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Denise left Building One fuming, how the husband of her barely deceased best friend dare kiss another woman! She didn't even remember leaving the office, she pulled up to her house and slammed her car door, and she was mumbling something to herself when she walked in the door "How dare that piece of scum do this!" she was saying under her breath, but Frank who was still playing with Molly since before she left heard her and looked up just in time to see her throw her keys and purse on the counter, she didn't even realize he was watching her.
"What happened?"
Denise's head shot up "Nothing" she replied, she didn't want to get into detail afraid she' lose her temper if front of Molly.
"How long have you been sitting here?"
"Molly come with daddy and go to bed." Frank picked up the yelling child and took her bed
Molly let him know that was not appreciated and started crying. Frank had to leave her just for a second; he had to talk to Denise. He walked back in and she was now pacing running her hands through her hair.
"What happened?" He asked quickly
"That jackass kissed another woman!" she practically yelled, she was so mad she could have spit nails, truthfully frank was a little scared himself, he'd never seen her this mad.
"Who kissed who?"
"The pope!" she snapped "Michael, who do you think!"
Frank stood silent.
"Damn it Frank, say something!" she said, she was still pacing and her face was getting red.
"I don't know what to say. I mean I wouldn't Think he'd move on so quickly"
"Yeah well apparently he did and guess who with?" she asked, she stopped pacing and tried to calm down; she had her blood pressure through the roof.
"Who?"
"Colonel Young" Denise replied which shocked Frank, fraternization between ranks was illegal and Michael knew that." His wife hasn't been dead a year and he's already shacking up with that hussy!"
"How could he!"
"I don't know but I will not let him do this, it's too soon" she said, her voice breaking.
"Denise, it's alright. Calm down"
"No it's not Frank" she said just as she heard molly yelling "mommy!"
"Denise maybe it is soon but think about it."
"No Frank it's too soon period!" she said closing her eyes to keep tears from falling, the wound of losing her best friend had just been reopened and it hurt more than she wanted to admit.
Frank went and hugged her.
Denise laid her head on her husband's shoulder and started to cry, Frank hadn't been here when Claudia Joy died and he hated that she had gone through that alone.
"Denise, you need to mourn over Claudia Joy in peace."
"How?" she asked
"Take a few days off"
"I can't, I have to work all this week" she said
"Denise you're taking your anger all on Michael."
"Because it's his fault!" she shouted pulling away from him "He is cheating!"
"She's dead"
"It doesn't matter Frank, would you move on this quick if something happened to me?" she asked
"I couldn't, I have been to hell and back so many times with you we vacation there. No Denise I wouldn't move on, ever."
"Then how can you say that he has a right to move on this soon after his wife of twenty five years died?" she asked
"Look. Dee, life goes on. They had an amazing run but hanging on to the past won't do him any good. And when you have a young new woman why refuse?"
Denise looked like she had been kicked in the stomach "Excuse me?" she asked in disbelief
"Denise you understand."
"Yeah you just said it'd okay to forget about someone you spent half your life with as long as you find a young hot girl to move on with!" she snapped, she left the room and went to the nursery and picked up Molly who had quieted down and was playing in her crib.
"I didn't mean it like that Dee"
"Whatever Frank I don't want to talk about this anymore" she said wiping her eyes and playing with Molly's hair.
"Like u wouldn't?"
"Wouldn't what?" she asked putting Moly back in her crib and going to their room.
"Quickly move on"
She looked at him wide eyed "Hell no" she shot back "Are you trying to hurt me Frank, because you're doing an awesome job!"
"Stating facts"
Denise scoffed "You know what, go to hell Frank" she said "You've been home less than a day and all you want to do is be mean!"
He laughed. He walked over to her and kissed her. "As long as I'm with u my dear I am."
Denise couldn't help but smile "I hate you" she said "Is living with me really that bad?" her insecurities blindsided him, he wasn't used to that.
Again he laughed. "Denise you know too well that it's not"
She sighed "I'm sorry, it's just hard to see him with anyone else besides Claudia Joy"
"I know u loved her Dee"
She nodded "Yeah, I'm sorry I took this little rant out on you I didn't mean it" she said
"At ease solider!" he teased
Denise burst into laughter "You're crazy you know that?" she asked and kissed him.
He kissed her back
"Let's go to bed, Joan's retirement ceremony is tomorrow and I'm going to need all the energy I can get if I'm going to have to see Michael and Kat together and not kill both of them" she said
He laughed before kissing her goodnight and going towards Molly's room
"Where are you going?" she asked
"To check on Molly" He replied.
"Oh okay" she said and they both went to check on their little girl, she was falling asleep but fighting it and as soon as she seen her daddy she wanted out of that crib and she let them both know it by screaming her head off.
Frank picked her up knowing she only wanted to play with Daddy longer. "I brought you mommy baby"
"Daddy!" she said ignoring Denise all together. Denise laughed "Thanks Molly"
Molly pulled her hair in face. "Can't find me"
Denise laughed again "Uh oh Daddy, Molly went bye-bye" she said
Molly giggled. Denise loved the bond between Molly and her father.
Denise tickled her belly and kissed her cheek "Okay monkey, time for bed" Denise said.
Molly nodded and yawned. "Ok mommy"
Denise smiled and Frank kissed Molly's cheek and put her back in her crib, she was already dosing when he laid her down. The two for them left the room and Denise wrapped her arms around Frank's neck as tight as she could.
"Now you, better not get a new young hot girlfriend after die because I will haunt u."
Frank burst out laughing "Oh man and I had one all picked out" he teased
Denise looked with such shock she let him go and walked away
Frank's eyes widened "Denise I was kidding baby" he said following her,
She giggled
Now it was his turned to be shocked "You're getting good at pretending to pout up on me" he said
She winked at him. "I have to control you in more ways than one."
Frank laughed "You and miss Molly have me wrapped around your little fingers" he said "But guess what?"
"What?"
"I love every second of it" he said making her smile.
She looked over at him and gave out a very merry laugh
He kissed her once more and she yawned "Okay Mrs. Sherwood time for bed for you missy" he said
"Ok daddy." She said in the same tone as Molly usually does.
Frank shook his head and laughed, he picked her up and spun around with her in his arms making her squeal "Frank put me down you goofball."
"I'm sorry what was that? I can't hear." He said as he ran towards their bedroom.
Denise laughed as he kicked the door shut and tossed her on the bed "You know I love you, right?" she asked
"You better" he told her and winked.
She laughed and the two of them made love and fell into a peaceful sleep in each other's arms