Chapter 9

At around the same time Double Dee managed to get home, the blonde and blue haired Kanker sisters had also returned to their trailer dwelling. The two girls flung the door to the trailer open, May carrying two bags, and Marie carrying one.

"Finally, what took ya!" yelled Lee who was sitting on the couch with her feet outstretched.

"What took us is that we were doing all of YOUR shopping Lee!" yelled Marie. May threw one of the bags she had in her hand hard at Lee's chest, knocking the wind out of her slightly.

"That's all of your stuff." said May sarcastically.

"Don't test me May!" said Lee as she sat up on the couch, reaching into the bag and going through the various supplies that were contained within it.

"Great, you got the right stuff!" said Lee, with a grin on her face. She ran over to the mirror and applied the makeup she was holding.

"How do I look?" said Lee, as she grinned at her two sisters.

"Not as good as I will tomorrow night at the carnival," said May. "By the end of the night, me and Ed will be a match made in heaven."

"Well, I bet that all the boys will be swoonin over me!" said Lee as she pumped her red curly hair. "What did you pick up for your man Marie?"

"Nothing special," she said. "Just some lipstick and the usual eye shadow, I just know he's gonna be begging for me to kiss him." said Marie as she hugged herself pretending she was hugging Double Dee.

"Move Lee!" shouted May. "It's my turn in front of the mirror!"

"Screw you!" yelled Marie, shoving May out of the way and into the desk that sat next to the couch. "I need to perfect my gorgeous looks!"

"You bitch!" May yelled as she jumped up and put her hands on Marie's neck. Marie managed to get out of the choke hold and put May in a headlock. The two lost balance and crashed to the floor causing a loud smashing sound. As the girls wrestled on the floor for a few more seconds, a loud series of five bangs came from upstairs as if someone was banging on the floor above.

"Sorry Mom!" yelled Lee, "I forgot to tell these two knuckleheads."

"Mom's home?" asked May.

"Yeah," said Lee. "She said they didn't want her for the night shift tonight, so she's catching some sleep for the morning."

"Why didn't you tell us in the first place Lee?" asked Marie.

"I didn't expect you two to start fighting like wild animals." said Lee.

"Take the mirror May." said Marie, "I'm going into the bathroom." She began walking to the bathroom with the bag she was holding in her hand. The living room of the Kanker's trailer was dark except for the illumination coming from the television. Marie had no idea how May could even see what she was doing in that mirror.

As Marie closed the door to the bathroom, she looked at herself in the mirror. Just as Double Dee had been thinking about her, she had been thinking about him. She wanted him to know who she really was, not who she felt she had to be. She wondered if she was really pretty enough for Double Dee. Marie had never in her life felt beautiful or lady-like, even though she longed for such things.

Marie reached into her pocket and pulled out a beret that had a flower attached to it. She stared at it for a few seconds, reminiscing how she wore it the first time she met Double Dee, after making the Ed's their burgers. She thought that she would give it another shot. She placed the beret in her hair, and moved her hand around, inspecting it to see if it looked presentable.

Marie then reached into her bag and pulled out a red silky blouse. She took her usual black shirt off and slipped the blouse over her head, inspecting herself in the mirror. She then removed her green cargo pants and slipped the jeans that she had bought while she was out onto her legs. She inspected herself all around. The jeans did exactly what she wanted them to do; show off her curves without making it look like she was trying too hard to be sexy.

As she observed herself in the mirror, she began to slip into daydreams about Double Dee until a bang came on the bathroom door.

"Marie what's taking so long I have to take a piss!" yelled May.

"Hold your horses wide-load!" snarled Marie. She quickly blew a kiss smiling at the mirror, pretending it was Double Dee. She briskly re-changed back into her old clothes.

"All's that's missing is Crankshaft #5." she thought to herself as she changed back.

Marie finished up changing and exited the bathroom, to find May standing leaning on the wall right outside the door.

"It's all yours Bucky!" said Marie as she waved her hands toward the bathroom. May began walking in.

"It's a shame you need that much time to perfect your looks." said May as she shut the door.

"You're lucky mom's sleeping," said Marie. She walked over to the couch and sat down next to Lee, resting her elbow on the torn up armrest and sighing. It didn't take long for her to begin thinking about Double Dee. Before she knew it, she was fast asleep dreaming about her "Oven Mitt".