Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 86

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Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 86

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”Father, if you can wait just a second more before you go on I would appreciate it” Tonia stops the priest, a few people mutter behind them, she ignores them.
The priest who was about to take water from the fountain shakes his head ”The ceremony goes on or would you rather go back and wait..and with the time now, we would have to shift it to next week”
”Tonia, he is not coming okay, so let’s go on” Tom leans to whsiper
She bites her lips”But he promised”
”He has made alot of promises and he has broken them since he moved away, He probably could not get off work or the flight cancelled or something, we can’t keep waiting Tonia, common”
”Fine, carry on” She says with a sigh.
”I baptize this boy in the name of the father-”
The church door bursts open and a lady dressed elegantly rushes in, followed by a man dressed in a black suit rushing to the pulpit. They held hands.
”Oh my God Anna!!” Lucy exclaims
Annalisa who was fiddling with her bag looks at her friend ”What Tonia, why do you have that face?”
”See who just walked into church”
Annalisa followed her eyes and then her heart catches in her chest ”Darren!” she breaths.
”Yeah, Darren!!”
Tonia bursts into large smiles as she claps in excitement ”I told you he was going to come” Tonia says to her husband.
He turns smiling ”Yeah you did, handsome mudafxxker!!”
”Language please, this is the house of the Lord”

”Sorry Father, sorry God” Tom looks to the priest and then to the heavens.
”Well hurry up!!” Tonia beckons to him.
Darren leans in and places a kiss to his lady friend’s cheeks and then lets her go, he rushes to the Pulpit.
”Here here, take him…”Tonia grabs her baby from the Priest and shoves it into Darren’s hands like a proud mother ”You can go on Priest..” she laughs
Tom shakes his head ”The family is complete” he nods.
”Shall we then, step froward with your God son..Mr?”
”Darren Bloom”
”Darren Bloom…”
He takes water from the fountain and then begins to pour on the child’s head…
“…I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
”Amen”. The congregation replies. He continues with the christening which lasts for an hour. When he was done, he says to them having returned the child back to Darren after taking him briefly..

“…People of God will you welcome this child and uphold them in their new life in Christ?”
“…With the help of God, we will.” they replied
”And you, the god-father, would you care for this child as your own, love him, nurture him and bring him up in the name of the Lord?”
”I will” Darren says
”Would you seize from doing anything that is not of God around him, ensure that he stays on the right part and step in when needs be to be a guardian is needed?”
”I will”
The priest takes anointing oil and then anoints the boy by placing a drop of it to his forehead and doing the sign of the cross.

“…Christ claims you as his own. Receive the sign of the cross.”
The priest offers prayers for the child, his family and that of his friends and loved ones. A candle was brought forward, this the priest hands to Darren as he places his hand on the boy’s head.

“…Shine as a light in the world to the glory of God.”

”Amen” everyone mutters.
”May the Lord go with you all, may you never neglect the gathering of the brethren and may you always show love and kindness towards each other. Go in peace” The Priest finishes

”Thank you Father” Tom shakes him, Tonia appreciates him and Darrem thanks him.
They leave the pulpit as their friends gather them to gush about the baby, they exit the church and stand outside and soon they leave for the reception.

Annalisa is already on her way to her car, pulling Lucy with her in a hurry.
”Anna, psst wait!” Lucy stops her ”Wait girl, heels aren’t meant to be running in, wait damnit”

Anna stops ”I gat to leave”
”No you don’t gat to do nothing, why are you running?”

”Because I can’t be here.. I mean he left because of me and he is back i don’t want him to be reminded of the girl who didn’t want him or was too messed up and bla bla bla”

‘That’s just stupid, it’s being two years girl.. he won’t hate you”

”Well, you don’t know that and besides you did saw him with a hot cheek right? He won’t even remember your face girl, we came for the christening and we are going for it”

”Ir’s finished, you go on to the reception and I go home and we meet up later” she opens her car door.

”Hell nah baby..you coming with even if I have yo drag you. Come on..no one is going to want to go back down memory lane okay..besides you were invited”

”That invite was shortsighted, I swear I believe Tonia didn’t think I would show..and she wouldn’t miss me girl…”

”Are you running away because you scared he gonna hate or you are running away because there is a tendency you going to get jealous seeing him with another woman?”
”Please Luc, not even close… I just don’t want bad blood okay”

”How about you do this. You drop me off at Tonia’s and you can go ..good?”

”Phew..fine”
”Yay!”

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”Come here let me plaster your handsome face with Kisses” Tonia pulls Darren to her and kisses him all over, he was laughing as he places a kiss to her forehead

”That how much you missed me mama ?”
”So much so so much!” she pulls his cheeks ”Two fxxking ears and you haven’t aged abit, you look even way handsome, what are you a vampire?”
”I think so, see my fangs?” he shows her his teeth

”Yeah, faintly…d--n boy, two years, don’t ever do that again” She nudges him
”I won’t I am sorry, needed to clear my head ”

”Did you?”
”Yeah, I did.

”When you moving back here then?’ she smiles, he laughs
”Well, still not sure”
”You got a son now, so you better be making move back here else ama come drag you myself” She pinches him

”I don’t doubt that.” He stares at the baby with his father ”Darren Griffin Jnr, i love him already”
”So cute right?”
”The cutest”

Tom is walking towards them ”Try not to teach my son how to break the ladies hearts though, he is going to be the best and perfect gentleman”

”Scout’s honour!!” Darren salutes. Tom and him hug as Tom places his head to him ”I missed you bro, too fxxking d--n much, I almost took a plane out once but the storm cancelled it..I hate you for leaving but i don;t blame you, glad you came..really and if you didn’t i would not be getting some for atleast a year, she is mean like that”
”What?” Tonia hits his shoulders as the boy’s laugh..


”Just saying” Tom turns and perches on the table with Darren, they watch the crowd coming in and greeted a few. She walks past, smiling at Darren who smiles back.
”So, what’s her name?”
”Tammy”
”Tammy, manly name. But she beautiful” Tonia says


Darren smiles ”Yeah she is”
”You happy?” Tom nudges him
”So so..”
”She is nice?’ Tonia says
”Yes she is”
”Are you settling?” Tonia stares at him
”Come on Tonia, I am not..she is great”
”How great is she…I mean..?” she pokes her jaw with her tongue
”Oh gross!!” Darren shakes his head, Tonia laughs
”I swear I did not pollute her mind with naughty things, Tonia was rotten even before I married her” Tom says in his defense
”Come on, if it were Tom you would tell him if you screwed her already”