In Your Dreams Bobby Anderson (16 page)
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Authors: Sandra Jane Maidwell
“
Well, I think marriage is more than just a contract.” Maggie said. “I think it’s when two people decide that they are going to be a family, just the two of them. You don’t even need to have children. It can be just the two of you. And it’s sacred.”
“I guess.” Why was
n’t it sacred to his father? Or to Maggie’s parents? How would Bobby and Maggie’s marriage be any different? Bobby worried. Not because he doubted his love for Maggie, but because he didn’t want to disappoint her.
“You see this boat?” Maggie indicated around her
, and Bobby nodded. “This boat contains a new family: us.”
Bobby smiled. He liked the idea of that.
It was so simple. He’d never needed a mansion, after all. All he needed was this boat and this woman.
And
as if by magic, because of course it was, the tide came in and their new family drifted out to sea, guided by their cosmic love under the starry night.
What
happened to Bobby Anderson, you might ask? Well, if you had listened to the words of the song, you would have realized that Maggie had no intention of returning to the “light”. She would keep Bobby with her, in the darkness, forever. But please don’t feel sorry for him. Who’s to say who really kept whom in the dark? Was he following her, or was she following him? Ah,
that
we will never know, I’m afraid, but you are free to guess.
And waking up from a coma?
That is overrated. You never know how you’ll wake up,
if
you wake up at all. Gail was spot on about that. Falling from a three-story building is a long way for a head only protected by a cotton shirt, don’t you think?
Of course there are those who will never get over
the young lovers’ deaths. Tillie, for one, would always blame herself for staying too long in France. Funny how we think we could have made a difference when no difference could be made at all. As if Tillie being home could have saved Bobby from love. Tisk tisk. Love is tragic. She, of all people, should know that.
And what about Susan? Well, she definitely never got over it. Not only did she have her si
ster to morn, but there was that poor actor as well. Susan could only hope that Bobby and Maggie were together somewhere, enjoying the afterlife she hoped existed. There would be times though, difficult times, in which she would remember that whole episode of watching over her sister in the hospital, and she would wish she had played some Paul Simon.
Emily moved to California
, just as we suspected she would. She took Rosa with her, of course, and together they opened up Bobby’s mansion. She even decided to let Lester and his girlfriend stay on in the guest house, firstly because they weren’t bothering anyone, and secondly, his girlfriend knew people who knew people who got Emily her first acting role in a brand new movie called Money Run. It wasn’t a big role, but it would lead to more opportunities, and eventually the happy life Emily always craved.
If
you would just allow me to jump back to Tillie again. Well, Emily had sold her the dream of New York City to help her get over her grief. Emily had found a buyer for the hated villa, and Tillie was more than happy to swap Bobby’s mansion for Emily’s Bohemian lifestyle—without the poverty. The cozy apartment with the lion rug was more than adequate for her needs, and there were lots of dusty corners. Tillie was sure Bobby would have loved it.
T
o help with her grief, Tillie volunteered her services at the Presbyterian three times a week. On the other days, she power walked in Central Park, went to yoga classes, and sometimes saw a Broadway show. But never Marionettes. That one was a complete flop.
What about Judge, you
may ask? This is a love story, after all, so we must be true and have at least one real wedding. Judge is engaged to Emily. They plan on a December wedding, which is unusual, but Emily won’t be done shooting Money Run until the end of November, and she is determined to have a ring on her finger before the year’s end. Emily has decided that she has waited long enough for all the things she wants in life.
The wedding arrangements
are in the hands of Rosa and Lester, and thankfully also Lester’s girlfriend. Rosa doesn’t know much about fancy Beverly hill weddings, and Lester knows even less, although one does seem to have the impression that a butler by nature knows all.
As for Gail, she too is planning a wedding. Her daughter
will marry next January. But Gail’s not worried anymore about how she and her husband are going to pay for it. That nice man, Mr. Thompson from room 109, was none other than a life time buddy of Stanely Druckenmiller, a well-known New York Philanthropist who felt that, while donating to causes such as poverty and medicine was quite satisfying in its own right, making a friendly Jamaican nurse’s dream come true could be equally satisfying and quite a deal cheaper.
Lily
, Tillie’s old friend, married Monsieur Bernard Blanc. She remained in France, and never seemed to have suffered much from Bobby and Maggie’s unexpected deaths. In fact, she rarely thought about them at all.
Patrick found a new favorite client. He signed with Samantha Tucker
, who finally broke with her parents and is currently looking forward to a healthy career as one of Hollywood’s sexiest celebrities. Patrick took a month long holiday in St. Barths with Anthony after that, and managed to find closure with the whole Bobby incident while eating lobster at Nikki beach and receiving a daily massage under a white sheeted gazebo just ten feet from the turquoise sea.
Lola is not so easy to summarize. When Bobby kicked her out of the house, to be
fair to her, she didn’t have a clue as to why. She hadn’t cheated on him, and she actually did like him a lot. She hadn’t wanted to go to the papers with that story about him having a drinking problem, but she had to avenge herself somehow, didn’t she? It would be the celebrity death of her, though, because saying mean things about a beloved star can only backfire; and backfire it had. No one wanted to touch her after that. She would have to pack her bags and head on back to her hometown in Colorado where a job as a hairstylist awaited her. You can pretend to be someone you’re not in L.A., but in Colorado, reality and fiction are two completely separate entities. So, although you could argue that she deserved her fate, Lola was one of my favorites, and I prefer her end not to sound tragic. Lola, it turned out, was a very good hairdresser.
And what ever happened to Neil Carly, you might ask? Well, he is currently treating his sixth ulcer and doing well with his next movie. It’s called, In Your Dreams, a biography of Bobby Anderson’s life, beginning to end
, with Ester playing herself.
Where did this script come from, you may
also ask? Well, none other than your favorite private detective, Peter Holland. a.k.a. Mr. Judge.
Sandra Jane Maidwell was born and raised in St. Maarten, a tiny Dutch / French island in the Caribbean. Influenced by a youth of freedom, she has been inventing stories since the age of six. Sandra is married, and has three daughters who inspire her every day.
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