Catch up here – Part one – Introducing The Players
I dropped it but he didn’t. The next time we saw Cruella she addressed the situation. It seemed she and Lover Boy had a conversation.
“Lover Boy and I are just friends, Elsa. I have no romantic interest in him,” Cruella said, laughing gaily.
“Oh. My mistake”, I said smiling wide while fantasizing cracking her over the head with the bottle of red wine she was drinking and raving about. She was wearing a white silk blouse. It would never come out.
“That really is silly isn’t it Lover Boy?” Cruella giggled girlishly and I thought she was a toad. She pointed at Lover Boy. “You and I?” She rolled her eyes. “That’ll never happen. Oh Elsa,” she said condescendingly. “Where did you get such a notion? You just don’t understand.”
I looked over to see Lover Boy smiling. He wasn’t stupid enough to speak. Another week went by and I continued to complain.
“She’s boring,” I said snottily.
“She’s not that boring,” he said.
But she was boring and he knew it and I made slight progress. Lover Boy started to blow off Cruella’s invitations but when he did she smartly raised the stakes. She came up with this or that ultra-desirable ticket and it was at that point that I decided, no mas. I told Lover Boy to do whatever he wanted but I would no longer go to Cruella’s house, or anywhere else on her dime again. I had my reasons.
I was bored but besides that I didn’t like her so it just plain wasn’t right she be footing a bill for me. Lover Boy was bored as well but my being there provided him a distraction, effectively making her more tolerable, so enough of that!
But more than anything, I was losing interest. I was just plain losing respect. And Lover Boy didn’t want this to happen. He preferred I not walk, so he spent a fair amount of time trying to sell Cruella to me. He explained how connected she was and said she could do a lot for “us”.
“What? So you mean she’s my Fairy Godmother? You’ve got to be kidding me.” I laughed.
“Elsa! That’s just plain mean. Cruella is a very generous person…”
“Oh brother.”
We were both pissed off. It was clear the situation could not be sustained much longer and this is when an invitation from Mary Ann arrived. Yep. She and her husband wanted to meet us for drinks and dinner.
Hmm. I thought we were mighty popular considering no one ever spoke to me directly. I didn’t get it.
I had been in a room with Mary Ann several times by now and made no connection whatsoever. I was completely baffled. Cruella wanted me out of the picture; there was no doubt about that. Was this a sign of acceptance from Mary Ann? Was she going to be my new best friend? Or was she Cruella’s best bud, planning to get me to dinner and slip me a Mickey? What the hell was going on?
I wasn’t used to being invited places by people who didn’t like me and it made me kind of nervous. In fact it made me so nervous, I checked out. I was invested, I was curious and I would stick around for the final act but I detached all emotion. I was still standing next to Lover Boy but I had my eye on my coat, and it was hanging by the door. I knew I could be through that door in a flash, but first…
Well let’s see what the Mary Ann deal is. Does she have a message? Can she save the day? She was a wild card and I wanted to see her played.
I guess it was like having your attorney draw up the divorce papers, but not signing them just exactly yet. Could there be a miracle? Because truth was, I was really going to miss this guy in my bed. I waited for Saturday, with my emotions jumbled and anticipation on high.
Skip to Part Five – Mary Ann
elsa, i love this series! i was in a similar situation with my gemini musician ex and the aquarius drummer-hottie he loved to play me against. it took me a little while before i realized that i had better not waste my time hanging out with them: by removing myself from the situation, i effectively took the wind out of their sails. flirting isn’t fun if you don’t have an audience and if i wasn’t there, it forced them each to stand on their own strengths so to speak.
Oh, this is a great story Elsa, I can’t wait to hear what happens next! I had almost forgotten about Mary Ann, and now she’s back, and just what the devil is she up to?
PLUS I love all the cartoons of Cruella.
Please, keep writing. Elsa, you might find this completely weird, but if you wrote an autobiography, I’d read it.
Diana, I have written a memoir it’s just sitting around somewhere. Hopefully on my hard drive?
::smiles::
Yeah, I am pretty sure I have the thing somewhere. I have no idea when or it the thing will ever see the light of day, but by God, I did write it to the tune of 600+ pages.
Omg, let me read it. I’d love to read it, I’m totally serious. Get that thing published. Believe it or not, your experiences help me understand things and people around me. I’m only 19 so I’m not so experienced with much of anything. Not only that, your experiences are super entertaining.
I’ve been reading your blog for almost a year and even though we’ve never met, I still feel that I know you. I can relate to everything that you write, regardless of what it is, you make sure everyone gets their share. So without sounding too creepy, I care about happens in your life. I read your blog every single day and I feel like I know everyone you talk about. Just a bunch of characters that I can relate to. So, it would be really interesting to read about how you got to where you are now. Writing awesome blogs that really help a lot of us out, I doubt I’m the only one.
I’m loving these and can’t wait for the next chapter!
The suspense!!!
We need that autobiography, Elsa! You have novels inside you just begging to be read. Rather like author Mary Wesley’s books. Just don’t wait until you’re 70 to be published as she did.
Yes, I feel the suspense after each chapter! Very enjoyable.
Cliffhanger!! Looking forward for the next story!
I am guessing that Cruella sent Mary Ann to check on you guys.