The last chapter was a really suspenseful cliff hanger and i've gotten a few comments telling me to hurry up and put up this next chapter. Be patient people, here it is.
Losing You
Bugs turned around in horror as Lola fell to the floor. "NO! LOLA!" He turned on Rocky and Mugsy with his fists clenched.
"Don't hurt me rabbit! It was an accident, I mean c'mon. Bugs, what's a small joke between old friends?" Rocky pleaded.
"FRIENDS?" Bugs yelled. He punched Rocky in the face as hard a she could. "You just murdered my wife damnit!" He punched Mugsy on every word he said then finished Rocky off. After he'd knocked them both unconscious he ran over to Lola and found her alive. He quickly called the ambulance and told them their location.
He held Lola in his arms and her blood stained his clothes but he didn't care. Tears spilled from his eyes; it broke his heart to see her like that.
Tears of pain spilled from Lola's eyes. She felt like her body was on fire. She was slowly starting to go numb. She shook violently and it hurt to breathe. She reached up to touch his face with a shaky hand. "Bugs…help…me…" she barely managed to let out through the excruciating pain.
Bugs took her hand in hers as tears spilled down his face. "Lola, you're gonna be okay. I called the ambulance. You're gonna be fine. Hang in there love, you're gonna be okay."
Lola looked at him through half lidded eyes, consciousness quickly abandoning her. The pain in her side was unbearable, it felt like her body was burning and she practically begged for death to come and take her away. She knew she was going to die. The thought of leaving her family behind made her cry even more and the more she cried to more it hurt. Her breathing was gradually slowing down and her eyelids dropped.
For a moment Bugs thought she was dead. "NO! Lola don't die! Please! I can't live without you!" He leaned down and felt her still breathing but barely. He held her tightly to him as tears spilled uncontrollably down his face. He wished he could take back every mean thing he'd done to her. "Lola I'm sorry! I'm sorry for everything! Please don't leave me; I need you in my life! I love you, don't die! Please!"
For what seemed like an eternity, he sat there crying and screaming and holding his unconscious and bleeding wife in his arms. Finally, faintly in the distance he heard sirens wail. As soon a he did he picked Lola up and ran out the back door remembering the traps set up in the front door. If he got caught in one of those there'd be no way Lola would make it.
As soon as he got there the ambulance and police officers pulled up. Paramedics ran over with a stretcher.
"Help her! She's dying!"
"We'll do what we can sir." They put Lola on the stretcher and put the oxygen mask over her face.
A police officer came over. "What the devil happened here?"
"Rocky and Mugsy shot her," Bugs managed to choke out. He started to follow the paramedics to the ambulance but another police officer stopped him.
"Sir, we're gonna need you to answer a few questions."
"No! I need to be with her! You can question the hell out of me later, just let me go!"
The officer seemed to have a mental debate about whether he should but finally said yes seeing how distressed Bugs was.
Two other officers came out with Rocky and Mugsy and started to shove them into the car.
"Mark my words rabbit, I will have my revenge! Just you wait!" Rocky exclaimed before the door slammed behind him.
Bugs didn't really care about those two at the moment. All he cared about was whether Lola lived or died. He got on the ambulance and sat down next to her. He looked at her beautiful face that was unnaturally pale and how her golden bangs fell over her closed eyes. He kissed her cheek then took her hand and ran his thumb across it gently. He never got to tell her how sorry he was, for all he knew she thought he didn't love her anymore and she'd die thinking that.
He sighed. "Now I'll never get to tell her."
"Tell her what?" Bugs looked up at the nosey paramedic. "I'm sorry it's none of my business."
Bugs shook his head. "No, it's okay. I…I've been a terrible excuse for a husband lately—I assume you don't want details—but now…she thinks I don't love her and…I don't want her to die thinking that."
The paramedic sighed. "We get that a lot in this business. You don't realize how much you need them until they're gone. Believe me, I know. My wife…" his voice trailed off.
Bugs looked up at him again. "I'm sorry."
The guy just waved it off. Bugs looked down and saw Lola open her eyes weakly. The pain practically blinded her and her vision was blurry but she could just barely make him out. He squeezed her hand. "You're gonna be okay love."
She tried to speak but she couldn't form the words and it hurt her to move.
Bugs put his finger over her lips. "Shh, don't speak."
What she wanted to do was reach up and hug him and kiss him and say everything that had been on her mind all day but seeing as how she could barely move without feeling like she was on fire, she settled for a weak smile. He smiled back and she found herself slipping away again. Bugs got frantic for a moment and the paramedic checked her pulse and informed him she was fine but she needed to be treated immediately before she lost too much blood.
Right when he said that ambulance came to an abrupt stop and he got out. Bugs followed. They rushed Lola to the critical condition wing for serious wounds and gun shots. They stopped Bugs. "You can't come in."
"But…" The door closed.
Bugs dropped down on the bench with his face in his hands. It seemed amazing that one day he was playing games with his kids and watching a movies eating popcorn with his family. When he was happy. Lola was the cause of all that happiness. Now it was a 95% chance he'd never be happy again. After ten minutes of sitting motionless in silence ignoring the stares he got from the people who passed he remembered his kids at Sylvester's house probably wondering what happened.
He took out his phone and dialed Sylvester's number.
"Hyello."
"Hi Sylvester…" Bugs said slowly.
"Everything okay? Is Lola okay?"
"…No. Sly…they shot her."
"WHAT THE HELL? You beat those bastards up right?"
"Yeah, you know I did." He tried to make himself laugh to get his spirits up but it didn't work. "Um, can the kids stay with you tonight? I think I'm gonna be at the hospital really late."
"Yeah, yeah sure. They can stay as long as you need them to."
"Sly, whatever you do, don't tell them. I don't want them to freak out or anything."
"What am I supposed to say…?"
"I don't know, make something up, you're good at that. Just don't tell them."
"Okay Bugs." They were both silent for a moment. "Bugs, Lola's gonna be fine." Sylvester chuckled. "You know that chick wouldn't let a bullet take her out."
Bugs nodded even though Sylvester couldn't see. "Thanks Sly. See ya."
"Bye Bugs."
Bugs stared at his phone for a moment then it rang again. "Hello?"
"Hi Bugs, it's your mom. How are you? I…"
"Ma I…I can't talk right now." He tried not to let the sadness creep into his voice because he didn't want to worry her but it was no use. Even to him he sounded as though he'd break down any moment.
Marianna noticed. "What's wrong? Are you alright?" she said anxiously.
"I'm fine, it's…Lola…"
"What happened to Lola?"
The images from the night crept into his head. Her scream when she was shot, how she collapsed onto the floor in her blood, being rushed into the ambulance, how he was losing her as we speak. It was agony to think about and he could hardly form words. "She…she…"
"Bugs tell me, what happened?"
"She was kidnapped! She was kidnapped and I tried to rescue her but then they…they shot her!" the pain and agony was clear in his voice, he felt like he just wanted to die himself right then.
Marianna was babbling the whole time he was talking. "WHAT? Oh my goodness, is she alright? Please tell me she's not dead Bugs. She's too good to be dead, what about your children?"
Bugs swallowed his pain enough to talk. "She's not dead…yet. She's in surgery, I don't know anything yet, they won't let me in and it's killing me. Jake and Kristy are at Sylvester's and they don't know what's going on, I don't want them to get worried."
"Oh no, oh no…I'm coming over…"
"Ma, you don't have to do that."
"Oh yes I do! Lola's as much a daughter to me as your sister's, I need to come over. I don't know when I can get there…either tomorrow or the day after." They were silent for a moment. "Bugs, sweet heart, don't give up on her. I know it seems bad, but she'll be okay. I never gave up on your father…even though he wasn't as lucky. She'll be fine."
Bugs nodded even though she couldn't see and swallowed his pain. "Okay…thanks mom."
"Good bye."
Bugs sat there for what seemed like forever dwelling in his own misery.
"Bugs."
Bugs looked up and saw Daffy, Melissa, and Wile E in front of him. "What are you doing here?"
"Sylvester told us what happened," Wile E said.
Bugs rolled his eyes. "Great, I tell him not to tell the kids he tells the world."
"We're the only ones he told." Melissa sat in the chair next to him. "We thought you may need some sympathy."
Bugs gave a half smile. "Thanks…I guess."
"Well if you don't want us to be here I can go back home and go to sleep." He turned to Melissa. "Or you know…" Melissa kicked him with her stiletto. "OW! Are you trying to land me in the emergency room getting operated on?"
"Bugs, what happened?" Wile E asked.
Bugs really didn't want to talk about it so he gave them a watered down version without too many depressing and painful details.
"Bugs c'mon, Lola's not gonna die. I mean if she made it this far, get real," Daffy said with a snort.
"Stop blaming yourself rabbit," Wile E said.
Bugs put his face in his hands and tried to ignore them. They didn't get it at all.
Melissa crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. "You two are so inconsiderate. How would you feel if your wife was shot?"
"My wife has never been shot," Daffy said. He smirked. "What Bugs doesn't realize is that Lola Bunny is one tough chick…don't tell her I said that she'll think I actually like her or something. It'll take more than a bullet to kill that bitch. Maybe eight bullets and a sixteen wheel truck…"
"SHUT UP!" Bugs yelled. The three of them jumped back in surprise. The people around them stopped to look, even a woman pushing a stretcher that held a guy with a flesh eating disease. "You guys don't get what's bothering me! A few days ago I hit her! Ever since she's been wishing she's never met me!" He started to tear up again at the thought but he wouldn't let them fall even if his life depended on it. "On top of that, I've been so mean to her I'm surprised she didn't leave! She thinks I don't love her but I do! I she dies, I'll never get to tell her how fucking sorry I am! And if she lives how will I know if she'll forgive me or not? I'll lose her either way!" He put his face in his hands once again and sobbed. "I-I can't let that happen!"
He tried to pull himself together but that was apparently impossible. He couldn't remember the last time he'd cried like this let alone out in public with at least thirty people staring at him. He couldn't believe what he'd just said and what was worse was that the entire hospital knew that Bugs Bunny abused his wife. Knowing these people it would leak and the papers would print some inaccurate story about it making the public hate him.
Melissa gave him a hug but he didn't look up. They didn't know what was scarier, Lola getting operated on or Bugs crying; they'd never seen him cry before (except Daffy, once). "Oh Bugs, you know Lola wouldn't do that."
Daffy was about to make some snide comment but stopped himself. He'd known Bugs his whole life and he'd never seen him so sad and he'd sure never seen him cry, maybe that one time but not like this, this was plain pitiful to watch. He put his hand on his shoulder. "Bugs, it'll be okay. Like I said, Lola's a tough chick, she'll live and…and she'll forgive you."
Bugs didn't answer. Luckily he was starting to win his fight with the tears and people were leaving but that wasn't what was on his mind. Lola was.
They waited for another half hour. Bugs was growing more hysterical by the minute. They tried their hardest to comfort him and keep him calm but it was no use. His wife was in there dying, there was no calming him. Then, finally the doctors came out. They all looked up expectantly.
"Well…" he said solemnly.
Their spirits dropped.
"She'll live. The bullet wasn't that deep and we managed to get it out of her. It was close, a vital blood vessel was penetrated and she lost a lot of blood."
"Can I see her?" Bugs asked.
"She'll be unconscious for a while…"
Bugs got up and pushed past him. "I don't care!"
They ran past him and entered the room as surgeons exited.
"See Bugs, we told you she'd be okay," Wile E said.
"Thank goodness, I almost lost my best friend. I mean, who else is gonna pretend to enjoy shopping with me?" Melissa said.
"You always have Daffy," Wile E said.
Daffy held up his hands. "Don't pull me into this."
"No, it's not the same. All Daffy does is stop at every food place when we pass one and try to steal the display cars," Melissa said. "Lola makes it more interesting."
They all stayed for a while then Wile E stood up. "I gotta go Bugs."
"Bathroom's around the corner," Daffy mumbled.
"Shut up Daff."
"Thanks for staying you guys, it means a lot to me," Bugs said.
"Anytime," Melissa said with a wave of her hand.
"Hopefully not again," Daffy said. He stood up along with Melissa. "See ya Bugsy."
"Bye. Don't call me Bugsy!" They left with a laugh.
Bugs took Lola's hand in his. Her chest rose up and down slowly and the heart meter beeped faintly. He didn't know what he'd say when she woke up. Whatever he said when that time came, he truly was sorry for everything.
Lola woke up about ten minutes later. The first thing she saw was a bright light. She felt a stabbing pain in her side and it all came back to her. Am I dead? She thought. Then she found her hand in Bugs' and him sitting next to her looking like he'd been crying. "Bugs, you're okay," she said barely above a whisper.
"Lola, thank god you're alright! I was starting to get worried…"
Bugs looked her in the eyes which were now weak but the same beautiful eyes that he knew and loved. "Lola I am so sorry for how I've treated you and I have been absolutely ashamed of myself for it." There was so much sincerity in his voice and in his own eyes. "I shouldn't have called you all those names or yelled at you about the car because it wasn't your fault. And I'm extremely sorry I hit you. I…I don't know what could've come over me…but it wasn't fair of me to take everything out on you." He took her hand in his and kissed it. "If you'll ever forgive me Lola..."
Lola gently put her finger over his lips. "I forgive you Bugs. And it's not all your fault. I shouldn't have ever started all that stuff," she said. She paused for a second as she wiped the tears from his face. "I'm really sorry about your car; it was selfish to try to keep it from you. I mean damn, it's your car."
Bugs chuckled. "It wasn't your fault, I shouldn't have gone crazy about it, it's just a car. It doesn't mean half as much to me as you do."
Lola smiled, that statement meant a lot to her. He reached over and kissed her lips passionately making the heart rate meter beep wildly.
"Bugs, how did you find me?" Lola asked after a few minutes. That question had been bugging her ever since he saved her.
"I came home and you weren't there and the kids were still at school. After I picked them up I found your car abandoned at the gas station and the guy in the store said something about this short guy and the tall dim-witted guy, that's when I knew Rocky and Mugsy kidnapped you. So I dropped the kids off at Sly's and the rest is history."
Lola thought about that. He went through all that to rescue her and they hadn't even been on speaking terms. "I…I don't know what to say."
"How about…'Bugs you're the best husband in the world'?"
"Bugs you're the best husband in the world," Lola said with a smile.
They sat in silence for a few more seconds. "You know, when Rocky shot you…I was so afraid that…that would be last I'd see of you and I wouldn't even get to tell you that I really love you and how sorry I am," Bugs said.
"I was afraid too," Lola said. "Before I blacked out, all I wanted to do was tell you how sorry I am. I love you so much, Bugsy. I mean, it seemed inevitable that I would die and I'd never see you or Jacob or Kristy ever again, it was so scary." She noticed how uncomfortable he was in that chair (not that she was any more comfortable, this bed was nothing compared to theirs at home). "You look uncomfortable," she said. She slid over a little to make room for him but as she did a sharp pain shot through her and she gasped.
Bugs put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't strain yourself Lo."
She pulled back the covers and he noticed the bloody bandages she wore. He got into the hard bed next to her, put his arm around her and kissed her hair. She rubbed her head. "My head is killing me."
"You did hit your head really hard when you fell," he told her. "Thanks for forgiving me Lola; I was starting to think you'd divorce me."
Lola's eyes got wide in disbelief. "What?" She looked him in the eyes again. "You thought I'd divorce you?"
"Well…"
"Bugs you know I can't live without you in my life. I thought we'd established that long before we got married?"
Bugs smiled. "We did but, after what I've done to you…it wouldn't have surprised me."
"You think I don't love you?"
"You thought I didn't love you," he pointed out.
"You wouldn't just save anyone from being killed by a couple of criminals," she said with a slight chuckle. She turned serious again. "But you know I love you right?"
Bugs kissed her lips. "I know you do. I gave you your children you'd better love me," he said with a laugh.
Lola laughed too. "And you know that I couldn't leave even if I tried?"
"Yeah. We're bound together for life," Bugs said.
"Isn't that the truth?" Lola thought back to the fights they'd gotten in, not only this week but before as well. All the terrible things she'd said to him, all the times she'd walked away from him and ignored him, it was painful to think about. They'd broken up once, early in their relationship and she'd always thought that was mostly her fault. She'd said she was a terrible girlfriend, and she knew she was. She shifted and then winced in pain, not necessarily physical but emotional pain.
"Are you okay?" Bugs asked.
She wanted to say yes but she knew that would be a lie and she didn't like lying to him. "No, I'm not." Her eyes welled up with tears and she suddenly gave him a deep kiss which surprised him. "Bugs I'm so sorry," she sobbed. "I'm sorry I've treated you like this." She put her finger over his lips once he tried to protest. "It's as much my fault as it is yours."
Bugs felt like he'd start crying again himself and he didn't care. He gave her another kiss.
She kissed him back. "Bugs, thank you for always staying with me. No matter what's happened between us, you never left. I know you hate me."
Bugs wiped the tears from her face but they kept coming. "Lola, I don't hate you, you know that."
"Believe me; it wouldn't surprise me if you ever did." Bugs silenced her by kissing her. He wiped her tears and held her while stroking her back. "I love you Lola, I love you so much. Don't ever think that I hate you," he whispered.
She wrapped her arms around him and kissed his lips again. He held her tightly but not too tightly for fear of hurting her more than she already was. Despite Lola's condition, she felt a burning desire for him and kissed him even more passionately, that desire growing every second.
A doctor came in and stopped in her tracks when she found them in the bed locking lips. "More pain killers Mrs. Bunny?"
Lola let go of Bugs' mouth reluctantly. "No I really don't…" a sharp pain stabbed at her side. "I think I'll take some."
When Bugs woke up the next morning he thought Lola was dead. He was about to jump out of the hard bed he was laying on but was weighed down and found her with her head on his chest fast asleep.
He sighed with relief when he felt his phone vibrate. "Hello?"
"Bugs it's me. Is she okay?" Sylvester asked.
Bugs looked down at his wife and smiled. "She's fine. Probably in a little bit of pain but she's fine."
"Your kids were worried last night."
"Let me talk to them."
"They're still asleep. You do realize its seven thirty in the morning right?"
"Oh. I'll get them later Sly." He felt Lola stir then she frantically gripped onto him thinking for a split second he was gone. He chuckled. "I'm still here Lo."
Lola kissed his cheek. "Good. Who's on the phone?"
"Sly."
"Hi Sylvester."
"Hey Lola. Call me when you come to pick them up Bugs."
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye."
Bugs put his phone away and then kissed Lola. She put her arms around him and kissed him deeper. As he pulled her tightly to him she felt a sharp pain go through her side. She pulled away and gasped. Bugs looked at her concerned. "Are you okay?"
She nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." She paused for a moment. "How are my babies?"
"Sly said they're asleep. Do you want me to bring them here later?"
She nodded. "Yeah."
"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want them to freak out or anything…"
"They'll be able to take it. They have a right to know don't you think?"
"Yeah I guess you're right." He kissed her hair and she snuggled up closer to him.
She felt another rush of pain go through her. She gripped her side. "Ow…"
"Lola are you sure you're okay? Do you want me to call the doctor? This is no time to act like Super Woman."
Lola shook her head. "No, I…" She felt it again. "Okay, go ahead."
After calling for the doctor he put his hand on her bandaged up side and massaged it gently. "How's that?"
Lola felt the pain ease and nodded. "That's better. Thank you."
After the doctor came, he went to pick up the kids up from Sylvester's. He had no idea what he'd tell Jacob and Kristy, he didn't want to scare them or worry them. When he got to Sylvester's house Sylvia answered the door.
"Bugs please tell me she's okay!" she said shaking his shoulders.
Bugs removed her hands. "She's fine Sylv. Didn't Sylvester tell you?"
She nodded. "I didn't believe him."
Sylvester came over and gave Bugs a hug. "Hey Bugs."
"So what are you gonna tell Jacob and Kristy? You can't just come right out and be like 'hey guess what? Your mom was shot last night'," Sylvia said.
Bugs shrugged. "I'll figure it out."
Jacob and Kristy came over to Bugs and he hugged them. "Hey little ones."
"Where's mommy?" Kristy asked.
"What's that on your shirt?" Jacob asked noticing the blood on his shirt.
Bugs sighed. "Your mom's in the hospital."
"Why? Is she having another baby?" Kristy asked.
Bugs chuckled slightly. "No, she's not. Let's go, get your stuff." He turned to Sylvester and Sylvia. "Thanks you guys."
"Don't mention it Bugs," Sylvester said.
Before going back to the hospital, Bugs stopped back home and changed his clothes and got a t-shirt and shorts for Lola to wear. Then they went to Lola.
Once there, Jacob and Kristy ran over to her and climbed onto the bed when they walked into the room.
"Mommy! I missed you," Kristy said as she hugged her.
Lola kissed the side of her head. "I missed you too sweetie."
"What happened to you? Why didn't you pick us up yesterday?" Jacob asked.
"You really wanna know?" They nodded eagerly. "I was shot."
Their eyes got wide. "Really?" Lola nodded.
"Are you okay? That's dangerous," Kristy said.
"Are you okay mommy?" Jacob asked.
Lola nodded. "Yup. I'm fine now. Thankfully your father was there, he saved me."
"Daddy you're a hero!" Kristy said.
Bugs smiled modestly. "I'm Super Man in disguise."
When they got home Lola went to sit on the couch in the library. She leaned back and sighed. She felt really weak, was extremely sore, and she could hardly walk let alone stand for very long without feeling like she'd collapse.
Bugs sat next to her and put his arm around her. "How do you feel?" he asked concerned.
"Like crap."
"Do you want me to make you some tea? Maybe that'll make you feel better."
"Sure. And can you make it with two tea bags and two spoons of sugar?"
Bugs kissed her lips. "Of course." He stood up. "I'll be right back."
"Daddy can I help you make it?" Jacob asked.
"Sure ya can. Come on." Jacob followed Bugs into the kitchen.
Kristy came over and sat next to Lola. "Are you okay mommy?"
Lola nodded. "I'll be fine sweetie."
"I'm gonna read you a story. When you read to me it makes me feel better."
"Okay, what are you gonna read?"
Kristy walked over to the bookshelf and picked out her Cinderella book. "Cinderelly." Lola laughed. Kristy always called her Cinderelly because she thought it was cute the way the mice said it. She sat next to her and stated reading stumbling on words every now and then and Lola helping her sound them out. Lola was so grateful that she was alive. Her children were so young and they needed her, especially Kristy since she was a girl. If she had died, what would they do without her? In time would they forget her? That thought hurt worst of all. They needed their mother to care for them. She hugged Kristy close to her as she thought of this feeling like she'd slip away.
After Kristy finished reading, Jacob came in carefully carrying a full cup of tea for her. "Here mommy, we made it like you wanted it," he said handing it to her.
"Thank you Jake." She sipped it. "Mmm, this is delicious."
Bugs sat down next to her. "Glad you like it. You used the last two tea bags."
Soon Jacob and Kristy went to go play upstairs and Lola and Bugs sat on the couch in the library for a few hours just cuddling together. They felt like if they let go of each other they'd disappear. It felt good to be sitting in each other's arms not yelling at each other, smiling and completely happy together. They hadn't felt this way in a while. Soon Bugs went to go make dinner and Lola went to go break up an argument by putting the kids in separate rooms (which never failed). Once they were finished eating Bugs' delicious lasagna, Marianna came over. She had been absolutely frantic her whole flight over and when she saw Lola she wouldn't let go of her for at least five minutes and was still worried even after Lola told her she was okay ten times.
The next day Melissa came over with Penelope and asked Lola if she was okay again which had been getting very annoying. They went out in the backyard and sat at one of the tables as the kids ran around playing hide and seek.
"So what happened Lola?" Penelope asked.
Lola didn't really want to talk about it. She'd actually been trying to forget it but that apparently was impossible. "I was kidnapped at the gas station then shot," she said nonchalantly.
"That's scary."
Lola snorted. "Scary is an understatement. More like terrifying."
"You should have seen Bugs. He was freaking out. I'd never seen him so upset," Melissa said.
"Speaking of Bugs, do you think he's been acting differently?" Lola asked.
"Like what?"
"I mean, he's so clingy and overprotective. It's weird."
Melissa crossed her arms. "I would think you of all people would know."
"Well do you wanna clue me in because I have no idea?"
"He's scared Lola," Penelope said.
"Of what?"
Melissa rolled her eyes. "How can you be this in the dark? He's scared of losing you. You're the most important thing in the world to him. If he lost you I'd hate to think what he'd do, it would be pitiful."
Lola realized they were right. She hadn't given it much thought but she felt the exact same way. She imagined herself in Bugs' position. If he had been shot she would be scared out of her mind and would want him in her sight at all times. And if she had ever lost him that way she'd probably shoot herself as well. "I guess you're right."
Penelope laughed. "It took you that long to realize that?" she asked elbowing her.
Lola giggled and shrugged. "Yeah it did."
Over the next couple of days Bugs and Lola barely let go of each other, it was like they were joined at the hip or something. Bugs was constantly worrying about her and though she found it very annoying at times but she thought it was sweet of him to care so much. It hadn't affected Jacob and Kristy very much since they were so young but they clung to Lola as well and were always taking care of her. The way they saw it, their mom was okay so life can go on as usual.
On Wednesday afternoon they had just gotten back home from work not long ago and the kids were home from school. Lola was in the kitchen helping Jacob with his homework and Bugs sitting at the kitchen table with them looking over some tests he had to grade. He'd slacked off with his work a lot in the past couple days considering all that had been on his mind. The doorbell rang and he got up to get it.
When he answered it, it was Honey. "Hi," she said nervously twisting her hair around her fingers.
He just stared at her for a moment. He hadn't seen her in so long he wasn't quite sure what to say. "Hi…what are you doing here?"
"I heard about what happened to your wife."
"Is it in the papers now or something?"
"And it was on the news the other day. I just wanted to let you know that I'm here for you if you need anything." Honey put her hand on his shoulder. "And who knows, maybe you'll want to get married again someday. I'm free if you do."
It occurred to Bugs that Honey thought Lola was dead. "Honey, Lola's not…"
"Get your hands off my husband!" Lola exclaimed.
Honey turned around startled. "AH! A ghost!"
Lola rolled her eyes. "I'm not a ghost." She slapped Honey's hand away from Bugs. "I know what you're doing. You thought I was dead so you were going to try to steal Bugs away from me right?"
"He wants to marry me. Don't you Bugs?" Honey asked stubbornly.
Bugs rolled his eyes. "Hell no." He put his arm around Lola. "She's my only woman." Lola tossed Honey a smug look.
"But…"
"But nothing, get the hell out of here!" Lola said. With that she closed the door in Honey's face. Then she kissed Bugs and they both laughed at Honey's stupidity.
You didn't really think that i would make Lola die, did you? If she died, then the rest of the story would just be depressing and Bugs would probably shoot himself in the head. Of course i had to throw Honey in at the end. She would do something like that. if Lola was really dead she'd decieve Bugs into marrying her and do all sorts of bad things to him and the children.