A/N: This was an interesting chapter to write lol.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything!! not even I kissed a Girl...I wish I did, but I dont!
Chapter 10: Take Me As I Am
May 28th 4:30am eastern standard time
(The Loft)
The Boho teens gathered at the Loft to hear about Luke's defeat against Ben. All of their parents were still at work, so Max was what Elsie liked to call their "Watch dog"
"I'm proud of you, Luke." Tori said.
"Yeah, it's a classic story." Elsie said, not looking up from the notebook she was writing in.
"What are you writing?" Luke asked.
"A song." She simply answered.
"Can I read it?" He asked.
Elsie handed Luke the notebook and he began to read it.
"What's it called?"
"I don't know, yet."
"Let me see." Tori said.
They took turns reading Elsie's song.
"I think it should be called Experimental Game." Max suggested.
"What about I liked it?" asked Scotty.
"Just call it I Kissed A Girl" Tori said with a shrug.
"Hmm, that makes sense."
The teens got quiet, until Max spoke up
"Hey, remember that band we had?" Max said, with a smile.
"Yeah, that was fun." Luke said.
"Why did we quit?" Scotty asked, putting his feet on the dark brown coffee table.
"I don't know." They answered.
"Why don't we start over?" Michelle suggested.
"That sounds cool. We don't have anything else to do all summer, besides sit around." Tori said.
"Should we start making plans?" Luke asked.
Elsie ripped out a few pieces of clean paper in her notebook and sat them on the table.
"First we need a new band name."
(The Hospital)
Mickey was sitting in the ugly brown and uncomfortable chair next to her bed, listening to Mark's story.
"So, wait. I cheated on you with my sisters husband and your best friend?"
"Yeah." Mark said, before clearing his throat.
"Wow, I'm a whore!"
"No, you're not. It was a rough patch in our marriage. I forgave you and Mimi forgave you too."
"Ok, good, but does Roger still have feelings for me?" Mickey asked, raising her eye brow.
"Not like that."
Mickey was enjoying the story. She was sad, because she wished that she could remember it all. Her life seemed to be an adventure, like a soap opera or a movie.
"Mark?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I kiss you?"
Mark nodded. Mickey got out of her chair and leaned over Mark and kissed him dead on the lips. For the first time in a long time, Mark felt fireworks in the air. It was like their first kiss all over again. Mickey sat on Marks lap, facing him and wrapped her arms around him, without pulling away from his lips. They both felt their hearts racing in unison.
When they pulled away, Mickey looked Mark dead in the eyes.
"…..Mark?" She asked.
"Yes…"
"Where am I?"
"The hospital… are you ok?"
"How long have I been here? Where are the kids? Where's Kate?" Mickey got off of Mark and began to look around the room. "Why do you look so sick, baby?"
"Um…Mickey, what do you last remember?"
"We were at a warehouse and Kate kidnapped the kids and shot me!"
"Holy shit, I need to call Mimi." Mark said going to the phone.
(The Life Café)
After days of recuperating from whatever Collins had gave her, Maureen didn't ask, but demanded Joanne meet her at the Life Café. Well Joanne did and when she entered the café and saw an angry Maureen sitting at a table, talking to Collins, she knew she was in trouble.
"Hey Collins." Joanne said, taking a seat next to the Life Café co-owner.
"Uh oh." Collins said. "Hey, Jo. Well, I have to go play some Mario back in my office…bye." He quickly ran back to his office.
Now Joanne definitely knew she was in BIG trouble.
"How are you?" Joanne asked her wife.
"Well, I've been stuck in bed for the past few days, throwing my guts up, watching terrible straight to DVD movies, listening to Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits, crying, and trying to figure out why I never knew that you had been sleeping with Candace for over a year!" Maureen yelled the last part so that everyone in the café could hear her.
Joanne took a deep breath, she knew how she found out about Candace and she wasn't going to get mad at Collins, because she understood that he was Maureen's best friend.
"I'm sorry, Maureen." Joanne said, not looking at her.
"I've been thinking about this past year, Joanne. I keep blaming myself and asking myself what I did to deserve getting my heart broken. A year ago we started trying to have a kid, a year ago we were planning on taking a trip to Mexico."
"Maureen, I thought the affair wasn't going to last long."
"And when I think about when we first got together…..you constantly accused me of cheating. I haven't kissed or had sex with anyone since we've been together. Dammit, I even gave up flirting. I made sacrifices for you and look what you do to me." Maureen said, with tears running down her face. " Are you in love with her?"
"No!" Joanne said looking up at Maureen. "Of course not."
"Why are you with her?"
"….I don't know." Joanne said honestly.
Maureen wiped her eyes and sat there for a moment, she didn't know if she wanted to leave or bitch Joanne out even more. She choose the second choice.
"Before I continue, I want to give you this sperm back." Maureen said, pulling a small cup with a lid on it, out of her purse. "It's been lying around my house for months. It didn't even work. I cant believe you choose your cousin Ted, I hear he's terrible in bed."
"You said you liked him , because he had a good sense of humor."
"Anyway, I don't know what you see in her. She's fugly."
"Fugly?"
"Yes, fugly! Fucking ugly!" Maureen snapped. "I should go get tested and see if you gave me anything she's given you."
"What are you trying to say?"
"She's a fucking slut and she might have every STD ever created."
"Come on, Maureen, that's not fair." Joanne said throwing her hands in the air.
"Don't talk to me about fair." Maureen said. "I'm leaving. I'll send you the divorce papers."
"Divorce papers ?!" Joanne asked standing up, following Maureen out the door.
"Yes, it's over!" Maureen said opening the door of the café.
Joanne stood at the door, looking at her soon to be ex-wife. She watched as Maureen caught a cab and left.
"Need a drink?"
She turned around and it was Collins with a bottle of liquor and two glasses in his hand.
May 28th 6:00pm eastern standard time
(The Loft)
"Ok, thanks to Elsie, we've spent two hours finding a name and picking instruments." Michelle said with the pad in her hand.
"Go through the list again." Said Tori.
"Our band name is Brainstorm Audio, Luke is camera man, Scott is bass, Tori is lead guitar, I am piano, Elise is lead singer-"
"Because I can sing better than Mariah Carey and X-Tina put together." Elsie added.
"Whatever." Michelle said not paying attention. " And Max is our manager, since he's older and as a car and is extremely cute." Michelle blushed after she added the last part.
"Thank you." Max said with a smile.
"I wanna be a part of it." Samantha said, with a pout.
"You can be out number one fan." Luke told his little sister with a smile.
"Yay!" the little girl cheered.
"We need a drummer." Scott said, putting his hands on his head.
Just then, their was a knock on the door.
"Who is that?" Elsie asked.
"First question is who the hell ever knocks on that door?" Michelle said, getting up.
"Yeah, we all just walk in."
Michelle slid the door open, it was Ben.
"What are you doing here? Do you want your ass handed to you again?" Elise asked bitterly.
"Can I talk to Luke, alone." He asked.
A/N: Get ready for another twist next chapter. Oh and yes, Mickey has her memory again. Lol! Please review.