By: Eri
Disclaimer: Unfortunately these characters belong to the USA network and
not me :(
Chapter 7 Fights and treasure hunts
Sharona awoke the next morning with a smell she couldn't put her finger on. It sort of smelled like eggs and bacon. Now there's something she hasn't had in a long time. Ever since school started her and Benjy had always had cereal and pop tarts. She rolled over to find Monk wearing an apron flipping something. She got up and tiptoed over to him. She draped her arms around him as he dropped his spatula
"Jeez, you scared me half to death" Monk screamed while picking up what he dropped
"Mission accomplished" Sharona smiled sitting down at the table
"Breakfast is served" Monk said putting two plates down
"Last night was amazing" Sharona smiled, face glowing with happiness
"Yes it was" he said thinking about it
The two stared off in space for a few seconds until they realized what they were doing
"So...Off that subject, Benjy has a father-son treasure hunt at his school on Saturday. He's really upset he has nobody to go with so I told him you would go...will you?" Sharona begged
"Um...No" Monk said looking down
"What?" Sahrona asked dropping her fork
"I...can't"
"Excuse me this is my son!" Sharona hollered
"I just...I....I can't" Monk stuttered
"And why not?" Sharona said now furious
"You wouldn't understand anyway" Monk said getting up
"Benjy had his heart set on this...but now..." Sharona trailed off. She got up and grabbed her stuff and stomped down the stairs
"Sharona!" Monk tried to stop her but didn't succeed. She stepped outside and slammed the door
He turned around now mad at himself to find Sharona's jacket lying on the couch. He picked it up and held it as if it was her. It was no use. He put it down and headed back upstairs...he was miserable
Later that day Benjy game home from Gail's house and thorough his stuff down on the table. He was about to turn on the TV when he heard a noise coming from his mom's room. He walked up the stairs and peeked in. Sharona was crying hard. There were tissues everywhere and clothes scattered around the floor. He cautiously walked in and sat on the bed next to his mom.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Honey...I have some bad news" She said trying to regain herself so her son didn't have to see her like this.
"What?" He asked seriously
"Adrian...can't go with you tomorrow" She said between sniffles
"Is that what you're upset about?"
"No honey...he doesn't want to go" She said dabbing her eyes helplessly with a tissue
"Why?" Benjy asked rubbing her mom's back
"I don't know...I really don't get that man sometimes"
Benjy wrapped his arms around his mother and gave her a huge hug
"Thank you honey, I love you" Sharona said letting go of him
The doorbell ran downstairs and Benjy quickly got up to answer it
"Wait, If it's Adrian tell him he screwed up big time and I don't want to talk"
"OK" Benjy replied and shut his mom's door. He walked downstairs and sure enough, Monk was standing right at their doorstep.
"Hi Mr. Monk, my mom said that if it was you to tell you that you screwed up big time and she doesn't want to talk" Benjy said letting Monk in
"I understand...I did screw up and Benjy I want you to know that I really love your mom and I wouldn't do anything to hurt her. So I've been thinking and I have no idea why I said I wouldn't go to that treasure hunt with you...I wasn't thinking straight and I would love to go...so can I please see your mom?" He asked running out of breath
"Well...you seem like you've learned your lesson, go ahead...she's upstairs in her bedroom crying" He said pointing to the stairs
"Oh no" he said quickly running to her. When he got outside her door he stood there listing to her for a minute and then entered. He really hated seeing her like this...I reminded him of when Trevor left her.
He stood by her bed and just watched her until she noticed him
"Sharona...I'm sorry" Monk said and took a seat on her bed
"Sharona look at me...I did some major thinking and I now know, I wasn't thinking before. I was a major asshole and I definitely will go to the hunt with Benjy, I have no idea why I said no in the first place" Monk said stroking her cheek
Sharona stayed quiet for a short minute and turned around to face him
"Thank you" She said falling into his arms. She put her head down on his shoulder and he rocked her.
"I love you" Monk said quietly
"I love you too"
Sharona awoke the next morning with a smell she couldn't put her finger on. It sort of smelled like eggs and bacon. Now there's something she hasn't had in a long time. Ever since school started her and Benjy had always had cereal and pop tarts. She rolled over to find Monk wearing an apron flipping something. She got up and tiptoed over to him. She draped her arms around him as he dropped his spatula
"Jeez, you scared me half to death" Monk screamed while picking up what he dropped
"Mission accomplished" Sharona smiled sitting down at the table
"Breakfast is served" Monk said putting two plates down
"Last night was amazing" Sharona smiled, face glowing with happiness
"Yes it was" he said thinking about it
The two stared off in space for a few seconds until they realized what they were doing
"So...Off that subject, Benjy has a father-son treasure hunt at his school on Saturday. He's really upset he has nobody to go with so I told him you would go...will you?" Sharona begged
"Um...No" Monk said looking down
"What?" Sahrona asked dropping her fork
"I...can't"
"Excuse me this is my son!" Sharona hollered
"I just...I....I can't" Monk stuttered
"And why not?" Sharona said now furious
"You wouldn't understand anyway" Monk said getting up
"Benjy had his heart set on this...but now..." Sharona trailed off. She got up and grabbed her stuff and stomped down the stairs
"Sharona!" Monk tried to stop her but didn't succeed. She stepped outside and slammed the door
He turned around now mad at himself to find Sharona's jacket lying on the couch. He picked it up and held it as if it was her. It was no use. He put it down and headed back upstairs...he was miserable
Later that day Benjy game home from Gail's house and thorough his stuff down on the table. He was about to turn on the TV when he heard a noise coming from his mom's room. He walked up the stairs and peeked in. Sharona was crying hard. There were tissues everywhere and clothes scattered around the floor. He cautiously walked in and sat on the bed next to his mom.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
"Honey...I have some bad news" She said trying to regain herself so her son didn't have to see her like this.
"What?" He asked seriously
"Adrian...can't go with you tomorrow" She said between sniffles
"Is that what you're upset about?"
"No honey...he doesn't want to go" She said dabbing her eyes helplessly with a tissue
"Why?" Benjy asked rubbing her mom's back
"I don't know...I really don't get that man sometimes"
Benjy wrapped his arms around his mother and gave her a huge hug
"Thank you honey, I love you" Sharona said letting go of him
The doorbell ran downstairs and Benjy quickly got up to answer it
"Wait, If it's Adrian tell him he screwed up big time and I don't want to talk"
"OK" Benjy replied and shut his mom's door. He walked downstairs and sure enough, Monk was standing right at their doorstep.
"Hi Mr. Monk, my mom said that if it was you to tell you that you screwed up big time and she doesn't want to talk" Benjy said letting Monk in
"I understand...I did screw up and Benjy I want you to know that I really love your mom and I wouldn't do anything to hurt her. So I've been thinking and I have no idea why I said I wouldn't go to that treasure hunt with you...I wasn't thinking straight and I would love to go...so can I please see your mom?" He asked running out of breath
"Well...you seem like you've learned your lesson, go ahead...she's upstairs in her bedroom crying" He said pointing to the stairs
"Oh no" he said quickly running to her. When he got outside her door he stood there listing to her for a minute and then entered. He really hated seeing her like this...I reminded him of when Trevor left her.
He stood by her bed and just watched her until she noticed him
"Sharona...I'm sorry" Monk said and took a seat on her bed
"Sharona look at me...I did some major thinking and I now know, I wasn't thinking before. I was a major asshole and I definitely will go to the hunt with Benjy, I have no idea why I said no in the first place" Monk said stroking her cheek
Sharona stayed quiet for a short minute and turned around to face him
"Thank you" She said falling into his arms. She put her head down on his shoulder and he rocked her.
"I love you" Monk said quietly
"I love you too"