Post by hollygirl on Nov 22, 2006 13:36:15 GMT 10
A few weeks later.
A few weeks have past and things at work were going great for Abby.. On the other hand things at home weren’t going as well. She had gotten 2 eviction letters in the mail.. And now couldn’t find either one of them. The last time she saw one, was the day before her first day of work. She had dropped the kids off at school, and was now frantically looking around the apartment for one of the letters. “Alright Abby, Think.” She started saying out loud. “I put them in the bas….. Oh damn it..” Abby said, rubbing her forehead. “Beth.. I’m going to kill you if you have those letters!”
“Mommy… who aw you talking to?”
“…Myself.”
“Why?”
“Because, mommy is very mad right now.”
“At me?!”
“No! No sweetie...no no no..”
“Oh, good!”
“Why don’t you go back in your room, and watch some TV, and I will get you some breakfast.”
“Otay… but mommy.. Why aw you mad?”
“Because.. I can’t find something.”
“You want me to help you find it?”
“That’s ok.. But thanks.”
“Otay… I want scamble egg fow bweakfast!”
“With cheese?”
“Yeth pwease!”
“Alright.. It’ll be ready in a little bit.” Tyler walked back into his room, and Abby sat at the kitchen table. Beth was going through my mail! If she took it.. I swear.. I will kill her! I need those letters! There was two of them! Abby stands back up, and walks over to the fridge getting out an egg and some cheese. While cooking them, she gets the phone and dials Beth’s number. It rings a few times and David answers. “Hello?”
“Hi.. David, its Abby..”
“Heyyyy Sweetie, how are you?” thank god, one of my in-laws likes me.. And he always has.. Ever since I was 16 years old… even after I got knocked up in his truck… he loved me like a daughter.. And he still does.. We just don’t talk as much.. Because Beth.. She controls him… its like if she doesn’t like me, he can’t either.
“I’m doing pretty good.. And your self?”
“I’m doing pretty good too thanks… how are the kids?”
“They’re good too..”
“That’s great.. I’ll try to drop by one of these days, and see you guys.”
“That would be nice.. The kids would love to see you.”
“Yeah.. I miss them.. Oh hey! I heard about your new job! Your working at a hospital right?”
“Yeah.. I’m a nurse.”
“That’s wonderful! Any plans on going back to school?”
“… Not at the moment.”
“Well.. If you ever want to.. You know you can count on me to support you… Richard would have wanted you to finish school.. And be a doctor..”
“Yeah.. I know… but with the kids its tuff… I barely see them as it is.. And I’m happy with what I’m doing right now..”
“Well that’s good.. I want you to be happy… and I know he does too… I know its really not any of my business.. But… are you dating yet?”
“Actually yeah… I’ve been dating this guy for about a month now.. Maybe a little longer.”
“Well.. Tell me about him.”
“Ok..” she laughs. “he’s from Croatia.”
“Croatia?”
“Yeah… his wife was killed in the war.. And he has 3 really great kids.. He’s really tall.. With thick black hair, and really blue eyes.. He’s a doctor.. He got me the job.”
“Do all the kids get along?”
“Yeah.. They all get along great.. Oh.. I forgot to mention.. He’s loaded.. His house.. Is huge.. His bedroom is bigger than my whole apartment!”
“You’ve been in his room?”
“Not like that David! He was showing me his house!”
“Is he a good man.. He treats you right?”
“Yes.. He is a great guy.. And he treats me really good.. And the kids too.. He cares about all of us..”
“So.. This is pretty serious?”
“I guess.. I mean.. I really like him… we have a lot in common..”
“What’s his name?”
“Luka.”
“Luka.. Luka what?”
“Kovac.”
“I’ll have to meet this Luka sometime..”
“Why?”
“Well.. Your dad is always supposed to meet your boyfriends.. And I’m the closest thing you have to one.. So I have to meet him.. And make sure he is a good guy.. Even if you say he is.. He has to meet my standards.”
“…Well, then, you pick a time and a place.. And I’ll make sure he’s there..”
“Alright…. I’ll get back to you on that.. I have to see when my schedule is open.” he jokes. “I forgot to ask.. When you called.. What you needed… its not very often you call..”
“I know.. I’m sorry.. I would call more.. But its just..”
“Beth?”
“Yeah.. that’s actually why I’m calling… Is she there.. She was at my place a couple weeks ago.. And I think she might have something of mine.”
“Oh.. I’m sorry, she’s not here.. But um, I’ll let her know you called…. It was great chatting with you, but unfortunately I have to get ready for work.. But, I’ll call you back, so I can meet this Croatian Luka… and see my grand kids.”
“Ok, I’ll talk to you soon.”
“Abby?”
“yeah?”
“You know I love you like a daughter right? No matter what Beth thinks of you..”
“Yeah.. I know.. And I love you like a dad.”
A few weeks have past and things at work were going great for Abby.. On the other hand things at home weren’t going as well. She had gotten 2 eviction letters in the mail.. And now couldn’t find either one of them. The last time she saw one, was the day before her first day of work. She had dropped the kids off at school, and was now frantically looking around the apartment for one of the letters. “Alright Abby, Think.” She started saying out loud. “I put them in the bas….. Oh damn it..” Abby said, rubbing her forehead. “Beth.. I’m going to kill you if you have those letters!”
“Mommy… who aw you talking to?”
“…Myself.”
“Why?”
“Because, mommy is very mad right now.”
“At me?!”
“No! No sweetie...no no no..”
“Oh, good!”
“Why don’t you go back in your room, and watch some TV, and I will get you some breakfast.”
“Otay… but mommy.. Why aw you mad?”
“Because.. I can’t find something.”
“You want me to help you find it?”
“That’s ok.. But thanks.”
“Otay… I want scamble egg fow bweakfast!”
“With cheese?”
“Yeth pwease!”
“Alright.. It’ll be ready in a little bit.” Tyler walked back into his room, and Abby sat at the kitchen table. Beth was going through my mail! If she took it.. I swear.. I will kill her! I need those letters! There was two of them! Abby stands back up, and walks over to the fridge getting out an egg and some cheese. While cooking them, she gets the phone and dials Beth’s number. It rings a few times and David answers. “Hello?”
“Hi.. David, its Abby..”
“Heyyyy Sweetie, how are you?” thank god, one of my in-laws likes me.. And he always has.. Ever since I was 16 years old… even after I got knocked up in his truck… he loved me like a daughter.. And he still does.. We just don’t talk as much.. Because Beth.. She controls him… its like if she doesn’t like me, he can’t either.
“I’m doing pretty good.. And your self?”
“I’m doing pretty good too thanks… how are the kids?”
“They’re good too..”
“That’s great.. I’ll try to drop by one of these days, and see you guys.”
“That would be nice.. The kids would love to see you.”
“Yeah.. I miss them.. Oh hey! I heard about your new job! Your working at a hospital right?”
“Yeah.. I’m a nurse.”
“That’s wonderful! Any plans on going back to school?”
“… Not at the moment.”
“Well.. If you ever want to.. You know you can count on me to support you… Richard would have wanted you to finish school.. And be a doctor..”
“Yeah.. I know… but with the kids its tuff… I barely see them as it is.. And I’m happy with what I’m doing right now..”
“Well that’s good.. I want you to be happy… and I know he does too… I know its really not any of my business.. But… are you dating yet?”
“Actually yeah… I’ve been dating this guy for about a month now.. Maybe a little longer.”
“Well.. Tell me about him.”
“Ok..” she laughs. “he’s from Croatia.”
“Croatia?”
“Yeah… his wife was killed in the war.. And he has 3 really great kids.. He’s really tall.. With thick black hair, and really blue eyes.. He’s a doctor.. He got me the job.”
“Do all the kids get along?”
“Yeah.. They all get along great.. Oh.. I forgot to mention.. He’s loaded.. His house.. Is huge.. His bedroom is bigger than my whole apartment!”
“You’ve been in his room?”
“Not like that David! He was showing me his house!”
“Is he a good man.. He treats you right?”
“Yes.. He is a great guy.. And he treats me really good.. And the kids too.. He cares about all of us..”
“So.. This is pretty serious?”
“I guess.. I mean.. I really like him… we have a lot in common..”
“What’s his name?”
“Luka.”
“Luka.. Luka what?”
“Kovac.”
“I’ll have to meet this Luka sometime..”
“Why?”
“Well.. Your dad is always supposed to meet your boyfriends.. And I’m the closest thing you have to one.. So I have to meet him.. And make sure he is a good guy.. Even if you say he is.. He has to meet my standards.”
“…Well, then, you pick a time and a place.. And I’ll make sure he’s there..”
“Alright…. I’ll get back to you on that.. I have to see when my schedule is open.” he jokes. “I forgot to ask.. When you called.. What you needed… its not very often you call..”
“I know.. I’m sorry.. I would call more.. But its just..”
“Beth?”
“Yeah.. that’s actually why I’m calling… Is she there.. She was at my place a couple weeks ago.. And I think she might have something of mine.”
“Oh.. I’m sorry, she’s not here.. But um, I’ll let her know you called…. It was great chatting with you, but unfortunately I have to get ready for work.. But, I’ll call you back, so I can meet this Croatian Luka… and see my grand kids.”
“Ok, I’ll talk to you soon.”
“Abby?”
“yeah?”
“You know I love you like a daughter right? No matter what Beth thinks of you..”
“Yeah.. I know.. And I love you like a dad.”