Till I come back to you!

“Uh, Frankie; what the hell is going on here, who is this guy?” the man questioned a second time as she pulled away from Andrew.

“Oh God, Honey I’m sorry,” she sauntered over and grabbed him by the arm guiding him toward Andrew. “ Andrew, this is Keech Vranch; he’s my fiancée.”

Reeling from the shock of the word fiancée, all Andrew could do was stare in amazement at his Frankie, betrothed to another. It was as though his mind had temporarily shut down and his vision was completely narrowed down so that all he could see was the couple that stood in front of him. Finally it was Frankie’s voice that brought him back to the present, “And Keech, this is Father Andrew Kiernan,” she gingerly turned her head to get a better look at Andrew, “he is the priest that helped me with my sickness a few years back.”

Now beginning to understand, Keech extended his hand to Andrew in a gesture of acceptance, “Ah, Father Kiernan I’ve heard so much about you, definitely a pleasure to meet the man who saved Frankie’s life.”

“Nice to make your acquaintance too, Keech,” Frankie was sure susceptible to the outside appearances. Keech looked to be about six ft six in. or more, well built, he also had a very dark complexion he looked as if he were of Italian descent. He couldn’t have been older than 25 and Andrew was no comparison to this marvel man in front of him, the man that was holding the arm of the woman he loved making his possession of Frankie quite clear.

“Oh, I forgot my purse and coat, I’ll just be a minute,” she turned to head towards her bedroom, “Hey Andrew, here.” She handed him an envelope and a pencil, “Write down your number and address so I can get a hold of you.” At that moment she returned to the task she had before set out to accomplish, followed closely by Keech. Once they were out of sight, he heard Keech begin his harassment.

“What the hell? Are you that big of a whore; that you’re trying to get some ass from a priest, first that guy at the bar the other night and now this” Keech whispered in a harsh voice as he grabbed her arm.

“He’s my friend and I haven’t seen him in five years, I can’t hug him?” she started to tear up from the pain of his grip and all the emotions running through her mind.
“Please! Don’t feed me that bullshit, he could barely take his eyes of you,” pulling her towards her mirror. “This outfit certainly doesn’t help, look at you; I’ve seen hookers with more clothing on.”

Andrew was becoming furious, ‘how dare he talk to her like that; what could she see in this pathetic excuse of a man’. All he could do was pace back and forth, “Is everything alright in there?”

“Yeah, everything is fine,” she headed towards her closet, “I’ll change just give me a minute.”

“No, we don’t have enough time,” he picked up her coat and purse, “You’ll just have to look like the slut you are: now let’s go.” As Frankie whipped the single tear that had fell on her cheek the happy couple put on a smile and re-entered the living room. Keech placed Frankie’s coat over her shoulders, “Ready Hon, we’re going to be late.”

“Yeah, let’s go. Did you write your address down,” she questioned Andrew those pleading eyes of hers locked on his.

“Yes, here you are.” He adjusted the lapel on her coat to lay straight and pulled her close to hug her. “I’m here whenever you need me,” he quietly whispered in her ear, she then followed Keech out the door. Andrew followed closely behind the couple.

(Over the next few parts I’ll be using a lot of songs from different artists. The songs will be appropriately titled, the songs help explain not only the mood but also his thoughts and feelings. I hope I make it easy for you to follow.)

(Song begins playing softly in the background I want to be the one by Lonestar)

All he could do was watch the couple exit the building, there went his heart and soul exiting on the arm of another man. A man who didn’t deserve her love, who just in the short time he was here had made Andrew hate him with anger he’d only felt once before in his life. He just left the building letting his mind wonder wherever it wanted to, ‘What was I thinking, that after all this time she’d just be sitting around by herself’. He turned to catch one last glimpse of her; his heart broke for her. She was always so trusting of men, all they had to do was whisper some sweet words, be kind to her and she would fall for them like they were the only man in the world. His mind was facing a purgatory like he had never felt before, hoping to pick up something to help his pain he stopped at the local convenience store to pick up a case of beer.

As he entered his hotel he placed the case into the fridge, all he could think about was his need to relax and try to forget everything that had happened today he figured that a nice hot shower would calm him. Yet before he headed into the shower he called and ordered a pizza, ‘Time to start relaxing,’ he thought as he headed into the bathroom.

Andrew had barely gotten undressed before he heard the phone ring in the other room, “Shit,” he yelled as he grabbed a towel and raced to the phone. He quickly picked up the phone and answered as he wrapped the towel around him, “Hello?” his heart leaped at the idea of hearing her voice again.

“Father Kiernan, Hey this is Keech; Frankie’s fiancée.”

“Yes, is everything alright?” Andrew was frightened that something had happened to Frankie.