Chapter Fifty Nine

I stood staring at Psycho mom, and could not figure how she was stood in front of me again, never mind my home.
"how the fuck you get out?"
"Someone paid my bail."
"Must be rich with no fucking common sense."
"ouch, Jon that hurts, especially as I called here to see how you were doing?"
before I could answer next I knew, Madison was past me, raising her arms she hit Antonia's mum directly on the head with a shovel, I stood watching as her body crumpled to the floor.
"What the fuck."
Madison was cut and bruised, and now stood shaking at the side of me. she looked at me then back at the body on the floor, she stared waiting for her to move, her hands firmly clasped around the shovel in her possession.
I placed my hands on the shovel and made her look at me. " Madison, look at me, Its ok, you can let go"
"But she could get up again..I.."
"she aint moving any time soon... she's out cold...C'mon let me take it..."
as I pulled she loosened her grip, the flexed tight again, like a child not wanting to let its favourite toy go.  Thankfully I won, and with the shovel in my hands I placed it on the office desk just behind me. then taking Madison in my arms I held her as she wept uncontrollably. Managing to move her to the chairs in front of the desk; I got her to sit, while I knelt down in front of her holding her hands. " Can you tell me what happened?"
she shook her head, she looked at the body laying motionless on the floor than exhaled as she began to tell me what had taken place.
" You know, I left here, I was so mad, every step I took I was cussing you, and me for being so stupid, I thought I was alone walking down the drive. Next I knew she" she pointed to pyscho mom," jumped out of the bushes at me."
"carry on.."
"she accused me of playing around with her daughters man. I told her she was crazy, that I had no idea what she was talking about, next I knew she had hit me, and before I could compose myself, she started reigning blows to my head, kicking me, until I fell to my knees; while all the time calling me a no good whore. " she paused for a moment before continuing and looking into my eyes "the only way I thought to make her stop was pretend to be unconscious."
this time I looked at the unconscious heap on the floor. "well it sure worked..."
"yeah,  I laid there quiet and watched her as she walked away toward the house, I got up real quiet like and kept a distance I followed her."
"did she see you?"
"no, she did look back once or twice, but I was able to use the bushes to camouflage me."
"what she do?"
"she went to the far side of the house and cut the phone lines, then she walked around the outside of the house, that's when she found the office window slightly open. I could see you in there with your cell, and so could she. so as she got in, I went round the front of house,  but I knew I needed something to stop her, so took a quick look around the boat house and found the shovel, then made my way back to the front of the house, used the spare key and let myself in."
"and, here we are."
"so is she dead, have I killed her?"
I moved to the body and felt for a pulse, it was strong, which told me she was just concussed.
"No, she's alive just out cold... good job mike"
"Mike?"
"Tyson?"
"who, "
"c'mon you don't know who Mike Tyson is?"
she shook her head... I was going to explain about Mike Tyson when she asked,
 "So who is she your wife's mom?"
"Nope that is Antonia psycho mom."
"the stalker?"
"Yep... the one and only..."
"Man, you weren't kidding when you said they're crazy"
"and psychotic, don't forget that.."
"So what we do now?"
"call the cops I guess....."
"how she has cut the lines..."
"I'll move to the kitchen, that way I can use my cell, I should get a signal there, are you ok to wait here?"
"Sure," she patted the shovel behind her, " if she moves I'll put her back to sleep again." she laughed.

Making my way to the kitchen I had signal and made the call.  The operator took the details and confirm two officers were being dispatched.
When I got back to the office, Madison, was sat there still shaking, she was in shock, so taking two tumblers from the drink stand, I poured two brandy's,  then standing in front of Madison, I handed her the glass.
"here drink this, it will steady your nerves."
Thanking me she took the glass and raised it to her lips.  as she took a sip, she screwed her nose up and grimaced at the taste.
"drink it."
she looked at me again, as she raised the glass for the second time, and took a good mouthful and swallowed. I watched the water fill in her eye's, as the liquor slid down her throat. She coughed and cleared her throat so she could speak
"whoa, that clears the cobwebs..."
I raised my glass in salute and drank the shot straight back. for a second I too could not speak as the liquor slid down warming my throat.
" guess we aint used to brandy?"
she shook her head,
"no until this second I have never tasted any liquor"
"Really?"
"really, I used to watch my friends getting stoned on booze and drugs, and it never held any interest to me. I'm just your regular soda girl."
"so no wine?"
"no, nothing?"
"Champagne?"
"no nothing"
"not even when you was little?"
"well maybe then a taster, but not that I can remember."
"and now?"
"its bitter, and mighty strong... whew.."
"and..." I was smiling at her, I could see she had gotten used to the taste and quite enjoyed it. she had stopped shaking too.
she smiled back at me, "its not bad..." then added... "for medicinal purposes of course..."
I laughed, "of course..."
the front door bell chimed letting me know the cops had arrived. I went and answered it and let them in. they followed me back to the office. Antonia's mom was still out cold.
The first thing the cops did was check she was alive, then they radioed for a medic crew.
Looking at Madison and me they asked, "can you tell us what happened here tonight?"