Linda looked at Vince and made a face. Vince under his breath said *this night just keeps on getting

better and better, doesn't it? Steph and Shane both came out of the crowd and

approached their parents.

"Happy Anniversary, mom and dad, did we surprise you?" "Thanks Steph,

oh you sure surprised your mom, I don't know about your dad though". "Did we

surprise you, dad?" "Oh you sure did, honey". Steph hugged both her parents and

headed back towards Paul. "Happy Anniversary". Both Vince and Linda at the

same time "Thanks". "Oh you two sound so excited, what's wrong?" "Shane, I

don't feel like talking about". "Oh okay, mom".

Paul approached Vince and Linda. Vince rolled his eyes. "Oh great, here

comes genius". "Hey you two, happy anniversary". "Well thank you Paul". "Yeah

thanks". "What's wrong Vince, why are you all down?" "What do you care Paul?"

"Hey, hey sorry". "I'm sure you two are dying to get out of here, aren't you?" "You

know to have some *alone time*". Vince rolled his eyes. "Oh please Paul, get your

head out of the gutter". Linda looked annoyed, "not tonight". "Come on Vince, I

know you were thinking that". "That's why you came here all angry". "I can't

believe Steph is actually going to marry you". "What's wrong with me?" "Where

do I start?" "Well lets say your not the sharpest tool in the shed". "You have a big

nose and my poor grandchildren will need a lot of plastic surgery because of you".

"Vince, that's not very nice at all to say". "Paul is a good guy and he will

take good care of Stephanie". "Good guy, I hate to see what you thought a bad guy

was". Vince and Linda continue to bicker back and forth. Not noticing the cake

that was being placed on a table infront on them. "Hey, hey mom, dad come on

here we got you cake". "This cake looks good, Steph". Linda looked at Vince and

had in angry face. "Would you like a piece, honey?" Linda stuck her hand right in

the cake and took a handful. "Here you go, darling". Linda put the cake all over

Vince's face. After this Linda start to run and Vince was chasing her all around the

house.

Everyone looked on with amazement and were shocked to see the two

running around chasing one another. Everyone slowly started to clear the house.

Before Shane and Steph knew it they were the only ones left. "Where did Paul go,

Shane?" "I don't know". "Have you seen him Marissa?" "No I haven't, sorry".

"Okay, okay everyone I'm back". "Where the hell did you go?" "I had to go get the

video camera of course". Steph rolled her eyes, "Paul, why the hell did you go get

a video camera". "To show our children". "The night grandma and grandpa went

crazy". "Paul, they didn't go crazy they just had a disagreement".

Vince continued to chase Linda, he found a bottle of red wine and grabbed

it. Finally after 10 minutes of chasing her, he finally caught her. "Linda, you want

to put cake on me? "Here is some red wine". Vince opened the bottle and poured it

all on Linda's head. "Why you little bas....?" "You just ruined my nice white

sweater". "What did I tell you, dear about wearing white?" "There is always a

chance red wine might be spilled on it". Vince started to run again and Linda

wasn't far behind. "Oh hear they come". Paul pushed the play button on the video

camera. "What the hell, is that red wine?" Linda ran past Paul right towards the

door and outside. Vince then ran towards the door and all you heard was the

slamming of the door. "Get back here, darling". Linda looked back at Vince and

yelled "No".

Vince finally caught up to Linda. "Haha, I knew you wouldn't be able to run

much longer with those shoes on". "Damnit I knew I should have wore more

flats". "I have to say you ran pretty fast with those shoes on". "Well, you did have

red wine in your hands". "Look, Linda, come on sat over here, lets talk". Linda

listened and sat on the near by swing Shane had in his yard.

"Okay, I understand that the things I said to you must have hurt". "I just

want to say that I am really, really sorry". "I never meant to hurt you and I hope

that you will forgave me". "When you broke that picture today and then handed

me it". I looked at it for awhile and thought about what you said. Your right I was

a different man in that picture. I have changed, I'm not as happy as I was before.

Looking at that picture I remember that man in that photo. I remember how happy

he was and that he wasn't the man hunched over looking at ratings. The man in

that photo wasn't looking at ratings 24/7. Look I miss that man too. I don't know

what happen to me. It was almost as though the business was taking me. I'm sorry

for that. I know that I was always angry and not the best person to be around. So

will you forgave me?

Linda looked at her husband, she knew he meant every word he had said.

"First of all I would like to apology too". I know that I said some hurtful things

too. I said you were with Sable, when you weren't. I said that you didn't care about

me getting hurt, when you did. I called you a liar and I'm sorry about that. I should

have never doubted your loyalty either. I should have trusted you no matter what. I

shouldn't have brought back the past. Bring up the affairs and say there was a list

of women. That was wrong of me to say and I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for making your favorite dinner right infront of you and then eat it.

I knew that was your favorite meal and then not to offer any of it to you was

wrong. I'm sorry for eating the pizza also. I admit that was very mean of me to do.

There you were hungry and I go and eat the only dinner you had. You have to

admit though your face was priceless. "It wasn't funny, Linda". "Yes it was".

*starts to laugh*. You were like, did you eat my pizza? "Well I knew it was you,

you did leave a note". "Oh I bet you liked the note especially when I wrote your

loving wife". "Yeah, you had to write loving wife, didn't you?" "Yes, I did".

Vince, all I have left to say is that I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me. Also I

forgive you and I love you.

Vince smiled, "really, well I forgive you also and I love you". Vince placed

a gentle kiss on Linda. "Boy, I really got a lot of wine in your hair". "People are

going to think I hit you or something, it looks like blood". "Yeah and I got a lot of

cake on your face". Linda licked her lips, "I could taste it when you kissed me". "I

even got some frosting in your hair". "Oh no it's just grey hairs". "Hey!". "Sorry I

had to say it". Vince laughed, "what do you say we listen to Paul for once?" "Lets

go have some *alone time*". Linda smiled, "okay". Vince smiled,"okay, lets go".

"What about Shane, Steph, Marissa, and Paul?" "Their going to think we killed

each other". "Linda, their smart people well except for Paul". I'm sure they are all

watching from the window. "Okay, if you insist lets go home".

Sure enough they were all watching from the window. "Well I guess they

forgave each other". Steph watched on as her mom and dad were smiling ear to

ear. "I guess so". "Well Steph, what do you say we clean this mess up". "Okay".

"Shane, maybe this didn't turn out to be the anniversary from hell for mom and

dad".

THE END