I
WANT YOUR SEX- George Michael:
Dubbie threw back her third drink
that Thursday. She smiled as she danced in her mini skirt and
stilettos to the 80s pop that blared throughout the building.
She
was surprised when she saw her boss walk in.
She smiled, "Hello,
sexy. You're mighty cute- wanna hook up in my apartment?"
He
gasped, "Dubbie!"
She
laughed, drunk off her ass, taking his Eisenhower jacket, "Do I
look sexy in this jacket or what? C'mon, you know you want a
piece of this…"
He sighed, she did
look good.
HELLO,
I LOVE YOU- The Doors:
She walked into the room, a half-empty
wine glass in one hand and her strappy stilettos in the other hand.
She was drunk.
He knew it.
But she looked damned good in
his Eisenhower jacket and his Oxford shirt.
She straddled his
lap, her long tan legs wrapped around his waist and the back of the
chair he was sitting on and she kissed him, quite passionately- on
the mouth. "I love you, Boss."
THE
RUNAROUND – Blues Traveler:
He woke up, confused.
He was
laying beside her, naked and totally asleep. She smiled, "I love
you."
The next morning, she was upset and not feeling very
well.
He tried to hold her hand in the Middle-mobile on the way
to work, but she swatted his hand.
That night, he drove her home.
During their goodbyes, her hands wandered.
He grabbed her hands,
"Why are you giving me mixed signals? At night you love me and I
love you. During the day, it's work as per usual…"
She
sighed, running a hand through her black wavy hair, "I was trying
to stop myself… I care about you very much, but I don't want to
screw things up again…"
He smiled, squeezing her hands in his
larger ones, "Dubbie, I care about you so very much. I don't
give away my feelings lightly."
LYIN'
EYES- The Eagles:
Ida watched as the Middle Man left the
headquarters for the fourth time that week.
"Where you headed
to boss?"
He stammered, "Oh, uh, Dubbie needs a ride home.
I'm just driving her home."
Ida watched as the Middle Man and
his apprentice left, passing Dubbie's own Middle-mobile, and the
cyborg even saw the passionate kisses they shared in the
Middle-mobile before they left the parking lot.
When the Middle
Man and Dubbie returned the following morning, he wearing the same
clothes as the night before, Ida knew she was right.
She smirked
and bade them a good morning.
They blushed and their eyes shifted
nervously.
But the ancient android laughed knowingly – there is
no way to hide something from the likes of Ida. Especially the
Boss-man getting it on with his pupil.
But, hell, she didn't
give a damn.
TINY
DANCER-Elton John:
Dubbie turned up the radio as the Elton John
song came on the radio.
She swayed to the tune for a moment,
looking over at the Middle Man. He turned to her and smirked-
"HOLD
ME CLOSER, TINY DANCER! COUNT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY! LAY
ME DOWN IN SHEETS OF LINEN; YOU HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY!"
Dubbie
was surprised, but joined in with her boss, "HOLD ME CLOSER, TINY
DANCER! COUNT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY! LAY ME DOWN IN SHEETS
OF LINEN; YOU HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY!"
They chuckled in unison
during the verses they did not know and Dubbie looked up at her boss
and said, very matter-of-factly, "I would have never figured you
for an Elton John fan."
LOVE
IN AN ELEVATOR- Aerosmith:
On the elevator ride up to her illegal
sublet one night, Dubbie grabbed ahold of the Middle Man's collar
and pinned him to the wall. "You're mine, Boss-man."
He
smiled, blushing, "Dubbie, what are you doing! We're in a
public elevator!"
She smirked, "You've never fooled around
in an elevator, Boss?"
He gasped, "I should say not,
Dubbie!"
She laughed, "Well, there's a first time for
everything, eh, Boss?"
She dragged him down to the floor of the
elevator and there the Middle Man found that it was entirely
possible to fool around in an elevator and enjoy it.
And he did
enjoy it. All six times.
I'M
GONNA BE (500 MILES)- The Proclaimers:
She smiled as he threw her
a Navy sea-bag full of Middle-gear.
"Dubbie. You be careful
out there, okay?"
She nodded, "Gotcha Boss. It's just a
quick flight to Paris to destroy a giant man-eating Escargot
monster… not a problem. I'll be home tomorrow morning."
He
watched as she slammed his old sea-bag into the cockpit of the
Middle-jet and took off for France. "I'm missing you already,
Dubbie…"
She sat in the pilot's seat, watching the masses
of blue sky and blue seas and smiled, "I miss you too, Boss."
WHO
WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER- Queen:
She sighed, clutching the gaping
wound in her side. "Boss-"
He looked down at her, tears in
his eyes. "Dubbie, I- I don't want to lose you. You weren't
supposed to get hurt. You weren't – Dubbie, I- I love you."
She
nodded, licking at her dry lips, "I love you, too, Boss."
He
leaned forward and kissed her cheek, his lips smearing her salty
tears. "Dubbie, please. Stay with me… We'll get you some
help. Just don't leave me."
She moaned, "Boss."
He
looked into her brown eyes, pleading with her to stay, "Dubbie?"
But
she was gone.
The Middle Man wept over the body of his
apprentice, his love, his Dubbie.
THE
END- The Doors:
The Middle Man carried the lifeless body of his
apprentice – the woman he loved – back to Jolly Fats Wee Hawken
Employment Agency, his headquarters.
He told Ida to take vigil
over the poor girl's body, while he finished his mission.
He
exited the building and saw before him the giant squid monster,
spewing disgusting acid gelatin all over town.
The Middle Man
grabbed his ray gun and fired upon the vicious monster. "Yippie
kay ay, Squid Monster!" The power of the blast exploded the
gelatinous blob of tentacles all over the town- the Middle Man was
drenched with squid entrails.
He returned his gun to its holster
and walked back inside the Jolly Fats Wee Hawken Employment Agency.
Back to Dubbie.
Ida looked at him, and for a moment it almost
seemed like there was emotion in her eyes, "I'm sorry, Boss."
He
nodded and Ida excused herself so that the boss might have his
moment alone to say his goodbyes to Dubbie.
He choked, "Dubbie.
I love you. It's hurting me to let you go, but I know that you
can't be here with me, I know that you aren't here with me- not
in the physical sense. Maybe now you're with your father, I know
he'd be so proud of you, Dubbie. I am."
He picked up his
father's old bugle and played the most heart-wrenching rendition
of "Taps" that he had ever had to play before.
After he
finished, he stood at attention and saluted the lifeless body of his
comrade, who died in the line of fire. Then he looked down at her,
the woman he had tried so hard to protect, and kissed her forehead,
"I'll always miss you, Wendy Watson. You were the greatest
Middle Man."
FOR
GOOD- Wicked:
That night, the Middle Man went to the illegal
sublet Dubbie used to share with Lacey Thornfield. He walked down
the hallway, past Mr. Noser with his guitar.
Noser looked up at
him, concerned. But the tears on the Middle Man's face told
volumes.
He knocked on Lacey's door and the blond flower-child
opened the door and she knew immediately what had happened.
That
night, the Middle Man and Lacey shared their stories of their
beloved Dubbie.
The Middle Man, never a drinker, toasted a
picture of Dubbie and slammed the shot of whiskey.
Lacey toasted
her late friend as well, "You changed me for the better, Dubbie.
It was all because I knew you."
