Will someone love me?
3/06
Niles gets depressed that no one remembers his birthday. Will the Sheffield's remember? Or will this just be another day as usual for all of them. Also CC sees what could be her. Will she ever have the life she really wants?
Niles sits on his bed thinking out loud that his life has no meaning. "It's almost my birthday again. I hate to have my birthday come around. No one ever remembers it. Why should it even come." He sighs. Fran was listening outside his door. "Poor fella. We don't remember his birthday cause…wait a minute I don't even know when it is? I have to find out." Niles paces his room. "Friday, just another day of work as usual. I guess that'll be all right. It has been for the past eight years. I should just be used to it by now. I just wish…I wish things were different. I have to get away for a few days. Well that'll never happen. Mr. Sheffield wont give me anytime off and the place would be so disarray it would take overtime just to get it back to normal. I just…No one will remember why should I expect them too now." Fran put her hand on his doorknob but then she heard her name being screamed by her boss. "We wont forget this year buddy," she said as a light bulb went on in her head. "I have an idea. Now, just to pull it all off without a word."
She skipped off down the hall to see what Mr. Sheffield wanted her for.
CC sighed as she sat by the window. The first thing that she sees is a small girl playing with her dog. The dog was running after a ball that the girl thrown. Why can't that be me? All I want is my dog to care. He doesn't even to seem to do that. He took up with Nanny Fine more then me. Why is that? Does anyone love me? If a dog doesn't love you then no one does. How come? Is it really me? Of course how many times did I tell the dog that I wanted to put him down? I told that dog that on the first day that I got him. Does he understand that? na that can't sense things like us can they? Oh…. that's going to change. Who am I kidding? Nothing ever changes around here.
"Chester." CC calls but the dog doesn't come. See she shakes her head. "See he's hiding from me now." looking towards the window she feels that the dog doesn't love her. "Chester, come to mommy. Chester come here boy." She was getting anger cause he didn't come. "Oh well." The words that Niles always said when she was there at the mansion with the dog came to mind "he is male after all."
"Is Niles right? Is that why the dog hates me?" with a loud heavy groan she gets up from her chair. "Chester where are you?" CC looks around the room. "Hello, hello Chester. He has to be under the bed." In her bedroom, she quickly pulled up the bed skirt and looked under the bed. "Nope. Ummm…. in the closet." She swings open the door. "Not there either. Where are you… you little twerp?"
Did he run away? Na he has to be somewhere in this house. There's no way that he could have gotton out. But what if he did? What if he got kidnapped, I mean dog napped again? Or worse, what if a car hit him? "Oh Chester I'm sorry. Where ever you are come back to me. I didn't mean to yell at you." She walks back over to the chair near the window. "What am I going to do now?" This time outside she sees a man and his son walking to the pond CC supposes. "Look," she calls out to herself. "They are carrying fishing poles and coolers. That reminds me of a time when my father took my brother to the fishing hole but never let me go with them. My dad said that that was not a female thing to do and to go shopping witch till this day I still hate to do. Why was he always telling me that that was not the right thing for a female to do? Did he really hate me or was it that he wanted another son so that he could take with him. I never got to do the fun stuff my brother got to do. Why? Was he ashamed of me? How come I had to send so much time alone with myself? Maybe he didn't want to send time with me cause I was different I don't know. Oh…."
Still looking out the window, she begins to think some. She notices it starts to sprinkle some. But that doesn't stop a couple walking hand in hand towards the parking area. "I bet they had a good time in the park." She intently studies the man and women as they walk. "First date and one to the park. Lover's probably?" she blinks when she sees them kiss. A memory of Niles kissing her comes back to her. They were both in the mansion that night. She was waiting on Max but he was going out with Nanny Fine.
Every one that I've gotten close to has either turned out to be involved with someone else, a loser who is looking for money or just wants a one-night stand. That's all I'm, right? A one-night stand to everyone, why? All they want to do is tell everyone how many girls that they slept with or are they doing it for my money? Why can't I find the right guy? Just one guy to love me for whom I'm, not because what I have. The ringing of the doorbell interrupted her thoughts. "Now what?"
She slowly made her way to the door. She swings it open with more force then was really necessary. Her neighbor was shocked at the sudden out burst that she almost dropped the packages that she was carrying.
"Sorry to have bothered you, Ms. Babcock. The carrier brought these packages to the wrong door. Your name was on them. They looked important so I wasted no time bring it to you."
"thanks Ms. Coman
"Chester." Ms. Coman called as she started to lean in CC apartment some.
"He's sleeping right now." CC lied. She didn't want to alarm anyone that he is missing not till she knew for a fact that he was. The lady seems to accept what CC is telling her.
"Well, I just heard a dog was barking in the elevator when I passed it. I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't sweet little Chester in there, since he's the only dog aloud in this building." she went on. CC didn't want to talk to the women any longer then she had too.
"Thank you. I'll check it out." She smiled.
"Well, you two have a good day."
"You too." CC put on a fake smile, anything to get rid of the woman. CC shut the door. "Nosy neighbor." She places the package down on the table. "I wonder who this could be from?" She takes a knife and slices open the tape on one side of the package. "what the…." She looks down. "It's from my brother. There's an envelope attached." She opens the envelope carefully. "Great more papers." Then she gasps as she read the first line. "It's from my mother's attorney. Something for me to sign." Just then the phone rang out. Echoing though out the house. "Great more,"
She picked up the phone. "Hello, hello."
On the other line it was a voice that she didn't recognize. "Friday is the big day. He is ready."
"what?" CC asked, by then though the dial tone was the only thing that she heard.
"Big day? Who's?" CC shook her head. "I don't get it." A note was slipped under her door while she was looking out the window. She sees a mother or at least a nanny walk by her window with a stroller. Am I ever going to be doing that? am I ever going to enjoy mother hood? CC shuts her eyes thinking that is would be nice to have a kid. And what it would be like to raise one with its father; Or by herself. Oh, first I have to be able to love, can I?
"I'm starting to get a headache. I think I need to take something for this one." She made her way to the small kitchen off the den area. Then she hears someone knock on her door again. Not again. She opens the door, this time a little slower then before. But this time there was no one standing there. "What the?" she sees the letter that had been slid under her door. "What is this?" she picked it up. "I guess someone wanted me to see this letter before I went to lay down. Just what's this all about?"
She took the letter to her couch this time and opened it. It was a birthday card. "What? It's not my birthday." On the inside of the card, everything was explained. Even though she had no idea who sent the card. She placed the card on the table and placed her head back. A smile crept across her face as she stated to remember. That Niles helped her out of a jam. "I have to do something for him." She said out loud. Why should she do something, say to repay him, she didn't know but it was nagging at her to. "Let's make it a day to remember." She jumps up from her couch.
"We have to get him out of the house and keep him out of the way." She reached for her cell phone. "That'll be the challenge of a life time." She dials the mansion knowing that Max is going to have a fit with her. It rings a few times. Finally Max answers.
"Maxwell Sheffield." He answered.
"Max," she whispered.
"CC?" he sounded shocked that she would be calling him. "Why are you whispering?"
"I can't talk on the phone, to important. I need for you to meet me at the theater."
"You can't handle it over there?"
"I uh…no! We have to deal with this together."
"All right." An annoyed Max said. He slammed the phone down. He looked over at his butler. Like he had all the answers. "What could be so important, she couldn't handle herself." Niles didn't even response he was in deep thought wishing that it had something to do with him. Frustrated with his partner Max left the office. "Why can't she handle this?"
"Who?" Fran asked as she saw Mr. Sheffield walking to the front door.
"CC, that's who!" he screamed. "This just better be good that's all I can say." Niles got his coat for him. "This shouldn't take to long. I hope." He smiled a wicked smile as he exited the house. Max has no idea what he is getting into but Fran has some idea or so she hopes that is what is going on.