Eric
It was later that night. My long term girlfriend Linda and I were sitting on the couch in our living room. My arm was around her shoulders, her dark head lodged in one of mine. Morgan had gone to Shawn's, Ashley was at a friend's, Hannah and Josh were upstairs and Mom and Isabella were up in Mom's room. It was quiet in the house.
"I want to help her," I said.
"Who?" Linda asked.
"Morgan."
"Oh. She was really cute when we first met. And honest too. Not a lot of little kids are that honest."
"Yeah I know. Her good friend Leo overdosed."
"Wow, on what?"
"Well, pot and Advil from what the doctors told Rosemary, his mom."
Lindanodded; "mmmhmm. The woman who makes the wonderful bread."
"Right yeah her."
"Does Morgan know this?"
"No and I don't know when I'm going to tell her, or even if I should be the one too. Maybe it should be Rosemary. After all, she's his mother."
"Right. I know you miss Heather."
I smiled in rememberance; "yeah. She always thought my parents were so cool."
Id dated Heather, then Linda, then Linda and I broke up, then Kristen, Vicky and Linda and I got back together again.
"When I talked to her - Morgan, in her room earlier today she said everything was fine."
"But we both know it's not," Linda commented.
"You're right."
"And how's Crystal?"
After Linda and I had gotten back together the second time, we broke up because Crystal had come into the picture. We went to a popular diner where she revealed her parents had kicked her and her 2 year old out.
"I've been putting in more hours at the store in order to help," I answered.
Next to me Linda smiled; "that's so sweet of you."
"You're so cool with this ya know? Most girls wouldnt be."
"Of course."