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So on with my story.....
FF Challenge - A Day in the Life....
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine.
Nora reached over and hit the snooze on the alarm. "I love you Bob but I need another ten minutes." Bo rolled over and pulled her tight, wrapping his arm around Nora's ever-expanding belly. Bo gently kissed her hair. "I love you too Bo but baby Buchanan kept me up most of the night. I need to snooze."
Bo smiled as he rubbed her belly. "Two more months honey then neither of us will be sleeping through the night. Maybe we can call in sick. We could stay in bed all day. "
Nora rolled over and kissed Bo deeply. "While I would love to stay in bed with you all day, didn't we do that last week? I'm not sure we should abuse the pregnancy excuse. Besides, I have an all-day deposition today."
Bo kissed her gently. "Don't say I didn't offer."
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Nora struggled with her purse, briefcase and keys. "I should have listened to Bo and stayed in bed all day." She finally got the door open and stared at the sight before her - her husband and his best friend dressed up in who knew what. "What are you two wearing?"
Bo walked over, gave her a quick kiss and took her briefcase. "Hi sweetie. We have a dress rehearsal for the police talent show tonight."
Nora looked between the two of them. "Are you doing an Old Man and the Sea skit or something?"
"Ha ha. And who are you calling old?"
Nora chuckled at her ex as she sat down on the couch and put her feet up. "If the shoe fits..."
"It's just a vaudeville act - some singing, some dancing, some slapstick. I have a feeling that we actually have a chance of winning this year. We are looking pretty good if I do say so myself." Bo and Hank fist-bumped each other.
Nora sat rubbing her feet. "I heard a rumor that Doug and Dan recruited Ernestine to sing with them this year."
Bo and Hank moaned in unison. "Are you kidding me? I can't believe that they are bringing in a ringer."
Bo kept shaking his head. "At least the money raised goes to the Police Benevolent Fund. we can be happy about that I guess."
Hank took a swallow of his beer. "I did have some good news. Nora - did you read the Tribune today?" Nora shook her head. "Seems that Sam Rappaport and his wife got blown up today. What was her name again? Linda?"
"Glinda? No...no it was Lindsay."
"So who was this guy? And why did you guys hate him so much?"
"He was an attorney that worked with Hank and me at Peterson and Davis. He was a couple of years older than us. I hate to speak ill of the dead but he was sooooooo full of himself. "
"Remember how he used to always licked his lips?" Nora shuddered. "He was always late to meetings. Never remembered his court appearances. Oh did he love to take credit for everyone else's hard work."
"So why did they keep him around?"
Nora smirked. "Oldest reason in the book - he was sleeping with the managing partner. He took real advantage of that. That was until she got fired."
Hank smiled at the memory. "They got rid of him sooooo fast after that. Remember the office party we had after he was canned? No one was sad to see him go."
"So what happened? He was blown up?"
"The paper was a little light on details but it seems that he was on his way to get his dentures fixed. He and his wife got in his car, turned the key and bam. No more Sam and Lindsay."
"I can't say that I'm too surprised. There were a lot of rumors even back then that he had ties to the mob. Even talk that his brother was a mob boss."
Hank nodded. "Never piss off the mob." Hank finished his beer. "On that happy note, come on buddy, we have some seltzer to put down Mike's pants."
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Bo walked into the bedroom to see the love of his life sound asleep. He smiled. "How did I get to be so lucky?" He took a quick shower and crawled into bed. He wrapped his arms around Nora.
"How was the rehearsal?"
"The skit was a blast. We should be able to raise a lot of money. And even better news. Doug and Dan recruited Ernie - not Ernestine. We still might have a chance."
Nora laughed as she pulled his arm tighter. "I'm glad you're home."
Bo kissed her gently. "Me too. Love you Red." He rubbed her belly. "Love you too baby." Baby boy Buchanan gave his dad a kick in return.
The End
Author's Note - yes...basically I wrote this as a way to kill Sam and Lindsay again.
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