"How'd things go?" Linda asked as they walked in through the door. Vince
walked past her and went up stairs.
"That bad huh?" Linda asked Eric who was still standing there from when
they walked in.
"I guess you could say that, it was not really one of my better moments,
but hey what can I say." Eric said sitting on the stairs.
"So what went on there? I thought I was hoping that maybe the two of you
would talk." Linda said.
"Well I was thrown out of the building by your son, who then found out who
I was and looked at me as if I came out of hell and was trying to destroy
the world." He said.
"Well don't worry about it everything will be straightened out. Shane is
just Shane he looks at people like that all the time."
"I have some things I want to get done. But I'm going go for a walk." He
said getting up.
"Be careful." Linda said as she walked up the stairs.
Vince was face down on the bed, his head covered with a pillow. She straddled him across his back. "What's wrong sweetie?" She asked starting to rub his back. "What hasn't gone wrong?" He mumbled. "Things could not have gone that bad." She said. "Really, he was thrown out of the building by Shane, who then when I tried to tell him, looked as if I was such a horrible person. But before all this happened, Eric informed me that he'll never like me. So I threw aside my pride, my dignity and asked him to at least pretend." He said. "Things will change once Shane and everyone else understands the story, they'll be just fine." She said. Vince turned himself so that he was now on his back and she was sitting on his stomach. "I don't get it, I've tried everything to get him to at least come to terms with me, but nothing seems to be getting through. He took to you real quick and to be honest I'm jealous of the relationship you have with him." He said rubbing her hand. "Vince you have to see that he is very angry with you and it most likely will take awhile all you can do is be patient. I was rather surprised on how quickly he took to me. But as I said don't worry about it, things will play themselves out." "I hope so, But uh Shane and Marissa will be here for dinner tonight, and sooner or later I'll have to tell Steph and then she and Paul will be here and then maybe things will play out after its all out and in the open." "Everything will be fine." She said. "I know, as long as I've got you everything will be good" He smiled as he rolled over causing her to fall onto the bed. "We need to get ready for dinner." She smiled. "Dinner's not going to start without us we have all the time in the world." He grinned. "Well you'll have to wit till later and then I'll have something special for you" He rolled over outing all his weight on his elbows, so that he covered her. "What if I don't want to wait till later?" He asked. She pulled him down closer to her and kissed him, "You'll just have to." She smiled. "All right" He smiled getting up. "So how much later?" He asked as he put his arm around her waist as they walked down the hall. "Later" she smiled. "All right, I can wait. But maybe this will speed things up?" He said pulling her up to him and kissing her. Eric walked by them and shut the door as he entered his room. "Where was he?" Vince asked. "Outside." She answered. "I'll be down in a moment." He said as he let her go. "All right." She smiled as he head back towards Eric's room.
He stopped in front of the door and knocked. "Yeah, come on in." Eric answered. "I just came in to see how everything was?" Vince said. "Everything is fine." "You like the neighborhood. Its not a bad place to live, I know its not what your use to but you'll see its all right" Vince said. "Yeah I saw that." "Okay. Well as you know Shane and his wife will be here shortly so get cleaned up." Vince said leaving. "Vince! Can I ask you a question?" Eric called out causing him to stop. "You can ask me anything." Vince said turning around. "You really love Linda don't you?" Eric asked. "Of course I do, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for her." "Then why did you, I mean you know?" Eric stuttered. "Yeah I know what your asking and the truth is I really don't know why, I guess I took what I had for granted. I never really forgave myself for it." "All right that's all, you can carry on now." Eric said.
"So what went on up there?" Linda questioned when he came down. "He questioned my love for you and I told him I would die for you." Vince said as the door opened.
"Hi mom." Shane said walking in and hugging her. "Shane, how are you?" Linda asked. "Not bad." Shane said. "All right, so what's this all about? Cause trying to get anything from Shane is like trying to talk to a wall." Marissa said. "Lets go into the living room and we'll talk about this until its time for dinner." Linda said.
They all had a seat and waited for Vince to start. "Its like this you see. Its goes back to when we first started the company and I was always gone and things were stressful and that's when I first had an affair." Vince said. "So this goes back before 94, this was what 83, 84?" Shane asked. "Yeah, it didn't last long. But it was just long enough." Vince said. "Long enough for what?" Marissa asked. "He has a son, he just found out about." Linda said. "After all these years he's just finding out, that's a little ridicules don't you think? The boy would have to be 14, 15 years old depending on the year I don't really know. But that's not my point." Marissa said. "We understand what your saying, but the problem is that his mother died and as the father Vince had a choice on what was to be done. Either he take him in or he goes with his god parents." Linda said. "And you took him. That's whom I met in the building and in the parking lot earlier today." Shane said. "That's what it is." Vince said. "I don't understand pops, you never see this kid up until now an yet." "I did what was right Shane, I don't back away from my responsibilities." Vince said cutting him off. "I know what I did was a mistake, but I will never call him a mistake, he is a part of this family, but I will call him my son." Vince said. "If your parents are happy about this, then I will treat him the same as I do with everyone else." Marissa said "Thank you that's greatly appreciated and I'm sure you'll like him." Linda said. "Well Shane, what do you say?" Vince asked. "I'll do my best." Shane said. "That's all we ever asked." Linda said. "All right then, I say we sit down and eat. And if you'll excuse me for a moment, I'll meet you all in there." Vince said getting up. "No need to go anywhere Vince, I'm comin." Eric said coming down the stairs. "Oh well then, Shane, Marissa. I want you to meet Eric." Vince said still standing. "Yeah Shane and I have already met. But Marissa it's nice to meet you." Eric smiled. "Its nice to finally meet you, Vince was just telling us about you." Marissa said. "I should apologize for earlier today. I didn't know and now I feel like an ass. But I'm hoping we can ignore all that and be friends." Shane said extending his hand. "No problem, I understand." Eric said shaking Shane's hand. "Great, lets eat." Linda smiled getting up.
They all sat around the table, questions were given to Eric and he answered them freely. Vince and Shane talked, as Marissa kept talking with Eric and Linda.
"Mom, Dad. I thought I would drop in." Stephanie said walking in. "Who are you?" She asked. "Would you accept the answer of The Pope?" Eric said. "I'm going to say no, now who are you?" She asked again. "I'm Eric. Your brother" He said.
Vince was face down on the bed, his head covered with a pillow. She straddled him across his back. "What's wrong sweetie?" She asked starting to rub his back. "What hasn't gone wrong?" He mumbled. "Things could not have gone that bad." She said. "Really, he was thrown out of the building by Shane, who then when I tried to tell him, looked as if I was such a horrible person. But before all this happened, Eric informed me that he'll never like me. So I threw aside my pride, my dignity and asked him to at least pretend." He said. "Things will change once Shane and everyone else understands the story, they'll be just fine." She said. Vince turned himself so that he was now on his back and she was sitting on his stomach. "I don't get it, I've tried everything to get him to at least come to terms with me, but nothing seems to be getting through. He took to you real quick and to be honest I'm jealous of the relationship you have with him." He said rubbing her hand. "Vince you have to see that he is very angry with you and it most likely will take awhile all you can do is be patient. I was rather surprised on how quickly he took to me. But as I said don't worry about it, things will play themselves out." "I hope so, But uh Shane and Marissa will be here for dinner tonight, and sooner or later I'll have to tell Steph and then she and Paul will be here and then maybe things will play out after its all out and in the open." "Everything will be fine." She said. "I know, as long as I've got you everything will be good" He smiled as he rolled over causing her to fall onto the bed. "We need to get ready for dinner." She smiled. "Dinner's not going to start without us we have all the time in the world." He grinned. "Well you'll have to wit till later and then I'll have something special for you" He rolled over outing all his weight on his elbows, so that he covered her. "What if I don't want to wait till later?" He asked. She pulled him down closer to her and kissed him, "You'll just have to." She smiled. "All right" He smiled getting up. "So how much later?" He asked as he put his arm around her waist as they walked down the hall. "Later" she smiled. "All right, I can wait. But maybe this will speed things up?" He said pulling her up to him and kissing her. Eric walked by them and shut the door as he entered his room. "Where was he?" Vince asked. "Outside." She answered. "I'll be down in a moment." He said as he let her go. "All right." She smiled as he head back towards Eric's room.
He stopped in front of the door and knocked. "Yeah, come on in." Eric answered. "I just came in to see how everything was?" Vince said. "Everything is fine." "You like the neighborhood. Its not a bad place to live, I know its not what your use to but you'll see its all right" Vince said. "Yeah I saw that." "Okay. Well as you know Shane and his wife will be here shortly so get cleaned up." Vince said leaving. "Vince! Can I ask you a question?" Eric called out causing him to stop. "You can ask me anything." Vince said turning around. "You really love Linda don't you?" Eric asked. "Of course I do, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for her." "Then why did you, I mean you know?" Eric stuttered. "Yeah I know what your asking and the truth is I really don't know why, I guess I took what I had for granted. I never really forgave myself for it." "All right that's all, you can carry on now." Eric said.
"So what went on up there?" Linda questioned when he came down. "He questioned my love for you and I told him I would die for you." Vince said as the door opened.
"Hi mom." Shane said walking in and hugging her. "Shane, how are you?" Linda asked. "Not bad." Shane said. "All right, so what's this all about? Cause trying to get anything from Shane is like trying to talk to a wall." Marissa said. "Lets go into the living room and we'll talk about this until its time for dinner." Linda said.
They all had a seat and waited for Vince to start. "Its like this you see. Its goes back to when we first started the company and I was always gone and things were stressful and that's when I first had an affair." Vince said. "So this goes back before 94, this was what 83, 84?" Shane asked. "Yeah, it didn't last long. But it was just long enough." Vince said. "Long enough for what?" Marissa asked. "He has a son, he just found out about." Linda said. "After all these years he's just finding out, that's a little ridicules don't you think? The boy would have to be 14, 15 years old depending on the year I don't really know. But that's not my point." Marissa said. "We understand what your saying, but the problem is that his mother died and as the father Vince had a choice on what was to be done. Either he take him in or he goes with his god parents." Linda said. "And you took him. That's whom I met in the building and in the parking lot earlier today." Shane said. "That's what it is." Vince said. "I don't understand pops, you never see this kid up until now an yet." "I did what was right Shane, I don't back away from my responsibilities." Vince said cutting him off. "I know what I did was a mistake, but I will never call him a mistake, he is a part of this family, but I will call him my son." Vince said. "If your parents are happy about this, then I will treat him the same as I do with everyone else." Marissa said "Thank you that's greatly appreciated and I'm sure you'll like him." Linda said. "Well Shane, what do you say?" Vince asked. "I'll do my best." Shane said. "That's all we ever asked." Linda said. "All right then, I say we sit down and eat. And if you'll excuse me for a moment, I'll meet you all in there." Vince said getting up. "No need to go anywhere Vince, I'm comin." Eric said coming down the stairs. "Oh well then, Shane, Marissa. I want you to meet Eric." Vince said still standing. "Yeah Shane and I have already met. But Marissa it's nice to meet you." Eric smiled. "Its nice to finally meet you, Vince was just telling us about you." Marissa said. "I should apologize for earlier today. I didn't know and now I feel like an ass. But I'm hoping we can ignore all that and be friends." Shane said extending his hand. "No problem, I understand." Eric said shaking Shane's hand. "Great, lets eat." Linda smiled getting up.
They all sat around the table, questions were given to Eric and he answered them freely. Vince and Shane talked, as Marissa kept talking with Eric and Linda.
"Mom, Dad. I thought I would drop in." Stephanie said walking in. "Who are you?" She asked. "Would you accept the answer of The Pope?" Eric said. "I'm going to say no, now who are you?" She asked again. "I'm Eric. Your brother" He said.