2 Months Later
Lena
I got home from work and put my purse on the countertop before going to start supper. I was confused when I didn't hear the normal noise from the kids and my wife. Sure enough on the table was a note.
'Mom,
Us kids have gone out shopping because well Mother's day is tomorrow, woops. Mom says she's working late'
I read the note scribbled down by Jesus before rolling my eyes and throwing it away. I'm not used to being alone. Between the twins arguing and normal noise of a full house this is the quietest the house gets. When i'm not with the kids i'm then with Stef. So being in the house by myself is weird.
I got out the leftover pizza and turned on the tv. Might as well enjoy it. I was halfway through the second piece of pizza when Stef got home. She looked over at me and laughed.
"Uh huh we leave you alone for thirty minutes and you think you no one will know" she said in an interrogation like way.
"Guilty" I said hands up in a the air finishing the pizza in my mouth.
"You yelled at us the other day for ordering pizza because we 'really need to start eating healthier' …" she said.
"And we do I was going to make supper when I got home…"
"The kids were hungry" she said and I gave her my look.
"Ok I was hungry but so was Jesus" she said and I laughed. "And you get home so late"
"5? Is late? You're getting old am I going to have to put you to bed at 6 like an old lady" I said and she rolled her eyes.
"You weren't home until 8 last week"
"You ordered Chinese and I didn't get any might I add" I said as she sat down and started eating pizza.
"I saved you some… damn it I told Jesus not to eat your food. " she said and I laughed.
"Just don't tell the kids" I said and she nodded.
"They are eating pizza at the mall too" she said. This eating healthier isn't really working for us.
"You do realize you can cook for the family too" I said.
"Not healthy things you can't have it both ways."
"You're home early" I said. Well not really but for being told she would be late.
"Yeah he decided to show up for his job so I didn't have to cover for him" she said and I laughed.
"How was work?" she asked.
"Not bad, it's kind of nice working with kids again like I was originally doing but I didn't miss the crappy salary" I said. Over the last few months everything has settled down again. Me and Stef are on good terms the worst behind us. I'm settling into the new job and it could be worse but I do like working with little kids (i'm teaching 2nd grade). Everything is back to normal between me and the kids and my parent's. Life is back to normal and just like everything else we got through it together.
Stef
The next day I left the courtroom glad he is not getting away with domestic violence. I had to 'drop my crazy hunch and move on with my life'. No matter what they say and the lack of evidence against him part of me still knows he had something to do with it.
At least he is getting 20 years to life. At least the asshole is not on the street where he can hurt another girl.
"Well you tried" he said knowing I wanted to get him on attempted murder of me.
"Have fun in prison asshole" I said and he laughed.
"Oh I will… not as luxurious as your house though…" he said stopping me dead in my tracks. He did and he won't get jail time for it.
"Has your wife learned to lock the door yet?" he asked laughing.
The End!
So an ok ending. Let me know what you think. STD story (Tainted) should be up soon.