Cody was unsure of what to do. He kept glancing at Vanessa's mother. He felt that she would turn around and make him feel more horrible than he already did.

They pulled in front of the house and they all got out. Just like last time; Margaret stopped him and let the others move out of hearing distance.

"Are you okay?" He was so surprised at her question my mouth fell open. Cody was expecting her to yell at him or tell him he didn't deserve Vanessa.

He stupidly asked, "What?"

She sighed. "I heard about how bad you felt. I was told you went off on your mom and your brother Zach."

"What? I don't remember going off on my mom." Cody only remembered not holding the elevator doors open…and ignoring her every time she tried to talk to him.

"But you weren't very nice to her. I also heard that the thought of losing my daughter had pained you very much" She looked at him with a look that neared proud.

"I love your daughter very much. I would never do anything to loose or hurt her." He felt as if it wasn't Vanessa or Ethan that he would have the problem in believing this, it was the woman standing in front of him. She pretty much held his future with this girl in her hand. Margaret was a very kind woman but the most protecting mother bear.

She tilted her head at him, "So why did you?"

He let his eyes fall to the ground. He really had little memory of the night, only the feelings. He had enjoyed every bit of it while it was happening. As soon as it was over though, he felt as if he had betrayed her in the worse way, and he had.

He started out slowly. "I don't know what made me…cheat on her. Lately I have been feeling more distant from her." And he had. She had started to change in ways he would have never thought. She lost her shyness and was willing to do more sexual things. She actually was the one asking him if he wanted to try something different than just kissing.

They started to argue. It was over things like if he was jealous or not. When he said not, it made her mad to think he didn't care if she cheated on him. It always came back to him or her cheating. Now he finally had.

"Well I just hope you don't screw up your second chance. I only agreed because I see the love in your eyes when you look at her. I know you take good care of her, and I believe you a trustworthy boy." She was terrifyingly calm and serious.

"Even after all this." He motioned toward the house, where they could see both children peeking through the curtains.

"I think that our mistakes help us learn more about ourselves. I realize what it's like to lose someone over something stupid like this." He looks over at her and saw that she had a tear running down her cheek.

"Is that why you and your husband divorced?" He knew the answer; Vanessa had once told him that they split because of cheating. He didn't know which one had done the cheating, she wouldn't tell him.

"I was stupid. I felt as if he didn't love me anymore and that I needed to find love somewhere else. So I went with one of my co-workers on a date. After that night I realized no one but my husband will do." She sighed, closed her eyes and continued, "But it was too late. Someone at my work had already told him and a few months later we got a divorce."

Cody stood there watching her for a moment. He realized this woman had gone through the same thing he was going through right now. Unlike him though, she never got a second chance.

"Is that why you're letting me have my second chance?" He asked.

She wiped her face and turned to him. "Even if I didn't let you come back to my house, my daughter would u have figured a way to see you. When I found out you were hurt by all this, and regretful, I would talk her into letting you have the second chance I didn't get." She started walking toward the house.

He caught up to her and before they walked into the house he said, "Thank you." She smiled and walked into the door.

I just want to start out with sorry it took so long. Sorry it is so short for the long amount of time I was gone. I figured you guys would rather have short chapters nearly everyday than long chapters once a week. I feel real bad and hope since I took a long break from it my ideas will be fresh again. I love reviews telling me I'm going in the right direction, because for me you are my only critics right now so...

~~JAMES OUT