Chapter 2
Stephanie walked outside in the sunshine. It felt good to get out in the fresh air. It had been two weeks since the party and that nasty hangover. For some reason, she felt as though she hadn't completely shaken off that sick feeling.
"Hey, Stephanie!" Her friends Amanda and Trixie called out. The girl turned and met them.
"How's it goin'?" Trixie asked.
"Pretty good." Stephanie lied. Amanda saw that look on her face but didn't say anything in front of the other girl.
"Something you want do today?" Amanda inquired.
"I didn't have any plans. Sportacus is busy helping my Uncle with the plumbing at Town Hall. So I kind of had the day to myself." Stephanie answered. Trixie got the hint and said,
"Well Amanda and I are going to the arcade. They have a new video game and we want to check it out. See ya later." Amanda smiled and went with Trixie. Stephanie starting to feel worse sat down on the nearest park bench. What the hell is wrong with me? The girl asked herself.
Sportacus was up to his elbows in the plumbing system at Town Hall. One of the toilets had backed up and one of the sinks wouldn't let water go down the drain. Somewhere in the back of his head, he wondered, why couldn't the Mayor have called Roto-Rooter?
"Mayor, can you hand me the snake?" Milford handed him a rod with a long flexible steel coil at the end. Sportacus thanked him and he jammed the instrument into the hole on the bottom of the toilet. Working the device, Sportacus watched as the stuff in the bowl started to recede. Then he pulled the snake out and everything went back to where it belonged.
"Excellent. Now all we have to do is unclog that sink. What do the workers here do, anyway?" The above average hero asked.
"Beats the heck out of me." Milford shrugged his shoulders. Sportacus now focused on the sink while the Mayor mopped the floor.
About an hour later, Sportacus returned to the apartment and hopped into the shower. He didn't even bother to remove his clothes. When he finished washing himself and his outfit, Sportacus went to the laundry room and ran his uniform through the washer and the dryer.
While he was in the laundry room, Stephanie returned to their apartment. Her stomach wasn't feeling any better and she decided to lie down on the couch. Lying down didn't seem to work. In fact, she felt worse. That's when Sportacus came through the door.
"Stephanie?" he asked a little confused why she was on the couch and not out with her friends.
"That's me." She answered.
"You all right?" Sportacus was now concerned.
"I guess I'll be all right. I just have a stomachache that's all." She said as her husband sat down next to her.
"Do you want me to make you some tea?" He asked putting his muscular arms around her.
"That would be nice." Stephanie answered. The two enjoyed a cup of tea and Stephanie seemed to be feeling better.
"Let's have some lunch and then we can maybe go out." Her husband suggested.
"I'm feeling better and going out sounds nice." Stephanie said. The couple had some chicken salad sandwiches and some fruit. Then they headed out to try to have some fun.
To Be Continued…