Dr. Who nope not mine.
Thank you to the BBC for having such memorable characters to write about.
The drive back to Donna's was just as quiet as the drive earlier that day. Sylvia would occasionally turn and glare at Donna and I in the back seat.
Back at the house, Donna went upstairs to change while I waited in the living room. I looked at Sylvia, "Did I do something wrong?" I asked.
"You told me you two were just friends. Friends don't get engaged with each other." Sylvia said with distain in her voice.
"You told me, as long as she is traveling with me she wouldn't meet anyone. I can be her someone. I will take care of her, see to her every need. Protect her from all harm."
"But do you love her? And I don't mean an infatuation. I mean when the going gets rough, and believe me it will, will you still be there for her?"
"Yes, I will."
"What kind of life will you be giving my daughter? What about kids? Once you throw kids into the mix your whole life changes."
"Don't I know it." I whispered under my breath.
"You have kids? Does Donna know? Where are they? What you couldn't handle it so you left your wife?"
Sylvia must have been thinking of Lance and how he 'up and left' Donna just a little over a year ago. Plus not knowing anything about me probably had her wondering who this 'strange' person is, who has captivated her daughter to the point of being gone for long periods of time and never writing or calling only sporadically to say she was okay. I had to get Sylvia to understand I wasn't going leave Donna.
"I did have children, they're all gone now. Been on my own for quite a while actually. I had just come out of a relationship that I thought was going to be 'forever'. Then I met Donna, on her wedding day, as you recall. We 'bumped' into each other quite by accident. I had offered her to travel with me then. She turned me down. Donna and I ran into each other the day Adipose went out of business. She decided to take me up on my offer of travel. The arrangement was to just be friends. Over time I began to realize, she deserved more than just my word that I would always be there for her."
Sylvia sat dumb founded on the couch. She didn't know how to respond to what I said, which was good because at that moment Donna entered the room.
Feeling the tension in the room Donna asked, "What's going on in hear?"
"Nothing." I replied.
Donna gave me the look, that said there is something going on and I want to know what it is. I squirmed a little trying to avoid her eyes.
Sylvia piped in, "He was telling me about his past and how you two met, he's told me everything."
Donna gave me a quick look and in our silent way she knew her mother didn't know everything. We sat and watched a movie. It felt good to do nothing except enjoy the company around me.