David storms up the stairs to his room. Mary goes out to check David’s car and finds the keys on the drivers seat. Mary shakes her head and decides I have had enough SOMETHING is going to change one way or another it WILL change.

CHAPTER 7

Mary goes upstairs with david’s keys in her hand. She enters David’s bedroom and sees him lying on the bed. The sound of Mary entering the room wakes David up.

David: What do you want?

Mary: I found your keys and am putting them on your dresser.

David: Yeah? where were they?

Mary: In your car.

David: Oh ok thanks.

Mary: We NEED to talk.

David: I can’t right now I feel like I am dying.

Mary: Well can we talk tonight when I am done work?

David: Yeah sure tonight.

Mary goes to work and starts thinking how to approach David with all this. Do I REALLY want to continue living this way? NO! of course not. Will David understand? I wish I could talk to my Mom she always has such good advice. I cannot get a hold of her it keeps telling me her number has changed. I wonder why she hasn’t called to give me her new number?

David stays in bed for most of the afternoon. After David gets tired of staying in bed he decides to go out and get something to help cure his headache. As David enters the tavern and aproaches the bar he sees his friend John.

David: Hey John join me.

John: David! back again huh?

David: Well ya know a guy has to have SOME fun.

John: I hear ya so what’s up?

David: My wife she WANTS to talk.

John: Oh!

David: Yes why is it that women ALWAYS say they wanna talk?

John: I dunno man THAT is why I am staying single.

David: All she is gonna do is complain about something or other that I did and she doesn’t like. She will nag me till I she loses her voice and BELIEVE me that can take quite some time. Oh man my ears are already hurting just thinking about it.

John: Yeah that’s women for you.

David: Hey Bartender! bring us another round here.

John: So what are you gonna do?

David: I am gonna tell her that she doesn’t control me. She can’t tell me what to do. I can do whatever the hell I want.

John: I see.

David: Yeah I am the boss she needs to follow MY rules. If SHE doesn’t like it she can just move out.

John: What about the twins?

David: They are MY kids they will stay with me and that is final.

After Mary finished work she picked up the twins and headed home. She sent the kids to do their homework. Mary went to Davids room to see if he was still there sleeping. No not any sign of David anywhere in the house. Mary made spagetti for dinner. Andrew comes downstairs.

Andrew: Mom I am hungry.

Mary: diner is almost ready just a few more minutes okay?

Andrew: Okay Mom

Mary: Go upstairs and call your sister down I will put the garlic bread in the oven.

Mary and the twins sat at the kitchen table eating spagetti and garlic bread. Mary started wondering WHY David wasn’t home He KNEW they needed to talk?

Mary: Kids have you finished your homework?

Rachel: Yes Mom

Andrew:Yes

Rachel: May I have another piece of garlic bread?

Mary: Sure I will make some more

Andrew: Me too

Mary: Ok

Diner is finished all the dishes are cleaned and the kids are sleeping. Mary is sitting on the couch waiting for David to come home. It is 11 p.m. and he still isn’t home yet. This cannot be good……..