Kevin didn't believe his ears when his mother called with her quest.
"Mom, you're jewish." He says. "And you were never very eager to take either of us to any kind of church."
Scotty looks up from the computer, sending a wondering look to Kevin. Kevin replies with a shrug and an equally wondering face. Nora explains how a church downtown are interested in her center and she has agreed to go to mass on Sunday and meet the minister afterwards.
"Oh Kevin, it would be so nice if we could all go. It's so peaceful in a church, I really think we could need that." Nora dreams.
"Yeah, mom. I don't know if you noticed this, but our family tend not to behave very well. You know how bad that would be in a peaceful church?" Kevin argues and Scotty laughs at the image popping up his head.
Yeah, if the Walkers manage to make a family dinner look like a battle zone, he doesn't even want to know what will happen in a quiet place like a church.
"Mom, I know they have wine, I just don't think they have the quantity our family need to spend an hour seated with each other."
"Yes mom, I know how a mass works. I used to date a minister, remember?" Kevin points out, not realizing what he said until it has already come out. He looks at Scotty and smiles apologetically. Scotty smiles back, shaking his head lightly to show he's okay.
Kevin shuts up for a minute, sighing heavily several times as Nora makes her final plead.
"Okay. Sunday at eight. See you then." Kevin hangs up the phone and exhales.
"So we are going to church with your entire family?" Scotty asks, sounding way too amused. "It won't be that bad, sweetie." Scotty says and gets up. He walks over to Kevin and puts his arms around Kevin's waist.
"When we come back home I will make you a wonderful Sunday dinner and we'll go to bed early to make up for losing our Sunday sleep-in." Scotty says and gives Kevin a small peck on the lips.
"I will be cranky." Kevin says, knowing his own Sunday morning mood.
"I know." Scotty kisses him again. "As long as you behave in church, we can leave as soon as the mass is over."
Kevin seem to think about the options for a while, a smile spreading on his face.
"If we even seem happy to be there, mom might let us leave without having coffee with the entire congregation." He says. Scotty laughs at him and pulls him closer.
"That's the spirit."
