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Post by jessie on May 24, 2010 14:20:35 GMT -6
Melinda , here is another one for you. Hope you like it.
Gary had a huge fight with Valene, and this time he ran out of the house. He was driving around, and he was so angry, and fed up. He deserved everything he got, but Valene just wouldn't listen. She demanded Gary to end his affair with Abby, but he just didn't think he could. He saw a bar, and decided to go in, and have a drink. He knew if he started , he would never stop. He went in, and sat at a booth, and the waiter came over.
" What can I get you tonight"?
" How about a double vodka and hurry".
The waiter walked away and Gary felt sick, that he was doing this. The vodka came over , and he smiled, " keep a running tab open, I will be having more of these I'm sure".
His hands were shaking so badly, he barely could hold the drink. He just got it to his mouth, when he felt hands, take the glass from him. He looked up, and saw a woman, someone he never seen before. She was stunning and so beautiful, and she had this smile, that lite up the room. He couldn't barely speak, " what are you doing"?
She sat down, " I'm saving you from yourself"
" I don't need saving, give me my drink back"
" What is your name"?
" Gary, please give me my drink back"
"I'm Melinda, and I know you are a alcoholic Gary"
" What is this a joke"?
" No, you were me 6 months ago, I see the desperation , on your face. I saw your hands shake just picking up the glass".
"Oh so your a ex alcoholic, who thinks they can save the world"?
" Once your a alcoholic you are for life"
"I know that go away, I don't need some crazy woman helping me"
" Obviously you do, or you wouldn't be here right now"
Gary stares at Melinda, " what do you want'?
" I just want to save one person, from destroying their life over booze"
" What life, my wife is constantly on my case. I'm not happy, and I have this lover who, drives me crazy"
" Well a wife and a lover, I guess we can see where the problem is"?
" Your brilliant Melinda, but your very annoying too"
" Good, that means I'm getting through to you".
The waiter walks over, " can I get you anything else"?
" Yes , we both want a coffee thank you"
The waiter walked away, " A coffee great".
Gary you can trust me, tell me what your feeling, I can listen"
" I'm feeling trapped, I adore my wife, she is amazing. I have hurt her so much, and I don't know why"?
" Why the affair"?
" You can't imagine Abby, she is beautiful, and like a drug, I need"
" Your Wife is hurting Gary, for what, for this woman Abby"?
" I know , I'm a coward, I couldn't stand up to my family. My brother and Father were bullies, and I let them run me out of Dallas. I left Valene and we lost our baby girl, I'm not worth it"
" Your wife must think you are Gary, or she would have left"
" She probably has after tonight the fight was bad"
" What happened tonight to cause this blowup"?
" She saw me kissing Abby, and I never seen such pain on anyone's face, like I saw on Valene's"
The coffee's came, and they both drank it. Gary became quiet but he looked at Melinda. "You are good, you should go work at AA or something"
"AA helped me, but I decided to look for people lost on my own"
" You might get hurt one day Melinda"
" I will take my chance, Gary are you going to go home sober to Valene"?
" Tonight yes, I can't promise tomorrow"
" How about we meet here everyday for 1 hour, and you can just let it all out with me"
" I don't know one thing about you Melinda"?
" My life is horrible, but I'm making a real change now"
" What happened"?
" I was married, and had a wonderful husband and a daughter. We were so happy, but we had financial problems, and I just couldn't handle it. I started drinking more and more, and one day, I passed out and my 3 year old daughter was crying for me all day. My husband came home found me on the couch. My daughter was so upset , and hungry that my husband grabbed her and left. He fought me in court, and I lost everything, all for booze , which in the end, doesn't help at all".
" I'm sorry Melinda, that is horrible, do you see your daughter much"?
" No he moved to Texas, but he sends me pictures".
" Can I see one"?
" Sure she pulled out a picture, her name is Hailey, she is 41/2 now".
"She is adorable, it must hurt being away from her"
" Yes, it does, I miss her like crazy, but it was my own fault"
" You made a mistake Melinda"
" It wasn't the first time, he warned me. He married again, and they are really happy".
" I'm sorry, Melinda"
"Gary please go home be with your wife. You don't want to end up all alone, end this stupid affair"
" I will see you tomorrow, at 7pm again"? Gary smiled
" If you need me I will be here"
" I do Melinda, thanks for saving me tonight"
Melinda started to cry, "make it a lifetime, and that will make it worth while."
Gary got up , " Goodbye Melinda, see you tomorrow"
"Bye Gary" he walked out, and Melinda held her coffee cup. She had tears streaming down her face. She shut her eyes, and pictured, herself and Hailey at a park. She wanted to have a life with her, but she just couldn't bring herself to ruin the life she is having with her Father and her new Mommy. Melinda got up, and left the restaurant.
To Be continued.
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Post by melindajo2000 on May 24, 2010 16:15:14 GMT -6
OMG I love this story, it is very special for me. I hope everything works out for Melinda, I dont know since her family is in Texas maybe Gary can help her. I love this story so much. Thank you for writing this
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Post by Sanda on May 24, 2010 19:28:00 GMT -6
Great start to your new story Jessie. I hope that everything works out for Melinda and that Gary will help her get her daughter back.
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Post by jessie on May 25, 2010 14:24:48 GMT -6
This chapter made me feel sad, writing it. Hope you like it Melinda.
Chapter 2
All day Gary thought about his meeting with Melinda, she truly helped him last night. He hasn't thought about drinking all day. He went home, and had dinner with Valene, and told her he was going out for awhile. She was angry as usual, but he left anyway. He got to the bar, and laughed he got the same booth. He looked at his watch, 6:56 right on time Gary. He watched the door, and his heart sank, every time he noticed, it wasn't Melinda. He sat back thinking she wasn't coming, and he was truly disappointed. He wasn't looking at the door, when he looked up, Melinda sat down. " I'm sorry, I'm late, I couldn't leave work."
" Where do you work Melinda"?
" I work at a Daycare, and some Mothers arrive late, and I stay until they get there"
" They do it all the time"?
" Pretty much, the Director, wanted to get Child protected services involved. I said I would stay and lock up"
" Why didn't you call them, the Mother is wrong"?
" She is a single Mother, she is trying, I think she deserves a break"
" What about you Melinda"?
" I'm alone, nothing to rush home too, but I was worried, about you"
"Me"
" I thought you would think, I deserted you"
" No, I didn't"
" Yes you did, but that is fine, did you have dinner Gary"?
" Did you Melinda,"?
" No, I'm starving, but if you did I will have a TV dinner at home later"
" No I can eat, lets order". They both ordered their meals, and coffee. Melinda smiled, " so Gary did you have a drink , since, I last saw you"?
" No, I swear"
" Great , I believe you"
Melinda how do you survive without seeing Hailey"?
" I keep busy, but I think of her all the time. I play with the kids at the daycare, and it hurts knowing my baby, doesn't really even know me"
" You don't see her at all"?
" My Ex doesn't think it is right, he feels it will confuse her"
" Your Ex is a idiot, you have changed , you deserve to see her"
" You have children Gary"?
" Yes, a daughter too, and I never see her either. I walked away, and my family is raising her"
" You walked away and left her"?
" My Family is so powerful, they smothered me, and I just couldn't take it. They hated Valene, she wasn't good enough to be a Ewing. I just walked away leaving her to go up against them. She didn't stand a chance, and they took her running Valene out of town".
Melinda was shocked, " OMG that is awful"
" I could have got her back, but I didn't I deserve what happened to me. You don't Melinda, why don't you try to be part of her life."?
Melinda starts to cry, " I want to but I'm scared, I will hurt her, and I couldn't handle that"
" Hurt her, your her Ma Ma, I will help you if you want me to"
" I'm here to help you Gary, how is this all about me"?
" Melinda you are special, you really helped me last night. I know you made mistakes, we all have. You deserve to have visits with Hailey, don't wait until she is 16 or 17 and then it will be to late"
" I will think about Gary, thanks for offering to help me"
" Your welcome"
"Gary this Abby person, are you going to stop seeing her"?
" I don't know if I can, she makes me feel different. She is exciting, and fun, and so sexy".
"Gary Ewing, isn't your wife all those thing too"?
"No", he smiled
"Maybe because you don't make her feel sexy, you don't do fun and exciting things with her. She needs to feel loved to give it back. You have no idea , what it must feel like seeing your man kissing someone else"
"Wow you were burned Melinda"?
" Not by my husband by a recent boyfriend but that is life"
" You can't give up on romance, just because you were hurt".
" Maybe I'm not meant to be happy Gary"
" Bull, than maybe I'm not meant to stop drinking"
" Oh Gary don't go there with me, I will slap you"
" Oh your violent Melinda"?
"No, far from it, but drinking doesn't solve anything. You want to know why I don't want love, and I'm not going to get hurt again"?
"Yeah , I do"?
" I had a friend she was my friend since , I was 5 years old. We were so close, we did everything together. She drank but not much, and I introduced her to Michael my new guy. Me and Michael, really hit it off, maybe to quickly and I thought maybe, we would be happy. I knew something was wrong, my friend Jessie, came to me telling me Michael came on to her, and I did something so unforgivable."
" What Melinda"
" I told her she was a liar, and I smacked her across the face. I said I never wanted to speak to her again. She was so devastated, it hurt her so much. I said she was the one, who came on to Michael, because that what he said. She said she wouldn't lie, and I said I believed Michael over her. She ran off, and I rarely see her anymore. It was 8months ago, and she won't accept my calls. I found out the hard, way that she was right about him. We went to a party with alot of our friends. I couldn't find him, he was with Patty, another friend of mine, making out in the bathroom. I caught them with my own eyes, and he still tried to make me think I was overreacting. Jessie was at the party, and everyone knew what happened. She is so sweet Gary , she walked over to comfort me, and I pushed her away. I'm so awful, how can I do that my own friend"?
Gary had tears in his eyes, " Melinda go to her, she probably feels just as bad".
The food came, and Melinda wiped the tears away. Gary smiled , " Oh man are you still starving"?
" Yeah, thank you Gary, your really something else"
" Yeah my Wife thinks so too"
Melinda and Gary both ate, and they both knew, they would have many more night like today. They knew for some strange reason, they both were thrown together to help each other out.
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Post by melindajo2000 on May 25, 2010 16:00:58 GMT -6
Aw I would never slap you I like how he offered to help her and he gave her things to think about to. He still won't give up on Abby though, . I like the idea of them meeing every night. I enjoyed this chapter very much
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Post by Sanda on May 25, 2010 22:07:16 GMT -6
Great update Jessie. I would never ever slap my friend the face no matter what she did to me. Gary needs to get rid of Abby pronto.
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Post by jessie on May 25, 2010 23:01:17 GMT -6
Chapter 3
The next day Gary, was really bothered by Melinda's story with her friend and her child, Hailey". He went to see Mac, and asked for a favor.
" What Gary what is wrong"?
" I met this women who helped me, and I want to help her Mac"
" OMG , Valene is so upset over Abby, you hooked up with someone else"?
"It is not like that, she is really sweet, but so sad"
"Where did you meet her Gary"?
" At a bar, she saved me from drinking that first drink".
" OMG Gary you really are heading for a fall"
" I'm not, will you just hear me out"?
" Ok".
"This is her address, phone number and name,"
"Melinda"
"Yeah"
"What do you want Gary"?
" I want you to find out where her Daughter lives, her name is Hailey. She is divorced, and lost her daughter in a custody battle. She also has this friend, who lives around here, but I only know her as Jessie"
"Gary, that isn't much information, I might find out where the girl lives, but she lost her"
" She made a mistake, Mac, haven't we all"?
" Yes Gary, but finding her, might not make a difference"
" I don't know about the friend Gary, Jessie is all you know about her"?
" Can't you get old phone records, you have friends everywhere. They were best friends, and that ended about 8 months ago. I really need to find this woman , Mac please"
" Ok I will do my best, but I can't promise you anything"
" I know Mac, that is all I can ask"
"Gary, you should try working on your marriage"
" I know Mac, I'm really trying".
" What about Abby, she is bad for you Gary"?
" I know but she just makes me feel good. Valene always is down on me, I hate it"
" Valene is sweet Gary, you will lose big time, if she walks away".
" Mac, Melinda is alone, and so sad, she needs someone in her life"
" Ok you are falling for this woman"?
" I really admire her Mac, I was thinking of inviting her to one of our BB Q's"
" That might be nice Gary, if she is just a friend"
" She is Mac, but what would you think if I got her hooked up with Greg"
" Oh do you hate the girl"? Mac laughs
" He is lonely after Laura, Melinda is so wonderful, he might really like her".
" Will she like him Gary is the big question"?
" Your right, let me hook her up with her daughter, and friend first".
"Gary, what is it about this girl"?
" I don't know she was like a Angel, don't laugh"
" OK Gary, were you drinking when you met her"?
" No, but I have to go, promise you will try to get that information"
" I will Gary, I will call you".
" Thanks Mac, your a true friend," Gary ran out of Mac's office.
He went to work, and was doing paper work, he called Valene. I will be home about 9 or 10, ok"
" Fine Gary have fun with Abby, I'm not stupid"
" You are if you think I'm with her, I haven't seen her all week"
" Goodbye Gary, don't wake me up"
" Goodbye Valene," he hung up.
Gary grabbed his coat, and ran out to meet Melinda. He got to the bar, and he smiled, she waved, she got there first.
"Hi Melinda, how was your day"?
" Good Gary, and yours"
" I didn't have a drink, and I didn't want one"
" That is so great Gary, I'm so proud of you".
" It is all because of you Melinda, you really helped me"
" How is your family situation going"?
" Well that isn't great, but I will work on that next"
Melinda is something wrong"?
" Yeah I took your advise and called my ex today. His new wife answered, and she was a real piece of work"
" What Melinda, what happened"?
" She said, Hailey was no longer my concern, she was her Mother now, and hung up on me"
" She didn't put you EX on"?
" No, Gary, why did I call, it hurt so much"
" I'm sorry , she had no right to do that"
" Oh maybe she did, I gave up and didn't fight to see her all these years."
"Melinda don't give up, fight for you baby"
"Gary you want to know something, this is the first time in years, I really wanted a drink"
"No Melinda, don't"
" I will order chocolate cake instead", she started to cry
Gary felt so bad, he reached out, and just held her hand.
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Post by Sanda on May 25, 2010 23:14:44 GMT -6
Great update Jessie. I hope that Mac is able to help out Melinda and find her friend Jessie and help Melinda get her daughter back.
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Post by melindajo2000 on May 26, 2010 15:16:03 GMT -6
I love that you added Mack to the story, He was one of my favorites on KL. That was so smart to have him looking for Melinda's ex, I never would have thought of it. And I do hope Gary hooks her up with Greg down the line lol. Gary was kind of a jerk to Valene but he was sweet to Melinda. I loved the ending of this chapter. You are doing a wonderful job with this Jessie!
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Post by jessie on May 28, 2010 1:05:43 GMT -6
Chapter4 Melinda and Gary were talking and eating, and he was happy seeing a smile back on her face. They both ordered chocolate cake, and Gary was telling her stories about JR and Bobby she had tears in her eyes laughing. "OMG Gary Bobby seems sweet, but JR he was trouble wasn't he"? "You don't know what kind of trouble that guy was" "He can't be all that bad was he"? " Yeah, I blame him for so much, losing my family, my home, Valene and my daughter" " Gary , you can't blame him, did you fight him, to keep them in your life"? " I ran away because I couldn't go up against him" " Yes, you could, you are strong, but holding that grudge for the man will bring you down" " If your asking me to be friends with JR, that isn't happening" " I"m not but remember the things that happened in your life, was really your mistakes, Gary" " You are one smart lady, but I still think JR is partially to blame" They were talking when Melinda face went pale as a ghost, and she just stared over at the door. Gary turned seeing a man walk in, and he touched Melinda hand. " Melinda who is that "? " Michael, OMG, I can't face him right now." It was to late he spotted her, he started walking over, and stood at the table. "Well , Well , strange finding you in a bar Melinda. Your the saint who lost her daughter because she was a alcoholic. You stopped drinking, and became so much better than everyone else. How's Jessie the stupid witch who spoiled everything?. I was happy you smacked her , seeing her face, was priceless" "Michael, go away, Jessie didn't spoil anything she was telling the truth" " What I tried to kiss the frigid Ice princess, and she ran to her best friend", " I will never forgive myself for hurting her like that Michael." " You don't talk to Jessie anymore Melinda"? " No, you know I don't after what I did to her" " That is to bad, she could use a friend right now" Gary stands up, " the lady is upset , go away please" " I was telling her about Jessie, forget it, the pathetic loser deserves to be alone" " What are you talking about Michael , spit it out"? " She has cancer, Melinda, her boyfriend Tim split, using the excuse he couldn't deal. I would split too , she is really sick" " Gary grabbed Michael, "you are one cruel sick man". " Melinda, maybe you can go to her funeral, she can't stop you". Michael walked away laughing, going over to meet his buddies. Melinda sat just silent, when Gary reached over , "Melinda are you ok"? " OMG what have I done"? " It is not your fault, Melinda, you didn't know" "Gary don't you get it, I was her friend, she must be so alone" " Doesn't she have family ,"? "Yeah a Mother, but Tim was her world, " Melinda has tears in her eyes. " Does she live alone"? " No her Mother lives with her in the basement" " Come on lets go see her, she would welcome you I'm sure" " I can't do that to her, I have to respect her wishes" " Melinda listen to me, if your friend should die, you will never forgive yourself" " I'm going to go Gary, do you still want to have these meetings? If you don't I understand, my life is worse than yours" " Yes, Melinda meet me tomorrow, same time" " Good night Gary," she walked away crying. Michael yelled, "Goodnight Melinda, " and he laughed along with his buddies. Gary paid, and was walking out, he walked over. " I want you to do one deceit thing in you life, tell me where Jessie lives"? " Take a hike idiot" Gary wanted to kill him, but he walked out. He was walking to his car, and he heard a man yell, "Mister hold up". Gary turned " What"? " You are looking for Jessie, is it for Melinda"? " Yeah , she is hurting, and she just found out Jessie is sick" " I'm a good friend of Michael's, but he is the biggest jerk in the world. I saw what he did to Melinda and he did come on to Jessie. She was a really great friend of Melinda's, she was totally crushed when Melinda turned on her. I heard, Jessie is totally giving up after Kevin, left, she doesn't care anymore. Her Mom, said the Doctor said she probably would make it, but she has to fight. Please get Melinda back in her life, I know she would help her" " Where does she live"? " 55 Mason Ave, just 4 blocks from here. You better not go tonight, but help them please" " Thank you, I don't know your name"? " I don't want you to, Michael would kill me" " He didn't wonder why you chased after me"? " No , he thinks I'm having a cigarette. " The guy walked back to the bar, and Gary knew he was going to have to reunite Jessie and Melinda for both their sakes.
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Post by melindajo2000 on May 28, 2010 6:04:03 GMT -6
That is so sad, I hope Jessie is okay and that she and Melinda make up. Melinda was so depressed she needs to see Jessie. Great chapter
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Post by jessie on May 28, 2010 15:54:42 GMT -6
Chapter 5
Gary decided to take the day off work, to go see Jessie. He took his chance that she would talk to him, about Melinda. He went to the house, and her Mother answered the door.
" Hi, are you Jessie's Mother"?
" Yes, who are you"?
" This is going to sound really strange, but I never met your daughter, but I really need to speak to her. I know she is sick, and has cancer, and she is really hurting right now. I'm a good friend of Melinda's, she doesn't know I'm here, she might be angry. Your daughter and Melinda really need to make amends, for both their sakes"
"Melinda and her were amazing friends, until Michael destroyed that"
" I know,and I know her boyfriend left her after she got sick"
Bernice has tears in her eyes, and Gary felt so bad. She started to cry, ' she is giving up because she lost Melinda and Tim, and I'm going to lose her, and I'm so lost. I don't know what to do, she sits in that room, not really talking or barely eating?It is a miracle, I get her to chemo"
" Can I see her alone, and if she is upset at anytime , I will leave"
" I don't believe, I'm doing this, letting in a complete stranger. You really seem sincere, you really are here to help her right"?
" Bernice, yes, I won't hurt her promise"
"Come in, she is the last door, down there." Gary touched her face, "you go sit down, you seem really tired"
" I'm so afraid, I will lose my daughter, she is all I got"
Gary hugged her, " I pray this is going to help her and Melinda". Bernice walked to the couch, and Gary walked down the hall. The door was opened, and he walked in. He walked over to the bed, and Jessie, whispered "Ma Ma, I don't need anything".
" I'm not your Ma Ma, I'm Gary"
Jessie was weak but she look scared , "who are you"?
Gary sat on the side of the bed, " I'm Melinda's friend"
Jessie turned away, " go away what do you want"?
" Melinda is dying inside, she misses you like crazy"
" Yeah right, she pushed me away"
" She regrets that everyday, you and her daughter Hailey"
" She missed Hailey like crazy"
" And you Jessie"
" Did she tell you the whole story"?
" Yeah, how she believe Michael over you"?
" Yeah that hurt more than the smack, she never hit me in all the years we were friends".
" She regrets that day Sweetie"
Jessie looks at Gary, is she ok"?
" Not really Michael told her about you illness"
" Oh GOD, I can imagine, how kind he was"
" He is a total jerk, he hurt you both"
" What do you want from me Gary"?
" Nothing, but I think you and Melinda need to speak to each other"
Jessie starts to cry, " she is only feeling bad, because I'm probably dying"
" No, she wanted to respect your wishes, and that is the only reason she hasn't spoken to you"
" I told her I never wanted to see her again, but I didn't mean it. I think of her all the time, but I don't want her seeing me like this"
" Like what your beautiful"
"Gary don't lie to me please"
" Can you leave this room, and maybe go out for awhile"?
" Where"?
" Trust me, will you come"?
" Your taking me to Melinda aren't you"?
" Do you want to see her Jessie"?
" Yes", she started to cry, Gary hugged her. He smiled, " you get dressed, and we will go see your friend"
" You sure she wants this Gary,"?
" Oh you will make her day, I promise you". Gary got up, and waited in the living room, for Jessie. She walked into the living room, and her Mother walked over hugging her. "Jessie you are going to see Melinda"?
" Yeah Mom"
" Give her a chance, she made a mistake"
" I know Mom, I won"t be long"
" I hope this fine young man is going to feed you"
" Mom, don't "
Gary smiled, " yes I promise , I will feed her, and Melinda. If she is anything like Melinda, dessert will be her favorite"
Jessie smiled, " chocolate cake"
"Yeah, do you like it too"?
" Yeah we use to share", she laughed
" Really she didn't share with me"?
" Oh you have to be her best friend I guess"
Bernice looked at Gary, " thank you Gary"
He hugged her , "your welcome, but lets hope tonight works out the way I hope"
Jessie smiled, " Me too, I can't take anymore rejection"
They walked out , and Bernice shut the door, she started crying. She prayed this might give Jessie the fight to win this battle against cancer.
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Post by melindajo2000 on May 28, 2010 18:06:16 GMT -6
Love it, hope Jessie and Melinda make up, Gary was great for going there and Jessie was a good friend to forgive Melinda
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Post by Sanda on May 28, 2010 21:32:02 GMT -6
Great chapter Jessie. I hope that Melinda and Jessie make up. Please update soon.
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Post by jessie on May 29, 2010 18:34:41 GMT -6
Chapter 6
Gary got to the restaurant with Jessie, he wanted to get there before she did. Jessie was quiet, she was getting nervous , and Gary smiled, " it will be fine Jessie".
" You sure Gary, she was so mad the last time she saw me"
" She was angry, because she hurt you, and realized, she was wrong when she found he cheated with another friend"
" She hurt me when she didn't believe me, but that day hurt more"
" Why Jessie"?
" I wanted to help her, and she pushed me away, and I knew I lost my best friend".
"Do you want a drink or a tea or something"?
" A ginger ale, my stomach is not feeling great because of the chemo"
" You have to fight this horrible disease Jessie, you have your whole ahead of you".
" Who are you Gary, are you Melinda's new boyfriend"?
" No Melinda saved me, and I'm returning the favor"
" How did she save you "?
" I'm a alcoholic, and she stopped me from taking that first drink"
"You both are ex alcoholics, that is really cool she helped you".
" Maybe she can help you, and I know you would help her".
" How Gary"?
"She is really lonely, she misses you and Hailey"
" Her Ex husband is really nice, but he really was angry, when he found her drunk, that last time"
" He has no right to keep Hailey from her"
"I told her to fight, but she didn't want to because she wanted to punish herself"
Gary grabbed Jessie hand, "here she come stay calm".
" Melinda walked over she couldn't see Jessie at first. "Hi Gary sorry, I'm late, oh Jessie".
Jessie smiled, " Hi Melinda"
Melinda sat down hugging Jessie, and Jessie hugged her back. Melinda looked into her eyes, Jessie I can't believe your here".
"Your friend Gary came to me, I missed you Melinda, Jessie started to cry. Melinda grabbed a napkin , handing it to Jessie, sweetie, I would have been with you through all this pain your going through."
" Tim left me Melinda, I loved him so much".
" He is a jerk, just like Michael".
" Michael is worse, Tim just didn't want a dying person as a girlfriend"
"Your not going to die, your going to fight this crap disease"
Gary puts down his coffee, " Oh no".
Melinda turns to look, and she couldn't believe Michael walk up to the table.
" Oh look at this site, Jessie you came out of your house sweetie. Have you seen Tim recently, he is with Kimberley, they are a pretty hot item".
Gary yells leave she doesn't care, Tim is a piece of crap, like you"
" Wow, who are you again, their bodyguard"?
" I'm a friend , who wants to have a nice meal with them. Please go crawl under the rock, you crawled out underneath of".
Jessie giggled, and Michael was livid
" That is funny Jessie , I'm surprised you are out today, alot of us have a bet going , how much longer you will last? Oh , I have the bet for next month, can you do me a favor, and die already".
Melinda jumped up grabbing, Jessie's ginger ale, throwing it in Micheal's face, and then she kneed him so hard he went to the ground. Everyone, clapped, even his friends, Gary was so shocked he couldn't move. Melinda turned, and Jessie had tears in her eyes, but she laughed. The owner walked over, " Please leave".
Melinda grabbed her coat, "Fine I'm sorry, but he made the rudest comment , anyone could make".
" Mame, I'm talking about this idiot".
Michael got up barely, " me did you see what she just did"?
" Yeah I would love to see it again, I saw you go over and bother them".
" Your kicking me out, I can't believe this".
" Out". Micheal looked at his friends, they all turned their backs. He walked out kicking the door, Melinda looked at Jessie, " I'm sorry he said that".
" I'm ok, but girlfriend where did you learn moves like that"?
" I don't know, I wasn't going to let him get away with that"
Gary smiled, " lets eat, I'm starving"
" I can't eat much", Jessie smiled
Melinda smiled, " how about we share some wings, and fries, and top it off with chocolate cake"
" Sure", they ordered their food, it came and they talked and laughed. Gary smiled, he did good he got the two friends together , like he planned. He has to reunite her with her daughter, and maybe just maybe he would release Greg on her. He laughed when the chocolate cake came, and watching them sharing it made him laugh. Jessie seemed better, and he really believed she would fight, and just maybe Melinda being back in her life, would make the difference.
" Gary what are you thinking about"?
" I'm having this huge block BBQ this weekend, I would love for you both to come"
Melinda smiled, " sure I would love to come if Jessie comes with me"
" I can't I really feel awful, and don't look so hot Melinda"
Gary smiles, " you need some sun and fun, and who knows, you might really enjoy it"
" Fine, I will go besides it would make my Mom happy".
" I miss your Mom Jessie how is she"?
" Good worried about me"
"Well I will help out Jessie, so your Mom can take it easy"
" She missed you Melinda, she thought of you like a daughter"
" I felt the same way, how about I come over, and spend the night"?
" OMG a sleepover what are we 16?
" Hey we have so much time to make up for, we can talk all night"
" I have chemo tomorrow Melinda"
" Yeah , I will take you , I can afford a sick day"
Jessie smiles at Gary, " Thank you Gary "
"Don't thank me Sweetie, just get better your friend needs you"
" I need her too Gary". Jessie smiles
He smiled, and the three of them sat and talked for another hour, and he watched them leave together. He sat realizing, tonight was a night he would never forget , as long as he lived.
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