Sam walked down the aisle at work taking a seat at her desk. Elaine followed behind her and asked, "What did you think of that meeting?"
"Bizarre! We'll talk more at home." Samantha replied.
"Yeah, okay." Elaine said taking her seat at her desk next to Samantha's.
Elaine made more of her notes before going back to work. She couldn't believe how crazy and bizarre their meeting went.
"I wonder what Louise and Naomi thought of it?" Elaine whispered to Sam.
"I'm sure we'll find out back at the house," Samantha replied.
The girls' afternoon flew by and they were punching out at the time clock together. "Where are we going for dinner tonight?" Louise asked.
"I have to run by Bath and Body Works for some more of that lotion that I and Naomi use for our skin. You all want anything?" Elaine asked.
"I'll follow you there, Elaine. I need to pick up some Eucalyptus body wash." Naomi replied.
"Eucalyptus body wash?" Elaine asked with a cringe.
"Yes, believe it or not, it's for my sinuses. You should get some too since you're congested most the time." Naomi replied.
"How about we all take a trip there in one car, then we can all be dropped off back here to get our cars and meet for dinner? Thank heavens it's Friday." Louise replied.
"Fine with me," Samantha replied.
They all walked out to Naomi's car and got inside. Naomi drove them to the mall. "How did you find out Eucalyptus was good for the sinuses, Naomi?" Elaine asked puzzled.
"Research darling, research." Naomi replied putting the parking brake up. "Come on ladies."
All four of them got out of the car and went into the mall to the Bath and Body Works store. Naomi walked right over to it and said, "Elaine, come here. I want you to sniff this."
Elaine walked over to Naomi and Naomi opened the bottle and Elaine took a sniff and started gagging. "Oh my heavens, that is strong." She gasped.
"It will do the trick. You need some too." Naomi said picking Elaine up a bottle as well as one for Sam and Louise. "Elaine you need to get Micky a bottle too to help with his snoring."
"He will flip if I buy him one of those." Elaine replied.
"Well he has to sleep constantly in the living room when he comes to visit; and, since my bedroom is close to the living room, he's going to try it." Louise said.
"Fine, I'll buy him one. But he won't like it." Elaine replied. "And I'll be sure to tell him that you all think his snoring is too loud."
"Yeah, maybe I need to buy one for Mike," Samantha replied.
The girls bought one for all the guys as well. Naomi asked, "So when are they returning from their three-month tour, Elaine?"
"Um this is Friday, so they will not be back for another six weeks from today." Elaine replied.
"Really? Has he called you at all?" Naomi asked.
"Well, I guess the question should be Naomi, has he called me while he's coherent; no, he hasn't. He's beyond exhausted when he calls and his words all run together that all I can make out is love ya baby." Elaine replied. "I definitely think he's worn out already."
(Music playing, 'Hey, hey we're the Monkees' on Elaine's cell phone). "Speak of the little coherent one at this moment." Elaine said laughing opening up her cell phone. "Hello."
"Hiya, baby." She heard.
"Are you coherent tonight or exhausted?" Elaine asked walking to the back of the store to look at some more things and to have her privacy.
"I'm semi-coherent actually." Micky replied.
"Well, how's the tour going?" Elaine asked.
"Put it to you this way, dear. When I get back, I am going to sleep for two weeks straight and never wake up until that time." Micky said.
"Ouch, that bad huh?" Elaine asked looking at some lotions and sniffing them.
"Yes, it's that bad. Everyone is fighting on the bus. Peter's got his feathers ruffled; Davy is beyond manageable; and Mike is so fed up that he threw one of Davy's maraca sets out the bus window last night after the concert."
"Mike did what?" Elaine asked amused.
"He threw Davy's maraca set out the window of the bus last night." Micky replied over again.
"Ha ha!" Elaine started to laugh out loud so hard she knocked over six lotions. "Hang on a minute, Micky. I need to pick up these lotions I dropped at the store."
Elaine bent down and picked up the lotions putting them in the correct order. "Okay back. Sorry me and the girls are out shopping for body washes and lotions tonight."
"That's cool. Pick me up a great one. I will need it when I get back." Micky said.
"Actually, funny that you mention that, Micky. The girls already picked one out for you and the guys. We're all getting one. It's Eucalyptus smelling to help clean out sinuses and hopefully help with snoring problems." Elaine replied laughing gently.
"That's cool. I'll be so comatose in the shower, that I probably won't be able to smell it anyway." Micky replied.
"Oh yes you will, Micky. This is strong stuff." Elaine replied taking another whiff of her bottle and gagging again.
"Well good. Thanks a lot, Elaine." Micky replied.
"You're very welcome. I'll be sure to tell the girls too. Where are the guys anyway?" Elaine asked.
"Don't know and don't care. I'm having my private time on the bus while they are out gallivanting around the town." Micky replied.
"How are your studies coming along? Have you had much time to devote to them?" Elaine asked.
"Actually no, Elaine. That's why I'm having my private time on the bus today to catch up on it." Micky replied.
"Well I'm so proud of you, Micky." Elaine said twirling her hair she was so happy.
"Thanks, Elaine. I'm really trying. I haven't gone out once to any after parties or anything. I've stayed on the bus and tried to catch up on my sleep or get in a little reading if I can stay awake that long." He replied.
"I know you're working hard, Micky. God will reward you for your hard work too. I know it's not easy with that lifestyle that you and the guys lead; however, the end results are way more important than the current ones. The girls are very proud of you as well."
"Thanks, Elaine. Give them all a hug and kiss from me." Micky replied. "I'll let you get back to shopping with the girls. Oh yes, we'll be home four weeks from today instead of six. The last leg of the tour we cancelled due to all the fighting."
"Really?" Elaine asked shocked.
"Yes, so I'll be home four weeks from today instead of six. So, expect me to be knocking on your door at 3am when we get home. I'll crash on the couch. I will not stay in that pad any longer when we return. I've already found an apartment that my sister has rented for me actually close to where you girls are living."
"Really? When did she come to town?" Elaine asked.
"Oh she's been vacationing there for a while now. I called her up one night when I could actually be understandable verbally and she offered to find me one right away. She just closed on it yesterday. Oh and Elaine, it's not an apartment, it's a duplex. And she bought it for me. I have my own Duplex baby."
"Really?" Elaine asked happily.
"Yes!" Micky replied laughing so hard. "I can't wait to show it to you. My sister sent me pictures of it, and it definitely needs your decorating sense."
Meanwhile, Louise, Samantha, and Naomi were sitting outside the store on a bench after paying for everything. Elaine just kept yapping away.
"Yo Nelson! Out here." Samantha yelled whistling at her.
Elaine looked out the door and saw the girls sitting there. "Um Micky, I better go now; the girls have been waiting a while for me I guess."
"It's okay, baby. I understand. I can't wait to see you." Micky said.
"I know I can't wait to see you either." Elaine replied. "I love you."
"I love you too, baby. Give the girls a hug and kiss from me." Micky replied.
"I will, don't worry. Keep up with your studies and remember, 'we are so happy for you,' especially me." Elaine said walking out the door and the alarm went off.
"OMG Micky, I just set their store alarm off, I need to go apologize." Elaine said.
"Okay bye baby." Micky said chuckling to himself.
"Bye," Elaine said hanging up the phone. She walked back in the store. "I'm sorry ladies. I had the lotion in my hand."
"That's okay, Elaine. We know you wouldn't steal anything." The one girl yelled.
"I would never steal, that's for sure. God Bless You All!" Elaine said blowing them kisses and walking out of the store. Samantha, Louise, and Naomi all had their heads in their hands and laughing at Elaine. "Okay joke is over with now. HAHA, it wasn't so amusing!" Elaine said to them.
"Open up your cell phone Elaine and look at calls received. Then tell me how long you spent yapping with Micky," Louise replied.
Elaine looked at her call and she had been talking for an hour and didn't realize it.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry." Elaine replied.
"You're lucky Veronica didn't throw you out." Samantha said. "She was giving you looks and so were other customers."
"I'm sorry. He was just telling me how good he's doing with his studies and that they are coming home in four weeks instead of six." Elaine replied.
"Why is that?" Sam asked.
"Oh they're fighting again." Elaine said. "Micky's fed up with it. I could tell he's so emotionally and physically drained. I guess Mike threw Davy's maraca set out the bus window last night after the concert."
"Really?" Louise asked laughing hysterically. "What did Davy do now?"
"Don't know exactly," Elaine replied. "Just that they've all been fighting."
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Back at the parking lot at work, the girls got their individual cars and drove to Pizzarama for their pizza dinner with extra cheese and pepperoni. They sat in the restaurant for the longest time enjoying prayer and fellowship with each other. Elaine also shared how Micky's studies has been going and the girls were so proud of him too.
"He really wants to change his lifestyle around." Louise said. "I think that's great. I wish Davy had some of that sense."
"He will. Once they see how Micky's done a 360-circle in a good direction, they'll eventually follow when God wants them too." Elaine replied taking a sip of her Coke. "God will provide, do not worry ladies."
"We know he'll provide. I just wish it was sooner than later." Louise replied.
"All with good time my dear, all with good time!" Elaine said giving her friend a hug.
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That night at the house, Naomi listened to the answering machine and the girls all stood there in shock. They were actually screaming at each other on their answering machine. "So much for Micky's quiet evening without them." Elaine said astonished.
"Naomi, this is Peter (Shut up you creeps. I'm trying to leave her a message). Give me a call on my cell when you get home (Mike, I said to shut up and leave me alone! You too, Davy, you short freak of nature!). I'm sorry about the noise, but we're having a huge disagreement at the moment. Well me, Mike, and Davy are...Micky's asleep already. I don't care what time it is, Naomi. Please call me. Thanks, love ya. Peter."
"Micky can sleep through that?" Naomi asked.
"If he's tired enough, he can sleep through anything." Elaine replied.
"What time is it anyway?" Naomi asked squinting to see the clock in the kitchen.
"Midnight." Samantha replied.
"It's midnight already?" Elaine freaked. "Oh dear, I need to be up in six hours to clean. Goodnight ladies. God Bless You All. Sweet dreams. Love ya." She said running back into her room and closing the door.
She went to the bathroom and then went to sleep in her clothes. She did not want to change. She had to be asleep within a certain amount of time.
Naomi grabbed herself a Coke from the fridge and said, "This could be a very long night. Goodnight ladies. Sweet dreams. Love you too."
"Night, Naomi. Tell Peter we said hello." Samantha replied.
"I will." Naomi said.
Naomi closed the door to her bedroom, undressed out of her work clothes, and put on her fluffy pajamas. She went to the bathroom, and then climbed in the bed, hooked her cell phone to the charger, took a sip of her Coke, and then called Peter.
"Hello." She heard.
"Hey, it's me. I just got in." Naomi replied.
"We cancelled the rest of the tour. We'll be home tomorrow." Peter said.
"What? Why?" Naomi asked shocked.
"Because these freaks are driving me nuts, and it's either cancel the rest of the tour, or I quit." Peter replied.
"I'm sorry, Peter." Naomi said.
"Yeah me too. I'll be over there to get you when I get home. Maybe we can go someplace quiet so I can veg out and get my nerves calmed down." Peter asked.
"Sure, my parent's cabin is available. I will call them in the morning and we can hang out there as long as you need. Well until Monday that is." Naomi replied.
"Thanks, that will be great. Oh and Naomi, I have some bad news."
"What's that, Peter?" Naomi asked.
"I've got hives all over my body from all the stress of the tour. They thought it was chicken pox at first, but I've had that as a child; so, the tour Doctor evaluated me and it's hives. That's another reason we're canceling the tour, I broke out in them earlier tonight and they're bad." Peter replied.
"I'm so sorry, Peter. I will say a prayer for you tonight that they will be gone soon, ok?" Naomi asked.
"Thank you so much, Naomi. I have missed you something awful!" Peter said starting to cry on the phone.
"Awwww, Peter, please don't cry. You'll make your hives worse if you cry." Naomi said.
"I thought I would have a nervous breakdown, Naomi." Peter said starting to cough.
"You're not going to have a nervous breakdown, Peter. We will go to my parent's cabin and pray and pray like crazy for God to heal you, ok?" Naomi asked.
"Thank you, Naomi. You're a Godsend. I love you so much." Peter cried into the phone.
"I love you too, Peter. Let me pray with you over the phone, okay? Breathe very slow and deeply while I'm praying, okay Peter?"
"Yes, okay, Naomi. Thank you so much." Peter replied.
"You're welcome. Start breathing slowly and deeply like we talked about before pushing your tummy outward like a balloon and then breathing inward pushing your tummy back inward like deflating the balloon, okay?"
"Yes, okay." Peter replied doing as she instructed him to do. Naomi could hear his slow, deep breaths. She started to pray:
We come to you tonight on behalf of Peter. He's been through such an emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausting tour these past few months, Lord. Please bless him this evening, as he needs to relax and get some good night's sleep so that he can fully heal from these hives that have suddenly developed due to all his stress tonight, Dear Lord. Please also bless Peter and keep him safe while you're making him healthy as well. Help him to know you, Lord. And to focus his attention more to you, Lord. Help him to want to grow and learn in your Word more and change his touring lifestyle into one that is definitely pleasing in your eyes, Dear Lord! We come to you tonight and pray this in your precious Son Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you Lord for hearing our prayer. We are your servants forever! Amen!"
"How do you feel now, Peter?" Naomi asked taking another sip of her Coke. She didn't hear anything on the other end of the phone. "Peter?" she asked again. Suddenly she heard snoring and realized that he fell asleep on the phone. "Goodnight my Peter. I love you always. Sweet dreams. God Bless You and I will see you tomorrow. Naomi." Naomi hung up the phone. She said, "Thank you Lord Jesus!" while she held her arms to the sky praising God for helping to relax him enough to sleep.
She started to pray in her private prayer language for a while and then she fell asleep as well. It was a very emotional and busy night for the girls. They all had very sweet dreams knowing that their guys would be coming home soon; much sooner than expected.