The Box Ghost's Last Day on Earth

12:00 PM

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or it's characters.

Chapter 7,

Franny was looking over some paperwork when she realized that she was out of coffee. She groaned in frustration and stood up.

"Hey, Millie, I'm gonna go ahead and take a thirty. If Mrs. Night and Mr. Edward show up to discuss the problems with their custody agreement, make sure they are separated. Mr. Edward can wait in my cubicle, and Mr. Pow is representing Mrs. Night, but I don't know where he is." Francine said and Millie nodded.

"Ok, Mrs. Baxter, but if the fists start flyin' befor' I see 'em then let me just say that ain't my fault." she said and Francine laughed.

"Ok, deal." Franny said and she walked out of the office. She craned her neck and sighed at the cool breeze as it nips her skin. Sometimes a cool breeze gave more pleasure then watching your favorite part of your favorite movie. Francine was heading to this small coffee shop that's owned by a sweet little newly wed couple. She pushed open the iron door and smiled at the familiar atmosphere. The wife, May, is a fantastic artist that paint everything in the restaurant where as her husband, Zack, use to be a bartender and turned his bar tending showmanship into a barista career. Normally when she first enters the establishment, she will immediately be greeted by the local baker from down the street, Mr. Fieri, and they would discuss different Diner's and such before she got her coffee. But today she saw the baker talking to a man in a professional looking suit. She felt a little awkward at the thought of interrupting the conversation without a good reason. So she decided to simply walk up to the counter and order her coffee and cheese danish. She heard Mr. Fieri's robust laugh which oddly made her think of Santa Clause with 'warm-soup-belly'. Francine smiled to herself as she wondered how Tommy would like Mr. Fieri. Perhaps he will even fall in love with baking and working in Mr. Fieri's store when he is older.

Hold on Francine, you're getting a head of yourself. After all Tommy really loves sports. She thought to herself. Francine's mind acknowledged the fact that the door behind her had opened and shut which meant that Mr. Fieri left. But soon after that, Francine was shocked to feel pressure on her behind. Someone was brushing two fingers against her butt and up to her hips and she gritted her teeth. After a long day in the office, she is tired enough, so she didn't need any perverts intruding her personal space on her lunch break. She whipped around hand in the air and she ended up slapping nothing. The man who had touched her had taken a step back and was grinning like a neanderthal.

"Paul!" Francine said annoyed and he laughed.

"Yes, pretty lady?" He answered and Francine tried to stay mad but a small chuckle escaped and she couldn't help but smile.

"I thought you were suppose to be at work." She said and Paul shrugged.

"Well I was, er, I am, but I knew that you try to take your break at around noon and I wanted to be with you." Paul said and Francine blinked a little then broke out in a wide grin.

"Francine, order's up." One of the barista's said and she walked over to the pick-up counter, but she noticed something wrong.

"Jamie where's my cheese danish?" She asked and the barista sighed heavily.

"Today the man asked for you to only get your drink instead of danish. He gave no real reason, but said something about a surprise." She said and Francine turned her daggers towards her husband.

"So what? You're going to tell me what I can and can't eat?" She asked once she walked back over to him.

"Well, only for today's lunch." Paul said before grabbing his wife's hand and leading her out of the shop.

"So what did you get to drink today?" Paul asked Francine raised her left eyebrow.

"Nothing special, just my usual drink. A marble mocha with two shots of caramel." she said before taking a cautious sip that burned her taste buds.

"Oh, yeah, I should remember that." Paul said out loud and Franny gently bumped him with her hip. After a minute of walking they ended up in front of Sweet Spirits aka. Mr. Fieri's bakery.

"Here my Queen, sit at your throne." Paul said as he motioned to one of the outdoor tables. Franny giggled and gave him a quick kiss.

"Are you planning something?" She asked and Paul gave her a devilish grin.

"Nothing special, just sit down." Paul said and Francine laughed as she sat down. Paul was barely gone when he returned with a box labeled 'Sweet Spirits' and a bag labeled 'Fat Ghosts".

"Dear sweet Aphrodite, I am but a humble creature in search of a beautiful woman, so I bring you a feast of cupcakes with your favorite frosting and burger from an establishment that I never heard of but was on the route I took here." Paul said and Franny chuckled

"Thank you, now will you tell me why you decided to show up today?" Franny asked and Paul sighed.

"Do you remember my assistant Gloria?" Paul asked and Franny nodded.

"Well it turns out that her husband is divorcing her." Paul said and Francine gasped a little.

"Vlad... is leaving her?" I asked in disbelief and Paul nodded.

"Yeah, apparently he told her today, over the phone." He said and this news began to anger Francine.

"I don't believe this, she fell in love with him back when he had ecto-acne and an empty wallet. Now, that he is handsome and earning big bucks he decides to leave her. They have ben married for five years, and didn't they date for two?" She asked and Paul thought about it.

"Actually I think they dated for three years before they got hitched." He said and She shook my head.

"Idiot. And poor Gloria, how's she handling the news?" She asked and Paul paused, as if a memory was replaying in his mind.

"Well... um... I suppose she is handling it as best as she can." He said and Francine reached for one of the burgers.

"It may sound crazy, but it really kinda effected me. I mean we went to their wedding and even though it was small it was really beautiful." Paul said and Francine watched him.

"She's kinda your best friend right now isn't she?" I asked and Paul smiled at me, reached over and held my hand.

"Your my best friend for my whole life, never forget that. But i am still worried for Gloria. Is there any chance that you can go over to her house and spend a little girl time with her?" He asked and I smiled.

"No, but I am betting the she is in great need of chocolate ice cream, a chick flick, and some popcorn. And honestly, I don't see any reason why you couldn't bring those items to her." She said and Paul blinked.

"What?" He asked.

"I'm serious, you know her better then I do, I have to go back to work soon, and by the sound of your voice, there aren't a lot of people who know this news yet. Just bring over a movie like Serendipity, Sleepless in Seattle, or Simply Irresistible." She said and Paul reached for a burger.

"But you like watching horror films when your sad." He said and Franny nodded.

"Yes, but most girls like something sad, or lovey-dovey. I prefer to watch innocent soul getting tortured out of their bodies because it makes me feel better." Francine said nonchalantly.

"You can be dark and creepy, but I love it." Paul said as she bit into her burger.

"You know if your not going back to work you could get Serendipity from the house, I actually have a copy of it." Franny said and Paul blinked.

"Why do you have a romantic comedy, you hate those." Paul asked.

"You don't remember? Adam got me it for my birthday last month." I said and Paul rolled his eyes and angrily muttered Adam's name as Francine picked up a cupcake. She took a bite and quietly moaned as she tasted the whipped topping. Looking up she was glad to see Paul staring at her. She gave him a seductive grin, licked the white substance off her lips (Which made him drool) and continued to eat her lunch.