Oh well. He’d live.
Gussie ate leftover grilled cheese, and it made him
sick. He couldn’t believe he’d started
that huge argument over pesto! Basil,
cheese, and pine nuts… really? All he
really wanted to do was go into the living room, wrap his arms around Elynne,
and forget everything… They needed a vacation.
Gussie’s thoughts were interrupted by two crying
children. After he realized that Elynne
was not going to get them out of bed, he shuffled off to the room the Olive and
Turner shared… They deserved separate rooms.
Elynne finally tore herself away from her painting when the
thought of all the housework she had to do cut off her flow of inspiration.
Elynne sighed. In a
few days, she could no longer be considered a young adult. Her days were numbered, and there was no way
she was going to spend her time on this planet unhappy. Was that the message she needed to send to
her children?
The rest of the day, she went about her chores and took care
of the children in a daze, and that daze caused her a lot of problems come
lunch time.
There was one thing Elynne was sure of—she needed some
help. She started to call the maid
service, but quickly shut her cell phone.
There was no money for a maid.
She was going to have to suck it up until something changed.
Instead, she called the local appliance store, and ordered a
newer stove. She knew she should have
waited for Gussie, but she would fix his favorite meal for dinner to make up
for the whole ordeal.
Gussie was in good spirits when he got home. He had just gotten a promotion! He was an intern now which meant no more
ambulance rides, but it also meant a lot more on call shifts. Gussie didn’t mind though. They needed the money, and Elynne had been
hard to handle lately.
Gussie did not expect to be surprised with Goopy Carbonera
after the way things had gone the other night, but there Elynne was. She was all cleaned up and pretty as a
picture smiling at him over a plate of his favorite meal… he noticed the new
stove out of the corner of his eye, but didn’t want to ruin the moment.
They talked and played footsie under the table like old
times while the children played. Instead
of heading to bed directly after supper, Gussie offered to deal with the
children.
After everyone was bathed and put to bed, Gussie noticed
that Elynne had also turned in early.
Looking out the window, he noticed that her garden hadn’t been tended to
in a few days. That was so unlike Elynne. The kids must have really been putting her
through the ringer.
He was tired, and he had to be at work in 6 hours, AND he
was on call, but he wanted to surprise her.
When Gussie finished with the garden, and after he took a
shower, he started to unroll his sleeping bag, but instead of zipping himself
in, he crept over to the bed. Elynne
either had no idea what was going on, or she was starting to forgive and
forget.
But you know what they say about a woman scorned…
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