Chapter 34: Mae's Move
Mae Clinton drove into the city of San Fierro, her son Tanner Franklin in his car seat in the back. Her best friend Linda Cyrus sat in the passenger seat, they had decided to leave Vice City and move onto somewhere else. Mae and Tanner's relationship got rocky, Tanner took to drinking and cheating on Mae. She found out about Tanner's affair with a barmaid in Vice Beach, she cheated on him in return with Jax a member of The Lost. Tanner caught them and beat Mae severely, she was in ICU for a month and a half with 6 broken ribs, and a broken nose. She decided to leave Tanner after she got released from the hospital, Linda decided to move with her. Mae and Linda still had their friends with benefits thing going on, they still pursued relationships with men though. Mae and Linda smiled at each other enjoying the beautiful scenery of the city, they took each other's hand as Mae drove. Tanner Franklin was playing with a toy motorcycle while sitting in the back.
Mae pulled up at the large house, she and Linda got out of the pink Obey Tailgater. Mae opened the back door and unbuckled her son, she picked him up and set him down on the ground. Mae and Linda walked to the house with Tanner Franklin following them, they walked up the steps and Mae opened the door. The three walked into the expensive house, Mae was in love with it. It was a 4 bedroom one story house. Each bedroom had its own bathroom, and the living room was large. Mae and Linda looked at each other and smiled, they kissed and looked at the house. Tanner Franklin ran through the hallway into his new bedroom, it was painted blue and had a racecar bed, there was lots of toys for him to play with. Tanner Franklin looked at his room, he ran back to his mother in excitement. "Mommy my room is cool, I got all sorts of toys!" He said excitingly. Mae smiled and knelt down, she put her arms on Tanner's shoulders. "Yes and they're all for you honey." Mae told him. Tanner Franklin hugged Mae and ran back to his room, Mae and Linda held each other's hand and walked outside.
A truck pulled up full of stuff, the house was completely furnished and the truck was full of Mae and Linda's clothes. The driver got out of the truck and walked to the back, he opened up the truck and started taking the clothes into the house. Mae walked in with him and showed him where his room was. He made several trips bringing the clothes into the house, when he was finished he approached Mae. "You're all moved in, that'll be $500." He told Mae. Mae reached into her purse and pulled out a stack of money, she handed it to him. "There's $1000 there, keep the other 500 as a tip." She replied. "Thank you ma'am." He said with a smile. He turned around and walked back to his truck, he started it up and left. Mae looked at Linda, Linda looked back and smiled. "Go somewhere, unwind. Find a bar." She told Mae. "What about Tanner?" She asked Linda. "I'll watch the little squirt, go have fun." Linda replied. Mae and Linda kissed and Mae walked to her car, she started it up and drove down the street.
Mae pulled up in front of a bar, she noticed a motorcycle sitting out front. "Oh shit he's followed me." She thought. She got out of the car and started walking towards the entrance, she saw a woman in a short mini skirt and a pink tank top exit the bar. "Delicious, is that you?" Mae asked Jessica. She looked at Jessica, she was surprised to see her. "Caramel? What are you doing here?" Jessica asked in response. "I live here now, I bought a club and a house and I moved out here." Mae replied. Jessica looked at her, she was still nervous from almost being caught by David. "Well I gotta go." Jessica told Mae. She hailed a taxi and got in the back. Mae walked in the bar, she looked around the inside of the bar. It reminded her of The Lost clubhouse, she walked up to the bar to find David sitting there. "Detective?" Mae asked. David turned around, he saw Mae standing there looking as beautiful as ever. "Mae Clinton, nice to see you," He told her. Mae blushed and looked at him, she had a big smile on her face. "Same here, can I sit here?" She asked, "Sure." He replied. Mae and David had a few drinks and talked for a few hours. Cole stood up and left the bar, as soon as he exited he called Jessica. There was no answer so he left a message on her voicemail. "Hey your man is getting friendly with a real hot colored girl inside the bar." He said before hanging up the phone, he got on his motorcycle and drove off.