Music Of The Heart-Chapter 23
It is now the day of Fiddlefest and Meryl is running around like mad. Henry is in a tuxedo, Don is semi dressed up, Mamie is wearing a blue dress, and the other two girls are also wearing dresses, Meryl is wearing a simple black dress and stockinged legs, she is trying to put on makeup but keeps poking her head out of the bathroom, giving orders. The dog is barking out back.
“Henry, Did you feed the dog?” Meryl asked
“Yes Mom”
“Mamie, can you make sure the charts are still in my bag?”
Mamie rolled her eyes “Already checked, Mom”
“Well check again, please. And look for my repair kit too” Meryl looked at herself and took a deep breath
“Holy cow!” Mamie said. She turned to Don “She is going crazy”
“She just wants everything to go smoothly”
Louisa walks into the bathroom and looks up at Meryl “Mommy can you do my hair?”
A faint smile reached her lips “I can't right now baby. Have one of your sisters do it”
Louisa sighed “Okay!” Meryl kissed her cheek and then went to Mamie who gladly did her hair.
Don walked into the bathroom and was stunned by how beautiful she looked “My god you are sexy”
Meryl scoffed “Shut up”
“You are” He wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her neck “Everything's going to be okay”
“I hope so” She turned around and kissed him, Don deppened the kiss and backed her up against the wall with his hands traveling up her dress. Meryl moaned against his lips. They both suddenly heard Louisa yell Grandma. Don groaned and stepped away from Meryl. Meryl laughed and straightned herself up.
"If it's not the kids it's your mother"
Meryl chuckled "You didn't think you were going to get in my pants that easily did you?"
"A man can try."
Mary appeared in the door way, dressed formally.
Meryl smiled “Hi Mama”
“Hello!” She smiled at Don “Hello Don”
Don cleared his throat “Hello”
“You look stunning, Meryl”
“Thank you” Meryl checked herself one more time “OH Mama can you go get my jewelery box?”
“Sure can”
Suddenly Mamie and Grace started arguing about something making Meryl's anxiety even worse. “Not now” Meryl whined and started to go out of the bathroom but Don stopped her
“I'll take care of it” He kissed her lips and ran downstairs
“Thank you”
~~~Living Room~~~
Don walked into the room and saw poor Louisa sitting there with her hair half done with a somber look and Mamie and Grace arguing. What is it with these two? “What are you two arguing about?”
“She's telling me my french braid is wrong” Mamie said pointing to the french braid
“Well it is” Grace argued back
Louisa sighed “All I wanted was to have my hair done.”
“Seriously? Your going to fight over hair?”
“Well she wasn't doing it right”
“Shut up yes I was”
“How about I save you the trouble and have Grandma do it then” Louisa said getting up from the chair
Mamie glared at Grace “See what you did?” She ran over to Louisa “No! Let me do it”
"Fine" Loiusa sat back down in the chair
“Whatever do it your way” Grace said walking out of the room
“I just don't get it” Don said to himself and walked out with a confused look “Why fight about hair?” He asked himself
~~~Bathroom~~~
“Mer, which earrings do you want?”
Meryl picks a pair of earrings “Thank you”
“No problem”
Meryl realized she should get more violins in case anybody forgot theirs. “Henry? Get two more violins”
“You've already got two. How many more emergencies can their be?”
She panicked again “Get three more. And make sure a couple of them are half size”
Henry rolled his eyes and ran upstairs while Don organized things by the door: Henry's cello, Meryl's papers, extra violins. Meryl rushed out of the bathroom, adjusting her earrings. She starts compulsively straightening the house.
“Mamie, can you call about the car again”
Mamie growled “Mom, chill out. Their not gonna forget to send the car”
“Ouch” Louisa said
“Sorry”
“I'd like to keep my hair” Mamie chuckled and continued to do her hair
Henry comes rushing down the stairs with the violins and stared in disbelief at his mother fluffing a couch pillow.
“What are you doing?”
Meryl looked up “Just straightening a little”
“You're insane, you know that?” He grabs the pillow “Finish getting dressed”
“Yes, Mother” Meryl said with a laugh. Henry smiled and hit her lightly with the pillow. She laughed and ran upstairs.
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“Meryl are you ready?” Don asked
“Just a second” She took one last look at herself and turned around slightly. She widened her eyes “SHIT” She yelled making everyone look towards the stairs. Meryl ran downstairs in a panic “Can you believe this?” She turned around revealing a rip on the back of the dress near the zipper.
“Easier to get off of you tonight” Don whispered in her ear.
Meryl slapped his arm “Now is not the time, Gummer”
"Disgusting" Mamie said overhearing what Don said
"What is?" Henry asked
"You don't wanna know" With that Henry didn't press the issue because it was probably whatever Don whispered in Meryl's ear.
The door bell rang
Meryl's heart started beating fast “It can't be time! Is it time?”
“Yes” Grace said
“Oh god! What about my dress?” Meryl was almost in tears
“I'll sew it in the car” Mary said
Meryl breathed a sigh of relief and then all of them stepped outside, amazed to see a stretch limo double-parked in front, with a chauffeur waiting
Mamie looked at Meryl “See? I told you they'd send a car”
Meryl smiled at her daughter and lead everyone to the limo. Everyone in their neighborhood was watching them as Henry and Don loaded the violins in the trunk and everyone getting into the limo. Meryl sat beside Mary turning around so Mary could mend the tear in her dress. Mary partially unzips the dress and starts sewing from the inside. Don saw some of her bare back and swallowed hard. Meryl caught his eye and smiled a dirty smile at him. She turned her attention back to Mary
“Thank you, Mama”
“Don't worry about it. You rip I sew”
“Not just for that.” Meryl looked at Don “Thank you for getting me out of bed”
Mary stitches, remembering and smiled “Anything for you baby girl”
Meryl smiled. With her last stitch finished, Mary ripped the the needle from the thread.
“All fixed”
“Thank you”
“Mommy? Are you nervous?” Louisa asked
“A little” She put her arm around Louisa “Your hair looks pretty by the way”
Louisa smiled “Thank you”
“Mamie at her best” Mamie said proudly. Meryl chuckled and looked at her family. Somehow everything was going to be alright.
TBC...Hey gals sorry it took me so long to get this up. I serisouly JUST wrote this whole chapter so it's probably complete shit. Hope you like it and don't forget to comment. =)
“Henry, Did you feed the dog?” Meryl asked
“Yes Mom”
“Mamie, can you make sure the charts are still in my bag?”
Mamie rolled her eyes “Already checked, Mom”
“Well check again, please. And look for my repair kit too” Meryl looked at herself and took a deep breath
“Holy cow!” Mamie said. She turned to Don “She is going crazy”
“She just wants everything to go smoothly”
Louisa walks into the bathroom and looks up at Meryl “Mommy can you do my hair?”
A faint smile reached her lips “I can't right now baby. Have one of your sisters do it”
Louisa sighed “Okay!” Meryl kissed her cheek and then went to Mamie who gladly did her hair.
Don walked into the bathroom and was stunned by how beautiful she looked “My god you are sexy”
Meryl scoffed “Shut up”
“You are” He wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her neck “Everything's going to be okay”
“I hope so” She turned around and kissed him, Don deppened the kiss and backed her up against the wall with his hands traveling up her dress. Meryl moaned against his lips. They both suddenly heard Louisa yell Grandma. Don groaned and stepped away from Meryl. Meryl laughed and straightned herself up.
"If it's not the kids it's your mother"
Meryl chuckled "You didn't think you were going to get in my pants that easily did you?"
"A man can try."
Mary appeared in the door way, dressed formally.
Meryl smiled “Hi Mama”
“Hello!” She smiled at Don “Hello Don”
Don cleared his throat “Hello”
“You look stunning, Meryl”
“Thank you” Meryl checked herself one more time “OH Mama can you go get my jewelery box?”
“Sure can”
Suddenly Mamie and Grace started arguing about something making Meryl's anxiety even worse. “Not now” Meryl whined and started to go out of the bathroom but Don stopped her
“I'll take care of it” He kissed her lips and ran downstairs
“Thank you”
~~~Living Room~~~
Don walked into the room and saw poor Louisa sitting there with her hair half done with a somber look and Mamie and Grace arguing. What is it with these two? “What are you two arguing about?”
“She's telling me my french braid is wrong” Mamie said pointing to the french braid
“Well it is” Grace argued back
Louisa sighed “All I wanted was to have my hair done.”
“Seriously? Your going to fight over hair?”
“Well she wasn't doing it right”
“Shut up yes I was”
“How about I save you the trouble and have Grandma do it then” Louisa said getting up from the chair
Mamie glared at Grace “See what you did?” She ran over to Louisa “No! Let me do it”
"Fine" Loiusa sat back down in the chair
“Whatever do it your way” Grace said walking out of the room
“I just don't get it” Don said to himself and walked out with a confused look “Why fight about hair?” He asked himself
~~~Bathroom~~~
“Mer, which earrings do you want?”
Meryl picks a pair of earrings “Thank you”
“No problem”
Meryl realized she should get more violins in case anybody forgot theirs. “Henry? Get two more violins”
“You've already got two. How many more emergencies can their be?”
She panicked again “Get three more. And make sure a couple of them are half size”
Henry rolled his eyes and ran upstairs while Don organized things by the door: Henry's cello, Meryl's papers, extra violins. Meryl rushed out of the bathroom, adjusting her earrings. She starts compulsively straightening the house.
“Mamie, can you call about the car again”
Mamie growled “Mom, chill out. Their not gonna forget to send the car”
“Ouch” Louisa said
“Sorry”
“I'd like to keep my hair” Mamie chuckled and continued to do her hair
Henry comes rushing down the stairs with the violins and stared in disbelief at his mother fluffing a couch pillow.
“What are you doing?”
Meryl looked up “Just straightening a little”
“You're insane, you know that?” He grabs the pillow “Finish getting dressed”
“Yes, Mother” Meryl said with a laugh. Henry smiled and hit her lightly with the pillow. She laughed and ran upstairs.
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“Meryl are you ready?” Don asked
“Just a second” She took one last look at herself and turned around slightly. She widened her eyes “SHIT” She yelled making everyone look towards the stairs. Meryl ran downstairs in a panic “Can you believe this?” She turned around revealing a rip on the back of the dress near the zipper.
“Easier to get off of you tonight” Don whispered in her ear.
Meryl slapped his arm “Now is not the time, Gummer”
"Disgusting" Mamie said overhearing what Don said
"What is?" Henry asked
"You don't wanna know" With that Henry didn't press the issue because it was probably whatever Don whispered in Meryl's ear.
The door bell rang
Meryl's heart started beating fast “It can't be time! Is it time?”
“Yes” Grace said
“Oh god! What about my dress?” Meryl was almost in tears
“I'll sew it in the car” Mary said
Meryl breathed a sigh of relief and then all of them stepped outside, amazed to see a stretch limo double-parked in front, with a chauffeur waiting
Mamie looked at Meryl “See? I told you they'd send a car”
Meryl smiled at her daughter and lead everyone to the limo. Everyone in their neighborhood was watching them as Henry and Don loaded the violins in the trunk and everyone getting into the limo. Meryl sat beside Mary turning around so Mary could mend the tear in her dress. Mary partially unzips the dress and starts sewing from the inside. Don saw some of her bare back and swallowed hard. Meryl caught his eye and smiled a dirty smile at him. She turned her attention back to Mary
“Thank you, Mama”
“Don't worry about it. You rip I sew”
“Not just for that.” Meryl looked at Don “Thank you for getting me out of bed”
Mary stitches, remembering and smiled “Anything for you baby girl”
Meryl smiled. With her last stitch finished, Mary ripped the the needle from the thread.
“All fixed”
“Thank you”
“Mommy? Are you nervous?” Louisa asked
“A little” She put her arm around Louisa “Your hair looks pretty by the way”
Louisa smiled “Thank you”
“Mamie at her best” Mamie said proudly. Meryl chuckled and looked at her family. Somehow everything was going to be alright.
TBC...Hey gals sorry it took me so long to get this up. I serisouly JUST wrote this whole chapter so it's probably complete shit. Hope you like it and don't forget to comment. =)