„Quick Question", Frankie sais, holding the baby in her strong arms, while it's still crying, „ when was the last time you've gotten any sleep?" „When was the last time we saw you?" Allison asks, her eyes looking kind of dead. „Four days ago... thats a long time without sleep..." Frankie thinks, carefully handeling the baby without a name (yet). Thankfully its calming down and the two exhausted new parents finally fall alseep on the couch. „Hey! Wanne go check the gardens before dinner?" „But Jakob! We just arrived and we cant leave yet! Just look at them (she points with her long fingers at Allison and Bud) they haven't sleept in FOUR DAYS, they need a break!" Jakob sighs. „But what about us? We had plans for today!" „ Well," Frankie reaches behind her and pulls out some bagel pieces in a plastic bag „ Plans have been cancled, you can stay with me and we can watch our TV show together! I know buds Netflix password!" „OH! I've been dying to!",Jakob really seems excited, "Now that we know who killed his wife!" he adds casually „What? Wait a minute! I havent seen that?!" Frankie seems confused for a second. „But that means that you've been watching OUR SHOW alone!" Her eyes water, this cant be true, he would not do such things, would he? „ Well not technically alone." Jakob tries to safe himself, „WHAT? You WATCHED OUR SHOW WITH SOMEONE ELSE?" Frankie screams, then stops herself and looks at Bud and Allison, but they don't move even a little bit. „Its not like that Frankie, dont be childish!It's just a TV show!" Frankies Jaw drops. „Just a TV show? Childish?" she raises her voice again, now angry not surprised, „Jakob, i thought I could trust you?! How am I suppose to trust you with anything when I cant even trust you with a TV show, that is maybe not important to you but its important to me!" Jakob looks down. „It was just ones. Winni and I-" „You watched our show with WINNI? Your ex girlfriend? Jakob, I dont think i want to visit the gardens wth you today. I don't think I want to see something beautiful today. Please leave." She looks at him with her big eyes and tries to feel sorry for him to leave, but when he turns around and makes his way back to Santa Fe she's just emptie inside. She looks for a few moments at her son and soon to be daughter in law and then turns around and leaves, not even leaving a note on the countertop.
Outside of the building she looks for her car. „Where is this thing dammit...Oh wait. Jakob drove me here. Fuck. Now I don' have a boyfriend and a car ride home. Home... Oh to be home and safe right now. That would be so lovely, I could meditate while Grace tries to talk to me. Oh Grace, I can text Grace!"
„ Grace? I broke up with Jakob, can u pick me up at Buds home? :("
She adds the sad face just to make sure Grace sees her text and doesn't think its an April Fools joke again even though it's not April.
„Please?"
„Grace..."
Its been minutes. Hours maybe. Days. Years. The kids are big now and Grace is dead. She tears up. water falla down her cheeks and land between her fingers staining her blue flowy dress. The one she brought with Jakob, who watched her TV show with Winni, Jakob who loves her and who cares about her. Then there's a noice. „DOOOOOOOOOOOOD" then again „ DOOOOOODOOOOOOOOOD" Frankie looks up an sees Grace. In her car, Standing there. Right in front of her. Frankie stands up slowly, moving with care not to break anything and finally sitting in the car, crying her eyes out. Then a hand on her back. A trusted hand rubbing and petting her. „Lets drive home and watch TV together, I waited so long for that last episode, I need to watch it ASAP, that means „As soon as possible" by the way", Grace wispers and its exactly what Frankie needs right now. Someone that waits for her and does not ruin TV shows.
„Are the tears about Jakob or about the Show?", Grace asks bluntly, „ I'm so happy to have you, thats all." and as Frankie raises her eyes and she can spot a slight blush on Graces cheekbones showing that the tension that has built up during the last weeks or so is mutual on both sides.