Uncle Riley Poole
Uncle Riley Poole
By: Bethany Wilson
Int. Ben Gates' house
A red, very nice, convertible car pulls around the loop driveway of Ben's huge mansion house. A short man with short brown hair and blue eyes steps out of his car and walks up to the door to ring the doorbell.
"Hello?" Riley rings it more times until he finally stopped when he saw Ben coming to the door to let him in. Riley smiles as Ben let him in.
"I've been waiting mins. for you to open that door."
"Riley! You've been standing out there for only 20 seconds."
Riley gasps putting a finger in the air about to blurt out something but nothing came out of his mouth.
"I rest my case." Ben shuts the door behind him and heads towards the kitchen as Riley follows.
"What are you doing here Riley?" Ben asks pouring two cups of coffee.
"What do you mean? I can't come down here and visit my buddy here in Washington anymore? I mean come on."
Ben just looks over at Riley handing him his coffee and without warning or even notice he took a drank of it.
"Ahh…HOT!!"
Ben laughs with a huge fat grin on his face. "Should've looked." Ben told Riley very slowly taking a sip of his coffee.
"Oh, yea. Ha-ha!" Riley slowly laid his cup on the table.
"Ben?" A voice was heard from upstairs.
"You woke up Abigail, Riley."
"I'm sorry. Go upstairs and make kissy kissy faces with her maybe she'll go back to sleep."
Ben just grinned at Riley laid down his cup and ran upstairs. Riley was now alone in the kitchen so he unfolded the newspaper and started to read it as Ben was helping Abigail downstairs.
"Riley?"
"Humm…" Riley folded down the paper to see what Ben wanted but instead he caught a sight at Abigail and flew back in his chair.
"Whoa! Abigail?"
Ben ran over to help Riley up.
"Ben…Abigail…you and her…or her and you." Riley was too shocked to even speak. Ben just rolled his eyes.
"Riley!" Ben yelled. "It's ok I know, she's pregnant."
Riley gathered up his things and went to walk out.
"This is what happens when friends leave secrets from other friends. They leave which is why I am now."
"Riley!"
Ben tried to stop him until Abigail got him to stop.
"Riley? You're the one he was going to tell in the first place, until…"
Riley turned around, "until what?"
Ben cuts in, "until me and Abigail ha a huge fight over it."
"Wait? Over you wanting to tell me."
"No!"
Abigail told him with almost tears of sadness not joy. "No, Riley! Over the fact that Ben and myself has decided to make you the uncle of our baby and…" Abigail looks over at Ben.
"You are, so far, the only on we've told."
Riley dropped his coat. "Patrick?"
Abigail shook her head.
Ben grinned, "Nope! Not even my dad."
Riley, all of a sudden started to break down in tears of joy.
"Riley?" Ben began to ask. "Will you be the uncle of our little baby boy."
Riley nodded gasping. "You even found out it was a boy? Did you already name it too."
"No! Not yet."
Riley ran up to them and gave them both a huge hug. "So when is it do?"
Abigail laughed, "Next month."
Riley was shocked to hear that news, "A month with no name." Riley begins to think. "Riley Jr." Riley smiled.
Abigail and Ben looked at each other and at the same time said, "No!"
Riley crossed his arms. "Yeah maybe your right it is your baby after all." Riley still began to think when Ben's cell phone rang. Ben held up a finger telling them he'll be right back and he answered it and gasped.
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Int. Store/outside by Ben's house
Just 5 blocks down the street was a Quick Shop little store so Ben and riley walked down there to meet up with Ben's mom whom flew all the way to Washington to meet up with Abigail.
"So what happens now? You know she's going to find out."
"No! She's not Riley! Think positive I've got a plan."
"Groovy."
They got there and seen his mom inside the store buying chocolates for Abigail and her to share.
"Mom!"
"Oh, Benjamin." She kissed him on the checks. "Riley?" She gave him a big hug. "But, where's Abigail she was supposed of met her with us.
"She's sick." Riley blurted out. Ben slowly turned towards Riley and just shook his head.
"Poor thing. Does she need medicine? I mean might as well buy her some while we're here."
Ben stops her, "Mom! It's ok we've got some at home."
"Oh well let me buy her these chocolates and we'll be on our way."
Riley turns to Ben. "How'd you get so lucky?"
Ben just stares at riley, "Hitting on my mom Mr. Poole?"
"No!" Riley just looks down as Ben laughs.
"Watch my mom Riley. I got to go call Abigail." Ben took out his phone and walked outside to call Abigail. Riley grinned and did what Ben asked him to do so he walked over and stood in line with her.
"Awww… is he yours?" the cashier asked. Riley, confused, looked for Ben.
"Oh no! He's just my sons boyfriend." Ben's mom says taking her groceries. "Thanks! Bye!"
The cashier was shocked watching the two of them leave.
"Let's go home now." Ben's mom nodded looking around for the car.
"Where's the car?"
"Mom, we walked."
"Its true." Riley agreed.
"Well, how come you know I can't walk that far for a women my age."
"It never stopped my dad." He said patting her on the back. "Look on the bright side half-way there if you get tired Riley can carry you there." Ben laughed all ready moving forward.
Ben's mother looked at Riley, smiled, and patted him on the shoulder and followed Ben. Riley, shocked, ran to catch up to Ben. "Hey, don't I get a say in this?"
Ben turns around, "When does your opinion matter anyways."
Riley, again, was shocked to hear that come out of his best friend.
To be continued...