My Dear Bitch. V#2 An Unwelcome Person - Margie Fillin

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one early fall morning a very young pretty Stacy in her snow-white wedding dress, with the veil in her long hair, rode on Nick’s legendary Harley Davidson. The happiest couple in the world, or “just married teenagers,” disappeared in a moment. Nobody had a single clue where they were going to. In a year they came back home; the same Harley Davidson, the same Beauty on it, but with a little one. That time Nick and Stacy looked like real bikers, but absolutely not like young parents: black leather pants, jackets, high leather boots with a lot of zippers, chains and other metal accessories. They showed their first creature – a fantastic-looking firstborn boy – to the grandparents and speeded somewhere off on Nick’s cool motorcycle again.

      Four years later Stacy gave a birth to two girls, the twins. One girl – Nick’s exact copy; the other one – Stacy’s. The both newborn beauties were naughty and noisy from their birthday.

      Dan interrupted his story again as he was attracted by one more couple in the line.

      – Vika, – he pointed out to a funny-looking couple. – Look, they are gonna get married due to some reasons but, definitely, not because of love. And who knows what the love is? Nobody… Look at her gold and platinum jewelry, – Dan was excited. His eyes sparkled.

      – And the clothes are astonishing, – he continued whispering.

      When I looked at them, I felt a little bit uncomfortable. The tiny pretty Asian girl with bright, short, yellow-colored hair was scared and seemed very tired and bored. She was too young to marry her fiancé, an old, wrinkled, grey-haired Afro-American. He looked more like her strict grandpa; twice taller and triple older than she, but he was still in a great shape. He was wearing very low-bottomed jeans and behaved like a teenager – making balloons from the gum while listening to an iPod. He enjoyed the sharp short sounds of popping and clapped his hands following the rhythm of the music. They both looked around and glanced at each other as if they were just strangers in the line.

      – Weird couple, isn’t it? – Dan asked me.

      – Agreed. – I silently nodded to him in reply.

      In a moment Dan returned to the story of his best friends.

      – I don’t like that they are constantly using me, but I love’em all with all my heart. I mean, Nick, Stacy, and all their family. – Dan clarified.

      – I guessed whom you were talking about, dear. But why do you think they are using you?

      – Every time they come to California they want to see me because I can teach them, for free, to make money on trading. You see, once I told them about my own system, a system that I created and successfully used for many years. I downloaded the program onto Nick’s computer, so they could use it, showed and explained everything. But they sold my program to one of their friends – a computer guy! They’ve got good money from him, that’s all. Of course, they didn’t tell me a word about their plan to sell it! But Nick, being drunk, told me over the phone that it happened spontaneously, and he was so sorry that they did it without my permission.

      – I’m sorry to hear that, Dan.

      – They are very good guys, but sometimes so greedy and impatient if it concerns money. Thanks God, I was not so stupid to tell them all the program’s secrets. If they are really so smart, let them figure it out with the help of their own brains, – Dan was appalled.

      At last it was our turn to fill in necessary application forms and attach some copies of the original documents to it. We did it quickly.

      The clerk checked everything, thanked us and gave my fiancé the brochure “Your Future Together”. She assured us of getting the license in two weeks by mail.

      Dan paid for the service and gave me back the whole set of original paperwork.

      He looked at the couples in line one more time and waved to all of them at once:

      – Good luck, guys!

      We left the office and went outside.

      4. Second Family

      The weather was fine. We were walking in the local park getting impressed by the works of art of not yet well-known, young American painters. It was really fine exhibition under a clear sky.

      And I listened to Dan’s story with an interest.

      – I’m very close with Nick, Stacy, and Diane however. I consider Diane my second mom and take care of her; I can’t refuse any request from Nick’s mom. They all are my second family. By the way, I saw how Stacy was giving a birth of her twins. I was with Nick and Stacy from the very beginning of the entire long process of labor till the happy end. I’m proud of this, as I could see with my own eyes how the girls were delivered one by one. I was a great emotional supporter for my friends at such an intimate and significant moment of their life.

      – And did Nick have any objections?

      – No. He was so scared during Stacy’s labor that he fainted; so he was very grateful to me that I didn’t refuse to be with them.

      – What about Stacy?

      – Stacy didn’t care at all. She was sure she would be able to stand the labor at home without doctor’s assistance, and since it was her second labor, they decided to save money. But suddenly Stacy felt bad. Nick was in panic, he couldn’t help his wife. “I’m not a doctor,” – he screamed out and started to call 911. He did it at the right moment because Stacy was on the verge of life and death, and Nick could lose her and the twins.

      – Are your friends happy in their marriage? – I was curious. However, my question embarrassed my fiancé.

      – Are they happy? – he re-asked me. – Hmm. I think so. I’m sure they are true testaments of what it is like to risk and love. They had a varied life but now rest in good company with comfort and love.

      – “You cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live or love without risks!” or “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing…” – Almost everyone knows these inspirational sayings and many others to remind one what it is to live, – I said.

      – And my favorite saying is: “The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing,” – Dan smiled. – Yes, all sorts of things took place in their so long mutual relationship and marriage. You know how much they were fighting? They have been fighting during all the marriage, especially when they were young. And Nick says they are still arguing and fighting from time to time.

      – I can see.

      – Moreover, Stacy could put Nick in prison several times, but she didn’t do this. Maybe because of their children, maybe because of Diane. Or maybe because of her great love to her husband. Nick always said “I’m sorry” to Stacy, and these magic words helped him. – Dan became serious. – And Stacy was Nick’s magic wand. She saved his life several times.

      – How?

      – They are both into sports, and their favorite is kayaking. They like to take risks rafting the high mountain rivers. Nick used to say, “It takes your breath away! Join us, Dan”. Once Nick was overturned in his canoe and broke both of his legs. He was in shock and couldn’t understand what happened to him. It was a miracle that Stacy could catch him and pulled him out from the cold water to the big rocks in the middle of the river before he was carried away by the stream.

      – Unbelievable! Stacy is a fearless courageous woman.

      – True story, dear. And one time she pulled him out from the burning truck. Nick was pig-drunk, parked his truck near the house and fell asleep inside. When Stacy came back home and parked her car, she felt the smell of smoke going

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