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Chapter 6

I cruised down main and looked around, nothing had changed, and everything looked exactly like it did when I left, except the aging of the people and the new couples.

I indicated and turned into Mary Lou's new apartment, it was not a large building, had about 5 floors maybe. There was a fire escape on the side of the building and there was a large parking lot beside it. I drove the bike up to the dumpster and hid it in the shadows.

Hey, it was a low-rider, which was a damn nice bike in my opinion – and many others.

I carried the helmet and walked up to the front door. Someone was leaving so they held the door for me so I could sneak in without having to bother anybody.

I walked up the stairs to no. 303, on the third floor and knocked on the door. There was a muffled voice that shouted, 'Go away!'

I ignored it and got out my handy lock picking tool and started on the lock.

It was pretty easy, nothing very challenging, and I opened the door to see Mary Lou slouched on the sofa watching day time television, which on it's own is enough to make you crazy. She didn't look up just carried on eating the largest tub of ice cream I had ever seen. Ever!

She shouted without turning around, 'Go away Ranger, nothing you can say can help me.'

My eyes widened at this, 'Ranger!'

Mary Lou spun around so quickly I thought I heard a snap.

She stared at me with wide eyes and a dropped jaw, 'Steph?' she said quietly.

I nodded and smiled as she ran into my open arms and cried on my shoulder.

I moved to the couch and let her laze on me. I waited until she had calmed down and the tears had slowly stopped.

'So are you going to explain what is going on with you?'

She nodded and sat up slightly. She wiped her eyes with a Kleenex and sniffed.

'I've been thinking about me and Lenny. We have a happy life and stuff it's just usually I wonder whether this is just it. This is what it's going to be for the rest of my life, just this. Looking after the kids and Lenny for the rest of my life. Steph I sound so mean, just up and leaving Lenny but I just never thought that this would be …it. I mean, it used to be so fun before we had kids, we went out nearly every night. We were a really hot couple. But now it's just, I can't get the smell of sick out of my clothes, or I can't stop looking after the kids long enough to actually have some alone time with Lenny. It was just too much. I just decided I needed some time to think. I'm not leaving him, Steph, I still love him, and I love the kids it's just…' she broke off and suddenly looked really tired.

I hugged her, 'Mary Lou, everybody thinks this at one time, it's natural. You love Lenny, and he adores you as do the kids. It just sounds like you need some alone time, like a holiday. Maybe you should come down to Spain with me, and live with me for a while.

It would be fun. Just you and Lenny, relaxing and being together. You'd enjoy it, all you have to do is get someone to look after the kids.'

'Yeh but who would do that? Their not easy, they are quite a handful, I have trouble sometimes.' She said rubbing her eyes.

'Well, what about your mum? Or your sister, or any of the people who care about you enough to come to your house and try to talk to you.'

She smiled and looked at me, 'Thank you Steph. I don't know what I'd do if you hadn't come here.'

I smiled at her, then I remembered something and couldn't help but ask, 'When did Ranger come and visit you?'

She scratched her head, 'About 4 days ago, why? He wanted to know whether I was ok. Bit weird I didn't even know the guy.'

It wasn't weird at all; I knew he had done it for me. Ranger knew Mary Lou was my best friend and although he didn't have to, he went to her to see whether she was ok, for me.

I smiled slightly, 'Weird huh?'

The next 4 hours we both talked and laughed about what we've been up to over the past two years. Every time I said something Mary Lou scolded me for not contacting her while I was in Spain. She promised not to tell anyone my location by the way. Which was good because everyone would be crowding me if they found out and that was exactly what I didn't want.

I said my goodbye and kissed her on the cheek before leaving her get herself ready to speak to Lenny. I drove out of the car park (thankfully my bike was still there) and down main towards my mother's house. I parked up and got off the bike.

I rang the door bell and put on a smile as the door opened.

'Stephanie!' My grandma Mazur exclaimed as she saw me and brought me in for a tight hug.

I heard a loud crash and I saw my mother sprint towards me- like I was going to run out.

My grandma Mazur let me go and my mother engulfed me in a hug.

'When did you arrive? When are you going back? Are you going to stay?' my mother came out with about a hundred questions.

'I'm fine, I came as soon as I heard about Mary Lou. I'm not staying, just visiting.

She seemed a little disappointed but she didn't say anything more. I said hi to my dad and, to my surprise, he pulled his gaze from the television and looked at me with wide eyes, 'You're back.'

That's my dad, another man of few words.

'Are you joining us for dinner?' my mother said walking towards the draw of plates.

'No' I said hastily, 'I'm going over a friend's. I will try and visit before I go back home.'

My mother smiled at me, 'Good. We miss you; it's quite quiet around here without you blowing up anything.'

I laughed a bit, 'I imagine. Well, I only came to say hello so I'll see you soon, I have to go now. Bye'

And I was out the door, waving to them before I got back on my bike and drove towards Pino's.

Time for a long awaited appointment with an old friend.