by
Goldenpoet67
(Goldenpoet67@aol.com)
Fran was in trouble with Max again. She keeps getting speeding tickets, and Max is furious. "Francine!" "You know I am getting tired of this!" Max said. "You are not allowed to drive the town car for a while. " Max said.
"But, honey." Fran said. "No, Fran, if you need to go somewhere, have Niles drive you." Max said. Fran wants to argue about it, Max said," Keep pressing it, and you will be on restriction, Fran." "Alright!" Fran said.
She was angry, but she knew Max would do it. The last time he put her on restriction was not a good memory for her. The more she defied him, the longer it went. She missed all of her shopping and out with Val times.
Along with restriction, usually meant no allowance. Fran hates it. Max always knew how to get her to comply. She was quiet through supper. She was angry at Max, but angry with herself for getting another speeding ticket. She had to tell Max, she tried keeping it from him once, and regretted it.
Fran and Max needed to get ready for an evening with some business associates. "Fran, I will not tolerate any outbursts tonight." Max said. "Don't worry, honey, I will not do a thing wrong." she said. "Although I should, you're mean." she said.
"What is the tone about, Mrs.Sheffield?" Max asked. "Nothing, honey, nothing at all." Fran said. She can't afford an argument. Max would come through with what he said earlier, and she knew it.
They go to the club, where Max was to meet up with his associates. Max reminded Fran to behave herself. "Alright, already, Oy." Fran said. Fran was bored at the meeting. She would smile and nod, but she really didn't like being there.
Max sensed she was bored. He whispers, look alive, and watch your manners." "I am going to the ladies room."Fran said. She excused herself and went. She met up with an old girlfriend and talked with her a few minutes. Max saw her on the other side of the restaurant talking.
He didn't like it, because Fran was showing more interests elsewhere. Max had a reputation to uphold. She knew she was bored, but still, she knew her place.
Finally, Fran comes back over to the table, after a half an hour. Max whispers, "You're on restriction." Fran was furious. She kept her cool, the last thing she needed was to blow up in front of his business associates.
She knew why, but she hated it. "Why does he hafta be so mean?" Fran thought to herself. She knew she should have let her friend go, but in blatant defiance, she stayed a half hour, knowing full well Max would be angry.
When the evening was over, Max reamed her out in the limo. "Well I hadn't seen Alisa in a long time." Fran said. "I didn't want to be rude." Fran said. "Francine, you knew better." Max said. "Maybe, but she is an old friend of mine." Fran said.
Fran had given Alisa her phone number. "I wanna spend some time with her, Max." Fran said. "You're on restriction, and it means staying home." Max said. Fran huffed. "I will go if I want to." Fran mumbled. " "Oh, no you won't!" Max said.
"Right now, you have a week's restriction, want to go for two?" Max asked. "No!" Fran said. "Then stop with the remarks." Max said. "we are going home, and going to bed." Max said.
Fran didn't speak to him the rest of the way home. They didn't like going to bed mad at each other, so they made up, but Fran still had restriction.
"Get through this week, Fran, and it will be over fast. "Defy me, and I will make it longer." Max promised. "Alright, Max." Fran said. The next day, Alisa calls Fran, Max is not in when the call comes through.
"Hey Fran, wanna go out?" Alisa asks. "Yes, I want to." "I am on restriction, Alisa." "What's that?" "My husband's way of torturing me." Fran said. "He was angry over last night, and put me on restriction, I had already received a speeding ticket, so now I am on restriction, no leaving the house for a week." Fran said.
"No allowance either." she said. "Too bad, Fran, we could have a lot of fun today." Alisa said. "There's a cute little pub we couldeat at, and I want to go shopping." Alisa said. "We could see a movie, and really have fun." "I won't be in town next week." Alisa said.
"I will ask Max, but he probably will say no." Fran said. "I will call you back, ok?" Fran said. "Sure, Fran."Alisa said.
Fran explains it to Max, but he said no. "Absolutely not, Fran, restriction means just that." Max said. "Meanie!' Fran said. She ran, and Max chased her. "Francine, you had better not defy me." he said, as he catches up with her. "Alright, honey." she said.
Max pats her, and said, Alright, as long as you know." Fran calls Alisa back. "he said no, Alisa, but I am going. " Meet me at the front ok?" Fran said. "Sure Fran, in 30 minutes?" "Sure, it's a date." Alisa said.
Fran gets dressed, and sneaks out. Niles tells Max on her, and they follow her. "I swear, Francine is going to regret this." Max said. Niles knew when Max used Francine, he was hot. "I wouldn't want to be her." Niles said.
When Fran realized max was following her, Oh, no, I am so dead!" she said. "Well, only one thing to do, go make the most of this day." Fran said. Alisa knew how to get around New York. She managed to lose Max and Niles for a while.
Fran and she went to eat, then to the movies. Max caught up with them again, when they went to the club, but they manages to elude him. Max was furious. Fran was worried having to face him later. They went on to Loahman's and other places. They had been all over New York that day.
Max calls Fran on her cell phone. Fran didn't want to answer, but she did. "Yeah, Max?" Fran answers. "What in the bloody hell are you doing?" Max screams. " "Having fun with my friend, Max." she said. "I will be home later." she said. "Well you may try looking behind you." Max said.
"Oy!" Alisa, step on it, he is right behind us!" Fran said. "Got to go, Max!" Fran said as she hangs up." Oy, he is furious." she said. Alisa manages to avoid Max one more time. As luck would have it, Alisa gets a ticket, for speeding. While they are pulled over, Max catches up again.
Max comes up to the passenger side of Alisa's car. He tells Fran to roll down her window. "No!" Fran said. "Officer, this is my wife." Max said. The officer said," ok." "I have been going all over new York to get her and bring her home. " Max said.
"You'd better get a hold of her." The officer said. "Maam, you should go home with your husband." The officer advised. Fran opens the door, and Max takes her his hand in hers. "Bye officer, Alisa." Fran said. Max and Fran get into the limo.
"Well, you had to defy me, didn't you?" Max begins his lecture. "You are on restriction for a month now." Max said. You are going to serve every day of it, to." Max promised. "I have othe things in mind to, and let your mind wonder about it.' Max said. Fran knew it to.
"Oy, maybe this wasn't such a good plan." she said to herself. it was a long month, Max held her to it, and she endured other little things he always gave her when she was on restriction. "Oy, it was definitely not worth it." she said.
The End