THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 4--XXVI (CONTINUED)
THE
YOUNG SOPRANOS
PART 4--XXVI
BY
J. BECK
2024
. . .
(CONTINUED)
XXVI
A.J. recieved three cellphone calls after leaving Jennifer Melfi's house enroute to Newark Hospital to visit Geno where was stepped-down from ICU to a regular patient's room & was showing much improvement daily.
"Yes?" A.J. answered a call from Jason Melfi.
"A.J.?!" (YES--Jason.)
"I didn't get the chance to thank you for helping my mother regain her senses! " (I didn't do anything!)
" OH--But you did! How can I repay you Anthony?!"
"You don't owe me anything Jason! The Puppy was her gift from me." A.J. insisted. (BUT?)
"BUT NOTHING.--I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! I told you Jason the first time we met at the funeral home: "Fate has a Way of working Things out! & That's the End of it." A.J. assertively communicated.
"OK.--But if there is anything I or my mother can do for you? Please do not hesitate!" Jason agrees understanding by his serious tone.
"There is one thing." (Yes?--Just name it!)
"I could use a person's assistance with your high skill-set & computer savvy that i can Trust?" (You can Trust me Anthony!)
"Alright!--Good Deal! I need a central platform created to link all of my businesses together." (We can do that easy enough!)
"Good Man!--I will be in Touch! Just look after your mother in the meanwhile & if she wants or needs anything? Let me know!"
"Alright Anthony--Thank-You!" (CLICK) A.J. hangs up & lights a cigarette as he's driving down the freeway before he recieves a second call from Meadow this time:
"A.J. ?!" (Yes Sis?)
"I wanted to call & let you know that I will be "Away" for a few days!" (OK.)
"OK?!" (YEA--OK.)
"You aren't going to ask me any questions about it?! LIKE: WHERE TO? WITH WHO? FOR HOW LONG?!" Meadow aggressively asked.
A.J. paused briefly flicking his cigarette ashes out of the cracked window before answering "No." (NO?!)
"NO.-You thoughtfully informed me that you would be gone for a couple days. You are a Big-Girl! I'm not my "Sister's Keeper!" (Your Big Sister!)
A.J. grins inside himself at her. He knew his passive assertiveness was eating her ass. Besides he already knew all the answers to the questions she posed from George Pagnilieri who was taking her to Key West for four days.
"Alright Bing--Is that it?! I have another call coming in." A.J. chuckles.
"Are you laughing at me A.J.?!" (NO MUFFY--IM NOT LAUGHING AT YOU!)
"SOUNDS LIKE IT?!" She presses him.
"NO. I'm Not Bing ! I just have to Run now! Have Fun--Be Safe & No Worries!" (Alright . Whatever. I love you.)
"I love you too!" A.J. can hear her hanging up on him before he could finish.
Laughing out loud A.J. answers the third call:
"Yes Mother?!"
"A.J. is that you?" (Yes Mom it's me!)
"I guess I'm just surprised you answered!" (OK. Well I did. So what do you want?)
"Oh--Nothing Really?!" (Nothing?--Really?)
"Oh I'm sorry A.J. are you busy?! Can you Talk?!" (No.)
"No What?--No you're not busy or No--You can't talk?!" (No--I'm not busy Mother TALK!)
"ARE YOU SURE?!" Carmela sounded testy.
"Yes Mom I'm sure now what is it?!"
"You aren't mad at me now are you?!"
"No--I'm not mad but I will be if you don't spit it out!" A.J. chuckles.
"What's so Funny?!"
"Oh Nothing. Just Meadow. She called me before you & I told her I had another call which was you & I know her ass was burning to ask WHO it was?"
"Why did she call you? Is everything okay?!"
"Yes. Everything is Fine Mom. She's just going to be gone a couple days I guess."
"You Guess?--Where's she going? Whose she going with?" Carmela prodded.
"I don't know Mother--I never asked."
"You didn't ask?!"
"No. I didn't. Maybe you should call her yourself & ask?!" A.J. mischievously grins knowing how much Meadow will appreciate getting shaken down by her.
Well MAYBE I Will! BUT Anyway. I miss you A.J." Carmela finally admits.
"Oh Mother. I'm right here. You can come back anytime you want! Jersey is your Home too! We have plenty of room here for you. Why are you so lonely all of sudden? You hadn't missed me for the past ten years?!"
"Goddamn you A.J. THATS NOT TRUE!" Carmela answered half aggravated & half hurt by her son's mean accusations.
"Whatever you say Mom! We will be down there in a matter of weeks for "Little Carmine's 60th birthday in Tampa. Have you made up with him yet as I asked you to?"
"Well--Sorta. I have allowed him back inside my condo but I haven't permitted him to reinstall himself to stay overnight. We never slept together anyway having separate beds." (GOOD.)
"OH--Speaking of Carmine Jr?! He's flying up to NYC this weekend to attend Jason Parisi's funeral Sunday. I almost forgot all about it."
"Alright thats good to know I guess--So is that it?! I have to go!" (Why? Do you have another call?)
"No.--I'm at the hospital to visit Geno now!" (How is he A.J.?!)
"He's Alive--A far cry from what I can say about Jake! So I gotta run Mom. Call me back anytime & Dont worry about anything! I love "COOSE!"
(COOSE?!) A.J. laughes as he hangs up on her to go inside the Hospital.
(Christ--She's as bad as that insurance company commercial where the mother calls her agent spy son while he's busy fighting bad guys to tell him that the squirrels were back in their attic.)
https://youtu.be/GNggrti5SQ8?si=BoLrJ95_kTRx1lzI
A.J. drops his cigarette butt onto the ground to stamp out w/his Italian leather made dress-shoe heel before entering in through the front automatic hospital glass lobby doors.
. . .
(To Be Continued)
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