The Asshole!

"Mel can you please come and pick up Gus, I have an...

*phone slamming*

"Asshole! That fucking inconsiderate asshole!"

"Mel, honey, what's wrong?"

"We ask him for one more day, just one more fucking day and now he pulls this shit. Bastard.. If I can find a way to stop him from seeing Gus altogether I would."

"Mel, we're only going to the mall, it's not like we're out of town."

"I know that but how often is it just you and me. Michael's taking the baby."

"Correction, Debbie's taking the baby."

"Same thing."

"No, it's not and Brian wouldn't renege if it wasn't important."

"I'm tired of you always defending the asshole. He probably wants Justin to suck him off all day long without a kid underfoot. Shit."

"You want me to go?"

"No, you get the baby ready, I'll go I want to give the asshole a piece of my mind."

"Please Mel, not in front of Gus, you know it hurts him when he hears you saying something not nice about his Daddy."

"Fuckin' asshole."

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"I'm sorry Sonny Boy."

"Don't be sorry Daddy. You hafta take care of Daddy Jus."

"You're so smart Sonny Boy. I love you and you know your Daddy Jus loves you more than anything."

"I know Daddy, I love you too and Daddy Jus. Will he be okay?"

"Yes he will."

"No more `mares?"

"Not for now."

"Ok; can I kiss him goodbye?"

"Sure you can, he'd love that."

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"Bye Daddy Jus, you feel better, okay? Daddy will make you all

better."

"He always does Gussy Boy, he always does. I'm sorry to cut our weekend short. I'll call you in a couple of days. Ok?"

"Ok; I love you Daddy Jus."

"Love you too Gussy Boy."

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"Mel."

"You couldn't do it, could you, couldn't take him for one more day."

"Look, I'm sorry but..."

"Save it Kinney, I don't want to hear your lame excuses. Once a rectal orifice always a rectal orifice. Come on Gus, let's go."

"Bye Daddy, love you."

"Bye Sonny Boy, love you."

"Take care of Daddy Jus."

"I will, I promise."

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"Let's get you buckled in and go home."

"Mama, why are you angry?"

"What makes you think I'm angry?"

"Cause you're wearing your angry face."

"Oh, it's ok Gus, I'm not angry at you. {Just at the asshole.} You have a good time with Daddy and Justin?"

"Oh boy did I!"

"What you guys do?"

"Daddy Jus make this big dinner and I got to help him cook, we made..."

{Asshole, I wish I could keep Gus away from him but it would hurt Gus too much.}

"...and Daddy made his pretend angry face."

"A what?"

"His pretend angry face."

"What's that?"

"When Daddy came home Daddy Jus and me were dancing, the music was real loud. Daddy Jus didn't hear or see Daddy come in, but I did. Daddy looked at Daddy Jus dancing then smiled then he cried a happy tear. Then Daddy put on his pretend angry face and yelled at Daddy Jus to turn off the `fucking horrible noise.'"

"Gus, what did I tell you about using that word."

"I didn't say it, Daddy did..."

{Asshole.}

"...then Daddy walked over to me, picked me up, gave me a kiss, then hugged Daddy Jus real close and kissed him too, like you and Mommy kiss. Then they started to dance. But it was all wrong."

"Wrong?"

"Yeah, the music was real fast but they were dancing real slow. They were smiling at each other then they kissed again. Daddy Jus sighed a big sigh and then said `dinnertime'. So we sat at the table."

"That's nice, sweetie."

"Daddy put on his pretend annoyed face."

"Pretend annoyed?"

"Yup, cause Daddy Jus put this big dish of food in front of Daddy and told Daddy to eat."

"Bet he didn't, your Dad hates to eat."

"Most of the time but not when Daddy Jus cooks and not when he says `eat!'. Daddy and me cleaned our plates. It made Daddy Jus smile his big smile."

"Oh."

"Then we watched a movie, it was..."

{So the bastard will do anything for Justin but not his own kid, the fucking asshole.}

"...and the dwarfs."

"What? What did he make you watch?"

{I'll kill him! Porn with dwarves!}

"Snow White Mama, Snow White!"

"Oh shit."

"You swore."

"Sorry baby."

"Me and Daddy Jus and Daddy sang all the songs but Daddy did have his pretend grumbly face on."

"God, another pretend face?"

"Yeah, when he pretends not to like something and he grumbles like a big old bear."

"Ha, so Daddy didn't like the movie, huh?" {Ha, a bear.}

"Only pretended not to like it, we watch it all the time. I get to sit on Daddy Jus' lap and we both snuggle into Daddy's lap. When Snow White dies Daddy Jus looked like he was going to cry, Daddy squeezed us both tight and gave Daddy Jus a kiss."

"But it's only a cartoon."

"We know, but that was only at the sad part. Daddy Jus was happy again at the end. Then it was bedtime."

{At least they let the kid watch something he likes, about time, damn him.}

"...and I got scared."

"Huh? Who scared you?"

"Daddy Jus."

"How did Daddy Jus scare you?"

{I'll skin them both alive, now Justin's acting like an asshole.}

"...he had a `mare."

"A horse, Gus, what are you talking about?"

"Listen, Mama, not a horse, Daddy Jus had a `mare, a bad dream."

"Oh, a nightmare."

"We were all asleep, Daddy lets me sleep in the middle, it's so nice a warm. Daddy Jus woke up screaming and crying. Daddy told me to go to the sofa and wait. Then he hugged Daddy Jus and whispered that everything was okay and no one was ever going to hurt Daddy Jus ever again, that it was all over. Mama, what `s a prom?"

"A special dance."

"And a bashing?"

"When someone hurts somebody real bad, means to hurt them."

"Oh. Daddy Jus was shivering like he was cold and kept saying he was sorry. What's a anni, annavercity?"

"Anniversary, oh shit, that's today."

"You swore again."

"Sorry baby."

"What's today Mama?"

"Uh nothing you have to worry about, what happened next?"

"Daddy got Daddy Jus to go back to sleep but it took a long time, the sun came out. Daddy was real sleepy, he hugged me tight and kissed me, he looked real sad."

"Not pretend sad?"

"No, it was real, he cried sad tears. He asked if it was okay that I went back home cause Daddy had to take care of Daddy Jus cause he wasn't feeling too good. He promised another sleep over. Can I Mama, can we have another sleep over when Daddy Jus gets better?"

"Sure honey, I'll call your Daddy later."

"That's good but call him real later cause Daddy didn't look to good either, I think he's tired. He was even gonna drink that nasty smelling stuff, went to pour some but then he changed his mind and me and Daddy took a shower. Daddy Jus was still sleeping, so me and Daddy made breakfast."

"And you ate it?"

"Oh Mama, Daddy cooks real good, he just pretends not too."

"Oh. I hope your Daddy Jus will be okay."

"He will; Daddy says he needed some TLC. What's TLC?"

"Tender loving care."

"He promised he would and Daddy doesn't lie."

"No, he doesn't. Justin will get the TLC. Here we are. Let's go see Mommy and your sister."

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"Hi honey."

"Hi."

"What's wrong Mel?"

"Nothing, just thinking."

"About the asshole?"

"Yeah."

"What about him?"

"He's not the asshole."

"Oh, who is?"

"Me."

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