Chapter fifty six

"Mom"
Madison lifted her head and looked at my mom, sheepishly she apologised with the classic line, " it's not what it looks like" my moms face told me she wasn't in the mood for bull, " so tell me then, Madison is it?, what part of not looking like your kissing my married son with four kids is it?"  My ma paced and removed her coat looking like she was gonna start a fight. Madison looked to me, whispering low I told her to go busy herself else where and leave my mom to me. She got up and walked towards the door, as she neared she paused by my ma and said "I'm sorry before walking out the door. My ma said nothing but glared at her, as soon as my bedroom door was closed my ma laid into me. " what's going on jon?"
I shuffled in bed so I was sitting straighter. I had no time to answer , before my mom asked her next question, " how long this been going on then?, huh does your wife know? Have we all been fooled?"
Still she paced her eyes flashing daggers at me. When she paused for a second I tried to answer, " it was one kiss, not some God damn full on love affair, and it's none of your business ma, so back off, and don't go giving Madison a hard time, OK it was all me."
Sarcasm was definitely the dish of the day as my ma mocked me.
" it was all me..... " with her head back looking to the ceiling she looked down and directly at me again, "please, Jon don't treat me like an idiot, I do have quite a lot more than just a modicum of intelligence, one look at that harlot shows she wants to have sex with you, oh and for the record it is my business when some stalker has jeopardised your marriage, and near killed you leaving your family to pick up the shit that's left behind...  and now on top of all that shit, I find you in the arms of someone else, what in the fuck is with you boy? Have you learned nothing?"

I was feeling pissed, two reasons I could not get up out of bed and just walk away cause the mood my ma was in told me she would follow, and secondly if I got to stressed it would trigger another spasm in my side and I didn't want that, so my replies remained stated  and in control but with danger in my tone, something that really went against my Italian blood deep down I wanted to expel the building rage.  "Learned? do you think I wanted all this shit with Antonia?, what now, you think I asked for that?, you think I asked to be in hospital?, so just explain ma, what the fuck am I suppose to have learned eh?"

"You know exactly what I mean, so don't try Mr Dumbass with me."

"Ma you really are some piece of work you know that?, I kiss someone, no more than I have done a million times before with family friends, but you are the mighty sit in judgement eh, you are the gracious innocent almighty dishing out advise... when did I miss that  coming... "

turning on me she spat back, "What's that suppose to mean?"

the burning anger in my stomach was getting unbearable, try as I  could it would not stay, I erupted,

"so meeting Kal, sorting out Antonia's hench men and her? putting her in hospital?, wanna explain that? cause where did it say you had the god given right to commit murder huh?"

my mom spun on her heels and came over to me, "You little piece of shit, what we did was for you, nothing you did could stop that fuckin bitch, it needed a mama's touch, just like when you were a little boy, remember Jonny? so don't you dare go there laying it on me..."

"Laying it on you, you have fucking jepordised everything I spent my entire working life achieving ma, and you kick off about a kiss...you no what, seriously enough already,  I've had it, get your coat and leave..." I threw back the bed clothes and lifted myself out of bed, walking to my ma coat I threw it at her. "I said fucking leave..."

she stood her ground, "until I'm satisfied I'm going nowhere... so get used to it junior."

picking up the house phone I dialled 9-1-1, "whats your emergency?" With my hand covering the mouth peice , I asked again, so are you leaving or shall I tell them what I know about Antonia's accident?" "You ain't got the balls" 

"try me?" She stood watching, as I spoke again to the operator and asked for the police she held her hand up, " OK you win this round, but it's not over son, not by a long way" as the door closed I spoke again to the operator and told her it was a false alarm. Hanging up the phone I could not believe what had just gone down with my ma. I'd not seen her that crazy for a long time. It had to be more than just the kiss, and I knew when she said it wasn't over she was speaking the truth; it was now just a matter of when the ma bongiovi volcano erupted. Walking back to my bed, Madison came in, I looked at her and smiled " Jon I'm so sorry"  patting the bed I said,  "don't be, you have done nothing wrong"

As she sat beside me, I leaned in again and said" now where were we before we were so rudely interrupted" smiling back at me with watery eyes, she leaned in as our lips touched and we kissed.