teach me how to love 4/5
second to last chapter my deears and then my next fic will be up. titled FALLING IN LOVE
QUICKLY, THIS WHOLE FIC IS DEDICATED TO THE ONE AND ONLY (gemidodger)
HERE FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT MEANS THE WORLD..... <3
It had been a few days since either Pierce or Meryl had seen each other. Pierce with Cassie and Meryl getting hounded by everyone that recognized her as “John Cazale’s girl” even if they wanted to, they had no time to talk. Walking down the streets of Manhattan, Meryl walked into a restaurant meeting Robert, as she hadn’t seen him since that day at the beach. “Meryl” he stood from his seat, kissing her check lightly. “hey” she smiled, sitting across from him. “how are you?” he asked, nodding lightly she smiled. “I’m good” Robert held a dear place in Meryl’s heart. He was to be a long time friend and she knew that, for he was the reason john would star in “the deer hunter” when told that they were thinking of getting rid of john, De Niro stepped up, paid his insurance and threatned to leave the movie no matter how far into the filming they were and so did Meryl. Over lunch, they caught up on everything. Future projects, and all. “so…are you moving back to city?” asked Robert. “I don’t know yet, maybe” she said with a light smile.
Saturday came, Cassie had gone back to L.A on work and Pierce was to follow her the next Monday, he so desperately wanted to see Meryl before he left. Why he felt so attracted to her, he didn’t know. He was inlove, madly in love but after everything Meryl had been through seeing her smile, made him smile and if he was partly responsible for that, he was happy. Though, he had no way of contacting her, he had to wait on her to call him, and the wait was killing him
Meryl sat in her town house, Pierces number in hand wondering just exactly what to do. Call Pierce, give up her townhouse…..move back to Connecticut, call Pierce…. Move back to New Jersey by her brothers like they wanted or….she began dialling Pierce’s number.
“hello?”
“Pierce….”
“yeeah”
“it’s Meryl”
“oh hello Mary Louise”
“Meryl”
“if you say so”
“asshole” she whispered.
“heard that”
“you were supposed to”
Pierce smiled
“what do I owe the pleasue?”
“ever been to Newark?”
“cant say I have”
“want to?”
If that meant he got to see her again then…
“yeah…whats the occasion?”
“dinner at my brothers….dont really want to go alone and be a sympathy reel again”
“im sure you wo…”
“you don’t know my brothers”
Pierce chuckled
“well, alright then.”
“be ready in 35 minutes.”
“okay”
They rung off.
Meryl hadn’t been in New Jersey since before John was sick and when she had moved permanently to Connecticut to look after him. Harry and Mary, Meryl’s parents loved John, even with him being twelve years her senior, he a was a good man and he made their daughter happy and that’s all they cared about. In all honestly, at first they didn’t like him. They thought he was to old for her, but after meeting him, after seeing them together, they saw just how perfectly they fit…he would have made a great addition to the family.
Pierce dressed appropriately, none of this t-shirt and old jeans. He wore new jeans and a smart looking shirt. As ridiculous and it sounds, Pierce had actually timed himself. 32 minutes had passed with three to spare, a knock came to his door. Opening it, Meryl stood in front of him. “I said 35 minutes” Meryl stood there, Pierce watching on. “well, excuse me Ms Streep but its only been…” he looked to his watch “….33 minutes and….twenty…four seconds”
Meryl smiled, yes she had just lost john, no she wasn’t ready for anything an obvious rebound if she was, but this man, this man she’d only known for a couple days made her feel so at ease, and it confused the hell out of her. “well then, smart ass…you ready?” “I am” Pierce walked from his room closing the door behind him. They got to Meryl’s car, they drove in silence for only moments. “so, how are you?” Meryl began a conversation. “im okay, you?” Meryl shrugged him off. “good….i guess…what have you been doing since I last saw you” asked Meryl as they crossed the border from New York to New Jersey. Pierce immediately thought of Cassie “nothing, really” he didn’t know why he wouldn’t mention Cassie…for some reason he felt obligated not to. They made small talk the rest of the way, as Meryl parked she took a deep breath. “you ready?” asked Pierce, nodding Meryl got out of her car. “oh, by the way…hows Cassie? Pierce froze “hows Ca….how did you know?” he asked getting out of the car and following Meryl to the front door “I have my ways” Meryl smirked. Meryl did have her ways, but that wasn’t the reason she knew who Cassie was to Pierce, no instead she had seen them together the night before when she was having dinner with actor and friend, James Wood.
Meryl walked into her brothers home, Pierce following behind her. “hello?” Meryl called. Dana and Harry appeared from around the corner, stunned when they saw Meryl with a man, a man they’d never seen before. “Mer…oh hello” Harry spoke who gave his sister a look. The men introduced themselves to Pierce. Harry pulled Meryl aside “Meryl…who is that?” “hes a friend” “a friend…” Harry trailed watching as Pierce talked with Dana. “im not sleeping with him, Harry” Harry looked to his sister, with a small shrug he shook his head and put his hands to his side. “I never said you were”
Meryl rolled her eyes, walking back to Pierce leading him to the living room looking back to her brothers. “you didn’t have too” Dana looked to Harry. “what I miss?” Harry explained. “he doesn’t seem like a bad guy” said Dana. “you spoke to him for a whole of 5 minutes” Harry spoke.
Pierce and Meryl had been at the house for almost half an hour, and still no one had seen Meryls parents. Harry was upstairs doing some reading, and Mary was in the kitchen doing dinner. The foursome made small talk when Mary, Meryl, Dana’s and Harrys mother walked in from the kitchen. “dinners almost..oh hello” she said surprised to see Pierce. Putting her hand out, Pierce stood. “hello” he replied. Meryl’s gaze went from her mother to Pierce. “Mom, this is Pierce…a friend o mine” Mary smiled. “well Pierce, its good to meet you….please sit” she gestured for him to sit back down. Sitting, Pierce looked to Meryl. “dinner will be done in 15 minutes..so clean up” Meryl, Dana and Harry all spoke in union “yes mother” they chuckled, Mary turning giving them a look that caused their chuckling to come to an end. Meryl watched Pierce for a moment….she knew that this would be an intresting night….
QUICKLY, THIS WHOLE FIC IS DEDICATED TO THE ONE AND ONLY (gemidodger)
HERE FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT MEANS THE WORLD..... <3
It had been a few days since either Pierce or Meryl had seen each other. Pierce with Cassie and Meryl getting hounded by everyone that recognized her as “John Cazale’s girl” even if they wanted to, they had no time to talk. Walking down the streets of Manhattan, Meryl walked into a restaurant meeting Robert, as she hadn’t seen him since that day at the beach. “Meryl” he stood from his seat, kissing her check lightly. “hey” she smiled, sitting across from him. “how are you?” he asked, nodding lightly she smiled. “I’m good” Robert held a dear place in Meryl’s heart. He was to be a long time friend and she knew that, for he was the reason john would star in “the deer hunter” when told that they were thinking of getting rid of john, De Niro stepped up, paid his insurance and threatned to leave the movie no matter how far into the filming they were and so did Meryl. Over lunch, they caught up on everything. Future projects, and all. “so…are you moving back to city?” asked Robert. “I don’t know yet, maybe” she said with a light smile.
Saturday came, Cassie had gone back to L.A on work and Pierce was to follow her the next Monday, he so desperately wanted to see Meryl before he left. Why he felt so attracted to her, he didn’t know. He was inlove, madly in love but after everything Meryl had been through seeing her smile, made him smile and if he was partly responsible for that, he was happy. Though, he had no way of contacting her, he had to wait on her to call him, and the wait was killing him
Meryl sat in her town house, Pierces number in hand wondering just exactly what to do. Call Pierce, give up her townhouse…..move back to Connecticut, call Pierce…. Move back to New Jersey by her brothers like they wanted or….she began dialling Pierce’s number.
“hello?”
“Pierce….”
“yeeah”
“it’s Meryl”
“oh hello Mary Louise”
“Meryl”
“if you say so”
“asshole” she whispered.
“heard that”
“you were supposed to”
Pierce smiled
“what do I owe the pleasue?”
“ever been to Newark?”
“cant say I have”
“want to?”
If that meant he got to see her again then…
“yeah…whats the occasion?”
“dinner at my brothers….dont really want to go alone and be a sympathy reel again”
“im sure you wo…”
“you don’t know my brothers”
Pierce chuckled
“well, alright then.”
“be ready in 35 minutes.”
“okay”
They rung off.
Meryl hadn’t been in New Jersey since before John was sick and when she had moved permanently to Connecticut to look after him. Harry and Mary, Meryl’s parents loved John, even with him being twelve years her senior, he a was a good man and he made their daughter happy and that’s all they cared about. In all honestly, at first they didn’t like him. They thought he was to old for her, but after meeting him, after seeing them together, they saw just how perfectly they fit…he would have made a great addition to the family.
Pierce dressed appropriately, none of this t-shirt and old jeans. He wore new jeans and a smart looking shirt. As ridiculous and it sounds, Pierce had actually timed himself. 32 minutes had passed with three to spare, a knock came to his door. Opening it, Meryl stood in front of him. “I said 35 minutes” Meryl stood there, Pierce watching on. “well, excuse me Ms Streep but its only been…” he looked to his watch “….33 minutes and….twenty…four seconds”
Meryl smiled, yes she had just lost john, no she wasn’t ready for anything an obvious rebound if she was, but this man, this man she’d only known for a couple days made her feel so at ease, and it confused the hell out of her. “well then, smart ass…you ready?” “I am” Pierce walked from his room closing the door behind him. They got to Meryl’s car, they drove in silence for only moments. “so, how are you?” Meryl began a conversation. “im okay, you?” Meryl shrugged him off. “good….i guess…what have you been doing since I last saw you” asked Meryl as they crossed the border from New York to New Jersey. Pierce immediately thought of Cassie “nothing, really” he didn’t know why he wouldn’t mention Cassie…for some reason he felt obligated not to. They made small talk the rest of the way, as Meryl parked she took a deep breath. “you ready?” asked Pierce, nodding Meryl got out of her car. “oh, by the way…hows Cassie? Pierce froze “hows Ca….how did you know?” he asked getting out of the car and following Meryl to the front door “I have my ways” Meryl smirked. Meryl did have her ways, but that wasn’t the reason she knew who Cassie was to Pierce, no instead she had seen them together the night before when she was having dinner with actor and friend, James Wood.
Meryl walked into her brothers home, Pierce following behind her. “hello?” Meryl called. Dana and Harry appeared from around the corner, stunned when they saw Meryl with a man, a man they’d never seen before. “Mer…oh hello” Harry spoke who gave his sister a look. The men introduced themselves to Pierce. Harry pulled Meryl aside “Meryl…who is that?” “hes a friend” “a friend…” Harry trailed watching as Pierce talked with Dana. “im not sleeping with him, Harry” Harry looked to his sister, with a small shrug he shook his head and put his hands to his side. “I never said you were”
Meryl rolled her eyes, walking back to Pierce leading him to the living room looking back to her brothers. “you didn’t have too” Dana looked to Harry. “what I miss?” Harry explained. “he doesn’t seem like a bad guy” said Dana. “you spoke to him for a whole of 5 minutes” Harry spoke.
Pierce and Meryl had been at the house for almost half an hour, and still no one had seen Meryls parents. Harry was upstairs doing some reading, and Mary was in the kitchen doing dinner. The foursome made small talk when Mary, Meryl, Dana’s and Harrys mother walked in from the kitchen. “dinners almost..oh hello” she said surprised to see Pierce. Putting her hand out, Pierce stood. “hello” he replied. Meryl’s gaze went from her mother to Pierce. “Mom, this is Pierce…a friend o mine” Mary smiled. “well Pierce, its good to meet you….please sit” she gestured for him to sit back down. Sitting, Pierce looked to Meryl. “dinner will be done in 15 minutes..so clean up” Meryl, Dana and Harry all spoke in union “yes mother” they chuckled, Mary turning giving them a look that caused their chuckling to come to an end. Meryl watched Pierce for a moment….she knew that this would be an intresting night….