Matthew woke up at 4am and looked at his empty bed. He was the only one in the room. He was so disappointed. He was trying really hard. He was hurting now. He felt like a puppy someone had kicked. And he had kicked himself. He got up and went to work. He had always lived alone and didn’t care what anyone said or what he said to them. But now his world was different. He cared so much at Angel and the kids that this mistake had him tied in knocks. A work he tried not to think about it but could get it off his mind. He put a paper on Chloe’s desk for her to sign for new equipment. She looked at it and then looked Matthew returning to his office. She taped Brack on the shoulder and said, What do I do with this? Brack glanced at a blank sheet of paper and said, I don’t know. Where did you get it? She replied, Matthew just put it on my desk. Brack said, Ask him next time he comes by. Chloe replied, Ok. She returned to her monitor. Jean came in from his run and sat in a chair behind Chloe, Brack and Blade. He was looking at all the monitors when Chloe turned to him and said, What’s up with Matthew? Jean said, What do you mean? She picked up the blank paper and said, He put this on my desk a while ago and is walking around like all gloom and doom. Like the world is going to end. Jean looked at the blank paper and said, What is it for? Chloe replied, I don’t know. He didn’t say anything. Jean looked through the office window and Matthew didn’t seem to be sitting up straight. He took the paper and said, Let’s see. He went to the office and poked his head in. Jean said, Matthew is how Angel doing? Matthew looked at him and said, She didn’t go running? Jean said, Only Daniel was out there. Matthew replied, she is feeling better but I guess not enough to go running. Jean went and sat in the chair in front of the desk. Jean asked, Is she coming to class? Matthew said, I don’t know I will ask her at breakfast. Fuck if she comes to breakfast. Jean could see there was a real problem. Jean said, Matthew tell me what’s going on? Matthew got up and shut the door. Then sat back down. Matthew said, If I tell you you can’t tell anyone. I mean anyone. Jean said, You know if you ask me to not tell anyone I won’t. Matthew told him the whole thing. He said, He didn’t think about what he was saying and missed up his life. Jean listened very carefully. When Matthew finished Jean looked him in the eye and said, The first thing is you were fucking your wife. Matthew gave him that I want to kill you look. Matthew said, that is my wife you are taking about. Jean replied, Sex is a very important part of any marriage. You became comfortable with your married life and quit making love to her and started fucking her. Matthew wanted to punch him but started thinking was that what he was doing. Matthew put his head in his hand and said, Ya I guess I did. Jean said, number two. Women are very fragile. They can break easily. Your wife has two children to deal with, breast feeding and all those hormones running around inside her. This makes her very sensitive. She has to be handled with kit gloves so you don’t break anything. Any guy will tell you its easy to piss a women off. Third thing is she is going to need time. Time and love will get you through this. Matthew said, You think I can straighten this out. Jean got up and patted Matthew on the shoulder and said, Yes. Everything is going to be fine. Go to breakfast. Tell her every chance you get you love her. Hopefully next week it will be passed history. Matthew looked at him and said, Thanks. I really needed someone to talk to. Jean replied, No problem. He pick up the blank paper and said, Chloe wants to know why you are handing her blank paper. Matthew just looked it and said, I gave that to her. Jean said, Yes. Why don’t you go now and check on your wife. Matthew looked at Jean and said, I think your right. Matthew got up and followed Jean out the door. While passing the pool area he saw a rose bush. He picked at beautiful red one and headed to Mom’s. When he got there everyone was getting ready for breakfast. Angel was in the bathroom. He leaned up against the bathroom door frame. When she opened the he was standing there with the rose in his hand and said, I love you and I am yours all day. I looked at the beautiful red rose and in those beautiful eyes and said I love you too. He gave me this wonderful loving kiss. We went to breakfast. It was great. We spent time in the family room playing with Hunter and watching tv. We had lunch out at the pool with Mom, Amy, Cindy and the kids. We went swimming and had a great afternoon. At the end of the day Matthew the kids and I went back to our room for the night.