Stephanie Madonna: Catching a Monster

Chapter 8: The Time Of My Life

*Knock, Knock*

George walked to his front door. As he grabbed the door knob he takes a long breath in, and a long breath out as he opened the door. George praying it was his wife but instead his coworker Melissa and her daughter. He puts on a fake smile, "Hey, you two! Come on in." George cringed inside pretending to like his coworker. Melissa smiled back at him as she walked in holding her daughter's hand.

"Take a seat on the couch you two, I'll go get Mark for you." George said as he ran up stairs.

"Hey Mark, company's here." George said to Mark. Mark's face lit up like a christmas tree, and he ran past his father. George leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and took a deep breathe in. Then proceeded to head downstairs but he stopped at the top because he heard Melissa talking to Mark.

"This is Marleana. You must be Mark, your father talks about you all the time." Melissa said. She is on one knee, with eye to eye contact with Mark. "I bet you like candy don't you Mark." Mark shook his head yes rapidly. "Here you go. Don't let your father see you eating it before dinner."

George heard everything she said and it put a big smile on his face. George loves when Stephanie shows Mark that much love whenever she is not at work. That's a very rare occasion. George seeing Melissa show the love that Mark has been missing puts a big smile on his face because he knows Mark misses Stephanie all the time.

"Who's hungry? I cook a great steak, with french fries." George said as he walked into the living room.

"ME! ME! ME!" Both the kids said at the same time.

"What about you Melissa I know you're hungry as well." George said to Melissa with a smile on his face.

"I am sir. I hope you're a great cook. Don't try to kill me and my baby." She said as she smiled back at George.

George started to cook. He already had steaks thawing after Melissa texted him. He grabbed a big pan, put the pan on the stove, and turned the stove on high. He then started to put olive oil on the steaks, pinching seas salt and black pepper onto each steak.

"Seems like you know what you're doing." Melissa said as she walked into the kitchen with a cup of wine in her hand.

"I better know what I'm doing I used to cook at the "Five Star Pearl" downtown, before I got that boring desk job with you." George said cracking a smile.

"What made you stop being a cook?"

"Me and Stephanie had Mark. I used to work nights and you know Stephanie's schedule is all over the place. When we had Mark we both came to an agreement that I can't work nights anymore. Stephanie loves being a detective and she's damn good at it so I decided to find a desk job. I come home soon as Mark gets out of school and we don't need a babysitter." George said as he puts the steaks into the pan and getting the deep fryer ready for the fries.

"Sorry to hear that Mark. Sounds like you really liked being a Chef. Me and My ex husband couldn't come to an agreement that I should be the only person he sleeps with." Melissa said as she took a big gulp of wine. George felt sorry for her.

"I'm .. sorry .. Melissa." George said as he made eye contact with her.

"It's fine, he gave me my wonderful daughter so he did some good in the world."

"That's how I feel about Steph. I swear sometimes I want to leave her but that little boy keeps us together." George said as put some fries in the the deep fryer.

Melissa poured herself another drink, and poured George a drink as well. Melissa walked over to George and handed him the drink.

"Thank you. I really needed this."

"You like wine?" Melissa asked.

"Yeah me and Stephanie used to drink it together all the time when we got off of work. That's how we met for the first time. I met her at a bar. She was drinking wine. Good times." George drunk the whole glass in one swallow. He also began to flip each steak of it's side.

"WOW! You're a big time drinker I see." Melissa laughed.

George laughed back. Him and Melissa talking gives George a warm feeling in side. He misses Stephanie but he now likes Melissa. George takes a peak at Mark and Marleana. Mark is having the time of his life with Marleana.

"I can not remember the last time I seen Mark smile that much. Thank you Melissa. I don't know how to repay you for this." George said to her as he gave her a big hug. Melissa was surprised by the gesture but quickly hug George back tightly. Grabbing his muscles, taking a sniff of his Armani cologne. Melissa been messing the touch, the love of a man for the past two years.

"Armani cologne? Wow! You're making the big bucks." Melissa said as George released the hug.

"Making as much as you make and you know it's not much at all, for the amount of work we do." George replied.

"I'll drink to that." Melissa said as she poured George and herself another drink.

*

George got done with the food and he sat the table. They began to eat. Nothing but laughs and smiles on each and everybody's face. George and Mark haven't had a sat down dinner like this for five months. Mark has not stopped smiling and laughing since Marleana and Melissa arrived. It's a great feeling in the atmosphere.

George and Melissa will lock eyes here and there. The sexually tension is off the charts between the two. George knowing Stephanie is his wife he will not take it that far but he also knows Stephanie has a key and she can pop up at anytime. Melissa on the other hand doesn't care. She wants George, and she wants George NOW!

Everybody ate their food. The kids went to the living room as George puts on the new Lion King live action movie. It's Mark's favorite movie. He knows each and everybody's dialogue. George hates the movie but he will watch it every night just because he loves his son that much.

George started to put the dishes in the sink, and began to wash them.

"You need help with that?" Melissa said as she stands behind George.

"Aw, no, I got it. Go enjoy the movie with the kids." George said as he keeps washing the dishes. Thinking about how much he misses Stephanie.

"No, I insist." Melissa said as she reached around George and grabbed a plate.

"Melissa ... what .. are you doing? You know I have a wife." George said as he fights the urge in his pants.

"I know, I'm just helping you wash dishes." Melissa reassures him. Her hand laying on his muscular back.

"Stop Melissa." George said as he removes her hands from around him and he wipes his hands on a towel.

"I won't tell if you won't tell." Melissa said as she approached George.

"There's nothing to tell. I will not cheat ..." Melissa lips meets George's lips. George wanted to fight the urge to stop but he liked it. Having a female connection for the first time in months. Besides a "Hey bae" or a quick hug as Steph rushed off to work. He loved her soft, juicy lips. George kissed back very slowly.

They both stopped and looked at each other.