A/N-This is based of off 'Our finest Hour', it wasn't really an episode, the women all got together and remembered past shows, so I'm doing my own .Sand n' Sable play on it. Tell me what ya'll think!

~Dead~

Mary Jo sits at Julia desk ( Julia had been dead for nearly three years but Mary Jo and everybody still considered it Julia's ), she was doing the what seemed like endless paperwork for the design firm and Charlene comes in. She goes to sit down at her desk and she looks at her friend and says. "Good morning Mary Jo". Mary Jo looks up and says. "Good morning"

Mary Jo goes back to working on the papers then she feels Charlene looking at her then Mary Jo asks. "What?" Charlene says to her. "Oh, nothing. But I was wondering how your date with D.P. went" Mary Jo rolls her eyes then gets up and walks over to another desk then says. "Oh Charlene, it wasn't a date...just two friends getting together then going out to supper". Charlene just smiles at her friend while turning on the computer at her desk then Mary Jo finally lets out a squeal then says. "Okay! It was a date!" Charlene claps her hand then asks. "So, when are you seeing each other again?" Mary Jo looks around then says. "Oh, I don't know, we're both so busy...you don't think I'm too old for this do you Charlene?" She rolls her eyes then says. "Mary Jo, you are not even 50. No, I don't think you are too old..."

She looks at her computer and clicks on a e-mail then says. "This is from Suzanne. She's asking me to postpone her meeting with Mr. Terrell, the client we are trying to get for the restaurant job". Mary Jo shakes her head then says. "Yes, she's asked me to take care of a few business things for her, she's not coming in". Charlene looks at her then says. "I'm worried about her".

Mary Jo sits on the couch than looks at Suzanne's spot then says, "I think with Thanksgiving coming up , it's hard for her. Julia died nearly three years ago". Charlene then says. "And her mother, Perky died not long after that ". Mary Jo does some thinking then says. "Let's go see her, we can come back to work later". Charlene doesn't hesitate, just hops up and turns off her computer, gets her coat and puts it on and throws Mary Jo hers then asks. "By the way, what does D.P. stand for?" Mary Jo puts on her antique white coat then smiles and says. "Can't tell ya". Charlene gets her purse then says. "You can to!" Mary Jo shakes her head then says. "Nope, he made me promise and if I told you, I would have to kill you". Mary Jo smiles and opens the door and Charlene follows her protesting.

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Later, Mary Jo and Charlene walk into Suzanne's mansion and they see Suzanne sitting in one of the chairs in her blue silk robe and see how her eyes are red from crying. Mary Jo and Charlene look at each other than Mary Jo asks Suzanne. "Where's Consuela?" Suzanne tells her. "I gave her the day off , Thanksgiving is coming up and I knew she wanted to be with her brothers so I told her to just go". Mary Jo sits down than says. "That was nice of you". Suzanne shrugs her shoulders then Charlene asks. "How long has she been with you? Consuela?" Suzanne sighs then says. "Nearly 30 years...you know, Julia wanted me to get rid of Consuela but...something just...I couldn't do it and now...". Charlene then says. "I remember! You had that dinner party and you set me up with Mason!" Suzanne rolls her eyes then says. "You would remember that!" Mary Jo asks Charlene. "What's happened to Mason?"

Charlene tells her. "He's semi retired, you remember he came from old money so he's living in Florida now and he lost a lot of weight. He had that stomach stapling surgery which I don't know if I could have but I'm not heavy like that so I don't have to worry and..." Suzanne yells. "Charlene!" embarrassed, Charlene says. "Sorry".

Suzanne waves her hand than says. "No, you are just being yourself. I'm just sitting around being an old fool". Mary Jo says. " You are not an old fool...you're just feeling sad and you have a right". Suzanne says. "Julia didn't like for me to be sad". Mary Jo shakes her head then says. " What she didn't like is for you to stay sad, in a blue funk". Suzanne then says. "I know you are right, I just don't know what to do". Charlene looks at Mary Jo then she says. "Why don't we talk about some memories we have of Julia? You know, share those times with her". Suzanne looks doubtful and she says. "Well, I don't know...". Charlene then says. "Oh, come on, I haven't got to talk about her much since I got back." They all look at each other than Charlene says. "You know what I remember most about her? You know, how she was well, 'The Terminator' ". They all laugh then Charlene says. "You remember the first time we all heard her? Well, I had heard her before but nothing like that day at the restaurant...". Mary Jo and Suzanne look at each other than Charlene tells them.

"Oh, you guys remember! That day we went to the Japanese resturant...well, Suzanne wasn't with us but there was this guy named Ray Don...". Mary Jo then recalls and she laughs and Suzanne says. "I remember you telling me about it". Charlene nods her head then says. "Then if that wasn't enough, Ray Don became Julia's IRS man!"

They all laugh then Mary Jo says. "That's NOTHING compared to what she did to that former beauty pagnet girl, what was her name Suzanne?" She thinks about it than says. "Oh...Mar...Marjorie Lee Winick!" Mary Jo says. "I don't think she'll ever be the same!" They laugh some more than Mary Jo says. "Did I ever tell you about the time she told off Tammy, that girl who tried to seduce Reese at the country club?" Charlene and Suzanne look at each other than both say. "No". "Well, I was in the bathroom...slightly drunk and they came in there and Tammy, well, she says; 'I just hate it when women fight over men don't you? I don't want to steal Reese from you; I just want a 'relationship' with him'. Well, you could have heard a pin drop then Julia just smiles and she says, 'Growing up in rural Georgia like I did, I have seen compost thrown far and wide but until now, I have never seen in so neat and tidy a package but it's still just compost'"

The girls just laugh until their sides hurt and Mary Jo says. "I don't think she ever recovered and I NEVER forgot it!"

They laugh some more than Suzanne says. "She did have a tender side, I'll never forget when she came to help me when I got my feelings hurt at my class reunion over my weight" Mary Jo and Charlene look at each other than Charlene says. "But you got them back with your speech that night". And Mary Jo says. "And when they featured you in that beauty magazine"

Suzanne smiles and says. "I did ...but she was behind me". The girls nod their heads than Charlene asks them all. "Remember the ski weekend?" They all nod their heads then Mary Jo says. "I don't think any of us really went skiing". Suzanne says. "Dash and I did". Mary Jo then says. "What about when he came and when he described her as 'Old money'?" Charlene and Suzanne nod their heads and Charlene says. "He hit it on the head calling her that"

Mary Jo stands up and walks around then says. "Well, with it being Thanksgiving tomorrow, what about that thanksgiving when YOU tried to cook a turkey Suzanne and we met Bernice for the first time?" They all laugh then Suzanne says. " Bernice...the little fruitcake". Charlene stands up and she says. "I like to think of Bernice and Julia together and talking about us like this". They all agree to that then Mary Jo asks. "Why did Bernice insist on a closed casket? It's not like she was burned up or anything"

Suzanne and Charlene look at each other and shrug their shoulders then the doorbell rings, Mary Jo goes to answer it and there stands a flower delivery boy with a bouquet of sunflowers in a pumpkin' vase. Mary Jo gets it, gets a dollar out of her purse to give the boy then she takes the flowers over to Suzanne and she asks. "Now, who is this from?"

Suzanne gets up and goes over and gets them, opens up the little note with them and Charlene reads over her shoulder. "'I'll be there by the weekend. Dash". Mary Jo and Charlene gasp than Suzanne says. "Charlene!"

Mary Jo asks. "What's going on Suzanne?" She just gives her innocent cat smile then says. "Nothing. Dash just got divorced from his latest ex-wife and well, we're talking". Suzanne goes to take the flowers over to the piano and Mary Jo's cell phone rings and she says. "Hold on right there, don't go anywhere...". She answers the phone and says. "Hello? Jack?...what? Yes, I'll be there"

She hangs up and Charlene asks. "What's going on?" Mary Jo says, "That was Jack, Claudia's husband, she's going into labor" Charlene then says, "What? Let's go". Suzanne then says, "Let me get dressed and I'll come...Charlene, you need to come help me!" Charlene then says. "What? Why do I always get stuck with hair duty? Sigh, we'll catch up Mary Jo". Mary Jo waves and runs out and Charlene follows Suzanne up the stairs.

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They all sit in the waiting room of the hospital. Charlene looks at her watch then she walks over to the window then a man in his late 20's comes in with slightly wavy brown hair and Mary Jo stands up and he takes a deep breath then says. "It's a boy". All of them cheer and laugh and hug then Mary Jo asks her son-in-law. "What's his name?" He looks at all three women then says. "She wants to tell you all in person". They all look at each other than quickly go out and go to Claudia's room and they see momma and son and Mary Jo says.

"Hey". Claudia looks at her and back at her son then says. "Meet your grandmother". Mary Jo blows a kiss to him then she says. "Jack said you wanted to talk to us about the baby's name" She nods her head then says. "Yes, I know it's unusual, not many people name their kids this name anymore but if it is alright with you aunt Suzanne, I wanted to name him Julian"

They all look at each other than Suzanne says. "You don't need my permission but I think Julia would be proud"

Charlene looks at her watch and says. "Well, it's one-thirty, I would say we have a lot to be thankful for today". Suzanne then says. "I'm sorry for being down today. I do have a lot to be thankful for. Julia was here with me for a very long time and I have a lot of beautiful memories, and I think we're going to have a lot more"

They all stand around looking at Claudia holding baby Julian.

A/N-I hope you enjoyed my Thanksgiving gift to you all!

Sand n' Sable

Happy Thanksgiving!