While Maxwell is inside his office wrestling with his thoughts, Fran is pacing the living room doing the same. 'How could he go out with Bobbi Flekman? I thought we were finally moving forward in our relationship and he goes out with another woman!?' Fran said to herself. 'How could he do this to me after all we have been through... '
All the sudden the door bell rang. "I'LL GET IT!," yelled Fran and she walked over to the door. As she opened it she wondered why she didn't let Niles get it. There in front of her stood Bobbi Flekman with a gang of people behind her.
"Hey, we're here to set up for the video now," proclaimed Bobbi as she entered the house not waiting for an invitation.
'Just great,' Fran thought. She did not feel like talking to or even seeing Bobbi Flekman right now. Fran wondered why her life was always so complicated.
"Listen honey, where's Maxwell? I have to go over a few last minute details with him before Brian gets here," asked Bobbi, while the crew started to set up things everywhere around the living room.
'Oh I bet you do,' thought Fran. "He's in his office. I'll go get him for you," Fran said while forcing a smile on her face. "I don't know what he sees in her. She doesn't look like his type at all," muttered Fran to herself as she started to walk away.
"What was that doll?," Bobbi inquired.
Fran didn't reply and just kept on walking to Mr. Sheffield's office, her thoughts were elsewhere. At the same time, Maxwell was walking out of his office to find Fran when they collided into each other.
Both a little shell-shocked from the collusion took a second to regroup, while admiring each other.
'God he smells good! Why must he tease me with that Aramis?' thought Fran.
'Boy, Miss Fine certainly does look ravishing today,' thought Maxwell.
Gaining control again both spoke at once. "Your girlfriend is here to see you Mister Sheffield/ Miss Fine I wanted to talk to you about last night.."
"What?" they both said in unison.
"I said your girlfriend is waiting to see you Mister Sheffield. You shouldn't keep her waiting. Don't want to mess things up already do you?" said Fran dripping in sarcasm.
"My girlfriend Miss Fine?" Maxwell asked incredulously.
"Ya, you know that older more sophisticated woman that looks like me!" Fran retorted back with her hands on her hips leaning in towards Maxwell.
"MISS FINE, what in the devil are you talking about?" asked Maxwell. That women could drive him nuts without evening trying. Maxwell was starting to feel another headache coming on. "Let's step into my office and discuss this in private." Maxwell had noticed the crew in the living room was starting to stare.
"Fine!" was all Fran said as she walked into the office. Maxwell quickly followed and shut the door.
"Now would you like to tell me what all this talk about my "girlfriend" is all about?" insisted Maxwell as he stood in front of his desk.
"Why don't you tell me? You're the one DATING BOBBI FLEKMAN!" yelled Fran.
"I am NOT dating Bobbi Flekman! I just went to dinner with her. She is an old friend I have known since my London days," responded an agitated Maxwell. "That's what I was going to tell you about last night."
"Your not dating Bobbi?" questioned Fran with a glimmer of hope back on her face.
"NO! We are just friends, and we wanted to chat up on old times. That's ALL," said Maxwell looking at Fran, as he was starting to calm down.
Pleased to hear Maxwell and Bobbi are nothing more then friends, Fran replied "Good!"
"Did you have fun?" asked Fran with a sad smile.
"Not as much fun as I would had have if I went to dinner with you," said Maxwell as a big smile came across Fran's face. "Bobbi just isn't as lively and cheery as you are. I missed your smile, your laugh, the way you pick food off my plate..."
Fran hit him playfully in the arm for that last comment, "Hey."
Maxwell chuckled. "Most of all I missed you," Maxwell stated with all seriousness as he pulled Fran into his embrace.
Fran loves this man so much. She just wish he would commit already. But when he looks at her like that, she just melts and all is forgiven...for now anyway.
"I missed you too," Fran replied so quietly it was almost a whisper as she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Fran knew in his own little way he was saying 'I love you', yet she longed to hear him say those words for real, she knew it was just a matter of time before he did. This was just another little stepping stone in their relationship.
As they kissed they started to hear the chaos that was erupting in the living room-loud music, people yelling...
"We better get out there before they destroy the house," said Maxwell loosing his embrace on Fran.
"Oh, just give me one more minute alone with my boyfriend," Fran replied with a wink. Maxwell couldn't resist, so for another minute the chaos could wait. For now, the happy couple was relishing in their new step forward in their relationship. It may be small, but the outcome of small steps may lead to something big one day soon.
THE END
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All the sudden the door bell rang. "I'LL GET IT!," yelled Fran and she walked over to the door. As she opened it she wondered why she didn't let Niles get it. There in front of her stood Bobbi Flekman with a gang of people behind her.
"Hey, we're here to set up for the video now," proclaimed Bobbi as she entered the house not waiting for an invitation.
'Just great,' Fran thought. She did not feel like talking to or even seeing Bobbi Flekman right now. Fran wondered why her life was always so complicated.
"Listen honey, where's Maxwell? I have to go over a few last minute details with him before Brian gets here," asked Bobbi, while the crew started to set up things everywhere around the living room.
'Oh I bet you do,' thought Fran. "He's in his office. I'll go get him for you," Fran said while forcing a smile on her face. "I don't know what he sees in her. She doesn't look like his type at all," muttered Fran to herself as she started to walk away.
"What was that doll?," Bobbi inquired.
Fran didn't reply and just kept on walking to Mr. Sheffield's office, her thoughts were elsewhere. At the same time, Maxwell was walking out of his office to find Fran when they collided into each other.
Both a little shell-shocked from the collusion took a second to regroup, while admiring each other.
'God he smells good! Why must he tease me with that Aramis?' thought Fran.
'Boy, Miss Fine certainly does look ravishing today,' thought Maxwell.
Gaining control again both spoke at once. "Your girlfriend is here to see you Mister Sheffield/ Miss Fine I wanted to talk to you about last night.."
"What?" they both said in unison.
"I said your girlfriend is waiting to see you Mister Sheffield. You shouldn't keep her waiting. Don't want to mess things up already do you?" said Fran dripping in sarcasm.
"My girlfriend Miss Fine?" Maxwell asked incredulously.
"Ya, you know that older more sophisticated woman that looks like me!" Fran retorted back with her hands on her hips leaning in towards Maxwell.
"MISS FINE, what in the devil are you talking about?" asked Maxwell. That women could drive him nuts without evening trying. Maxwell was starting to feel another headache coming on. "Let's step into my office and discuss this in private." Maxwell had noticed the crew in the living room was starting to stare.
"Fine!" was all Fran said as she walked into the office. Maxwell quickly followed and shut the door.
"Now would you like to tell me what all this talk about my "girlfriend" is all about?" insisted Maxwell as he stood in front of his desk.
"Why don't you tell me? You're the one DATING BOBBI FLEKMAN!" yelled Fran.
"I am NOT dating Bobbi Flekman! I just went to dinner with her. She is an old friend I have known since my London days," responded an agitated Maxwell. "That's what I was going to tell you about last night."
"Your not dating Bobbi?" questioned Fran with a glimmer of hope back on her face.
"NO! We are just friends, and we wanted to chat up on old times. That's ALL," said Maxwell looking at Fran, as he was starting to calm down.
Pleased to hear Maxwell and Bobbi are nothing more then friends, Fran replied "Good!"
"Did you have fun?" asked Fran with a sad smile.
"Not as much fun as I would had have if I went to dinner with you," said Maxwell as a big smile came across Fran's face. "Bobbi just isn't as lively and cheery as you are. I missed your smile, your laugh, the way you pick food off my plate..."
Fran hit him playfully in the arm for that last comment, "Hey."
Maxwell chuckled. "Most of all I missed you," Maxwell stated with all seriousness as he pulled Fran into his embrace.
Fran loves this man so much. She just wish he would commit already. But when he looks at her like that, she just melts and all is forgiven...for now anyway.
"I missed you too," Fran replied so quietly it was almost a whisper as she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Fran knew in his own little way he was saying 'I love you', yet she longed to hear him say those words for real, she knew it was just a matter of time before he did. This was just another little stepping stone in their relationship.
As they kissed they started to hear the chaos that was erupting in the living room-loud music, people yelling...
"We better get out there before they destroy the house," said Maxwell loosing his embrace on Fran.
"Oh, just give me one more minute alone with my boyfriend," Fran replied with a wink. Maxwell couldn't resist, so for another minute the chaos could wait. For now, the happy couple was relishing in their new step forward in their relationship. It may be small, but the outcome of small steps may lead to something big one day soon.
THE END
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