A/N-This chapter is based off the episode, 'Stand & Fight'. Mary Jo was mugged and she tried to take a safety class but she was so terrified until the very end. She defended herself against the design firm's own client! D. P. LeBoof! But he was proud of her and Gail Forrester was the blind instructor.
Quinton wasn't in this episode but I'm putting him in my chapter. Please read and enjoy! ( Maybe you can learn something )
Quinton an his mother Mary Jo comes on a movie set and she asks her son, "Quinton, are you sure we are supposed to be here?" He looks around then says, "Yes, I got a phone call from a secretary of a man named D. P. LeBoof and she said to meet him here" She grabs his arm and asks, "Did you say D.P. LeBoof?" He shakes his head then says, "Yes, why?" She tells him, "He was our client over 20 something years ago...he, he was the man I almost attacked when I thought he was going to mug me...he understood. I just can't believe he called you!" "I am also"
A few minutes later, mister LeBoof comes in the room and Mary Jo says, "Mister LeBoof! This is a surprise!" He looks at Mary Jo in shock then says, "Miss Shivley? Well, I certainly didn't know he was your son, I never made the connection" She smiles and says, "Yes, this is my son, Quinton Shively, Quinton, mister D. P. LeBoof"
He shakes Quinton's hand and says, "Nice to meet you young man" "Quinton sir, please call me Quinton" "Okay Quinton, this is what I would like to do, women's safety has always been a issue with me...
The man pauses for a moment then says in a sad tone, "My wife was mugged and murdered a few years ago...she never learned how to take care of herself and I want to show women how to do this, that they can...Ellen never thought she could and I want to do this for her and I heard about you Quinton, about how you are a up and coming producer/director in the Atlanta area and I believe you can do this for me" Quinton proudly smiles then says, "I will certainly do my best for you Mister LeBoof"
"D.P. please and to help you, I have hired the best person I found...Mrs. Forrester"
The blind instructor who taught Mary Jo's class comes out with her cane and Mary Jo exclaims, "Gail!" "Mary Jo, is that you?" Mary Jo runs over and hugs her then says, "I am so happy to see you!" "This is a surprise reunion !" "It certainly is !" D.P. says, "You know each other?" Mary Jo looks at him then says, "Gail taught my class...she's the one who helped me realize that I can help myself and...it was when I 'protected' myself against you" "Oh" They all laugh then Quinton asks, "When should we get started?" D.P. then says, "As soon as possible?" "Okay then, let's start in the morning, around 9 back here?" Everybody shakes their heads and Quinton helps Gail leave the studio and D.P. says to Mary Jo, "Um, well, how have you been doing since I last saw you Miss Shively?" "Well, I am still the head designer at Sugarbaker's, in fact...I don't know if you heard but Mrs. Sugarbaker, Julia died last year so I took over. We're still a small design firm but we're the best" He smiles and escorts her out of the building and says, "I'm sorry to hear about that, I really liked her...um, I'm sorry I didn't get to see you when you were all in New Orleans all those years ago" She shakes her head in embarressment then says, "Well, we, except for Julia, got a little drunk during that night so I don't think it would have been a memorable visit" "Ha, New Orleans has that effect on people"
She laughs and he says as they step outside in the fresh night air, "I'll hope I can see you in the morning" She says, "I hope so too" They shake hands then he turns to go to his car and Mary Jo smiles and walks off.
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Three days later, Quinton exclaims, "Three days and we can't find anybody!" Mary Jo brings her son a cup of coffee and says, "Calm down Quinton, there's got to be somebody out there" He takes the cup and says, " Every person we find that can do self defense either is uncontrollably giggly being on t.v. or can't do what they say they can do!" Just then Gail comes in with a tall, blond amazon woman then she says, "Quinton, I hope you don't mind but I bought Charlene here" Mary Jo chokes on her coffee then asks, "Charlene?" Gail says, "Yes, Charlene Deerfield, she's the new instructor down at the center...I haven't bought her around because she didn't think she could do this on t.v. but I convinced her that she can" Quinton smiles then says, "Well, Miss Deerfield, just get yourself ready and show us what you can do" "Yes sir"
They leave to go to get ready then Mary Jo asks, "Did you hear her name?" Quinton says, "Yes, Charlene...she's a co-worker of yours?" "And my best friend" Quinton sits back and says, "I'm telling you momma, there is so much on this safety show that makes it all come together" She smiles and Quinton says, "And Mister Leboof, I think he likes you" Mary Jo blushes and says, "Oh, come on" "No, I can tell. A boy can tell about a man after his momma" She drinks her coffee and watches Gail and Charlene come out and she gets in position to show the what she can do.
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A month later, Charlene Stillfield, Suzanne, Mary Jo, D.P. LeBoof and a slew of other people are watching what Quinton hopes will be a national self defense T.V. show. In the film, Charlene Deerfield says, "I would like to ask everybody to please empty their purse's belongings on the table in front of you" The women look at each other but they do it and Charlene asks, "Okay ladies, please tell me how you could use each item in your purse as a weapon?" The women look at each other then one young black woman says, "Well, the keys are obvious just use them to scratch the devil out of the guy" Charlene shakes her head yes then another girl says, "What about this, just a lollipop?" Charlene takes it and turns it around and she calls, "Bob?" A man comes out in a thick suit with duck tape over it and a huge football helmet on and Charlene goes over and thrusts it hard at the soft of his throat then says, "Any questions?" Another woman picks up a infant teething rings then asks, "What about this?" Charlene just as easily goes over, slips it over two fingers and throws her fist in Bob's face and another woman says, "What if all you have is a Ipad or cell phone?" Charlene shrugs her shoulders then says, "Throw it at him" The woman looks shocked and says, "I'm still paying for that!" Charlene asks, "Would you rather pay with your life?"
The women look at each other and Suzanne says to Charlene Stillfield, "I still say a old fashioned pistol works better" Charlene and Mary Jo say, "Shhhh!" Charlene Deefield says, "And if you don't have anything, you have your fingernails, use them to scratch his eyes, his skin, anything that will make him stop" Another woman raises her hand then asks, "Should we yell?" Charlene says, "Yes, at the top of your lungs, even harder than that if you can and what do you yell?" One woman says, "NO!" Charlene shakes her hand and smiles then says, "Yes, that's good. Or 911, sadly just yelling rape doesn't always get it. Studies have shown that saying fire, FIRE is even better, now let me demostrate physically what we can do"
They all watch Charlene Deerfield beat the crap out of Bob, the "mugger".
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After the viewing is over, everybody goes to congrayulate Charlene Deerfield and Quinton for a excellent job and D.P. goes over to Mary Jo and he says, "That was a good show, your son did a fantastic job" "Thank you" D.P. nervously looks around then asks, "Can I buy you a drink?" She smiles then says, "Drinks are free here but you can get me one" He smiles and goes to the table and gets some lemonade then comes back and he asks for them to go sit at a table and talk. Mary Jo looks back at her friends and her son and everybody shares a knowing smile as the blossoming of a new friendship begins to unknown places.
A/N-Earlier was a reference to a show the girls did later in the season when they go to New Orleans, I'll deal with that one later. After all I'm a Louisana girl!
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