pushes her plate away, puts her forehead on the table, and groans. “ Not funny .”
My mission: find a boyfriend for Stacy . And fix this thing with Stephan’s mom.
Yeah, I really don’t want to do that second part.
7:23 PM
Not very popular with “moms”
After the failed brunch, Sarah never came out of her bedroom, so everybody migrated to my house. We ordered Chinese takeout for dinner, and now everybody is watching a movie. Well, everybody except Stephan. He’s staring out the window. I know he’s upset about his Mom, and I wish there was something I could do about it.
“Want to go outside for a minute?” I whisper.
He nods his head, and follows me out the back door. We sit on the edge of the pool, and dangle our feet in the water. He doesn’t say anything, but I wait for him. I know he just needs a few minutes to think.
“I’m sorry for the way my mom acted today,” he finally says. “I don’t know what has gotten into her. She was more upset about having you there than having Mona there, which makes absolutely no sense.”
“She probably feels like she’s losing everybody she’s ever loved. First your dad, and now you…”
“She knew I would get married eventually. Certainly she didn’t think I would live with her forever.”
“Not forever, no,” I say. “But I’m sure she didn’t expect you to leave before you even graduated high school. And we jumped straight from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife. We were never engaged, and she never had time to adjust to the idea.”
“You’re defending my mom.” Stephan sounds surprised.
Wow. I guess I am. “Well, she is my mother-in-law. Plus, I’m kind of used to not being very popular with moms. I think you’re forgetting my own mother hated me. And of course Bridgett’s mom… Who also happens to be my aunt…”
“You’ve had it pretty rough. I’m sorry. I’m going to talk to her. I can’t believe she said that about you. It’s not like her.”
“Whatever,” I say, brushing it off. I am trying to pretend like it’s not a big deal, but it is.
“No, it’s not alright. Mom or not, she’s not allowed to say stuff like that about you.”
“Thank you, Stephan. I’m not used to having other people stand up for me. I’ve always just stood back and let the people I care about walk all over me. Since meeting you, that’s all changed,” I say. “You’ve given me courage. I guess I’m just scared because she’s your mom . What if you listen to her? What if you decide that I’m not good enough for you?”
“I don’t care what my mom says about you, Scar,” he says. “Like I said, if I had to choose between her and you, you would win — hands down. If I loved my mom more than I loved you then I’d be with the wrong girl.”
He’s so totally right.
Stephan stands up, and holds his hand out. “Come on. Let’s get back in there, and enjoy the rest of our Thanksgiving.”
He helps me up, and we walk back inside.
Even though I love everybody in this room, I can’t help but think that my dad isn’t here. Even though I know he has done me wrong, I still want him here.
Hopefully he will be next year.
Monday, November 31
8:37 AM
The bitch is going down.
Monday morning is back to work as usual. Part of me is disappointment that my time off is over, but the other part of me is excited to be back to work. I love my job. I just wish that I didn’t have to work such long hours. Today I am in the studio. I’m excited because I only have three more songs to record and I know that they will go fast. As long as I stay on track, I will get two weeks off before the tour.
The documentary airs next Tuesday, and I’m a little nervous. I haven’t seen the episode yet. MTV said we have to come film some commentary and do some voice-overs before it airs, but I haven’t had time. They said as long as we come in by Friday, they’ll have time to edit it before it airs. I just hope that there isn’t anything
My mission: find a boyfriend for Stacy . And fix this thing with Stephan’s mom.
Yeah, I really don’t want to do that second part.
7:23 PM
Not very popular with “moms”
After the failed brunch, Sarah never came out of her bedroom, so everybody migrated to my house. We ordered Chinese takeout for dinner, and now everybody is watching a movie. Well, everybody except Stephan. He’s staring out the window. I know he’s upset about his Mom, and I wish there was something I could do about it.
“Want to go outside for a minute?” I whisper.
He nods his head, and follows me out the back door. We sit on the edge of the pool, and dangle our feet in the water. He doesn’t say anything, but I wait for him. I know he just needs a few minutes to think.
“I’m sorry for the way my mom acted today,” he finally says. “I don’t know what has gotten into her. She was more upset about having you there than having Mona there, which makes absolutely no sense.”
“She probably feels like she’s losing everybody she’s ever loved. First your dad, and now you…”
“She knew I would get married eventually. Certainly she didn’t think I would live with her forever.”
“Not forever, no,” I say. “But I’m sure she didn’t expect you to leave before you even graduated high school. And we jumped straight from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife. We were never engaged, and she never had time to adjust to the idea.”
“You’re defending my mom.” Stephan sounds surprised.
Wow. I guess I am. “Well, she is my mother-in-law. Plus, I’m kind of used to not being very popular with moms. I think you’re forgetting my own mother hated me. And of course Bridgett’s mom… Who also happens to be my aunt…”
“You’ve had it pretty rough. I’m sorry. I’m going to talk to her. I can’t believe she said that about you. It’s not like her.”
“Whatever,” I say, brushing it off. I am trying to pretend like it’s not a big deal, but it is.
“No, it’s not alright. Mom or not, she’s not allowed to say stuff like that about you.”
“Thank you, Stephan. I’m not used to having other people stand up for me. I’ve always just stood back and let the people I care about walk all over me. Since meeting you, that’s all changed,” I say. “You’ve given me courage. I guess I’m just scared because she’s your mom . What if you listen to her? What if you decide that I’m not good enough for you?”
“I don’t care what my mom says about you, Scar,” he says. “Like I said, if I had to choose between her and you, you would win — hands down. If I loved my mom more than I loved you then I’d be with the wrong girl.”
He’s so totally right.
Stephan stands up, and holds his hand out. “Come on. Let’s get back in there, and enjoy the rest of our Thanksgiving.”
He helps me up, and we walk back inside.
Even though I love everybody in this room, I can’t help but think that my dad isn’t here. Even though I know he has done me wrong, I still want him here.
Hopefully he will be next year.
Monday, November 31
8:37 AM
The bitch is going down.
Monday morning is back to work as usual. Part of me is disappointment that my time off is over, but the other part of me is excited to be back to work. I love my job. I just wish that I didn’t have to work such long hours. Today I am in the studio. I’m excited because I only have three more songs to record and I know that they will go fast. As long as I stay on track, I will get two weeks off before the tour.
The documentary airs next Tuesday, and I’m a little nervous. I haven’t seen the episode yet. MTV said we have to come film some commentary and do some voice-overs before it airs, but I haven’t had time. They said as long as we come in by Friday, they’ll have time to edit it before it airs. I just hope that there isn’t anything
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