Chapter 14
I got home to a message from him on my answering machine. As soon as I heard his voice, I deleted it without even listening to the
message. I didn�t want to deal with this right now. I couldn�t deal with this right now. How could he do this to me? I gave him my
heart and he just threw it away! I laid down on the couch and eventually cried myself to sleep.
I was awoken a couple of times by the phone ringing, but just laid there letting the answering machine get it. They were both hang
ups. I assumed they were from Brian, but I guess I�ll never know.
I started to think about what happened again and new tears came. Again, I cried myself to sleep. And again, the telephone woke me
up. This time the caller left a message. And, of course, it was Brian.
�Lynn, I know you are there. Please pick up. It wasn�t what it looked like. Please pick up the phone Lynn.� Silence. �Okay, maybe you
aren�t there. Please call me as soon as you can. I love you.�
Wasn�t what it looked like? What was that supposed to mean? How could it not be? A kiss is a kiss! There is no other way of looking
at it. Why Brian? Why did you do this to me?
I woke up the next morning and called Julie to tell her that I wasn�t coming in. All I felt like doing was curling up in bed and sleeping.
I didn�t want to face anybody at this point.
Late in the afternoon, the phone rang. Before I realized what I was doing, I picked it up. It was Jessica.
�Mom? Are you okay? What happened? Brian talked to Brandon last night in tears because of something that happened between you
two, but he wouldn�t say what it was.�
�Don�t worry about it Jessica. It�s nothing you need to worry about.�
�Of course I�m going to worry about it mom! Tell me what happened. Wait. No, don�t tell me right now. I�m coming over. I�ll see you
later.�
Before I could argue with her, she hung up. I sat the phone back down on the cradle wishing I didn�t pick it up in the begin with. What
was I supposed to tell her? The truth? That her father-in-law was kissing her mother-in-law when he was actually going out with her
mother? I didn�t want to put her against Brian because that may eventually put a barrier up between her and Brandon.
About an hour later, Jessica came into the house and sat down on the couch beside of me. By seeing my face, she immediately gave me a
hug.
�Now tell me mom. What happened?�
I looked up at her barely able to speak. �I saw him kissing Leighanne.�
Jessica stood up and looked at me in shock. �What?�
�You heard me. He was kissing Leighanne.�
�I know I heard you mom, but that just doesn�t make any sense. You told me yourself that he was tired of her always calling on him for
this and that and always wanting to stay at his house instead of a hotel. Why would he want to kiss her?�
�I don�t know.� New tears started forming in my eyes. �Jessica, that�s what he told me. Of course I was going to believe him. Now I
know it was all a lie. I was probably just some joke in their eyes.�
Jessica sat back down and hugged me again. �But mom, this just doesn�t make sense. He loves you. I could see it, Brandon could see it.
It is obvious. What did he say when you saw him?�
Wiping my eyes with a tissue, I gave a little laugh. �Nothing. I didn�t give him a chance. He has left a couple messages on the machine,
but I just can�t talk to him. Not after what he did.�
I cried for a little longer and finally she looked at me with a smile. �Mom, I think this may cheer you up.�
�What is it?�
�Well, you know how I�ve been sick these past couple months? Well, I�m pregnant!�
�You are? Oh Jessica! That�s great! Do you know how far along?�
�No, not yet. Actually I just found out this morning and you are the first one I�ve told other than Brandon.�
�I�m so happy for you guys!�
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