An Imperfect Love Story - Book 8

Proposal

"Don't you think it's been long enough with those two nincompoops?" Julius sits in Sharon's RV as they have the windows wide open, making her little hand-out baggies for her upcoming event within the next week.

"Oh my dear, you are certainly only causing yourself to grow more gray hair and wrinkles with that kind of attitude. Stef and Lena are who they are. You CAN say their name, ya know," Sharon says as she hot glues a gem to one of the bags and Julius grabs one of her smokes lighting it as his hands begin to shake.

Her little business was doing quite well and never in a million years did she picture her life going this way...EVER...because Sharon had been raised to be a proper, religious girl and she was now anything but that as it seemed more and more swear words flew out of her mouth and she had continued her habit of smoking and even dabbling in some weed.

She had dabbled in some of it occasionally when she was raising all her children but she would pray on her sins then and ask for forgiveness. Now, she did no such thing and Sharon had been living in her RV for more than a year now and if she was honest she was happier than she'd ever been in her life. No, her and Frank Sr. weren't divorced, but she was on a much needed soul searching trip and so far it was serving her very well.

It of course wasn't something her husband approved of for he had pretty much outright refused it telling her she had no business embarking on such a crazy trip, changing her look, and driving around like she lost her mind much less alone. The new Sharon took one look at him, laughed and boarded her RV that she had purchased with the money she received from selling her parents home back in Kansas and left.

She was in a sense a different person and even if her and her daughter were constantly butting heads Sharon wasn't leaving for anything. Yes, Stefanie was a grown woman but Sharon refused to let that alcohol demon continue to ruin the life of her daughter and the life of her children. So maybe she couldn't stop her from taking a drink but she'd do whatever she could to prevent her from doing it again.

All in all she loved this family, she loved all the kids, she loved Julius and Philip, and she loved Lena like her own. And deep inside, much like everyone else, she was rooting for the two women to find their way back to each other, minus the toxic relationship they had for years. Hell in her mind miracles did happen and maybe they just needed one even if it would most likely not be right away.

"Wellllll!!!!!! What do you expect? It's been 9 months!!!!! N I N E!!!!!!!!!! I think the ruse should be up by now! Look at me! I'm a mess! I don't smoke! I don't anymore and look at me smoking like a goon because of those two fools!! Hell! I'm even toking weed out the damn bathroom window and lying to Phillip that a skunk is nearby!!!!!" He shakes his head as he takes a sip of the acai tea Sharon had made him with her wildflower honey to relax the poor man.

"Are we talking about the same people, honey? Cuz if we are, I think you may have forgotten how hard headed my daughter is. And Lena? Well, she looks happier than ever. So, give it time, darling. Don't you sit over there stewing over something that's not really any of your business or in our control," Sharon retorts as Julius makes a face.

"IT IS MY BUSINESS!!!!!! Do you know how long it took me to get those two together! To admit how they felt for each other!! Lena was over there dating men and your daughter was dating some rough Spanish girl and no longer was speaking English! It was unnerving to watch them dance around the love they had for one another for a decade or more!!" He shrieks as Sharon can only shake her head and laugh before patting his hand.

"Oh, honey, you're only giving yourself ulcers with that attitude. What did I talk about in my last class you took? Mm? Were you listening honey or no?"

"I took all your classes!! You didn't give any on what to do if Stef and Lena LEAVE EACH OTHER!!!!! Leave each other and leave us to look at the destruction! Their kids are all upset! Poor Callie acts like nothing is wrong and this is her second divorce! Frankie is just, she's a mess, and COREY!! He has lost his mind. He is a different person and Jude! Goodness it's just such a wreck and I'm in shambles over all of it!!" He hollers as Sharon sets down her glue gun and grabs the man's free hand as he puts down his smoke.