It's none of my business, but it's just been on my mind

 

"God, I don't believe this," Cara couldn't help but tear up when she found out Fan was finally with that bartender who was always around. She knew she wasn't supposed to be this way, but Fan was still a mother to her. There was a special place in her heart that would always be... oh she knew Jody wouldn't want to hear it. She opened another beer and drank.

It was funny being at her little sister's place (although, they weren't real sisters). 

"How have..have you been?" She took her time to say the words. She watched Jody's boyfriend in the kitchen. 

"Oh, you know," Jody grinned. "Just work. Nothing big."

Cara winced still wanting to know who this guy was to Jody, and how did she get so lucky that Andrew would leave her this place?

Aaron brought some treats to the table. Really, Cara could use a sucker with her beer but she took a cookie and bit into it. Honestly, the cookies were too cute to eat. He smiled at her. She looked him over as if she wondered just what he did to make Jody so happy. A part of  her wanted to shout, "I'll have what she's having." She took a sip of beer before she could giggle.

"Yeah, I know what you mean." She at least had her job. She wouldn't call it a life. "So your Mom is doing good?" She better stick with the Fan news. Of course, no one knew for certain. They were probably wrong.

After all, it was Fan that had taught Cara how to play pool. Even now she remembered having her twenty-first birthday at the bar. All that laughter and dancing. Yeah, the good old days. She really wanted to see her again, but she hadn't. Actually, she hadn't even talked to her dad since the divorce. There just didn't seem to be a need to.

Jody spoke fondly of her step-mom then. As if really their mother could survive anything.

"You know, I really hate my dad for what he did," she found herself saying. Oh, she guessed it was time for a purge of sorts. Honestly, she didn't like where her life was going. If only she could get her act together.