CHAPTER TWO

Mags stared at the closed elevator and shrugged. "It's his problem not mine. He's not worth it. What can I do?" she muttered, before Mandy could say anything.

"Awwww girl....." Madny replied. "Your not going back to him are you? The elevator opened, and they stepped in.

Mags laughed, a cold, hard, short laugh. "Mandy, I maybe gulliable, but I am not stupid. Tyler and I are going back to Philly to live with Kylie untill I can a job and a place to live." she responded, placing Tyler on the floor.

"Do you think.....I can come?" Mandy asked sheepishly. She didn't want to see Nick. It just made her mad that Nick would let AJ do that, to one of their best friends.
 
"If you want." Mags answered, not fully comprehending the question. "I have some stuff to take care of at the house."

"Okay, I'll meet you at the airport, at......" Mandy responded, checking her watch "How about 5:30?" The elevator opened, and they got out.

"Uh...I'll try, but if not just go. We'll catch the next flight, okay?" Mags replied, hurrying off to toward the door, with Tyler.

Two hours later, Mags was throwing luggage into her black Expedition. Tyler walked up to her, and asked "Where go?"
"We're gonna go on an airplane, to visit Aunt Kylie, with Aunt Mandy." Mags told him, as she slammed the car door shut. "Come on. Mommy has one more thing to do, okay?" She and Tyler walked to the garage that lead into the house, and opened it. "Wanna play a game?

"Uh-huh." Tyler answered.

"Can you find any toys we left behind? Every toy you find, I will give you a gummi bear, kay?" she proposed. Tyler's eyes lit up. He loved gummi bears, but they were a rare treat, because Mags didn't like them. Unfortunately, Howie and Mandy loved to give them to him. He ran off into the living room.

Mags pulled the package of pictures out of her purse, and began to walk around the house, taking out all the pictures of herself and AJ, only to replace them with pictures of AJ and Marissa.  When she entered the living room, her hands began to tremble for some reason. Mags could hear Tyler in the dining room, talking to himself. The only picture in the room sat in the middle of the mantel, of the fireplace. It was her favorite picture. It was taken 3 days after Tyler was born.

Mags, Tyler, and AJ were surrounded, by Brian, Howie, Keivn, Nick, Leighanne, Mandy, Leah, Kylie and Denise. It showed how perfect their life is. 'Was.' Mags thought 'Not anymore, My life isn't perfect anymore'

Mags picked up the picture, and it trembled along with her hands. The smiles everyone held on their faces, made Mags' heart break all over again. It hurt to realize that the perfection was gone, and probably never be back.

"MOMMIE!!!" Tyler screamed, as he ran into the room, pulling the little red wagon Brian and Leighanne had gotten him, for his first birthday and it was full of toys. It scared Mags so much that the picture fell to the floor. The glass cracked leaving a spiderweb effect.

"What sweetie?" Mags asked, her voice strained. It pissed her off that she could be so clumsy. As she bent down to pick up the broken picture, an idea hit her.

"Done." Tyler informed her.

"Okay, hold on. I have just one more thing to do. Then we'll get your gummi bears, and leave." Mags answered, picking up one of AJ's numerous pads of paper, and ripped a piece of paper out. She picked up the pen off the coffee table and quickly scribbled something.

AJ,

Looks like more than our relationship is broken.

~M.

She laid the picture on the table and placed the note on top of it. She, then, went with Tyler to get his gummi bears.