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An Unexpected pair
Chapter six, six

"How the hell did you find me Chris"? Midge asked again, as Hyde wrapped his arms around her.

He was a large, balding man in his late fifty's; why someone like Midge would fall for him was beyond Hyde's guess. He also looked as though he smoked and drank non-stop 24/7.

"Your friend Sharon helped me out", he said standing from the couch. He walked over to them, and slapped Midge across the face; she winced in pain. "Don't you ever leave with out telling me ware you're going. You need to keep these women on a short leash"; he said looking at Hyde, hoping for a knowing smile from another man.

But what he got was a punch in the face. He didn't see Hyde move from his spot near Midge, he just felt a fist in his face. Chris fell. backwards on to the couch, with his hands covering his face.

"What did you do to Sharon, to make her tell you"? Midge asked.

"You know a little of this a little of that. I guess you can say I fucked it out of her". Chris said smiling.

Hyde walked over to the couch, and got in the man's face. "Get out of my house right now"! Hyde shouted, hoping he was loud enough that Red and Kitty would hear what was going on.

"If you're thinking that those people up there can here you? Think again, I took care of them when they walked in".

Anger and fear ran threw Midge when she heard what he said, her blood started to boil as she walked over to him. "What did you do to Red and Kitty"? She shouted almost in tears.

"Oh you worry to much, and you think. You know what thinking does to your face, it makes you old".

"Shut up Chris", Hyde said holding the lawn chair.

Midge backed up as Hyde threw the lawn chair at Chris. He jumped out of the way, causing the lawn chair to crash to the floor. Then he walked over and grabbed Midge's arm, and pulled her toward the door.

"What are you doing"? She asked.

"You're coming back to California with me", he said.

"No I'm not", she said trying to get away. But it was no use he was stronger. When they got to the door, Hyde was blocking the way. Chris pushed him out of the way, and opened the door.

"Go wait in the car bitch", he said pushing Midge out the door. He closed it then looked back at Hyde; to his shock Hyde was laughing. "What's so funny ass hole"?

"You're dumber then my friend Kelso", Hyde said standing up.

"Excuse me"?

"You don't want her to get away, right? So you just made her go outside alone, without making sure she went to the car".
"Oh she's too dumb to do anything on her own", he said. Chris opened the door, and she was gone. "See she listens, and she"s already in the car". Or so he thought.

After the door closed, Midge ran up the cement stairs. Running across the driveway, she headed next door. Stopping at the side door, leading into the kitchen. She knocked on the door, no answer. Knowing that the door never locked, she turned the knob; and it opened.

Walking inside she heard voices in the living room, it sounded like Donna and Bob. Wondering what they were talking about, Midge walked out of the kitchen, and into the hull. She went over to the door, and opened it to listen in.

"Dad I can't believe mom would do something like this". Donna said sitting on the couch.

"Now Donna, your mother's a grown woman, and can marry whom ever she wants to". Bob said.

"Yeah but Hyde and Jackie are suppose to be together, and now my best friend is living in Chicago. And my boyfriend is in Africa".

"Oh sweetie you still have me", Bob said.

"But dad there are things I can talk to Jackie about, that I can't talk to you about. And there are things I can do with Eric that I can't do with you". Donna explained.

"Like What"? Bob asked.

"Hey I have mom back, so I can talk to her about things now". Donna said not wanting to answer that question, at that moment Midge walked in.

"Guys I need your help, Chris found out ware I am and is in the basement".
"What do you want us to do"? Bob asked.

"How about call for help", Midge suggested.

"Ok I'll call the cops, dad you run next door and check on Red and Kitty".

"Bob I'll go with you", she said.

"No you stay with me", Donna ordered as she ran to the phone. Midge followed her into the kitchen, and sat at the table. "Ware's Hyde"? Donna asked.

"Still in the basement", she said.

"What"?

"Chris told me to wait in the car, then closed the door in my face; so I ran over here".

Dona picked up the phone, and started dialing. As everything was happening around her, Midge became worried. She didn't want anything to happen to Hyde, he was so young. They were married, but why? Did they love each other? They were drunk when they tied the knot, and now were living together; and staying married.

Hyde running threw the door interrupted Midge's thoughts. She stood up and saw that he looked tired; he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. It was at that moment when Midge realized that she had to do the right thing. She threw away an eighteen-year marriage to Bob, because he never listened to her. She'd been threw a relationship from hell, and got out of that. Now she was married again, getting a second chance to make it work.

"Are you ok Steven, he didn't do anything to you"?

"No, he followed me up the basement stairs and I pushed him down the stairs. He hit the door, I think he's out cold". Hyde said. "What ever attracted you to a man like that"?

"He was the building manager in the apartment complex I lived in. The summer Donna and Kelso were visiting me, he came up to collect the rent; and walked in on the three of us doing something bad". Midge said looking toward Donna, who was still on the phone. "We were in the middle of a circle, smoking and drinking; when he walked in. He was going to call the cops, and throw me out of the apartment; if I didn't go out with him".

"So he blackmailed you", Hyde said.

"Yes", she said then looked over at Donna again. "Oh crap she's calling the cops, Chris will tell them everything that happened; and Kelso will lose his job".

The room was silent, except for Donna talking on the phone. The door opened and Red, Kitty, and Bob ran in. At that moment Donna hung up the phone.

"I called the cops, they're on their way". She said seeing Red and Kitty "are you two ok"?

"Yeah we were locked in a closet for an hour", Red said as he and kitty sat at the kitchen table.

"Kitty, Red. I'm so sorry about this, I didn't know he'd find me and I'm just really sorry". Midge said.

"That's ok, I just hope we never have to see him again". Kitty said.

Minutes later Kelso walked into the house, looking around at everyone he sat down. "Is everyone ok?"

"Fine," they said in unison.

"Ok we drove up to the driveway, and saw him walking around; holding his far head. I knew what he looked like from when I saw him in California, I just came over to see how you guy were doing." He said.

"Well I'm going to bed." Bob said leaving the kitchen.

"That sounds like a good idea," Red said as he and Kitty left the house; Hyde stepped in front of the door.

"Why don't you two wait for us, and we'll all go back together?"

"Ok Steven," Kitty said.

"Lets go now," Midge said as they all left the house.