We drop the U-Haul off in the driveway of my new house and then go to check on Martha.
We can rope her into helping un-pack.
"Martha? Cherokee?" Sid yells as we enter the house.
"Right here" Martha yells from the living room as Cherokee come up to Sidney and me.
Sid leans down and pets and scratches the dog, giving him absolute attention. God,
what a lucky dog. I walk to the living room, Martha's watching soaps.
"Having fun?" I ask.
"Oh yeah, this girl here, she's married to that old dude, but this guy is her fiancée
and that old dudes old son." She says like I care about the characters personally.
"Sounds like fun. Come on we'll go down and unpack my stuff."
"Oh but it's just getting good."
"Martha," Sid says coming in "Any phone calls?"
"Yeah, Mark called and he wants you to call him back as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll call him and then we'll go unpack you're stuff." She says turning to me
and then leaving to use a phone in another room. Martha waits till she's sure Sid
can't hear her.
"I think he's breaking up with her." She says.
"What?" I say sitting down next to her.
"When he called, his tone of voice. He sounded like he was either going to propose or
breakup with her."
"Why are you telling me this?" I say trying to act un-interested; she knows I'm
hanging on her every word.
"Because it's you're chance to be the knight in shining armor, instead of the court
jester."
"Gone medieval have we? Or is it fairy tale?" I laugh, "Anyway, I'm the frog prince,
it's been determined already." Martha looks at me questioningly and before she can ask
Sid re-enters.
"Let's go start unpacking." Sid says and walks to the door. Martha gives me a knowing
look and I shoot her back a questioning one. We get up and follow Sid. "Martha how about
you drive the car down me and Randy can walk."
"Okay." Martha says and takes the keys shooting me the knowing look again. She takes off
and Sid and I start walking. Were quiet for a few seconds. Then Sid opens up.
"Kincaid just dumped me."
"What?" I can't believe it, Martha was right.
"He and the new female cop on the force Caroline really hit it off." We're silent again.
I don't know what to say.
"Any man who would dump you is an idiot."
"Thanks Randy."
"I'm serious he must have a had a lobotomy or something. He had to be brainless to dump
you." She wants to change the subject.
"You ever see my Diane Sawyer interview with Cotton?"
"Yes, I saw it. He wanted those fifteen minutes bad didn't he?"
"Yup."
"Sid," I say and stop both of us walking "You must feel really bad right now. Do you want
to take out some anger of something? Anything?"
"I'd like to beat the shit out of something right now, can you arrange that?"
"I'd say you could beat me up but, I'm scared you'd succeed at what Mickey and Mrs. Loomis
failed at so how about we find you a kick boxing bag online and I'll buy it for you?"
"That would be great Randy."
"Just don't expect a Christmas present." She laughs and we walk the rest of the way to my
house joking with each other.
We can rope her into helping un-pack.
"Martha? Cherokee?" Sid yells as we enter the house.
"Right here" Martha yells from the living room as Cherokee come up to Sidney and me.
Sid leans down and pets and scratches the dog, giving him absolute attention. God,
what a lucky dog. I walk to the living room, Martha's watching soaps.
"Having fun?" I ask.
"Oh yeah, this girl here, she's married to that old dude, but this guy is her fiancée
and that old dudes old son." She says like I care about the characters personally.
"Sounds like fun. Come on we'll go down and unpack my stuff."
"Oh but it's just getting good."
"Martha," Sid says coming in "Any phone calls?"
"Yeah, Mark called and he wants you to call him back as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll call him and then we'll go unpack you're stuff." She says turning to me
and then leaving to use a phone in another room. Martha waits till she's sure Sid
can't hear her.
"I think he's breaking up with her." She says.
"What?" I say sitting down next to her.
"When he called, his tone of voice. He sounded like he was either going to propose or
breakup with her."
"Why are you telling me this?" I say trying to act un-interested; she knows I'm
hanging on her every word.
"Because it's you're chance to be the knight in shining armor, instead of the court
jester."
"Gone medieval have we? Or is it fairy tale?" I laugh, "Anyway, I'm the frog prince,
it's been determined already." Martha looks at me questioningly and before she can ask
Sid re-enters.
"Let's go start unpacking." Sid says and walks to the door. Martha gives me a knowing
look and I shoot her back a questioning one. We get up and follow Sid. "Martha how about
you drive the car down me and Randy can walk."
"Okay." Martha says and takes the keys shooting me the knowing look again. She takes off
and Sid and I start walking. Were quiet for a few seconds. Then Sid opens up.
"Kincaid just dumped me."
"What?" I can't believe it, Martha was right.
"He and the new female cop on the force Caroline really hit it off." We're silent again.
I don't know what to say.
"Any man who would dump you is an idiot."
"Thanks Randy."
"I'm serious he must have a had a lobotomy or something. He had to be brainless to dump
you." She wants to change the subject.
"You ever see my Diane Sawyer interview with Cotton?"
"Yes, I saw it. He wanted those fifteen minutes bad didn't he?"
"Yup."
"Sid," I say and stop both of us walking "You must feel really bad right now. Do you want
to take out some anger of something? Anything?"
"I'd like to beat the shit out of something right now, can you arrange that?"
"I'd say you could beat me up but, I'm scared you'd succeed at what Mickey and Mrs. Loomis
failed at so how about we find you a kick boxing bag online and I'll buy it for you?"
"That would be great Randy."
"Just don't expect a Christmas present." She laughs and we walk the rest of the way to my
house joking with each other.