Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Virginia sat on her couch reading over her notes on the patients in the past week while Freddie worked his magic in the kitchen. An hour later, the aroma of home made lasagna traveled to her nose waking up her senses. “Hmm, that smells great!” she commented loud enough for him to hear.
“Just great?” he asked, sounding a little disappointed.
Virginia laughed “Even if you made macaroni and cheese, it will still smell as great.” She complimented. He had magical fingers and such a nose for food. “Such a shame that you’re not straight, I’d pin you down and rape you right here.” She joked. She had a thing for guys that can cook.
She heard his loud cackling “Dear, you wouldn’t be able to handle one hour of me gay, there’s no way you would live if I was straight.”
She threw down her notes and jumped from the couch when he took out the baked dish. She pulled out a few dishes for both of them and cut out two huge servings fore each dish. “You want the big one or should I do the honor?” she licked her finger when it touched the cheese and sauce.
“Im on a diet, give me the smaller piece.” He said after a few seconds of debating.
“Diet?” she asked with concern “You don’t need to diet.”
He let out a laugh “Who ever said I needed to? I just want to.” He corrected her.
She shrugged her shoulders, her friend was so strange to begin with, she shouldn’t have even bother to ask him anything “Hey, what’s your boyfriend think of our situation?”
Virginia recalled him telling her about a guy he just began to date a week ago. “I haven’t told him.” He said with a mouth full of pasta. He fanned his mouth when he realized the food was too hot.
She dropped her dish on the coffee table across from the couch they were sitting on and picked up a magazine to begin fanning his mouth for him. “Why not?”
He nodded indicating for her to stop fanning and swallowed his food. “Whew! That’s some hot baby! Well, what do you want me to say? Im living with a straight girl that’s a psychiatrist, I live there for free and in return, I cook her dinner and cut her hair among the little duties and chores. Yeah, that’ll keep him clinging on to me.” He rolled his eyes and took another bite of the food.
She turned to her friend and let out a sigh “You don’t have to lie to your lovers for my sake. I don’t mind. You can move out whenever you want, its up to you.”
He laughed “And pass up the chance to be a freeloader?? Never!! Im staying right here!”
Virginia shook her head in dismay “You, my friend, need help.” She reached for her dish again. “This is delicious.” She said with a mouthful of food.
“I know.” He gave her a slight wink, his smile quickly faded as he grew serious “Ginny, tell me the truth, why did you ask me to live with you. I know you said you were lonely, but I know there is something else involved.” He worried for her like a brother should.
She smiled as she chewed away on her food “Im the psychiatrist here, don’t be asking me questions.” When he raised an eyebrow in disagreement, she put up her hand surrendering “Okay, well, I guess in a way I don’t want to get married, yet I still need a companion to talk to everyday. I don’t want a burden of having a boyfriend that will not understand how important this job is to me. I wake up every morning at 6am and drive for about an hour to work, then I come home at around 7pm. Its basically my life, I can never give it up and I know that there are no man out there that will tolerate their girlfriend or wife that’s never home. You’re a different story, you’re gay and you put food on the table and you don’t get mad when Im not home at night or when I don’t have time for you. Face it, Freddie, you’re my reason for living.” She was teasing about the last sentence but he took her seriously as he placed his dish on the coffee table and reached over to hug her.
“Oh my gosh, that was so beautiful!” he sniffed a few times.
“Are you crying?” she asked.
“No.” his voice cracked as she felt his hand reached up to his face.
She pulled away from him and smiled “Don’t cry, you’ll smear your makeup.” She joked.
In a blink of an eye, his tears disappeared “Thanks for the reminder!”
She laughed, he was such a drama queen. Those were the moments when she realized why she got along with him so well. He made her laugh and he was tolerable, most of the time at least. “So here’s the weekend’s coming up, what’s your plans?” she was always curious to know what he was doing.
Freddie shrugged his shoulders “I don’t know. Maybe go on a little trip with Jimmy or maybe we’ll just do a little shopping or clubbing. How about you?”
Virginia shook her head “No plans. Stay home, do a bit of research for my new patient.”
His eyes immediately brightened “Oohh, who now? What’s her story or is it a he? I assume most suicidal victims are female because their so fragile and weak.” He said in one breath.
She smiled “You know my rules on revealing too much on my patients. Im not telling you anything.” She shook her head firmly.
“Awww, come on! I won’t tell anyone, I know you have to relieve that stress somewhere, let me be it. Pretty please?” he tugged at her sleeve while she pulled back harshly.
“I do have a stress reliever, his name is Jeff!” she said.
His mouth gaped open “Jeff? Who is this Jeff? I hear you mentioning him a lot, now tell me, who is he???”
She let out a comfortable laugh “If I didn’t know better, it sounded like you were jealous? Jeff is my journal, if you must know.” She rolled her eyes and took the last bite of her lasagna “Want more?”
He shook his head “No, Miss Piggy. Glad someone enjoys my food.”
She was about to get up but sat back down halfway “He doesn’t like your food?” she sounded shock.
Freddie looked uninterested “He’s a vegetarian and you know me, I have to have my beef and chicken. I only make those dishes so when I tried to make a tofu dish, he ended up throwing it in the trash without giving it a try.”
She rolled her eyes “He sounds like a doll.” She said sarcastically as she got up to get another serving.
“Well, he is when he’s not yelling or complaining or criticizing.” When she returned to the couch, he looked dazed.
Virginia sighed “Honey, you really need to find someone that will appreciate you. Why should you settle for anything less?”
He shook his head “Because he is the best that I can find. Hey, I haven’t dated for over 3 years!!”
“Yes, I know, you told me that every day for the past year!!” she shook her head “Come on, after I finish this serving, we’re going to the gay bar and find you a better contender!” she insisted.
His face lit up like a candle “Really? Wow, you really do care about me, the last time you left this house was for my birthday!”
“Another remark like that and I will never eat your food again!” she threatened.
“Im sooo scared!” he exaggerated a shiver while she laughed and ate her food.
He cleaned the dishes while she got ready and they were off to the gay bar within 10 minutes. They went to the usual one that Freddie went to, it was also the same one where Virginia first found him. She didn’t stand out since the club soon changed to an all homosexual bar meaning male and females were allowed there. They walked in with each other and Virginia immediately scoped the place. All the guys looked over dress and ready for a one night stand. They exchanged glances as they took a seat near the dance floor.
“Boy, its changed since the last time I came here.” She commented as her eyes were on the look out for any available men.
“That was over a year, of course its changed.” His voice full of saracasm. Like the weather, his attitude changed as he pointed to a guy at the bar. His back was turned, his hair cut was perfect from the back “He looks cute! Decent dresser too.” He noticed the slacks and collar shirt.
Virginia squinted her eyes to have a clearer look “No, not good. I don’t think so.” She said shaking her head.
He waved a hand at her “Nonsense! He’s perfect, watch me work my magic.”
She smiled trying to hold back from bursting out with laughter. The guy that her friend was claiming to be cute was actually a girl. Eventhough she was facing her back to them, Virginia could still easily make out the slender waist and thin arms.
Freddie walked up to the girl and tapped her on the shoulder “Is this seat taken?” he asked with his most sexy voice. The person didn’t answer, instead she pushed his hand away harshly. “Wow, feisty. I love that.” He sat down next to her on the stool while she turned to the other side away from him. “You come here often?” she continued to ignore him while his fingers traced over the bar table and crawled up to her shoulders again “Come on, show me your muscular chest.” He said in his most seductive voice.
The person turned around, showing her delicate featured face, but the scowl on her face deceived her small features. “Excuse me?” her eyes raised.
He quickly gasp and stumbled off the stool, “Oh gosh, I thought you were…” he waved his finger up and down.
She glared at him “A guy?” she offered.
Freddie laughed “No!” he rolled his eyes “Gay.”
Her eyes narrowed at his comment “Look buddy, this club is open for all kinds of people. Just because everyone that comes here does't make them automatically gay. Ever try reading that sign outside the entrance? It explains everything for you.” She said harshly.
His head flicked from one side to the other “Excuse me! It was an honest mistake, you don’t have to bite my head off! Anyways, you don’t exactly look like a girl to begin with.”
“What did you say you half female?” she turned her ears toward him daring him to repeat what he just said.
He rolled his eyes “Are you deaf now? Gosh, aging right before my eyes huh? Listen clearly okay? I said you don’t look like no woman! You see this?” he pointed to her wide slacks and collar white shirt. “Girls don’t wear this. They wear skirts.”
The girl was fuming by now as she rolled up her sleeves ready for a fight “You want to take this outside?” she asked, her eyes wide open.
“Honey, we can take right here.” He rolled up his own sweater sleeves and put up a hand. A tiny crowd began to gather up “Im not afraid to hit a girl, actually, Im not even sure if you are one.” He took his hands and ran it down his chest to his stomach “It looks just like mine!”
Her face grew red as a few people began to laugh “Oh! That does it, be prepared to lose all your hair!” she pushed him making him stumble back from the surprised attack.
Virginia saw from a far her friend arguing with the girl, she ran towards them as she pushed away the crowd. Suddenly a strong body bumped into her. She fell to the ground from the impact, then a hand was placed in front of her face “Im sorry miss, I didn’t see you there.” She looked up and found a guy with the cutest baby face.
She gave him a quick smile and took his offered hand as he pulled her to her feet “Its okay.” She mumbled before pushing through the crowd, he was right behind her. “Freddie!” she yelled as she held him back from attacking the girl. “Stop it!” her arms were tight around his waist.
“Don’t hold me back, Ginny, Im gonna teach her a lesson her mamma should have taught her!” he yelled as he tried to charge towards her.
“Joanne Hung! Stop it this minute!” a deep voice roared over the talking crowd. Virginia turned around and found the guy that bumped into her earlier hold back the girl. “You know dad will have another heart attack if he found out you were fighting again.” He whispered into her ear.
“Gor! He started it!” she whined.
He gave her a stern look before turning back to Virginia and Freddie “Im sorry, my sister is a little aggressive, but she’s harmless. I hope your friend is not hurt.” His eyes glued on Virginia.
She smiled in return “I don’t think he’s hurt.”
“What’s going on?!” everyone stopped when the authority voice called, some people moved aside to let the officer through “Remy, what’s going on?” the officer wasn’t in uniform.
Before Jeremy could answer, Joanne quickly butt in “Jeff, Im glad you came here on time, that little half and half tried to hit me!” she pointed to Freddie, who was still being held back by Virginia.
Jeff turned to the other two and then back at Jeremy “What do you want me to do about it?”
“Arrest him!” Joanne yelled. She quickly quieted down when her brother glared at her.
“Thanks Jeff. Nothing has to be done. It was just a misunderstanding. We’re gonna go now.” He patted his friend on the shoulder and turned back to Virginia “Nice meeting you.” He gave her a wink before leaving while she smiled shyly.
Jeff turned to the crowd “Okay, there’s nothing to watch, go back to what you were doing!” he waited for them to leave until he got back to Virginia and Freddie “Look, this is a well respected bar, I don’t want anymore trouble.”
“Yes sir.” Virginia said politely “It won’t happen again, will it Freddie?” her eyes sunk into his as she threatened him with her gaze.
He reluctantly mumbled an apology and ran out of the club angrily. She looked embarrassed as she gave the officer a nod and disappeared after her friend. A small smile appeared on his face as he watched her leave.