The Odd Couple - A Norman Reedus Fanfic Romance

Chapter 18 - Me Barnum....You Bailey

NORMAN

"Dad....DAAAAD...."  Mingus yelled frantically through the door of my darkroom.

"Mom's here....and I think she's gonna kill Lucy!"

OH FUCK!!!!

I wrench open the door and race upstairs.

Take one step into the hallway when a small figure rushes past me. Plants himself between a screaming Helena and a dumbstruck, shaking Lucy.

"You ith being a big meanie bully to my friend Goothey and yelling at her. Thay you're thorry now Mithuth Minguthmom! "  Jakey's lispy little voice wobbled out the command.

Lucy placed her hands on his shoulders and drew him back to her.

When Helena peered down? The look on her furious face morphed into one of shock....and then a softening shame. Once she realised she was being chastised by a child.

I use the opportunity to get between them all.

"Very well said, Tiger! How about you take Goosey and Ming into the kitchen. Look after them for me? While I have a little chat with Mithuth....Mrs  Mingusmom"  I whispered gently and he nodded in return.

Turned and grabbed Lucy's hand, then led her away. Ming went to move too but gazed back over his shoulder towards his Mom and me. With eyes full of sadness and a bit of fear.

"It's all Ok, kiddo. Go with Jacob and Luce. Mom and I are gonna have a little talk"  He nodded miserably and followed.

*

I grab Helena by the arm and drag her into the study.

"Sit!"  I bark, yanking out a chair.

"What in the fuck is wrong with you?  Screaming your head off and threatening people in front of kids for fuck's sake"  I'm way furious with her, yet somehow manage to keep my voice down.

"Wrong with me? Who is that woman....and why is she here in your house? You agreed to run all introductions of my son to your female 'Friends'  with me in attendance!"

"If you'd behaved rationally, Helena? You would've found out the answers to your questions a lot easier and more civilly than this."

"Firstly, that 'woman'  is Lucy. She owns this place and is now my housemate. Has her own busy life that isn't part of mine....end of story. I was going to introduce her to both you and Ming together. Before bringing him back here for the weekend."

"But your actions put a spanner in those works. You took off before that could happen."

"Secondly, that 'woman'  looked after 'OUR'  son for three whole days. When you went and left him on his own before flying off overseas."

"What do you mean....on his own? "  She stared back at me in horror.

"You only sent me a message an hour before you got on the plane, Helena. Knowing full well I was down in Georgia. Only I never got the damn text....because my phone got smashed up."

"Fuck!  You know I'll move heaven and earth to be with him. But why the hell didn't you wait until you heard back from me first? Confirmed everything with you before you even booked your flight!"

"If Lu hadn't  been here? Then Ming would've been all on his own. I would've known fuck all about it."

"And you would've been in another fucking country altogether!"