Discovering the Unknown
I sit at my computer desk tap, tap, tap tapping my fingers nervously waiting for Carly to arrive. I pick up my Droid about to call Carly again when I hear shuffling in the hall and her heels clicking up the stairs. She stops goes into to a room probably Peyton's which is closer. I hear her come out of his room then most likely head to our room I listen until I hear her softly step into the room.
"Where were you?" I ask still turned around facing my desk.
"Out,"
"Carly don't give me that you're acting like Collins, I was so worried about you honey." I say.
"Well I'm not Collins and I don't need you waiting up for me." she says throwing down her purse and other belongings.
"Carly what is with you?" I say angrily swiveling around in my chair.
"Me?" she says pointing to herself "Nothing is wrong with me I'm perfectly fine!" she yells
"Yes you Carly, I watch the kids all the time I socialize with the kids help them with whatever they need. While you sit back in you're stuffy office running the entire world and ignoring you're family. You're in-denial Carly, you're always saying that's not true when you're know it is." I yell finally letting it all out.
"I work very hard for this family every day I try to be the best mother I can buying giving you guys everything you need and to be the best wife and this is what I get. I slave at my job just to make you happy and this is what I get! She yells tears rolling down her face. Carly never cries she didn't even cry at her father's funeral but I knew she did when everyone else was gone and making sure no one around to see her at her worst.
"Maybe money isn't what makes us happy, you always talk about things and money I'm tired of money Carly can't you just stop it about the money."
"You're stressing me out Freddie everything work, the kids, and this baby everyth-" she stops.
"Baby? What baby?
"It's nothing I meant to say something else." She mumbles turning around about to walk into the bathroom.
"Carly are you-" I breathe out not able to finish.
"Freddie I wanted to tell you but-" she says still facing the bathroom door. "I couldn't." she breaks down crying I get up and wrap my arms around her.
"I didn't want to mess things up," she says "the family is already falling apart and me telling you that I thought I would lose you." I hug her tighter not replying but hearing the words. I don't know what to say part of me is angry and part of me isn't and if I open my mouth I could ruin it all.
"Just get changed and we'll talk about it," I say letting her go. My voice must have been cold because she looks back with tears in her eyes sympathetically. Things have changed definitely I finally realize that she went to the bathroom to change we seemed to have distanced ourselves.
She comes out of our bathroom dressed in a Pooh Bear maternity pajama set I bought for her when Peyton was born. She looks so short and young I remember that she's only 5'2 the bump on her stomach making her look smaller.
"Well," she says wiping her red face.
"I have never felt this distanced Carly," I say as she climbs onto the high bed struggling to hoist herself up.
"I'm sorry," she says in a small voice sitting cross-legged staring at her feet.
"I love this family and will do anything for you guys, just trust me," I say it a steady voice. "Family is the most important thing to have, it's always there I feel a bit like crap for you do have a reason to treat me like this." This triggers her to cry again.
"I thought I was doing the right thing I figured I would ruin your life by dumping this on you," she says pausing in between tears.
"It's late how about we just discuss this in the morning I don't feel like talking about this anymore," I turn away.
"I'm sorry," she says getting comfortable under the cover as I go outside of the room to make sure the kids are asleep.
By the time I make it back Carly is fast asleep she dark chestnut colored hair falling across her eyes and lie down beside her. I kiss her forehead and reminisce about the times when we were happier. Just as I began to fall asleep I see a picture of us all at Universal Studios in Florida four years ago when we visited grandma. As the picture fades away, I realize I have the perfect plan for this family to reunite.
Endnotes
Yay! I'm posting a chapter go me! Anyway, it seems as if Freddie is still a little upset about Carly not telling him he doesn't seem to be in her face so much. Anyway, what's his plan? Will it work? I hope so! Thanks for reading I hope you have enjoy this chapter of Troubles from Down Below tune in next time! In addition, don't forget as always read, love, and review!
P.S. I am truly sorry for the long-term vacation I had from Fanfiction, it was unexpected, and much too long I am extremely glad to be back!