Meeting Max and Sarah
Fran sat in a sit, while her 14 year old son, Steven was rollerskating. She was happy he'd been her son. He always listened, always was polite, ever since his father left. He was only 9 at the time, but one day they came home from the store and there was a note next to the door. " I can't do this. I've found you, a bore. Don't look for me. I hate you, both" -Nick. Fran told her son that daddy didn't want to be with them, and that he left, and now he despised him so. Fran tried everything in the world to please him, to keep him with them, but to no avail. Steven convinced himself it was because, he was a hand full. So, he straightened up, and was good from now on.
Steven's been kvetching to go skating, but now that he's here she didn't know what to do, or who to talk to. She decied to go over to the food court and get a pretzel and a soda.
Fran walked over to the counter and waited behind a woman who was 5"1, brown sandy hair, a cropped t-shirt, a pair a jeans, and some awesome sneakers. The man was 6"1, thick black hair with a gray streak, a white polo shirt, kakhaki shorts, and brown flip flops. They looked like a great couple. So, there was someone infront of them. Fran tapped the man lightly on the shoulder, he turned.
" Excuse me, but do you happen to have the time?", Fran said, smiling.
" Yes, and that's OK. It's 8:35pm", he said, in the most adorable british accent.
" Thank you. Only 1 hour and 30 minutes in this place", she turned to spot where her son was. That didn't take long.
" What? You don't like this place?", Max asked, turned around.
" Uh, well. It's not that I don't like it. It's just, my son's been kvetching to come here and that I'm here, I have nothing to do. You know? Skating is not a thing I'm good at! TRUST ME!", she said.
They were infront of the line now. The woman turned around to face the man.
" What do you want?", the woman said.
" Excuse me a second", he turned to the woman next to him, " I'll get a slice of pizza and a coke".
Fran stared and said, " What no rolos?", she laughed.
" Rolos?".
" There peanuts, covered in chocolate. What's your name?".
He looked over to his.. whatever she was to him amd said,
" My name is Max. Uh, sorry but, we have to go. Nice talking to you", then he whisphered in Fran's ear, " If you see us later, here, talk to us, and I'll love to taste a rolo".
" Come on, we have to watch the kids. Brighton proabbly got into some kind of trouble", then she noticed Fran, " Why, hello. I'm Sarah Sheffield, this is my husband Maxwell Sheffield. Uh, and you are?", Sarah extended her hand out for a handshake.
" She seems very nice and so tasteful", she thought. " My name is Fran fine. Nice to meet you, both. Have a great time", she said.
" And, you with your son", Maxwell said, getting his slice of pizza and drink off the counter.
" Thanks!".
With that, they left. Once again, Fran felt alone, lonely, and bored. She got her soda, rolos, and preztel, and went to her seat. Not 2 seconds after she sat down, Steven came over with some boy.
" Mom, this is Brighton. He's in my math class, and well, uh can he come over?", Steven asked Brighton right next to him.
" I don't know, Steven. I don't know Brighton's parents, and the editor gave me ANOTHER story called, " My life with a teenage son". It's not the worst prodject but, it due on the 30th".
Steven poked out his lower lip.
She sigh. " Ok, He can come over!", Fran said. She turned to Brighton, " Can I meet your parents?"
" Sure! Come on!", he said, as he begin to roll to the other side of the rink. She followed.
Once they were there, Brighton sat next to a man. Fran was too far away, she couldn't tell who it was. Once, she was close enough she knew excatly who it was.
" I know excatly who THEY are", she whisphered to herself.
" Hey, Max, Sarah. Nice to see you, again?", Fran said witha pretzal and soda in both hands.
" Hey , Fran. You've met Brighton? How?", Max asked.
" Him, and my son, Steven, are in Math class together and Brighton wants to see if it was Ok if he'd spend a night at our house".
" That's sounds alright. Can we have your number just in case?", Sarah asked.
A blonde haired teenager came up behind Steven and put her hand on his shoulder.
" What ya doing!", she said quickly, but smiling.
" Hey Maggie! Maggie, I would like you to meet my mom. Mom, Maggie...Maggie, Mom", Steven said.
" Hello"
"Hey!", she moved over to touch Maggie's hair, " Yeah. You have beatiful hair, no, that color doesn't come in a bottle! No Way!".
Maggie blushed.
" Seem's our children get along well", Sarah says. " You guys have 12-15minutes left. Then, we're leaving".
" K mom", brighton and Maggie said.
Steven looked at his mother with hopeful eyes.
" Yes?", Fran said, inoccently.
" Well, can he come over?"
" Yes, they said yes".
"YES"
Steven and Brighton high fived, and skated away.
" Fran, that Steven looks excatly like you!", Max said.
" Well, he looks mostly like...", she turned away.
" Come, sit! We can exchange numbers!", Sarah said.
" OH, and before I forget can I have a...", Max was cut off by, Fran.
" Rolo", she went into her purse and pulled the box outta the bag. " Of course! You want one Sarah?", she asked opening the box.
" Uh, no thanks but, thanks for offering!", she said, shaking her head side to side.
She gave Max one, she gave him 2 seconds, he was groaning.
" Is it good?", Fran asked, looking confused by his facial expressions.
" It's extraordinary! Sarah, darling, you have taste THIS!", he held one up to her mouth.
" Sorry, but no thank you though".
Fran watch them interact with each other.
" WHY DIDN'T WE WORK, NICK? HUH? THEN, YOU HAD THE NERVE TO COME BACK AND, ... YOU SAID I WASn't WORTHY! BUT, I DON'T KNOW WHY!... ", she thought before, she was brought back to the present by, Max.
" Did you hear me?"
" No, sorry. I was distracted, please say it again", she said.
" I said that you and Steven should come to breakfast, tommorow", he said getting up, and putting his coat on.
" Yes, that'll be very nice. Thanks, bye", Fran said.
Max kissed Sarah on the cheek.
" I'll be home later", he said.
" OK. See you at home. Love you!", she said.
Fran waved one more time and he was off. When, he was gone she turrned to Sarah.
" So, where's he off too?", she asked.
" The theatre. C.C. like to keep him at the theatre by, causing problems. She LIKES him at the theatre" she said air quotes around the second "Likes him".
" OH! So, he is a big macha producer! He must love what he does to but, up with a C.C.", Fran said, and half smiled.
" Atcually, yes he loves what he does! He started at 17 in London. He build his bussiness to the ground up", she said.
" That's really impressive! Well, it time to get the kids to bed. Maybe not to bed, but you know they can stay up at our house on the weekends!" she laughed, " WAIT! I still need your number!", she said, getting up. She turned around, searched for Steven and motioned, " come on!". Steven skated toward his mother with Brighton not to far behind.
"Is it time to go?", Steven asked.
" Yes. Go get your shoes, Brighton you go do the same". They moved slowly. " I'll pop popcorn, we''ll get a couple of movies and everything, if you move your TOUCHAS!".
They looked at each other, then they dashed off.
" Maggie! Come on, darling!", Sarah said.
Maggie looked away from some guy in the foodcourt. She said something to him, and he left. She went over to the skate rentals to get her shoes too.
The woman quickly exchanged numbers before, the children were laughing there way over to their parents.
" What's so funny?", Fran asked them.
" Oh, nothing".
" Well, then come on!", Sarah said.
They started to walk to the parking lot.
Once, they got there, Fran, Steven, and Brighton headed for Fran's ford( sky blue). Sarah and Maggie followed.
" See you tommorow, Fran. How bout you come at 8?", Sarah says.
" Yes, that'll be great, but Oy so early!", Fran said, jokingly.
Sarah laughed.
" Well, see you tommorow", Sarah said.
" Bye, steven", Maggie said.
" Bye Maggie! Bye, Mrs. Sarah!", Steven said from the passinger seat.
" Bye Steven! Brighton, behave!", Sarah said.
Fran was just pulling off when, Brighton said
" OK love you!"
" I love you My darling!"
Then, they were off to a night of fun and, to think about breakfast at the Sheffields.
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