Chapter Four

Felicia slowly opened her eyes. She closed them again, then turned to her side to go back to sleep, but she realized a little too late that she was on the couch, and she hit the ground. "Oww." She muttered. She climbed back onto the couch and ran her fingers through her hair. Thoughts of the night before came rushing back to her. She looked at the bottle of pills sitting there, and seriously thought about taking another and going back to sleep. Voices coming from the kitchen made her change her mind. She looked longingly at the bottle, then got up to investigate.

She walked into the kitchen and found Tony, along with Bobbie, Lucy, and Kevin. Bobbie and Lucy were cooking pancakes, while Kevin and Tony were sitting at the table with Maxie and Georgie. Georgie jumped up and ran to her mother, giving her a hug. "Morning sweetheart. Did you sleep good?" Felicia asked her.

"Yeah" Georgie answered her. "Maxie slept with me." Felicia looked at her eldest daughter and gave her a smile.

"That was nice of her." Felicia kissed the top of her head and moved to the table. Lucy brought her a cup of coffee.

"Here you go, you look like you could use this."

"Thank you Lucy. What are you guys doing here?"

" We're here for you. We are at your beck and call." Kevin answered her. Felicia giggled.

"Thank you. But you guys didn't have to come."

"Felicia, you don't have to go through this alone. We just want you to know that we're here for you and the girls." Bobbie told her.

Felicia glanced at Maxie. She was waiting for a smart remark, but Maxie just sat there drinking her orange juice. She turned back to Bobbie. "Thank you."

"Your welcome." Bobbie sat a plate of pancakes in front of Felicia. "Now eat."

"I'm not really hungry."

"You need to eat, you can't starve yourself. Here's the syrup." Bobbie said. Felicia didn't feel like arguing, so she took the syrup.

"Umm, Kevin and I are going to take Serena shopping and we were wondering if Maxie and Georgie would be up to maybe going with us." Lucy said.

"That's fine, if they would like to go. Girls?"

"I don't think so. I have a paper I really need to work on." Maxie answered. Georgie sat quietly for a moment before answering.

"Will we be gone a long time?" She asked.

"Only a couple hours at the most."

"Okay, I'll go. I just have to go get dressed. Excuse me."

Georgie stood up and took her plate to the sink. Maxie was right behind her. "I'll be in my room working." She said, and the two girls headed upstairs.

"We figured they might not want to be around while your making arrangements." Kevin told Felicia.

"Arrangements." Felicia said. "I hadn't even thought about that. I guess we do need to start planning a memorial service." She put her head in her hands. "I just don't want to deal with this." Felicia said.

"I told you, that's why we're here. To help you." Kevin said. Georgie came bounding back in.

"I'm ready." She said. She went to Felicia and gave her another hug. "I love you mom."

"I love you too, baby. You go with Kevin and Lucy and try to have some fun."

Kevin stood up and held the door open for Georgie and Lucy. "My ladies, your chariot awaits." Georgie giggled.

"Your so funny uncle Kevin."

"He just thinks he is honey. He's really just a dork." Lucy told her. She hugged Felicia, then put her arm around Georgie. "Come on kiddo, let's go. Bye everyone."

Bobbie, Tony, and Felicia all mumbled goodbyes. Felicia looked over at Tony. H hadn't said a word since she walked into the kitchen. She reached over and put her hand on his shoulder. "How you doing Tony?

"I'm okay. I was just thinking about the memorial service. If it's alright with you Bobbie, I'd like to have it at the Brownstone. We all had some good times there. A lot of memories are there." A tear slipped down his cheek. Felicia gently wiped it away.

"I think the Brownstone would be the perfect place."

"I agree." Bobbie chimed in. "As soon as I get this kitchen cleaned up, I'll start calling people."

"I can do that Bobbie."

"Felicia, let me do this. Why don't you go take a shower. It will make you feel better.

"I'll help Bobbie." Tony told her.

"Are you sure?" Tony nodded.

"Okay. After I'm done with my shower, I'll go up to the attic. I think the boxes with the photo albums are up there. I"ll try to find some pictures." Bobbie opened her mouth to say something, but Felicia stopped her before she could. "Bobbie, it's okay. I can do this. Anyway, it will probably be easier for me than it would for you. This place is a mess right now. Holler if you need me for something." With that she quickly left the room before Bobbie could object.

Bobbie sat down next to Tony. "I'm worried about her Tony."

"She'll be fine. She's strong."

"I know. But I don't think she's even had a good cry. It was Frisco, Tony. I don't understand why she's not more upset."

"Because if you loved Frisco, you prepared yourself for this day. We've had to do that Bobbie. Like you said. It was Frisco."