Minnie Review
By cooperating, Rally and Bean were finally able to get out of the stock room. But Rally got a little more than she bargained for. It wasn't the acting that had bothered her, it was that her freedom had come at the price of a kiss from Bean Bandit! Rally had been too shocked to react at first and didn't even move until Misty and Minnie May started speaking. Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, Rally had dragged May out of the room and to the house so that they could talk.
This chapter last updated: Jul 14/ 04
"What'd you see, Minnie May? Huh? Answer me!" Rally asked, desperately, though she already knew the answer.
"Well, since Misty and I didn't hear anything for a couple minutes, we decided to go in and see what was happening. That's when we charged in and saw you and Bean kissing!!!" Minnie May was ecstatic. With a big smile across her face, she clapped her hands with glee.
"Look, Minnie, don't tell anyone about what happened. My reputation could be ruined."
"Rally and Bean..." Minnie May sang, cheerfully. Then she giggled and said: "Aw...you two are just so cute!"
"May!!! I mean it. If this gets out—" She drew a nervous breath, "My reputation won't mean anything anymore. Nobody will take me seriously if they think I'm getting into a relationship with a criminal. Don't tell anyone!"
"Oh, all right," May said, disappointed. "But just Ken? Please? I won't tell anyone else and I'll swear him to secrecy. Okay?"
"Fine. Just Ken. But only because I know you'll tell him anyway. Nobody else, though; not even Becky will be told—got it?"
"Got it!" May said, giving Rally a salute.
"Good," Rally said with a sigh of relief. "Now, Minnie May, could I talk to you about Maggie for a bit?"
"Uh... Sure," May replied, hesitantly.
"You're really worried about her, aren't you? Did something happen that I don't know about? Did somebody threaten you? Is this because of Ken?" Rally asked.
"Nothing happened," May admitted. "I just worry that I might not be able to protect her all the time; especially if I go back to doing more jobs with you. What happens then, if Ken can't protect her either?"
Rally put a hand on May's shoulder, reassuringly. "Then you'd still have me, Misty, and even Becky to look out for her."
"I don't think Becky would be too useful for that," May scoffed. "What's she gonna do to anyone trying to hurt my daughter; annoy them to death?"
"Minnie May!" Rally scolded.
"I know, I know... But Maggie's my baby. I want to make sure that there's always someone there to protect her." May looked down, ashamed, "I guess this means you figured it out, huh? I'm sorry, Rally. I just want to make sure my baby is safe."
"It's all right, Minnie May; I forgive you. But don't do something like this again. You can always come and talk to me about something this important to you," Rally assured her. "Why were you so sneaky this time? And why worry about asking Bean at all? You know he'd help out if he was around and she was in danger. It doesn't matter if I get along with him or not."
"But, if you at least became friends, he'd probably be around more often. And then I might not have to worry so much," May explained.
"Minnie May..." Rally sighed. "You don't have to worry so much. I'm not about to let anything bad happen to her."
"I know; I'm just scared. Being a mom makes me worry a lot more."
"It's Okay, Minnie May," Rally said, giving May a big hug.
"Oh, and Minnie, one more thing," Rally began, "Why did you say that Bean and I were unarmed? You know I'm fully armed, plus there's a gun in one of the desk drawers. But you knew that too. And I highly doubt that Bean was unarmed. What gives?"
"Oh, that..." May laughed, "I know you two don't always get along, but I knew you wouldn't kill each other. Well... Okay, I wasn't 100% sure; but I thought it'd be pretty unlikely for either of you to attack each other."
"You make absolutely no sense, Margaret."
Minnie May stuck out her tongue at Rally. "I was still right, wasn't I? It doesn't look like he hurt you, and I didn't here any shots fired, so... everything's okay, right?"
"It's okay, except for the fact that he kissed me," Rally said, making a fist in anger. "That jerk, he thinks he can get away with anything! I could kill him!"
"Rally!" Minnie May protested.
Rally sighed, calming down. "I won't actually kill him, Minnie May. I just want to teach him a lesson."
Minnie May frowned.
"Oh, don't worry, I'll do what I can to work things out on your behalf. Maggie will be just fine," Rally assured her.
Minnie May nodded with a smile. "Thanks."
"Now, let's get back to work okay? And no more crazy surprises!" Rally ordered.
May beamed, "No problem!" She turned to head back to the store.
"Hey, Minnie, could you give me a minute? I'm going to see about getting that intercom fixed."
"Ooh...!" May exclaimed, "So you two did hit it off, after all! That kicks ass!"
"MAY!!!"
"Okay! Okay! Jeez... Relax, already. I'll get back to work," May said, turning her back to Rally and heading back toward the store. Under her breath, she mumbled: "Sometimes you're no fun at all, Rally..."
"I heard that!"
"Yikes!" May yelped, cringing.
"Just get to work already, would you?"
"Fine..." Minnie May grumbled in defeat. She went back to the store.
Rally rolled her eyes, "Sometimes, Minnie May, you can be such a brat..."
Suddenly Rally's cell phone rang. "Huh? Who's calling?" Rally wondered aloud. "Hello?" she answered the call, a little surprised.
"Yo," Bean said.
Rally scowled, "Oh, it's you."
"Yeah, nice to talk to you too, babe," Bean responded.
"You asshole, I can't believe you did that! I'm not going to let you get away with it, y'know. And you owe me for my intercom," Rally said, angrily.
"I'll send you the cash later. Don't get so wound up over nothin'."
"'Nothing?!' You kissed me! What the hell were you thinking?"
Bean smirked, "Heh. Thought I might get an interesting reaction outta ya."
"ARGH! You are such a jerk!!!" Rally screamed.
Bean held the phone away from his ear. "She really needs to relax... I was just joking," he said to himself.
"Why're you calling?" Rally asked, a little more calmly.
"You've sorted things out with your friend, Minnie May, by now, right?"
"Yeah, she confessed. I think she's okay now."
"Good. You've got customers, right? I'll talk to you later."
Rally sighed. "Fine."
They set a time and meeting place for later that evening. After they hung up, Rally composed herself. "What am I going to tell my customers?" she thought, walking back to the store. Once there, she took care of her customers while May tended to Misty (who was still in shock).