All These New Beauty Marks

Chapter 4

Ring ring ring

I hear my cell phone begin to ring. It's Kent. I decide to answer it considering last night we really need to make sure this never happens again. I love Kent and he's the best and I'd never get him in trouble.

"Hello." I answer with a dry throat.

"Hey babe I remember only bits and pieces of last night but I'm so sorry. I have a drinking problem and I'm trying to fix it." He says.

"Look that can never happen again. People are gonna start wondering." I say back sternly.

"I know baby I love you so much. You're the most beautiful amazing woman I have ever met." He says sweetly. I smile into my phone. I really do love him too. Don't I?

"Okay, well I should go. Love you." I say.

"Love you more." He says charmingly then hangs up the phone. Wow this I really going to put a strain on my relationship. I realize Henry is home and go downstairs to see him sitting in the couch watching tv.

"Mom why does it smell like a hospital?" Henry asks. My heart sinks.

"Um well I got tomato juice in the carpet and didn't want it to stain." I smile and laugh.

"You're so clumsy mom!" He says giggling I laugh too.

"Oh yah not as clumsy as you." I go and tickle him and he's kicking trying I get away. When all of the sudden he kicks me in the stomach and I feel a sharp pain. He didn't even kick me hard at al but I guess I have a bruise. I fall to the floor.

"Mom! I'm so sorry I didn't mean to kick you that hard!" I decide to play it off like I was faking.

"Ah hah!" I yell and grab him. "You fell for my trick!" I laugh. We sit there giggling. He's only 8 but he sure is a sweety. I give him a hug and get up to make breakfast. Just cereal since we're running late.

"Mom where's Kent?" He says walking over to me with a tilted head and big eyes. Like a little puppy.

"I just talked on the phone with him he had to do something for work last night." I say while turning around and making the cereal.

"Mom Kent is the manager at a grocery store." He laughs. I laugh too remembering that when Kent first told Henry that he asked if he could work for him."

"Yeah well." I say laughing too. I give Henry his cereal and he takes it to the kitchen island. He gobbles it up fast and runs off to get dressed. I get ready as well I cover up all my bruises perfectly. Henry didn't notice any of them. I then throw on black high wasted jeans with a navy green silk top. I am too lazy to put in contacts so I just wear my nerdy glasses. I throw my hair into a low messy bun and put in a hair clip. There. Now I look all put together like I'm normal. Well, I am normal this was just a two time thing. I wear my ankle high navy green shoes which match my shirt perfectly.

"Okay come on Henry!" I say. He runs down in a cuter outfit than usual.

"Do you like my outfit mom."

"Yes it's dashing. Why are you wearing it though?" I ask. He's wearing grey jeans with a navy hoodie and blue and grey plaid sure. His hair is brushed out nicely and his black glasses are straight. He also has his black converse instead of his run down transforming sneakers.

"There's a new person in my class." He says simply while trying to walk out the door.

"Oh? And by any chance is this person of the female gender?" I ask teasingly.

"Huh?" He asks.

"Is it a girl." I say simply. He nods and smiles along with blushing a little. "Is she cute?" I ask smiling.

"Yep. She's maybe even pretty." He says.

"Okay well you should invite her over after school so I can meet her." I smile.

"Hmm okay I'll ask her." He says.

"Wait are you guys friends?" I ask him.

"Yeah I'm the only guy she would talk to. All these others were making fun of her just because she has a deep and scratchy voice." He says.

"Well that's not very nice. I'm glad you were nice though." I say happy my kid is the nice one. He nods and we walk out the door. How cute. My kid has a crush. I drive Henry to school and all the kids are playing on the play ground before school starts. He points to a girl. She's very pretty. Dark brown long hair, pale skin, and she's wearing leggings with a plaid shirt sort of like Henry's.

"Her names Maraya." He says. "She just came here from Australia he says. She's not Australian though but she has an accent because she lived there since she was 3." He says. I smile at how much he knows about her.

"Well she's very pretty." I say. "No go so you can talk to her before class starts." Henry nods and gets out of the car running go the girl. She hugs him and they start talking. Agh! It's so cute!

A/N: bit of a brighter chapter just thought you guys might want some happiness for a change in this story 😂I know this doesn't have anything to do with the story line but I think it's cute 😂 and who knows maybe maraya we lbecome a bigger part. It's pronounced (Mer-Rye-A) btw