It was 3 am on a Saturday morning when Rick and Evy were woken by the screams of a 6 year old boy and a 4 year old girl.
"I'm worried about this." Rick said as he pulled his wife closer to him, referring to the arguing of both their children.
"Don't be." Evy said yawing and facing Rick. "Jonathan and I used to fight at all hours of the night as well, they'll tire soon enough." She finished kissing Rick and fell back asleep on his chest.
Not too long after Evy fell asleep did Rick hear one of the kids' bedroom door close followed by the other door. Silence filled the house and everyone fell back asleep.
The sun rose lately at 7:30 am, waking both children up. Downstairs Rick was helping Evy make breakfast while upstairs Jonathan helped the kids get ready for the day ahead.
Once done getting dressed, Alex and Destiny ran downstairs for breakfast, Jonathan not too far behind. The breakfast table was chatty as always, only this time involving a conversation of why two certain children were up at 3 in the morning. However, the only answer that was given was 'because' from both children.
Later that day Evy was in the library reading, she had been trying to ignore her noisy children and her insensitive husband, who won't let her go to the museum that day. Jonathan, though willing to take the kids off of the parent's hands for awhile, was out on the town getting ready for something he wished to call a secret.
"Evy, honey?" Rick asked as he poked his head into the library, "you still mad?" he knew the answer, hell he would be too if he wasn't allowed to go to a place he'd rather be, away from the children he loved, though drove him crazy at times, but he wouldn't let Evy leave, he wanted her all to himself and was counting the moments until Jonathan returned to take the kids for awhile, after all they never got to finish what they started on the floor of the library and that was the best way to cheer her up.
"yes." Was Evy's cold, hard reply, "very." She got up off of the couch and walked upstairs, but not before being stopped by her husband.
"let me go Rick." She said trying to push him away, he wouldn't budge, that was it she had had enough of her children fighting, enough of her husband controlling her, she was through, but because she was so mad the only thing that ran through her head were of how horrible her life was, she wasn't even thinking about the best times of her life that filled her everyday.
And because she was so upset, that was the reason as to why the next thing came out of her mouth did, "THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT! I'M SICK OF THIS, ALL OF THIS, THE FIGHTING! THOSE TWO NOT GETTING ALONG! YOU BEING SO CONTROLLING!" she continued to yell in Rick's face, taking him by surprise.
"I WONDER WHAT MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE HAD I NEVER MET YOU!" the second the words left her mouth she regretted it. The hurt she saw in Rick's eyes was like a blow to the stomach. Oh, dear what have I done? She thought.
He let her go, "get out of my face." He said to her and walked away. She felt horrible, what the hell was she thinking? Her life was not bad, it was wonderful, she had it made and she may have just ruined it because she was pissed off.
Evy turned and ran to her room, slamming the door in the process and jumping on her side of the bed to cry her eyes out.
Rick knew she hadn't meant it, she was mad, but what she said did hurt, meaning it to or not, so he only wanted her to think about what she had said with her knowing how bad he felt. In a few hours, he'd apologize and tell her he didn't mean it, she'd do the same and everything would be alright.
Three hours had past and Rick was in the library thinking if now was the time to talk with his wife when Destiny ran into the room crying and yelled "Daddy! Mummy's not moving, I don't think she's breathing either."
ohh... a cliffy, sorry, but had to end it that way. should i continue? you tell me. thanks for reviewing those that do. love ya lots