Short Story #20 Part 2

Later that night, Michael and Annette are at his house talking about the job...well actually fighting about it. She doesn't want to take it and he thinks it's a great idea. Let's take a peek in.

Annette: Michael, listen to me.
Michael: Alright, I'm listening.
Annette: Our wedding is in a month, am I right. ::he nods and she gets up and walks around the room.:: How could we play a couple on the verge of divorce when we're on the verge of getting married?
Michael: It's acting Annette, it's not real. You know that perfectly well!
Annette: But what will the world think? Our engagement was all over the news and now we're doing a show portraying us as a pair of angry, stubborn, stupid people getting a divorce? How's that going to look?
Michael: ::gets up:: I'm suprised, you know that? I thought you didn't care what the world thought.
Annette: I don't but what will our parents say?
Michael: My parents are dead unfortunately, their opinion's kinda quiet.
Annette: Well if they heard you were doing this it woulda killed them! ::looks at him with wide eyes:: What if this is a sign?
Michael: ::rolls his eyes:: Here we go with the signs again.
Annette: Yes here we go with the signs again. What if this is a sign just blaring out "Stop! Don't ruin your life for the second time by getting married again!"
Michael: Third.
Annette: It's my sign blaring.
Michael: So what do you want me to do? Quit the day before filming? I've never done that before and I don't want to start now.

::Michael's son Colin sits on the steps behind the living room::

Annette: So you're taking the show over me?
Michael: I'd never take anything in this world over you, you know that perfectly well.
Annette: You keep saying I know things perfectly well. Well it seems I don't know you at all! I hoped it wouldn't come to this, but I'm giving you an ultimatum....

:: Colin walks up to them ::

Colin: Before you start with the ultimatums, I'd like to talk to my dad, okay Annette?
Annette: Alright darling, go ahead.

::she glares at Michael with a "now you got the children involved" look and walks up the stairs::

Colin: I've seen you through two wives already Dad, and I like Annette the most.
Michael: What exactly are you saying, Colin?
Colin: I'm saying it's the stupid job or me. You know the custody arrangement. I could leave here anytime I want. Well if she leaves then I leave. Think of it as a package deal, Dad.

::he walks upstairs, then Michael lets out an exasperated sigh and sits on the couch::

Michael: I gotta stop letting him take those psychology classes, he's getting too smart for me.

::The next day Michael walks up to the studios and into the producer's office::

Michael(Jacobs): Well I don't know what we're going to do now.

::unknown to the both of them, a very guilty feeling Annette is outside the door listening::

Michael(M): You know I'd love to take the job.... but well, I've never met anyone like Annette. And I don't want to lose her over something like this, you know?
Michael(J): Yes, I've been married to the same woman for twenty years, I know exactly how you feel. ::they shake hands:: Congratulations to both of you and I hope we can work together some day.

::he walks out into the hallway and Annette grabs him by the shoulder::

Annette: You actually gave up that job for me?
Michael: Do you actually think I'd let something like this break us up?

{right after this I'm going to get a bunch of e-mails saying "Die! Michael & Annette=NO WAY!"}

Annette: Well, I've been thinking a lot, and I'd like to try this. This role.
Michael: Really? You're totally sure? No blaring stop signs screaming "Annette, no!"?
Annette: Not one.

::they kiss for a minute and she walks into the producer's office. Suddenly Trina(Angela) walks up to Michael in a slinky outfit and stands against the wall trying to look alluring::

Michael: ::with an odd look on his face:: Trina, right?
Trina: You've got it. I heard that you and Annette were having some... trouble and well....
Annette: Drop it, I enforced that look and nobody but me's gonna use it, okay?

::she puts on a sly smile while Trina pouts and walks into her dressing room slamming the door::


And you all know that everything ends happily. For them.


***Shirley Feeney***
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