You'll never guess who the "unexpected encounter" is. this chapter takes place a month after the last one so, enjoy.
Unexpected Encounter
The next month went by fast. Before they knew it teaching was over for the summer and Bugs and Lola could focus all of their undivided attention on their babies. Kristy was now a month old and Bugs and Lola didn't feel as incompetent as they did when Jacob was as young as her because they'd been through it all once before.
The day after school let out for the summer they took their kids for a walk to the park which wasn't far from their house. Lola sat under a tree with Kristy playing in her hair which had grown considerably but wouldn't stay down every time Lola tried to comb it. Bugs was playing catch with Jacob and soon they had lunch in the grass and took a walk around the lake.
Later that night after the dreadful task of putting Jacob and Kristy to sleep Bugs was in his and Lola's bedroom putting on his pajamas. Putting Jacob to bed was such a horrible job because he claimed to not be tired so he threw a tantrum for ten minutes until he got tired and went to sleep. Kristy just cried the whole time until she decided they wouldn't leave her alone. Sometimes Bugs wondered why even put her to sleep because she'd be awake again in four hours demanding that Lola feed her. But at least now that they were asleep Bugs and Lola could have some alone time.
Lola came in wearing only her robe which wasn't even closed all the way and Bugs couldn't help but stare. Then she let it drop to the floor as she dug through her dresser for some clothes. She looked out of the corners of her eyes and saw Bugs practically drooling. "What? Am I that sexy?"
Bugs leaned back against the headboard still staring at her. "Yes you are Lo."
"But I still have all this weight I need to lose." She looked in the mirror and pulled her stomach up.
Honestly you couldn't really tell Lola had gained any weight from having Kristy. Sure her hips were a bit wider and her boobs were bigger but of course Bugs didn't mind that. Other than that she looked exactly the same as she always had. "Lola you look fine."
Lola slid on some blue pajama pants with basketballs all over them. "That's what you say. I'm gonna go to the gym tomorrow morning." She pulled out a white camisole that came only a little bit past her rib cage and put it on as well. She hung up her robe and then got into bed next to him. He put his arm around her and kissed her lips. "When do you think Kristy's gonna wake up?"
Bugs looked at the digital clock on the night table. It was ten thirty right now. "Hmm…I'd say about 2 or 3 a.m."
"Well in that case, I'm gonna get some sleep while I still can."
"I know what ya mean." They kissed again more passionately than before. "Good night Lo."
"Good night Bugs." With that, they turned the light out and went to sleep.
Lola woke up at 7:30 the next morning to go to the gym. She lay there for a moment trying to get up the will power to actually get up. She looked next to her and saw Bugs snoring. She didn't blame him, Kristy had kept them both up for an hour crying then Jacob woke up and they had to put him back to sleep. She was tempted to lay right back down but decided against it. She reached over and kissed Bugs on his cheek then got up. She went to the bathroom and brushed her teeth and combed her hair then came back in and put on some blue sweat pants, a red t-shirt, and a gray sweat jacket. Then she sat down on the bed next to Bugs. "Bugsy?" she said shaking him lightly.
Bugs turned over to face her and yawned. "Hmm?"
"I'm gonna run to the gym. I'll be back in a couple of hours okay?"
Bugs nodded. "Okay…" He closed his eyes and went back to sleep. Lola smiled and kissed him again. Then she got her bag and put her basketball in it and a water bottle and a carrot, then got into her Ferrari and drove off.
Once she got to the gym she parked her car and went inside. She went to the workout room and started to stretch.
She got up and stepped onto the treadmill. She set it for a walking pace but sped up gradually. As she ran she thought about Bugs. How he was always there for her. He was funny and sexy and an all around great guy. They did fight sometimes and she didn't like that but even still he never left her and he's always loved her. He was the perfect man.
After running on the treadmill and using a few more of the workout equipment she went out into the gymnasium and took out her basketball. Since she'd had Jacob and Kristy she didn't have as much time to play basketball like she used to and she missed it. For her birthday last year Bugs had put as basketball court right next to their tennis court so she could practice at home while taking care of Jacob and she was extremely grateful to him for that. Every time she came to this gym though she still played, it was like a drug she couldn't get off of. It was her passion and she took the opportunity to play every chance she had. She practiced her dribbling and shot a few hoops. About an hour later she put her ball back in her bag. She brushed her sweaty bangs out of her face and looked at the clock. It was almost ten o clock, time to start heading back home. She looked at her phone and saw that she had a missed call from Bugs. She called him back.
"Hello?"
"Hey, sorry I missed your call."
"It's okay. Are you on your way home?"
"Yeah, I'm about to leave right now."
"Good. I was gonna ask you if you could pick up some diapers."
"Sure. See ya when I get home Bugs."
"Alright babe, love you."
"I love you too." She hung up her phone and went out to her car. Then she drove to Safeway which was the closest store. She went inside and went down the aisles looking for some diapers. She reached what she was looking for and decided to find some snacks as well. All of a sudden someone almost ran into her.
"I'm sorry…"
Lola's eyes got wide. "Honey?"
Honey waved timidly. "Hi."
Lola snickered. Honey looked just as drab as she'd always looked. Her brown hair fell loosely around her face and she wore a sky blue dress.
"So…how are you doing?"
Lola raised her eyebrow. "How am I doing?" she repeated.
"Yes…"
"I'm fine. How are you?"
Honey nodded. "I'm good. Um, I heard you just had a baby…congratulations."
Lola let a small smile creep onto her face. "Thanks." Honey clearly looked uncomfortable by the confrontation. "See ya." Lola went around her but Honey followed her.
"So how are your children?"
Lola looked at her out of the corners of her eyes but then looked straight ahead not really in the mood for a conversation with the girl who she'd heard had been so mean to her husband. "They're fine."
"So where were you before you came here?" Honey asked noticing how sweaty Lola looked.
"I was at the gym."
"Oh…did you have fun?"
"Yeah it was a good workout." Lola knew she wanted to ask about Bugs. Why didn't she just come out and say it and get it over with?
"So how's Bugs?" Honey asked nervously. She looked at Lola for her reaction to her question.
"You still haven't gotten over him have you?"
"I can't ask how he's doing?" Honey looked Lola up and down. She had to admit she was beautiful. She had a body Honey could only dream of having. She just had a baby and her figure was still flawless. Her insults were like being bitten by a poisonous snake (Honey knew from experience) and she was sure she had that much venom flowing through her body. But most of all she had him, the one thing Honey had wanted and lost and wanted again. It had been years since she'd broken up with Bugs but she couldn't get him off her mind. But now he was married and he had two kids with this woman, what chance did she have? She couldn't help but hope for the day he decided to give her up and realize she was the one he truly loved. In the meantime though she'd have to settle for spying on him with the surveillance camera's she had installed in his house, watching Toon Hollywood every morning for something about him, or hearing about him through Lola or anyone else she could talk to.
Lola looked at her for a minute. How obsessive could this girl get? She didn't want her to know every detail about Bugs so she decided on a safe answer. "He's fine."
"Are you being nice to him?"
Lola paused her shopping cart and looked at her in disbelief. How could Honey possibly ask that? She had been the one who cheated on him. If that wasn't the highest form of being mean to a man she didn't know what was. "I'm a lot nicer to him than you ever were."
They were silent while Honey followed Lola to the check out line even though she wasn't done shopping. Lola was starting to feel kind of weird with Honey following her.
"I didn't mean to cheat on him…"
Lola rolled her eyes and she put stuff on the conveyor belt. "So you accidently slept with another man while you were dating him right? Get a life. Maybe if you'd move on you can start over and leave us alone."
"I told him I was sorry, he didn't want to forgive me. He could have married me, I know he loves me."
Lola looked at her feeling incredibly annoyed. She leaned up against the conveyor belt as she spoke. "Look, you cheated on him. You chose someone else over him. You basically broke up with him. That makes him obligated to find another woman without being guilty of anything like you were. He started dating me, he's been married to me for four years, and he had kids with me." Lola was practically shouting now. "That means it's none of your business anymore. So back off!"
"Excuse me ma'am, that's $25.50." said the cashier.
Lola tossed Honey another glare then gave the cashier her card. Then she went to the Starbucks next to the exit.
"Can I help you?" the lady said.
"Let me get a tall frappaccino."
Honey came up behind her making Lola jump back in surprise. "Look I'm sorry you feel that way but Bugs really does love me. Everyone knows it."
"How about you get out of that fantasy world you're living in and come down to planet earth with the rest of us?"
The lady handed Lola her coffee then turned to Honey. "What can I get you?"
Honey looked at the menu. "Um…a tall…coffee?" She didn't know why she was ordering, she didn't even like coffee.
Lola went outside to her car and headed home. Once she got home she put her car in the garage and went inside. "Hello, I'm home!"
Jacob ran up to her. "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!"
Lola put the stuff down and picked him up. "Hey little one." She rubbed her nose against his making him laugh. "How's my little boy?"
"Good." He put his arms around her neck and hugged her.
Bugs came in with Kristy. "Hey Lo." He kissed her lips. "You got Starbucks and you didn't get me any?" he said with fake sadness.
"I'm sorry."
"It's alright, I just had some coffee anyway."
Lola slapped his arm. "See, you don't need any!" She leaned down and kissed Kristy. "Hey sweetie. And how are you?" Kristy blinked and Lola and Bugs laughed. The Jacob put Lola's ear in his mouth but she pulled it away. "No, my ears are not for eating." Jacob pouted. "Okay fine," she gave her ear back to him and he started sucking on it again.
Yes Honey Bunny. I personally can't stand her and my version of her is she cheated on Bugs, he left her, and she never got over him so she's been stalking him the last few years and crying over ice cream about how things were when they were together. she might appear in later chapter's. maybe.
