Chapter 2

The next night, I was so happy because my family was coming over. I was in prince's nursery rocking away in my rocking chair as I held him. He was looking up at me smiling, his blue eyes sparkling into my green.

"Your so beautiful just like your daddy". I whispered to him. He started to giggle. "I just wish he could see you".

I turned my attention to the pictures I put in. There's was some of me and my family and of my son, but there was one that caught my eye.

It was of me and John, about a year and a half before we broke up and I had prince. We were in our bedroom, me sitting on his lap, both sticking our tongues out at the camera. For the first time I smiled at the picture.

"Relax Mary, I'm sure you'll find a guy soon". Breathe comforted.

"Bre, it's getting close to the end of freshman year. I haven't had a guy since I was in the 1st grade, face it, I'll never have someone". A 15 year old Mary Leann said sadly.

"Don't say that Mary, you will".

"Anyway I better head off to my next class, I'll see you at lunch".

"Alright, and remember keep yo head up". Breathe said. Mary nodded and the two went their separate ways.

On her way to class Mary struggled to carry her five books. Turning down a hall she bumped into one of the football players knocking her books and papers down. She could hear some people laughing at her.

"Great". She thought sarcastically.

As she bent down and began to pick up her belongings, she saw a hand pass her some of her papers. She looked up seeing a boy about her age smiling at her, his blue eyes sparkling.

"I figured you could use some help". The guy said.

"Thanks". She said as the two stood up.

"I'm John". The guy introduced.

"Mary". She introduced back putting her hand out. John didn't shake it, but kissed the back of her hand, she blushed. She noticed he was staring at her.

"Sorry for staring at you, but it's just that you have the most beautiful green eyes I've ever seen".

"Thank you, your eyes are beautiful too". Mary complimented. She looked down and saw that he was still holding her hand. He looked down and let go, she saw him blush.

"Listen, I don't do this, but um, can I, um, walk you to your class?". He asked shyly.

Mary was surprised. She had never been asked by a guy for anything other than to move. She was never noticed and he a guy was asking to walk her to class, no guy would ever talk to her, especially a guy as cute as John.

"Mary". He asked, she snapped out of her thoughts.

"Yes".

"Can I walk you to class?".

"Sure". She answered.

As they walked, john slowly slid his hand into hers and held it, she looked at him and smiled, he returned it.

Mary shook the memory out of her mind and looked down at prince who was playing with her necklace.

"Prince, what happened?". She asked him, referring to her and john. His only response was saying ma-ma.

A minute later she heard the doorbell ring signaling her family had arrived.

"Come on honey, time for your first Thanksgiving". Mary said as the two went downstairs.

At the Cena household, Carol was busy preparing her famous pumpkin pie. As she finished cleaning the dishes she dirtied up, she went into the living room to rest. Her sons were picking up everyone and wouldn't be back for another 10 minutes.

Grabbing the remote, she turned on the t.v. and began to flip through the channels. Taking a sigh she began to look around the room, there were antique sculptures that she had bought from the salvage store. Her sons clothes were scattered around the floor and there were souvenirs from when her husband went to Italy. But there was one thing that caught her eye, the row of pictures of her family. There were some of her sons and of her and her husband. But there was one that stuck out like a sore thumb. It was of John and his ex-girlfriend, it was a small framed picture. Carol rose to her feet and walked up to the picture, she picked it up to examine it closer. She covered her mouth when she saw who the girl was in the picture.

"Oh my god". She said. "That's Mary".