Meanwhile in the living room right after Bobbi went in search of Maxwell and after Fran retreated upstairs, sat Brighton and Gracie. Gracie was busy reading her book and Brighton was anxiously waiting for the music video to get underway. He was so thankful that Fran had talked his Dad into letting him have it at the house. He knew Fran could talk him into doing anything. He just wondered when they were going to get married already!
"Hey Gracie did you see that music promoter, Bobbi?" Brighton was curious to see what his sister thought of her.
Never looking up from her book, Gracie replied, "No, I came down right as she was walking towards daddy's office, why?"
"Oh, its just that she is the spitting image of our favorite Nanny is all," exclaimed Brighton.
"Really..." said an intrigued Gracie, but she had no time to elaborate as just at that moment the object of their conversation walked into the room followed by their dad.
"Ah, hello children. Miss Flekman and I are going to go out for an early dinner to catch up on old times. We know each other from my early London days in the theater," said Maxwell as the children looked at him in hidden shock that he was going to go out with this woman.
Bobbi excused herself to freshen up before they left, which gave the children the perfect opportunity to grill their Dad about Bobbi and her striking similarity to Fran.
Brighton nudged Gracie and whispered, "See what I mean she looks exactly like her. We gotta say something."
Maxwell was busy looking in the mirror in the foyer straightening out his tie, when he heard Gracie start talking to him.
Gracie gets up off the sofa and walks towards him, "Daddy, don't you think that Bobbi looks like someone?"
Maxwell was off in his own little world only half listening to his little girl, "Hmm...."
"Daddy, Bobbi looks just like Fran. Don't you see that? According to the Freud ego theory of displacement you are replacing your unconscious desire you have for Fran by going out with her look-a-like Bobbi; therefore getting to go out with "Fran" in a safe environment for you with no commitments..."
While Gracie is still talking, Bobbi has appeared and is ready to go, Maxwell has heard nothing his daughter has had to say and they are on their way out the door as Maxwell says, "Yeah, that's great sweetheart. I'll see you when I get back. Be good." And the door closes, leaving Brighton and Gracie wondering how their father can be so clueless sometimes. 'Oh well we tired," they thought.
