Ray of Hope

Forgive Me

The next morning Nick awoke on the living room sofa, with a kink in his neck and a pair of eyes staring at him. He looked around, wondering if last night was just a dream. When he caught Mia's scowl again, he knew right away that every horrible thing that had slipped his mouth was real. He cursed himself as he sat up, and stretched as far as he could. Without waiting to hear anything from her he stood up and headed for the hallway.

"I'll talk to her," he said.

"She's gone, Nick." Mia said, Nick turned around to confirm that she had said such a thing. "Yup, she left early this morning. She was a mess! What did you do to her?" Mia scolded him.

"I...well...I was angry, I said some things, that...fuck!" he ran his fingers through his hair "Where did she go?" he asked anxiously. "Tell me Mia..." he made way into the bedroom, to check for her things, her clothes were still in the closet, her shoes lined up on the floor. Her intimates in their drawer, and all her other feminine products in the bathroom. He let out a sigh of relief.

Mia leaned against the bathroom door frame "Scared you huh?" she giggled wickedly.

"That was far from being funny. Where the hell did she go?

"I'm guessing with Ernie, she said she was going to volunteer for work. She'll be home late." Mia raised an eyebrow "Is that ok with you?" she said sarcastically.

He flung a pillow at her "You're annoying me." he said, throwing himself on the bed. "How am I going to fix this?" he questioned out loud.

"I have no idea!" Mia responded and walked out.

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Raidyn walked around in her bright orange shirt, carrying a bag and putting trash in it. She couldn't stop remembering her argument with Nick, all the things he had said.

"Are you alright? You're not looking like yourself today." Ernie said, scooping up a pile of trash and throwing it in his bag.

Raidyn looked at him "No, I had a fight with Nick last night. Turns out that he found out about Thanksgiving...night." she sighed.

"Oh shit! Was he pissed?" Ernie asked.

She sighed and her eyes got teary "No, he was livid. He said some things to me. He accused me of screwing Adam, then he threw it in my face, that I had already done it. Then his mother has been nothing but a bitch, she cut me off, to order a salad for me the other day at the restaurant. Then she made me go shopping and made me try on clothes that were sooo not my size."

Ernie placed his hands on his hips and huffed "Well that bitch! Ray, why are you letting them step all over you? Just because it's Nick's mother?" he leaned over and whispered "Fuck that"

"Ernie, I just want them to..."

He cut her off "What? Like you? I don't think you've ever noticed that people like you, because you're you. Doesn't matter about the extra pounds Ray. You used to bitch at me all the time, when I wouldn't come out of the closet, because I was afraid no one would still like me. Now you're doing the same shit!"

She looked around "Would you stop cursing. Jeez this is a family function, you are supposed to be working. Not scolding me." She rolled her eyes and joined the rest of the group cleaning the messy yard.

"Whatever!" Raidyn could really piss him off sometimes. Who were they to treat her like that, but he wasn't going to fight against them if she didn't. Then he would just end up being in the middle of the mess. She would figure it out, and if she didn't he would be there.

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Later that evening, Nick stepped out of his room all dressed up in a baby blue button shirt, a black blazer and a pair of jeans. He entered the living room to find his mother, BJ and Melanie all dolled up and ready to go.