Chapter 12
September 2, 2007
There was a knock on the door. Sportacus looked at the alarm clock and rolled his eyes. It was eight in the morning. Quietly, so as not to wake Stephanie, he got out of bed and put his sky blue terrycloth bathrobe. Then walking down the hall, he opened the door. The above-average hero didn't even realize the pullout sofa bed was empty.
"Bessie?" Sportacus' left eyebrow rose.
"Is my husband here?" She asked. Sportacus nodded but looking over at the pullout sofa he noticed it was empty. Quickly, he let her in and raced down the hall. The bathroom was empty and Joshua was alone in his room.
Sportacus didn't know what was going on but obviously Stephanie needed to be alerted. Excusing himself, the above-average hero ran to the bedroom. He roused his wife and the couple got dressed as fast as they could.
Joining Bessie only a few minutes later in the living room, they saw the look on the upset woman's face. She handed them the note.
"Bessie,
I want to apologize for forgetting our anniversary. I also want to apologize for my behavior the other day. You were right. I have been ignoring you. There has to be some way for us to get over this bump. Sadly, I have some business to attend to in FunTown. I promised to be back in a few days.
Love,
Milford"
"I pushed him away." Bessie said as tears welled up in her eyes. Stephanie hugged the woman.
"It'll be alright. We'll sort this out. 'There's always a way.'" She said. No one said anything unsure if that was true. Mayor Meanswell was definitely hiding something from them and without knowing what that was it would be hard.
Sitting in Mayor Trieshard's office, Mayor Meanswell listened to his old friend. The two had been friends for a long time and they did in fact have business but Milford couldn't help talk about the problems in LazyTown; more specifically his relationship with his wife.
"Milford you have to make a decision. What is more important? From what I understand she made a good point. There's no one running against you right? So why are you living at the office?" Trevor Trieshard asked.
"Bessie has always been more important than the job but lately I'm feeling crushed. She asks for something and I think she's ordering me around. I forgot our anniversary because I was just trying to get some space." Milford replied.
"Well alienating she isn't the way to go about it. I'm sure that Sportacus has tried to tell you that." Trevor said.
"Yes and I just wasn't listening to him or anyone. I feel absolutely horrible. But how do I make it up to them?" He asked.
"First, I suggest patching things up with your wife. Your friends are very understanding." Mayor Trieshard said.
"I should probably talk to Stephanie too. I hope she's not too upset with me. I don't know how I'd handle her and Bessie being mad at me." Mayor Meanswell told him.
"Well let's finish our business here and you can get back to Bessie as soon as possible." Trevor said.
"Good idea. Thanks so much. Now what about that new legislation do I need to know?" Milford wondered.
To Be Continued…