograph for me?" She smiled. Sportacus laughed.

"I knew that was going to came back and haunt me." He said. The two had a good laugh and Amanda left the room.

The rest of the summer passed by quickly and once again it was time to say goodbye. Robbie helped Amanda load her luggage into her truck.

"Are you sure you have to go?" He asked her.

"School starts in two weeks. It's my last semester. I kinda have to go if I want my bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering." Amanda told him.

"As soon as its over you'll come back?" Robbie inquired.

"You know what? How would you like to come home with me? I'd love to introduce you to my parents." She asked.

"Are you serious? I'm 33. That makes me 12 years older than you. Your parents might not be happy with that." Robbie was very nervous.

"Are you kidding? They'll just be happy that someone finally took an interest in me." Amanda joked.

"Then let me grab some things and I'll be right back." Robbie rushed off (not running mind you but that quick walk that he does).

Stephanie smiled and gave her friend a big hug. The two promised to write again and keep in touch. Sportacus gave her a hug and promised to listen to her advice.

"Take good care of yourself and thanks again." The hero told her.

"Anytime." She said. "That was fast." She remarked as Robbie appeared.

"Anything for you." The ex-villain said giving her a kiss. Throwing his suitcase in the back along with her luggage, Robbie said goodbye and the couple jumped into Amanda's truck.

"Goodbye! See you soon!" Amanda said out the window as she drove away.

"Bye!" Stephanie and Sportacus shouted together. The couple watched them leave. Then turning to Stephanie, Sportacus asked,

"There's still plenty of time before your next semester starts, why don't we go on a little trip?"

"Where do you want to go?" His wife wondered.

"Well I'd like to go back to Iceland. There are a few things I have to clear up but then we can have some fun." He answered.

"All right. Sounds good to me." Stephanie said. Giving him a kiss the two walked back to their apartment.

To Be Continued…