The 13 Days of Rucas
Hello, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you another cute chapter of The 13 Days of Rucas. Sorry that I didn't get a chance to update the story yesterday I was tired from work last night and I had a bit of writer's block. But now, I don't have writer's block and I finished watching Girl Meets Goodbye and I have to tell you that the series finale was by far the best episode of the season and the perfect end to a perfect show…for now. If you watched the series finale, tell me what you think of it. Anyway, it's update time and today we're on Day 12 and it deals with Lucas doing a late night food run for his pregnant wife Riley. So here it is, Day 12 of The 13 Days of Rucas. Enjoy. BTW, this prompt takes place before Juliet's World and Riley is pregnant with their second child Alan.
Day Twelve
Cravings
A pregnant Riley is having late-night pregnancy cravings.
It was another quiet evening at the Friar residence. Lucas and his wife Riley were asleep on the couch while their 5-year-old daughter Juliet was in her room asleep with her dog Rover. Riley was pregnant with their second child and Lucas worked on the baby's room while Riley took time off from work because of her pregnancy. It was now 1:45 AM, Riley woke up next to Lucas on the couch and looked at the television, only to see a man in a helicopter chasing Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn in a plane while shooting at them with an assault rifle.
"Huh? Is that still Patriot Games? I don't remember Mel and Goldie in the movie or a helicopter chasing….oh wait, that's Bird on a Wire. Damn it! We fell asleep on Patriot Games." Riley said after picking up the remote from off of the coffee table to check what she woke up on. She began to notice that Bird on a Wire was playing on Cinemax. The pretty brunette sighed in relief, thinking that she would end up waking up to a softcore pornographic movie. That wouldn't be romantic, but since John Badham's movie Bird on a Wire is a romantic comedy, she would just watch it even though it's a mix of comedy, romance, suspense and action. Riley looked over at Lucas and noticed that he was still asleep.
"Lucas. Lucas, wake up." Riley said, tapping on Lucas' shoulder. "Lucas. Lucas, wake up. I'm hungry. Lucas!"
"Kid, stay away from that football!" Lucas yelled out as Riley made a look.
"What?" Riley asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing. It was just some PSA from England that a friend showed me. Sorry about that. So, what's up? Did we just fall asleep on Patriot Games?" Lucas asked, rubbing his eyes before putting his glasses on.
"I'm afraid so. Well, at least we have it on DVD." Riley said. "But hey, we can watch Bird on a Wire, if you're interested. Then after Bird on a Wire it's The Hard Way."
"What is it that you want, Riles?" Lucas raised his eyebrow at his pregnant wife.
"I want you to do something for me." Riley said.
"What is it you want me to do, dearest?" Lucas asked.
"Well, me and the little one are getting a little hungry and I was wondering if you could go and get me something to eat?" Riley asked.
"Honey, it's 1:47 and you want me to go out?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah. I'm pregnant you know and I'm eating for two. I'm craving for some Popeye's chicken tenders and maple syrup." Riley said.
"Okay, first of all, you have the weirdest cravings. And second, Popeye's closes at ten. So, technically we should've went before it closed." Lucas said.
"Well, that's because we were eating dinner and I had mac and cheese and ketchup with Salisbury steak." Riley said.
"Let's not forget that you had Cinnamon Toast Crunch on the Salisbury steak. Honey, you had your fair share of weird cravings. When we found out you were pregnant again, you were watching the movie Elf on HBO Family with Juliet and Buddy was making his spaghetti with maple syrup, candy, marshmallows, etc, and you said that it looked amazing. The next day, you were watching The Hard Way and they were playing the scene where Michael J. Fox and James Woods were eating frog dogs. It was just hot dogs with french fries on top and mustard and ketchup. Next thing you know, you tested positive. Let's not forget about the time when you were pregnant with Juliet, you ate a can of uncooked corn." Lucas said, recalling the time when Riley was first pregnant with Juliet.
"I couldn't get enough of it." Riley said.
"Cream-filled donuts stuffed with white cheddar popcorn and a side of Slim Jim? Or what about the time while we were watching Beauty and the Beast, you were eating a jar of pickles and you drank pickle juice from out of the jar?" Lucas asked.
"Oh, yeah. Maya threw up that day. At least I made my own best friend vomit." Riley chuckled a bit.
"Yesterday during lunch, you had sardines on Ritz crackers with blueberries. And after that, you had pulled pork on vanilla ice cream." Lucas said.
"Alright, alright. I get the point." Riley stopped him.
"Are you sure that I can't continue? Because while we were watching Patriot Games, you were dipping your Doritos into some clam chowder." Lucas said as Riley glared at him evily. "Alright, I'm done."
"Anyway, are there any places open 24-hours?" Riley asked.
"Let me check." Lucas said as he picked up the phone to check to see if there are any places open until he finds one real quick. "Alright, I found one. Moss & Lang's Pizzeria. It's right by the airport. They're known for their famous deep dish pizzas and you can create your own pizza."
"Ooh, sounds good. I would like a deep dish pizza with pepperoni, extra cheese, sausage, bacon, onions, pineapples and anchovies." Riley said as Lucas made a gagging noise in front of her. "What?"
"Anchovies? Seriously? There's no way that' I'm going to drive all the way out to the airport just to get you a pizza with anchovies." Lucas said.
"Well, excuse me if I don't want you to get off of the couch so you can just sit there and watch television while your pregnant wife is just sitting there starving while her feet hurt and she's having some serious hemorrhoids…." Riley said.
"Alright, fine! I'll go get your pizza just don't talk about your hemorrhoids!" Lucas exclaimed as he got off of the couch and grabbed his gray hoodie and the keys from off of the kitchen counter while Riley enters the kitchen to fix herself a sandwich to snack on while she waits for her pizza.
"You're the best husband ever." Riley smiled, putting two slices of bread on a plate and grabbed the french vanilla ice cream and chocolate ice cream from out of the refrigerator.
"I know." Lucas said, giving Riley a kiss while putting ice cream between two slices of bread. "I'll be back…and an ice cream sandwich. Seriously?"
"What? Blame my cravings." Riley said before taking a bite out of her ice cream sandwich.
LOL! Ice cream sandwich. Get it? Also, if you don't get the joke about Lucas yelling out about a kid and a football, that was a reference to an old PSA from England that I saw on the Nostalgia Critic called "Electricity: Football". Check out the Nostalgia Critic's reaction to the PSA because it is hilarious. Also, I had to reference the 1990 movie Bird on a Wire because it is one of my favorite John Badham movies of all time and John Badham is my favorite director and there are some films from him that I like including Saturday Night Fever, WarGames, Blue Thunder, Short Circuit, Dracula, Stakeout, Another Stakeout, The Hard Way, Point of No Return (Mostly because Bridget Fonda is awesome in the movie and John Badham's best adaptation of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita) and Nick of Time. Speaking of John Badham, there was one actor who worked on two of John Badham's films AnotherStakeout and Point of No Return that were both released in 1993, Miguel Ferrer starred in both of the films and in 1987 he starred in Robocop and he had a small part in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Also, this chapter is dedicated to the memory of Miguel Ferrer, who sadly passed away on January 19th. He will be missed. Next time on The 13 Days of Rucas, it's the final day, Day 13. And Day 13 will deal with memories. Lucas and Riley have a special memory in their life when their teenage daughter Juliet is going to prom. Don't forget to review this story, add this to your favorites and follow it for updates. I'll see you guys next time for Day 13. Till next time, my fellow readers.
BTW: Moss & Lang's Pizzeria is named after James Woods and Michael J. Fox's characters from The Hard Way. Alright, enough with the John Badham movie references. LOL.
