Marrying Mary

chapter five

Mary sat next to her friend staring out the window. There was really nothing to look at just the busy streets of new York which she was already used to.
She hadn't been successful once again. She took a trip, almost lost her virginity to a total stranger, spent a night with him and still she had come back to New York with no husband or a prospective one for that matter.
"Everything alright Mary" Betty asked her friend. Not being able to hold back her thought.
Mary turned to look at her and smiled assuring her everything was good.
Betty watched her as she turned back to stare into space because she knew quite well that her friend wasn't looking at anything in particular.
Betty had taken the first flight to Vegas that morning. And was happy to see her friend safe and sound.
She had quickly helped her with putting her stuff together so they could leave.
On the way to new York Mary had spoken less and less only answering when spoken to. And when betty had asked about last night events, she had denied it claiming she didn't remember anything. But Betty knew better, she knew her friend was holding back something.
The taxi pulled in front of Mary's apartment and they both got down.

First thing Mary did as she reached her apartment was to lay in her sofa.
she narrated her story to her friend as tears ran down her face.

"Betty I messed up" she said as she rested her head on her friends shoulder and sobbed.
Betty smiled as she tried to soothe her friend.
"You don't need a man Mary, a man needs you and soon he'll come knocking"
Mary smiled at her friends encouraging words.
"Now get up and get ready for work"
Betty said as she shoved her off the chair gently.

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Mary sighed as her back came in contact with her chair.
She had been on her feet all day. From conducting meetings to being invited for one.
She decided to close her eyes and rest for a few minutes, when she heard someone barge into her office.
She opened her mouth to talk only to see Betty heading towards her with her pad in her hand.
"Mary can you imagine, one of the young billionaire I wanted us to conduct an interview with is married"
She said as she reached Mary's side.
She pushed the pad into Mary's hand so she could read the headline of the gossip website.
"Now who's going to replace him"Betty thought out loud. "The whole point had been the fact that they were rich bachelor's"
Mary sat there silently thinking.
"Who is his wife" she asked
"I don't know. No one knows" betty answered upset.
"Then let's run a special section on him" Mary said
"Let's do an interview on him about his marriage" Bettys face beamed at her friends idea.
"Awww that's perfect" she said as she bent down to missionary on th chick.
"I love it, I love it"
Mary smiled as she watched her friend leave.
She also loved it, this month's edition would be mad.
She closed her eyes hoping to sleep, but instead saw the image of a tall, blond haired man with very blue eyes standing and smiling at her then he bent down and took her mouth in his.

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"What's this" she said shoving her phone into her husbands face.
He took it and went through the headline.
"Says here our son is married and we weren't even invited" he replied
"I can read darling, I'm wondering if you're aware"

Older Mr Mccain smiled before replying his wife " of course I'm not, but I can't hello but be happy about the news"

"Why"
"If its a rushed wedding, I'm guessing she's either pregnant and if she isn't she will soon be"

"Ooooohhhh" she said as a smile spread across her face, she could very well already. Imagine her own little grand children, how much she would enjoy taking care of them.

"Well now my love lets not get ahead of ourselves, lets call our son" older Mr Mccain said bringing is wife back to the present.