One Man, Two Lives Destroyed

Summary: AU She can think of many reasons to explain to her daughter why her fathers not around – just none of them are the truth. MCxMJ MMxRD JJxOC ADSxTC

Note: So here is the newest chapter and yes we decided to go on with the story… Still only going to be seven or eight chapters… Probably eight, but not nine like we planned… Sorry! I hope you enjoy this chapter and reviews would be nice. Thanks to all who did review! YAY! You guys rock and you get… A COOKIE! I don't know xD So here it is and again like I said ENJOY! Also, the song has nothing to do with the story, but I liked it as a sound track thingy...

It's called: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

Co-writer and editor: xI'll Cover Youx

Disclaimer: WE DO NOT OWN RENT OR CHASING CARS OR SNOW PATROL!-

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Chapter 6

Normal POV

We'll do it all
Everything
On our own

Maureen snuggled against the pillow, wishing that everything would go away. Natasha stood in the doorway –watching her mother crying. She walked into the room and jumped onto the bed. Her mother wrapped her arms tightly around her and smiled.

"Hey Nati, aren't you suppose to be at the loft?"

"Yeah, but I'd rather be with you Mommy."

"So what'd you give them to let you be here?" Maureen winked at her daughter. Natasha giggled as Maureen tickled her side. They finally stopped and laid down on the bed.

"Mommy, do you really think that he's going to come back?"

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"Well he could never come back."

"Natasha Johnson! Of course he's going to come back." Maureen lied again and kissed Natasha's cheek. "C'mon, let's get you to the loft."

We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Maureen brushed off her jacket and stood up from the café. She took one last sip of her coffee and walked out of the building. She sighed and pursed her lips together as she watched couples past her by. Everybody had somebody – except her. She would never be in love again; she couldn't go out anymore with all her friends because of Natasha. But she didn't regret Natasha at all. She loved her more then anything in the whole entire world. A soft voice called out to her.

"Reen!"

She looked around, but found nobody in sight… It must have been the wind.

I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough

She sat down on the desk chair and looked at Alexi who was talking to somebody in her office. Maureen remembered that she had come here with Joanne and Mark. She exhaled loudly and looked at the woman that had entered the room. She smiled at her.

"What would you like me to do for you today?"

"I'm just here to meet with Alexi…"

"Do you have an appointment?" The woman shook her head sadly.

"I'm her sister; I just have something to tell her."

"Of course, of course… Is something wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just that we have a little family issue." Maureen nodded like she understood.

"I have a couple of those also." The woman smiled and sat down in one of the waiting chairs ending the conversation. Maureen pressed the button on the intercom that was connected to the one in Alexi's office.

"Alexi, your sister is here." Maureen could see Alexi quickly trying to end the conversation between the costumer that she was talking too. The man stood up and nodded. He walked out of the office and the woman stood up.

"Thanks for the help." The woman said before she entered the room.

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

Maureen would have liked to say that she wasn't a people watcher, but of course that would be a lie. She loved watching people because then she always had ideas for everything. She could write her own songs about something she saw and then have Roger make up a tune for them. It was something that she had loved doing since she had first started going out with Mark. When Roger was with April… He would film her and Roger making up a song and then he would show it to them years later. She couldn't believe that she even admitted that she was a people watcher. She laughed quietly to herself and watched outside the window as a blonde passed the building. He looked familiar – like Mark… But it couldn't be, he hadn't come back in awhile and hope was all lost. She turned back to the desk and quickly wrote down something on a piece of paper. She grabbed the diet coke that she was drinking and threw it into the trash. One more sigh and she finished her paper work. She looked into the window of Alexi's office, she was crying… Maureen wondered why she was crying, did something happen? Probably something happened.

Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own

Maureen took a break for fifteen minutes. She stood outside the building with thoughts rushing through her head. She looked around and saw Joanne and Sara walking along the sidewalk. She waved and they walked over.

"Hey Maureen, what are you doing here?" Sara questioned and Maureen laughed.

"I work for Buzzline, remember?"

"Oh yeah." Sara smiled. Maureen had to admit that Joanne and Sara were really made for each other.

"So how's the little cupcake?" Joanne questioned and Maureen giggled.

"She's fine, she's holding up better then I expected… I thought she'd be devastated when she found out what really happened to her father, but she was really good about it. How's the baby?"

"Good actually, there's been nothing wrong with the pregnancy and we're both very happy." Joanne said. "Well, we've got to get going…"

"Yeah, I have to get back to work."

"Right, we'll see you around Reen." Sara said and waved as they walked off. Maureen sighed and turned around and walked back into the building.

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

Maureen sighed and sat down at her desk. She was going to sleep over the loft tonight with Natasha. She brushed her hair back and thought back to the day where she had gotten engaged here. She looked around for Alexi and then sighed again. Natasha was already over at the loft and was not going to come here like she usually did. Maureen stood up just as Natalie entered the room.

"Hey Mo!" Natalie greeted and Maureen smiled.

"Hey."

"Where's the munchkin?" Natalie questioned and looked around for Natasha.

"She's over at the loft; she'll probably be here tomorrow."

"Great, I can't believe she's eight!"

"I know, time flies."

"Sure does." Natalie sat herself down in the chair that Maureen had just been in. Maureen grabbed her bag and looped her right arm through it. Natalie looked through the paper work that Maureen had just been doing. "Guess what Mo?"

"What?" Maureen questioned and adjusted her hat on her head.

"I got married over the weekend!"

"Oh my god! No way! Congratulations!" Maureen ran her fingers through her hair. She smiled brightly and looked at the ring that was on Natalie's finger. "That ring looks amazing."

"Thanks!"

"Well, I better get going, Natasha is waiting for me. Have fun with your new hubby!" Natalie smiled sweetly as Maureen walked out of the room. Her heels clicked on the pavement. She clutched her light jacket closely together as a breeze passed her. It was April and it was freezing. She had never felt so cold in her life. She was about three blocks away from the loft when she heard a voice.

All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all

"Hey pretty lady, whatcha doing?" Maureen turned around and looked straight into the eyes of a mugger. She looked around for help, but then noticed that she was in the alley way of the Cat Scratch Club, it had always been a short-cut to the loft.

"Take whatever you want, please don't hurt me." Maureen backed farther into the alley way as the man kept advancing.

"If you don't scream, I'll let you go." She noticed that he had on a ski mask; she looked around desperate for help. She didn't want to scream because she knew that he might kill her. He approached forward and then there was another voice. She looked past the mugger.

"Don't touch her." Maureen watched as the man turned around to face the voice.

"Who are you suppose to be? Her hero?"

"No, I'm just saying that you better not touch her."

"What are you going to do to me?" Maureen couldn't see pas the mugger because he was too big. She tried to see the person who was speaking, but she couldn't. It was a man and it sounded familiar. She moved slightly to the side, but still couldn't see.

Shit, she really wanted to see who came to her rescue.

"I already called the police; they're coming around the corner now." She pushed her hair out of her face and took off her hat. She placed it into her bag and then her eyes met with the muggers. He looked frightened; he heard sirens and ran, past the man that had saved her. She looked at the ground and then walked towards the alley entrance. She looked up at the man and smiled. She liked his blonde hair.

"Thank you, you really saved my life."

"No problem, I would risk anything to save your life Reen."

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

End of Chapter 6

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