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Chapter 6
Cartman's POV
Kayla and I arrive home and I see mom and Jack sitting in the living room. Jack had a huge grin on his face. I look back and forth at the two of them. "Umm...what's going on?" I ask mom.
"Eric, were you honest with me?" Mom asks.
"Honest about what?"
"About you and Heidi."
I look down at Kayla, then back at mom. "Not in front of Kayla." I whisper.
"What are you trying to hide?" Jack asks still grinning.
"I'm not hiding anything!"
"Really?" Jack continues to smile.
I really don't like the way he's smiling. I have a strong feeling that he's up to something. "Yes really, dude this is between me and my mom!"
"It's between me too..." Just then Heidi comes into the room. My jaw drops. What the hell is she doing here?
"Mommy!" Kayla runs to Heidi and hugs her. "You made it!"
"I missed you so much!" Heidi picks her up and kisses her multiple times.
"I missed you too!"
"Jack, why don't you take Kayla upstairs?" Mom suggests.
"Hell no!" Jack exclaims still smiling. "I'm sticking around for this!"
"This doesn't have anything to do with you!" I tell him.
"Yes it damn well does! It's my house!"
"No, it's my mom's house! You're nothing more than a freeloading squatter!"
"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?" He steps towards me.
"Please don't argue in front of Kayla!" Mom tells us. She looks at Kayla. "Why don't you go watch tv in my room!"
"Ok grandma!" Kayla heads upstairs.
"So why are you here?" I ask Heidi.
"I came for you and Kayla." She begins to tear up. "How could you leave like that? Do you have any idea how worried I was?"
"You know why!"
She shakes her head. "No I don't."
"Because I was tired of being your punching bag!"
"Huh?"
"Don't try to act innocent just because my mom is here! I caught you cheating on me and you kicked my ass when I called you out for being the slut that you are!"
Heidi's jaw drops. "What are you talking about? I never cheated on you, nor have I ever laid a finger on you!"
"Liar! Let my mom see your true colors!"
"Eric, this isn't the story you told me. You said she was too busy for you because of school." Mom steps in.
Heidi frowns. "Really Eric? I always made time for you."
"No you didn't!" I interject. "You only had time for Collin!"
"Who's Collin?" Jack asks. Like it's any of his business!
"He's in my chemistry class." Heidi explains then she looks at me. "As I told you before, we only study together."
"Then what was all that "hon" and "baby" talk?" She must think I'm an idiot.
"He only said "hon" and he calls everyone that."
I roll my eyes. "Whatever! So what was your excuse for hitting me?"
"I NEVER hit you Eric! You know that!"
"Why didn't you tell me she hit you Eric?" Mom asks sounding really concerned. "I wouldn't have let her in the house."
I start to tear up. "So you know how embarrassing that is? Telling my mom that my girlfriend beats me up! Hell, that any girl beats me up!"
"Stop being such a pussy!" Jack laughs.
"Fuck you!"
"Eric!" Mom yells out.
"This doesn't have anything to do with him!"
Mom nods. "You're right. It's between you and Heidi. You need to work this out!"
"I agree with your mom." Jack adds in.
Mom looks at Jack. "Let's leave them alone..." They leave the room leaving Heidi and I alone. I turn away from Heidi.
"Why did you really leave?" She asks putting her hand on my shoulder.
"You know why…"
She sighs. "I really don't. Talk to me Eric. Why did you leave and take our daughter? Do you know how worried I was? That was so cruel of you!"
I turn towards her. "How did you find us anyway?"
"It doesn't matter."
"How did you get the money to get here?"
"Collin loaned me the money."
"HA! Figures! I knew it!"
"I was desperate to find you guys! I'll pay him back once I start working."
"Likely story…" I turn away again. "If you must know, I left to protect Kayla."
"Protect her from what?"
I turn towards her again, this time in tears. "From you and your affair!"
Heidi smacks her forehead. "Oh my God! For the last time, I didn't cheat on you!"
"I know you did! With Collin!"
"He's just a friend!"
"Uh huh! He's attractive and fit. Of course you would cheat on me with him."
"You're being silly."
"I heard you!"
"Heard me what?"
"You with Collin."
"Why are you still with that loser?" Collin asks Heidi.
"He's not a loser."
"What is he doing with his life? He's not even in school or anything."
"He's working to help raise our daughter and support my dream."Heidi explains.
"So you finish school, then what?"
"Hopefully once I get a job, he can go to school."
"So he'll be living off of you?"
"No, that's not what it is."
"You can do so much better."
"I agree, you're a much better man. You're going places unlike my loser boyfriend!" I hear the sound of them kissing. "I'm only with him because of Kayla. I don't love him, I don't even find him attractive anymore."
"Then why stay with him? You deserve to be happy…"
"As soon as I graduate, I'll drop him." They go back to kissing.
Heidi starts laughing. "Eric, that never happened! Where do you come up with these things?"
"Really? So he wasn't at our house again and you weren't talking about me?"
She shakes her head. "That never happened. We only study, we don't get into our personal lives."
"I don't believe you! I always knew you would end up falling for someone at school! It was only a matter of time! I knew you wanted some skinny hunky guy not a fat beefcake like me!"
"What?"
"You only stayed with me because of Kayla!"
"Stop it Eric! You sound ridiculous! None of what you're saying is remotely true!" She lets out a sigh. "Now I have three tickets to Vermont. We can leave tonight and work through your insecurities together."
"I'm staying in South Park." I tell her. "I'm not going to go back your deceptions and abuse."
She lets out a heavy sigh. "Are you sure you want to do that? I'm taking Kayla back to Vermont with me."
My eyes widen. "No the hell you're not! She's staying with me!"
She shakes her head. "She needs her mom! I'm really angry with you for taking her from me in the first place!"
"In Vermont she'll only have you. Here, she'll be surrounded by family. Her grandparents are here!"
"My parents don't even know she exists!"
"You're still not going to tell them?"
"Not until I graduate and get a job! So you're only option if you want to be with Kayla is to come back to Vermont."
"Come on Heidi! Kayla is better off with me. You're still in school. Who's going to watch her?" I don't think she thought this all the way through.
"The choice is yours Eric. Our train leaves at 8pm. Hopefully, we'll see you there!" She heads upstairs to get Kayla. I can't believe she's trying to force me to go back to her. Of course she wants me away from home, she can't abuse me when I have friends and family around. But I can't let her take Kayla away from me. She's my world. Now I have to decide what I want more…
A/N: What do you think Cartman will do?