****
Mandy huddled on the chair near the fireplace. She had her arms wrapped under her knees and her forehead rested on her knees. She couldn't believe she'd let herself get hurt like that again.
'I heard from a friend today
and she said you were in town
suddenly the memories
came back to me in my mind'
She looked up at the radio, her eyes red and swollen from the hour's worth of sobbing she'd just put herself through. First Frank, then Harrold. What the hell had happened? She'd told Frank plainly not to lead her on and that he was getting one chance. So what did she do? She sabotaged her own efforts by letting down her guard.
'How can I be strong
I've asked myself
time and time I've said
that I'll never fall in love with you
again'
Never again. She couldn't do that to herself again. For one blissfully shining moment after she'd arrived, she knew what it felt like to not be thinking about him, to not wonder if it was something she had done. Now all she felt was ache and an emptiness inside. The thought had crossed his mind, he'd said. He knew before she woke up that he needed to leave her. The bastard...
'A wounded heart you gave
my soul you took away
good intentions you had many
I know you did
I come from a place that hurts
God knows how I've cried
and I never want to return
never fall again
makin' love to you
felt so good and oh, so right'
Alex walked in to hear the sound of Mandy's crying. Immediately she went into over-protective mode and ran into the den. Seeing that no one else was there, she wrapped her sister up in a tight embrace and tried to calm her.
"What happened baby girl? C'mon and tell me."
"No, Alex... it's... it's..."
"Is it Frank?"
At that, Mandy's sobs renewed and she buried her head on Alex's shoulder.
'how can I be strong
I've asked myself
time and time I've said
that I'll never fall in love with you
again
so here we are alone again
didn't think I'd come to this
and to know it all began
with just a little kiss'
"I... I can't believe I trusted him... I fell for him. He... pushed me away again."
"Mandy, I'm so sorry. I should have known this would happen. Frank isn't the right guy for you."
"I just wanted that little piece of happiness, Lexie... is that so wrong?"
'I've come too close to happiness
to have it swept away
don't think I can take the pain
no, never fall
again
Kinda late in the game
and my heart is in your hands
don't you stand there and then tell me
you love me
then leave again
'cos I'm fallin' in love with you
again'
"No Amanda. It's not wrong. You deserve that kind of happiness in your life. But I don't think you're going to get it from Frank Donovan. He's got a trail of broken hearts behind him a mile long. I just can't believe that I didn't see his intentions towards you from the beginning."
"Lex, don't be mad at him. Please..."
"After finding you here, like this and you telling me that it's his fault, you ask me NOT to be mad at him? Don't defend him Amanda."
"I'm not defending him. There's somethings you don't understand Lex. But please... I'm as guilty in this as he is. I should have known better than to get into a relationship with him... "
Alex's heart broke. Even after what she'd told her, Mandy still defended Frank and shouldered part of the blame. She knew she was going to have to have a face to face with Frank in the morning. She just hoped she could hold her temper.
'hold me, hold me
don't ever let me go
say it just one time
say you love me
God knows... I do... love you... again'
After Alex had gotten Amanda calmed down, she called Sasche. The two of them got it out of Amanda that she'd also received a call from her agent and things were going sour in the contract talks.
"What she needs is a good night on the town and to get fucking drunk!" Sasche had exclaimed.
"I think I could use a stiff drink too Sasche. Call Monica and let's go."
"Girl's Night Out!! With Jake as a chaperone of course!!" She had turned around and dialed Jake, wheedling, whining, promising and then finally begging him into submission about acting as their designated driver for the night. Monica, when called, was more than ready for a good night out drinking.
--
- song titled 'Again' written by Janet jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
****
Mandy huddled on the chair near the fireplace. She had her arms wrapped under her knees and her forehead rested on her knees. She couldn't believe she'd let herself get hurt like that again.
'I heard from a friend today
and she said you were in town
suddenly the memories
came back to me in my mind'
She looked up at the radio, her eyes red and swollen from the hour's worth of sobbing she'd just put herself through. First Frank, then Harrold. What the hell had happened? She'd told Frank plainly not to lead her on and that he was getting one chance. So what did she do? She sabotaged her own efforts by letting down her guard.
'How can I be strong
I've asked myself
time and time I've said
that I'll never fall in love with you
again'
Never again. She couldn't do that to herself again. For one blissfully shining moment after she'd arrived, she knew what it felt like to not be thinking about him, to not wonder if it was something she had done. Now all she felt was ache and an emptiness inside. The thought had crossed his mind, he'd said. He knew before she woke up that he needed to leave her. The bastard...
'A wounded heart you gave
my soul you took away
good intentions you had many
I know you did
I come from a place that hurts
God knows how I've cried
and I never want to return
never fall again
makin' love to you
felt so good and oh, so right'
Alex walked in to hear the sound of Mandy's crying. Immediately she went into over-protective mode and ran into the den. Seeing that no one else was there, she wrapped her sister up in a tight embrace and tried to calm her.
"What happened baby girl? C'mon and tell me."
"No, Alex... it's... it's..."
"Is it Frank?"
At that, Mandy's sobs renewed and she buried her head on Alex's shoulder.
'how can I be strong
I've asked myself
time and time I've said
that I'll never fall in love with you
again
so here we are alone again
didn't think I'd come to this
and to know it all began
with just a little kiss'
"I... I can't believe I trusted him... I fell for him. He... pushed me away again."
"Mandy, I'm so sorry. I should have known this would happen. Frank isn't the right guy for you."
"I just wanted that little piece of happiness, Lexie... is that so wrong?"
'I've come too close to happiness
to have it swept away
don't think I can take the pain
no, never fall
again
Kinda late in the game
and my heart is in your hands
don't you stand there and then tell me
you love me
then leave again
'cos I'm fallin' in love with you
again'
"No Amanda. It's not wrong. You deserve that kind of happiness in your life. But I don't think you're going to get it from Frank Donovan. He's got a trail of broken hearts behind him a mile long. I just can't believe that I didn't see his intentions towards you from the beginning."
"Lex, don't be mad at him. Please..."
"After finding you here, like this and you telling me that it's his fault, you ask me NOT to be mad at him? Don't defend him Amanda."
"I'm not defending him. There's somethings you don't understand Lex. But please... I'm as guilty in this as he is. I should have known better than to get into a relationship with him... "
Alex's heart broke. Even after what she'd told her, Mandy still defended Frank and shouldered part of the blame. She knew she was going to have to have a face to face with Frank in the morning. She just hoped she could hold her temper.
'hold me, hold me
don't ever let me go
say it just one time
say you love me
God knows... I do... love you... again'
After Alex had gotten Amanda calmed down, she called Sasche. The two of them got it out of Amanda that she'd also received a call from her agent and things were going sour in the contract talks.
"What she needs is a good night on the town and to get fucking drunk!" Sasche had exclaimed.
"I think I could use a stiff drink too Sasche. Call Monica and let's go."
"Girl's Night Out!! With Jake as a chaperone of course!!" She had turned around and dialed Jake, wheedling, whining, promising and then finally begging him into submission about acting as their designated driver for the night. Monica, when called, was more than ready for a good night out drinking.
--
- song titled 'Again' written by Janet jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
****
