Twenty Four Weeks - Episode 14 - "Twenty Five" (PG)

By James David Denisson

Twenty Four Weeks
Episode 14 - "Twenty Five"

Judd and Quinn visit their families... The Uptons have Judd and Quinn talk about their sex lives... Quinn has an unexpected reaction to an injury Judd receives...
“Are you blaming your infidelity on my mother?” Paul asks her, his face going red.
“That’s not what I’m saying.”
“Then what are you saying, dear?” my mother asks. She’s calm, her voice steady, but her eyes are hard.

Still reeling from the shock of discovering his wife's infidelity, Judd Altman learns that he has lost his father and will be one himself. His soon to be ex-wife, Quinn, is pregnant with his child.
After almost losing the baby, Wade (Judd's old boss and Quinn's lover) realizes the truth about himself and his relationship with Quinn and leaves her. Judd, in the face of Quinn's situation, forgives her, but cannot reconcile their marriage.
With nothing but a stolen Porsche, Judd drives to Maine with limitless possibilities. A man with nothing has nothing to lose, and a man with nothing to lose can do anything.
Twenty Four Weeks begins with Judd's time of reflection in Maine and his eventual decision to return to New York City, to take back the life that has been so cruelly taken from him. Sometimes humorous, this bitter-sweet tale is full of hope, love and forgiveness.
With characters and back story based on the novel "This is Where I Leave You" by Jonathan Tropper, Twenty Four Weeks is set after the events of the movie of the same name.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James David Denisson
• Release date: Jul 27, 2016

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Twenty Four Weeks – Episode 14 – Twenty Five

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Written by J.D.Denisson.

A sequel to the movie This is Where I Leave You.

Characters and back story based on the novel This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper.

Copyright 2016 J.D.Denisson.

Previously…

She reaches over and takes my hand, looks me in the eyes. I’m sorry that I put my unresolved feelings of abandonment onto you. It was unfair and it was one of the things that pulled our marriage apart. Can you forgive me?

I nod, smile, squeeze her hand.

She breathes heavily. That was the easy part.

That was easy?

She nods. I know that you’ll forgive me. You said you would and I trust you. The hard part is talking to my father.

I get that. Quinn’s father is a staunch protestant minister. He believes in the bible and truth and the sanctity of marriage. He scares me, he always had - right from the day she brought this cocky Jewish kid to meet him for the first time.

When are you going to do that? I don’t want her to do it alone.

I don’t know, she says. It might take me some time to build up the courage.

I nod, my face serious. Well, you won’t have to do it by yourself. I’ll come with you.

…

You don’t think Judd can change? Mary asks her.

I do, she says with a sigh. I know he can. And I’m seeing it. I just worry about later, when we’ve got a new baby and we’re tired and he leaves me at home alone every day for work.

That’s why I’m here, I say again. I think it’s self-explanatory, but I feel the need to point it out over and over. What else can I do?

Judd, Grant begins, you said that you don’t know any other way.

I nod.

So, why do you think that is?

His whole family is like that, Quinn jumps in and Mary admonishes her.

She’s right, I say. They are. Except for Phillip. Quinn murmurs her agreement. It’s the way we are.

Why is that, do you think? Grant asks me.

I don’t know. I guess we stopped talking about things about ourselves. Then I stop. I know why. The book, I say under my breath.

I’m sorry. What? Mary says.

The book, I say louder now. I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me.

Quinn’s mouth is open. Her eyes are wide. The book, she says.

…

They’re all looking at me. They’re all looking at my ring and saying nothing. Phillip knows but he’s holding his tongue, but I can see that it’s killing him.

Okay, I say after ten minutes of looks and glances and unspoken words. Let’s just get this out in the open, I tell them. I don’t want a repeat of last time when I told them all, and a room