Denise sighed as she tried to find an appropriate dress to wear to court. It was one of the things that annoyed her. She liked being pregnant, but the clothes always bothered her. She couldn't wait to get back to her slim figure so her clothes would stop changing sizes.
"Ray", Denise called.
"Yeah?" he asked as he straightened his tie.
Ray could see she was under a lot of stress. The Ghostbusters' case didn't look good with the long list of violations against them. After last night, they had very little money left in the bank. If Ray was sent to jail with Peter and Egon, how was Denise going to support herself and the baby?
"Honey, I can't decide what to wear", Denise said. "None of my dresses are worthy of court."
"What about the black one?" Ray suggested.
"This one?" she asked pulling out a black dress with long sleeves. "But I only wear this in case of a funeral."
"Well, it's the only formal dress that fits you at the moment."
"Gee, thanks", Denise said feeling discouraged. "Nice to know you think I'm too fat for any of my nice clothes."
"I didn't say that", Ray frowned. "You're not fat, Denise. That's our baby in there."
"Which we're not ready for", she said beginning to argue. "The nursery's nowhere near complete. The crib's still not put together. Our baby has no place to sleep."
"I'm sure your mother will help you when she arrives", he said trying to help her mood.
"That makes me feel even better. You know for a fact you're going to jail and won't be a part of the baby's life. You know what? Just don't talk to me for a while. You're just making me feel worse."
Ray sighed as Denise went into the bathroom to change. He couldn't wait till the baby was born either. At least then, all the mood swings would stop and her attitude would go back to normal.
"Before I begin this trial, I want to make one thing very clear. This court does not recognize the existence of ghosts and I do not either. So I don't want to hear a lot of malarkey about goblins, spooks and demons. Just stick to the facts in this case and leave the ghost stories to the kiddies."
"Harsh much?" Denise whispered as she sat behind the Ghostbusters with Winston by her side.
"They call him the hammer", Egon explained.
She sighed as she watched them sit on the accused side of the courtroom. Denise shook her head when she saw who they got as their attorney. Her annoying former neighbor Louis Tulley carried a mountain of law books in his arms.
"I think you guys are making a big mistake", he said. "I mostly do tax loans and probate stuff. I got my law degree at night school."
Ray raised his eyes and looked at him feeling the same annoyance as Denise.
"Well, that's fine, Louis", he said. "We got arrested at night."
He let his head drop onto the table with a loud thud. Denise gave a look of sympathy as she reached over the railing and patted his shoulder.
"Oh, sweetie…"
Ray kept his head down but raised his hand and patted hers. They both prayed everything would be alright.
