Sweet and Salty Conversations at the GCAC, Part II
While, Fen, Ana and Summer are continuing to plan the wedding at the GCAC, Misty is seated at another table in the restaurant. She was meeting with Lincoln today and was anxious for him to arrive. She texts him to see if he is still coming and looks down at her phone for a minute to see if he responds to her.
"Are you ready to order ma'am?" Madison asks Misty after she approaches her table at the GCAC. Misty looks up from her phone and makes a face.
"Um… no not right now." She tells the server. "In a little bit when my son shows up."
Madison nods. "Okay. I will come back to your table later." Madison leaves and Misty continues to look down at her phone to see if Lincoln would text her back.
"Hello…" Another voice says and Misty looks up. She makes a surprised face when she sees who it is.
"Good afternoon." The person says. "I don't think we've been formerly introduced." She reaches out to shake Misty's hand. "I'm Nikki Newman."
Misty makes a face and looks at Nikki. "Oh, I know who you are…" She says tersely. She doesn't shake Nikki's hand.
Nikki makes a face and then lightly touches her hair. "May I sit down?" She asks.
Misty frowns. "I'm waiting for someone."
"Your son I presume?" Nikki asks.
"Well, you'd presume right, and he should be here any minute. So, I don't really have time…" Misty's voice trails off.
"Well, I just wanted to say a few things to you." Nikki tells her.
Misty raises an eyebrow. "Like what…"
"Like, I listened to what you were saying a few nights ago at the Lattimore's Anniversary party and…"
"And you're going to chastise me for it, is that right?" Misty asks in a snappy tone.
"I was going to say; I hope you were sincere in wanting to get to know your grandchild and have a better relationship with your son." Nikki tells her.
Nikki sighs and gives Misty a serious look. "I am the grandmother to several lovely grandchildren, and I have a special bond with all of them. Being a grandmother is one of the greatest joys I have ever experienced." Nikki smiles thinking about her grandchildren. "It truly is amazing to be able to bond with your children's children."
"Oh, I'm sure your family is like a Hallmark family." Misty says sarcastically.
"We have our ups and downs like any other family, but we love each other. And we are very protective of each other." Nikki tells her, a very serious look coming across her face. "I am very protective of my family, including my grandchildren."
Misty moves her head and looks at Nikki. "Okay, and the point you are making is…"
"That I would do anything to keep them safe. And I will do the same for my great-grandchild." Nikki tells her firmly.
Misty sighs. "And you think I'm a threat to him or her. Even though they are also my own grandchild. My first grandchild."
Nikki eyes widen a bit. "As I said I hope that you are sincere about wanting a relationship with them and your son. Because they are my family…."
"And you're protective of your family." Misty repeats.
"You got it." Nikki states.
"Well look, Nikki…" Misty says tartly. "I meant what I said, about wanting to have a good relationship with my grandchild and my son. And I don't need you warning me about anything."
Nikki makes a face and touches her purse strap. "As long as you are really sincere about that, then we shouldn't have any problems." She says giving Misty another serious look.
Just then Lincoln arrives at Misty's table. He sees the two women looking at each other.
"Hey, is everything is okay?" He asks looking at them. "Hi Nikki." He says greeting her.
"Everything is fine." Nikki says giving him a smile. "I was just talking to your mother a little bit."
Misty rolls her eyes. "Yeah we were having a swell conversation." She then makes a face at Lincoln. "It took you long enough to get here. I was thinking you weren't going to show up."
Lincoln shakes his head. "Nope, I am a man of my word. I said I would show up and that is what I did."
Nikki looks at both Lincoln and Misty and decides to excuse myself. "Well, I will be getting out of your twos way." Nikki says. "It was uh... nice talking to you Misty." She says giving her a look. "See you later Lincoln." She tells him giving him a smile.
"See you." He tells her. Nikki leaves and Lincoln sits down.
"What was that about?" He asks.
"Oh, she was just telling me about her oh some awesome relationships with her grandchildren and how she is so protective of them. And will be protective of your child, her first great grandchild." Misty informs Lincoln. "It sounded like she was warning me to behave myself." Misty then gives Lincoln a look. "Did you put her up to that?" She asks.
Lincoln shakes his head. "No, I didn't, I'm surprised she approached you." He says honestly.
"Un-huh, well regardless of who may have put her up to that, I don't need to be warned about anything." Misty looks at him. "I meant what I said when I said I wanted a relationship with my grandchild… and you."
Lincoln looks into his mother's eyes and makes a face. "Are you serious about that Misty?" He asks.
Misty sighs. "Yes, I am…." She declares.
"Because I haven't seen you since…"
"After you got injured and I had that big confrontation with Paula, which caused me to fall out with you." Misty reveals.
"Right since then… and we parted on some bad terms…" Lincoln says frowning.
Misty nods. "I know but I've done some soul searching since then… and I've been keeping tabs on you and your life." She informs him.
Lincoln raises his eyebrows after she says that.
"Don't give me that look." Misty says. "I have Facebook and I've looked at your account. Plus, I read up on you, and your new successful career, your marriage and now your new baby that is on the way…"
"And you just decided to jump back into my life, just like that?" Lincoln asks skeptical and trying to find out what Misty was up to.
"I thought with the impending birth of your new child, now would be a good time as ever for us to reconcile for their sake."
Lincoln sighs. "Well, my child is going to have a lot of people that love him or her. Me, Summer, my parents, siblings, Summer's parents and family…"
"And I can fit in there as well, if you would let me." Misty interjects.
Lincoln sighs again. "We've had such a rocky relationship Misty…"
"And now is a good time to repair it Lincoln, don't you think?" She asks.
Lincoln leans back a little and rubs his hand on his face thinking. "I mean..." His voice trails off as he thinks.
"It is." Misty insists firmly. "It's time Lincoln." She tells him. "It's time for us to make peace with each other."
Lincoln thinks a bit more. "Maybe..."
Misty shakes her head. "No maybe about it. It's time. For the sake of your grandchild. That is one thing that Rich Nikki said that I agree with." She tells him. "That a bond with a grandparent and a grandchild can be a wonderful thing. You know that. You had that type of relationship with my mother Evelyn."
Lincoln closes his eyes for a moment and remembers his grandmother who he had loved dearly. She passed away when he was younger but he remembered how much love and support she had given him. He opens his eyes and looks at Misty, an emotional look on his face.
"Yes, I remember having that type of relationship with grandma." He says poignantly.
"Right and you remember how special that was..." Misty reminds him. "So let me have that same type of relationship with my grandchild and you and I can also repair our relationship."
"But you are not the same as grandma..."
Misty nods. "I know. I've made a lot of mistakes Lincoln. Many that I wish I could take back, I promise you that. But it's still not too late for me to make things right if you will let me." She says giving him a serious look.
"I..." Lincoln begins.
"Let me try." Misty asks. She puts her hand on the table. "I'm going to be in town for a bit and we can talk about this some more. And I promise I will try to work hard to prove to you that I am sincere." She tells him.
He gives her a skeptical look. "Like you did the other night, when you crashed my parent's anniversary party?"
Misty makes a face. "Okay, so that was a bit much." She admits. "But you weren't answering my texts and I wanted to talk to you..."
"That wasn't a good look Misty and I don't want you to cause any more trouble." He tells her.
"And I don't want to cause any more trouble." She states to him. "But I do want a relationship with you and my grandchild... So..." She taps her hand on the table. "I think we should give this another try." She suggests.
"Like I said I will be in town for a bit and we can get together some more and you will see that I am sincere. And hopefully we can work ourselves towards a healthier relationship with each other. And then I can get to know my little grandnugget."
Lincoln laughs after she says grandnugget.
"What is it?" Misty asks.
Lincolns shakes his head smiling. "It's just grandma used to call me her little granddnugget as well." He says smiling at the memory of his grandmother.
Misty makes a face and then gives him a knowing smile. "That's the power of family son, it comes out... And why would you want to deny your child that?"
Lincoln sighs. "You do have a point."
Misty nods. "I know I do."
Lincoln thinks for a moment and makes a decision. "Okay, we can talk a bit more and try and work on things while you're in town..."
Misty perks up. "Good."
"But I don't want you starting any trouble, Misty..." He tells her. "I mean it. I am in a very good place in my life and I don't want you bringing trouble into it."
Misty holds up her hand. "I will try and be on my best behavior." She promises him.
"Un-huh." Lincoln then picks up a menu and looks at it. "So would you like to order some lunch?" He asks looking over the menu. "I can order us some food, if you'd like."
"Actually I am famished.." Misty tells him.
"Okay, then I will get us something to eat." Lincoln tells her. They look over their menus and decide what they want to eat. Madison comes back over to the table and they order lunch and spend a bit more time together, before Lincoln leaves telling her he will keep in contact with her. After Misty says good-bye to her son, she watches him walk away and then raises an eyebrow and smiles.