Thank you for all the lovely reviews! I'm glad that the format didn't stop you from enjoying it.
I had so much for reading the reviews! As a token of appreciation I made this a two-shot!
FADE IN:
INT. MAURA'S HOUSE - DAY
It's Sunday Afternoon. Commercials blast from the big screen TV. ANGELA, MAURA and JANE are on the couch and FRANKIE and TOMMY are on the chairs in Maura's living room. They have watched a sports match after their traditional Sunday Lunch.
ANGELA
Game is done. Come on, Janie. It's our turn for the dishes this week.
JANE
Pf. Let's get this over with.
(gets up and follows Angela to the kitchen)
TOMMY
(watches them leave, then turns to Maura) (conspiratorial)
So...when are you gonna ask her out?
MAURA
Ask out whom?
TOMMY
My mother!
FRANKIE
(laughs)
MAURA
Why would I ask your mother out?
TOMMY
Sarcasm, Maur'. I meant Janie of course. When are you going to ask her out? It's BEYOND time.
MAURA
Oh, sarcasm. Saying the opposite of what you mean to say in order to show irritation. Research shows that twenty one point two percent of...
FRANKIE
(interrupts)
Way to change the subject, mrs Detective.
TOMMY
Hey, smartiepants! They're not married yet!
FRANKIE
(laughs)
True!
(turns to Maura)
You're not, right? You haven't secretly eloped and not told us? I'm with mom, you know? I want a BIG wedding.
TOMMY
Yeah, I want to give my sis away. Imagine that!
FRANKIE
Hey, but why do you get to give her away?
TOMMY
I'm the tallest.
FRANKIE
I'm the smartest.
TOMMY
Whatever, I look better in a suit. Right, Maura? My long bones?
MAURA
I'm...I'm confused.
TOMMY
Yeah well. I'm giving her away. SHOTGUN!
FRANKIE
Oh that's low. You can't shotgun giving someone away on her wedding. Way to objectify your sister! Wait till she finds out!
TOMMY
She won't find out. This stays between us, right, Maura?
MAURA
(tries to figure out why a shotgun is part of the conversation)
Uhm...
FRANKIE
We can both give her away. These are modern times, my friend.
TOMMY
(bitter)
I bet Pop will claim his rights. If he's not too 'catholic' all of a sudden.
FRANKIE
Janie might not invite him? Maura, we have dibs on giving Janie away. You are our witness.
MAURA
(tries to figure out what dibs may be)
Oh… Oh. Okay.
FRANKIE (CONT')
So, will you both wear a dress? Or will Janie wear a tux?
TOMMY
Yeah! Or her dress uniform. No..no get this! Her Redsox jacket!
FRANKIE
(laughs)
Oh my god. She would, she totally would!
(to Maura)
Would you still marry her in her baseball jacket?
MAURA
(flustered)
Uhm.. uhm. Yes.
TOMMY
(whistles)
True love, that.
FRANKIE
I love how you can't lie. Anyway, back to the original question: when are you going to ask her out already?
MAURA
I...I don't know. I think I should help with the dishes.
(gets up and quickly walks to the kitchen)
TOMMY
(looks at Maura walking away)
Lightweight.
FRANKIE
(grins)
Right? Anyway, she's got till-death-do-them-part to get used to her brothers-in-law!
TOMMY
I'll drink to that!
(clinks his beer bottle to Frankie's)
FADE OUT