Chapter 3: On the other side of friendship
Jimmy and Cindy weren't the only ones worried about their kid's behavior. Sheen and Libby's kids aren't the best at acting their age either. In fact, they do almost the total oposite of what they are told. That is why Sheen is usually away from home, not to mention that his job requires him to be away from home a lot. Today, though, he needs to go home, to inform his wife, Libby, about the reunion. Once he left the bar, Sheen tries to go home, but he doesn't get very far. He gets stuck in a traffic jam. Sheen decides to call Libby on his cell phone. The phone rings and rings. Finally, on the third ring, Libby picks up the phone.
"Hello." said Libby, exhaustingly.
"Hey, it's me, Sheen. I'm on my way home. You sound exhausted. Is everything alright?" asked Sheen, with concern.
"Ya, I suppose. I think you and me need a night to ourselves." said Libby.
"Are the kids giving you that much trouble?" asked Sheen.
"What do you think?" asked Libby, jokingly.
"Okay, okay. I tell you what. How about you get a babysitter and we go out to the movies and out to dinner? That way we can have a night to ourselves. Agreed?" asked Sheen.
"Agreed. By the way, I already called a babysitter. She should be here any minute now."
At that moment, Libby hears the doorbell."
"That must be her. I hope that traffic clears soon. See ya soon." said Libby.
"Bye!"
"Bye!"
At that point, Sheen hangs up the phone. Soon, the traffic clears and Sheen enters his driveway, where Libby is already waiting.
"Is everything set?" asked Sheen.
"Ya lets go." said Libby, who is entering the automobile.
"Okay, lets go. I have the perfect place in mind for dinner, and I picked a perfect movie to see." said Sheen, causally.
"Where are we going?" asked Libby.
"It's a surprise. You'll just have to wait and see." said Sheen. "By the way, you'll never guess who I ran into today."
"Who?" asked Libby.
"I ran into Jimmy and Carl. We got to talking about the old days, and then, as we were remincing, Jimmy invited us, as a family, to a reunion, tomorrow, at his house." said Sheen.
"Did you say as a family?" asked Libby.
"Ya" said Sheen.
"I don't know, Sheen, it sounds like a bad idea. You know how are kids are. They're complete brats."
"No, our kids are perfect." said Sheen, jokingly. "Come on, I know how our kids are. Do you think I would have agreed to bring our family if I thought it would have been a bad idea?"
"I guess not." said Libby, although she wasn't quite sure if what she said was the truth, or a way to get Sheen to drop the subject.
"Now that's the spirit. Come here, babe."
Libby laughs at the nickname, and puts her head on Sheen's shoulders. The two were off to having a wonderful night. The babysitter, however, was having a horrible time with Sheen and Libby's kids.
"Roger, get off the chandeler. Rose, don't jump on the bed." screamed the babysitter.
Rose and Roger pretend that the babysitter isn't even there. Therefore, they ignore her.
When the babysitter yells at them again, they say, "We only listen to our parents."
The babysitter tries everything to get Roger and Rose, but nothing works. Finally, Libby and Sheen come home from their fabulous night out, with smiles on their faces. Once they see Roger and Rose and what they did to their house, their smiles turn into frowns. They talk with the babysitter.
"What happened?"
"Your kids were totally out of control. I tried, I really tried."
"It's okay, we know how they are. For the trouble they caused, here is double the money." said Sheen, who gives the babysitter the money.
"Thank you." said the babysitter, who then takes her leave.
Sheen closes the door behind her. Sheen and Libby then angery look at their kids, who have guilty expressions on their faces.
"We need to talk. Sit down!" said Sheen, forcefully.
Roger and Rose sit down.
"Tomarrow, we are going over a friend's house for a reunion. We haven't seen this friend in a very long time. As such, you will not act up, or their will be dire consequences. Now, you are to clean up this house and get to bed straight after. Go!" said Sheen.
Roger and Rose do the work, and then go to bed. Sheen looks at Libby.
"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all." said Sheen.
"Maybe it wasn't, or maybe it was. We'll just have to wait and see." said Libby.
Sheen and Libby make sure that their kids were asleep, and then they go to bed themselves. Tomorrow would be trouble for all of them.