Parents

Talk

That evening at around 5pm Lucy and Angela were sat down talking about how Lucy was going to get back to work, Wesley was cooking dinner.

"What times Tim coming?" Angela asked.

"Like 7, i don't know what he wants to talk about," Lucy shrugged.

"You didn't ask?"

"I couldn't be bothered."

"Oh right, anyway back to what we were talking about, what if u worked half days?" Angela suggested.

"Yeah I think we should try that, do u think grey would mind?"

"I think grey is willing to do anything if it means ur happy." Angela smiled.

"Dinner!" Wesley called from the kitchen.

He had made burgers. Jack came out his room and willow came running from hers. Lucy and Angela got up off the sofa and sat at the table.

"This looks so good baby." Angela said.

"Thanks darling." Wesley smiled.

Lucy ate half of her burger, she was so anxious about Tim coming round. What did he want?

"U done Lu?" Angela asked noticing she stopped eating.

"Yeah, is it ok if I go have a shower before Tim gets here?"

"Of course,"

Lucy left the table and went into her room.

"I'm so worried about her, she's getting worse." Angela said to Wesley.

"Me too Ange, I don't now how else we can help."

"If Tim comes here and blows everything up I swear to got I'll kill him."

"Maybe have a word with him before he comes."

"Good idea."

Lucy had a quick shower and changed into a red tank top and white sweatpants, she tied her hair up into a messy bun. She didn't care what she looked like for Tim to come over.

She went out in the garden to have a cigarette before he arrived, she lit it and sat on the deck. It was still light outside as it was getting even more hot. Lucy scrolled on her phone trying to pass the time. Eventually she went back inside, Tim was due to arrive in about 15 minutes so she went to the kitchen to grab her meds. Angela was washing up.

"U ok Lu?"

"Yep, just taking my meds before he gets here." Lucy swallowed the pill.

"Good idea,"

Soon enough the door bell rang, Angela went to answer it.

"Oh hey Angela." Tim smiled, him and Angela hadn't been on the best terms since the divorce

"Hi, Lucy's in her room but um.. ur not here to cause an issue are u?"

"No I just want to talk to her Ange, I feel bad about everything that's happened."

"Ok,"

Tim knocked at Lucy's bedroom door.

"Come in,"

"Hey Lucy." Tim went in and shut the door.

"U alright?" Lucy asked.

"Sort of, what about u?" Tim sat on the edge of the bed next to Lucy.

"Crap but I'm dealing with it."

"Let's just get straight to the point, I'm sorry."

"What for Tim?"

"Everything, mainly how I reacted last week when u expressed u didn't want to move things too fast."

"It's fine Tim."

"No Lucy it's not, u gave boundaries and I didn't respect that. I was only thinking about what I wanted"

"I appreciate u apologising for that, because I do still love you Tim even though I never show it I still do and I probably will forever."

"I love you too Lucy and that's why I was so upset, I am just so mad at myself for jumping straight to getting a divorce." Tim had tears in his eyes.

Lucy wrapped her arms around his neck,

"We can do this." She whispered in his ear.

"Do u forgive me?"

"I'm working on it."

The two of them hugged for what felt like forever until Tim spoke up.

"Lucy u know at johns party?"

"Yes?"

"How u where hugging me and everything, was that just because u where drunk?"

"Can I be real, I don't remember that day at all."

"Oh fair enough." Tim chuckled.

"Do u want to maybe grab food tomorrow after work?" Lucy suggested.

"Yeah sure, I'll text u."

The two of them got up and walked through the house to the front door.

"Bye Tim." Angela snd Wesley shouted from the sofa.

"WAIT UNCLE TIM IS HERE?!" willow ran over to Tim.

"Hey cutie." Tim picked her up.

"You're going already?!" Willow shouted

"Yes I'm sorry, hopefully I'll see u more often." Tim glanced at Lucy.

Lucy smiled and nodded.

Tim passed willow back to Lucy and put his boots on.

"See you tomorrow." Lucy hugged Tim.

"See you."

Lucy shut the door behind him and carried willow over to the sofa. She sat down with willow on her lap next to Angela.

"So what did he want to talk about?"

"He felt bad for how he reacted the other day."

"Oh right, was that it?"

"We are going to get food after work tomorrow,"

"Are u trying to work things out then?" Wesley asked.

"Yeah I think so."

"That's good Lu, don't forget we need to speak to grey tomorrow about ur shifts." Angela reminded.

"Oh yeah,"

"Right willow u should've been in bed an hour ago come on." Angela stood up.

"No mommy I'm having a cuddle with Lulu." Willow buried her face into Lucy.

"U will see Lulu in the morning."

"Mommy we are having a hug!"

Willow had started to get sassier as she had got older. No one could believe she would be starting kindergarten after the summer break.

"Come on willow." Lucy tried to sit up.

"No Lulu u stay right there." Willow refused to move off Lucy.

"Willow ur being naughty now." Wesley got involved.

He picked willow up off Lucy, she was now kicking her legs around trying to get down.

"This is going to be a long night." Angela sighed.

"I've got it, u both have work tomorrow." Wesley took willow into his room.

"I'm going out back before I go to bed." Lucy stood up and grabbed the lighter and cigs from her room.

She had started to smoke way more now and was going through packs much quicker. She knew she needed to quit soon,