Terry Terry

Chapter 62 "The pages turn..."

Candy had slept the whole night without waking up, she had slept without dreams and she woke up rested and not tired. She didn't have a headache. She got out of bed to go to the bathroom and brush her teeth...

Eleonor was in the dining room eating, she was wearing a robe. The table was ready for breakfast... She was reading the paper while drinking her coffee.

Candy arrived, wearing robe also with her laptop.

- Good morning mum, she said sitting down

- Good morning my princess, said Eleonor looking up to see her daughter, how are you?

- I'm fine...

- Your eyes are red

- Really? Said Candy

A maid approached the table.

- I'll have a grapefruit, please

- All right princess, said the maid.

Her mother looked at her. Candy was typing something on her laptop

- What?! You should get up to date mum, we get all the news on the internet...

- I like my paper, I like the smell of my paper, I like touching my paper, and I'm old fashioned...

- You can have more information on the internet mum

The maid brought her a big grapefruit, the top cut into an opening where there was sugar...

- Grapefruit? Said her mother

- I'm just craving it like crazy, said Candy eating it with appetite using a little spoon

Eleonor was looking at her daughter closely.

- I'd like to take you to the doctor's

- What for?

- So you can get examined?

- I'm not sick

- You're stressed

- As a matter of fact... no pressure, I have to take care of the man who saved my life, I'm going to get engaged...

- Candy, calm down. You've lost weight

- Mum...

- Even during your arranged marriage, you weren't that stressed...

- I had Esther... she was the reason I was waking up in the morning

- Exactly, I don't understand how you agreed to separate from her!

- She's with Terry... Thinking about them is keeping me sane... otherwise I probably would've started drinking

- That's the only reason?

- I don't want Esther to find a drunken mum. And I can continue with my career, I better have my mind clear... drugs, it's crap, it makes you high for a moment then you feel really bad... I never wanted to touch it when I was a teen; I'm not going to do it now that I'm a mum...

- You spent your time partying back then...

- Until I met Terry... He was so frustrating, well thinking, moralist... he caught me smoking and he told me that smokers had bad breath... and they lose their breath faster...

- You must've been furious

- That's the least we could say... one day I arrived in his room drunk...

- What?

- Yes, I climbed the wall to go party, I came back drunk and hurt... I told him I had too much "sex on the beach" and he thought I had too much sex!!!

Eleonor burst out laughing.

- He was so hard on my! He yelled at me... he was frustrating! But because of him, I stopped smoking and drinking, I wanted to be the kind of girl he wanted...

- I'm sure he wasn't the first one to tell you that... you listened to him...

- I love Terry mum. I love him so much... without Esther it's so hard...

- I'm happy you stopped drinking, you were still a minor

- I had a fake ID card...

- Candy... well, that's in the past. I should thank Terry...

- You should mum, without him and Esther, I would've gotten myself drunk during my marriage to the prince to forget Terry

- Go get ready, we're going to the doctor's

- All right...

They both got out of the dining room to go and get ready. Mother and daughter went to Eleanor's doctor in a private clinic. They did a general exam on Candy. For the results, she was in DR. Ananias' office. He was quite handsome.

- I've got your results...

- Can I call my mother?

- If you want. You're an adult...

- I want her to be there, I have no secret for her...

- Very well. Call Miss Baker, he told the nurse.

- Fine doctor.

A few seconds later, Eleonor Baker came into the room and she sat down.

- Is everything all right doctor?

- Well, Princess Candice, you blood pressure is a little high...

- All right, said Candy

There was nothing new there.

- You'll have to calm yourself down; stress is not good at all. You're working every night?

- "Romeo and Juliet" is over, said Candy

- That's good; you should take advantage to rest before going back on stage.

- Why? Asked Eleonor, is something wrong?

- No, everything is fine...

- What's going on doctor?

- Princess, you're a little pregnant..., said the doctor

Candy had the impression the room was spinning around her. She stood up and grabbed the chair

- Are you sure doctor?

- Blood test don't lie, said the doctor

- Oh my God! Again! Said Candy collapsing

- Candy! Said Eleonor running

The doctor carried Candy and put her on the exam table. She came to a little while later...

- Candy? Said her mother, are you all right?

- I'm fine mum.

- You're pregnant...

- I thought it was a mistake...

- You slept with Marlowe? Said Eleonor outraged

- Mum...

- I thought you loved Terry!

- Mum, can we talk about this at home?

- All right, said Eleonor sulking.

They got out of the office after putting back their hats and sunglasses. They left the clinic. Eleonor had called the driver, who wasn't there yet.

- I'm going to buy a hot dog, said Candy, do you want one?

- My stomach is in knots

- Very well, said Candy walking to the corner of the street where there was a hot dog stand.

She bought one with mustard and sauerkraut and ate it on the spot. She bought another one and can of orange juice. Then she went back in front of the clinic where the limousine had arrived, he mom was inside. The driver opened the door for her, she got in.

- We do have drinks in here, you know that?

- It's not what I'm craving for...

The atmosphere was tense during the whole ride. Then they finally got to the apartment, Eleonor couldn't take it anymore.

- You slept with Marlowe?

- Mum, you think I'm capable of that?

- I didn't think you could separate from Esther... you're not in your right mind

- He saved me...

- So you spread your legs for him!

- Mum!

- You did tell me that Terry didn't want to be with you without being married, right?

Candy understood why her mum was upset.

- Mum, if Marlowe was the father of my baby, you're still going to love him right?

- Of course I will, it's your child... so he's really the father? Since Terry was keeping you for the wedding ...

- Mum...

- How could you sleep with him?! They pressured you too! I thought you were stronger than that!

- He saved my life mum...

- So you spread your legs for him?

- Mum, can you stop saying that?

- What?! Esther is not here!

- But I'm here, I'm your daughter, you're my mother, watch your language!

- All right princess... but you know I'm right, right? They pressured you so that you could sleep with Marlowe

- Mum, I was a virgin before Terry and you know what happened with the prince... I don't spread my legs under pressure and I can assure you the pressure was big when you're a teen with biyotch reputation!

- You made everybody believe you were a slut...

- I was trying to get dad's attention... since he was keeping me for one of his princes; I wanted to be a slut so I wouldn't be good for his princes...

- You should've really have been a slut... maybe it would've worked

- I was pretending mum and look at the result... he still managed to sell me!

- Oh Candy! You're pregnant with Marlowe's baby now? What are you going to do? Marry him?

- Mum... I'm not pregnant with Marlowe's baby...

- What? Who's the father then?

- I had a quickie in my dressing room with an actor...

- Candy!

- I'm kidding mum!

- Who's the father?

- When I told Terry that I couldn't be with him because of Marlowe's accident...

- Oh... what are you going to do?

- I don't know. For the moment, nothing... I'm going to go see Marlowe as usual...

- Candy...

- Mum, please, without him, I might have been dead and I wouldn't be carrying this baby...

- You're not going to be grateful to him for this baby too!

- Yes mum...

- Are you out of your mind?

- Mum please, without Marlowe, I would be dead! You wouldn't have seen me anymore!

- When you say it like that... without you, I would've gone crazy... What do you want to do? You want me to take the fall this time around again?

Candy burst out laughing and she started thinking about the first time...

They were living in the castle the duke had put into Eleonor and Candy's disposition. Candy was inconsolable. She was barely getting used to the idea not to be with Terry anymore... One day, she woke up and went to brush her teeth, only to throw up some yellow liquid that was bitter... She was surprised. When she arrived in the dining room a short while later... Her mother was drinking her coffee...