Starting Fresh
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 23
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
After Debbie's gentle nudging Beth eventually left her precious convertible submerged in the slug of the giant footprint. Debbie admired Beth's resilience to continue on after everything she had been through today. The pair then began to walk in the direction of somewhere to get cleaned up and find some fresh clothes.
On any other day the road would be jam packed with commuters coming in and out of the city. Today however it was empty and the two woman walked in tandem and had some time to chat.
"You know I've always felt so lucky to be hand picked by Steve to be his lab assistant." Beth said.
Debbie couldn't help but notice Beth's choice of words, "hand picked". That was just like her husband. A big softy who probably didn't have the heart to tell the innocent assistant that her father had mandated Steve hire her. Suddenly Debbie felt a little bad for the young, gullible woman.
"Yeah, well Steve takes his work very seriously and only trusts the best of best to work alongside him." Debbie said.
"Oh believe me I know. The work he's done is amazing. I remember when he first tested the size ray one early morning when I forgot to bring my lunch. He got a pop tart from the vending machine and grew it to the size of pan pizza. It took us three days to finish it."
Debbie unexpectedly snorted at the idea of Steve carving pieces of the giant pop tart
"Well that doesn't surprise me. Steve is truly just a big kid at heart."
"Yeah but I know how brilliant he truly is yet he never loses his patience with me. Even when I make mistakes he's always there to help fix them. That's makes him so great to work with. He's actually the best boss I've ever had. Way better than the one at my last job at the department store." Beth said wiping some tears mixed with muck from her eyes."
"Wow Beth that's so nice of you to say. Steve always tells our kids that mistakes are no whether big or small are inevitable but learning from them is a choice."
"Debbie can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead Beth."
"Do think Steve can fix a mistake this big?"
Debbie took some time to think about what Beth had just said. It had been her mistake that caused all this in the first place. Would Steve truly be able to make everything better like he had countless times before? Was this beyond fixing? Debbie couldn't let herself fall into such negative thoughts. She could reflect on all the damage she had done after they ended Erica's rampage. Debbie finally settled on her answer.
"Not without our help. That's why we can't give up."
Debbie said that not just for Beth's peace of mind but for own. Debbie hoped if she said this out loud it would come to fruition.
The two continued to walk and talk, their bond haven grown stronger together.
On any other day the road would be jam packed with commuters coming in and out of the city. Today however it was empty and the two woman walked in tandem and had some time to chat.
"You know I've always felt so lucky to be hand picked by Steve to be his lab assistant." Beth said.
Debbie couldn't help but notice Beth's choice of words, "hand picked". That was just like her husband. A big softy who probably didn't have the heart to tell the innocent assistant that her father had mandated Steve hire her. Suddenly Debbie felt a little bad for the young, gullible woman.
"Yeah, well Steve takes his work very seriously and only trusts the best of best to work alongside him." Debbie said.
"Oh believe me I know. The work he's done is amazing. I remember when he first tested the size ray one early morning when I forgot to bring my lunch. He got a pop tart from the vending machine and grew it to the size of pan pizza. It took us three days to finish it."
Debbie unexpectedly snorted at the idea of Steve carving pieces of the giant pop tart
"Well that doesn't surprise me. Steve is truly just a big kid at heart."
"Yeah but I know how brilliant he truly is yet he never loses his patience with me. Even when I make mistakes he's always there to help fix them. That's makes him so great to work with. He's actually the best boss I've ever had. Way better than the one at my last job at the department store." Beth said wiping some tears mixed with muck from her eyes."
"Wow Beth that's so nice of you to say. Steve always tells our kids that mistakes are no whether big or small are inevitable but learning from them is a choice."
"Debbie can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead Beth."
"Do think Steve can fix a mistake this big?"
Debbie took some time to think about what Beth had just said. It had been her mistake that caused all this in the first place. Would Steve truly be able to make everything better like he had countless times before? Was this beyond fixing? Debbie couldn't let herself fall into such negative thoughts. She could reflect on all the damage she had done after they ended Erica's rampage. Debbie finally settled on her answer.
"Not without our help. That's why we can't give up."
Debbie said that not just for Beth's peace of mind but for own. Debbie hoped if she said this out loud it would come to fruition.
The two continued to walk and talk, their bond haven grown stronger together.
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