By: Eri
Disclaimer: Unfortunately these characters belong to the USA network and
not me :(
Chapter 5 Beat um' up bucko
It was the last day of Sharona and Monk's two week vacation. Sharona was sitting at the table eating breakfast with Benjy.
"So mom what are we doing today?" Benjy asked while grabbing a pop tart
"Well I was going to spend the day with Adrian" she said picking up the bundle of newspapers on the table
"Ugh" Benjy sighed
"What?" Sharona asked putting down her paper
"You've had two weeks of vacation and you've barely spent any time with me...It's always Adrian, Adrian, Adrian!" he said storming up to his room
"Oh...Benjy wait!" She yelled after him
She could admit she wasn't spending any time with him lately
She decided to give him a few minutes to cool of and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" a familiar voice answered on the other end
"Hey you" Sharona said while walking around the kitchen
"Oh hi" Monk replied
"So listen...Benjy thinks I'm not spending enough time with him, which I haven't so I think I'm gonna spend today with Benjy" Sharona explained
"That's fine, I'm in the middle of washing dishes ...I have to go I'll talk to you later" Monk said hanging up the phone
She laughed and went upstairs. She knocked lightly on Benjy's door.
"Benjy, can I come in?" she heard no response so she let herself in. She walked over to his bed and sat down next to him
"Benjy, I'm sorry, I know I haven't been spending a lot of time with you...and I want to make up for it so...today we are going down to the video store and you can get any two games you want" Sharona said excitedly
"Really?" He said sitting up
"Yes...Is there anything else you wanna do?" Sharona asked rubbing his back
"Well...There is this one baseball player signing autographs down at the field. Could we go? He's my favorite player" Benjy finished
"Absolutely...Hey I know it's been a rough couple of weeks for you...do you wanna talk about it?" she asked
"No I'm okay, I talked a little about it with Uncle Jess" Benjy replied
"Good so today is our day" Sharona said giving Benjy a hug "You're growing up so fast"
"I know...I think I have a mustache growing" Benjy said playfully looking in the mirror
"Get dressed" Sharona laughed and left the room. Benjy smiled as she walked away
*****
"And my favorite part of today is when you used your detective license to get to the front of the line and I got to talk to him! I have to tell everyone at school tomorrow that you are the coolest mom ever" Benjy finished. Sharona smiled as she put the bags she was holding down. it was late so Sharona headed to up bed. She tucked Benjy in and fell asleep right after him
***** The next day Sharona woke up early to start her job again. She made Benjy breakfast and they both headed out the door. After she dropped Benjy off at school she headed for Monk's house. She knocked on the door to find a very frantic Monk
"How are we going to tell the people at the office about us?" he asked suddenly
"Good Morning to you too" Sharona said while walking inside "Adrian, don't worry about it" Sharona said hugging him tightly "Are you..." "Yes I'm sure" Sharona said finishing the conversation "Lets go then"
10 minutes later they arrived at the office.
"Hey guys" Sharona said looking at a pile of folders and picking them up
"Oh, it's Sharona looking more beautiful than before" Randy said
"I'm flattered really Randy it's just that I wouldn't say that because my boyfriend is standing right in front of you" Sharona said proudly
"The only person standing in front of me is Monk and...wo wo wo wo wo, are you saying Monk is your boyfriend?" Randy asked dropping the papers he was holding
"Yes, is there a problem?" Sharona asked with attitude
"This a joke right, like April fools or something?"
"No" Monk said cutting in
"O...K it's just hard to believe you and the neat freak over here are dating" Randy said with a smirk on his face
"First of all he's not a neat freak...you are and second of all..." Sharona spun around and kissed Monk
"We have a lot in common...bet your jealous now" Sharona said walking away with her arm looped through Monk's
She took a seat at the desk in the back and started looking through some files they needed to finish on the serial killer case
"Sharona, thanks for standing up for me" Monk said sympathetically
"No problem...It's the least I could do you've have given me so much" she said sweetly
The rest of the day was quiet...like nothing had ever happened
***** it was four o' clock and Sharona and Monk were driving home from there most boring day at work
"So did you pick a day for Benjy to stay at Gail's house" Monk asked with a small smile across his face
"Well probably Thursday because Friday he doesn't have any school...I can't wait" Sharona said shyly
"Me neither" Monk admitted
Sharona stopped short at Monk's house and let him get out if the car
"See ya later" Sharona said giving him a quick kiss
She drove the rest of the way home and sat down at the kitchen table waiting for Benjy. He finally stormed in the door five minutes later
"Benjy is that you, how was your day?" Sharona asked while flipping through the mail
"I hate school" he said while storming up the stairs
'Uh Oh' Sharona whispered and flew up after him
"Benjy, Benjy?" Sharona yelled through his door. She opened it to find Benjy playing with his model airplane
She grabbed a chair and pulled up next to him
"Benjy, what's wrong?" she asked rubbing his back
"Nothing" he replied coldly
"Benjy" Sharona pressed
"The father-son treasure hunt is coming up and the kids are school are making fun of me because I can't go!" Benjy yelled
"Oh Benjy, I'm so sorry...but, I'm sure Adrian would love to go with you"
"I don't know...he gave me a rock cleaning kit for my birthday" Benjy eyed his mother
"Benjy, you really have to believe me he's changed, not totally but still, it's progress" Sharona said tilting her head "And plus he is a detective which is good for treasure hunts" Sharona pointed out again
"Well he is good at solving things...do you think he'll want to go?" Benjy questioned
"Of course, he loves you"
"Ok...Thanks mom" Benjy said sounding a little bit better
"Now those kids that made fun of you...where are they right now?"
"Right now? Probably playing football down at the park"
"Let's go" Sharona said standing up
"What?"
"I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind" she said while grabbing Benjy's hand
*****
The two got to the park in no time
"Okay where are they?" She asked while searching around
"Right over there" Benjy pointed to a group of large kids playing football
Sharona's feet stomped on the grass as she approached them
"OK listen up...and punk over here who's beatin up on my Benjy, we're gonna have a little talk"
The group of boys turned around and stood up straight
"First, Benjy has a father it's just he lives in New Jersey and second, Benjy will be there on Saturday and will kick all of your little asses! Now if you ever come near my Benjy again my fist will be in your face!" Sharona screamed and stormed away. The boys stood there scared and then went back to playing football
It was the last day of Sharona and Monk's two week vacation. Sharona was sitting at the table eating breakfast with Benjy.
"So mom what are we doing today?" Benjy asked while grabbing a pop tart
"Well I was going to spend the day with Adrian" she said picking up the bundle of newspapers on the table
"Ugh" Benjy sighed
"What?" Sharona asked putting down her paper
"You've had two weeks of vacation and you've barely spent any time with me...It's always Adrian, Adrian, Adrian!" he said storming up to his room
"Oh...Benjy wait!" She yelled after him
She could admit she wasn't spending any time with him lately
She decided to give him a few minutes to cool of and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" a familiar voice answered on the other end
"Hey you" Sharona said while walking around the kitchen
"Oh hi" Monk replied
"So listen...Benjy thinks I'm not spending enough time with him, which I haven't so I think I'm gonna spend today with Benjy" Sharona explained
"That's fine, I'm in the middle of washing dishes ...I have to go I'll talk to you later" Monk said hanging up the phone
She laughed and went upstairs. She knocked lightly on Benjy's door.
"Benjy, can I come in?" she heard no response so she let herself in. She walked over to his bed and sat down next to him
"Benjy, I'm sorry, I know I haven't been spending a lot of time with you...and I want to make up for it so...today we are going down to the video store and you can get any two games you want" Sharona said excitedly
"Really?" He said sitting up
"Yes...Is there anything else you wanna do?" Sharona asked rubbing his back
"Well...There is this one baseball player signing autographs down at the field. Could we go? He's my favorite player" Benjy finished
"Absolutely...Hey I know it's been a rough couple of weeks for you...do you wanna talk about it?" she asked
"No I'm okay, I talked a little about it with Uncle Jess" Benjy replied
"Good so today is our day" Sharona said giving Benjy a hug "You're growing up so fast"
"I know...I think I have a mustache growing" Benjy said playfully looking in the mirror
"Get dressed" Sharona laughed and left the room. Benjy smiled as she walked away
*****
"And my favorite part of today is when you used your detective license to get to the front of the line and I got to talk to him! I have to tell everyone at school tomorrow that you are the coolest mom ever" Benjy finished. Sharona smiled as she put the bags she was holding down. it was late so Sharona headed to up bed. She tucked Benjy in and fell asleep right after him
***** The next day Sharona woke up early to start her job again. She made Benjy breakfast and they both headed out the door. After she dropped Benjy off at school she headed for Monk's house. She knocked on the door to find a very frantic Monk
"How are we going to tell the people at the office about us?" he asked suddenly
"Good Morning to you too" Sharona said while walking inside "Adrian, don't worry about it" Sharona said hugging him tightly "Are you..." "Yes I'm sure" Sharona said finishing the conversation "Lets go then"
10 minutes later they arrived at the office.
"Hey guys" Sharona said looking at a pile of folders and picking them up
"Oh, it's Sharona looking more beautiful than before" Randy said
"I'm flattered really Randy it's just that I wouldn't say that because my boyfriend is standing right in front of you" Sharona said proudly
"The only person standing in front of me is Monk and...wo wo wo wo wo, are you saying Monk is your boyfriend?" Randy asked dropping the papers he was holding
"Yes, is there a problem?" Sharona asked with attitude
"This a joke right, like April fools or something?"
"No" Monk said cutting in
"O...K it's just hard to believe you and the neat freak over here are dating" Randy said with a smirk on his face
"First of all he's not a neat freak...you are and second of all..." Sharona spun around and kissed Monk
"We have a lot in common...bet your jealous now" Sharona said walking away with her arm looped through Monk's
She took a seat at the desk in the back and started looking through some files they needed to finish on the serial killer case
"Sharona, thanks for standing up for me" Monk said sympathetically
"No problem...It's the least I could do you've have given me so much" she said sweetly
The rest of the day was quiet...like nothing had ever happened
***** it was four o' clock and Sharona and Monk were driving home from there most boring day at work
"So did you pick a day for Benjy to stay at Gail's house" Monk asked with a small smile across his face
"Well probably Thursday because Friday he doesn't have any school...I can't wait" Sharona said shyly
"Me neither" Monk admitted
Sharona stopped short at Monk's house and let him get out if the car
"See ya later" Sharona said giving him a quick kiss
She drove the rest of the way home and sat down at the kitchen table waiting for Benjy. He finally stormed in the door five minutes later
"Benjy is that you, how was your day?" Sharona asked while flipping through the mail
"I hate school" he said while storming up the stairs
'Uh Oh' Sharona whispered and flew up after him
"Benjy, Benjy?" Sharona yelled through his door. She opened it to find Benjy playing with his model airplane
She grabbed a chair and pulled up next to him
"Benjy, what's wrong?" she asked rubbing his back
"Nothing" he replied coldly
"Benjy" Sharona pressed
"The father-son treasure hunt is coming up and the kids are school are making fun of me because I can't go!" Benjy yelled
"Oh Benjy, I'm so sorry...but, I'm sure Adrian would love to go with you"
"I don't know...he gave me a rock cleaning kit for my birthday" Benjy eyed his mother
"Benjy, you really have to believe me he's changed, not totally but still, it's progress" Sharona said tilting her head "And plus he is a detective which is good for treasure hunts" Sharona pointed out again
"Well he is good at solving things...do you think he'll want to go?" Benjy questioned
"Of course, he loves you"
"Ok...Thanks mom" Benjy said sounding a little bit better
"Now those kids that made fun of you...where are they right now?"
"Right now? Probably playing football down at the park"
"Let's go" Sharona said standing up
"What?"
"I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind" she said while grabbing Benjy's hand
*****
The two got to the park in no time
"Okay where are they?" She asked while searching around
"Right over there" Benjy pointed to a group of large kids playing football
Sharona's feet stomped on the grass as she approached them
"OK listen up...and punk over here who's beatin up on my Benjy, we're gonna have a little talk"
The group of boys turned around and stood up straight
"First, Benjy has a father it's just he lives in New Jersey and second, Benjy will be there on Saturday and will kick all of your little asses! Now if you ever come near my Benjy again my fist will be in your face!" Sharona screamed and stormed away. The boys stood there scared and then went back to playing football