Post by Tammy on Aug 17, 2006 11:31:20 GMT -5
I see John standing there with Bo, they are goofing around with the boys. I haven’t seen the boys this happy in a long time. John seems like a nice man…but like I said, I don’t know him. How can I send my nephews off with him? Well…I know that Bo will be with them but….DAMN John for putting me in this position. Now…it will be my fault that the boys are disappointed…if I don’t let them go to the park with John. Johnny jumps down from Bo’s back and runs over to me. “So…Mimi can we go to the baseball park with John and Uncle Bo?” I hesitate in my answer, “Johnny…” He looks up at me with an upset glare on his face, “Mimi!” I slightly roll my eyes. “Sorry…sorry! JJ…I am not sure if it is a good idea.” JJ hangs his head in disappointment. Bo noticed the little scene that we are having and walks over. “Come on Mar…let them go. John and I were just talking and we were going to take them to a ‘special’ baseball park.” I eye him curiously…what are they up to. Just then John walks over with Christian on his back. “So Bo…did mom say we can go?” John says laughing which in turn makes the boys giggle. I just stare at him. Where does this man get off? Just because he is….gorgeous… doesn’t give him the right to be a smart ass. I will show him. “I guess they can go…” The boys starts jumping up and down, “On one condition!” John stares at me with a smirk on his face, “What might that be Marlena?” I give him a snide look, ”That I am going too.” John gives me the most radiant smile that I think I have ever seen. “The more the merrier! I can’t think of a better way to spend my day than with a gorgeous woman and her two handsome nephews…and that gorgeous woman’s dopey big brother.” That made all of us laugh. Bo pretends to be wounded and falls to the floor, after which the boys jump on him and start tickling him. I walk away from them to gather my stuff together, and I sit at the bar for a moment when Caroline walks up to me. “Hello dear heart.” I smile at her, “Hello Caroline.” I turn back to watch John and the boys goofing around. Caroline walks in front of me and obstructs my view. “Marlena…dear what’s wrong?” I laugh slightly. “I am a little worried about the boys spending time with John. I mean Caroline…we don’t even know him.” Caroline pats my arm. “Honey…you will never know him if you don’t even try. Trust me…we have known John for years. He is a very good man.” I shrug my shoulders. “I guess…I don’t know sometimes he seems very sweet. And then other times he seems like a…a…pompous ass!” Caroline let out a laugh. “Yep…that’s John alright! Sweetheart believe me…just spend some time with him. You will come to see that the good qualities…far out weigh the bad.” With that Caroline walked away and John approached me. “So… are you sure your up for this?” I smile at him sweetly. “Bring it on.” At that moment I remember Bo saying something about a special ball park. “So just where are we going?” John smiled at me. “That…my dear…is a surprise!” “Yes a surprise for the boys… not me.” John laughed a little, “I get the feeling that you don’t like surprises.” I chuckled at him, “What was your first clue!” John got a bit of a serious look on his face. “Why…why don’t you like surprises?” I look at him shyly. “Let’s just say that every time that I have had a ‘surprise’ thrown my way…it was never a good one.” After saying that I grab my bag and stand to leave. John walked up next to me and put his arm around my shoulder. “Well… if you stick with me kid… you will learn to LOVE surprises.” We both laugh and walk towards the door. John grabs JJ and puts him on his back and Bo does the same with Christian…I grab our bags and we are off to the ‘special’ ball park.
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Okay it has been two hours and I still don’t know what the hell John and Bo are up to. What ever they are planning…isn’t happening in Salem. Apparently it is happening in New York. After leaving the Pub we drove to Salem airport and hopped on a private plane…which I would still like to know what the hell was up with that. When I asked again where we were going I still got no answer. The only way I found out that we were going to New York was because I overheard John talking to the pilot about the flight plan. When we arrived at the airport in New York there was a car already waiting for us, which is now driving us to our destination. As I sit starring out of the window at the beautiful city that surrounds me I hear John yell in excitement from the front seat. “We’re Here!” The boys clamor towards the window of the car. They look out and I see their eyes light up followed by loud screams of joy coming from their lips. “Boys…what has you so excited?” They start bouncing up and down and pointing to the huge building that we have pulled in front of. JJ is the first to catch his breath and speak. “Mimi…Mimi…it’s….Yankee Stadium!” My mouth must have hit the floor boards of the car, what the hell are we doing at Yankee Stadium? JJ and Christian jump out of the car and run to Bo who is standing out side. John got out of the front seat and came around to my car door. He opened the door and extended his hand to help me out. When I got out of the car I caught a glimpse of the boys who were running around looking at the outside of the building with Bo. John looked at them and laughed, “Gee…I wonder if they liked my surprise!” I look over at John in amazement. “John what are we doing here? Is there a baseball game going on?” He shook his head. “No!” I look at him in wonder. “Well…if there is no game then what are we doing here? It’s not like we can get in the stadium.” “Yes we can!” I look at him dumbfounded, “How?” He laughed and grabbed my hand dragging me toward the front door. “Don’t worry…I know a few people here… we will get in.” I look at him and shrug my shoulders. This I have to see. We walk to the front door with the boys and Bo right by our side. All of a sudden a man opens the door for us. He holds it open until we all enter and then he walks away. What in the world is going on here?
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John walks us around the building giving us a little tour. Then we walk down this very long tunnel with a light at the end. When we reach the end I am surprised when we walk out onto the field. John bends down and scoops the boys up into his arms. “Well boys…welcome to Yankee Stadium!” The boys wrap their arms around his neck and squeeze him hard. They are over joyed…I have NEVER seen them this happy. Then suddenly a man walks by. He nods his head at John and says, “Hiya Boss!”, and then another man walks by and does the same thing. I walk up to John as he lets the boys down. “John...who were they?” JJ and Christian whip around and look at me, “Mimi! You don’t know who they were?” I shake my head, “Afraid not! Why do you know them?” Christian jumps up and down and talks excitedly, “Mimi… that was…J…Jor…” John laughs, “Jorge Posada Christian. And that other guy was Derek Jeter, Mimi!” I shrug my shoulders, “And they would be?” Bo walks up to me, “Come on sis get with it…they are baseball players for the New York Yankees!” My jaw must be touching the dirt by now. What in the world is going on here. How can John possible get into Yankee Stadium when it is closed…and then on top of it he knows famous baseball players. What a minute those two men called John… “Wait a minute!” All four of them turn and look at me. ”John…those two men called you…boss” John just nodded at me. Bo looked at me and laughed, “Oh sis didn’t I tell you?” I just look at him and shake my head. “Well…my good friend John here…he is part owner of the team!” I swear my eyes must have just popped out of my head. He owns a baseball team? I am still dazed when I hear John talking to Bo and the boys. “Well men…what are we waiting for? Lets go play some baseball?” JJ and Christian looked up at John and spoke to him in unison. “Out there?” John just laughed at them and said, “Yep!” John grabbed up JJ and Bo picked up Chris and the ran out onto the field. I plop down onto the bench. My mind is running a thousand miles a minute right now. John fly’s on a private jet…he is part owner of a Major League baseball team. I wonder what other ‘surprises’ he has in store for today.
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Okay it has been two hours and I still don’t know what the hell John and Bo are up to. What ever they are planning…isn’t happening in Salem. Apparently it is happening in New York. After leaving the Pub we drove to Salem airport and hopped on a private plane…which I would still like to know what the hell was up with that. When I asked again where we were going I still got no answer. The only way I found out that we were going to New York was because I overheard John talking to the pilot about the flight plan. When we arrived at the airport in New York there was a car already waiting for us, which is now driving us to our destination. As I sit starring out of the window at the beautiful city that surrounds me I hear John yell in excitement from the front seat. “We’re Here!” The boys clamor towards the window of the car. They look out and I see their eyes light up followed by loud screams of joy coming from their lips. “Boys…what has you so excited?” They start bouncing up and down and pointing to the huge building that we have pulled in front of. JJ is the first to catch his breath and speak. “Mimi…Mimi…it’s….Yankee Stadium!” My mouth must have hit the floor boards of the car, what the hell are we doing at Yankee Stadium? JJ and Christian jump out of the car and run to Bo who is standing out side. John got out of the front seat and came around to my car door. He opened the door and extended his hand to help me out. When I got out of the car I caught a glimpse of the boys who were running around looking at the outside of the building with Bo. John looked at them and laughed, “Gee…I wonder if they liked my surprise!” I look over at John in amazement. “John what are we doing here? Is there a baseball game going on?” He shook his head. “No!” I look at him in wonder. “Well…if there is no game then what are we doing here? It’s not like we can get in the stadium.” “Yes we can!” I look at him dumbfounded, “How?” He laughed and grabbed my hand dragging me toward the front door. “Don’t worry…I know a few people here… we will get in.” I look at him and shrug my shoulders. This I have to see. We walk to the front door with the boys and Bo right by our side. All of a sudden a man opens the door for us. He holds it open until we all enter and then he walks away. What in the world is going on here?
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John walks us around the building giving us a little tour. Then we walk down this very long tunnel with a light at the end. When we reach the end I am surprised when we walk out onto the field. John bends down and scoops the boys up into his arms. “Well boys…welcome to Yankee Stadium!” The boys wrap their arms around his neck and squeeze him hard. They are over joyed…I have NEVER seen them this happy. Then suddenly a man walks by. He nods his head at John and says, “Hiya Boss!”, and then another man walks by and does the same thing. I walk up to John as he lets the boys down. “John...who were they?” JJ and Christian whip around and look at me, “Mimi! You don’t know who they were?” I shake my head, “Afraid not! Why do you know them?” Christian jumps up and down and talks excitedly, “Mimi… that was…J…Jor…” John laughs, “Jorge Posada Christian. And that other guy was Derek Jeter, Mimi!” I shrug my shoulders, “And they would be?” Bo walks up to me, “Come on sis get with it…they are baseball players for the New York Yankees!” My jaw must be touching the dirt by now. What in the world is going on here. How can John possible get into Yankee Stadium when it is closed…and then on top of it he knows famous baseball players. What a minute those two men called John… “Wait a minute!” All four of them turn and look at me. ”John…those two men called you…boss” John just nodded at me. Bo looked at me and laughed, “Oh sis didn’t I tell you?” I just look at him and shake my head. “Well…my good friend John here…he is part owner of the team!” I swear my eyes must have just popped out of my head. He owns a baseball team? I am still dazed when I hear John talking to Bo and the boys. “Well men…what are we waiting for? Lets go play some baseball?” JJ and Christian looked up at John and spoke to him in unison. “Out there?” John just laughed at them and said, “Yep!” John grabbed up JJ and Bo picked up Chris and the ran out onto the field. I plop down onto the bench. My mind is running a thousand miles a minute right now. John fly’s on a private jet…he is part owner of a Major League baseball team. I wonder what other ‘surprises’ he has in store for today.
