Victor took her hand and held it in his hand for a moment. "You really
don't think you look good?" Ally asked with an amused look in her eyes. "Oh
no. Old. Unhappy and fat" Ally rolled her eyes and sighed. "Whatever you
say," She said with a snicker. "Oh. I gotta get back to work. Richard has
some physiological love life problems he's forced upon me to take care of"
Victor laughed and hugged her goodbye. "Alright Ally, take care. I promised
Maddie that I would cook her lasagna, so I'll see you back at the house
later tonight" Ally nodded and savored the feeling of his warm arms. "I'll
see you Victor" He pressed his warm lips to her temple and gave her one
last smile before he left. Ally watched him walk away and wanted to jump on
him, but she imagined what a scene it would make, plus she needed all the
energy she could spare for Richard's little problem.
Ally sighed and slammed to door to the house shut. Maddie came down the stairs with a mouth full of cookies. "Hey Ally," She mumbled around the food. "He's here isn't he?" "Victor? Yeah" Maddie gave her an expecting look. "You like him!" Maddie cried jumping up and down. "Maddie" Ally said grabbing Maddie in her arms and trying to hush her. "Victor! Victor!" Maddie screamed happily. Victor appeared at the top of the stairs with a raised eyebrow. "Wow, just like the discovery channel". Ally dropped Maddie with a thud and said. "She's a neurotic poodle" Victor grinned. "Like mother like daughter" Ally glared at him. "How'd the problem with Richard go?" Ally ignored him and turned around and walked into her bedroom and got ready to take a shower.
The next morning, Victor was gone. His usual clutter was still on the dinning room table, but he was gone. "Victor?" She called out. No response. "Hmm odd" She said running her fingers through her blonde hair. "Hey Ally, where's Victor?" Maddie asked as she walked down the stairs with a wad of gum in her mouth. "I don't know, but you throw half of the gum away before you choke on it" Maddie rolled her eyes and blew a large pink bubble. "Hmm" Maddie said and rolled the gum with her tongue. "Well, looks like I'm driving you to school today. Are you ready?" Maddie nodded and Ally eyed her daughter's clothes. "You can't wear that to school" Ally said, pointing to the black leather pants and red lip tank. "Why not?" "Because I said so that's why, now get upstairs and change" Ally said, gently smacking Maddie's butt as she went upstairs.
After Ally dropped Maddie off at school, she went to the house and decided to call in sick from work for a while. She dropped on the couch and was about to sleep before the doorbell rang. Ally padded over to the door and opened it. To her confusion, there was a wicker basket with a black lab inside it with a huge red bow around its neck. There was a card in the basket and Ally read it. "Maddie, this is my Valentine's Day present for you, I hope you enjoy it, I'll deal with your mom later. Love Victor. Ps, it's a 'he' so don't go naming it Puffy." At that Ally laughed and picked up the squirming puppy. "Well, you are wretchedly adorable" Ally said as it began to lick her face affectionately. "All right you," She said bringing the basket inside, you're going to have to stay in the laundry room till Maddie gets home. On second thought," She added to herself. "Lemme take out the clean clothes first"
With the puppy safely in the laundry room with a bowl of water and a plate of leftovers from Maddie's lunches, Ally was watching the news with a cup of tea in her hands. Again the doorbell rang and Ally thought it was something from Victor again. Without looking, Ally opened the door and aimed her eyes to the ground. Only to see a pair of Italian shoes, the shoes lead to socks, the socks lead to pants, the pants lead to a jacket, then the jacket lead to something she had loved and dreaded for a long time. "I told you I'd be back" Larry said, handing Ally a red rose. Ally stupidly blinked and Larry for a minute to make sure it wasn't a dream, then took a step backwards, and fainted. Larry quickly caught her in his arms before she hit the floor and mumbled to himself. "Nice to see you too sweetheart"
Ally sighed and slammed to door to the house shut. Maddie came down the stairs with a mouth full of cookies. "Hey Ally," She mumbled around the food. "He's here isn't he?" "Victor? Yeah" Maddie gave her an expecting look. "You like him!" Maddie cried jumping up and down. "Maddie" Ally said grabbing Maddie in her arms and trying to hush her. "Victor! Victor!" Maddie screamed happily. Victor appeared at the top of the stairs with a raised eyebrow. "Wow, just like the discovery channel". Ally dropped Maddie with a thud and said. "She's a neurotic poodle" Victor grinned. "Like mother like daughter" Ally glared at him. "How'd the problem with Richard go?" Ally ignored him and turned around and walked into her bedroom and got ready to take a shower.
The next morning, Victor was gone. His usual clutter was still on the dinning room table, but he was gone. "Victor?" She called out. No response. "Hmm odd" She said running her fingers through her blonde hair. "Hey Ally, where's Victor?" Maddie asked as she walked down the stairs with a wad of gum in her mouth. "I don't know, but you throw half of the gum away before you choke on it" Maddie rolled her eyes and blew a large pink bubble. "Hmm" Maddie said and rolled the gum with her tongue. "Well, looks like I'm driving you to school today. Are you ready?" Maddie nodded and Ally eyed her daughter's clothes. "You can't wear that to school" Ally said, pointing to the black leather pants and red lip tank. "Why not?" "Because I said so that's why, now get upstairs and change" Ally said, gently smacking Maddie's butt as she went upstairs.
After Ally dropped Maddie off at school, she went to the house and decided to call in sick from work for a while. She dropped on the couch and was about to sleep before the doorbell rang. Ally padded over to the door and opened it. To her confusion, there was a wicker basket with a black lab inside it with a huge red bow around its neck. There was a card in the basket and Ally read it. "Maddie, this is my Valentine's Day present for you, I hope you enjoy it, I'll deal with your mom later. Love Victor. Ps, it's a 'he' so don't go naming it Puffy." At that Ally laughed and picked up the squirming puppy. "Well, you are wretchedly adorable" Ally said as it began to lick her face affectionately. "All right you," She said bringing the basket inside, you're going to have to stay in the laundry room till Maddie gets home. On second thought," She added to herself. "Lemme take out the clean clothes first"
With the puppy safely in the laundry room with a bowl of water and a plate of leftovers from Maddie's lunches, Ally was watching the news with a cup of tea in her hands. Again the doorbell rang and Ally thought it was something from Victor again. Without looking, Ally opened the door and aimed her eyes to the ground. Only to see a pair of Italian shoes, the shoes lead to socks, the socks lead to pants, the pants lead to a jacket, then the jacket lead to something she had loved and dreaded for a long time. "I told you I'd be back" Larry said, handing Ally a red rose. Ally stupidly blinked and Larry for a minute to make sure it wasn't a dream, then took a step backwards, and fainted. Larry quickly caught her in his arms before she hit the floor and mumbled to himself. "Nice to see you too sweetheart"