(as told by Joanne Jefferson)
6 May
She lies.
She calls me Pookie.
She cheats.
She breaks my heart.
Yet I stay.
And I'm still here.
Sometimes I second guess myself.
Why?
Why do I stay?
Why do I love her?
Do I love her?
There are times when I look at her and I don't think that I do.
Don't get me wrong, there will always be things I love about Maureen.
How she gave me Roman and Aurora.
How there are times she makes me laugh...at her.
And the few moments when she is the Maureen who actually care about someone other than herself.
And yet I'm still here.
She came homelast night in tears. I found her in the kids' room just watching them sleep.
And she told me everything. It's the most of the truth I've ever heard out of her at one time.
Then she said she was sorry.
She says that word so many times sometimes I don't know if she means it any more.
This morning Mark called but she refuses to talk to him and for once I don't try to push the situation. This might be the time she has a right to be mad. All this morning she was acting like a time bomb waiting to go off.
The door.
Cade stands there staring at the floor.
Her normally tough-girl posture, her somewhat stubborn stance...a little like Maureen...is gone.
She looks vunerable...lost.
I don't know if Mark told her or she heard it through the floor.
"...Can..I come...in?"
"Sure...where's Matty?" I ask stepping aside.
"Scott volunteered to watch him...is Maureen here?"
I nod, "She just put the kids to nap, she's probably in our room...second on the left."
She nods and I watch her go down the hall. The door shut behind her and I cautiously go towards the door slightly afraid that Mo might act out against Cade. But after a few moments I hear a small chuckle and relived, I go to the living room to work on some papers for the studio.
It seemed like hours and I had already started fixing some pita loaf for the kids when I see Cade coming down the hall. She pauses, turns around and stops in the door frame she had exited.
"Thanks."
She came back down hall.
"Cade, how about some dinner?"
"Um...no thanks, Joanne, I've got to get back to Matty, but..um,"
"Alright, but Cade...any time you want to stop by, you know you've always been welcome..."
"Thanks...um," she come into the kitchen, "Never mind."
She leaves and shortly after the door shuts Maureen comes down the hall...I don't know if she's put her mask back on or if she's really this happy.
"Hellooo, Pookie, Pookiette, and Pookie Jr...What's for dinner?"
Author's Notes.
Hey folks...um it was going to be longer...and sooner in coming but I had a brief spell in the hospital, I, obviously, hadn't forseen...(but during which time I came up with a Rent/Harry Potter with poss. Aida kind of crossover idea...but I don't know if I'll post it). Hopefully this compensates for the ugh..that was the last half of the last chapter.
But I got eight reviews! So you people made my day...I hit 50 reviews for this story...I'm phyched...but that how I get after every single review so keep them coming.
BwayDiva: Thanks, and I agree w/ the Mo part...but as I said earlier awkwardness make the world go around, but now I see why people refrain from Maureen...she get enough attention by just being mentioned not to mention when she's narrating.
carsonheir: secrets safe with me. Benny's is much better than Mo's I agree. And who knows...we'll see what they want...you're really into Dr. Phil aren't you?
L.M. Ward: Glad you like it! I'll tell you a little secret: I had tears writing Collins out..but he insisted so what can you do, eh?
Lils: Thank, and I hope I was of some help...Drama also makes the world go round...right along with awkward ness and Cherrios...
callmenny: hey, it's not finished yet but I'm really happy you found it...really (about char and style) Thanks so much.
Lisa Anne1: Thanks so much. Hope you like this chap.
The Redheaded Duck: funny you should have read the WHOLE thing when the Whole thing isn't written..sorry..forgive me I'm drugged (legally of course). What do you think of the new characters...up to par?
rentjunkie6688: thanks and I hope you enjoy all future updates
ok...anyone see the Tony noms?
for any Wicked fans...Norbert Leo Butz (org. Fiyero but I suppose those who care would already know that) got a nom for his role in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
and Spamalot is up for fourteen nominations!
until next time this is me...signing out.