Title: No Holds Barred
Rating: PG
Author: Mel (mamc031282@hotmail.com)
Feedback: PLEASE?
Notes: Post ep to the show in which Mona had an affair.
A/N: A very, VERY short one. Just something I wanted to write.
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"I still can't believe it," Angela said, wishing she still had the untainted view of her mother that she had begun the week with.
"What?" Tony collapsed on the sofa beside her.
"That mother had an affair. I mean, I feel better that we talked about it, but I still can't wrap my mind around it." Angela sighed.
Tony watched as she fiddled with the hem of her sweater.
"I just don't understand how people make a vow to someone else to never betray their love, and then they do just that—they decide that they've got adequate reasoning to give themselves to someone else." Angela chewed on her bottom lip.
"Circumstances," Tony began, "I guess it depends on the circumstances."
"But even with Michael being away all the time—even with Michael being gone for ten months of the year, and even with how unhappy we were for the two months he was home...I could never have done anything like that—never."
"But you and Mona are different people. Mona needs to have...stimulation. You have different needs."
"Thanks Tony, but I'm not a nun. I wanted to...I wanted to fulfill those needs, but I never did. I swore before God that I would honor him. And despite Michael's inherent lack of honor, I did."
"When I was on the road, going from town to town, there were times when I was tempted. There were women throwing themselves at me, and there were nights when the guys were cheering me on. But I loved Marie. And I wouldn't do that to her. I couldn't do it. I wanted to sometimes...I won't lie to you, but I didn't."
"Do you think we're bad people for wanting it, despite being married and having commitments?"
Tony thought about it for a minute. "No. I don't think so. I think that the fact we didn't act on them is a credit to us. I don't think acting on those feelings would have made us terrible people though."
"A good friend told me that 'people sometimes do things they regret.'" Angela squeezed his hand in hers.
"Do you feel any better?"
"Not really...because I want to fall in love again—I want it all again. And I don't know if I'll be able to because I'm going to be terrified that something will happen, and they'll cheat on me."
"I'd never...I mean...I doubt that will happen," Tony said, trying to cover his tracks.
"I know..." She looked at him and wondered if they'd ever get beyond covert conversations.
"We should throw our selves at love," Tony began, "no holds barred."
"We should," she agreed. "No holds barred," she repeated, as she moved in for a tentative kiss.
*** ca c'est la fin.
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"I still can't believe it," Angela said, wishing she still had the untainted view of her mother that she had begun the week with.
"What?" Tony collapsed on the sofa beside her.
"That mother had an affair. I mean, I feel better that we talked about it, but I still can't wrap my mind around it." Angela sighed.
Tony watched as she fiddled with the hem of her sweater.
"I just don't understand how people make a vow to someone else to never betray their love, and then they do just that—they decide that they've got adequate reasoning to give themselves to someone else." Angela chewed on her bottom lip.
"Circumstances," Tony began, "I guess it depends on the circumstances."
"But even with Michael being away all the time—even with Michael being gone for ten months of the year, and even with how unhappy we were for the two months he was home...I could never have done anything like that—never."
"But you and Mona are different people. Mona needs to have...stimulation. You have different needs."
"Thanks Tony, but I'm not a nun. I wanted to...I wanted to fulfill those needs, but I never did. I swore before God that I would honor him. And despite Michael's inherent lack of honor, I did."
"When I was on the road, going from town to town, there were times when I was tempted. There were women throwing themselves at me, and there were nights when the guys were cheering me on. But I loved Marie. And I wouldn't do that to her. I couldn't do it. I wanted to sometimes...I won't lie to you, but I didn't."
"Do you think we're bad people for wanting it, despite being married and having commitments?"
Tony thought about it for a minute. "No. I don't think so. I think that the fact we didn't act on them is a credit to us. I don't think acting on those feelings would have made us terrible people though."
"A good friend told me that 'people sometimes do things they regret.'" Angela squeezed his hand in hers.
"Do you feel any better?"
"Not really...because I want to fall in love again—I want it all again. And I don't know if I'll be able to because I'm going to be terrified that something will happen, and they'll cheat on me."
"I'd never...I mean...I doubt that will happen," Tony said, trying to cover his tracks.
"I know..." She looked at him and wondered if they'd ever get beyond covert conversations.
"We should throw our selves at love," Tony began, "no holds barred."
"We should," she agreed. "No holds barred," she repeated, as she moved in for a tentative kiss.
*** ca c'est la fin.