Chapter 28

Chapter 28

"Joanne, move the bed to the right!" Maureen shouted, getting angrier by the minute. She and Joanne were both trying to transfer Brooke's stuff from Leah's room, all the way downstairs to give her, her own room. Since Leah and Brooke were now a couple, Joanne didn't want them to share a room, so they cleaned out the storage room downstairs, and turned it into Brooke's new room. It was the perfect bedroom size too.

The only problem Maureen and Joanne were facing right now was moving the big furniture, and they were currently stuck in the middle of the stairs, with Brooke's bed.

"I told you we should have taken it apart." Joanne said, getting as frustrated as Maureen, voicing her opinion from the top of the steps, where she was holding on and trying to redirect Brooke's bed so it wouldn't be stuck anymore.

"Well if you would have listened to me, we wouldn't be in this mess." Maureen argued from the bottom of the stairs, her hands on her hips, "I didn't take it apart when Collins and I brought it upstairs."

"Well sorry, I didn't know you were a professional mover." Joanne sarcastically shot back.

"Just fucking let go of the bed Joanne, I'll move it myself."

"Mommy, you swore." Tessa innocently pointed out, standing against the wall, watching her parents.

"I fucking know." Maureen sighed, rolling her eyes.

"Maureen! Don't talk to our daughter like that." Joanne scolded.

"Yeah Mom," Haley said, coming around the corner, "It's fucking inappropriate."

Joanne huffed, "Haley!"

"Sorry Mama, it's my hormones."

"You can't blame everything on your hormones." Joanne stated.

Haley shrugged, taking Tessa's hand to pull her away from her stressed out parents, "Yes I can I'm pregnant."

Joanne simply shook her head, not even bothering to say a word, since the sassy teenager was walking away anyways. "Okay Maureen, show me how you're going to move this thing."

Maureen grabbed onto the end of the bed, and with all her strength plus frustration, which was combined together, she pulled, freeing the bed from the stairs, letting it slide down, and land on the tile floor with a loud crash.

"My bed!" Brooke suddenly sounded, coming in from the garage door, looking surprised to see it there. "You're kicking me out just because I'm dating your daughter?"

"No, we're kicking you out of Leah's room. You're getting your own room downstairs." Joanne said, coming down the stairs to exam her floors making sure Maureen didn't hurt them.

"That's not fair!" Leah said. "You two get to share a room."

"Leah, that's not a good argument, they're married they're allowed to do it whenever they want." Brooke said, nudging Leah in the side.

"We're definitely not doing it tonight." Joanne mumbled, sending Maureen a glare, the both of them annoyed with each other at the moment. "And thanks for scratching my floors."

"Like I did it on purpose." Maureen said,

"Oo wee, looks like trouble in paradise." Brooke whispered, grabbing Leah's hand, "I don't think we're going to win the argument of sharing the same room Leah, let's just be happy we live in the same house…"

Leah nodded, following Brooke, eyeing her parents, until she was in the kitchen.

"Have they been fighting long?" Leah asked when she found Haley and Tessa in the kitchen.

"All afternoon." Haley answered.

"I hate when they fight." Leah sighed,

Brooke wrapped an arm around her waist pulling her close, "It happens."

Haley watched the two, a small giggle escaping her lips, "Man, you two aren't really joking about the couple thing are you?"

"Nope," Brooke proudly said, "We can prove it to you by making out if you want."

"Ew, no thank you." Haley said.

"Fucking do it yourself then!" Maureen yelled and stormed into the kitchen, ignoring the kids, and going straight for a beer.

"Why does Mommy keep swearing?" Tessa pouted, hugging Haley.

"I don't know Tess, why don't we go watch TV so we can't hear her." Haley suggested, and pulled her away.

"Let's go with them." Leah said, pulling Brooke with her, leaving Maureen alone.

Joanne sighed, rubbing her scratched floors with her thumb, hoping it would disappear, but it didn't. The lawyer loved her house and everything in it, it was what she dreamed of ever since she could remember, so the big noticeable scratch made her even more irritated with Maureen.

A second later, Tyler knocked on the door, and before Joanne could let him in, Haley zoomed in, pulling the door open, wrapping her arms around his neck, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Hi, Mrs. Jefferson." Tyler politely said, respectfully unhooking his arms from around Haley's waist.

"Don't talk to her, she's all bad moody." Haley stated.

"Well unless you can tell me how to fix this." Joanne said, pointing to her floors.

Tyler walked over and examined it, bending down to rub his thumb over it, "Actually I can. I scratched my mother's precious floors before, a friend of mine told me of this stuff I could buy at the hardware store. You get the same color as your floors, or close too it, and rub it on, and it looks as good as new."

"Really?" Joanne asked, a small smirk hitting her lips, her eyes soon moved to the bed, "Do you know anything about moving beds?"

"Mama no, Tyler is here with me, not to help move furniture." Haley whined.

Joanne nodded, "Alright I'll do it myself."

"No, I'll help." Tyler agreed, "It'll take like twenty minutes Haley, and then we can watch our movie."

Haley sighed, crossing her arms over her chest, "You're lucky you're the father of my baby…" and she stomped away.

As Joanne and Tyler were moving the bed downstairs, Maureen walked by, catching Joanne's eye.

"Drinking again?" Joanne asked.

Maureen simply rolled her eyes, taking her beer out into the garage. Maureen grabbed a lawn chair, took a seat, and enjoyed her view of the neighborhood. Sure it was the middle of January, but it was a nice mild winter day.

Soon a moving truck drove pass her house, her eyes following it, as it backed into the house right next door. Maureen nodded and leaned forward to get a better view. She didn't even know her neighbors were moving.

When she looked back towards the moving van, her eyes lit up as a tall petite blonde jumped out of the truck. Maureen stood up, and grabbed her coat, if this chick was going to be her new neighbor; she was going to be the first one to introduce herself.

Later that evening Maureen was in a way better mood as she bounced around the kitchen actually helping Joanne with dinner.

"She's so nice Joanne, you have to meet her. She has two kids one Haley's age, and the other is Tessa's age, both girls. Her husband works in the city, and she stays at home all day, just like me!" Maureen excitedly said. "Now I won't be so bored during the day. Then I met her husband, and helped the two move in for a bit."

Joanne paused turning to face the diva, "You helped strangers move, but you wouldn't help me?"

Maureen shrugged, "They're not strangers, they are our neighbors. Besides don't get mad, Tyler helped you. And I was doing us both a favor, we were annoyed with each other, it wouldn't be right if we stayed in the same room. I think a three hour get away was needed."

Joanne nodded, "Maybe you're right."

At that moment the timer went off, and Maureen skipped over to the oven, pulling a tray of brownies out.

Joanne smiled, "You made brownies for after dinner?"

"They're not for us…I made them for our new neighbors Trevor and Hannah. Kind of like a welcome to the neighborhood greeting." Maureen said, setting them on top of the stove.

"But you hardly ever bake…" Joanne said, her smile falling a bit.

"Well I was in the mood today." Maureen said, putting plastic wrap over the brownies, and sliding her coat on, "I'm going to go for a short visit, I'll be back for supper."

"Okay…" Joanne said sticking out her cheek so Maureen could kiss it, but Maureen failed to do so, and skipped right on by and out the door. Joanne frowned, crossing her arms, "I don't think I like our new neighbors."