Martin Stovall, elected mayor of Moon Lake, father to Julie Stovall was getting ready for what could be a busy day for him. After Julie getting arrest and being charged with assault; he re-arranged his schedule to stay and work from home to keep an eye on her daughter. Yet he had to head into the town hall today. Today was the day that the town council would meet to discuss the town’s budget for the next year; he was worried what would happen if Benton Knight showed up. Not knowing that Benton was removed from the were-council for his outburst at Tachibana headquarters.
Martin walks to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee when he hears Melissa going through another bout of morning sickness. After finding out that Melissa failed to take her were-birth control pills; it was not long after she got pregnant when both had shower sex on the morning of Julie’s arrest. Deciding it best not to disturb her, Martin heads to the kitchen and gets his coffee. He puts it in a travel mug and then pours a glass of apple juice and places it on the counter. Martin quickly writes a note to Melissa.
‘Heard you in the bathroom; Left this juice for you. Off to work. Love you, Martin.’
Placing the note next to the glass, Martin walks out the door for his day as mayor.
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Melissa Stovall was bent over the toilet. She was dealing with another bout of morning sickness. Being a were-mer; she like all others were’s had a higher chance in getting pregnant. Which is why she like all other female were’s took a special birth control pill developed by Tachibana industries to ensure the world doesn’t suffer from rapid over population with the various were species. Due to the stress Melissa was under and with Alyssa cooper arriving to inflame hers and Martin’s marital issues; she forgot to take her pills for five days. Come last Tuesday, she had a sudden urge for love and dragged Martin into the shower and one thing led to another. Now Melissa was pregnant.
Melissa finished heaving her guts, leaves the bathroom and heads to the kitchen for something to settle her stomach. Seeing the apple juice and note left for her; she smiles. While Martin and Melissa have been struggling with their marriage and dealing with Julie’s upcoming court appearance. Melissa can’t help but believe that things are taking a turn for the better. Last night’s blackout induced family game night, comes to mind. It was an event that the Stovall’s hadn’t done in a long time. Melissa thinking it should be a weekly occurrence, just sips her apple juice and waits for Julie to wake up.
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Julie was up for hours on her computer. After getting her internet privileges back she wasted no time in going online once the power was restored to the town. Checking her social media accounts and those that still remain friends, she was able to quickly get a brief overview as to what happened at school since her suspension. While nothing stood out; the only thing that was running rampant, was everyone talking about Brian Walker and his mystery girlfriend picking him up after school. After seeing a photo of this girl posted online she knew it was Alyssa Cooper.
Using her brain she creates a dummy account and sends an anonymous email the Sheriff Cooper; informing him that a person that is not Brian walker’s legal guardian is picking him up after school. Including a link to the student that uploaded a photo of Brian Walker in a rental car that belongs to Alyssa Cooper; Julie smiles to herself. Julie also takes it upon herself to email Brian Walker’s mother and tell her who her son has been seeing of late. “Two for the price of one,” she whispers to herself. She thinks about sending an email to Principal Andrews, but decides to wait and see what happens through social media before involving him. Pleased that she has effectively gotten revenge on Brian Walker for publicly dumping her, Julie moves on to what she set her proxy servers up for.
Julie spends some time looking for ways to cheat/beat ankle monitors. While she found several methods that claim to work; all involve creating elaborate contraptions that quickly fail and people who try them inevitably get caught. Julie decides to table the research for the time being. Julie was about to see what Frieda has been up to of late, when she hears her mother in the bathroom. ‘More morning sickness,’ Julie thinks to herself. Despite her actions of late, Julie didn’t hate her parents. She knew they were trying their best to get her the help. Julie just felt it was the kind of help they thought she ‘needed’; not the kind she ‘wanted’. What Julie wanted was to make Eric and Frieda suffer.
Julie sighs; wondering how she is going to get even with those two; she hears her father leave for work. Shortly after; Julie hears her mother leaving the bathroom and head downstairs. Julie decides to leave plots of revenge for now and join her mother for breakfast.