I walked into the bar. Damn this place was crowded. Now I understand why ma's always got those major headaches. I walked up to the bar.
"Hey Mo"
"Hey Gina, How's it goin'?"
"It's goin. How you doin' sweetie?"
"Its all right, Is my mom around?"
"Yeah, hold on." she handed me a beer.
I looked around the bar. I noticed that Kim was with a group of friends in the back.
"Hey Gorgeous." I got a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Ma, can we talk?"
"Yea, C'mon. Let's go outside."
We made out way thought he crowd and walked outside. We took a seat on the curb.
"What's up?"
"uh...Faith's getting a divorce."
She sighed heavily and looked at me in disappointment.
"Don't worry" I said looking across the street, "I had nothing to do with it. She things Fred's cheating on her and plus they got into a huge argument about her job."
"Is she working?"
I shook my head, "she said she'd be back in 2 weeks after the divorce was finally settled."
"Who's idea was it?"
"His.....initially."
"Ohmigod" she said softly, "how is she taking it?"
"I dunno, I stopped by yesterday night after work, and we walked for about 5 hours, and when she woke up-"
"Woke up? You spent the night?"
"Yes" I was silent for a moment, "nothing happened."
"ok" she said quietly.
"-this morning she seemed all right....but...I guess, I dunno, I mean, I hope to God Ma, she's all right."
"How are the kids taking it?"
"Dunno. She really didn't mention it. They stayed at her mom's house, but she said Emily blames herself and really talking it hard."
"well, that's usually how it was. Especially with you, Maurice."
"Whadda mean?" I asked looking at her.
"Well, you blamed yourself when it first happened for us, you took it really hard at such a young age."
I stared at her.
She took her thumb and index finger and grasped my chin, "This doesn't mean you can swoop right in and be her knight in shining armor, do you hear me?"
I looked at her innocently.
"I mean it Maurice, just because of everything that has happened she still has a life with her husband."
"but-" I said trying to interrupt.
"No Buts Maurice, I mean it."
"Hey Mo"
"Hey Gina, How's it goin'?"
"It's goin. How you doin' sweetie?"
"Its all right, Is my mom around?"
"Yeah, hold on." she handed me a beer.
I looked around the bar. I noticed that Kim was with a group of friends in the back.
"Hey Gorgeous." I got a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Ma, can we talk?"
"Yea, C'mon. Let's go outside."
We made out way thought he crowd and walked outside. We took a seat on the curb.
"What's up?"
"uh...Faith's getting a divorce."
She sighed heavily and looked at me in disappointment.
"Don't worry" I said looking across the street, "I had nothing to do with it. She things Fred's cheating on her and plus they got into a huge argument about her job."
"Is she working?"
I shook my head, "she said she'd be back in 2 weeks after the divorce was finally settled."
"Who's idea was it?"
"His.....initially."
"Ohmigod" she said softly, "how is she taking it?"
"I dunno, I stopped by yesterday night after work, and we walked for about 5 hours, and when she woke up-"
"Woke up? You spent the night?"
"Yes" I was silent for a moment, "nothing happened."
"ok" she said quietly.
"-this morning she seemed all right....but...I guess, I dunno, I mean, I hope to God Ma, she's all right."
"How are the kids taking it?"
"Dunno. She really didn't mention it. They stayed at her mom's house, but she said Emily blames herself and really talking it hard."
"well, that's usually how it was. Especially with you, Maurice."
"Whadda mean?" I asked looking at her.
"Well, you blamed yourself when it first happened for us, you took it really hard at such a young age."
I stared at her.
She took her thumb and index finger and grasped my chin, "This doesn't mean you can swoop right in and be her knight in shining armor, do you hear me?"
I looked at her innocently.
"I mean it Maurice, just because of everything that has happened she still has a life with her husband."
"but-" I said trying to interrupt.
"No Buts Maurice, I mean it."