The Way We Were

The Way We Christmas Part 1

Marcy played with Mike's fingers as they waited for the plane to land. "This is boring!"

"Just relax. He'll be here soon." Mike murmured.

"I can't wait for him to get to know everybody." She lifted her head from his shoulder. "He's amazing."

"I'm sure he is."

Marcy laid her head back on his shoulder and sighed. "I'm sorry you guys were caught."

Mike sighed, too. "We knew the risks when we started. We knew there was a possibility of getting caught and we did it anyway."

"But marriage is a big step. It's hard."

"You do it." He looked down at her.

"Because I had no choice."

"We have no choice."

"I feel like if you can beg enough, you'll get out of it."

"Have you met our dads?"

"By you, I meant Mercy and Q."

He chuckled. "So if you had a choice, you wouldn't have married Mal?"

"If I was going to marry anybody, it would be Mal but I don't know. I never wanted to get married. I'm just lucky it's to him and not some abhorrent individual."

"Pop would never marry you off to someone unpleasant."

"With all the heartache I caused him, I don't know why not."

"You didn't cause the problems. You were a victim."

"I hate that word." She sighed heavily.

"I know but cheer up. Your friend just got in."

Marcy wrinkled her nose. "Huh?"

Mike pointed in front of them to the lanky blond walking towards them with luggage.

Marcy screamed with joy and popped up to run to her friend. She leaped on him and they fell to the ground in a mess of tangled limbs.

Mike laughed as people watched them hug.

"Dude!" Jude Nixon's raspy voice made itself known.

"Jude!" Marcy sat up on his lap and pushed her hair back. She slapped his chest. "I missed you!"

"I missed you, too brah."

"Come on. My brother's going to drop us off. I did your room up really nice."

"Thanks, dude." Jude sat up on his elbows.

Marcy climbed off him then offered her hand so he could get up. "You're going to love coming to school with me tomorrow."

"Why? Isn't it a school like any other?" He bent to pick up his bags.

"It's a public school. Rules are different." She took a bag from him and led him to Mike. "Mikey, meet Jude, my brother from another mother. Jude, meet my big brother, Mikey."

The guys shook hands and said hello.

Marcy smiled to herself. This was going to be amazing!

W.W.W.

"This is my first period." Marcy pointed out the room. "It's so much fun."

Jude smiled. "Whatever you say, brah."

"I do cuz it is."

"Mathematics in the a.m.?" He shook his head.

She smiled. "Math is cool!"