Relationship Problems
By 18lzytwner
Chapter 1
August 31, 2007
Stephanie felt Sportacus creep into bed. She looked at the alarm clock on the dresser on the other side of the room. It had been three hours since his crystal went off. Rolling over, she surprised the above-average hero. Sportacus remained silent as Stephanie spoke.
"Where have you been?" She asked.
"I was saving someone." He answered.
"For three hours?" Stephanie said skeptically. Her husband didn't respond.
"You've been spending less and less time at home. I'm beginning to think that Joshua doesn't even remember what you look like. What is going on?" She questioned. Again Sportacus didn't answer. Instead he got out of bed.
"Where are you going?" His wife asked.
"To get some sleep." Sportacus said flatly. With that the above-average hero left the room. Stephanie got up to follow him.
"You can't leave. We need to talk. Is it something I've done or something I've said?" Please help me understand." She begged. The above-average hero turned around. He had a look on his face.
"No, it hasn't been something you've said or did. I was gone a long time tonight because the Mayor wanted some help after I saved some people from being stuck in the woods all night. He's been asking me to help him a lot lately." Sportacus answered.
"Why couldn't you just tell me that? Why did you have to get all snippy with me?" Stephanie asked.
"I haven't been getting a lot of sleep and it seems like every time I poke my head out of this apartment someone wants me to do something. I've been neglecting you and Joshua. I'm sorry." Her husband explained.
"Well we need to tell Uncle Milford to do his own thing then." Stephanie said.
"Easier said then done, I'm afraid. He and Bessie aren't talking. So he's been spending more time at Town Hall and working on the upcoming election." Sportacus told her.
"Oh boy, you think we can help them?" Stephanie asked.
"Yes but not if I don't get any sleep. Or any time to spend with my wife and son." Her husband said firmly. Stephanie nodded and took his hand. The two walked back down to their bedroom. Crawling back into bed, the couple snuggled next to each other and fell asleep quickly.
The next morning, Stephanie awoke first. Leaving her husband to get some more sleep, she went to check on Joshua. It was hard to believe the little guy would be celebrating his second birthday in exactly five months. Where had the time gone?
In the past nine months life had been pretty good until summer started. It seemed that ever since June, Sportacus was constantly saving someone or helping out her uncle. Stephanie was actually getting aggravated with Uncle Milford for constantly asking her husband to do things. The man had a family now. Things weren't as they had been before. Change was hard for the Mayor to accept.All this thinking had made Stephanie forget what she was doing. Joshua was still sleeping so she crept out of the room. Sitting on the couch, her thoughts went to Bessie and Uncle Milford. Why weren't the two talking?
To Be Continued…