In the time from the aftermath of the first date, things have been put on autopilot. Every day at work, lunch is spent together so that it doesn't take time from the kids. While still riding on the 'sweetheart high,' Matthew takes time to help Elizabeth move into her new house just before they have to leave town to head out to Boulder, Colorado.
"Mom! Mom! MOM!" Kaitlin yells while still unpacking things in her new bedroom.
"Yes, Katie."
"Did you pack up my hat and boots?" She calls out from her room, searching through boxes.
"Yes, yes I did!"
"Mom!"
"What?" She replies, beginning to feel frustrated.
"I can't find them!"
"Katie, I packed them, and they're still out in the car."
At that moment, Kaitlin feels embarrassed.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh..."
To make sure it's not a fabrication, Kaitlin rushes down the stairs and into the rear of her mother's SUV. The instant she pops open the hatch, she sees her gear sitting in a box up against the back of the seat.
"Sweet!" She says to herself, feeling relieved.
From there, Kaitlin's mode switches from scattered from moving to being nervous. She stands there and breathes until she's interrupted.
"Katie-loo, you'll be fine. You have your own cheering section this time. I'll be there; Aunt Lucy and Logan and pappy are coming! Kevin, you know, is going to hoot and holler for you." Michael enlightens to ease the fears.
What the two of them don't know is inside the house, another argument over the phone is taking place.
"Damnit, Elizabeth, I said I need your help! Things are getting really tight, and I have to have some of that money you stole from me to get back on my feet. I supported your ass for years, if you remember!" Michael yells into the phone.
"As I've told you several times this week, not a chance. Your problems are not mine anymore. You wanted us gone, and we're staying that way! You're not getting a dime, and you did not support me, you two-faced lying son of a bitch! I supported you until that bullshit you pulled and robbed me of my practice! If you didn't have so much other child support to pay, you might still have a little bit of money!" Elizabeth says in a harsh tone trying not to alert the kids.
"You bitch! If you don't help me, I swear you'll regret it!"
"How Michael, huh? How are you going to make me regret it? You're broke! You're on the verge of losing it all, and you know what. I don't feel sorry for you at all. You had it all; a home, kids, money, a wife who stayed faithful and tried to make it work even though you couldn't stop sleeping with whores."
The verbal assault from Elizabeth is enough to push him over the edge to beg.
"I'm begging you, something I've never done. Please, Ellie, help me out." He pleads in a depressing tone.
As a deep breath is taken and released, Elizabeth does her best to calm down.
"No, unequivocally no, and again I am not sorry. Your friend hurt our daughter. Our son has done better since he moved out here, and now he's excited to finish school."
That last sentence throws a monkey wrench in Michael Sr.'s face.
"He's been out there!" He begins a new tirade. "You lied to me and kept it from me that he ran to you! Here I thought his dumbass was thrown into jail, and yet he's out there in Cousinsville! You're dead if I ever see you again!"
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Cherry Skies
RomanceLife isn't always easy, especially for Elizabeth Reed. Elizabeth recalls refusing to marry the man she thought was her dream. Her father cast her out and pushed her away. Growing up believing that it would always be fun in the California sun is what...
