Dysfunctional Family 4 ~

 

Madison stands on the front porch of his Minnesota childhood home several moments, looking out at the quiet neighborhood, reminiscing about his younger years growing up in the simple little town, before walking into the modest home, and slowly roaming through each of the first floor rooms. Personal belongs in what seems just like yesterday removed, just the simple furniture remaining, but his mother loving touch still evident in the air. Slowly walking up the steps; hearing her yelling “Don’t Play on the Steps.”

 

Once at the top, glancing over at his old room before slowly going into her room and slowly letting his backpack slide from his shoulder onto the bed as he moves to the large picture window and slowly pulling back the curtains.

 

His mind again quickly drifting back to all the perfect sun sets shared with her and tears that he’s emotionally fought to hide for many months begin to flow. Collapsing on the bed as emotions over power and after time take his heart, body and soul into a much-needed sleep.

 

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Dru walks out onto the front porch into the beautiful summer morning, and kisses her husband of many years bye; off to his normal golf game with retired buddies, but as she walks back towards the front door, a strange car parked in the driveway next door catches her eye, and she hurries into the house to retrieve the spare key.

 

Loudly knocking several times before entering Dru quietly looks around the first floor, before with caution slowly makes it up the steps.

 

Once at the top slowly walks into the first bedroom to find it empty and with a heavy heart slowly walks into the master bedroom, to find her Godson curled up in a fetal position sleeping in his mother’s bed.

 

Carefully sitting down she gently places her hand on his shoulder and watches her dearest best friend that she deeply misses child, her god child sleep for several moments, before gently nudging him.

 

“Hi.” Madison sleepily moans, looking up at her.

 

“Morning.” Dru sincerely says; it obvious that he had been crying.

 

“How long have you been here? Why did you stay here by yourself?” Dru asks, trying to hide concern.

 

“What time is it?” Madison sleepily asks moving up in the bed.

 

“After ten . . . come on I’ll fix breakfast.” Dru tries to cheerfully say, standing so his feet can make it to the floor.

 

“Fuck!” Madison sleepily moans throwing his legs over the side of the bed and rubbing his hands over his face, knowing he never sleeps past six a.m.

 

“Watch your mouth.” Dru states in a motherly tone, smiling down at him.

 

“Coffee.” Madison sleepily moans standing and stretching.

 

“After you eat something.” Dru motherly states leaving the room.

 

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Madison follows behind his Godmother across the yard; sweet memories flowing through both, at how many times the path was taken, both ways.

 

Sooooo . . . . is everything okay?” Dru curiously asks, watching him take a coffee cup from the cabinet, and quickly taking it from him, with a warm smile.

 

“Yeah.” Madison mumbles, playfully taking the coffee cup back.

 

“I’m visiting my Favorite Godmother?” Madison jokingly comments; Dru knowing by the look in his eyes that something is wrong.

 

“I’m your only Godmother!” Dru playfully points out tugging on the front of his t-shirt, then stepping away to search the refrigerator.

 

“How many eggs?” Dru asks pulling out bacon and eggs.

 

“Not hungry.” Madison says sitting down at the table with coffee.

 

Dru ignores and prepares bacon and after several strips are done fries three eggs, as he finishes his first cup of coffee and starts another with an intense silence in the room.

 

Dru silently watching with deep concern over her shoulder at him staring into the coffee cup, as if there is something important there, praying eventually getting him to talk, but knowing she can’t push little Carly.

 

“Eat.” Dru sincerely says with a loving smile, placing a plate in front of him then grabs her coffee and sits down across from him.

 

“I just got back from California . . .” Dru nonchalantly informs of her trip.

 

“I called the house . . . the staff said you were in Michigan and didn’t expect you back any time soon.” Dru nonchalantly comments, thinking back to how even her own son Kevin tried to cover for him, even as children what one didn’t think of to get into the other did. Even though there is five years between them with no blood relation. Kevin always considered Madison his little brother even followed him to California so he could work for him as a stock broker.

 

“Why were you in Michigan?” Dru asks in concern after no responds, quickly reminding herself not to push.

 

“I went to see Mr. Mathers.” Madison nonchalantly comments, moving food around on the plate.

 

“I know what I’m doing.” Madison quickly states, noticing her concerned expression.

 

Soooo . . .” Dru asks in concern, as he gets up and grabs another cup of coffee.

 

“I really don’t wanna talk about it.” Madison mumbles sitting back down.

 

“Sweetheart . . . . your mother loved you very much . . . all she every wanted was for you to be happy.” Dru tearfully explains after several moments of watching him eat.

 

“I know . . .” Madison defensively says.

 

Soooo . . . how was your visit?” Dru carefully asks after several long intense moments of silence; praying the Dumb Ass Motherfucker, at least said hello, had time for a lonely child, that’s now in a man’s body.

 

“Dysfunctional.” Madison says with a slight laugh, and Dru lets the conversation rest, and goes onto something she knows he loves to talk about.

 

“So what companies has the Great Montgomery overthrown lately?” Dru playfully asks, but quickly noticing him tense.

 

“Death Row, Aftermath . . . Shady.” Madison nonchalantly comments getting up and looking out the back door window.

 

“Sweetheart why?” Dru sincerely pleads, almost in tears.

 

“Free CD’s.” Madison struggles to playfully say, moving to the counter.

 

“How is every one?” Madison nonchalantly asks desperately wanting to change the subject.

 

Dru delightfully explains with lots of pictures her wonderful two week visit with her thirteen month old grandchild/his god child Kailey Paige. Swearing with a smile that she did not spoil her while she was there.

 

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Madison roams through the empty home, doing mindlessly chores, going to the attic checking for leaks and to make sure the insulation is still up to code for coming cold Minnesota winter’s, water heater, windows, even taking the protective covering off some of the furniture. Thanking God as the central air begins to work perfectly as the old home finally becomes comfortable.

 

With nothing else to check Madison slowly picks up his backpack from his mother’s bed and drops it on the cocktail table as he flops down on the sofa.

 

Emotionally lost in his Mother’s stories of how wonderful the make believe father Todd Bailey was before his tragic car accident a month before his birth and the secret man that often visited, is going to walk through the door and gonna explain the journal and why he wasn’t good enough to be his son.

 

His heart body and soul so fucking confused lost in his main goal of destroying the man The Fuckin’ Almighty Eminem and time finally spent with his father, as he slowly takes the journal and a fifth of Hennessey from his backpack.

 

Gently removing the D-12 medallion from the center of the journal and lets it rest in the center of his trembling palm for several moments before beginning to read.

 

After emotionally reading several pages grabs for the Hennessy just as there as a loud knock at the front door.

 

Dru walks in with a tray and a large smile that quickly turns to concern seeing a fifth about to be opened.

 

“Lunch Time.” Dru cheerfully says, sitting the tray down on the cocktail table, and removing the t-towel, to reveal ham sandwiches, chips and Mountain Dew.

 

“This is better for you.” Dru states in a motherly tone, taking the fifth and quickly handing over the Mountain Dew.

 

“Thanks.” Madison says taking the bottle of soda, knowing it’s no use auguring with her; but really just wanting to get plastered and forgetting about everything, too turn off his brain and heart for a few minutes.

 

“I’ve gotten to know him . . .” Madison emotionally mumbles after several intense moments of silence, thinking back to why he actually went to the Michigan.

 

“Actually been living with him . . . . . . he hasn’t taken care of his self.” Madison sadly mumbles mindlessly opening the bottle of mountain dew and taking a drink.

 

“Will he be alright?” Dru asks with caution, knowing Dumb Ass, is the only blood relative Madison has left.

 

“Dr. Green has high hopes . . . . . . I hired a live in nurse  . . . she’s great with him. He gets mad at her cause she keeps him on a schedule. It’s kinda of funny to watch them together.” Madison mindlessly rattles.

 

“I want to make Shady Records great again . . . I might not know how to rap but I sure as Hell know how to make money . . . what sells . . . sounds good . . .” Madison tries to confidently state.

 

“With Shady Records actually Now the fuckin’ umbrella . . .” Madison firmly adds.

 

“Shady Records now owns Aftermath and has stock in Interscope . . . .” Madison answers his godmother’s confused expression.

 

“Shady Records was his passion . . . . and as long as I have control It Won’t Slip Through The Fuckin’ Cracks . . . . . like so many other’s for fucked up stupid shit they’re calling hip hop.” Madison emotionally spews grabbing the Hennessy and cracking it open and downing a large drink, Dru wanting to say so much but stays silent, in fear that he’ll stop talking.

 

“In old interviews  . . . he said he wanted Shady Records to be forever. A place were artists . . . he’s belief is all they needed was one chance one opportunity.” Madison explains recalling one of the many old interviews he’s read/studied.

 

“Sitting at Shady . . . it’s . . . . kinda of peace . . . . . . . . even though he has never wanted anything to do with me . Except to pay the fuckin’ bills . . . . . doesn’t mean I can’t get to know him without bothering him.” Madison emotionally rattles taking another drink of Hennessy.

 

“The staff have found pictures . . . him and mom . . . . her and Hailie . . . them with their friends.” Madison rattles after several intense moments of silence moving to the large picture window.

 

“She lived there.” Dru emotionally says now twisting the t towel in her hand.

 

“I mean no disrespect I Love My Mother!” Madison quickly states glancing over at her.

 

“I made her life a living hell.” Madison firmly emotionally states quickly sitting back down beside her and softly taking her hands into his.

 

“Sweetheart . . . I can’t sit here . . . wouldn’t even know where to begin to explain their love. As dysfunctional as you may think it is . . . was they thought they were doing the right thing. All they ever wanted was to protect you. Give you a normal life.” Dru emotionally explains.

 

“There was a time when they seemed to get the big picture . . . . . and was going to be a family . . . . . for you and . . . Hailie Jade.” Dru emotionally cries as he hands over a napkin from the tray.

 

“Curtis . . . was killed  . . .” Dru emotionally cries drifting back to a dark violate time. 

 

“Maybe if Marshall wasn’t there . . .” Dru emotionally mumbles.

 

“News clippings kinda of leave it up in the air what man the bullets were actually meant for.” Madison emotionally mumbles.

 

“I guess the hit man didn’t know the difference between black and white.” Madison quickly sarcastically adds and then takes another large drink of Hennessey mentally recalling his dealings of the last several months.

 

“I can say this for the man. He wanted You Safe . . . Alive and hating him . . . . then dead.” Dru sternly states.

 

“Enjoy the time you have with him.” Dru motherly says.

 

“How . . . when he . . . doesn’t . . . didn’t acknowledge . . . I thought he thought I was just a man that barged into his house and took over . . . . till this.” Madison emotionally tries explaining handing over the journal.

 

“The only time he’s ever gotten close to admitting he knows me was the first day . . . . he said he knew I’d come one day.” Madison tries explaining as Dru hands the journal back.

 

“Does it bother him that I moved in and took over? Am I the calls of the nervous shaking? What’s he gonna do when he finds out I bought Shady?” Madison emotional says.

 

“He hasn’t been to Shady Records since . . . . his return from California.” Madison emotionally answers her questioning expression.

 

“Mrs. Hanes told me  . . . she likes telling me stories of the way things use to be . . . . . Let her tell it he was God.” Madison says with a small laugh.

 

“So what does she think about working for the Son of God.” Dru light heartedly asks with a warm smile.

 

“She doesn’t know Nobody Knows!” Madison firmly states jumping up and moving back to the large picture window.

 

“Sweetheart you can’t tell me that people that worked for him and now you can’t see.” Dru says confused because it’s as if she looking at Marshall every time she looks at her God Son.

 

“There’s a couple that joke about it . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Hanes once said that if he knew me he’d adopt me.” Madison emotionally says thinking about the hand full of employees that have shown their loyalty to Shady Records/Marshall Mathers’ and stuck around. That frequently firmly expresses the way things were done and should be done to new employees and even him several times.

 

“He didn’t . . . . . I don’t want people to know.” Madison firmly states.

 

“But things have changed.” Dru emotionally says.

 

“It’s still an ugly game.” Madison mumbles.

 

“He said that he chose the Rap Game . . . a game he wishes that he never played but it was too late. That he’ll always love me and mom . . . . . that he’s sorry that he can’t be the kind of father that a boy needs.” Madison emotionally recalls part of the journal, flopping back down beside her.

 

Sooooooo what’s next . . . . . . Dru tries to delightful ask.

 

“Grow old and die.” Madison sarcastically says with a slight laugh.

 

Helluva plan for a 28 year old man.” Dru sarcastically comments.

 

“With all your education maybe you can come up with another plan.” Dru quickly truly adds and Madison shrugs his shoulders.

 

“Life is what you make it . . . what about a wife and children.” Dru motherly suggests.

 

“Don’t scourge you nose up at me! All the money and power in the world will not make you happy.” Dru sternly states but desperately wanting to scream “Don’t Be Like Your Father. It got him fame and fortune but not true happiness.

 

“I have two nice homes.” Madison playfully interrupts with a nudge needing to change the subject of family.

 

“When was the last time you were here or California?” Dru quickly asks; knowing his home in California is like twenty times bigger then the one they sit in that he keeps because it being in the Montgomery family several generations, he only buying the large California estate for his mother to come live with him after she was diagnosed with cancer, and since her death only an address, just a small piece of his extensive portfolio.

 

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With nothing interesting on television, never really was a television watcher except for cartoons and also with no Internet, because he forgot his fuckin’ laptop Madison decides to visit his favorite bar and grill, his old stomping ground. Already drinking and the reality that most likely he’ll drink more gets a taxi to Charlie’s.

 

Hannah prepares for another long night shift tying on her apron as Joan a friend/waitress warns her about booth ten’s attitude.

 

“Wonderful.” Hannah agitatedly mumbles with a slight growl heading out onto the floor.

 

“Look what the cat drug in.” Hannah jokingly comments stopping in front of booth ten and noticing an old friend that she hasn’t seen in over a year.

 

“Are you gonna be as fuckin’ slow as the last one.” Madison sarcastically asks holding up an empty beer bottle.

 

“Thought you liked it slow.” Hannah teases leaning in close snatching the bottle and he slightly growls.

 

“I’m fuckin’ bored take the night off!” Madison pitifully whines reaching out and trying to grab her. 

 

“Call in sick.” Madison quickly adds grabbing his cel phone from the table and holding it out.

 

Nooo.” Hannah says with a laugh; trying to hide the wondering of why is he in town that the fuckin’ annoying Bitch isn’t clinging and the cel phone off.

 

Hannah keeps a close eye on her dear friend bringing him several more beers as she tries to ignore sluts grinding up against him on the dance floor as the night gets into full swing.

 

With a nice beer buzz going Madison enjoys the nice No Drama, hometown nightlife as he closely watches Hannah with her dazzling smile; bubbly personality and hot shapely tone body work her shift.

 

Nonchalantly following one man into the men’s room and while roughly bending the man’s wrist back calmly explains that he’ll break it if he doesn’t keep his hands to his self, the man on probation and not needing any trouble aggress with what he assumes is one of the new bouncers.

 

Hannah knowing by his expression that he’s been up to no good threatens to cut off the beer if he doesn’t eat as she sits a hamburger in front of him.

 

Jeff the new owner notices the special attention his favorite waitress, which in time will be his, is giving to the particular arrogant customer and finds out through her friends/other employee’s that he’s an old high school friend.

 

Sooooo what have you been up too?” Hannah cheerfully asks; knowing she’s most likely messin’ with fire sitting down at his table with her dinner.

 

“Sorry don’t want ya to be another Martha Stewart.” Hannah tries to joke seeing his expression quickly change; recalling her being in trouble about something stock.

 

“I don’t like cupcakes.” Madison jokingly laughs eating a fry from her plate.

 

They enjoy each others company during her dinner break catching each other up on the last year, Madison leaving out the Marshall Mathers’ part, but it quickly comes to an end with Jeff arrogantly interrupting stating that her thirty-minute dinner break is over.

 

“Give the lady a break and get me another beer.” Madison arrogantly states, finishing off his beer and holding out the empty bottle.

 

Knowing Madison’s cocky attitude Hannah jumps up and hurries back to work hoping to stop any confrontation between the two.

 

On her next trip to his booth she quickly explains that even though it’s still Charlie’s that Charlie sold the place and retired to Hawaii.

 

Jason extremely happy to finally hear from his friend tries to explain that Hailie is on his back to find and have him killed but Madison ignores explaining what he needs done immediately.

 

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“Why are you still here?” Hannah says in surprise finding him sitting on the curb; knowing she called him a taxi over an hour ago as the grill was closing.

 

“Waiting for you.” Madison tries to seductively say as she’s trying to help him up from the curb.

 

“Trash like this . . .” Jeff arrogantly begins to explain for the hundredths time why he feels the need to walk her to her car at night as he pushes Madison off her.

 

“Motherfucker!” Madison angrily spews ready to put the annoying fucker in his place.

 

Madison!” Hannah firmly shouts quickly stepping between the two men.

 

“Jeff I told You! He’s A Friend!” Hannah agitatedly states now standing between the two men with a hand on each of their chests.

 

“So Fuck OFF!” Madison angrily barks trying to get her to move out of the way so he can get in atleast one good punch.

 

“Get in the damn car.” Hannah agitatedly demands slightly pushing on Madison’s muscular chest and after an intense stare down gets him finally to the car.

 

You staying at the house?” Hannah asks after starting the car.

 

Your . . . place.” Madison wickedly moans leaning over and softly kissing on her neck.

 

“What would Ms. Collins say . . .” Hannah sarcastically asks, slightly pushing him back over into the passenger seat.

 

“For your info she’s not here.” Madison playfully points out sticking his out tongue; really truly never understanding why she’s so jealous of Tiesha; when he has in his own mine willingly given her every opportunity for them to be couple even as far back as high school when she insisted on dating some real jerks in his opinion.

 

Once at her apartment they mindlessly flip through television channels with small talk about current events in their lives.

 

Sooooo what hasn’t gone your way?” Hannah finally asks; and not surprised by the confused expression.

 

“Everything always goes my way.” Madison confidently moans slightly forcing her over her back with his body.

 

Hannah lets her heart body and soul be taken by strong hands; their hot sex never a problem, his brick wall the major problem.

 

Madison enjoys the day with her that comes to an end to quickly, but he lets it rest for the moment as he leaves so she can go off to her almighty job.

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

Madison’s emotionally collapses to his knees in front of the soft pink marble tombstone.

 

“I miss you so much.” Madison softly cries emotionally kissing two fingers and then resting them on the cold stone.

 

“I just want him to know who I am.” Madison softly cries laying a bouquet of red roses down.

 

“Baby Boy he has always known who you are and has always loved you . . . . just give him a chance to show you . . . who he is.” Carly softly whispers.

 

 

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