Mr. and Mrs. Donovan chapter 3
Dusty walked had decided to walk home that evening happy at the thought of remarrying his wife. He however decided to play a little joke on her, not knowing that she knew what he was intending. As Dusty was walking home, Lucy had decided to wear something that she wore the first time they dated. To say the least, it got too small. However, that little detail didn't defer Lucy from wearing it.
"Lillian, could you please help me fasten the hooks on my skirt, I don't remember it being this small." Lucy asked as sucked in a little to help the skirt a long, too say the least she needed a bit of help.
"Mrs. Donovan, maybe it would be best if you wore something new." Lillian suggested.
"No Lillian, I have to wear the exact thing I wore when Dusty proposed." Lucy said with labored.
'But Mrs. Donovan." Lillian argued as she got the last hook on Lucy's skirt fastened.
"No, buts Lillian, I have to have this night exactly like that night." Lucy said as she went over to her vanity to apply her make up, just a bit of powder blush on the cheeks and some eyeliner was all she applied. Dusty hated it when Lucy wore as he called it, all that goop on her face.
Lucy walked over to the full size mirror to check her self out. "So how do I look?" She asked Lillian as she was smoothing the wrinkles out of her skirt and blouse.
Lillian smiled. She knew not to tell Mrs. Donovan that the skirt was too small "Oh you look wonderful Mrs. Donovan, Mr. Donovan will be so taken aback."
Lucy looked at herself in the mirror, she turned to look at the back of her self. "Oh do you really think so Lillian?"
"Yes I do."
Lucy smiled. "Good because I want tonight to be perfect, for Dusty to ask me to marry him again. Do you think it will go the way I want it to?"
"It will, I'm confident." Lillian said as she finished clasping a necklace around Lucy's neck.
"Thank you." At that, Dusty walked into the penthouse.
"Lucy, Princess, I'm back. Where are you baby?"
Lucy hearing her husband called to him. "I'm in here, darling." Dusty walked into the room careful not to cause suspicion that they were not married. He walked over to Lucy and kissed her softly.
"Hello, baby." He looked at Lucy and noticed the outfit she had on. "Is that new."
Lucy was flabbergasted that Dusty thought the outfit was new. "Oh this old thing, no I had it my closet." She didn't want Dusty to know that it was the outfit she wore when they first when to Mama Estelle's. "I can't wait to go to Mama Estelle's, I hope it's like it always was."
Dusty grabbed Lucy's wrap and put it upon her shoulders. "I'm sure it is, we better be going before it's too late."
"Yes let's" Lucy replied as he walked out of the penthouse she shared with her 'husband'. She was anxious for Dusty to propose to her again.
It was a rather quiet drive to the restaurant. Lucy cuddled up next to Dusty as he drove. "Dusty?"
"Yeah Baby."
"Why did you pick Mama Estelle's?" Lucy thought asking him about his choice might get him to confess.
"Well I wanted to go to a romantic place, that means a lot to both of us." Dusty said hoping nothing in his answer would slip the obvious.
Lucy smiled. "Oh Dusty, this is going to the be most romantic evening." She said cuddling to him closer.
"Who there princess, don't hold on too tight don't want us to get into an accident."
"I don't care about that, as long as I'm always with you."
Dusty smiled and continued to drive, looking down at his 'wife' every once in awhile.
The car came up on the restaurant that was named Mama Estelle's the only problem was it look very unfamiliar to the young couple. "Dusty are you sure this is the place? I sure don't remember it looking so run down."
"Me either, perhaps it looks better on the inside." Dusty said as he parked the car, he got out and being the gentleman he was opened the door for Lucy. Lucy took his hand as he escorted her inside, once inside they were to say the least disappointed.
They looked around to see what had happened, there were peeling wallpaper, bad art hanging on the walls, dying plants, and a bunch of no good riff raff among other things that weren't the same. Dusty whispered in Lucy's year "Maybe Mama Estella is in the kitchen?" He said as he wandered back towards the kitchen leaving Lucy feeling vulnerable of all the wandering eyes watching her.
"Dusty wait for me." She cried as she caught up to him. A man with a grease stain on his apron came out.
"Uhm I'm Louie, can I help ya?"
"Yeah me and my wife want to know if Mamma is working?"
"Mamma went back to the old country." The man replied. Lucy looked disappointed, she loved Mamma Estelle.
"Why? I mean why did she return to her country?"
"Her sister was dying, and Mamma also had health issues." Lucy looked saddened by the news that the dear old lady that sang to them on their first date many years ago was now gone. She loved Mamma Estelle dearly.
Dusty hated to see his Lucy cry so he decided even though Mamma wasn't around anymore and the place lost it's romantic atmosphere he would still make it a most memorable evening for Lucy. So he took Louie aside to talk privately "Look I'm sorry about Estelle, but I brought my wife hear for our anniversary, I wanted to bring her to a place both of us love. So is there any possible way you can make it memorable for her?"
Louie who always been a sucker for romance nodded. "Ah young Love, I will do anything I can do to make most memorable, no?"
Dusty smiled. "Thank you."
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Lucy smiled at the notion that Dusty had done. "Oh Dusty this is the most beautiful night, I'm happy we came here."
Dusty laughed. "You are, I mean there's a bunch of kids staring at us, we are sitting out eating dinner on an old run down table with a stained table cloth and a plastic rose in a bear bottle."
"I could be in a gutter with you, and I'd still be happy."
"You kill me, you know that."
"I try." Lucy smiled back.
"Luce, I love you. I love you more than life itself." Lucy took a deep breath. Oh my goodness this is it, this is where is going to suggest we renew our vows or something. I have to look surprised. However the question never came. The suggestion was loss.
"Well my food was good, what do you say we go back home, and have some dessert." Dusty said as he tried moving toward Lucy to help her up, however Lucy picked up the chocolate mousse she was eating and threw it in Dusty's face.
"Go dessert you self, you, you pig." She cried as she walked away leaving Dusty standing there Dumbfounded about what had happened. It than dawned on him, Mr. Cobb must have stopped by to see Lucy.
"Oh God Lucy knows." He said as he paid for their dinner and made his way back home to explain to Lucy what had happened. Hoping that he wasn't late.
Tbc. Is Dusty too late?