Chapter sixty four

Arriving back home a little late, after a great afternoon with the kids I met Madison walking along the drive on her way to fix my evening meal. I pulled along side,

"hey beautiful"
She looked at me wide eyed and surprised, "thought you was spose to be resting?"
Smiling back I answered,

"I have with my kids," she stopped walking and I stopped the car,

"care for a short ride ma'am? "
She smiled back and replied,

"Sure why not" as she pulled the door closed I put the car in drive,

"so you have a good time then? You've got a nice colour"
I smiled right back, "yeah the best time ever, I miss them so bad, I just needed to go see them...."
I pulled up outside and parked, then getting out we made our way to the front door and went inside.

I lay my keys on the side table and like always made my way to the kitchen to make coffee. Madison followed, "chicken and biscuits tonight with creamed mash and gravey, that OK? "
"Sure, I'm fixing coffee you want some?"
She shook her head, "So what you do then with the kids"  The boardwalk and ice cream, Ferris wheel, beach, nothing special, but in so many ways it was, god I miss them, and it was obvious how much they miss me.." "so you had a great time?"

"Yeah, I saw Dorothea too.."

"Oh?"

"yeah, we had a talk not that it was much good, anyways, I've told her I want a divorce."

Madison spun round from the stove and looked at me totally shocked... "Already?, but I thought you needed time to make your mind up, think things through? why the sudden fire to her that you want a divorce?"

"well another reason I went out to see the kids was D, I needed us to talk,"

"Should I ask, or is it none of my business?"

"Yeah course you can ask, it went just how I thought it would...bad.... D has this knack of twisting everything I say so she looks like a victim..." Madison said nothing but was listening to everything I said. when I'd done she spoke, " and she agreed to the divorce just like that?" I shook my head, "yep, but told me she wanted half of everything..."

"Can she do that?"

"hey this is D, she can do anything.... her own mom calls her a spoiled ass wipe..." Madison laughed, "OMG, that is bad, especially her own mom, can I ask, you speak to her parents too?"

again I shook my head, "yeah I spoke to Lorraine, she is a sweetheart, has all the time in the world for me, so does her husband Berne."

"so they're good then?"

"not sure good's the right word, but they support me.. I learned a lot from Lorraine today..."

"sounds like it, and if that is what you really want well I'm pleased for you.." she smiled at me and turned back to the stove and continued cooking my dinner.

"hey, have I got time for a quick shower, being out on the farm then the beach I feel like I need to freshen up?"

"you've got a few minutes, so sure..."

I took off upstairs and had a shower, re dressed in fresh clothes I went back down stairs, Madison was just dishing up.

she turned to smile at me as I walked in, "just in time.. sit down..."

I did as instructed and my meal was placed in front on me. Madison sat on the chair opposite, I dug in, "mmm delicious, no doubt about it, your a good cook..."

she stood and took a bow... " why thank you sir" then she re seated herself as I ate. "So what's your day been like?"

"busy, but good... well until I was finishing my shift and your mom was waiting to see me.."

I near choked, "my mom? she came to see you? I'm sorry I'll have a talk with her, tell her to back off..."

"hey its ok, really she was nice..."

I repeated the word, "nice? you sure? my mom?"

"yeah, she came to say sorry for how she spoke to me the other day, and that it was none of her business who you... how she put it, oh yeah, who you decide to have a relation with..."

I laughed, "that is not my mom, you sure it wasn't an imposter?"

"no, I swear..." she crossed her heart, and held her hand in the air like when you swear allegiance to the flag... "Ok, I believe you, but I'm still having words...."

"Having words with who dear?" 

"mom?, how long you been there?"

she smiled at me and came over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "hello Madison my dear..."

"hi Mrs Bongiovi..." Madison excused herself making out she had to make my bed as she forgot about that... I knew it was so I could talk with my mom.

"how's your day been dear?"

I stopped eating, and looked at my mom suspiciously, " ok, where's my mom who are you?"

"I am me dear..."

"stop already, this is bullshit, unless I've suddenly transported myself to Stepford, what's going on?, how come your going to the hospital to see Madison? what's with you?"

"Oh Jon, I don't know what you mean... I.."

"Mom I swear to god, drop the fucking act... and tell me or Ill kick your ass outta my house so fast you wont know what's hit you?"

"John Francis don't you talk to me like that..."

"well stop the bull and out with it..."  

she held her hands up, "ok, ok, you got me... D's mom called me for a chat, seems you've been out there today, saw D and the kids..."

I was pissed, my ma could not resist interfering, I snapped, "What of it?"

"nothing, it's just I've got a new take on the situation with D and I reacted badly earlier, I'm just trying to make amends, with my son..." she looked at me doe eyed... I got up and walked to the door, "Mom I don't know what game your playing but I want you to leave, I've no time for this bull your spinning..."

"Its not bull honest son, I'm telling you the truth..."

"mom right now you wouldn't know the truth if it hit you in the ass... so tell me the truth or get the fuck out and don't come back...."