“Timothy is that you?” Lucy shouted as she put the Turkey in the oven.
“Yes, I will be in, in a minute,” he replied. Timothy stood in the hallway his heart pounding trying to get himself under control. He couldn’t let on. She must never know.
He came in and kissed his wife, fixing a smile on his face. Lucy was too busy to look at him closely.
The twins had been a handful today, they were both teething. She checked the oven temperature and suggested they sit on the sofa. Her legs ached, she had been up and down all day.
“I have a few things I need to do, work stuff you know. Give me a shout when dinner is ready,” said Timothy.
Timothy walked quickly to the study and locked the door tight behind him. He sank down into a chair and sobbed quietly. How did he get himself in this mess? Why hadn’t he suspected before now. He never realised his inability to read people would lead him into such trouble.
He ran it over in his mind again, trying to find a way out, but there seemed no escape. The only thing he could do now, he thought was to keep it from Lucy. No point in both their lives being ruined by what he couldn’t change. She should live in blissful ignorance, her and their babies. At the thought of his little girls, a fresh wave of tears stained his hands.
Drying his eyes and doing his best to compose himself he went to see his little girls and hoped that in the nursery he could forget his troubles for a while.
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March 26, 2009 at 2:58 pm
arcadata
Oh no, what did he just learn?
March 26, 2009 at 3:16 pm
pieridae
AAAACK! Troubles for the Wintersmiths, oh no. And just when he’s getting his family going…
March 26, 2009 at 4:04 pm
T
Oh man, I am really anxious over here! (Seriously, I wish I was joking, but my heart is racing lol). Money issues?? Is he in serious debt?? Timothy, don’t hide it – your family will find out eventually… whatever it is……
March 26, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Taryn
Oh noes, whats happened?. Does it have to do with the business?, coz you know, I’m thinking it does
I don’t know, something about that whole chapter with Antonio made me a little suspicous of him. Hmmmm, but if it isn’t the business, then what could it possibly be?. You tease, you have me picking my own brain for some answers here…..update soon
April 12, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Erin
Hmmmmm! What could Timothy be so upset about! It’s got to do with Antonio! First he got Timothy to change the menus for “the family”, now what has he got Timothy involved in! Whatever it is Timothy keeping it from your wife is never the way even if you killed someone. I think you killing someone is very unlikely but your certainly haven’t done something your proud of.
I know you think you are protecting Lucy but you’re not. A marriage is about trust and honestly. Lucy will find out at some point and she will be very hurt you didn’t trust her enough to tell her!
It must be really bad for Timothy to be so upset. Antonio looks like a criminal so it really could be anything! Timothy can’t have a debt problem as his mum left him the house and his business is doing well. Hmmmmm will have to have a think! Maybe it involves drugs or something worse. Maybe he witnessed a murder or how Antonio does business really!
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