"Ok William....it won't be long. They'll be playing YOUR song. I just made a request." Scout smiled with pride.
"Macho, macho man....I want to be a macho man...."
Bella and Scout laughed out loud. "Oh man..." Will said. "No way..."
Kate exhaled and looked visibly relieved when she saw her son and husband return together smiling. Scout, Will and Bella looked at each other and shared a secret look of hopeful triumph.
"Hey Mom..." Hamilton said smiling. "I hear you were a knock-out as Magenta...huh?"
Kate blushed and looked at her husband. She nodded slightly.
Hamilton looked at the group. "Where's Jake?" He asked.
"Oh Munchie...he had to leave. He said he was tired...I guess from being sick this week. He did say to tell you good-bye...and he'd see you on Monday. Scout offered to take Bella home." His mother explained.
"Oh..." Hamilton tried not to look so obviously disappointed.
"And son...speaking of knock-outs..." The Dean interrupted. "Where is this lovely lady you've been keeping hidden from us?"
"Oh...um...about that..." Hamilton stuttered. "Well.....it's just........"
"Here she is. " Bella said. Hamilton's eyes opened wide with surprise. A young blonde woman appeared at his side, encircling her arm through his.
"Hi Hamilton. Sorry I'm late." She said. She wore pale pink nylon harem pants and pointed shoes. Her midriff was bare exposing her bellybutton and her well toned abs. The maroon velvet bra accentuated her curvy figure. A nylon veil covered most of her face and the long blonde ponytail swung around and sat on her shoulder. The blonde wig's bangs covered her forehead but not her eyes, and he instantly recognized those eyes. Hamilton smiled.
"She's right here. Mom...Dad...this is..um...." Hamilton hesitated.
The lovely genie extended her hand and came to Hamilton's rescue. "Mrs. Flemming...Dean Flemming... Hi...I'm Jacqueline. It's a pleasure to meet you." Jake's voice was slightly higher than usual and it made Hamilton smile even more.
"Lovely to meet you dear..." Kate said as she shook the young girls hand. The bunch stood frozen...unsure where to go from here.
Hamilton turned to look at Jake. "Um...Jacqueline...would you like to dance."
"I'd love to." Jake said.
"Hey..." Bella said as she winked..."They're playing your song."
Hamiton leaned down closer to Bella's ear. "Every song is our song" He whispered then winked back at her.
Jake and Hamilton listened for a moment and smiled when they recognized the piano melody of Shawn Colvin's "I Never Saw Blue Like That." They walked to the center of the dance floor and Jake placed her hands delicately on Hamilton's shoulders.
They faced each other on the nearly empty floor. Hamilton opened his arms and easily enveloped Jake into them. "I dream of Jeannie...huh?" He said.
"Mmmm....part of the Grace Banks collection." She said smiling beneath the veil.
"Well...I dream of Jacqueline..." He responded. "I can't believe you...." He said shaking his head.
"I wanted to help." Jake said batting her eyes at him.. She wrapped her arms around his neck. Hamilton pulled her body closer to his own.
"I can't believe...a month ago...I was alone...I didn't know you...hadn't seen or heard your name.
And even now...I'm so amazed...its like a dream...it's like a rainbow...it's like the rain."
"You did." Hamilton said as he gently hugged her.
"Hamilton...I feel like this is all my fault. I'm sorry...I wish..."
"Shhhh" He said. Jake...there's nothing I wouldn't do...I don't care what people think about me. Those kinds of people don't matter anyway. You're what matters to me."
"But...your Dad..." she looked into his eyes.
"I think all of this all might turn out to be a good thing in the end. My Dad and I will be Ok..." He hugged her tighter. "I love you, Jake" They rocked slowly side to side.
"I love you too." She whispered into his ear and then rested her head on his shoulder and listened to the music.
"And no one else has ever shown me how...to see the world the way I see it now...
And I...I never saw blue like that before."
"Morning honey..." Kate greeted her son. "Did you have a good time at the dance last night?" She asked.
"Yeah Mom...I had a great time." He answered. A smile easily appearing on his face.
"Jacqueline seems like a nice girl..." She said.
"She is Mom...she's the best." His smile broadened.
"Sweetie...this was slipped under the door this morning. It's addressed to you."
Hamilton took the envelope and looked at it puzzled. HAMILTON was written in blue ink on the front. He thought the writing looked familiar. Hamilton tore the envelope open and revealed the plain blue note card inside. The card itself was blank except for a few words that made him openly smile.
"...........To Wong Foo, Thanks for everything...Julie Newmar."
THE END
"Macho, macho man....I want to be a macho man...."
Bella and Scout laughed out loud. "Oh man..." Will said. "No way..."
Kate exhaled and looked visibly relieved when she saw her son and husband return together smiling. Scout, Will and Bella looked at each other and shared a secret look of hopeful triumph.
"Hey Mom..." Hamilton said smiling. "I hear you were a knock-out as Magenta...huh?"
Kate blushed and looked at her husband. She nodded slightly.
Hamilton looked at the group. "Where's Jake?" He asked.
"Oh Munchie...he had to leave. He said he was tired...I guess from being sick this week. He did say to tell you good-bye...and he'd see you on Monday. Scout offered to take Bella home." His mother explained.
"Oh..." Hamilton tried not to look so obviously disappointed.
"And son...speaking of knock-outs..." The Dean interrupted. "Where is this lovely lady you've been keeping hidden from us?"
"Oh...um...about that..." Hamilton stuttered. "Well.....it's just........"
"Here she is. " Bella said. Hamilton's eyes opened wide with surprise. A young blonde woman appeared at his side, encircling her arm through his.
"Hi Hamilton. Sorry I'm late." She said. She wore pale pink nylon harem pants and pointed shoes. Her midriff was bare exposing her bellybutton and her well toned abs. The maroon velvet bra accentuated her curvy figure. A nylon veil covered most of her face and the long blonde ponytail swung around and sat on her shoulder. The blonde wig's bangs covered her forehead but not her eyes, and he instantly recognized those eyes. Hamilton smiled.
"She's right here. Mom...Dad...this is..um...." Hamilton hesitated.
The lovely genie extended her hand and came to Hamilton's rescue. "Mrs. Flemming...Dean Flemming... Hi...I'm Jacqueline. It's a pleasure to meet you." Jake's voice was slightly higher than usual and it made Hamilton smile even more.
"Lovely to meet you dear..." Kate said as she shook the young girls hand. The bunch stood frozen...unsure where to go from here.
Hamilton turned to look at Jake. "Um...Jacqueline...would you like to dance."
"I'd love to." Jake said.
"Hey..." Bella said as she winked..."They're playing your song."
Hamiton leaned down closer to Bella's ear. "Every song is our song" He whispered then winked back at her.
Jake and Hamilton listened for a moment and smiled when they recognized the piano melody of Shawn Colvin's "I Never Saw Blue Like That." They walked to the center of the dance floor and Jake placed her hands delicately on Hamilton's shoulders.
They faced each other on the nearly empty floor. Hamilton opened his arms and easily enveloped Jake into them. "I dream of Jeannie...huh?" He said.
"Mmmm....part of the Grace Banks collection." She said smiling beneath the veil.
"Well...I dream of Jacqueline..." He responded. "I can't believe you...." He said shaking his head.
"I wanted to help." Jake said batting her eyes at him.. She wrapped her arms around his neck. Hamilton pulled her body closer to his own.
"I can't believe...a month ago...I was alone...I didn't know you...hadn't seen or heard your name.
And even now...I'm so amazed...its like a dream...it's like a rainbow...it's like the rain."
"You did." Hamilton said as he gently hugged her.
"Hamilton...I feel like this is all my fault. I'm sorry...I wish..."
"Shhhh" He said. Jake...there's nothing I wouldn't do...I don't care what people think about me. Those kinds of people don't matter anyway. You're what matters to me."
"But...your Dad..." she looked into his eyes.
"I think all of this all might turn out to be a good thing in the end. My Dad and I will be Ok..." He hugged her tighter. "I love you, Jake" They rocked slowly side to side.
"I love you too." She whispered into his ear and then rested her head on his shoulder and listened to the music.
"And no one else has ever shown me how...to see the world the way I see it now...
And I...I never saw blue like that before."
"Morning honey..." Kate greeted her son. "Did you have a good time at the dance last night?" She asked.
"Yeah Mom...I had a great time." He answered. A smile easily appearing on his face.
"Jacqueline seems like a nice girl..." She said.
"She is Mom...she's the best." His smile broadened.
"Sweetie...this was slipped under the door this morning. It's addressed to you."
Hamilton took the envelope and looked at it puzzled. HAMILTON was written in blue ink on the front. He thought the writing looked familiar. Hamilton tore the envelope open and revealed the plain blue note card inside. The card itself was blank except for a few words that made him openly smile.
"...........To Wong Foo, Thanks for everything...Julie Newmar."
THE END