All My Love

Lifting My Heart

By the time Rose Jones made it home from work, Mike knew he was going to be a dad and quickly proposed to Tina, who accepted.

But Marcus had a bone to pick with his wife. "How could you, Rose?"

"Don't take that tone with me, Marcus!" She yelled.

"Stop. Just stop. Sweetpea told me what you've done."

"What I've done?!" She felt trapped and tried to spin it. "What about all the things she's done?!"

"She is a child, Rose. Our child. And you threw her away like she was not."

"I did no such thing!" She couldn't handle her soul calling her a liar and ran from the office.

He raced after her, yelling, surprising both because Marcus was a quiet man.

Rose burst into tears but that didn't save her.

He wanted a divorce and a restraining order.

She refused.

He told her she had no choice. He'd gone to the authorities and had started the process.

She screamed and cursed him but he was unmoved.

He told her to pack whatever she wanted and leave.

It became a big thing when she said she was packing the girls.

They were so loud, the police were called.

Rose was escorted out. She looked towards the house and flinched when Marcus slammed the front door shut.

She'd finally realized that she'd messed up and the magnitude.

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Marc wanted to know what was going on.

Marcus told him the bare minimum.

Marc was floored.

Marcus confirmed it, drinking in his study.

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By the time Sunday came, everyone knew what was going on.

Laura was a mess of tears as she hugged on Marcy.

Jeanette Chang was crying herself, unsure of how to feel.

Judy did. She was relieved the girls were getting married but hoped their marriages didn't end like hers did.

Michael Chang III knew how he felt, too. Tired.

After church and brunch, was wedding planning. Marcy and Mal were getting married first. They wanted to get it out of the way.

Mercedes and Quinn were getting sort of excited by this.

Mercedes received a phone call from Puck. "Hi!"

"Hey. What are you doing?"

"Helping Marcy plan her wedding."

"Oh. Could you come over? I want to talk to you."

"Okay." She chirped and hung up after confirming she'd be there in half an hour.

"Where are you going?" Quinn polished off her wedding book from seventh grade.

"Noah wants me to come over." Mercedes dusted off her own before getting up to put on shoes.

"Be back soon." Judy told her. "We're going over flowers soon."

Mercedes wanted to be there for that so she promised and blew out. She went out to her car and got inside to drive to Lima Heights. She parked her Prius and got out with her book and went to knock on the door.