I came to the aparatus bay my wife waiting on me.
"Hey." She said, "Your mom called asking strange questions. Everything ok?"
I leaned back against the engine hands in my pockets when I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
"No." I say.
"Daddy!!!" Annabeth came running from the car.
"Hey Lady-bug!" I say smiling picking her up giving her a quick kiss on the cheek, "How about you go see Spots while Mommy and I talk for a few minutes?"
"Okay!" She says, "Wuv you!"
"I love you too." I say chuckling as she ran into the day room.
"What's wrong?" She asks.
"My mom is divorcing my dad." I say.
"Why?"She asks.
"He's been physically abusing her." I say.
"Oh Mike.." She says, "I'm sorry.."
"Thats not it though, I'm starting to remember the times he almost beat the tar out of my sisters till I stopped
him." I say leaning, "My mom's afraid that I'll be the same way. And I am afraid too."
"No you won't.." She says smiling, "You won't, I won't let you."
I knew she wouldn't let me, how could I? I loved my family too much to hurt them.
I wish I could be as positive as my wife is at times though.
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