Nancy
went to see Candy the next morning all excited. Candy was still in her bed
sleeping.
- Candy! Oh my God! Wake up!!!!
Candy was having
beautiful dream and didn’t want to wake up.
- Go away! She
mumbled
- Candy! Please, wake up! Said Nancy
Candy opened her eyes
against her will. She saw her best friend staring at her.
- Nancy… what
on earth…?
- Candy please, I need your help!
Candy sat up on her
bed.
- What’s wrong honey?
- Martin…
- Martin? What did he
do?
- He kissed me….
- Oh….
- And now my world is turned
upside down!
- Why?
- Because when Jonathan kisses me, it feels
nothing like what I felt with Martin!!!!!!
- Would you stop yelling? Said
Candy, I think it’s great…
- Great!? I’m engaged to Jonathan!!!!
-
Nancy, if you think you can marry Jonathan after kissing Martin and loving it,
be my guest!
- Candy…
- But if you love Martin…
- Oh my
God! Candy…I don’t know what to do
- What does your heart tells
you?
- To be with Martin…
- Then…
- My family
- Your
family is not the one who’s going to be in a loveless marriage…
Nancy
remained silent. All her life she obeyed blindly to what her family ordered her,
even when she didn’t like it. It was time for her to think about
herself.
- You’re right…I have to follow my heart, for the first time in
my life…. Thank you honey. Sorry for waking you up. I have to
go!!!!
Nancy left running out of Candy’s room. Candy went back to her
dreams… Nancy arrived at her house, when her parents were having breakfast. She
saw her twin, while she was taking her coat off.
- Mikey…
- Hey
sis. Are you ok?
- Mikey…
- What is it?
- I’m in love with
another man…
- Oh…
- His name is Martin and I kissed
him…
- You kissed him… that’s what you basing your decision on? One
kiss
- It was more than one kiss, and even if it was the case… I’ve never
felt this way before…
- So you want to dump Jonathan and marry your
guy
- Yes…
- Are you sure about this?
- I’ve never been
more sure of anything in my life…
- You’re dropping the bombshell on our
parents now?
- The sooner the better…are you with me on this?
-
I’m always on your side Nancy, you know that.
They hugged. Nancy took his
hand and they walked to the dining room together. The parents were having
breakfast.
- Children, said the father smiling
- Good morning,
mom, dad, they say
- Would you care for some breakfast? Said the
mother
- Yes, of course, said Nancy a little nervous
Her mother
looked at her.
- Nancy, said her mother, is something wrong? You look
tense
It was now or never.
- Mom, dad…, I wanted to tell you
something, she started
- What is it? Said her dad
- I want to
break up my engagement to Jonathan…
There she had said it. Thee was a
heavy silence for a while. Then…
- You what? Said her father
- You
heard me, said Nancy
- Why on earth would you want to break up with a man
we’ve chose for you since you were a baby
- You said it, you’ve chosen
him for me…, said Nancy
- I thought you were fine with it, said her
mother
- I didn’t say anything, you chose him when I was in diapers!!!!
What could I say?
- Nancy, I want you married to a man from a good family
who can take care of you…,said her father
- Well I want to choose my own
man…
- What are you saying said her mother
- I’m… in love with
someone else, said Nancy finally
- Who? Said her father loudly, is it the
son of the Duke of Grandchester? The one you brought for dinner once? Well at
least he’s from English nobility… I can survive that! They have royal
blood!!!!
- And he’s a charming young man, said her mother smiling, I
think Jonathan will understand. You’ve got our blessing, said her
mother
- You made a pretty good choice, said her father, standing up from
the table
- Tell him to come home for dinner one of these days, said her
mother
- I’m going to call the Duke of Grandchester and tell him we’re
going to be family soon…
- But mom, dad, started Nancy, it’s
not…
But her parents were already gone. Mikey was laughing out
loud.
- Oh my God! What did I do? They were not listening to me
-
Did you really try
- You saw them, once they thought I was in love with
Terry, they just shifted to the son of the Duke as a future son in law…
-
Terry? So what are going to do now?
- Terry is Candy’s boyfriend
-
What? You stole your best friend’s boyfriend? You naughty girl!
- Mikey!
This is not funny
- Actually sorry sis, it’s quite funny!!!! You get rid
of one fiancé to find yourself trapped with another fiancé who’s actually your
best friend’s boyfriend! How do you do it sis?
- Mikey! Stop it! I have
to tell them the truth
- I think dad in calling London at the
moment…
- Oh no! This is not happening! And I haven’t even talked to
Jonathan yet!!!!
Mikey was laughing. Nancy was angry at herself for not
having enough guts to correct her parents…
Terry went to see his mother to make
arrangements to bring Candy over for dinner. He found her in the dinning room,
having breakfast.
- Good morning mum! He said
- Good morning,
baby! How are you this morning? You’re not working?
- I’m fine, he said
kissing her on the cheek, and we’re going on tour, so we’ve got a few days
off…
- Oh right!
- I came to ask you if we could have dinner
together and if I could bring someone over …
- You want to bring a girl?
Of course you can! I’m so glad you found a girl you like!
- How do you
know I like her?
- Well for a man to bring a girl over to meet his
mother, she must be very special
- Yes, she is, said Terry
smiling
Eleonor smiled. Her son was happy and becoming a successful
actor, following her footsteps. They talked about acting and different roles and
different directors… Terry wanted to tell his mother about Hathaway and Candy
but he wanted Candy to be there when he tells the story.
- By the way
Terry, what happened to the girlfriend you had in Scotland, have you heard from
her?
There felt a little uncomfortable
- She was not my
girlfriend! He said a little too fast, she was just a friend
- She’s a
girl and a friend, in my definition, that’s a girlfriend!
- Right…. Well
I haven’t heard from her since I left school
- Did you write her at least
to say you’re fine
- No…
- Ok, said Eleonor, I was thinking about
her since she advise you to reconcile with me… with the war in Europe, I thought
you’d be worried about her…
- Well I pray that she’s fine and that her
family brings her back to America, now can we talk about something
else?
- Sure baby…
Terry finished his breakfast with his mother
and then he went to see Candy at her house.
- Good morning darling, said
Candy smiling
He hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.
- Good
morning Freckles, he said
- Have you heard from Martin?
- No,
should I have?
- Yes, he’s officially with Nancy
- Oh, said Terry
smiling, well I’m very happy for them
- Yes, Nancy woke me up to tell me
the news, she said she will tell her parents about ending her engagement with
Jonathan
- Oh, wow! Things sure are moving pretty fast
- Yep! I’m
so happy for her and Martin!
- Me too. We’re having dinner at my
mother’s tonight, is that ok with you?
- Of course it is, I’m dying to
talk to the great Eleonor Baker!
- I’m sure she’s going to be glad to
have you as a fan…
- But you’re my number one fan Terry, you know that
right? Even when I was angry at you…you’ve got the perfect gene pool
-
That’s the reason I don’t want people to know I’m my mother’s son…
- Come
Terry, anybody who sees you on stage sees your talent, whether they know you’re
Eleonor Baker’s son or not….
- Thank you. That’s a very nice thing to
say
- I’m just being sincere…I need to go to my mom’s factory to get a
dress for tonight
- A dress?
- My mom makes dresses, so I need a
new dress for the dinner party tonight
- Dinner party?
- Come on,
dinner at Eleonor Baker’s? I need a new dress Terry
- All right, said
Terry smiling
- Let’s go then
They went to Georgie’s office and
they found Martin with Nancy. Nancy was ashamed to look at Terry and she didn’t
have the courage to tell him and Candy about the misunderstanding, or to Martin,
for that matter.
- Hey! Here’s the new happy couple, said Candy
smiling
- Hello, said Martin smiling to them
- You guys talk, I’m
going to chose my dress, said Candy, Nancy, come with me…
- Ok, hi
Terry!
- Hi Nancy!
The two girls went to Georgie’s office to get a
dress. The two guys were talking.
- So, said Terry, you finally got the
woman you love
- Yes, he said smiling
- Congratulations!
-
I never knew someone could be so happy, she’s wonderful!
- Now you know
what I feel for Candy
- I’ve always known what you felt because I felt
the same thing for Nancy…
They continued talking and Candy finally came
out with a new dress hidden in a box.
- Can I see it?
- No, you’ll see
it tonight, said Candy
- All right…
- A dinner party at Eleonor
Baker’s, said Martin
- You want to come? Said Terry, you can …
-
Nancy, you can come too…
- Well, said Nancy why not?
- I’ll be
there, said Martin smiling
- Great! Said Candy, let’s go Terry, I need to
get my hair done
Terry looked up.
- Women!
-
Nancy?
- I’m coming! Said Nancy kissing Martin, I’ll see you tonight
honey…
Candy and Nancy went to the hairdresser’s. Terry went home to read
and learn his lines to pass time. Martin had to work.