Chapter 3
Bessie had tried to talk to her husband but was getting nowhere. They were now yelling at each other.
"You forgot our anniversary and now you spend all this time down at the office! We don't see each other practically at all! Why?" Bessie shouted.
"Maybe if you weren't commanding me to do things all the time we'd be together!" Mayor Meanswell retorted.
"Asking you to wash the dishes is commanding you to do something!" She fired back.
"No! Fix the fence! Mow the lawn! Repaint the mailbox! You're my wife you should be helping me!" Milford bellowed.
"Help you do what? Run an election campaign for an election that only has you running!" Bessie screamed. At that moment before either one could say anything Sportacus burst into the room.
"Enough!" It was the above-average hero shouting this time. This stopped the arguing couple and they turned to face him. Sportacus rarely raised his voice but they could tell that he meant business.
"You stop ordering him around!" He pointed at Bessie.
"And you stop ignoring your wife! Forget the election and make up for the missed anniversary!" He pointed at Mayor Meanswell. Both nodded.
"Now I'm going home to enjoy the day with my wife and son. If I have to come back here both of you are in serious trouble. I hate to treat you like children but apparently that's the only way you understand." Sportacus said angrily. Just as fast as he'd come Sportacus disappeared.
When the above-average hero returned home, he found Amanda and Trixie there. Both were obviously upset. Pulling Stephanie away from them he asked what was going on.
"Trixie and Stingy got into a huge fight this morning. Apparently she told him to make a choice; his stuff or her. Now Amanda asked Robbie where they're relationship was headed and he told her he didn't know. I guess the two have still having problems from last summer." She explained quietly.
"So what we do?" Sportacus asked trying to be quiet but obviously upset. "I finally get a chance to spend time with you and Joshua and now we have to deal with everyone else's problems."
"I know. But I have an idea. It's a nice day out. Why don't you take Joshua to the playground? I'll handle these guys." Stephanie smiled.
"That's still not spending time with the two of you. All their stress is putting stress on us." Sportacus said. His wife understood his frustration and whispered into his ear. The above-average hero's face lit up. Stephanie kissed him and then went back to her friends.Sportacus went over to Joshua, who was playing in the playpen. The little guy was having fun with his favorite stuffed animal, Ted E. Bear, and some Little Tikes © cars.
"Come on buddy. Let's go play on the swings." Sportacus said lifting him out of the playpen. Joshua smiled and grabbed his dad's fingers. The above-average hero smiled as he put his son into the stroller.
"Say goodbye to Mommy. We'll see her in a little while." Sportacus told him.
"Bye Mommy." Joshua said.
"Bye baby. Have fun with Daddy." Stephanie smiled.
"Ok." Joshua agreed. Then he blew a kiss to her. Stephanie caught it and blew one back. Amanda and Trixie were surprised by the whole thing. After the two left Trixie asked,
"Joshua can talk and blow kisses?"
"Oh yeah; he's a fast learner. Now we're going to take care of you're messes but first you're going to help me clean up this mess." Stephanie said pointing to the food on the kitchen walls, table, cupboards, and appliances.
"What the hell happened here?" Amanda asked.
"We had a little food fight this morning. I must say I guess we enjoyed ourselves a little too much." Stephanie laughed.
"I guess so. Well let's clean this up." Trixie smiled. The three got right to work.
To Be Continued…