Dad's Day Out part 8
Nora: So…you think by (Bo starts kissing her again) oh…by seducing me…you can make up for leaving me out of going to a game?
Bo: I can try…
He continues his “assault”. He kisses her and runs his hand under her tee shirt.
Nora: You think you're so smart (kisses him) Buchanan
She pulls his shirt off and tosses it to the side of the bed. She runs her hands down his muscular back. Bo loses himself in her touch. He moves his hand under her bra and begins to touch her breast.
Nora: Ok…(she runs her hands up his back, over his neck and through his hair) you win…I so want you…it has been a long two weeks…
Bo: So I owe you…(he kisses her neck, then moves away and pulls off her tee shirt) I am all about paying back my dues…
She stretches her arms above her head, totally enjoying the attention Bo is giving her body.
Nora: You are driving me crazy…
Bo: Not making love to you for two weeks has driven me crazy…(he pulls off her shorts as he kisses her stomach) Oh…(he slides his hand up her leg, up her stomach over her breast, to her neck. He follows his hands’ path with a trail of kisses until he is back up to her mouth were his kiss leaves her breathless) you are mine…
Nora: I am…I am…
Two weeks’ worth of tension and frustration melts away with their passionate touch. They are so consumed in each other they don’t hear Roy continuing his reign of terror through out the house.
In the morning, after a perfect night of uninterrupted passion, Nora decides to let Bo sleep in. She lies in bed for a few moments, watching him sleep, with a huge satisfied smile on his face. She kisses him on the cheek.
Nora: Dream my love, cuz if I don’t get this case finished, that will be the last of our love life for another few weeks!
She rolls out of bed, takes a quick shower, heads down the hall to check on Matthew and then downstairs. She walks into the living room and is greeted by a sight that resembles the aftermath of a tornado! She can feel her blood rising and the anger igniting deep inside her. She closes her eyes and tries to get a handle on her anger. No use!
Nora: Bo! (pausing) BO!!!! (pausing) Beuford Oglthorp Buchanan!!!!!
Upstairs in the bedroom, Bo is awakened from a deep sleep. Lying face down in a pile of pillows, he raises his half asleep head, eyes barely open.
Bo: Huh? Nora? (trying to force his eyes open) Honey whassa matta?
He hears her calling him again, full name, even more panicked! He rolls over and with his eyes open just enough to make it out the door way and stumble down the stairs.
Bo: Baby…what’s wrong (he stops and his eyes are jolted open by the sight of their living room in shambles and Nora in the center, weeping and throwing remnants of her work into a trash can)
Bo: Oh, Red…
Nora: No. (pausing as she finds what used to be her computer mouse and holds her hand up to stop him mid-sentence) Don’t you even “oh Red” me!
Bo: Honey, calm down…
Nora: (yelling with angry tears falling down her cheeks) I can’t calm down!!!!(wipe her nose with the back of her hand) My life is being destroyed by an out of control canine!!
Bo: Honey, he’s a puppy…he’s just going through a chewing phase…all pups go through it (he bends down to help her) I’ll do this…you go…I …uh…just let me clean this up…(he takes the papers out of her hands) what stays? (looking at the wet, ruined items) and what goes?
Just then Rachel walks in…
Nora: (dropping the mess and standing up quickly to meet her daughter at the step) I sure hope you got up bright and early miss, to get some bagels and a paper…. because I know my daughter would not be out all night!
Rachel: Mom…I’m 24 years old…
Nora: You live in my house…. you follow my rules!
Rachel: I don’t know what’s going on here (looking around at the devastation)…but I think I’m gonna go to my room…(she steps over various ruined items and heads upstairs) and hide!
Nora: (yelling at her as she runs upstairs to her room) Just plan on spending a lot of time up there miss!! (bedroom door slams and music is turned up loud)
Bo: Nora, calm down…you upset…and you’re taking it out on everyone….
Nora: You’re right! (throwing away more of her things) you’re always right! Bo Buchanan, second to none…not even God! Bo the perfect…Bo the magnificent, Bo the almighty!! Always right! Well, mister right…you can have it…all of it…the house…the kids…the damn dog…I’m outta here! (stands, steps around some paper and grabs her purse)
Bo: Nora! Honey!
Nora: Never have I hated those two words more than I do right this moment!!! (looking at him as he scoops up the dirt from the overturned plant. In a calm voice as she opens the door) By the way…
Bo: Yeah…
Nora: (agitated) Your dog peed over here by the bench! (slams the door closed)
Bo just sighs and continues to clean the wrecked living
room.
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Nora ends up at her office in downtown Llanview. She thought she had copies of at least the first half of her case…it was better than nothing and in the peace and quiet, she’d maybe stand a chance of getting the case finished for Monday morning. Her cell phone rings.
Nora: Ugh! I swear if this is you Bo…(answering) Hello?
Hank: Honey its Hank…are you ok?
Nora: Yes..just fine…Hank, I don’t want to be short, but I am very….
Hank: Yes, your very busy, I know…your always very busy…the Murdok case…
Nora: Hank, honey…get to the point or I am going to lose the Murdok case…
Hank: Postponed…Finley’s attorney will petition for an extension first thing tomorrow morning.
Nora: How do you know this?
Hank: Friend of a friend of a friend thing…you know
Nora: Yeah, (sounding relived but dejected) I know. Thanks Hank.
Hank: Sure thing, baby…take care…we’ll go for coffee soon…
Nora: I’d like that…bye. (to herself, looking
upwards) thank you…small favor noted and very appreciated.
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Bo has the house almost back to normal, a few more tweeks and it’s good as new. His cell phone rings.
Bo: Buchanan!
Hank: You owe me…
Bo: No, I owe Asa…good thing he has Finley’s attorney in his pocket, so to speak…bought Nora some time…
Hank: Your father never ceases to amaze me!
Bo: Me either! Catch ya later buddy…
Hank: You got it.
Bo: And thanks for calling Nora, she’d have hung up on me.
Hank: No problem…anytime…bye.
Bo: Bye.
Rachel: What do you owe Asa for?
Bo: (turning, surprised Rachel was there) I thought the interrogation stops when the warden is out…
Rachel: Mom’s a warden now?
Bo: No…just irritated with me and Roy…I don’t know who’s in a bigger dog house…
Rachel: he is getting a bit nutso with the chewing…
Bo: But he’s a pup! They all do it!
Rachel: Do they all live here? (pause) Do they all eat Mom’s favorite purse? (Author’s note: was it really her favorite purse? Wink wink!!) Do they all have Mom flip and run screaming from her home?
Bo: What should I do? Break Matthew’s heart? (pause) get rid of Roy?
Matthew: NNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! (yelling) You are not getting rid of Roy!!!!
Bo: (standing up and looking at Matt, who is on the bottom stair, with Roy in his arms) What is it with you guys? You (to Rachel) have her sharp tongue and you (to Matt) Have her uncanny ability to pierce an ear drum? Come here (he picks up Matthew and Roy) Now…what you have just done is called eavesdropping…
Matthew: Easydropping?
Bo: Close…you listened to a conversation…did not hear everything that was being said…you drew your owe conclusion and reacted to what you perceived as the truth…
Matthew: Am I in trouble?
Bo: No…but, you have to make your self known when you enter a room. I knew a lady once who never ever let people know she was there, she would just hide behind doors and listen, never ever hearing the whole story, and she would do things based on the stuff she heard…and she got herself in a lot of trouble…
Matthew: Is she in jail?
Bo: She will be soon…
Matthew: Are you going to send Roy to jail?
Bo: Matt…
Matthew: (jumps off Bo’s lap) You are! (yelling) you are going to put Roy in doggie jail!
He grabs Roy and runs up to his room and slams the door…
Bo: You guys are all alike! Doors slamming, yelling…sheesh! (to Rachel) will you stay with him a while, I’m going to go find your Mom and make amends…
Rachel: yeah…I’ll be here…you heard the warden…I’m “grounded” anyway!
Bo: I’ll see if I can get you a reprieve!
Rachel: Thanks counselor!
They laugh as Bo heads upstairs to change.
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Back at Nora’s office, she has been able to really concentrate since the pressure was off…she found it amazing how Finley’s attorney, who was such a stickler for punctuality, was not ready and filing for an extension.
Nora: Ah…whatever…as long as I can get this done.
She gets up and get a drink of water and looks out the window…such a quite morning…
Nora: Why is it whenever things look the worst, they always seem to end up ok? (pausing and sipping her water) must be the silver lining…
She walks over to her desk and feels an overwhelming sense of guilt for the way she lashed out at Bo and Rachel earlier. But damn it! That dog! She decides to e-mail Bo and apologize.
“Dear Bo- sorry I lost it this morning. I guess I am
just so used to my life being in order. Since we got our family
back, we’ve had anything but! I never had a dog, I know this
sounds ridiculous, but I am surprised at how this dog acts! Maybe
we could come to a compromise, you, me and Matt. I don’t
know, maybe Roy stays in a cage unless strictly supervised? I
know I have been less than the happy house wife the past few week
also. This case is so important to me. The first time I am not
in any way associated with Sam…I know I can win it without
him, but I still have to prove it to myself. You and the kids
have been so good about it, what with Rachel taking care of Matt
and you having to “rough it” alone night after night.
I swear to you, when I win this and its over, the four of us are
going to do something extra fun. And then you and I are going
to do something extra fun, if you catch my drift!
I love you, and I apologize.—Nora”
Nora: Now, to send. There…now I feel better!
Her office door swings open and there stands Bo, looking
totally awesome. Not too-too tight jeans, white tee shirt, black
leather riding jacket, black sunglasses and hair combed just right.
Nora’s knees weaken.
Nora: Bo! You…(swallows hard) you surprised me!
He walks across the office, with a very serious look on his face. She stands up from behind her desk
Nora: Bo…what’s wrong?
Once he is in front of her, her pulls her into a tight embrace and kisses her forcefully. She returns his affections without hesitation. They stand at her desk, lingering in this incredible kiss for quite some time. When they finally do part, Nora tries to catch her breath…
Bo: I’m sorry.
Nora: I hope your not sorry for that kiss…
Bo: No, I’m sorry for the dog, and what he has done to your house…
Nora: Our house…
Bo: Our house (he kisses her again, this time lightly and quickly, and just looks into her eyes) I know I should have cleared it with you a lot sooner than at the pet shop, when he had the dog in his arms. It’s just I grew up on the ranch, Clint and I had dogs from as far back as I can remember…and I remember how great it felt to just lay back on a summer day, with my head on Sappy’s back, just lookin’ at the incredible blue Texas sky, not a care in the world…I just wanted my son to experience the same thing…
Nora: (still in Bo’s embrace) your dog’s name was “Sappy”? (she starts to laugh)
Bo: (mock pout on his face) What…Sappy was the best mutt I have had!
Nora: Sappy?
Bo: Ok…so I was all that great at naming…Clint wasn’t Mr. Original either…his dogs were all named “Dog”…didn’t you ever have that felling? Of a pet’s unconditional love?
Nora: Fish are not very affectionate…especially when they swim upside down on the top of the water…
Bo: You never had a pet?
Nora: Am I a social outcast now?
Bo: No honey, its just., when you have a pet, that totally depends on you, for its very existence, when it knows you love it and it loves you back…its just a real happy feeling…that’s all
Nora: Oh…guess I’ll just go through out life lacking…
Bo: Haven’t you ever wanted a pet? A dog…cat…whatever?
Nora: Yeah, at one time…
Bo: What…
Nora: Nah…forget it.
Bo: (leans into to her ear and starts to kiss it as he speaks) come on (still nibbling her ear) what kind of pet did you want? (he kisses her neck) tell me…
Nora: A rabbit.
Bo: Then that is what I’ll get you!
Nora: No! Se? (pausing and freeing herself from him) this is why I didn’t tell you! I knew you’d want to rush out and buy me one…or five!
Bo: Honey…(walks over to her and again takes her in his arms) you are so up tight…about everything…you have to relax…we were given a second chance at life…both of us…(kisses her lips) on every level…lets do it better this time around...(kissing her again) no more waiting around…we just go out and grab what we want…and Matthew? He’s going to be raised the same way….
Nora: Oh…ok Mr. Straight-laced police Commissioner…
Bo: Now see (puts his finger on her lips) there is the old cynical Nora…taking about the old stuffed shirt Bo…(he walks to the couch and sits down) I’m not living life like that anymore. All the depressing stuff in my life had me drained…I was so far from the fun, never give a care, live life to the fullest kid I grew up as in Texas…maybe that’s it…maybe this place has done us in…
Nora: (goes and sits next to him) I’m not from the wide open spaces…I’m from Chicago…so I guess I’ll be a shrew forever…
Bo: (putting his arms around her) your not a shrew (kisses her on the head and smoothes her hair as she rests her head on his shoulder) your just over extended…after the trial…after its all done… and Lindsey and Colin and Hesser are all behind bars, you (turning her face towards his) Matthew (kissing her on the cheek) and I (kissing her on the lips and lingering) are going to go for an extended stay at Pa’s place in Southern Texas…
Nora: You think we could?
Bo: Why not? What’s there to stop us?
Nora: Um…our lives…
Bo: Nora, our lives are up to us!
Nora: Matthew…he has school…and Rachel…her internship…
Bo: Honey…(kissing her) honey… Matthew doesn’t have school in the summer…Rachel can spend what ever time she has with us…honey…come on…we need this.
He brushes the hair back behind her ear, allowing his hand to follow the curve of her neck around to the back of her head…he pulls he gently towards him and slowly kisses her…they both feel themselves starting to get carried away…Bo moves his other hand to her stomach and slowly starts to move up towards her chest…she lets out a hushed moan, letting him know she wants him to continue…just then Bo’s cell phone rings
Bo: (removing his hand from her body and reaching his phone) Buchanan…slow down…slow down! Rachel…Rachel! (Nora sits up and listens intently, she motions with her hand to ask what was going on, Bo holds up one finger to signal hold on) I can’t understand you!…Calm down!…Ok…WHAT??? We’re on our way…
Nora: What…Bo…what’s wrong?
Bo: It’s Matthew…he took Roy and ran away.
To be continued
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