This is The Hubster – you know me as Giuseppe Spalino
I will be posting this update, with the help of mio bellissimo, my beautiful one, Stephanie. We left off with us talking to her at her mother’s over the phone. They were going to have a mother daughter outing with some other people. Shopping, eating a leisure day. I and Mutual Friend said our I love yous and disconnected, it was late that evening. The next morning Mutual Friend and I were going to go into the office early, we had a new client and we were going to have a breakfast meeting. I turned on the radio and heard something about an explosion in theWorld Trade Center Building. I thought I was still dreaming, but my dreams are of Stephanie and happy not crazy like this. I turned on the television. They showed a building with a huge hole and smoke coming out. I called Stephanie quickly then Mutual friend. All three of us were on the phone watching this craziness. Stephanie was calling her mother to the room and telling her to watch too. No one knew what was happening, it looked like a bad movie. We thought there was an explosion in the building then the new person said someone saw a plane go in the building. WOW! As we were talking, Stephanie remembered she had a cousin that worked at the Trade Center. She panicked. We tried to calm her and told her to stay on the phone with us and call her on the other phone. Just when she was about to do that, we all saw the other plane crash into the other building. Stephanie screamed. I knew then we were being attacked. I told her to pack a bag with her mother and stay there. I told Mutual friend to come over to my house. I just bought an enormous house in the Valley. It was the American way. I made money in my own business, so I bought a huge home. Unfortunately it was lonely there at nights. Stephanie did not want to spend the night with me. I had several bedrooms, but she said no. This time she had no choice. I did not know what was going on. They could come here to Los Angeles with planes and crash into buildings. I wanted her close to me. I drove and got her and her mother. I remember having her sit up front with me of course and telling her to go into he glove compartment and get the gun. We did not know what was happening. Now we see police cars going all over the place. Were they here now? We arrived at my home, Mutual friend was already there and fixed breakfast for all of us. We sat in front on the television watching the madness. Stephanie was shaking, she was so scared. Her mother was trying to calm her but it wasn’t helping. She called her ex-husband to see if he was okay and to have him talk to his daughter hoping it will help. It didn’t much. Her mother was calmer. She made all the calls to all family members, making sure everyone was okay. That cousin was okay, she did not go into work that day, but if she had, she would have been right where the plane crashed. That made Stephanie crazy. I held her close to me, and Mutual Friend came and helped. I held her tight, and Mutual Friend, rubbed her head and back trying to calm her down. After some time, she did. We all then continued to watch the horror on the television. The buildings collapsing, people running, The Pentagon! Stephanie started to get stress again. I asked her mother if it was okay for me to put her to bed and try to get her calmer. She said yes. She was still trying to call other people but the phone lines were bad. Mutual Friend and I took Stephanie into one of the bedrooms. I laid her down and rubbed her back, whispered to her telling her everything was going to be okay. I was here to protect her. Nothing was going to happen. Mutual Friend told her the same. She wanted to go into the next room with her mother and watch television. I told her no, that only upset her. If she needed to know what was going on, she could listen to the radio. Mutual Friend brought one in the room. I told him to go sit with her mother, that I would stay with Stephanie. I didn’t want to be disturbed. I shut the door behind him. I went to Stephanie on the bed and laid beside her. I held her and for once she did not fight me. She held me tight, real tight, scared tight. I was scared too. Who was attacking us? Why? Would they come to Los Angeles? It did not matter. I told her she was safe with me, nothing was going to get her, they would have to get through me. We all listened and watched that day. Later that night we found out who attacked us. Never heard of the group, but it didn’t matter, we were mad. We wanted to turn the place into a parking lot. Whatever the President had planned, we were all for it. That night, I made Stephanie go to bed. She wanted to stay up. Her mother was already asleep in other room. Mutual Friend and I stayed with Stephanie in her room. I stayed in the bed with her, Mutual Friend slept on the recliner by the bed. We kept the radio on, we didn’t know what was going to happen next. I kept the gun near too, I made sure everyone knocked or announced themselves in the house, so we knew who was who. As the night went on, Stephanie was falling asleep – finally. She reached for me and thanked me for getting her and her mother. There was no thanks needed. Later in the middle of the night Stephanie woke up and tapped me. She said thank you again, and that she loved me. My heart stopped. Then I went back to reality. She loved me for what I had done for her and her mother. She didn’t love me like a lover. She then reached her hand out to Mutual friend and said the same thing. Then I knew for sure. That was okay, it was something, I will take it. I would not take advantage of the situation, but I would stay close. For the next thirteen days, we stayed glued to the television as the rest of the world. Madness. Total madness. After another week, Stephanie felt safe to go back home. Her mother wanted to go back home too. She said they felt they were imposing. You know how mothers are. They were not. They could have stayed another month, however I understood. I took them back home. I took Stephanie back to her own place. I got her cats from her friend’s and Mutual Friend and I got her re-settled. It was at this point I was going to take a chance at something. I asked her to move in with me. She looked at me like I asked her to jump off a bridge. This was not going to go well But I had a reason for asking and I was going to try to convince her. I will end here. Mutual Friend will pick it up from here next week
3 Comments
7/9/2019 09:31:02 am
Wow! I remember that time all too well. I'm sure it was a time that really cemented your feelings and made you even more determined to make Stephanie a permanent and committed part of your life. I've known her side of the story for a long time now. I'm glad to hear yours. Thank you for sharing <3
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Katherine
7/11/2019 09:25:01 am
I remember everything from that tragic day! I’m glad Stephanie had you and Mutual Friend. It’s times like that you realize who is there for you and how’d deep your feelings are....life is short and you could loose someone at any moment. So love and be loved each and every second! I really want to thank you guys for opening up these pages in your life. It’s such a blessing to hear there are men who still treasure a woman. Love all y’all!
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7/14/2019 02:24:52 am
Interesting POV. I never thought how that tragic day could affect the rest of the people. In Spain we received it as a shock, but it was too far away from us.
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