"I'll see you on Sunday afternoon, Bear, you're going with your daddy, this weekend." I kissed Bears head, he was merely four years old now. Divorce was definitely not something I wanted to explain to him at this age, he doesn't understand the concept. As I closed the door behind Bear, I remembered I had to do the dishes, laundry, and clean their rooms. I've decided to try to steer clear away from all of the luxuries that come with fame-such as maids, butlers, etc. My children don't need food served on a silver platter, or have someone clean up after them. I'm attempting to give them a semi-regular life, I just wish their dads could understand that.
My house was clean most of the time, the kids are usually just playing in their rooms or watching TV. But as I made my way to the kitchen, I just felt like plopping myself down on the couch to binge watch any TV series. Sadly, I had an awful lot of cleaning to persue, that or I'm just being dramatic. The sink looked like a hell on Earth, multiple plates, cups, bowls, and silver wear, and a plethora of other things sat in the sink. First, I cleaned out one side of the sink and filled it with warm soapy water. I rinsed off all of the dishes before setting them all neatly inside the dishwasher. I looked under the sink for the dishwashing soap, only to see that there was none left.
"Of course." I murmured to myself, I closed the dishwasher and dashed to get my shoes, purse and coat. It was raining this morning, so I also grabbed my umbrella. The air was brisk and refreshing, there was a puttering sound as it hit the ground, puddles had begun to accumulate in multiple places. My phone rang as I got into and started my car, I looked and saw who was calling.
"Leo, you're exactly what I need right now." I say with a sigh as I back out of the driveway, he chuckles at me. I hadn't seen him since the Oscars of last year! Long distance friendships are very hard to maintain, especially if you're half way around the world from one another. Leo is my most amiable, sympathetic and punctual friend, he was the only thing I yearned most in the world.
"Ditto, Kate! So, I just wanted to tell you that I'll be in town for the weekend. We're shooting parts of the movie here, so if you're not busy..." For some reason, I always find myself jittery and at a loss of words whenever we speak, I feel my heart pounding in my chest. When I first met Leo, I'll admit, I was rather skeptical about him. But when I found that I could be myself around him, I found somewhat of a haven within him.
"Of course, what time were you thinking?" I asked, an enormous amount of excitement lingered in my voice.
"Actually, are you busy now?" Damn! Why? Why do I have to be so busy right now!? I sighed as I pulled up to Walmart, it was busy-shocker.
"I'm actually running an errand right now, but I'm not doing anything around noon." As I spoke, I saw people watch as I walked quickly to make my way to the cleaning aisles.
"Sounds great, Katie, I will be there at noon." I could hear the smile in his voice as he spoke. The same couldn't be said for my ex husband Ned, he always used a monotone voice while we were talking.
"Ba bye, Leo, I'll see you later." I quickly skimmed through the plethora of shelves until I finally spotted Cascade Complete ActionPacs Dishwashing Detergent. After I swiped it from the shelf I turned around and darted for the check out lines, this was my attempt at not making a scene. As I waited impatiently, I reluctantly took a selfie with the woman standing behind me. Once she walked away, she immediately called someone and started freaking out, probably posting something about how I buy dishwashing soap at Wal-Mart- #fornoreason.
"Is this everything?" The cahier had dark obsidian hair, blueish grey eyes, and looked to be in her late to mid thirties. I nodded my head yes with a polite smile. She clicked a few buttons here and there before slipping the detergent into a white plastic bag.
