Title: S is for
Snoring
**Disclaimer** Scarecrow and Mrs. King is
copyrighted to Warner Brothers and
Shoot the Moon Production Company. This story, however,
is mine. It is intended for entertainment
purposes; please only archive it with
the rest of the Alphabet stories. No infringement is
intended.
Timeline: Two years after the end of the
series. Stupid Mystery Marriage is no
longer a mystery.
Summary: Complete fluff…a discussion in
Billy's office early one morning.
Rating: G
Author's Note: Thanks to Sabrina for the
quick beta. Hopefully we got
everything fixed.
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"I can't believe I'm even telling you this,
Billy," Lee says as he paces around
Billy's office. "Please keep this under the strictest
confidence. Amanda would kill me if she
found out I told you. I just can't
take it anymore. I can't sleep; in fact, I don't think
that anyone else is sleeping either. I've
even resorted to ear
plugs, for me and the rest of the family."
"Ear plugs!?! It's that bad?" asks Billy as
he begins to laugh. "Have you tried
going to sleep before she does?"
Lee looks at him incredulously, "Of
course…we've all tried that, and as
for the ear plugs…Dotty said that it helped Carl when they first
got married. Evidently, she would go to
sleep first, to avoid his snoring and
he would wear the earplugs to avoid hers."
"This is just now becoming a problem, she
never used to snore? I mean, come on
Lee, surely it's not that bad."
"Yes, it is and she never used to snore
like this. I'm beginning to think that
maybe there's something wrong with her."
"Have you confronted her about it? Have you
mentioned getting help for it?"
"Yes, complete denial. I believe her exact
words were…'I do not snore!'" As he
speaks Amanda walks in behind Lee as Billy begins to
clear his throat to try and get Lee to be
quiet. "So naturally she won't even
bring up…getting help…she's right behind me isn't she?"
"Oh yeah…"
Turning around abruptly, Lee begins,
"Amanda, I can explain…"
Putting her hand up to cut him off. "I
can't believe you told Billy! I told
you that it's not a problem. There is nothing that
needs to be done."
"Amanda, I had to get some impartial advice
from someone who's been married for a
while. Besides, no one is getting any sleep even with
the ear plugs."
"You told him you bought ear plugs...like
you don't snore!"
"Amanda, I know I snore. I'll admit that I
snore, but this denial has got to
stop." Adding in a more playful tone…"It could affect the
boys."
"Oh Lee, I don't see what a couple of more
days could do to affect the boys. It's
summer; they sleep in after we all leave. Besides,
after the wedding on Friday, it's going to
be Charles's problem. Let him deal
with Francine's snoring."
The End