The Sister - Chapter 18
"Stephanie you look fine." Steph said, "Alex, I'm as big as a damn house.how can I be fine?" I said, "Please, just believe me, you look beautiful, and Andrew thinks so too.C'mon he wouldn't of married you if he didn't.besides you're having a baby, you're supposed to gain a little weight."
She said, "Oh! Just great, are you trying to tell me in a nice way that I'm fat?" I said, "STOP THAT.you're pregnant, you'd be the first woman in the world if you didn't think you were fat." Marissa said, "By the way, just to put my two cents in, I think you're beautiful, you don't look fat, you look fluffy." Steph rolled her eyes and said, "Great, now I look like an over stuffed teddy bear."
Andrew walked in their bedroom and said, "You don't look fat, or fluffy.you don't look like a house or a teddy bear.you look like a soon to be mommy, and you look beautiful to me, and that's all that matters, unless you're trying to look good for someone else?" Stephanie said, "Oh sure at almost 9 months pregnant, my belly way out to Egypt, I always tell Alex and Marissa, 'hey c'mon girls lets go pick up some dudes'." Andrew laughed and said, "You know I think pregnancy suits you baby, you have a great sense of humor."
He kissed her forehead and then leaned over and kissed her belly, and said, "I'm going out with Paul and Shane, we'll be back later." I said, "Whoa! Time out there boy. Where is Paul going?" Andrew said, "Paul I think you better come fix your woman." I said, "Fix his woman? Ah hell no! I don't get fixed, I do the fixing."
Paul came upstairs and said, "Alex, what's wrong?" I said, "So now you're going out with your boys? When did you plan on telling me that one?" He said, "When I felt like it. You're just my wife, not my mother."
I said, "Oh, okay, my mistake. Go."
Everyone could see the tension building, so they just kind of slinked out and left us there to talk things out.
I sat down in Stephs oversized chair and Paul said, "What's wrong?" I said, "Oh nothing, just go on and go with your boys." He said, "Are you going to be mad at me all night?" I said, "I never said I was mad at you.just disappointed that's all."
Paul rolled his eyes at me and said, "Why?" I said, "You're just my wife, not your mother. That kind of comment could really.really.never mind.just go. I don't feel like talking right now." Paul said, "That's fine, we'll be back after while." I didn't say anything.until he walked downstairs and I stood at the top of the stairs and said, "When you're on your way home, be sure to call a head of time and tell your mother." And I walked back into the room and sat in the chair again.
The guys left.
Steph and Rissa came back in the room and Steph said, "So I guess you guys are having your first official fight?" I said, "Yea, it would seem that way right, I mean that comment really hurt my feelings. I'm just his wife.like he was obligated to marry my ass.ARGH!" Rissa said, "Well, roll with the punches; I'm sure Paul didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything. Maybe he was trying to make a joke out of it and it didn't come out right."
Steph said, "Marissa, stop that, Rule number one, if we're fighting with our men, never defend them, cause things will eventually work themselves out." I said, "True, but sometimes.just sometimes they don't." I had tears sliding down my checks, Steph said, "I have a great idea.let's make this a no men night, we'll lock ourselves in this bedroom, we've got everything we'll need, mini-fridge with food and beverages, a bathroom, a huge king size bed, not to mention a huge bathtub that can seat seven people the size of Paul comfortably." I looked at Rissa who looked at Stephanie, and I said, "Let's do it."
Stephanie ran down stairs, set the house alarm, grabbed some extra snacks with Rissa and I made a couple of colorful signs that said 'NO MEN ALLOWED!!! INCLUDING PAIN THE ASS HUSBANDS!!!'
Then hung them on the outside of the door, then locked the doors, and camped out on the bed, watching Lavern & Shirley, I Love Lucy, & Welcome Back Kotter reruns all night. Great for the laugh glands. We laughed so hard we cried. Our ribs were hurting when 4 a.m. came around we had fallen asleep. I actually fell asleep in the chair, and Marissa and Stephanie were on the bed. I woke up around 5:30 a.m. to use the restroom.
I went outside of the room and looked over the banister and saw, Andrew, Paul and Shane sleeping in the living room, Andrew and Shane were in the reclining chairs and Paul was on the couch. The guys looked so peaceful. I walked down the stairs as quietly as possible and Paul was laying on his back, all relaxed, one arm over his head, the other on his chest, feet propped up on the arms rest. I walked up and leaned over and kissed Paul's forehead,
I went to walk away when Paul grabbed my hand, and pulled me back. I knelt down in front of the couch, next to Paul and just stared at his eyes. I loved his eyes, they were always so serious.
"Stephanie you look fine." Steph said, "Alex, I'm as big as a damn house.how can I be fine?" I said, "Please, just believe me, you look beautiful, and Andrew thinks so too.C'mon he wouldn't of married you if he didn't.besides you're having a baby, you're supposed to gain a little weight."
She said, "Oh! Just great, are you trying to tell me in a nice way that I'm fat?" I said, "STOP THAT.you're pregnant, you'd be the first woman in the world if you didn't think you were fat." Marissa said, "By the way, just to put my two cents in, I think you're beautiful, you don't look fat, you look fluffy." Steph rolled her eyes and said, "Great, now I look like an over stuffed teddy bear."
Andrew walked in their bedroom and said, "You don't look fat, or fluffy.you don't look like a house or a teddy bear.you look like a soon to be mommy, and you look beautiful to me, and that's all that matters, unless you're trying to look good for someone else?" Stephanie said, "Oh sure at almost 9 months pregnant, my belly way out to Egypt, I always tell Alex and Marissa, 'hey c'mon girls lets go pick up some dudes'." Andrew laughed and said, "You know I think pregnancy suits you baby, you have a great sense of humor."
He kissed her forehead and then leaned over and kissed her belly, and said, "I'm going out with Paul and Shane, we'll be back later." I said, "Whoa! Time out there boy. Where is Paul going?" Andrew said, "Paul I think you better come fix your woman." I said, "Fix his woman? Ah hell no! I don't get fixed, I do the fixing."
Paul came upstairs and said, "Alex, what's wrong?" I said, "So now you're going out with your boys? When did you plan on telling me that one?" He said, "When I felt like it. You're just my wife, not my mother."
I said, "Oh, okay, my mistake. Go."
Everyone could see the tension building, so they just kind of slinked out and left us there to talk things out.
I sat down in Stephs oversized chair and Paul said, "What's wrong?" I said, "Oh nothing, just go on and go with your boys." He said, "Are you going to be mad at me all night?" I said, "I never said I was mad at you.just disappointed that's all."
Paul rolled his eyes at me and said, "Why?" I said, "You're just my wife, not your mother. That kind of comment could really.really.never mind.just go. I don't feel like talking right now." Paul said, "That's fine, we'll be back after while." I didn't say anything.until he walked downstairs and I stood at the top of the stairs and said, "When you're on your way home, be sure to call a head of time and tell your mother." And I walked back into the room and sat in the chair again.
The guys left.
Steph and Rissa came back in the room and Steph said, "So I guess you guys are having your first official fight?" I said, "Yea, it would seem that way right, I mean that comment really hurt my feelings. I'm just his wife.like he was obligated to marry my ass.ARGH!" Rissa said, "Well, roll with the punches; I'm sure Paul didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything. Maybe he was trying to make a joke out of it and it didn't come out right."
Steph said, "Marissa, stop that, Rule number one, if we're fighting with our men, never defend them, cause things will eventually work themselves out." I said, "True, but sometimes.just sometimes they don't." I had tears sliding down my checks, Steph said, "I have a great idea.let's make this a no men night, we'll lock ourselves in this bedroom, we've got everything we'll need, mini-fridge with food and beverages, a bathroom, a huge king size bed, not to mention a huge bathtub that can seat seven people the size of Paul comfortably." I looked at Rissa who looked at Stephanie, and I said, "Let's do it."
Stephanie ran down stairs, set the house alarm, grabbed some extra snacks with Rissa and I made a couple of colorful signs that said 'NO MEN ALLOWED!!! INCLUDING PAIN THE ASS HUSBANDS!!!'
Then hung them on the outside of the door, then locked the doors, and camped out on the bed, watching Lavern & Shirley, I Love Lucy, & Welcome Back Kotter reruns all night. Great for the laugh glands. We laughed so hard we cried. Our ribs were hurting when 4 a.m. came around we had fallen asleep. I actually fell asleep in the chair, and Marissa and Stephanie were on the bed. I woke up around 5:30 a.m. to use the restroom.
I went outside of the room and looked over the banister and saw, Andrew, Paul and Shane sleeping in the living room, Andrew and Shane were in the reclining chairs and Paul was on the couch. The guys looked so peaceful. I walked down the stairs as quietly as possible and Paul was laying on his back, all relaxed, one arm over his head, the other on his chest, feet propped up on the arms rest. I walked up and leaned over and kissed Paul's forehead,
I went to walk away when Paul grabbed my hand, and pulled me back. I knelt down in front of the couch, next to Paul and just stared at his eyes. I loved his eyes, they were always so serious.