After having the time of her life,
Theresa is now back in Boston to get back to her work. Today, she’s going to
pick up her son in the airport with David, her ex-husband. After a few minutes
of waiting, the plane finally arrived. Theresa couldn’t wait to see her son and
hug him the second they see each other.
Holding a sign in her hand that says “Kevin
Osborne’s Mom” she patiently look at each person passing through the arrival
lane. She then heard a familiar voice shouting, “Mom!” it’s Kevin, running
towards her with a big smile on his face. They hugged each other tightly while
her ex-husband watched the woman that she used to love kiss their son.
“Hi, how’s the trip?” asked Theresa to
David. “Oh, it was great! We has so much fun together, you should have come
with us.” he replied politely. Theresa gave him a sweet smile and said, “Well,
you two must be very hungry? Why don’t we all go home and eat, I cooked both of
your favorite, Beef ribs with sweet cherry glaze.” “Wow that sounds really
delicious let’s go because I’m really starving.” Kevin said excitedly.
Like the happy family that they used to
be, they drove together to Theresa’s house and enjoyed the meal that she
prepared especially for them. After the meal, Kevin and David sat outside the
porch. Theresa noticed that the two were talking seriously. She watched them
from the window while cleaning the dishes. Later that day, David bid goodbye to
the both of them but Kevin was not quite happy about his father leaving them.
He ran towards his room and slammed the door.
Before David could leave, Theresa
confronted him about what’s going on between him and their son. Instead of
answering her question her ex-husband said,” How are you Theresa? I mean, how
are you doing with your life right now?” “Why are you changing the topic? I’m
asking you what the problem is.” replied Theresa with a tension in her voice.
“Martha and I are having a divorce.” He said directly. Theresa was shocked with
the news and felt bad for him. She stood there staring at him. She wanted to
hug him and tell him she’s sorry but instead of doing so, she just kept silent
and sat down slowly. Finally, she cleared her head and said, “What happened? I
thought you were both happy with your marriage? That’s why Kevin was upset isn’t
it? He liked Martha a lot.” He sat beside her and took a deep breath.
“Actually, we broke up because of you.” He said with his eyes looking down.
“Me? Why me? What did I have to do with your break up?” Theresa said angrily.
She stood up and walked away but before she could leave, the David grabbed her
arm and held it in his arms tightly. For a moment, Theresa remembered the man
she fell in love with and the moment when they had their first baby. But when
he left for Martha, her life fell apart and shattered. The memories rushed
through her mind and tears suddenly ran down her rosy cheeks.
They had a heart to heart talk that evening.
Kevin was actually mad because he promised him that he would try his best to
win back Theresa’s heart and they could become a happy family again. Theresa
told him that it was not a good decision to involve their son with this matter.
He explained that the Kevin overheard his fight with Martha and asked him to
give his relationship with Theresa a chance. “I’m sorry David but I have to
tell you something.” Said Theresa said sadly. “What is it?” asked the David
curiously. Theresa looked him in the eye and said,” I met someone, his name is
Gareth and I really like him. I think I’m falling in love with him. While you
had your vacation with our son, I spend my time with him. I got the chance to
know him better and I’m already planning to take Kevin with me and let them
bond together. You had the chance to fall in love again when you met Martha and
I saw how you loved her. This is just a bump in the road for the both of you.
Why don’t you settle down things with her and work everything out. Please let
me have this chance to be happy David.” David smiled and said, “I guess you’re
getting serious with this guy huh? For the record, I’ll take your advice and
see how it goes. It’s sad that I’m already too late for us but I want you to
know that I’m happy for you.”
David left and they gave each other a
long and warm hug for the last time.
