2. Scott and Tess Lang

About ten minutes later Maggie came back inside looking frustrated, and without Scott. Tess could only imagine how that conversation had gone.

She caught him just before he left. "Leaving so soon?"

"Yeah," he sighed. "I just wanted to drop off my present and tell her happy birthday."

"She's really glad you did. And I thought since you came all this way, you should at least get a slice of cake." She held out the plate she had brought bearing a piece of chocolate cake with pink icing.

"Aw, thanks Tessy. Did you make this cake?"

"Haha, very funny." She handed it to him and leaned against the van beside him. "What did Maggie say?"

"Oh, the usual. Get an apartment, get a job, then we'll talk."

"I see."

"Yeah. I had a job-"

"Oh - had?"

"Yeah... I got fired."

She sighed. "Oh Scott..."

"Look, I tried okay."

"You faked your name, didn't you?" She gave him that look. Being his sister she could see right through him - it also didn't help that she had detective training on top of that. "Where was it?"

"Baskin Robbins."

"Oh, Baskin Robbins always finds out."

"You know, you're the fourth person to tell me that."

"Then it must be true."

Scott sighed and focused on his cake which he was picking away at. Then he sighed again, heavier this time. "Oh great. Look, now we're being watched."

Tess looked up to see Jim standing at the front window inside the house, looking out at them. She rolled her eyes and waved to him. Classic Jim. "He just takes his job very seriously."

"Yeah, no kidding. I can't believe you actually like that guy."

She turned on him. "Dude."

He gave her the same look. "Dude, it's so obvious. Really Tess, that guy? You could like anyone and it has to be another cop, one who just happens to hate me and is in cahoots with my ex-wife."

"He doesn't hate you."

"Let's just say no cops are my biggest fan."

"Hey, I'm a fan."

"Well you're my sister."

"Well I'm also still a cop, so it counts."

"Thanks Tessy."

"Anytime Scotty. Now stop talking while eating you're spitting on me."

"Yeah, in front of your crush."

"Scott! You're so immature."

"I'm just saying," Scott said through a now huge mouthful of cake.

"Okay, just shut up and eat your cake." She rolled her eyes. "So, still driving this old hunk of junk, huh?" she said, patting the side of the van.

"Don't let Luis hear you say that, he loves this thing."

"Uh huh. Does it still have the funny horn?"

In response, he reached in through the window and pressed the horn. Trumpeting filled the air.

Scott finished his cake and reluctantly turned to leave.

"Bye Scott, talk to you soon. Stay outta trouble, okay. At least the kind that'll get you arrested and thrown in jail."

"Thanks Tessy, I will. Talk to you soon."

Cassie met Tess at the door, seeing the empty plate in her hand. She looked past her aunt to see her dad getting into the van across the street. "Is Daddy leaving?"

"I'm afraid so."

Cassie ran out onto the porch. "Bye Daddy!" she called. "Thanks for coming! And thank you for the ugly bunny toy, I love him!"

"Aw you're welcome, Peanut. I love you."

"Love you too!"

Tess stood with Cassie as she said goodbye. As he drove away, he hit the horn again, the trumpeting filling the street, and made a funny face at Cassie, who giggled. And then he was gone.

Tess noticed that Cassie didn't seem as joyful for the rest of the party.

Hey guys, thanks for showing this story some love! :) So I don't think they actually ever refer to Paxton by his first name in the movie, but in an interview Bobby said his name was Jim Paxton so I'm going with it :) And I haven't seen 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' yet but hopefully I will soon, I'm really excited!

And for any fellow Canadians out there - I realized that Scott and Tess's names are very similar to Scott and Tessa, the figure skaters, and I thought that was funny, I just realized that :) Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed!