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Chapter 10

Roger awoke on Sunday morning to harsh knocking at the door. Cursing the visitor he picked up Evangeline, who was beginning to stir, and headed toward the door. On the other side was the last person Roger wanted to see, Maureen.
"Dammit! Maureen why are you here?" Roger groaned when he saw her standing there. She shoved her way into the loft, like she owned the place.
"I came over to see the baby." Maureen grabbed Evangeline right out of Roger's arms.
"Hi sweetheart. How are you doing?" She bounced Evangeline up and down in her arms as she walked over to the couch.
"Maureen, she just got up, you wanna not bounce her like a martini shaker." Roger told her as he sat in the chair opposite the couch. Maureen just shot him a nasty look.
"So Maureen why are you here bothering me at eight in the morning?" Roger asked her before letting out a long yawn. "Just to hang." She told him without looking up from Evangeline.
"Maureen me and you don't hang out. You want something don't you?" Roger said has he leaned forward in his chair, rubbing his hands together.
"Well now that you mention it" She turned to face him and had a fake smile on her face "Could I borrow her for the day"
"What? You're kidding right?" He said to her with a snorted laugh. "She's a baby Maureen, not a pair of shoes. You just can't borrow her for a day"
"Come on Roger? Don't make me beg." She whined as she stood up and walked over to him.
"Why do you want her anyway? You aren't exactly the motherly type"
"I resent that! I would make a great mother…" Roger fearing that she would go into a rant on how she would be a good mother decided to just cut her off.
"Maureen I'm not going to debate this with you"
"Come on Roger?" Maureen pleaded while putting her lips into a pout.
"I'm not Mark, that won't work on me"
"I just want to watch her for the day. Plus I'm sure you could use the rest"
"I don't know Maureen…" Roger began, it was true he didn't sleep all night fearing he wouldn't hear her crying again. But could he really trust Maureen?
"Pleaaaaaaaase?" She whined. Roger threw his hands up in defeat, he hated whining.
"Fine. Just stop whining, it drives me crazy"
"Oh thank you Roger!" Maureen ran over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Roger cringed as she did.
"Whatever. Just never kiss me again." He wiped his cheek with his sleeve, leaving a long streak of blood red lipstick behind on it.
"You hear that Eva? You get to spend the day with me." Apparently Evangeline didn't like the idea very much because she began to cry. Maureen just shoved the pacifier in her mouth, and began walking around the loft shoving Evangeline's things into her purse. Roger walked over to his bedroom door and picked up one of Evangeline's bags. Then went to give it to Maureen.
"Here Maureen, everything you could possibly need is in this bag." She flashed him a smile then took the bag from his hand and swung it over her right shoulder. "Thanks, see you later" Maureen told him while heading for the door and then grabbing the stroller that lay against it. He ran after her with his hands up.
"Whoa whoa whoa, you gonna tell me when you plan on coming back?" Maureen turned back around and shot him a look before answering.
"How's eight o'clock dad?" Her words dripping with sarcasm, then ending off with a smile.
"Fine, just Maureen? Don't do anything outrageous"
"Hey, it's me." With that Maureen walk out the door with the baby in her left arm, a bag over her right should, and the stroller dragging behind her. In a million years Roger never thought he'd witness this site. Roger just wondered how long it would be till she got fed up of babysitting, he gave her till eleven. Three flights of stairs, and a handful of profanities later, Maureen Johnson was back on the street.
"Ok, baby. It's me and you lets have fun." Maureen opened up the stroller, and used her stiletto heel to lock it in place. All the while balancing Evangeline in the crook of her left arm. Once opened and locked, she placed Evangeline into the seat and strapped her in.
"So Eva, where should we go?" Maureen looked down at Evangeline, as if waiting for her to offer a suggestion. She then snapped her fingers.
"I know lets go bother your Auntie Joanne, then we can take her credit card and go shopping." They would have reached the law firm, which was on the corner of Irving place and E14th street, earlier but Maureen had to stop and schmooze with people along the way. Every attractive man and woman she passed, she had to stop and flirt with. Old habits never die. The walk wasn't short, but hell it was good exercise. The temperature had risen to around seventy-five degrees by the time Maureen reached the law firm. She opened the door, and pushed the stroller through first then followed right behind.
"Thank God for air-conditioning." She walked through the building , till she reached Joanne's office. Joanne was sitting at her desk, writing notes down in a file. She looked up when Maureen ran into her office and sat down the corner of her desk. Evangeline was left in the doorway laying in her carriage.
"Hey pookie!" "Maureen what are you doing here"
"What I can't stop by and visit?" Joanne's eyes traveled from Maureen to the doorway, where she heard the distinct sound of a baby crying.
"Is that Eva? You can't just leave her in the hall." Joanne walked over and pulled the stroller into her office fully. Then reached down and lifted her up.
"I thought she was staying with Mark and Roger?" She asked Maureen while walking back over to her desk.
"She was but I asked Roger if could borrow her for the day"
"Well you have to take better care of her. You can't abandon her, babies need constant attention"
"She is getting my constant attention. We're gonna go shopping, I just need some money." She flashed Joanne a smile and held out her right hand. Joanne got her purse from the desk and handed Maureen her ATM card. Maureen took it and gave Joanne a peck on the cheek.
"Thanks pookie! I'll see you when you get home later." Then in typically Maureen fashion she grabbed the baby and ran out of the office.
"Your welcome." Joanne shouted after her, and then went back to her boring paperwork.
Maureen found a small boutique a few blocks away that sold one of a kind outfits, she had bought some of her own wardrobe here. They carried clothes for babies as well, Maureen figured she could buy something for herself and Evangeline. Once in the shop she headed over towards the baby clothes, and starting looking around. Maureen picked up a little blue dress, that had a white bow on it and held it up to her chest and turned toward the stroller.
"So Eva, what do you think of this?" Eva scrunched up her face in respond. "Yeah it's a little boring, lets find you something flashy ." She pushed the stroller further down the aisle. She found a bright pink one-piece and a frilly green skirt.
"Oh pink goes good with green." She placed the clothes on the covering that was on top of the stroller and kept walking down the aisle. Then she found the most amazing outfit, a little cow costume that must have been used for Halloween. Hell it wasn't even close to October but she had to buy it. It had a tail, and horns plus a little bell.
"Oh you have to wear this to my next protest baby. It'll be a perfect addition to my performance." Maureen placed the costume with the other clothes and then headed to the register. After paying she decided that she would stop by The Life Café, it was getting close to noon. As Maureen walked down the street, she told herself that so far so good. "This isn't as hard as people make it look." She continued walking feeling very pleased with herself.