A Heart Split in Two (To be Continued)

Chapter 19

 ~Ms. Ballard/Tabitha.~

Natasha has been going around all day getting party supplies, she is so excited about this party its crazy. I think she is more happy about having a party then what its for.

Last week at the gallery, when she heard they were getting married after 5 years, it kind of made her upset, not about them getting married, but about her unwillingness to tie the knot yet ourselves, after so long.

I told her it doesn't matter, and that im happy to wait, but I think her keeping busy is just a distraction from it. She has been making calls and ordering stuff for the party all week. "Baby calm down, the party will be great, we arnt inviting a ton of people, no more then 20."

She sighs. "I know Tabby, I just want this to be perfect, both as a congratulations for their engagement and as a thank you for being our friend and excepting you."

I pull her into a hug. "It will be perfect, im sure they would like it even if it was just a couple balloons and some soda." I chuckle and so does she. "They will probably say this is a little overboard, I doubt their wedding will be this extravagant."

"Your probably right, ill stop, the party is tomorrow so it will be good to rest a bit I guess." She says, finally listening to me and sitting down on the couch next to me, leaning her head on my shoulder.

"I want to marry you, not right now, but some day, maybe next year, what do you think about that. next summer maybe?" I smile wide and kiss her forehead, my arm going around her side.

"Of course baby, lets get married next summer, It could be a June wedding, we can start planning it 2 months before that, so don't go crazy planning it now." I say with a chuckle and she playfully slaps my arm.

"Im tired, lets go to bed, I want to sleep all day tomorrow till the party." She says with a smile, kissing my cheek as she gets up. she holds out her hand and I take it as I stand. we head to the room and sleep.

~Fiona~

Today was the day Judy say she would be back, I drive to the bus station to pick her up.

When the bus gets there, late, she gets off the bus, many bags in her arms that she didn't leave with. They looked like they came from expensive stores, the clothes she was wearing looked like they would be worn by a model.

She comes over to me and kisses my cheek. "I missed you, can you help me with these?" She says and puts some of the bags in my hands before I can even think about it, walking to my car. I follow behind and put the stuff in the back.

"Where did you get all this stuff?" I ask and she looks like she has to think about it.

"From the mall of course, one of my rich family members took me on a shopping spree before I left." She smiles and gets in the passenger seat, kissing my cheek as I get in and start driving.

My brain tells me she is lying, but I don't want to believe it, I want to look past the hickey that isn't to well hidden on her neck, or the lipstick that accompanies it. I want to believe that she wouldn't do that to me, so that's what ill do.

"So how was your vacation with your family?" I ask and she thinks again.

"It was great, we did a lot of fun stuff." She says and she licks her lips. I pretend not to see it.

We get back to my place about 30 minutes later and I carry all the bags inside, she just goes ahead of me and opens the door for me, tell me to leave the stuff on the couch, and I do as im told.

We go up to my room and as soon as the door closes she pins me to it, kissing me deeply. I return the kiss and get lost in the scent of her perfume, smells like vanilla, and we spend having rough sex like usual. The whole night my eyes always go over to the hickey she had from earlier, even if I try to ignore it. My heart hurts a little but I try to cover up the pain with this sex that is obviously meaningless to her.

~the next morning~

I get up and go downstairs, my mom making pancakes for breakfast, she sees my somewhat sad look on my face. "What's wrong baby, did something happen?" I shake my head.

"Its nothing mom, really, don't worry about me." My voice saying the opposite. She pulls me into a hug and holds me, like any mother should and I hug back, crying into her shoulder.

She rubs my back and lets me cry, not asking questions and not telling me to stop. I need this, the feeling I haven't experienced in a while and didn't even know it till now, love, unconditional love, even if its just from my mother.

After about 15 minutes the tears stop and I pull back, wiping my eyes with a soft smile. "Thank you mom, I needed that. Im fine now." She nods, not wanting to pry and make me cry again, continuing to make breakfast.

When its done Judy comes down, smelling the pancakes and sits at the table next to me. mom makes 3 plates and puts them at the table. I look at Lea's seat, wishing she was here but she rarely is, she spends 95% of her time with Skyler now, only coming home to get new clothes or something else from her room.

Mom just acts like its normal but I know she misses her to. Im kind of mad at Lea for being gone so long, its like she forgot about us entirely when she met Sky.

We finish eating and mom goes off to work, kissing my forehead and giving me a knowing look after glancing at Judy. "You don't have to tell me what's wrong, but if you ever need to cry or talk im always here for you." She says with a smile and I cant help but smile back.

Mom leaves and I go over and sit next to Judy on the couch, she holds my hand in her lap, her thumb brushing over the back of my hand. I feels nice, and I wish it was real, I wish she really did care about me, if she did this would be perfect.

I get a text from Lea. "What does it say baby?" She asks with a smile.

"Lea says there is a party going on tomorrow night and needs to know if we wanted to go." I say with a slight smile, know that at least she didn't completely forget about me.

"Lets go, I haven't been to a real party in months, ask her where it is and we will definitely go." She says, visibly excited.

"Sure, go pick out what your going to wear, ill text her." She gets up and goes up to my room with a couple of her bags.

I text Lea and get the information for the party.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed. its safe to say the next chapter will have a decent amount of drama. I will try to post another chapter either tomorrow or the day after. Please vote and tell me what you thought of the chapter.