For Life

part 13

The next few weeks were miserable for both Ant and Dec.

Their unhappiness made them difficult to be around and their families begged them to get back together.

"I'm going out for a few hours" Anne told her husband one Saturday morning.

"Where are you off to love?" Fonsey asked.

"You'll see" Anne smiled "but maybe you can pop over and see Dec?he's got a rare free day today,I don't want him to spend it moping in his bed"

"The popstar lifestyle eh?" Fonsey grinned.

"Just try and talk to him will you?" Anne pleaded "he's been so unhappy since he finished with Ant,he might listen to you"

"He hasn't so far" Fonsey shrugged.

"I wish I knew why he ended it?" Anne sighed "Ant is such a lovely boy and they were so good together and seemed so happy,it just doesn't make any sense"

"We'll probably never know" Fonsey replied.

"Well,I'll see you later" Anne leant down and kissed her husband on the cheek.

"Have a good time" Fonsey replied,convinced his wife was about to go on some major spending spree,but that couldn't have been further from the truth.

A couple of hours later,Ant heard the doorbell ring.

He was the only one home,so begrudgingly got up from his bed to answer it.

"ANNE?" He exclaimed "what the hell are you doing here?"

"Come to see if I can knock some sense into you" she replied and walked into the living room uninvited.

"Er...would you like a drink?" Ant asked.

"Cup of tea would be nice" she smiled "and make it strong"

Ant's mind was going crazy,wondering what the hell his ex boyfriend's mother was doing here,but he'd find out soon enough.

"Dec is OK isn't he?" Ant asked worriedly as he handed Anne her drink and sat down next to her on the sofa.

"He's fine" Anne assured him "well,he's not fine,he's miserable,but physically he's fine,there's been no terrible accident or anything if that's what you're thinking?"

"Thank God for that" Ant let out a sigh of relief "so why are you here?you're the last person I expected to see on my doorstep,how did you get my address?"

"Well,it wasn't hard" Anne stated "and I've come to bring you back with me,to sort things out between you and Dec"

"What?" Ant asked shocked "I can't come back with you,Dec doesn't want to see me,he's the one who ended it"

"Why did he end it?" Anne asked "he won't tell us,but I promise you this,I'm not leaving this house until you tell me"

Ant knew there was no point in arguing with this stubborn woman.

"He thinks it's unfair to me to make me wait" Ant replied.

"What you do mean?" Anne asked confused "wait for what?"

"For him to get back from his tour" Ant sighed.

"Oh,I see" Anne frowned "so that's what this is all about?"

"He thinks he's doing me a favour" Ant informed her "setting me free kind of thing"

"But you don't want to be set free right?" Anne asked sympathetically.

Ant shook his head sadly.

"He's been very unfair to you Ant" Anne stated "introducing you to us,then ending it straight afterwards,that just doesn't make sense"