Coming Home Again
 

Julian sat in the living room with his feet up trying to get some much-needed rest. Rebecca had been bothering him with her whiny voice and he was tired of her constant nagging. “Julian do this, Julian do that, Julian when are we going to have sex?” All sentences he heard over and over. He wasn’t interested in going to bed with her for he had other interests in life and that included his darling Eve. As he dreamed about her, Rebecca came into the room to see him enjoying a fantasy, a smile upon his face.

“Wake up!” she yelled.

He just about jumped through the ceiling.

“What the hell do you want?”

“You have company.” She said, opening the door to Ivy.

“Julian, we need to talk.” She said.

“What will it cost me?” he asked.

“Cost you, please, like I want anything from you, but I do have news.”

“You’re leaving the country and taking Rebecca with you?”

“Yeah right, anyway, Julian, you know how much I despise you, but nonetheless, we do have children together.”

“Don’t remind me Ivy.” He said, rolling his eyes.

“Listen, our girls are coming home.” She said smiling.

“They are?” he said surprised.

“Yes.”

“When?”

“Next week and I thought you would like to know, maybe want to see them, after all you are the father, even if I don’t like to advertise that news.” She said laughing.

Julian and Ivy’s daughters had left home years ago; they thought they would be better off somewhere else. Their parents never got along and they wanted to explore the world anyway and see what opportunities would follow. They had two girls; ages twenty-one and twenty-two and Julian hadn’t seen them in so long, years in fact. He was glad that Fox and him were at least getting close again in some form, but he did miss his girls very much. Julian had become a changed man now that Eve was a part of his life again and he knew that if he could be a part of his daughter’s life, he could make it up to them.

“You will let me know when they arrive?”

“I’ll send them over, if they want to see you, last time I talked to them, you were public enemy number one.” Ivy said.

“I know, but I’ve changed a lot.”

“Yeah, thanks to Eve I’m sure, and you just better be careful about that as well. I swear Julian if T.C. finds out about you two, oh God.”

“Did you tell them about my love for Eve?”

“Julian, I don’t tell anyone anything about you, you’re not exactly my favorite person in the world, I have more important things to do than worry about you and your precious Eve.”

“Well don’t, I’ll tell them.”

“You’ll do no such thing, hello I’m Mrs. Crane, and they should meet me if anyone.” Rebecca said.

“You’re my wife, yes, but you’re not the one I love remember that?” he said smiling.

“Julian, this love for Eve, I thought it was bad enough years ago, but now, it’s even worse. I hated your attitude when we were married, I despised you as my husband, my lover, everything. But you know what, I think I would take that Julian over this one any day, you’re so sickening and sweet now, it’s making my teeth rot.” Ivy said laughing.

“Ivy, you should talk, what about your love for Sam Bennett?”

“What about it?”

“Well you’re on cloud nine just as much as I am, don’t deny it.”

“Would you two just please stop talking about this love crap?”

“Jealous my pet?” he said to Rebecca.

“I don’t give a shit about love or anything, I just care about lust and I want it back Pookie, I want it back with you, let’s go upstairs.” She said taking his hand.

“Like hell, go take a cold shower Becky.” Julian said.

“Anyway, I don’t want listen to this crap from either of you, I have to go, I just wanted to mention that they’re coming for a visit. But Julian, whatever you do, don’t scare them away. I’d like to see them more often now as they’re coming home on their own free will.”

“Do you think I’m a maniac or something?”

“Yes.” She said smiling.

“Go home Ivy, go back to Sam.” He said, opening the door.

“I will, you know Julian, Sam is quite the catch, so much better than you.”

“Oh a dagger right in the heart.” He said, stepping back, trying to be dramatic.

“Funny, anyway, see you later.”

When Ivy shut the door, Rebecca looked at Julian.

“I have to make a phone call.” Julian said.

“To Eve of course.”

“Of course, now be a good girl Becky and run along and play.” He said patting her head.

“Bugger off you fool, I’m going out anyway, since you’re not going to put out.”

“Not with you my dear, not with you.” Julian said laughing.