Lois wheeled Brenda inside the abandoned building, Carly and Frannie followed them in. Frannie wheeling Briana's carriage.
Lo: "Ok now It's not much..actually theres nothing really..Hell I'm not good at this...Carly this was your idea you explain!"
Ca: "Huh?"
Lo: "HELLO Earth To Carly!"
Ca: "Sorry..Aright Bren, upstairs could be the recording studios and Song writers..Down here is the receptionist area and waitingroom. Through that door is a hallway for board meetings and there thrre great big rooms we could use as office's..IT's perfect if we renovate it for us..I mean we're just getting started.
Brenda nodded.
B: "It's great, but it needs alot of work."
Fr: "I know an architect, if you want to use him, his name is Sloan Callahan."
Lo: "You went to school with him right?"
Frannie nodded.
Fr: "He won't be expensive..he had a crush on me." She winked and the girls laughed.
B: "I like it, it'll work." She pointed to the wall where the waiting room is. "We should have a murial panted..With like clouds shooting stars and then a neon sign that said "Dream Records"
Lois looked at Carly and smiled.
Ca: "We're glad your here Bren."
Brenda turned herself around to face them.
B: "Yeah me too..So where do we have to go to make this place ours."
Lo: "Alexis has the papers drawn up, and you have to sign the contracts that we did yesterday."
B: "Did you guys know yous were on the front page of the entertainment section witht he guys?"
Lois grinned.
Lo: "We were?"
Fr: "Oh yeah..Pop really got a kick out of you dancing on bars!"
Carly laughed.
Ca: "I could see Carmine cursing now."
Lo: "Ha Ha.." She rolled her eyes. "What time is it?"
B: "Two."
Lo: "We better go to Alexis, we have to meet Lisa at 4."
B: "How are her and Louie doing?"
Lois turned and smiled.
Lo: "You'll see...I swear those two are so stubborn."
Fr: "Why you say that?"
Lo: "She loves him and he loves her..and they both won't admit it.. they claim to be having fun when they're falling in love." She smiled. "Storybook romance I tell you."
Carly rolled her eyes.
Ca: "Right..Can we move.."
Lo: "Watch it Blondie."
Carly grabbed Brenda's chair and started to wheel her.
B:" You don't think they're falling for eachother?"
Ca: "No I do..but I keep my mouth shut.. See they remind me of a couple I once knew...and the way I know they'll work out is the way I know Louie and Lisa will..in their own time." Brenda looked down.
B: "Thanks Carls.."
Carly nodded as she lead her out of the building.
Lo: "How's therapy Bren?"
B: "Good..It's been a whole week and I haven't given up yet."
Lo: "Good for you."
B: "Frannie is gonna come on Monday's with me."
Fr: "I'm the camera woman."
Ca: "What for?"
B: "BEcause I'm gonna use this therapy thing in my first video of my new album."
Lois grinned.
Lo: "So your gonna sign with Dream Records Miss Barrett?"
B: "Honey when I can walk again, I'm gonna take this company for the ride of it's life."
The girls grinned.
Louie and Lisa were walking through a furniture store. Lisa ran her fingers over the back of white leather couch while Louie examined a black material one. The salesman walked over to them
Sal: "Hi, I'm Sal Wallace, Can I assist you?"
Lisa looked up and smiled.
Li: "Hi, we're just looking."
Sal: "Anything particular?"
Lou: "Yeah."
Li: "No."
They looked at eachother.
Lou: "Well a couch, preferably material right?"
Li: "Material?...Leather is so much more classier."
Sal: "Well they're both nice."
Lou: "Material's more comfortable." He smiled at his wife.
Li: "Well honey, Leather is easier to clean."
Sal :"Both facts very true."
Lou: "We could have material re-upolstered, baby."
Li: "We'll never need to if we buy leather, sugar."
Sal looked at them and nodded.
Sal: "Good arguments."
Lou: "When I come home and throw myself on the couch I really don't want to hear that annoying sound."
Li: "And I don't want to slide off the couch when I turn."
Lou: "In the summer Leather sticks to your skin, makes you sweat."
Li: "You make me sweat to so what's the difference.
Louie grinned.
Lou: "Leather get's cold in the winter...materials more cozy."
Sal: "Theres always the heater though."
Lisa smiled at Sal.
Li: "Thank you." She looked at Louie, watching him walk to her.
Lou: "Material.." He whispered. "Will be more comfortable when we.." Tilted his head and grinned. 'You know.."
Lisa raised her eyebrows.
Li: "Thats what the beds for.."
Lou: "Who said we were limited to just the bed."
Lisa looked down then at the salesman.
Li: "Material."
Sal: "Perfect! What color."
Li: "White."
Lou: "Black."
Li: "You are not getting your way this time!"
Lou: "White gets dirty.."
Li: "LOUIE!"She sighed. "The apartment gives so much light..why should we make it so depressing!" She pulled his shirt, pulling him closer. She pouted. 'White!" She whispered.
Louie swallowed and looked at her lips then Sal.
Lou: "White."
Sal :" Wonderful...Right this way."
Louie licked his lips as he looked at her turn and follow Sal. She looked over her shoulder.
Li: "Coming?"
Louie nodded and followed them to a white material-modern sectional couch."
SaL :You can accesorize it beautifully..a few throw pillows to add some color...Gold would be lovely! And we have these beautiful glass tables, with Gold pedastils.."
Louie wrapped his arms around Lisa's waist.
Lou: "What do you think?"
Li: "It's nice..the tables are really pretty."
Lou: "Couch is big.."
Li: "And fluffy.." She leaned against his chest. "Comfortable?"
Louie grinned and sat down, pulling her down with him.
Lou: "Very." He looked at her and she smiled.
Lou&Li: "We'll take it."
Sal: "MARVELOUS...Tables too?"
Lou: "Yeah..the whole nine yards."
Sal grinned..commision was a lovely thing.
Sal: "Is there any other furniture your interested in?"
Li&Lou: "BEDROOM!"
Sal: "OF course..right this way."
Louie leaned down and kissed Lisa's lips softly.
Lou: "C'mon Cerullo."
She laughed and he pulled her to her feet.
Lou: "Now Sal..my wife is gonna pick it out, the only thing I care about is that the mattress is comfortable and the springs are sturdy."
Sal laughed.
SaL:" BUt of course.."
Lisa rolled her eyes.
Sal: "What size bed are we looking at?"
Li: "We need alot of room." She whispered over Louie's shoulder.
Lou: "King.." He took her hand pulling her to his side. She leaned her head on his shoulder.
Sal: "Most newly weds chose the sleigh bed..but we just got this one in.."
He pointed to the raw iron canopy bed. With it's sheer curtains and the matching oak wood dresser, armoir and night stands.
Li: "IT's something out of a movie.." She smiled.
Lou: "This was what was missing lastnight." He laughed and so did she. Louie walked over to the bed and sat down. "Nice matress."
Sal: "One of our best."
Lisa crossed her arms and looked at Louie.
Li: "What do you think Mr. Cerullo?"
Louie smiled at her and then looked at Sal.
Lou: "How soon can it be shipped."
Sal smiled, "CHA CHING!"
Sonny walked with Renaldo into the bar that Connie worked. There she was stocking the liquor on the shelves.
Ren: "Hey doll."
She turned and smiled.
Co: "Any later and I wouldn't have been able to come with yas."
Re: "It was all this guys fault." He pointed his thumb to Sonny. "He was too busy tanning."
S: "What you think I sit around and do nothing and still look this good?"
Connie laughed.
Co: "I really wanted to get to tell you both I was sorry about lastnight..it's just that me and Juan really needed some time."
Re: "You don't have to explain."
S: "Yeah, we get you tonight after all." He winked as she walked out from behind the bar."So Miss Connie, you think you can help me out?"
She laced her arm with his and her other with Renaldo's, leading them out of the bar.
CO: "Of course Pa. Look if anyone knows where the best clubs are it's me..and I know a few that deal with live entertainment. Theres this one guy who is very good, theres a few actually. SO you looking for all men?"
S: "Whatever you got, I can take two back, three the most."
Re: "Connie will take ya to the best...she always does."
Co: "You got faith in me."
Re: "Always."
Connie looked at Sonny.
Co: "I haven't a clue why..when we dated I cheated on him."
Sonny laughed and looked at Renaldo.
S: "HE never mentioned you two dating.."
Re:" (Sigh) When did you ask for romantic history."
S: "So thats where you got all that mumbo jumbo shit on love from.."
Co: "Hey...what mumbo jumbo shit!"
Sonny grinned and Looked at Renaldo.
Johnny was trailing behind Sara, since she wouldn't let him walk with her, back home. She looked over her shoulder to see him, she rolled her eyes.
Sa: "You know if I wanted a bodyguard I would've just enrolled in the witness protection program."
Jo: "Who said anything about a bodyguard..I'm not on duty.."
Sa: "Like you could protect anybody even if you were." She mumbled.
Jo: "What was that?"
Sa:" If I Wanted you to hear I would've screamed it." She stopped walking and turned to him. "Ok, why don't we have a little talk."
Jo: "A civilized one?"
She rolled her eyes.
Sa: "You obviously hate me because of my little plan to destroy your friend...You never side with me, that would be asking to much I know and You just UGH ANNOY THE SHIT OUT OF ME. Now I don't like you either...So tell me why the fuck do you come around me? We should just steer clear of one another." She looked at him, he had a smug expression.
Jo: "Are you done?" She gritted her teeth. "I don't side with you because your wrong..yeah alot of times Lisa gets in your face, but you always inniate it..now I don't know if it's part of this MASTER PLAN of yours or what not but's it's just getting old real quick. As for hating you..I don't..I feel sorry for you."
Sa: "Listen doorboy...I don't need your pity...I don't give a shit what you think of me..so why don't you just leave me the hell alone."
Jo: "I can't...look you obviously need a friend--"
Sa: "Oh and your the canidate I suppose...thanks but I'll pass."
Jo: "Passing up alot of opportunities aren't ya."
Sa: "They all sound pitiful to me.."
Jo: "Look we've been dancing around this for long enough...that night why'd ya kiss me?"
She shrugged.
Sa: "To prove a point...now if this is what this friendly behavior's about..shove it..I'm not gonna sleep with you."
Johnny laughed.
Jo: "Honey I'm not that hard up to get laid."
Sa: "EXCUSE ME?"
He grinned.
Jo: "I like you Sara..you may be a little twisted but still I like your spunk."
Sa: "Gee I wish I could say the same but I've got things to do--"
Jo: "Can't your plotting wait a bit."
She smiled.
Sa: "You don't think I know what your doing? You figure you be my friend a while..seduce me and get my to change my ways so your little friend and his wife, aren't harmed.." She laughed. "Nice try...and as tempted as I am to play your game, I wouldn't want to hurt you too in the end."
Jo: "Right so you think I'm trying to be your friend, to get you in bed, to make you have a change of heart about Louie? Sara I could care less about what happens to Louie, romantically. My job is to protect him bullets not you. I cared about what happens to Lisa, but Lisa doesn't want any part of me because I've been seen with you...So I figure I might as well make it worth it..My intentions aren't to sleep with you..if it happens, it's a bonus. I want to help you...and I don't mean with your plan, everybody can use a friend."
Sa: "No strings attached? Your not gonna hound me about Louie, or try to make me see the LIGHT?"
He shook his head.
Jo: "Do whatever you want as long as I'm not involved I don't care." He paused. "I figure I'll be here when it's all over and your the one who's hurt." She rolled her eyes. "So do we have a deal?"
Sara looked at him.
Sa: "Your not that bad I guess..."
He smiled and she just shook her head..
Sa: "Oh boy.." She sighed and looked at him. "Fine, deal."
Jo: "Good."
Lois, Carly and Brenda sat around a table at Kelly's, they all lifted their glasses with their softdrinks.
B: "To making dreams come true."
Lo: "To Friendship"
Ca: "To success."
The three clinked glasses, and then Frannie walked over to the table carrying a spoon and a jar of baby food.
Fr: "Well it's just like Louie to be late." She picked up her daughter and began to feed her.
B: "Maybe him and Lisa are..."
Lo: "I wouldn't doubt it."
Carly looked up and saw the newlyweds walk in laughing together.
Ca: "Here Comes Mr. & Mrs. Promptness now.."
They all turned and watched Louie wrap his arms around Lisa's waist and pull her back to him.
B: "Aww look at them."
Lo: "Pathetic isn't it?"
Ca: "No!"
Fr: "She's just saying that because her and Ned are past the cuddly stage."
Li: "Sorry we're late."
Lois put some cash on the table.
Lo: "Yeah yeah..COME ON TROOPS!"
Louie rolled his eyes and leaned down and kissed Brenda's cheek.
Lou: "Hey Mariah."
B: "Hey Brother-in-Law." She smiled and hit his arm. "You look good."
Li: "He does doesn't he?" She winked and kissed Brenda hello. "Not to mention you too. How's therapy?"
B: "WELL--"
Lo:"HELLO CAN WE DO THIS IN THE FUCKING CAR!"
Brenda laughed as Lois started to push her to the door. Lisa turned to Louie and shook her head.
Li: "I'll see you later?"
He nodded then winced.
Lou: "You really have to go?"
LO: "CLOCKS A TICKING!"
Lisa smiled.
Li: "What do you think?"
He pulled her close to him and leaned down, his lips brushing over hers.
Lou: "What am I gonna do?"
Lisa smiled against his lips.
Li: "Pack!" He groaned and then cupped her face to kiss her harder. She moaned. "I'm gonna miss ya." He smiled against her lips. She pulled back and smiled.
Li: "I really gotta go."
He ran his hands down her arms.
Lou: "I'll be waiting for ya."
She tilted her head and smiled.
Li: "That's nice."
He squinted.
Lou: "What is?"
Briana started to cry Frannie sighed and looked at Lois.
Fr: "She's gonna start winging and then I won't be able to go."
Lo: "What do you want me to do!"
Li: "Knowing someone's home waiting for you." She smiled slightly and leaned in for one last kiss. They pulled back and she started to the girls.
Li: "Ok I'm ready.."
B: "Oh girl you've got it bad."
Ca: "This is nothing Bren.."
Lisa grinne and Louie looked at Frannie struggling with Briana.
Lou: "Frannie, why don't you leave Briana with her favorite uncle?"
Fr: "For real?"
Lou:" YEs." HE rolled his eyes and held out his hands to his niece and she smiled, reaching for him.
Fr: "Well ok.." She handed Briana to him and then the diaper bag. "Everything you need is the diaper bag..I'll get the playpen out of the trunk." She looked at him. "You sure you can handle this?"
Lou: "Such faith...GO!"
Fr: "Ok." She kissed Briana."Mama, loves ya!" She kissed Louie. "Take care of my baby and I won't kill you!" She grinned and hurried out of Kelly's. Louie shook his head and looked down at Briana.
Lou: "So Bri, baby, you ready to have fun with Uncle Louster!?"
Sonny sat a table in the back of a club, with Renaldo and Connie. His eyes were on the performer on stage singing while Renaldo and Connie talked about old times and laughed.
Co: "Things were great back then.."
Re: "Yeah..well they still are."
Co: "For you and I but seperate..." She sighed and looked at Sonny. "So what do you think??"
S: "What's this guys' name?"
Connie looked on the flyer.
Co: "Ricky...Ricky Martin."
The three of them looked up at him as he sang.
Re: "He needs a haircut."
S: "But he can sing."
Co: "Oh and look at him shake those hips! GO PAPI!"
Sonny laughed at Connie then looked back at Ricky. With a new look, this guy could surely take Dream Records to the top of the charts. Sonny turned to Connie.
S: "How often does he play this club."
Co: "I think Once a week, thats normally the run for these guys."
Re: "You interested in, Goldilocks?"
Sonny shook his head and grinned.
S: "Actually..I think so." He looked at Connie. "Come back with me next week, to check him out again?"
CO: "Sure, Pa."
S: "If he's as good or better, than he was this week..I'll see if one of the girls will come down to see him. Maybe make him a deal."
Co: "If you want I can work out a way for you to talk to him next week..I know the owners here, well actually Juan does."
S: "Yeah? That would be good."
Connie nodded and sipped her margarita.
Co: "I'll see what I can do then."
The three looked back at Ricky and watched him close his set of songs.
The five girls entered the Bridal boutique, chatting away.
Li: "Look, you all aren't ones to talk...Carly you and Jason have this wild sorta strange romance and You and Ned are just the next Lucy and Ricky.. And Brenda when you and Sonny are together, it's like the fourth of July.."
B: "Gee now a days we must be like--whats a boring holiday?"
Ca: "Presidents day?"
B: "I guess a day where we celebreate a bunch of dead presidents suite me and Sonny."
Lo: "What Lisa has failed to mention is what she has with Louie."
Fr: "Yeah Lisa, what do you have with our wonderful..Brother."
Lo: "Frannie we're talking about Louie here..no need to use nice adjectives."
Li: "What do you want me to say? That we're a fairytale in the making? We got married by Elvis, dodging the cops, we've had a total of 2 and a half dates...and just a whole lot of good sex...If your telling me I got the next Disney movie...then hurry let me call Walt now, I can use some cash!"
B: "Walt's dead honey."
Ca: "You two are moving in together."
Li: "Because we can't fit in my room!"
Fr: "Oh come on just admit it...You like him."
Li: "Well that's a given."
Lo: "So you REALLY Like him?"
Li: "What're you getting at?"
B: "That your falling in love with him."
Li: "Whatever it is you all are smoking...hand me over some."
Ca: "Now I see the link in sisters."
B&Li: "HEY!"
Saleswoman: "Can I help you?''
Lois turned to her.
Lo: "Whoops...Well yeah...see these 4 girls? Their my bridal party..my color is blue..Whatcha got?!"
SW: "Blue...ok, follow me I'll show you our selection."
Ca: "Remember no RUFFLES!"
B: "Or Hats!"
Li: "Or SATIN...So 80's!"
Fr: "And if you think I'm wearing gloves--"
Lo: "OH SHUT UP If I tell yas to wear sheets...guess what? YA GONNA!"
Chapter 167.
By the time the girls had finally picked a dress, they all would wear for the big occasion it was after 10 p.m. They where paying the waitress for their coffee's and getting ready to head home.
Frannie yawned.
Fr: "Now I gotta go get the little rugrat..She'll probably be up all night, knowing Louie she napped all day."
Lisa smiled.
Li: "Why don't you just let her stay with us and you can come pick her up before you guys leave in the morning."
Frannie looked at Lisa.
Fr: "Oh I dunno..I've never--"
Lo: "Frannie, she'll be fine..Besides you can use a break and it'll give us a chance to hang with you and Bren for an hour before ya pass out on us."
Fr: "Well.."
Li: "C'mon, we'll take care of her."
Fr: "Ok." Sighs and turns to her sister. "Well if we're gonna do this, let's do it right..I need a drink."
Lois grinned.
Lo: "That can be arranged!."
Ca: "Let's take a ride to the club and raid the liquor."Carly turned to Brenda. "Bren, you up for that?"
B: "Yeah..I can use it."
Lo: "Well good..we'll drop off Mrs. Cerullo to the hubby and the niece and drown our selves in Jack Daniels."
Li: "Have one for me."
B: "Ill have 2 for ya."
Lisa smiled.
Sonny and Connie were walking along the shore of the beach, each with a beer in their hands.
Co: "I feel bad Renaldo had to leave."
S: "Duty calls.."
Co: "Yeah, I guess." She looked at Sonny and watched him sip his beer. "So you think this Miguel guy is gonna be your next star?"
He shrugged his shoulders.
S: "With any luck."
Co: "I always wanted my own business, something would be known nationwide ya know?"
S: "You could still have that."
She laughed.
Co: "YEah In my dreams." She shook her head and sipped the beer. "It's not good for a women to run a business here...things don't prosper Juan says."
S: "How long you married to him?"
Co: "Almost 2 years." She paused. "I love him you know? And I support him..but sometimes I wish he could support me. He doesn't even like me working in the bar...he says hes making enough so that Idon't have to work." She shook her head. "As much as we love eachother theres somethings we don't understand about one another. I have needs to make something with my life and he has needs to be this big macho man who's always in control." She sighed. "I guess everybody has something."
S:" Yeah.."
Connie looked at him.
Co: "You have someone waiting for you back home?"
Sonny looked down for a second and then threw his head back and drank.
S: "Not this time."
Co: "But there used to be?"
Sonny nodded and let out a breath.
S: "Yeah..Almost two years ago I met this girl and she changed my life..." He shook his head. "She had always been right infront of me but I was to blind to see." He looked at the sand. "I didn't think I wanted to love someone or be loved..I always thought it was just a big myth..the whole concept of love." He looked at Connie. "Little did I know it's the best feeling..and it's the thing that we live for. It complete's us, and it's makes us strong."
Co: "What happened?"
S: "We've always been passionate...and not just between the sheets..anything we did we did with such force especially fighting. We broke up a few times, got back together..as many times as things got rough we knew we'd get through it because we were gonna get married one day. We were it for eachother."He smiled faintly. "We decided to take a vacation a couple of months ago..and Brenda told me she was pregnant." Connie looked at him, watching his eyes change. "I didn't think I could be a father..do it the right way, but I wanted to try..I wanted to be a good father and I wanted to marry Brenda and be a good husband." He looked up at the stars and closed his eyes. "She was in a accident..my baby died and she lost the ability to walk."
Connie gasped.
Co: "Oh my god..Sonny--"
He shook his head.
S: "I know what your thinking..'How can you just leave her'..I didn't want to." He choked on his words. His voice was a hoarse whisper. "I wanted to stand by her side..I wanted to help her walk again..I wanted us to be able to help eachother grieve...she wouldn't let me do any of that." He looked at Connie. "I love her..and as selfish as it sounds I can't watch her destroy herself..."
Lisa walked upstairs to her room. She unlocked the door and walked inside.
Li: "I'm--" SHe turned after closing the door and didn't speak another word when she saw the sight before her. Louie layed on the bed and in the crook of his arm was Briana, holding her bottle. Both were sleeping and cartoons were on. Lisa tilted her head and smiled, looking at them. She gently put her keys on the desk along with her purse. She tip-toed across the room and shut the television off. After she shrugged her coat off she opened her closet and pulled out a quilt. She unwrapped it and began to pull it over her husband and niece. She leaned over him and kissed his forehead. He turned his head towards her, still sleeping. Lisa was sitting on the edge of the bed just looking at him. She whispered barely audible.
Li: "I think they're right..I think I'm falling in love with you." She sighed and ran the back of her hand over his soft cheek and closed her eyes. She opened them when she heard Louie's breathing change. She watched slowly one of his eyes open and peek at her, then close and a smile formed slightly on his lips.
Lou: "Your home.."
She smiled and placed her finger to her lips.
Li: "Sshh..Your fan is sleeping." He turned and looked at Briana and smiled.
Lou: "We partied all night..she's pooped!"
Li: "I bet.."
Lou: "Where's Frannie?"
Li: "Her and the girls went for a drink and I said we'd watch Briana until tomorrow."
He shifted slightly.
Lou: "How come you didn't go with them?"
She shrugged.
Li: "Cause.."
Lou: "Cause why?"
She rolled her eyes and looked down at him.
Li: "Cause I missed you." She tried not to smile and look annoyed but once a grin appeared on his face, she couldn't help it.
Lou: "Oh you did huh? Can't say I blame you..I'd miss me too."
Li: "Ugh! Your so full of yourself."
He whispered.
Lou: "I rather be full of you.."
She shook her head, smiling.
Li: "Frannie would never let us watch her daughter again."
Lou: "I missed you too." He reached and stroked her cheek. Their eyes met and for a second both of them were scared at what they found.. She touched his chest.
Li: "Did you eat? I could go downstairs and get--"
Lou: "I'm not hungry."He looked at her. "C'mere." She moved closer.
Li: "What?"
He put his free arm around her waist and pulled her down so that she was leaning over him.
Lou: "I said I missed you.." He whispered as he looked from her eyes to her lips.
Li: "Yeah I said that too...so?"
He laughed and she grinned.
Lou: "Your so difficult."
Li: "Sorry.."
Lou: "Don't be..I'm not." He winked. "I want you to kiss me."
She bit her lip and moved closer to him, her eyes peering into his.
Li: "Louie.." She leaned her forehead against his and he closed his eyes.
Lou: "Kiss me."
She brushed her lips against his, letting them rest at the corner of his mouth.
Li: "The baby." She opened her eyes and looked at Briana. She reached and moved her hair from her face. "She's so beautiful..."She whispered.
Lou: "Yeah.."He swallowed and opened his eyes, watching his wife look at his niece.
Li: "She looks so content in your arms..so safe."
She turned and looked at Louie.
Li: "Your good with her.."
Lou: "I try.." He grinned slightly. "She makes it easy though."
Li: "Ever think what if?"
Lou: "All the time.." He squinted. "Like what if..."
Li: "We met a different way..or what if we didn't, but what if when we got married we were in love.."
Lou: "What if we were in love now.." He whispered and she looked at him.
Li: "Now your getting it.."She layed her head against his chest and looked at Briana, watching as she slept. "What if I was Pregnant.."
Louie looked at her.
Lou: "Lee--" She looked at him. "Are..are you--are you pregnant?"
She bit the inside of her cheek.
Li: "What if I said I was?"
He touched her cheek.
Lou: "I'd say Mrs. Cerullo.."He whispered. "Do you want a boy or a girl?"
Li: "Good answer." She smiled and pressed her lips to his, but he pulled back.
Lou: "Lisa, are you?"
She shook her head.
Li: "No baby, I'm not."
Lou: "Well what if I said I wanted us to have a baby?"
Li: "Louie..''She layed her head against his chest again and closed her eyes. "Let's not play this game anymore."
Lou: "What's wrong?"
She shook her head.
Li: "Nothing.."
Lou: "Lisa, c'mon."
Li: "I'm gonna put Briana in the playpen.''
Louie grabbed her hand and forced her to look at him.
Lou: "I want an answer."
Li: "To what?"
Lou: "What if I said I wanted us to have a baby?"
Li: "I'd say what for?"
Lou: "Why does anyone have children?"
Li: "Most of the time? They're in love." She turned and stood up. Louie looked down as she walked around the bed. His eyes watched her pick the baby up out of his arms gently. Briana stirred but kept on sleeping. Once Lisa put her in the playpen. She turned and pulled a short night shirt out of the drawer. Louie stood up and walked over to her, her back was to him as she began to button the night shirt. He put his hands on her hips.
Li: "I'm tired."
He moved her hair to the side and pressed his lips against her neck.
Lou: "I don't like to see you upset."
Li: "I'm not."
Lou: "Don't lie to me." She turned and looked at him, sighing.
Li: "Ok, so maybe I am a little upset. It's just everyone grills me, saying I love you and you love me, they can see it why can't we...they don't know it's just an act..that we're just going with the flow...and maybe sometimes we just to caught up in playing house..I mean Jesus Christ Louie..a baby?" She looked away. He grabbed her wrists and pushed her down onto the bed. She looked at him, fire in her eyes.
Lou: "Ssssh, damn it!" He closed his eyes briefly and then looked at her. "Picture it.."
She closed her eyes and shook her head.
Li: "No.." She whispered. His fingers threaded through her hair and his lips touched her cheek, working towards her ear.
Lou: "A tiny baby, with your smile and my eyes." She looked down and he kissed her nose. "Your nose..it should be a sin for us two perfect people to make a baby." He grinned against her skin and then continued to whisper. "I told you I never wanted this to end..I want to spend the rest of my life with you...we both want kids Lisa." He trailed a finger to her chin pushin it up. His eyes met hers. "I want to see you pregnant with our baby growing inside you." He took a deep breath and then smiled. "I never knew how much I wanted that until now...and I want it with you."
There were tears brimming in her eyes and she swallowed, turning her eyes away from his.
Li: "Louie..stop..Please!"
Lou: "I know you want it too.."
She stood up and sighed, running her fingers through her hair.
Li: "Your just thinking on impulse..ok? I mean did you even take a minute to think about me? Maybe I'm not ready for this..maybe I want more...and what about work? How the hell am I suppose to dance on bar, looking like shamoo!"
He looked at her.
Lou: "Don't say that..that I'm thinking on impulse..that I'm not thinking about you, because lately it's all I fucking do Lisa..and I can't stop it..I can't stop myself. I told you more than once you don't have to work...but I know you need your independence, that you don't want to rely on a man and I understand that. But baby, I don't think that it would hurt to rely a little on your husband...You and any kid of ours will never long for anything." He walked over to her placing his hands on her shoulders. "Saturday mornings, you could come down the stairs of our condo and see me and our child watching Bugs Bunny.." He kissed her shoulder. "Or we could sleep in, just the three of us in that big big bed." He paused and leaned over shutting the lights. He kissed turned her to him and kissed her lips lightly. "All I'm asking is for you to take some time and think about it..G'night."
He walked towards the bed and slowly got in. He watched her sit down on the recliner and stare into the darkness.
Lois poured another waterglass full of tequila and passed the bottle to Brenda.
Frannie put her empty glass down and looked at them.
Fr: "I didn't realize how much I needed a little Jack!"
Lo: "Jose is just as good."She downed half the glass and then slammed it down on the bar. "I can't believe I'm getting married in a couple of weeks." She stared at the bar. "To Ned..I mean..he's a Quartermaine."
Ca: "Ah...don't remind me.." She grabbed the bottle from Brenda and began to guzzle it down.
B: "Oh what are you complaining about!"She slurred. ''At least Ned didn't up and leave!"
Fr: "Like Ritchie did...the son of a bitch hasn't even seen his daughter!"
B: "What the fuck good is a man.."
Carly broke her lips away from the bottle.
Ca: "Sex and sex only!"
Lo: "I guess Ned is good in Bed...but I mean what else is there...Why the fuck am I marrying the most boring man on earth!"
Fr: "Cause ya love him.." She sipped her drink. "And thats a womans biggest weakness!"
B: "That and self-pity." She banged her head on the bar. "What did I do?"
Ca: "There there..." She re-filled Brenda's glass. "Martini and Rossi will make it better!"
B: "No it won't.." She cried and then lifted her head and drank the drink. "Ok well maybe a little.."
Lo: "Now Don't forget the plan Brenda!" She turns to Carly. "What plan?"
Carly shrugged and stole her drink.
B: "Yeah..I know but I miss him." She finished the restof the drink and then ran her fingers over the rim of the glass. "I miss his smile.. and the way he looked at me." She pouted. "He would smile at me with his eyes, he'd laugh with his eyes..he did everything with his eyes and he took my breath away." She poured herself another drink. "I love him."
Fr: "Your the meaning in my life...your the inspiration..No one needs you more than I."
Brenda pointed to Frannie.
B:"Your right...I do need him..and it's to late."
Lo: "IT's never to late..Look at ya..you'll be walking in no time and when that Sexy Latin comes back your gonna be on fire!"
Ca: "You'll be sizzzzzzling!" She climbed onto the bar and shook her hips.
Lo: "What are you doing?"
Ca: "Why should Lisa have all the fun?"
Fr: "You know We should slap those two silly."
Brenda lifted her glass.
B: "I'll drink to that."
Fr: "I mean they are the only ones who have NO PROBLEMS...Hello! It's like stop trying to make some and be happy with what ya got!"
Carly let her hair loose and shook her head.
Ca: "I agree!"
Lo: "I hate Louie."
Fr: "Why?"
Lo: "All of sudden he's normal..he's happy..he's like on top of the world and here we are struggling!"
B: "You got your man...Your gonna walk down that aisle and be pronounced." Leaned next to Frannie.
B&Fr: "MRS. ASHTON!"
Ca: "JUst think Holidays with the Quartermaines.." She began to cry. "No turkey on Thanksgiving..If your Lucky Edward won't send your first born to Boarding school."
Lo: "I'll fry that old man before I let him control my marriage. Bad enough my mothers controling the wedding."
B: "Oh but it's gonna be soooooo pretty!"
Lo: "I don't Care I would've rather ELVIS!"
Ca: "Copy Cat!"
Lo: "Bimbo!"
Ca: "SO!"
Fr: "LADIES...You know..Filler up Bren, You know I say we Stick Ritchie, Eddie, Wanna throw Sonny in too?"
B: "No I'm not done with him."
C: "Niether am I."
B: "SCUSE YOU!"
Carly smiled.
Ca: "Can ya blame me?"
B: "No..but Lay off Bitch."
Ca: "WELL Then.."
Fr: "I say we throw them in a big pit of flames."
Lo: "I'll go along with that.." Her phone began to ring. "Oh come on! Can't you see we're having fun here!" She pressed a button then lifted the phone to her ear. "Hello?"
Jo :"Lois, it's Johnny.."
Lo:" KNOBS? Is that you?"
Jo:" Yeah."
Lo: "What's up! How them door knobs looking?"
Jo: "Uh..good are you ok?"
Lo: "Better than ever.." She polished off another bourbon.
Jo: "Well remember I needed to meet you tonight?"
Lo: "No."
Jo: "It's important,...I can come there."
Lo: "No men..look I'll meet you in a little while somewhere.."
Jo: "You know maybe I should see you first thing in the morning."
Lo: "Suit yourself..gotta go." She hung up. "I think Johnny has a crush on me!" She giggled.
Sonny sat down on the sand and Connie stared at him.
Co: "Sonny.."
He shook his head.
S: "I shouldn't have said anything."
Co: "No it's not that.." She sat beside him. "I just wish I knew what to say to make it better."
Sonny looked at her.
S: "Hey forget it.." He shrugged a smile. "I'll get over it one day." He sighed and looked at the water.
Co: "I always wanted Children." Sonny looked at her and watched as she let the hand full of sand fall through her fingers. "Juan doesn't though."
They were silent for a minute and then he spoke up.
S: "It may not be my place to say but...why do I listen to you and get the vibe that your very unhappy?"
Connie shrugged.
Co: "You won't tell Renaldo?"
S: "What you tell me stays between you and I."
She nodded.
Co: "I fear Juan more than I love him. Sad isn't it?" She looked down. "He does horrible things to innocent people..he screws people out of what is theres, but I am suppose to overlook that because he's my husband. I'm suppose to accept that and forget about what I want and what I need because then he'll just screw me." She looked at Sonny and sighed. "I know why your here and I know he's the one who's stealing from your casino."
Sonny just stared at her for a moment.
S: "How?"
Co: "I overheard Juan and one of his associates. He takes from you and hands to Robert Porto, he's tried to be made by him."
S: "Why are you telling me this?"
Co: "You have a right to know." She looked down then at him. "Get him, Sonny. Make him pay. There would be no love loss."
Sonny just looked at her, then he sighed and stared at the water.
Lisa stood up and wiped her cheeks. She sighed heavily and looked at the clock, it was just a little after two but she knew she couldn't fall asleep. She peeked over at Briana who was sleeping peacfully and smiled. She looked over her shoulder at her husband who was also sleeping. She wanted to crawl into bed and hold him. She wanted to feel his arms around her, his breath against her ear and hear him whisper the words she needed to hear. Instead she decided to start packing. In just 3 days they were moving into their own apartment. She opened her closet and began to quietly pull her suitcases out. It took her hours to clean out her closet and decide on what to pack and what not to. The sun was coming up when she heard Louie.
Lou: "What are you doing?"
She looked up, she was on the floor surrounded by clothes and boxes.
Li: "Packing."
He yawned and slid his hand under his shirt, rubbing his abs. He kneeled down.
Lou: "Your crazy you know that?"
Li: "Your point?"
He shook his head and pulled a box off her lap and took her hands.
Lou: "Your getting your ass to bed."
Li: "Since when do you boss me around."
He pulled her to her feet.
Lou: "We could argue about this...but," He winked. "I always get my way."
Lisa tilted her head.
Li: "I wouldn't be so sure of that."
He pulled her over the depris of her closet towards the bed.
Lou: "I am and you should start to accept it."
She rolled her eyes, and he turned to look at her.
Li: "Yeah ok..." He pushed her onto the bed.
Lou: "I want to sleep another hour before that little princess wakes us up. Think you can stop barking for just 60 whole minutes?"
She snarled.
Li :"So sleep..who's stopping you?"
Lou: "Well I woke up because I heard you cursing...and I didn't get up..I tried to go back to bed but you kept at it..So..SLEEP!"
She mumbled and buried her face in the pillow as he climbed in beside her.
Lou: "Mumble later, sleep now." She sat up and hit him with the pillow. He grabbed her and pulled her untop of him. "Damn it woman." He looked at her, pushing her hair behind her shoulder. "Cerullo, think you can keep your hands off me for an hour?" He winked.
Li: "Ugh." She pushed his chest. "You are so---"
He sighed and thought, in love with you.
Lou: "Yeah yeah..I know." He pushed her head down to his chest and wrapped his arms around her. She sighed and closed her eyes.
Li: "Fine." She said sleepily. "You win this time."
Lou: "Baby I win everytime." He kissed her head and closed his eyes.
Chapter 168.
Lois was sitting at a table at Kelly's with Brenda, both sipping coffee.
B: "My head hasn't hurt this much since the night I got my tattoo."
Lo: "I wish I could say that..but this is just and occupational habit for me."
B: "There was something I wanted to talk to you about...if I could just remember.."She looked up. "Oh..I overheard Frannie talking to your mother about getting another job..since she is on her own now."
Lois' eyes widened.
Lo: "She's quitting or getting a second one?"
Brenda shrugged.
B: "But I think we can help her...if we offer her a job at Dreams."
Lo: "She's not gonna move here."
B: "I wouldn't be to sure about that. She could be receptionist/secretary. It'll be great for her, and we'll all be here to help her with Briana...I mean I'll be out of therapy before we know it..Jackson says I'm doing really well."
Lo: "Thanks Bren.."
B: "For what?"
Lo: "Alot." She smiled. "Maybe by the time the studio is finished you'll be walking again and you guys can come home together."
B: "Lois...I'm gonna walk for your wedding...I don't care if I have to be in therapy for 24 hours a day. Sonny's gonna come back and realize I don't take us for a joke. That I love him and I want to spend the rest of my life with him."
Lois put her hand over hers.
Lo: "I'm proud of you and I know I'm not the one you want to hear say that..but he's gonna say it to."
Brenda nodded.
B: "I know.." She sighed. "Anyway um..I'll see what I can do about getting a song-writing team together by the end of the week so the guys can start recording..Even if we send them to ecleptic studios."
Lois nodded.
Lo: "Ok.."
The door opened and Johnny walked in. He spotted Lois and Brenda and hurried to them.
B: "Hi Johnny."
Jo: "Hey Brenda, how you feel?"
She nodded.
B: "Ok."
Lo: "Knobs..did you call me lastnight?"
Jo: "Yeah..I think I can help you guys."
Lo: "Whatcha gonna do, put up the doors--"
Brenda pinched her.
B: "Be nice Lois..don't mind her..she's generally a bitch. How can ya help us Johnny?"
He placed a bunch of papers on the table and Lois and Brenda looked at them. Lois looked at Johnny.
Lo: "What's this, your resume?"
Brenda picked up a sheet of paper and read from it.
B: "Could I be dreaming
But something feels so wrong
It seams like lately
Your feelings are not as strong
I see it in your eyes
I feel it in your touch
I hear it in your answers
When I tell you I love you so much"
Lo: "So what, your writing poems now Johnny?"
Jo: "There not poem and they're not mine."
B: "There songs."
Johnny nodded and Lois looked at her.
Lo: "Well Sherlock, what are we suppose to do with them?"
Jo: "You need a couple of song-writers, no? I'm giving you one.."
Lo: "Well what if they're no good?"
Brenda started to sing the next verse, lowly.
B: "I can't read whats running through your mind
But if you think it's over
Just tell me, tell me, tell me!
Go on and find another woman
Who is just what you need
You can go try
But I won't stand by, stand by while you wonder
Go on and Find another woman
Who is as good to you as me
Just wait and see that theres no one like me
Who will love you , love you, love you
Like I do..."
Brenda and Lois looked at Johnny.
Lo: "Ok so they're good..who's are they?"
Johhny paused and then nodded.
Jo: "Sara Johnson's."
When Lisa awoke she heard a baby's giggles and Louie making noise. She opened her eyes she saw Briana between her and Louie. Briana giggled and pulled Lisa's nose.
Li: (Low) "Ouch." She smiled at her and kissed her hand. "Is that how you say G'morning?"
Briana smiled with her one tooth and stuck her fist in her mouth. Louie smiled and handed her a teether instead. Lisa looked up at him.
Lou: "Morning.."
She sighed.
Li: "Now your playing dirty."
Lou: "How's that?"
Li: "Waking up to you and a baby?"
He tried to hide his smile.
Lou: "Frannie will be here soon and I thought we could spend some time with her before she left."
Li: "I'll give you an A for effort."
Louie leaned over Briana and kissed Lisa's lips Briana squealed and they pulled back. He grinned at the baby and tickled her slightly.
Lou: "Who's uncle Louie's favorite girl!?"
She held out her teether and Lisa and him laughed. She smoothed back her hair and looked at Louie, watching as he made faces to make Briana laugh. She leaned up and kissed his temple. He smiled at her.
Lou: "Look at that Bria, Aunt Lisa's giving me love." The door knocked and Lisa rolled her eyes at him, before getting out of bed. Louie looked over his shoulder watching her walk to the door. "Ah, Bria, she's got a leathal pair of legs too."
Lisa laughed and pulled the door open.
Li: "Aww..time's up, Louie." She smiled at Frannie.
Fr: "Morning,..where's my baby girl!?"
Louie helped Briana sit up and she smiled at her mommy holding out her hands.
Fr: "There you are!" She walked over to the bed and Louie Handed daughter to mother. She showered her with kisses. "oh I missed you so much!" She looked at Louie. "Was she any trouble?"
Lou: "Not at all." He stood and kissed his sisters cheek.
Li: "How was last night?"
Fr: "Still suffering from that.." She shook her head. "I never drank so much--"
Lou: "Look at my sister cutting lose."
Fr: "No way..that was a one time thing!'' She smiled at them. "So tell me the truth, did you drive my rugrat nuts?"
Lou: "No we were on our best behavior." He winked at Briana.
Li: "I wish you weren't leaving..Louie hogged her up." Briana reached for her and Frannie handed her to Lisa, watching her rub noses with her daughter.
Fr: "Well I'll be up next weekened, with Brenda.."
Lou: "Good you can come to our apartment."
Fr: "That's right ma told me you guys were moving. Maybe that's why she's coming next week." She winked.
Lou: "Ma's coming?"
Frannie nodded.
Fr: "For Lois' fitting." She draped the diaper bag over her shoulder. "Hey, could you bring down the playpen for me?"
Lou: "Yeah.
Frannie looked at her watch.
Fr: "Well we better go, otherwise we'll never leave."
Lisa smiled.
Li: "I'll carry her down."
Fr: "Ok."
Lois laughed.
Lo: "HA! That bitch wrote these?" She laughed again. "Find Another Woman..what's it dedicated to Louie?"
Johnny just looked at her.
Jo: "What's the problem Lois, I thought you guys were desperate?"
B: "Not half as much as she.."
Lo: "Johnny she harasses my brother and my--"
B: "And MY sister...and you just want us to give her a job?"
Lo: "Thanks but I like being desperate."
B: "What's she got you on a leash now too?"
Jo: "No she doesn't..Look I know she's a little nuts..and is a real pain in the ass.."
Lo: "A little nutz? The girls is fighting over LOUIE, the girl is over the EDGE!"
Jo: "None the less she can write."
B: "She can write somewhere else."
Jo: "Damn you both!..God haven't you wanted something so bad? She loves to write, it's the only thing she puts her all into..You shouldn't start a company if you can't be fair and notice real talent when it's right infront of you."
Lo: "Johnny, why do you care what happens to her?"
Jo: "She needs to get off your brother, I agree and I think this will do it."
B: "So your saying if we hire her she may back of Louie and Lisa?"
Jo: "Probably.."
Lois looked at Brenda.
Lo: "What do you think?"
Brenda shrugged.
B: "It's worth a shot."
Lo: "Tell her to be at the Gatehouse tomorrow at 3."
Johnny smiled.
Jo: "I will..thanks."
Lo: "Don't thank me...because she gets on my nerves I'll fire her ass."
Brenda turned when she heard Frannie and Louie.
Fr: "No no.." She grinned.
Lou: "Come on!"
Fr: "I will Not sell you my daughter! Go have one of your own."
Louie looked at Lisa and watched her walk down the stairs with Briana at her hip.
Lou: "Jesus.." He hissed.
Frannie looked at him and smiled, she handed him the keys to her car.
Fr: "Here Pablo."
Li: "Isn't he annoying?"
Fr: "Oh yeah."
Lisa smiled and looked at Brenda and Lois.
Li: "You two had fun I hear.."
B: "Ugh don't remind me." She looked at Frannie. "We ready?"
Fr: "Yep."
Lo: "Johnny give me a lift home?"
Jo: "Aright." Lois kissed her sister.
Lo: "Drive safe and call me."
Fr: "Now whos the big sister."
Lo: "Shut up." She kissed Briana then Lisa. She walked over to Brenda, leaning down. "Ciao babes."
B: "Bye. I'll call you."
Lo: "K, Come on Knobs we'll get Louie on the way out."
Jo: "Bye."
Lois dragged him out of the diner. Frannie took a sip of Lois' coffee.
Fr: "So Bren, what do you say?"
B: "Let's go."
Louie walked in and watched them shuffle around getting ready to leave.
Lou: "Hurry, Lee, run up stairs before they take her."
Frannie laughed and hugged her brother.
Fr: "Your such an asshole, but I love you."
Lou: "Yeah I love ya too..That'll be 60 bucks for watching the princess."
Fr: "Suck it..."
Louie's eyes widened and Frannie laughed.
Lisa leaned down and kissed Brenda.
Li: "You better stick to therapy you hear me..and next week I want you to come to the apartment..You fucking came and didn't spend anytime with your sister."
Brenda grinned.
B: "I'm sorry..next time I promise.."
Louie walked over to Brenda.
LoU: "Mariah...I shall see you darling."
B: "Yep.." She kissed him. "Be good."
Lou: "Always am." He turned to Lisa and grinned at the baby in her arms. "Bria baby..your mom is set on taking you home." He shakes his head. ''Give Uncle Louster some LOVIN!"
Brenda and Frannie looked at eachother.
Fr&B: "Louster?"
He kissed her over and over and she laughed. Lisa watched him tentively with her. Then she turned her back to Louie so she could kiss Briana good bye.
Louie leaned his head on her shoulder and smiled at her. Frannie walked over to them.
Fr: "Ok..yous are scaring me now.."
Lisa handed Briana to her mother and pouted.
Fr: "Thanks for watching her though."
Li: "Anytime." She put her hands over Louie's that were wrapped around her waist.
Frannie smiled at them.
Fr: "You know I think mom and pop are right.."
Louie squinted.
Lou: "About what?"
Frannie shrugged and walked towards the door.
Fr: "Oh nothing..just that she is predicting a grandson in the next year. Ta! Ta!"
Louie grinned.
Lou: "I LOVE YA FRANNIE!"
The door closed and he held Lisa tighter.
Lou: "My mother's rarely ever wrong you know."
Li: "Who's gonna break it to her?"
Lou: "Huh?"
Li: "Well who's gonna tell her she's just gonna have to wait for Lois to give her that grandson."
Louie bit her ear.
Lou: "No You and I are gonna give her that baby, you'll see."
Sara burst through the doors in a frantic rush.
Li: "Oh great."
Sara ignored her and went straight to the counter.
Sa; "Tammy.."
Ta: "What?"
Sa: "Yesterday..did you find some papers here?"
Tammy shook her head.
Ta: "Nope."
Sa: "Are you sure?"!
Ta: "Positive.."
Sara sat down and threw her head in her hands, she wanted to cry.
Li: "She probably lost her invitation to Belvue."
Louie chuckled.
Lou: "Who cares...you know what I want to do right now?"
Li: "Yeah..but you know what we're gonna do?"
Louie groaned.
Lou: "What?"
Li: "Finish packing." She grinned and dragged him to the stairs.
Carly walked down the stairs and headed towards the kitchen when she heard someone knocking on the door. She turned and headed towards it figuring it was Jason she opened it and smiled. Her smiled fainted and she stared coldly at A.J.
Ca: "What are you doing here?"
A.J.: "Now is that anyway to talk to your future husband?"
Ca: "Listen here limp dick, I wouldn't marry you if you were my only way to live!"
A.J: "You will marry me because I'm the only way the man you love and the man you used to love will live FREELY, as in not behind bars."
Ca: "You have no proof...no judge would take a drunken piece of shit like you seriously.
Aj: "One word...QUARTERMAINE!"
Ca: "Why are you here?"
AJ: "Well I just thought you'd like to know that Jason is thisclose to taking things into his own hands..Sonny on the other hand wants to take things slow to protect some girl out there...but either way I could put them both away...all I need is one shot to be fired...So tell me Carly Babes..how does it feel to be backed into a corner?"
Ca: "Listen Fucko, you stay away from me, keep your nose out of Jason and Sonny's business if not? I'll put an end to you and there won't be any evidence and certainly no QUARTERMAINE, will put me away."
AJ laughed and brushed a finger over her cheek.
AJ: "Wedding Bells are ringing...Just a few more weeks until You say yes...and the whole world will know your about to be MRS. A.J. Quartermaine." He grinned and then turned and walked away. Carly slammed the door, leaning against it. She knew he was right, she was backed into a corner and she didn't know what to do about it.
Sonny was sitting on the couch, in alight linen shirt and khacki's his carribean tan in full swing. He picked up the phone and dialed a number. He brought the reciever to his ear.
S:" Hello?"
Ad: "Michael?"
S: "Hi ma."
A: "Oh dear, how are you?"
S: "I'm fine..what about you?"
A: "I'm ok..just worrying and missing you."
S: "I told you not to worry."
A: "It's a mothers job to worry."
Sonny looked down and slightly smiled.
S: "I miss you too."
A: "Yeah..yeah."
S: "I do.."There was a silence. "Is Brenda there?"
A: "No, on Saturdays her and Frannie go up to Port Charles, to work. She won't be home until later on tonight."
Sonny nodded.
S: "How she doing?"
A: "Good mijo, she's been going to therapy everyday, she's working hard. You'd be proud."
Sonny looked down.
A: "If you want to leave a message-"
S: "No.." He looked up and saw Renaldo walk in. "Ma, I gotta go."
A: "Sonny..."
S: "I'll call you. I love ya." He hung up.
A: "I love you too.." She whispered and hung up.
Sonny stood and looked at Renaldo.
S: "We've got a few more weeks to close this deal. I've gotta get back home."
Re: "What are you talking about? Sonny! We don't even have a plan here." He paused. "Look I told you I don't want to see Connie hurt-"
S: "Yeah well I don't want to see her hurt, as for the plan I have one."
Re: "Well..then..what're you waiting for?"
Sonny rolled his eyes and walked off to the linai, He turned and looked at Renaldo.
S: "Connie's about to get the opportunity of a lifetime."
Re: "What opportunity?"
S: "I run a club in New York, Called Lucky Sevens, we're always looking for bar help. She could either do that or once I nail this Miguel guy, she can come to Port Charles and work for Dream Records."
Re: "Doing what?"
S: "Choreographer." He placed one hand in his pocket and looked at Renaldo.
Re: "Ok first of all she's not going to leave Juan or her home to work in another bar.."
S: "Wrong..she's looking for a way out. God damn it Renaldo she knows what's going on here...and you know what she said...To take care of him..So I am. I'm gonna do what I came here to do. I'm protecting what's mine. I gotta get one of my girls to come and see this guy after next week. They Ok it, I'll bring him down and I'll take Connie too. But before I go. I will be taking care of Juan."
Re: "You can't just take her away from here!"
S: "I'm not taking her anywhere...I'm giving her an out, and to my beliefs this is what you wanted. You have any attachments to her maybe you'll be moving too."
Re: "You mean give me a job in Port Charles with the orginazation."
Sonny shrugged.
S: "Yeah...look I'm not putting anything in concrete yet, I have to pick up some talent here first. But this is how I wanna do it."
Re: "Ok then."
Sonny nodded.
Sara flew out of Kelly's not looking where she was going and bumped into someone.
Sa: "Jesus, Can't you watch where your going?"
Jo: "Hey you bumped into me.."
She looked up and her eyes met with his.
Sa: "Great just what I need now!" She rubbed her face, she swore she wasn't going to cry.
Jo: "Hey...what's wrong?" She looked up frustrated.
Sa: "My songs..there gone! Any one could have them!"
Jo: "That's whats got you so upset?" He smiled slightly and pulled the folded bunch of paper from his pocket. "I Took them." She snatched them from his hands and glared at him.
Sa: "You asshole! What the fuck for?"
Jo: "You might want to say thank you, Dream Records wants to hire you as part of their songwriting team."
Sara was silent and just looked at him.
Sa: "How dare you."
Jo: "What--"
Sa: "WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT! You just took something that was mine and showed others? Damn you!"
Jo:" I thought you'd be happy. Sara famous people are going to be singing YOUR songs."
She shook her head.
Sa: "You don't get it do you? Do me a favor Johnny and stay the fuck out of my life."
Jo: "Fine...I will you have an appointment tomorrow at the gatehouse at 3 don't be late."
Sa: "Fuck you." She hurried off and Johnny stared after her.
Chapter 169.
Dr. Foyle walked out of his office and into the patient waiting room. He had a clipboard tucked under his arm and a cup of coffe in his hand. He looked and noticed Brenda, to her left was a woman fiddling with a camera and infront of her was a stroller holding an adorable baby.
Fo: "Brenda?"
B: "Hey..ready?"
He nodded and watched Frannie stand and struggled to push the carriage and fix the camera at the same time.
Fo: "You need a hand?"
Fr: "I've got it.."
He shrugged and turned to Brenda, walking along side her.
Fo: "Relative of yours?"
B: "No friend."
Fo: "I can see your attitude rubs off on others."
Brenda grinned.
Fr: "Hey Doogie Houser, think we can move a little quicker.."
Foyle laughed.
Fo: "This should be fun." He held the door to the therapy room open for Brenda, and then watched as Frannie pushed the carriage in with her feet, with an amused smile.
Fr: "Where should I set up?
Fo: "Anywhere away from the equipment." He walked over to Brenda. "Aright todays the last day with the machines."
B: "What?"
Fo: "Brenda, for the past two weeks all we worked on was strenghtening your muscles..it's time to do it..Time to get you to walk again."
Brenda nodded.
B: "Ok..let's do it." He nodded and helped her onto the machine.
Fo: "I want 25 sets."
Fr: "25? Isn't that to much?"
Foyle and Brenda looked at Frannie.
Fr: "Ok I'll just shut up and tape." She smiled down at her daughter. "Mommy's in trouble."
Dr. Foyle was pressing down on Brenda's knees as she kept straightening them out, pushing with all her might.
Fo: "Your friend married?"
Brenda gritted her teeth and began to move faster.
B: "Getting a divorce."
He glanced at Frannie who was intentively filming the therapy session. He looked back at Brenda and removed his hands. He stepped back and watched her bend and straighten her legs quickly. A smile appeared on his face.
Fo: "You know maybe we should put you at the bars today."
Brenda stopped moving.
B: "Are you serious?"
Fo: "Don't stop..yeah."
A cell phone went off.
B: "That's mine."
Fo: "I thought I--"
B: "It's probably important."
He sighed.
Fo: "Break five.."
Brenda reached into her purse and pulled out her phone.
B: "Hello?"
Nick: "Brenda..are you sitting?"
B: (Laughs) "That's got to be the stupidist question you've ever asked."
N: "Sorry..I'm just so excited."
B: "About what?"
N: "Grammy nominations came out this morning."
B: (Smile)"Congradulations, what category."
N: "Best Pop Group."
Dr. Foyle walked over to Frannie, he kneeled down infront of Briana and smiled.
Fo: "Cute kid."
Frannie looked at him.
Fr: "Yeah, I think I'll keep her." She smiled at her daughter.
Foyle looked over at Brenda and rolled her eyes.
Fo: "You think she'd hang up-"
Fr: "You could be a little nicer.."
Fo: "I know you what a whole, 10 minutes, and you havn't lost attitude for a second."
Fr: "And I don't plan on it either."
Fo: "Bitch."
Fr: "Your point asshole?"
He laughed.
Fo: "What are you doing for dinner tonight?"
It was her turn to laugh.
Fr: "I have a daughter to take care of."
Fo: "Yeah caught that...so why don't you take her along."
Fr: "Along?"
Fo: "You and I are going to dinner, you can take the baby."
Fr: "Gee thanks for the permission." She rolled her eyes. "I'll pass on the invitation though."
Fo: "What time should I pick you up?"
Nick: "Brenda.."
B: "Yeah?"
Nick: "Congradulations."
B: "What for?"
He grinned.
Nick: "Baby your nomindated for 4 grammy's."
Brenda's face froze.
B: "Nick...are you kidding? Please.." She bit her lip.
N: "Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Artist, Best Female Dance Artist,or something with dance and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals."
She covered her mouth.
B: "OH MY GOD!"
Fr: "Brenda? What's wrong."
Brenda burst into tears.
B: "I can't believe it!.."She dropped the phone and turned to Frannie. "I can't breath.."
Frannie looked at Foyle.
Fr: "Your a doctor! Do Something!"
Fo: "I'm a physical therapist!"
Brenda took a deep breath and smiled as tears streamed her face.
B: "Frannie, I'm niminated for 4 grammy's."
Frannie's mouth dropped.
Fr: "Oh..shit..Holy..Shit...BRENDA!!" She hurried to her and wrapped her arms around her.
B: "I can't believe this is happening.."
Lois was lounging around on the couch watching the news, and flipping through a bridal book at the same time.
"In Entertainment news, the Grammy Nominations have gone out and the one that seems to be sweeping them this year is Pop Super Star Brenda Barrett. Miss Barrett has been out of the music scene since a fatal ar accident, that left her unable to walk. The big question is will she even show?"
Lois threw the magazine over her head and jumped up as she saw Brenda's picture on the T.V.
Lo: "HOLY SHIT!"
Carly walked through the door.
Ca: "Is she here yet--What are you doing?" She said as she watched Lois jump up and down. Lois turned to her and grinned screaming.
Lo: "WE'RE GOING TO THE GRAMMY'S!!!"
She grabbed Carly and they both started jumping.
Ca: "WHAT FOR?" She said as she jumped.
Lo: "BRENDA'S NOMINATED!! OUR BRENDA!!"
CA: "GET OUT!!" They danced around in circles when Sara knocked and walked in. She looked at Carly and Lois dancing and screaming and rolled her eyes.
Sa: "Um Hello?"
Lo: "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? We Gotta Call her!"
Ca: "You think she knows?"
Sa: "YO!" She whistled and they both turned. "I hate to break up the rehearsal for the circus but I believe we have an appointment
Lo: "Remind me to shoot Johnny." She grimaced.
Lisa grabbed Louie's hand and pulled him off the elevator, She hurried him down the hall to their apartment where movers were walking in and out.
Lou: (Laughing) "Baby..slow down..the place isn't going anywhere."
She turned to him.
Li: "I know..but still." She smiled, leaning in to kiss him. He wrapped his arms around her and moaned into the kiss. Two men walked over to them and looked at them then at eachother.
Man1: "You do it.."
Man2: "I don't want to interupt."
Man1: (rolls his eyes) "SCUSE ME..are you the Cerullo's?"
They pulled back and looked at the two men.
Lou: "Yeah..can I help you?"
Man1 slapped a bill in Louie's hands.
Man: "Hope everything is to your satisfaction."
Li: "We're sure it will be." Louie looked at the bill then reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of money, he counted a few bills and handed it to the men.
Lou: "Keep the change."
Man2: "Thank you sir."
They started for the elevator. Louie looked at her.
Lou: "You ready to see our pad?"
She smiled.
Li: "Yep." She went to open the door but it was locked. "They locked it..do you have the key?"
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the key, handing it to her. She grinned and was about to unlock the door.
Lou: "Wait.."
Li: (Groan) "Why?" Before she could say another word she was lifted into his arms. She looked at him. "What're you doing?"
Louie tilted his head, smiling.
Lou: "Don't you think it's about time I carry you over the treshold?"
She grinned and buried her face in his neck.
Li: "You think of everything."
He opened the door and then kicked it open with his foot, carrying her inside. They both looked around the apartment. Their furniture was there and there was boxes all over the place. To them, it wasn't a mess, it was perfect. She looked at him.
Li: "Welcome home, honey."
He smiled and kissed her lips gently.
Brenda pulled back and smiled as she wiped her tears. She turned to Dr. Foyle.
B: "I've gotta walk."
He nodded.
Fo: "You will..Theres not a doubt in my mind you will."
She sighed.
B: "Oh god, there's so much to do."
Fr: "Well just calm down, you don't want to overload yourself.."
B: "(Nodds) Your right.." Deep Breath. "First thing I have to do is concentrate on walking for Lois' wedding."
Fr: "Right.."
B: "But oh my god..A Grammy!"
Frannie smiled.
Fr: "It's exciting."
B: "Frannie you don't understand. I've dreamed about this my whole life..my dream is finally gonna come true." She looked down for a moment.
Fr: "SO then why the frown?"
She looked up.
B: "I wish Sonny was here."
Fr: "Aww, well you know. He may not be here now, but you never know he may be there when you accept that grammy."
Brenda just looked at her after a moment of silence she nodded and then looked at Dr. Foyle.
B: "Let's get to work."
Fo: "You need a minute?"
B: "No..let's just do it."
Lois looked at Sara.
Lo: "Look I don't like you, I hate the way you treat my brother and harass my sister-in-law-"
Ca: "Not to mention how fucking stuck up you are."
Sa: "First of all, The way I treat your brother? Your brother deserves anything he gets..he is the ruination of me and his wife, let's not even go there."
Lo: "Yeah well that's my family..faults and all you fuck with them your fucking with me..now back to business. Johnny showed me and Brenda your songs, and as much as I hate it. They're very good. Brenda even sang some of one."
Sa: "Which?"
Lo: "Find Another Woman."
Sara sighed.
Ca: "Look we need a team here of writers..we gotta get these bands into recording studios, Brenda's working on getting Diane Warren and some guy named Bagge.."
Lo: "We're offering you a job, and you can accept it and give us your all or you don't accept it and do whatever. So what's it gonna be?"
Sa: "Your asking me to write songs for you, and have people who have record contracts actually bring life to my words...you expect me to turn that down? Yeah I may be crazy but I'm not a jackass. So yeah..I'll work for you."
Ca: "Good then there is something else. The song "Find Another Woman", it's Brenda's.
Sa: "I thought she wasn't going to sing?"
Ca: "She will and when she's ready, we'll be ready. So this is your job you write the songs with Brenda, 98 Degrees and Ned Ashton in mind."
Lo: "When you finish one we'll let the artist's sing it for you and you make corrections on how it is suppose to be sang."
Sa: "I could do that."
Ca: "Welcome to Dream Records."
Lisa was on her knees digging through boxes, unpacking. Louie was leaning against a wall, drinking a bottle of water, his eyes on her. She looked over her shoulder at him.
Li: "If I knew you were gonna stare at my ass all day and not help, I would've never have--"
Lou: "Sorry." He smiled and put the water down and walked over to her. He rubbed her shoulder. "What do you want me to do?"
Li: "Well don't stop whatcha doing now.." She leaned back and closed her eyes as his hands kneeded her shoulders. "Who knew we'd have so much shit between the two of us."
He looked at her neck as he massaged her.
Lou: "Well why don't we just unpack the necessities today..I can hook up the stereo and we can just relax on our big fluffy couch." He smiled.
LI: "Mmm..sounds like a plan."
Lou: "Yeah?.."
Li: "Yep." She smiled and turned. "We can move these boxes into the babie's --" His eyes widened and his grin spread. "The SPARE room." She closed her eyes and shook her head.
Lou: "I think you were right the first time.."
Li: "No...you just have my head all twisted with this baby thing."She looked at him. "Stop grinning!"
He couldn't though.
Lou: "You know if you're so set on making it the babie's room, don't you think we should work on getting you pregnant?"
Li: "NO...it was just a mistake."
Lou: "You've been thinking about it."
Li: "No."
Louie leaned back against the wall and looked at her.
Li: "What?"
Lou: "Well I was just thinking about what Frannie said..Ma says we have within a year so I have about 3 months, give or take to get you to agree and then to get you pregnant."
Li: "UGH! Louie!" She stood and whined. "Stop."
Lou: "I didn't even start yet." He winked.
She turned to him and put one hand on her hip.
Li: "Ok fine..answer this for me. Why do you want to have a baby with me?"
Lou: "I want to have a baby with you because I plan on spending the rest of my life with you...and I can't think of a person I want that with more, want a family with."
She nodded.
Li: "It's a good reason Louie, a flattering one but not the right one."
Lou: "So that was a test or something?"
She shook her head.
Li: "No Louie.." She walked over to him and kneeled between his legs and looked him in the eyes. "You had a perfect childhood, right? I mean you came from a good family with two parents that loved eachother to pieces..they created you and your sisters from that love." She swallowed. "I didn't have that..sure Veronica says she loved my father and he said he loved her but..I didn't know that and they didn't until it was to late. I know how it feels to wish your parents were together, to wish they loved eachother..I don't want that for my kids.." She touched his cheek. "I want them to feel the way you did."
Lou: "Lisa, your mother left...it's different." He looked at her. "Niether one of us want to leave, I care about you and I think things could be alot worse. Yeah we got screwed out of the fancy wedding..and maybe we didn't get married for the right reasons--"
Li: "Then lets not have a baby for those same reasons."
Lou: "Lisa.."She looked at him, he could see there was tears in her eyes, he didn't want to see her cry. "Let's ..let's not talk about this tonight..ok? Let's do what we said we would."
Li: (Low) "Ok.."
They were silent and then he looked at her he, pulled her into his arms.
Li&LoU :"Mad at me?"
They pulled away and looked at eachother.
Lou: "No..not at all."
Li: "Good." She smiled slightly. "Me either."
Brenda's session was over and she was guzzling down a bottle of water as Frannie put the camera away.
Fr: "This fucking thing won't go in.."
She pushed it into the case and Jackson Foyle watched amused.
Fo: "So Frannie.."
Fr: "Oh so now we're on a first name basis..."
Fo: "Jackson..And I figured since we were going to dinner we should be."
Brenda's eyes widened and she grinned.
B: "Well..well.."
Frannie rolled her eyes.
Fr: "You doctors needs to see a shrink Brenda."
J: "Where should I pick you up?"
B: "1851, East 64th."
Jackson grinned at Brenda.
J: "Thanks."
Fr: "BRENDA!"
B: "Your welcome." She smiled. "She'll be ready at 8 and don't be late."
Brenda smiled at Frannie.
J: "I won't."
B: "I'll watch Briana."
Fr: "Brenda..your not going to the Grammy's IM GoNNA SHOOT YOU!'
B: "Nah..I'm going...I've looked death in the face..I'm not interested." She looked at Jackson. "Just because you have a hot date tonight, doesn't mean you can be late for my session tomorrow."
J: "I will dazzle you with my promptness."
B: "Well come on Frannie...I'm sure we'll have to go shopping."
Frannie rolled her eyes and pushed the carriage out of the room.
J: "Frannie.."
She turned.
Fr: "What do you want..."
J: "Don't ask that just yet...I might scare you off with the answer.."
She snarled and walked out, leaving Jackson smiling.
Carly was walking along the docks. She stopped and stared out at the water. Her life was crumbling her dreams were being shattered and all because of A.J. Quartermaine. There had to be a way to stop him, but she had no idea what it was. It just a couple of weeks, if she didn't stop him, she'd be married to him. Her and Jason would be over..but he'd be ok, he'd be free and so would Sonny. She closed her eyes trying not to cry. After all if anyone could pull this off it was her, Carly Babes..right? She jumped when she felt a hand fall onto her shoulder. She turned and looked at Jason.
Ja: "Hey..what's wrong?"
She shook her head and embraced him.
Ca: "Nothing." She held him tightly. "I just was thinking about you."
Ja: "C'mon let's sit." He lead her to a bench and they sat down. He looked at her, his blue eyes piercing hers. "Ok now why don't you tell me what's got you spooked?"
She faked a smiled and shook her head.
Ca: "I'm fine..just startled me, I thought I was alone." She laced her fingers through his. "Did you hear the news?"
Ja: "What news?" He said as he pushed a strand of hair from her face.
Ca: "Brenda's nominated for a 3 or 4 grammies."
He smiled.
Ja; "Get out..Mariah must be pumped."
Ca: "I didn't get a chance to talk to her, we heard on the news."
Jason squinted.
Ja: "You think Sonny knows?"
Ca: "I don't know.. no one's really heard from him.."
Ja: "He'd be happy for her."
Ca: "Yeah.."
Jason draped an arm around her.
Ja: "Have I told you I love you today?"
She smiled.
Ca: "Yeah.."
Ja: "I do Carly...you know and I thank god once or twice a day too...that I got you in my life."
She touched his cheek.
Ca: "I love you too, Jas."
He leaned in and pressed his lips to hers.
Sara walked down the hallway to her apartment, she searched her purse for her keys when a man stopped her.
Man: "Escuse me, can you tell me which door this is?" He showed her the paper on the delivery sheet of "Mr. Pizza's."
Sara sighed and pointed to the apartment across from hers.
Man: "Thank you."
Sa: "Yeah..Yeah." She pulled her keys out as the guy rang the bell to the other apartment. AS she unlocked her locks Louie opened the door.
Man: "Hello, $22.50 Please."
Lou: "Sure.." He looked at Sara and watched her silently open the door as he handed the man the bills and took his bag off food. She turned and looked at him. "No insults?"
She rolled her eyes.
Sa: "Your not going to bring my mood down."
Lou: "K, Neighbor." She sighed and was about to close her door when she felt a hand stop the door from closing. Louie's eyes widened.
Lou: "Johnny?"
Jo: "Hey.."
Lou: "What're you doing here?"
Sa: "Now that's none of your business..C'mon." She pulled him inside and closed the door. Louie looked at the door for a minute, in wonder. Lisa walked into the livingroom, carrying two glasses of wine when she saw Louie still at the door.
Li: "Hey...you gonna come in or what?"
He turned and walked in closing the door.
Lou: "That was strange."
Li: "What was?" She placed the two glasses on the coffee table and threw herself onto the couch, sinking into the pillows, she smiled and patted the space next to her.
Lou :"Johnny just walked into Sara's house.."
Li: "What's so strange about that? She leaned forward and began to take the food out of the bags as he sat back.
Lou: "Why is Johnny getting mixed up with her?"
Lisa looked at him.
Li: "Why do you care?"
He shook his head.
Lou: "I don't.." He looked at her and smiled. "Feed me woman."
She laughed as she made his dish, she sat back and looked at him, as she loaded the fork.
Li: "Want me to feed ya?"
His eyes lit up with mischief and she laughed, as she scooted closer to him. She held the fork to his lips and watch him pull the food off the fork. She pulled it back and watched him chew. Her nose scrunched up and she grinned, leaning into him she kissed his lips.
Sara looked at Johnny.
Sa: "I guess I should thank you."
His eyes widened.
Jo: "You actually do the right thing? What's this world coming too." She rolled her eyes.
Sa: "You know--"
Jo: "Sorry."
Sa: "Fine." She sighed. "Thank you, I got the job."
Johnny smiled.
Jo: "I knew you would."
Sa: "I..I don't know what to say..you know it's not everyday I decide to be nice." She smiled slightly. "Johnny...this something I've always wanted..and I just..well I'm glad we're friends."
Jo: "Yeah..me too."
Sa: "I guess your right..I should've planned for the un-expected.