Chapter two
Arthur couldn't understand why his wife kept up herfriendship with the girl who gossiped her way through school and used her college degree in communication for nothing. Muffy took control of the myffington post and was CO of the multi million dollar site. She could work as and when it suited.
Muffy had been pestering Francine to go to Maui with her for an all expenses paud weekend did not have the luxury of dropping everything to go sun bathing and resting in hawaii. First Arthur would need to take a few days off to look after the kids, secondly she had her siccer coaching three times a week plus her sons game every saturday which Arthur and Alice would come to watch. There were alot of responsibilites involved with being a parent and a wife..
Muffy may have been married but she didnt have any idea how much it actually entailed..
Saturday had come. No soccer today as it was a publuc holiday so The reads were meeting up with Buster and his fouryear old son Bunny.
For Francine? she would have to hold off as Muffy yet again was dropping by to see her best and possibly only friend..
"So il see you after your picnic lunch then?" A rather upset Francine said.
Arthur was putting the remaining items into their picnic basket.
AJ had his soccer ball while little Alice had her teddy bear moffet from The adventures of Moffett the bear of purple lane
Arthur was pretty pissed off at Muffy.
Not only had she already visited the busy mother of two three times this week, once she had heard of Busters picnic with the reads she just had to stop by and talk to her friend. It was as she text "A massive crisis"
"I wish i could push the mute button on her mouth" he grunted.
Francine laughed. "Oh stop that" she held him in for a kiss.
"Ewww" AJ cringed.
"Double eww" Alice added, clutching her purple teddy.
"Alright you two" "be goodforr Daddy" Francine kissed both of her children on the head.
"Ill see you after lunch"
Alice told her Mom she would save her saa peice of cold pizza.
"Thankyou sweetheart" francine replied with a hug.
Just as Arthur was about to leave..
Without so much as a knock at the door Mrs Crosswire Baxter entered.
"Hello" she announced.
Muffy was holding two cups of takeaway coffee's and hoping that Arthur and the kids had already left for the park.
"I got your favorite, cappucinno with a shot of strawberry" she handed the cup to Francine.
Francine grasped the cup and took a sip.
"Thanks" she said
Muffy looked at Arthur, holding Alice getting everything ready for the park.
"I didnt get you one" she casually replied.
"Uh its fine really" Arthur replied, trying not to stay any longer than he had to.
"Well Il see you later" he kissed his wife, Alice blew her mother a butterfly kiss.
"Love you both" she smiled and waved.
Muffy rested against the bench. Her styled hair was long and curly with shiny red tones atop her natural ginger colour.
"No offense but uh.." Muffy bit her lip.
Francine knew she was going to say something brutally honest yet offensive anyway.
"Dont you think you've kind of.." ,"wasted your life? " "you know by having kids?"
Francine was horrified. "Thats a terrible thing to say"
She then explained that while having children was far from easy and very time consuming. It was also extremely worthwhile.
When you have children and raise them with the person you love its rewarding.
"I still dont get it" she shrugged.
"Perhaps you're not meant to have kids" Francine sighed.
" I know Im not" she stated. "Oh thats another thing" she started another rant.
"I play step mom on weekends to Busters kid" she spat. "I mean what am I?" "Mary freaking poppins?"
"I mean its bad enough he has a kid to that..red neck" "I take him back and he still acts as though Im to blame" Muffy ranted.
Yes when Buster and Muffy seperated briefly after two years of marriage,
Buster moved in with Ladonna while still married to muffy and ended up paying for his mistake when Ladonna got pregnant with his son Bunny Baxter.
Francine just nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah its a tough one" she sighed.
Tell me about it" Muffy replied.
"I have my career to think about"
"Buster is successful thanks to me"'she put her hand on her heart.
" Do you know how difficult it is for me?"
Francine shrugged. "I dont know what advice to give you Muffy"
"Well I have my psychiatrist on tuesday" she said.
As Muffy got into her car to head off to Prunellas, she looked at Francine.
"Keep wearing that shade lipstick" "its working for you"
she offered an actual compliment before driving off.
Francine tilted her head back. "Hmmm perhaps shes right"
When she finally arrived at Elwood city park, Francine was already spent.
Arthur and Buster were on the bench talking while Alice and Bunny followed AJs lead by chasing each other and hiding behind the monkey bars which made no sense but kid logic is different..
Francine sighed and sat inbetween the two men.
"Oh that bad huh?" Arthur was sympathetic.
Francine yawned and rested her head against Arthur.
"I thought since you're the girl she would ya know?" Buster said "Always listen to you"
"What?" She playfully punched the bunny on the arm.
"Im a female therefore I know how to deal with...HER"
Arthur scoffed. "Well first of all she DOESN'T listen"
"Id feel bad telling her to leave", " even if she doesnt listen to reason". Francine replied.
"She wont admit it, but doesn't have many friends" she added.
Buster rolled his eyes. "Well obviously" as though it were the understatement of the century.
"Try living with that day in day out" he sighed. "Do you see why I left?"
Arthur hugged his wife. "You need to stand up to her" he planted a kiss on her head.
"Otherwise I will" he grunted.
"Im sick of her taking advantages, you're my wife NOT her counsellor"
Buster was rather overwhelmed by that authorotive statement.
Francine snuggled in beside her husband. She was rubbing her eyes, from tiredness.
"Actually thats not a bad idea" she said with a grateful smile. "Thankyou"
Buster observed this, while hearing Bunny yelling.
The kids were in plain sight so there was no chance of anything sinister being able to happen.
"How do you two do it?" Buster asked, completely in awe of Arthur's commitment to his family and Francines selflessness.
"Well" Arthur said.."Faith plays a big part"
Buster knew of Francines decision to become a christian at age 17 before graduation.
"So the god thing?" Buster asked.
"Plus compromise" Francine added. "You cant agree all the time"
Arthur chuckled. "Thats true"
"We sit and discuss everything Francine added.
" I guess you two being best friends helps huh?" Buster said with a sigh.
Arthur patted his wife on the head. "Trust us it helps ALOT"
Buster and Muffy were thrown into friendship through Arthur and Francine.
At first Busters opinion of Francine wasn't very high and she found the silly white bunny annoying but Muffy seemed to find him funny, strange but amusing.
As time went on, Francine and Buster seemed to cement their own friendship...
A friendship which would ultimately be the knot thst would tye Muffy and Buster forever
Even if they weren't t know it yet
TBC
Chapter three: Muffy and Buster have more news of their own
Francines overworked and had enough...
Bad newsabout bubby follows in chapter four...and Arthur puts his foot down!
