Chapter 8
Who doesn't have an ugly past?
Who doesn't have hideous secrets to hide?
Who's lucky enough to forget?
Who's brave enough to to remember, to learn, to move on, to let go, to embrace the new life and smile?
And maybe it's better for things to stay this way, for everyone's best interest.
The
generous and kind people of Trenton decide as they soon choose side.
It's not that they don't feel sorry for Angie Morelli. They all know
life has never been easy for poor Angie. They all know how much she
needs and relies on her younger son. It's just that they have all grown
bored and tired. All those arm flapping, cursing, and yelling. All those
hooking a finger into her collar to take a peek at her breasts. All
those breakups and getting back together. It was almost like watching Jersey Shore LIVE,
Sweet Jesus save us, please. And most of them don't want to have the
old Joe Morelli back. He may—or should they say "might"—be a good,
hard-working police detective, but he can also be annoyingly aggressive,
arrogant, and demanding at times. Besides, the fact that he has slept
with most of the town and been proud of it doesn't help. Trenton is not
exactly a huge city. Everyone does have sisters, cousins, daughters,
mothers and aunts. Sometimes it simply doesn't do to say "Well, I am a
different man now" instead of "Gee, I am so sorry".
And they all
kind of want to see Stephanie Plum have a Happy Ever After, truth be
told. She has been beaten up, shot at, threatened, kidnapped and stalked
for too many times, and was almost killed on several occasions. They
really, really have had enough of the noises of the sirens and the
poisoned smoke of all the creepy blown-up cars. They really, really have
had enough of the terrible smell coming off Stephanie when someone
finally digs her out of the dumpster. All they want is for Stephanie to
stay safe and away from danger so that they finally have some peace and
quiet. And let's be honest, Joe Morelli has never been able or willing
to help Stephanie out. He didn't even let her borrow his car. Ranger, on
the other hand, is a totally different story. Everyone knows he's most
willing and capable to look after Stephanie. Criminals and crazies run
like Hell at the sight of him. All of them actually feel safer and sleep
sweeter when he or his men is following Stephanie around the city.
These men are highly trained professionals. They know what they are
doing. The sight and smell of a burning Porsche is far more fascinating.
And the almost smile on Ranger's face when he looks at Stephanie and
says "It's but a car, babe" is simply heart stopping.
So they cast
their sympathetic eyes upon a silently weeping Angie Morelli. So they
nod their heads vigorously in agreement when Helen Plum stops her
accusing. They can't say they don't see Angie's point. They can't say
what Helen said is wrong. Hell, they can't even say they don't feel a
little sorry for crazy Emily and her unanswered love for her Joseph.
Maybe Emily can forget about her obsession with Joseph and finally find
some peace in her prison cell. Maybe Joe can start anew and one day find
his own happiness. Maybe the Plums and the Morelli will then focus on
living their separate lives, stop starting a fight inside the church and
making everyone feel uncomfortable and uneasy.
And maybe Joe really deserves it. Pulling his gun on Stephanie while Ranger was there? Even stupidity has its limit. Geez.
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