Lenny and Midge have been married for over a year, but there's one thing that's still missing.
The calm quiet of the room was a definite change from the usual chaos. The blue walls were certainly different from the blush pink.
At first, when he makes out the petite, dark-haired figure as he rounds the corner, he thinks that he's gone delirious. He looks up at the billboard, then sees her, one hand clutching onto her purse and the other holding her coat tight to her frame.
It's a few months post-Carnegie Hall when Midge hears Lenny is leaving town, but she's determined to find him for one last goodbye.
She stops thinking when he takes her hand, the subtle touch of his fingers over hers holding way more power than to summon her onto her feet.
What happens when you're a famous comedian and word gets out that you're in a relationship with another equally famous comedian? You do an interview and photoshoot for a six-page spread in the Entertainment section of the New York Times, of course.
It feels more bizarre being inside, the clarity of focus making him consider just how out of place he was. While this lifestyle was nothing like him, it was absolutely in keeping that he should fall so fucking hard for the impossible.
There he was, real as anything, though the black of his suit risked camouflaging against the night that he was a part of, standing over the threshold of the stage door. She didn't know whether to laugh at the absurdity or be comforted by his presence, so often there when she needed it the most.
"This is Lenny, the man who's heard and seen it all…He knows she's no lady, no perfect, prissy little fantasy and what's more, he prefers that. He's an observer of the human condition and she - perfectly imperfect Midge Maisel - is more important than God to him, even if her hair does look like shit." A bit of Midge-based introspection in a very blue hotel room.
The cold night air made everything sharper as it whipped at her heels and stung her cheeks. How long had he been here?
If he was someone else, anyone else, he would have found it funny. Perhaps. Depending on the circumstances then he might have been a kinder person in this hypothetical reincarnation.
The sensible thing would be to head straight home once the club had closed its doors and she had waved all of the girls goodnight...As sensible didn't fit with the life of a comedian, and certainly not one in her position, she hailed a cab and headed in the opposite direction.
This is an alt history story concerning Lenny Bruce what happened historically will not happen here.
Sequel to Bruce and Maisel. Lenny Bruce gets his first taste of the Catskills, with some surprises along the way!
Midge is thinking about the unthinkable: giving up comedy for good. It seems like the world - or just possibly, fate - has other plans, else why would she find herself in a dive bar watching the best there is? Midge x Lenny, post-season 3.