3 men, a stick, a hole and Spinelli's laptop

May 10, 2009
Zaccarrah Pent House

"Why am I doing this again?"

"Because you're my best friend?"

Jason just stared shaking his head no.

"Because you're a good person with a big heart?"

He just continued to nod no.

"Because you can't say no to lulu and if you don't help me like you said you would then she won't be happy and we want lulu happy right Jase?" Johnny asked, looking up sympathetically from the task at hand.

Jason stopped shaking his head and tried not to smirk.

"That's low." He deadpanned.

"Suck it up and sit down. Here work on this." Johnny said handing him the wood.

"And where does this go?" Jason asked questioningly.

"In the hole. Spinelli has it." Johnny replied not bothering looking up from the project at hand.

"Spinelli where is the hole this goes in?" Jason asked.

"The back one?" Spinelli replied, furiously working on his project.

"Is that a question or a statement Spinelli?" Jason asked his computer loving friend. "Did you just ask me a question in answer to my question?" He asked smacking Spinelli on his head, trying to get his attention.

"I don't know. Here turn it around. This hole." Spinelli pointed, still typing furiously on his laptop.

Jason tried the back one. "It won't fit."

"Try twisting it." Johnny called out from on the floor.

"It's two tight. Let me see yours Johnny." Jason asked going for Johnnys.

"No mine goes in the front hole."

"Well let me try it anyway."

"Jason, it's not going to fit. Mine is two big for that little hole. It belongs in front." Johnny said pulling his stick and putting it in the front hole without any effort.

"Spinelli get me that wood over there."

"I'm busy Stone Cold. Ask the reformed Denison of Darkness." Spinelli replied pulling up some important facts.

"OMG, Spinelli get off your computer before I take this wood and beat you with it now."

Jason went towards Spinelli, but before he could reach him, he tripped over the laptop cord causing him to fall towards Johnny, knocking Spinelli's laptop on the floor with a loud bang.

"Get off me Jason. Now!" Johnny called from under Jason's leg.

As Jason removed himself from Johnny, a loud chuckle at the door had the boys turning around, coming face to face with a very pregnant Lulu leaning against the nursery door.

"LuLu! What are you doing out of bed?" Johnny asked pushing Spinelli out of his way to get to his girlfriend.

"I wanted to see how the crib was going." She said smiling innocently at her boyfriend as he approached.

"Lu, you know what Kelly said yesterday. She wants you to rest as much as possible and not over exert yourself. That means no getting off the couch or bed for anything silly." Johnny replied wrapping his arms around her swollen belly and pulling her to him.

"Johnny Zacharra I am 7 months pregnant not an invalid. I am perfectly capable of climbing the stairs and walking to my baby's room without supervision." She told him sternly, causing Johnny to step back but not loosen his hold around Lulu's waist.

"LuLu, he's just looking out for you and the baby." Jason called out from his position on the floor trying to finish the bottom of the crib. "We all are."

"Yes Fair one, give the fair one's significant other a break. He's very worried about the fair one and the pretty princess or dude." Spinelli added, working on the laptop that Jason had thrown at him earlier.

Lulu looked at Johnny and sighed, wrapping her arms loosely around his shoulders. "I'm sorry. I'm just so bored in that room by myself. And your child won't stop kicking me so I can go to sleep. It's like its practicing tae Kwan doe." Lulu apologized laying her head in the crook of his neck. "Do you still love me?"

Johnny paused and smirked lovingly at the petite blonde in his arms.

At Johnny's silence, Lulu lifted her head and was met with a puzzled looking Johnny. "Johnny Zacharrah, it should not take you that long…." She was cut off when Johnny's lips ascended upon hers, catching her off guard.

When they broke apart, Johnny leaned his forehead against hers and whispered, "I will always love you. Now go back to bed, I'll be there in a little bit. I want to get this crib finished."

"I love you." Lulu said kissing Johnny one last time before passing him slightly and talking to the other men in the room. "Thanks boys for helping Johnny. It makes me happy."

"Your Welcome Lu. Anything to make you happy." Jason said still trying to put the bottom of the crib together.

"Yeah. Anything for the fair one." Spinelli said happily.

Lulu smiled and started to turn towards the door before stopping and calling out over her shoulder.

"Oh and boys can you try to keep Johnny's stick in one piece. I'm kind of fond of it." Lulu smiled as she slapped Johnny on the butt on her way back to her bedroom.

"Goodnight Lulu!" Jason and Spinelli snickered as Johnny's mouth hung open in pure shock.