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Jealousy
Helga gets jealous when a girl makes a pass at Arnold, he tries to calm her down but things take a different direction when some guy makes a pass at her.
Late September
Evening
It was a late fall evening and Arnold and Helga soon arrived to the local country club, both dressed up in their evening formal wear. The reason for this is because they were invited by their childhood friend Rhonda and her family to help celebrate her engagement party, which, just like Rhonda, is going to be as flashy and fancy as possible.
Arnold was wearing his regular suit with a red tie and his hair slicked back and Helga was wearing a new red, floor length dress she bought the other day, and she was also wearing her blonde hair was in wavy curls for the big event.
Needless to say, they both looked great!
"I told ya that Rhonda was going to go all out...makes you wonder what she'll do to top this at the actual wedding..." Helga commented as she eyed the entrance and size of the country club.
The couple soon went to the entrance where a guard was letting people who were invited in and the riff raff out.
"Invitation and names?..." The bouncer asked as he had his clipboard in hand.
"Arnold and Helga Shortman. .." Arnold said as he also pulled out the invitation Rhonda had sent them.
The bouncer looked at it and then to the couple and then let them inside. Once there, Arnold and Helga admired the interior of the club's grand ball room, and they also saw the stars of the party, Rhonda Wellington Lloyd who was wearing a designer couture black dress and her fiance, local artist Thaddeus Gammelthorpe, also known as Curly, who were chatting with some friends.
"Arnold, Helga..." Rhonda called them.
"Hey you two..." Thaddeus/Curly greeted.
"Hey princess, you're looking as sharp as ever..." Helga greeted the dark haired woman.
"Thanks, I know...I had this dress imported from Milan..." Rhonda said in her usual flamboyant way.
"Hi Curly, congratulations again on the engagement...". Arnold said to his old friend.
"Thanks Arnold and you look like you have gained substance from matrimonial bliss.., same to you Helga." Curly said in a dramatic voice.
"Thanks, I guess..." Helga said to the eccentric man.
Curly really has grown up and while he wasn't any where near as wild and crazy as he was as a kid (thankfully, due to all of the counseling he got) but he's still pretty eccentric, though its harmless now and mostly linked to his creativity as an artist. He had traded his old glasses for a pair of stylish shades, and he usually wore a black turtleneck with slacks and boots, giving him an almost beatnik kind of look, though tonight he seemed to be have traded it for a fancy black tie suit for the evening, most likely at Rhonda's insistence.
"Anyway, go ahead, eat, dance, mingle...mummy and daddy are sparing no expense with the string quartet, french cuisine and all of our dear old friends are here, along with the creme de la creme of Hillwood..." Rhonda said.
Arnold and Helga soon left to their assigned table and soon saw their friends Gerald and Phoebe, Harold and a pregnant Pattie and many others enjoying the festivities.
"Hey guys..." Arnold said as he and Helga took their seats.
" Hey man..."Gerald said happily as he waved at them.
"Hi Phoebe. ..Pattie..." Helga said to her female friends.
"Hi Helga, oh you look amazing in that dress..." Phoebe complimented.
"Thanks, so do you..." Helga said graciously.
"Hi Helga..." Pattie waved while her husband was still eating.
"Hi Pattie...Harold...how's the little one doing and where Sylvia?..." Helga asked as she referred to both Pattie's pregnant stomach and her 4 year old daughter.
"Sylvia ' s with my parents now and we just found out that we are expecting a boy..." Pattie said.
"Seriously, that's wonderful,you guys..." Arnold congratulated the two.
"A boy...oh...that's amazing...so any idea on names?..." Helga asked with interest.
"His name is Adam Berman, we both agreed that if we had a boy, that's what he's going to be named that..." Harold said as he finally finished his meal.
"Adam, named after my great grandfather..." Pattie said as she patted her six month pregnant stomach.
"Well congratulations you two..." Arnold said before taking another sip of his punch until he was out.
"I'll be back in a minute, I'm getting a refill...you want one honey..." Arnold asked his wife.
"Sure, darling..." Helga nodded.
Arnold got up and left for the punch bowl while Helga continued to socialize with their dear friends.
At the punch bowl
Arnold arrived to the punch bowl and immediately refilled both his and Helga's cups with the drink. He was about to leave, only for someone to get his attention.
"Excuse me.." A feminine voice called.
Arnold turned around and saw a young woman who looked to be around his age, she had light brown hair in a classy bun, big brown eyes with a mischievous look in them and she was wearing a lot of make up and a tight green dress. Some men might find her attractive but Arnold was not one of them.
"Can I help you?..." Arnold asked in a polite voice.
"My name is Luanna Lark, of the New York Larks, could you please tell me what time is it?..." Luanna both asked and gave her rather snobby sounding introduction.
"It's about 8:30..." Arnold said as he glanced at his watched but he felt weird with the way Luanna was looking at him now.
"Actually handsome, I think it's actually time to dance..and I decided you can dance with me..." Luanna said in a rather forward way and she sent him a flirtatious look.
Arnold noticed this and frowned. He realized now that she was trying to hit on him and he decided to big this in the bud now.
"I'm married and I'm here with my wife..." Arnold said immediately, wanting to end this now.
Luanna was silent for a moment but it didn't take that flirtatious smile from her face which made Arnold frown at the sight of it.
"Well, I don't see her..." Luanna said as she sent him another coquette look and took a step forward.
"Turn around.." A low, feminine voice was heard.
Arnold smiles when he saw his loving and sweet wife approach the scene while Luanna sent her a dirty look at her examined Helga and was probably mentally comparing her.
"So this is it..and I thought it be a little less...ordinary..." Luanna said in a snooty voice that made Helga grit her teeth and Arnold to begin to get nervous.
This girl doesn't know that she's making a big mistake..."Arnold thought, hoping his wife wouldn't lose her temper and get violent.
Sure, Helga had managed to gain control over her fiery temper as she grew up but it was still there and it always flared whenever she got jealous when another woman put the moves on him, since college, high school and even when they first started dating. He just hoped that whatever she does now would not get them kicked out of the party by country club's security team.
Helga however kept sending Luanna a dirty look, then she sent a glance at her husband and noticed the drink in his hand.
"Darling, may I have my drink?..." Helga said, thought it was more like a command.
Arnold handed it to her and had a feeling where this is going. Before they could blink Helga suddenly poured her punch over Luanna ' s head, ruining both her hair and dress and shocking her.
"You ruined my hair and my dress!..."Luanna yelled, getting attention from,some people dancing nearby and some were even snickering in amusement.
"Try and sink your claws in my husband again and I'll ruin more than just that..." Helga warned her.
Luanna screamed and then angrily marched away to avoid further humiliation. Helga smirked and then turned to her husband who was frowning.
"What?..." Helga said defensively.
"Did you really have to resort to that? I already told her to back off and you know I would never do anything, you can trust me..." Arnold said.
"Yeah, I trust you but I don't trust her...I mean, she still tried to get her grimy mitts on you, despite knowing you are spoken for...she had it coming..."Helga said defensively.
"What is going on here?..."Curly and Rhonda asked as they arrived.
"Oh nothing, just that the Green eyed monster got out of her cage again..." Arnold said while his wife did an eye roll.
"Some hussy named Luanna tried to put the moves of my man, so I was kindly telling her to back off..." Helga explained, not at all sorry.
"If you mean Luanna Lark, she's one of the biggest flirts at the club and the daughter of one of mummy's best friends...she also was invited here under extreme reluctance since she tried to hit on Thaddeus while we were dating...so, way to go..." Rhonda said in an approving smile.
"You guys should have been there, I would never leave my precious for another but when Luanna tried to pick me up, it ended up in a full blown cat fight...I'm surprised Helga didn't try ripping her hair out by now..." Curly said with amusement.
"Oh I wanted to, but I just had a manicure and didn't want to risk breaking these until after the party..."Helga explained.
She didn't really like getting her nails done unless it's for a special event like tonight. Helga noticed that Arnold still didn't look convinced but he gave her a small smile in the end.
He supposed he had to give Helga a little credit, Luanna had stepped out of line and no one liked seeing their love being harassed by a potential rival. He supposed Helga couldn't help loving him so much that she got jealous easily.
However, before Helga could say anything else, she noticed some punch landed on her hands from when she dumped it on Luanna.
"I'm gonna go wash up..." Helga said.
"I'm heading to our table..." Arnold said as he retreated back with his own pun he while Rhonda and Curly got the party guests to move on.
Unknown to them as Helga entered the ladies bathroom, somebody had been looking at her with interested eyes.
Arnold had arrived back to the table with his friends giving him curious looks.
"Let me guess, that girl tried to hit on you and Helga got jealous again..." Gerald said.
"Yes..." Arnold said.
"Did she know that you are married?..." Phoebe asked.
"Yes but she didn't care..." Arnold said in an annoyed tone of voice.
"Serves her right..." Phoebe said flatly.
"You said it..." Pattie said in the same kind of tone.
"That girls just lucky Helga didn't bring her fists out of retirement, remember old Betsy..." Harold said as he recalled flashbacks of her using her fists.
Arnold was silent at that and Gerald noticed...
"Man, come on...you knew what you were signing in for when you decided to put a ring on her, once a woman goes you, she ain't gonna let you go and she gets all jealous when she thinks other ladies want to take you away..." Gerald said as he sent Phoebe a look, which caused her to look at him in amusement.
"I just wish she'd know by now that no matter what, she's the only one for me and no other girl is going to change that..." Arnold said.
"She knows that Arnold but try and give her some slack, how would you feel if some guy tries to put the moves on her, even when knowing about that ring on her finger..." Pattie said.
"I'd hate it but why are you asking that?..." Arnold asked.
"Because I think it's happening right now..." Gerald said as he pointed at a certain direction.
"Wait? WHAT?!..." Arnold whipped around to see who was going on.
His eyes widen when he saw his beautiful wife speaking to some unknown guy and from the look her face, she didn't look amused...
And neither was Arnold and he immediately found himself getting up and walking toward the scene, while his friends looked curious.
"5 bucks says he decks him..." Harold said, while his wife nudged him under the table.
"What?..." Harold whined while the rest of the adults were paying attention to what was about to go down.
About two minutes ago
Helga had gotten out of the bathroom, all nice and clean once again and now she was about to rejoin her husband and their friends, when a man came to her.
"Excuse me..." The man said.
Helga turned to look at him. He was tall, dark haired with gray eyes and flawless skin and he had the kind of playboy look to him, he also had cigarette between his lips to boot. Helga immediately disliked him, mostly due to the way he was eyeing her...or leering her to be more specific.
"What?..." Helga demanded in a sharp tone of voice, wanting to get back to her hubby.
"Easy there gorgeous, my name is Jason and I'm just a simple man who can't help but admire great beauty when I see it... "Jason said, flashing a blinding white smile that had no affect on Helga at all.
"Beat it bozo, I'm a married woman..." Helga said with her arms crossed.
"Ooh. ..a little fire cracker, aren't you..." Jason said with a chuckle that made Helga furious with his continued harassment.
"Back off before I blow up in your face..." Helga said as she raised her fist in warning at this jerk.
Before she could slap him for being a creep, her husband Arnold came there with an annoyed look on his face.
"What's going on here? What are your doing with my wife?..." Arnold said as he suddenly got between Helga and the jerk.
"She's your wife?...you can't be serious..." Jason scoffed.
"What's that suppose to mean?..." Arnold said in a genuinely insulted tone.
"I'm just saying what can a babe like this see in a dude with a head like that..." Jason mocked, making Arnold glare at him angrily.
"He's way more of a gentleman than you are, along with better looks and manners. .." Helga said as she took Arnold's arm.
Arnold smirked when he heard this as he knew his wife was faithful to him only.
"I'm going to ask you once, leave my wife alone..." Arnold warned with a low voice.
"Oh yeah, and what would you do about it, loser?..." Jason scoffed again.
Arnold glare at this creep and then noticed the cigarette in his mouth. He knew that it wasn't wise to resort to violence, ,mostly because he didn't want to deal with an assault charge, but no one talks like this to his wife and him and gets away with it.
His eyes landed on his cigarette and before he knew it, he did a few lightning fast karate chops. Jason didn't even bother to blink as his cigarette was suddenly cut in half and he soon gulped when he saw the look in this man's eye.
"Uh...so-sorry. .. I...I..didn't. ..uh..." Jason suddenly began to run away, being totally intimidated by the crazy look in Arnold's eye.
The other guests looked confused by the sudden departure of Jason but they just continued to dance while Helga looked at her husband in a mixture of amazement and amusement.
"Wow football head, it's been a long time since I saw you bust out the karate moves..." Helga said with a chuckle.
Arnold said nothing and Helga continued to have a little fun with this.
"What's a matter darling, we're you jealous? Worried that some stranger was trying to take your wife away?..." Helga said in alight, teasing away.
Arnold was silent before sighing.
"Maybe a little. ..I saw him coming onto you and I just couldn't stand it..." Arnold admitted.
"Don't worry Arnold, you know that I'm not going anywhere, especially with some creep who tries to hit on a lady before even asking for her name..." Helga said seriously.
"And you should know that you're the only woman for me and no one is going to change that, including a girl with way too much make up and way too little boundaries..." Arnold said.
"I guess the Green eyed monster got the both of us tonight..." Helga said sheepishly.
"I guess..." Arnold admitted.
Suddenly they heard the sound of the microphone and soon saw Rhonda and Curly on the stage, with Rhonda's parents as well. There was also something that was covered with a blue blanket as well.
"My dear friends, I take this moment to thank you all for coming to celebrate my future union with my precious Rhonda and to also show my latest creation, created by the depths of my love for my precious wife to be,.." Curly said as he pulled the blanket off to reveal a life size marble sculpture of Rhonda wearing a spring dress, which amazed the entire room.
The most amazed of all was Rhonda.
"Although her beauty is close to the one my Rhonda possesses, she is only a token of my undying love..." Curly said flamboyantly.
"Oh Thaddeus, it's beautiful. .." Rhonda exclaimed as she happily kissed him as the entire room applauded, including Arnold and Helga.
"You got to admit it Helga, he is one great artist..." Arnold said as he admired the well made sculpture that must have taken Curly months to make.
"And he certainly does know how to charm Rhonda..." Helga said as she saw her friend fawn over her new statue.
Soon, speeches were made, as well as toasts and before anyone else knew it, it was time to dance once again...
"May I have this dance?..." Arnold asked as he held his hand out for his wife to take.
"That depends, are you married?..." Helga joked.
"Only to the most beautiful, amazing woman on earth, one that no girl can compete with..." Arnold said as he gave her a loving look.
"And you? ..." Arnold joked as well.
"Only to the sweetest, stud of a football head around, a total gentleman and pretty easy on the eyes too...and he's all mine..." Helga said in a flirtatious voice.
The couple soon began to slow dance, with Arnold dipping and twirling her around, much to Helga's enjoyment. They soon saw a now dry Luanna and Jason nearby, one sending them a dirty look and the other, a frustrated one. They both ignored them as they soon began to kick it up a notch and became the life of the party. Arnold and Helga danced the night away with each other and anyone who saw them could tell that the loved only each other and nothing and no one could ever change that.
No matter what, neither was leaving anytime soon and they wouldn't have it any other way...
-To be continued-
Next time on The First Year
Girl's Night out
New Ideas
Girl's Night out: Helga, Phoebe and Rhonda all decide to take a girl's night out while their husbands are busy. (Requested by Guest)
Baby Sitting: The couple babysit Olga's twins Lisa and Logan. (Requested by Guest)
Perfectly weird relatives: Arnold and Helga have to grin and bear it while Arnie and Lila come over for a visit.
Double Date: Arnold and Helga go on a double date with Gerald and Phoebe.
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Invader Johnny: Yeah, one of the hard truths of life but if any one can handle it, it's these two...
61394: Nice description...I guess I can see a little JJ in Mr. Wright.
Guest: Thank you for the suggestions, I can't wait to start working on them :)
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