Chapter 7
Joanne stood in the kitchen baffled. Her heart all of a sudden ached, all because of what one person said. Even the mere thought of Maureen getting rid of Joanne made tears sting her eyes.
"Don't listen to her."
Joanne's head shot up, her eyes meeting with Mrs. Johnson's.
"She's jealous and intimidated by you." Nancy carried on. "She's always liked the fact that my daughters never committed to a relationship. And Maureen isn't really living the lifestyle I would prefer…but she seems to be doing better than I thought…and that's the part that scares Betty. You see the better my daughters are doing, the more her daughter doesn't look as good. You probably have noticed she and I are always competing to see who is better and we do it with our children. Which isn't right I know, but if our children our successful it means we have done our job as a parent."
"What does that have to do with me?" Joanne asked the hurt evident in her voice.
"Did you see the impression you made on our family today?" Nancy said with a small smirk. "Some were shocked Maureen was dating a girl, but after they got to know you it was like you were one of the Johnson's. That's what bother's Betty so much. Maureen appears to be doing better in the love life department. Sure her daughter is dating a doctor, but the guy isn't that social." Nancy began to lightly laugh, "She would tell people that Amy was engaged to a doctor, but everyone wanted to hear about the lawyer today."
"Me?" Joanne asked with disbelief.
Nancy nodded, "Yeah. You were a big hit today Joanne. You even managed to get Maureen and Nikki to participate in family games. They haven't participated in those games since they were seven years old."
Joanne simply smiled, sensing there was more.
"Also I'm sorry." Nancy said, "Sorry I didn't give you a chance. I've always wanted Maureen to grow up, get a decent job, find a nice man to support her, and have some children. She grew up to be the total opposite." Nancy smiled, "But now I realized all I really want is for her to be happy, Nikki too. And you may not be the nice man I was hoping she would spend the rest of her life with, but you are a nice woman. I must admit I'm not one hundred percent okay with it yet…but I'm getting there. I see just how happy you make Maureen and that makes me happy."
A smile finally found Joanne's lips, her eyes watering with joyful tears. "Thank you." She whispered. "It means a lot to me to get your approval out of anyone's."
"You're welcome." Nancy said, the two falling into a silence.
"Mom!" Maureen suddenly shouted going straight for Joanne whose cheeks were streaked with tears. "What did you say to her!? Jesus, just because you don't approve of our relationship doesn't give you any right to make Joanne cry! I love her and there is nothing you can say to change that!"
Nancy's face fell, stepping forward to try and calm Maureen down, "Maureen no I-"
"I don't want to hear it!" Maureen yelled.
"Maureen it's okay." Joanne said wrapping her arms around Maureen's to compose her. "These are happy tears."
Maureen turned around breaking free from Joanne's embrace, "What?"
"Your mom and I just had a talk." Joanne said, wiping her eyes clear, "A good one. I promise."
"Is this true?" Maureen asked turning around to face her mother.
"Yes." Nancy said, nodding vigorously.
Maureen's face went from angry to blissful in about two seconds, her arms wrapping around her mom tight. "So you're okay with us now?"
"It's going to take a little bit of time for me to cope with the whole same gender thing. But I like Joanne; she's a great girl for you." Nancy said,
"She's an amazing girl for me!" Maureen beamed, detaching from her mother so she could clobber Joanne with a hug.
"Okay honeybear, settle down." Joanne laughed,
"I freaking love you." Maureen smiled looking Joanne directly in the eyes.
Nancy couldn't help but smile, watching the two, "Congratulations Joanne, it looks like you managed to capture a Johnson's heart." With that she walked away, letting Maureen and Joanne have some alone time.
Maureen smirked, "What'd you two talk about?"
"Nothing." Joanne smiled, quickly placing a kiss on Maureen's lips, "I'll tell you when you're older."
Maureen pouted, "No fair."
Later that night Maureen laid in bed staring up at the ceiling smiling at how well this weekend turned out. She dreaded it for nothing. Even her own mother who disapproved about the idea of Joanne finally accepted her, them.
Maureen giggled as an idea popped in her head. She rolled over kissing Nikki on the cheek, "Good night."
Nikki mumbled something, but Maureen didn't wait to hear what it was, instead she quietly left the room and tiptoed down the hallway, creeping into the room Joanne was staying in.
Joanne sat up, the sound of the door creaking open. She squinted her eyes, seeing a figure standing at the door.
"Hello?"
"It's me Pookie." Maureen whispered, softly shutting the door, before turning around and running for the bed, jumping on it landing directly on Joanne, "Hey baby."
"Maureen, what are you doing in here? Just because your mom accepted us as a couple doesn't mean she'll approve of us sleeping together." Joanne said.
"We're grown adults, she can't tell us what to do." Maureen stated, nuzzling her nose in the cleavage of Joanne's tank top. "Hello ladies." She smirked.
"Maureen." Joanne moaned at the gesture, pulling the diva's head up so they could make eye contact. "We can't do it here; your parents are only a few rooms down."
"Please!" Maureen whined, kissing up Joanne's neck, "Please pookie I want it so bad, I want you so bad."
Joanne stared deeply into those pleading green eyes. How could she say no?
"Does this door lock?" Joanne asked.
Maureen pepped up, "Yes!"
"Okay, fine, as long as we're quiet." Joanne said,
"Yay!" Maureen whispered, quickly locking the door before returning to the bed, swiftly getting things started.
The next morning the two girls headed down to the kitchen.
"Did you two have a good sleep last night?" Nikki asked a knowing and sly grin on her face.
Joanne blushed, her eyes darting between Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Maureen simply smiled, joining her family at the kitchen table, replying, "I slept wonderfully thanks for asking."
"Me too." Joanne quietly mumbled, taking a spot next to Maureen.
"That's good." Mr. Johnson smirked, taking a bite of his breakfast.
Soon everyone was settled in at the kitchen table all eating a nice breakfast together. It was about ten minutes into breakfast, and Joanne and Mrs. Johnson were both chatting away with smiles on their faces, Maureen sitting in her seat with a pout.
"Did she use to leave her wet towels on the floor after showering?" Joanne asked Mrs. Johnson who was already nodding with a knowing smile.
"All the time." Mrs. Johnson answered,
You could understand why Maureen was pouting; the two of them had all of a sudden teamed up on her pointing out some of the diva's bad habits.
"This is the best breakfast." Nikki said with an amused smile,
"Shut up." Maureen mumbled, her arms crossed, "I liked it better when mom and Joanne didn't get a long."
"Brighten up babe, I still love you." Joanne smirked, resting her hand on Maureen's knee.
"So when am I going to get my grandchildren?" Mrs. Johnson asked.
Maureen's face pretty much blanched, Joanne's also dropping a shade.
"Okay Nancy, that's enough for today." Mrs. Johnson smiled, "How about we clean up now?"
A few hours later, all three kids were piling out of the house, ready to go back to their own homes.
"Come for a visit anytime Nikki." Maureen said hugging her sister, "We have a spare room in our apartment."
"I will." Nikki smiled, "You two should also come and see my restaurant. It has great food."
"Yeah, I'd really like that." Maureen replied,
Joanne hugged everyone else one last time before climbing in the car, Maureen right behind her.
"Take good care of her Joanne." Mrs. Johnson said,
"Oh I will." Joanne assured, waving and pulling out of the driveway.
Maureen sighed once they were driving down the street. "That wasn't so bad."
"Not at all honeybear," Joanne smiled, "Not at all."
The End
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That was the last chapter.
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