Family

«Seventy-Seven»

Melissa

We were all just walking around the PNE, we had started on the north side, working our way through the games. Manu and John were in a competition to win the most prizes.

"Ooh! Look!" Caity pointed to a big teddy bear hanging from a booth.

"I'll win it" Manu said.

"You wish" John stepped up. They both paid and began playing, we stood behind them giggling as they raced to get the rings on the rubber duckies.

"Angel?" Stephen and his family came over, "What are you doing here?"

"Well, since you guys were going to ride the rides only apparently, we decided to bring her and win some games" Caity wrapped her arm around my shoulder, "We also wanted those really tall cups"

"Come on!" John exclaimed, failing to get the last ring on the duck. Manu won the big teddy bear and gave it to Caity.

"Yay!" Caity cheered.

"Oh, Stephen" Manu said. "I thought you and your family were only riding rides, which is why you guys didn't take Mel"

"We are on our way to the wooden rollercoaster" Lilith said.

"Well we're on our way to win that mini bike, which probably won't last long with us" John said, "Shall we?"

"We shall" I cheered.

We rushed off, leaving Stephen confused. As much as I know it was stupid to do that, he let his pregnant wife stay at home while he got to have fun at the PNE.

~

We had won dozens of prizes, we bought the tall cups, ate hundreds of mini-donuts and got photos taken in a large photo booth. We sat at the white spot, munching on fries and drinking sprite from our new cups.

"Katie-Kat! Can we try mini-golf?" Pania asked.

"Not today, it's already closed for the day" Katie said, "I'll try and find a different Mini-golf course for before you guys leave for New Zealand"

"Okay!" Huia smiled.

"Hey, girls, we're going to go get our face painted, want to come?" Chyler offered.

"Sure!" They rushed off and Katie continued munching on fries.

"What's Karin saying on telling them?" I asked.

"She wants us to wait until their next visit" She said. "Though she supports us, I think she wants to know if it well last"

"I guess that's a good idea" I said.

"Yea, but I mean telling them wouldn't really be anything different, they'd still call me Katie-Kat" She said.

"Hey" Stephen and his family came over again. "How was your day?" He leaned down and gave me a kiss on the forehead. Obvious sign he knew he was in the doghouse.

"It was fine, got a lot of prizes" I said, not looking away from my fries.

"Hey" Manu walked over with John, Grant, Emily, and Katie MG who was ordering milkshakes. "How was the rides?"

"Fun" Stephen said.

"Great" Manu nodded, "Well, we're getting the milk-shakes to go, after the kids are done their face painting we're all going over to your place for a movie marathon"

"Oh.." Stephen said. "I'm off to dinner with my family"

"That's cool, this day is for Mel" Katie C said. "I'll go tell Chyler the milkshakes are almost done, Mel, come with"

She took my hand and we linked arms heading down to the face painting booth. "Is he in the doghouse?" She asked.

"Not really" I said.

"Well, he should be" She said.

~

Everyone came over, we watched all of the Marvel movies, ate popcorn and just relaxed until Stephen and his family come back.

"Hi" Stephen came in.

"Hi" I said, not bothering to look away from the TV.

I could feel someone stand beside me, I looked and saw Italia. "Hey!" I smiled. "I thought Robbie had to work"

"I did, but we got time off" Robbie said, "Hey guys"

"Robbie!" Carlos exclaimed. "How's it goin?"

"Great, What are we watching?" He sat down.

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" I said.

Everyone sort of watched some more before I got up to make myself a snack, I had a craving for a ham sandwich. Stephen followed me.

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked.

"Yea, I'm fine" I said, pulling out the bread and ham.

"Than why are you avoiding me" He asks.

"I love you family, they're all amazing" I said, "But she-" I mouth 'Lilith' to him, "Was saying some really fucking rude stuff, and you didn't stand up for me"

"What am I supposed to do? She's my baby cousin" Stephen said.

"And I am your wife who is carrying your child" I said. "You have literally been so busy, you fly out to Toronto for a week and miss my 6 month ultrasound, we work for another week at comic-con, we come back and you immediately leave for New York, and when you get back your family comes in and keeps you away from me"

"We have hectic lives, Melissa" He said. "I'm sorry I can't sit beside you and hold your hand all the time"

"At this point I'm not sure your going to be holding my hand when I give birth!" I exclaim, abandoning my sandwich and storming upstairs.

I slammed the bedroom door and broke down. I could hear numerous footsteps coming up and seconds after, the girls barge in and start consoling me. I cry and cry, not even knowing what I was crying about...