Title: New Year, New Beginning
Part: 5/7
Author: Wendy
Category: Others
Rating: PG-13
Copyright: 1999
"See, I'm going to win Ben back and there's not a thing anyone can do about it," Maria said to herself, "I guess that you lose, Meg. Okay, what should I do next? Oh, I know, Ben is going to be coming home soon, since there's no way Meg will listen to him and Ben will find me-"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Sara? Casey?" Maria said nervously.
"We heard your little plan and there's no way that you're getting away with it," Sara said and walked out through the deck.
"Casey, wait!" Maria exclaimed.
"Maria, how can you do this to Meg and Ben? How could you?" Casey said and left.
"No!" Maria screamed. "You two are not going to take Ben away from me! Not after all I've been through!" she said and left Ben's house.
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Meanwhile, Ben finally found Meg at the far side of the pier.
"Please, Meg, please listen to me," Ben said as he slowly walked up to Meg.
"There's nothing for you to say to me. I saw exactly what happened in your house," Meg cried.
"Maria was just comforting me because I was so upset about you leaving. That was it! You have to believe me."
"Comforting? Is that what you call it? Because it definitely look like you two were kissing!"
"That was all Maria's doing-"
"It takes two pairs of lips to kiss and one of them was yours! Listen Ben," Meg calmed down, "you don't need to explain it to me. It's really none of my business what you do with Maria. After all, she is your wife."
"She might be my wife now, but I'm going to get married to you, no matter what. And I'm not going to give up on us."
"I have to go now, Ben, I can't stay here with you anymore," Meg turned around and Ben grabbed Meg's arm.
"Let go, please," Meg said slowly.
"Don't leave now, we can't just let this be unresolved. This is too important."
Suddenly, Sara and Casey ran down the pier to where Ben and Meg were standing.
"We have something to tell you!" Casey said.