MORIANI HOME
"After all your mother put us
through, after all she did to you -- you're still willing to patch things
up with her and try to help her. That's admirable ... Whether she realizes
it or not, she's very lucky to have you as a son."
Danielle's words of support have
been echoing in Andy's
ears throughout the entire drive here and they continue
to do so as he ascends the stone steps leading up to the front door. Very
deliberately, he grips the doorknocker and pounds it against the door.
Almost a full minute and several
more determined raps on the door pass before he hears the scrambling that
indicates someone is coming. When the door opens, he is greeted not by
his mother,
but by Nick.
Clearly Andy's arrival has woken
up Nick and Katherine, and Andy finds the sight of the slick Nick Moriani
bleary-eyed and in a robe a bit on the humorous side.
"Andrew," Nick says without inflection.
Andy can't tell if it is because Nick is tired or because he isn't sure
how he should be reacting to the surprise visit.
"I'm here to see my mother," Andy
announces. When Nick shows no sign of making a move, Andy adds hotly, "Now!"
Now Nick takes on an expression of
annoyance. "Look, Andrew, your mother and I were asleep until you so rudely
stormed up to the house and woke us up. So if this isn't urgent, can it
wait until tomorrow?"
"Absolutely not. You know, I was
beginning to think that perhaps I should accept this marriage, that I should
leave my mother alone and let her decision stand," Andy says. "But tonight
I had two conversations that reminded me just why I was so unhappy about
this marriage to begin with. I am not leaving unless my mother comes with
me!"
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