Mikey went into the living room and turned on the T.V..Tina got Angie ready for bed.

As Tina was tucking her in, Angie asked "Mommy, is Henry mad at Mikey?"

Tina looked at her little girl….. God, she looked more like Bette with every passing day…This wouldn’t be happening if she had just worked it out with her….

They wouldn’t be in this awful situation if she had just stayed with Bette…

Tears welled up in Tina’s eyes as she thought of her beautiful ex-wife.

"Mommy?"

Angie’s voice brought Tina back to the present.

"No honey, I don’t think Henry’s mad. I think Mikey’s poem just…just affected him so much that he doesn’t really know what to say right now…I- I’m sure he’ll be better by the morning ok?"

"Ok mommy. I love you."

"I love you too baby. Now you go to sleep and have sweet dreams," Tina whispered as she kissed her little daughter goodnight.

Tina went back out into the living room and sat down on the couch next to Mikey. She reached over and took his hand in hers. They both stared at the television but neither one even really saw what was on. They were both lost in their own thoughts about what wrath Henry was going to bring upon them.

"It really was a beautiful poem honey," Tina whispered as she squeezed Mikey’s hand.

Mikey turned slightly towards her with tears in his eyes.

"Tina…….I’m so sorry," he softly cried, "I didn’t think he would come. He was never supposed to hear that poem."

Just then, the door to the study swung open and Henry stormed out. He grabbed his keys off the table and walked over to the front door.

"Henry….. W-Where are you g-going?" Tina asked as fear and dread filled her entire being…

In her heart She already knew the answer.

Henry turned and looked back at her and Mikey. He had a look of pure rage in his eyes, that made Tina and Mikey’s blood run cold.

"Out!" He answered, then slammed the door in fury.

They heard his car pull down the driveway, then the tyres squeal as he raced down the street.

For a while after Henry left, Tina and Mikey just sat on the couch together. When it was obvious that he wasn’t coming back right away, they got up and went to bed.

Mikey lay awake…Staring at his ceiling…Wondering how it ever came to this….What was going to happen now?

Tina also lay awake, staring at her ceiling wondering how it ever came to this….What was going to happen now?

Eventually they both drifted off to sleep without even realizing it.

They never heard Henry come back………..

But Angie did…