Ready for Laurie part three?
It seems woohooing with other women made Mathias more interested in his wife as well, and not just when he was trying to cover up for his misstress leaving, but in general. After he'd started his affair, Mathias was less tense, more romantic and no longer held a festering grudge against his wife. Laurie hadn't been kissed or woohooed this much since before the twins were born and with the kids growing up, there was also more time for romance. It was a time of blissfully happiness for Laurie - but mostly because she didn't know what was going on behind her back. It lasted until the day she found out.
Bringing Karlee over when Laurie and the kids were away, Mathias misjudged things (again) - and this time, they were caught in the act:
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Laurie was really not happy:
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His explanation that "this drama wasn't his fault, not completely" and he "was allowed to feel bitter at what happened between them". made her any less angry. That night, he spent the night napping on the sofa as Laurie simply locked the door to the bedroom. This time around she was neither 20 nor pregnant, after all, and she was pissed off.
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What followed were days of fighting and anger, but for some reason Laurie didn't immediately divorce Mathias. Instead the fighting turned physical as they got into a fistfight, which Laurie won. For some reason, that made her feel a whole lot better. With Winterfest coming up, she decided to give him a second chance and make up with him. She let her bitterness go and have a good time as they spent Winterfest with grandmother Claire and her new husband:
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You'd think Mathias would be grateful for her change of mood, but of course he wasn't. Instead he was secretly bitter that she was happy so fast, getting back that tense moodlet as soon as she was around. It didn't stop him from trying to get her pregnant again, but this time he (thankfully) failed. At least with her.
It turned out he had succeeded with Karlee:
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After finding out, and finding her in her home once more, Laurie had finally had enough. After accusing him of being bad at whoohooing, Laurie kicked Mathias out in only his bathrobe. The family was now without a father again, but most likely better off because of it. A new chapter of Laurie's life - one that didn't circle around Mathias - had started:
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