I'm a tad bit more interested in writing about Rachel and Frank than Kevney right now, so Kevney shippers please bare with me ;)
At eight month old Riley is in the kitchen sitting on the floor banging his block together. Frank is near the stove stirring the spaghetti sauce and talking on the phone, and Fletcher is setting up the table.
"Yeah were still trying to figure out where we should for vacation, but we are spending Thanksgiving at your place so get ready!" Frank was on the phone with Herb, his father
"Well you guys won't be the only ones, Stephanie is coming up here for her break too and she is bringing her new boyfriend"
"A boyfriend? What does Stephanie know about a boyfriend?"
"She isn't a kid anymore Frank"
"So she is my baby sister, what does she need a man for? She should be focused on school!"
"Shouldn't I be the overly protective father here?"
"I can't wait to meet him, I'll give him the talk"
"She's going to kick your ass you know that right!" Herb told him
Stephanie was Frank's twenty three year old sister that his father and mother adopted when she was born. Her mother was died giving birth and Frank's mother who was her nurse opted to give the baby girl a home. She was still in college trying to further her education in business and just started working for the biggest wrestling company in America. Frank didn't think that was a good idea either.
"Is she still working for that company, what is it again?'
"The WWF"
"Yeah that, is she still there?"
"Yeah and she loves it"
"I wish she would do something else dad, why work there. With all those men around something could happen."
"Well you'll like this guy then!"
Frank looked around to check on his sons, Fletcher was now sitting doing homework and Riley was still on the floor now with the block in his mouth.
"Riley take that out of your mouth" he said going over to him and took it from him. Riley started to whine
"What's wrong with him Frank?"
"I took his block away from him"
"Don't make my grandson cry give it back!"
"He had it in his mouth, he'll be fine and I have to put him in his high chair anyway" Frank picked up Riley from off the floor and put him in his high chair to eat
"So how much longer will Rachel be gone?" asked Herb
"She's coming back next week" Frank said getting Riley's baby food out of the jar and into a small bowl
"How are you adjusting to being a stay at home dad?"
"Still getting used to it and to be honest I am trying to hang like the other mothers, or shall I say nannies"
"Your still taking Riley to those baby classes?"
"Yeah he has to go tomorrow and afterwards were all flying out to see Rachel in New York"
"That's nice give her my love"
"I sure will"
"Well son I've got to go, I have some place to be"
"Where are you going?"
"None of yours, kiss the kids for me and tell them I love them"
"Alright dad love you too" Frank hung up the phone "Alright Fletcher food's all done you can come fix your plate."
"Okay Frank, would you like me to fix you some?"
"Yes please. Now Riley here is your food, please don't spit it at daddy!" Frank put a little bit on the spoon and then he fed it to Riley. Riley ate it and wanted more. He continued to eat it but Riley got greedy and started sticking his hands in the food.
"You want to lick that yuck off your fingers?" Frank asked watching his son
"How is the spaghetti Fletcher?"
"It's great Frank I love when you cook"
"Well what about your mother's spaghetti?"
"I love mom and all but cooking is not her forte!"
"We should send her to cooking classes huh" Frank joked
"Yeah like she makes me go to piano lessons. I hate the piano!"
"She makes me go to movie premiers with her, and I hate them"
"What do you think she would do if we told her that we didn't like the piano and movie premiers?"
"She'd still make us go, it's Rachel how can you defy her!" Frank had to smile
Rachel was gone for two months filming a movie and left Frank in charge. At first he didn't think he would be able to survive while she was away, but the three of them had managed to do just that.
Right now Rachel was in her trailer on the set going over lines with her too flirtatious co star. His name was Max Ramsey Hollywood's number one playboy and leading man. He comes from old money, never been married, and likes to go after married women. He has made it his mission to sleep with all of his leading ladies, and his next conquest would be Rachel Marron.
"After you finish filming that scene, your character comes over to my character's house to seduce her. Then we have the bath tube scene"
'Should I run the water so we can practice?"
"Listen Max I am flattered I really am, but I know all about your little game you like to run"
"What game baby?"
"Don't call me baby! I know how you like to sleep with your co stars. Unlike them I don't need to get a head in my career. And I am not interested in having a tryst with you"
"I think you are how could you not be, look at me!"
"I am a happily married woman, I'm not looking for sex with anyone but my husband!"
"Your not lonely with him gone, no needs to be filled? You look like you could go for some lovin right now!"
"Look all I want to do is go over this script that's it!"
"And we will once you fuck me!"
"I think we should call it a night!" Rachel said fed up with him
"But we've barely got started" he said as Rachel lead him to her trailer door
"I'm trying to be nice but you keep making it harder!"
Max leaned in close to her and put one of his arms around her "You were quite promiscuous back in the day, what changed?"
"Good night Mr. Ramsey!"
"What happened to calling me Max?" he asked as Rachel slammed the door in his face.
Rachel went back on her couch with the script in her hand. The nerve of him, he didn't know anything about her yet he was trying to tell her what she used to do. Sure she has had her moments of weakness around a few men but she wasn't a whore. She knew those men way before she ever bed them, and the only time she slept with a random stranger was in Miami back in 1992. She was trying to get back at Frank for being a douche to her after they slept together. She stuck it to him by sleeping with the lifeguard and almost sleeping with his former colleague/killer. The next morning though Frank had the nerve to throw it in her face saying he didn't tell her to fuck everyone in the hotel. She ended up being pissed off at him for the rest of the day. But that was years ago now and they were both in love and parent's to two precious kids. Rachel decided to call it a night.
The next morning the tabloids had pictures plastered up on the screens of every news segment in Los Angeles. Apparently someone on the set was watching them and took pics of them outside the trailer.
Looks like this Hollywood duo is heating things up beyond the camera. Best Actress winner Rachel Marron and Hollywood's most promising leading male Max Ramsey were seen late last night outside of her trailer getting a little too close. Earlier this week Max commented on his leading lady saying she is "A pleasure work with, and a great kisser" Well were all wondering if that is the only thing those two are doing"
"Aww man this is just what I need!" Rachel was in her hotel room getting her hair and makeup done by her entourage. She had the tv on to catch some real news, but it seems these days only Hollywood gossip is news. "Nothing even happened, we were running lines together until he started making advances at me. I can't wait until filming is over!"
"I'm sure this will be forgotten in a few hours, trust me. If Tom Holmes starts jumping on couches again, he'll be the talk of the town!" her hairdresser said
"I don't think Harpo is going to let him act crazy on the show again. Unless ratings are involved"
"Which they always are"
"What am I going to tell Frank?"
Frank dropped off Fletcher to school and then he and Riley headed to baby gym.
Frank was sitting down at the end of the bench away from with other mother's and nannies watching all the crawling children out on the floor. Rachel had signed Frank and Riley up for this class so Riley could be around other kids and learn. And Frank could get a better understanding of children and to get them out of the house. Frank thought it was a waste of time and that he and Riley could have more fun at home with just the two of them. All the women were there for the same thing until Frank walked in a few weeks ago. He was great eye candy and had all the perfect qualities that a father should have, unlike their husbands who were too busy to come. Frank had gotten used to them falling over themselves for him, but once Rachel came back their feelings would be crushed.
Frank was deep in his thoughts until he seen Riley take a toy away from another kid. The other child started crying and hit Riley on his leg, then Riley smacked him on the side of his head. Frank went over to Riley and scolded him. The mother of the other child came over to comfort her baby.
"I'm sorry sir Kyle likes to hit" the woman said.
"No I'm sorry, Riley is a bit of a handful." Frank said picking Riley up too and turning to the woman. She must have been new to the place because this was the first time he has seen her there.
"Same with this guy. I'm Lauren" the gorgeous red said
"Frank" he said back "Have you two been coming to this place for a while?"
"No actually were new here and I when I found out about this place I thought it would be good for Kyle"
"It is the kids get to be interactive and have fun. This is Riley's fifth week"
"He's a strong little fella"
"Yeah but like I said a handful"
"Well we have to get going anyway, we hope we'll see you two next week"
"Alright you guys too" he said he went back to his chair and got out some wet ones to wipe Riley's face
Lauren thought Frank was nice and very good looking, she hoped that he is available
"And you why are you always hitting people? Just wait until I tell your mother!" he said putting him down again to go play.
Later Frank and Riley went pick up lunch at a deli, as they were leaving the paps were all over him again, but this time they were all in his face. He was trying to put Riley in his car seat as the crowd of people gathered around him.
"Hey Frank how are you?" one of the Paps asked trying to get him to talk but Frank remained silent
"How's Rachel she's still filming in New York?" another said. Frank still ignored and got into his truck.
"How do you feel about Rachel and Max? How long has she been seeing him?"
"How do you feel about her seeing him?" another said
"Are you going to file for divorce?"
"What?" Frank was bewildered
Rachel and the crew were taking a break from filming and she was walking to her trailer
"Rachel movie 411 wants to do an interview with you before you leave"
"Well alright tell them I will be there in a minute" she said before going into her trailer
"Rachel I am glad your back" her assistant said
"What's wrong?"
"Bill wants you to call him immediately and your husband called to tell you that he and the boys are leaving soon."
"Did Frank say anything else?"
"No"
"Great, ok get Bill on the phone so I can talk to him before I leave"
Her assistant calls Bill and after two rings he answers
"Mr. Devany I have Ms. Marron ready to speak to you" she hands the phone to Rachel
"Hi Bill"
"Rachel what the hell is this that I hear about you and Max Ramsey? How am I supposed to spin this?"
"It's not like that Bill nothing happened he was just leaving my trailer, actually I was kicking him out!""
"I've seen the pictures Rachel it looks like you two were getting too comfy"
"I know, I know"
"Does Frank know?"
"I don't think he does, he called earlier but didn't mention anything"
"Well you better figure out something"
Fletcher was leaving school early so that they could catch the plan to New York and then drive to New Jersey to see Rachel. Everything was packed and ready to go when Frank signed him out of school.
"How was school buddy?" Frank asked after signing his release form while he held a squirming Riley
"It was ok"
"You have everything you need? We don't have to stop by the house before we go to the airport?"
"No I have everything"
Frank and the boys headed straight to the airport and boarded the plan. They would be flying for almost 6 hours to New York to spend the weekend with her.
Back on the movie set Rachel was giving her interview
"Were here with Oscar winner Rachel Marron on the set of her upcoming movie The Cobra where she stars alongside Max Ramsey in this action thriller. Rachel plays Phoenix a contract killer who is on a mission to kill Kevin Whitney, Max Ramsey's character. So Rachel my first question is how does it feel to be doing your first action movie?"
"Well before we started filming I had to do training. That was a lot of hard work, but I took it all in stride. The stunt coordinators worked with me and showed me how to take a bump and how to make the figting look real. I already know how to shoot a gun thanks to my husband, so it was awesome I loved it!"
"What is it like working with Max?"
Rachel wanted to roll her eyes just hearing his name. But she never threw a co star under the bus, she liked to keep it professional.
"Max is a great guy, he's very likable. He's always focused and ready to put the work in for the movie"
"So guys like to keep it professional?"
"Yes"
Riley slept the whole way to New York and was still sleeping when they arrived there. Frank and the boys were on their way to Rachel's hotel to drop off their things and then head to the movie set to visit her. Before Frank left Los Angeles, he checked to see if what the paps had said was true. He picked up a newly issued gossip mag from the newsstand and there she was front cover with her co star. Frank wanted to see if she tell him about it first. And as they approached her trailer he was going to find out!
