"Roger Michael Davis, what are you doing?" Alexandra asked as Roger stood over the stove with the pepper shaker in his hand.
"Nothing Baby." he said trying to hide the pepper behind his back.
"Oh yeah? What's this?" she asked wrapping her arms around his waist and snatching the pepper out of his hands. "Are you trying to add pepper to my gravy?" she asked looking at what she took out of his hands.
"Just a little. You never add enough." he said leaning down to kiss her.
"Never touch my gravy Davis. That's how people get hurt." she said smiling up at him as she pointed her finger in his face.
"Yes ma'am." he told her picking her up to his level to kiss her. "I love you Alex." he whispered as she put her arms around his neck.
"I love you too Roger. But you're still not allowed to touch my gravy." she said laughing as they heard a knock at the door.
"I'll get it Baby." he said kissing her again before he answered the door.
"It smells so incredible in here." Hanna said as they entered the apartment.
"I made roast beef. You're not a vegetarian, are you?" Alexandra asked looking over at her.
"Oh God no. are you kidding? Bring on the red meat." she said laughing as Roger took hers and Marks coats.
"Thank God. In this day and age you never know and I forget to ask." Alexandra said smiling at her.
"Yeah I know how it is. I can't wait to taste it. Mark raves about your cooking." she said going into the kitchen to say hi to Alexandra.
"Well thank you. Someone has to cook for these guys. Otherwise, we'd be at the Life Cafe every night of our lives." Alexandra said laughing as she hugged Hanna.
"Yeah, I see that." she said looking at Roger and Mark who were sitting in the living room on the couch.
"What'd we do?" Roger asked looking up at them.
"Nothing Baby." Alexandra said as she and Hanna laughed.
"Do you need any help with anything?" Hanna asked looking at Alexandra.
"No that's OK. Roger's a good helper." she said laughing as she turned to check the gravy and roast beef.
"OK. I'll get the drinks then." she said turning to the refridgerator.
"No, Hanna you're our guest. Roger can get the drinks." Alexandra said loud enough for him to hear her.
"I take it I'm getting the drinks." he said getting up smiling at his wife.
"Thank you Baby." Alexandra said smiling up at him.
"No problem." he said leaning down to kiss her.
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"Roger, can I talk to you about something?" Alexandra asked getting into bed.
"You can talk to me about anything Baby. What's up?" he asked putting his arm out for her to lay with him.
"I've been thinking and I want to go back to college." she said looking up at him.
"What do you think you'd go for?" he asked looking down at her.
"I'm thinking of going to be a paralegal. I'd make more money and I could have more flexible hours. Joanne said I could still work for her and she'd pay for it since it would be benefiting the firm." she said smiling at him.
"If that's what you want to do, I think you should do it." he said smiling down at her.
"Seriously?" she asked looking up at him.
"Of course Baby. I think it's a great idea." he said kissing her head.
"Thank you Roger, really. It means a lot to me that you're being so supportive." she said as he sat up in the bed.
"Baby, whatever is gonna make you happy I'm all for." he said looking down at her.
"I know, I just wasn't sure how you'd feel about me going back to school. You know, the long hours in class, studying in the library. Baby, it's gonna be hard." she looking up at him.
"Hey, I get to do it with a hot college freshman. Who's better than me?" he said laying down next to her and kissing her.
"You would see that aspect of it." she said laughing as she rolled over on top of him.
"Yeah well, you know me." he said kissing her as he caressed her face.
"I love you Roger." she said looking down at him.
"I love you too Alex." he said kissing her again as they began to make love.
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"Well how'd it go?" Roger asked as Alexandra entered the loft.
"You are officially looking at a college freshman." she said excitedly as Roger got up to hug her.
"Congratulations Baby." he said picking her up.
"Congratulations Alex." Hanna said smiling at her from the couch where she was sitting with Mark's arm around her.
"Does this mean we get to go to frat parties?" Mark asked as Hanna slapped his chest.
"Very funny Cohen. Only I can go to them. I think it would be a little creepy if she brought a bunch of 30 year olds to frat parties." Roger said smiling at Alex as he put her down.
"Baby, I'm only 28. You guys are the over 30 crowd." Alex said laughing as he leaned down to kiss her head.
"Very funny." he said leaning down to tickle her.
"I wanna go to frat parties." Roger whined laughing with her.
"I think hanging out with you guys is enough of a frat for me thank you very much." she told him laughing.
"We'll talk." he said laughing as Mark and Hanna laughed at them.
"Yeah OK." she said laughing as he held her closer to him.
"This calls for a celebration. How about we call Maureen, Joanne and Collins and do something crazy. Not the Life Cafe Mark, so don't even say it." Hanna said pointing in his face as everyone laughed.
"How about we all go to a club? I know an awesome one near NYU." Roger suggested looking down at Alexandra.
"That's a great idea. Mark would you mind calling everyone so Roger and I can go home and get ready?" Alexandra asked looking down at them.
"No problem. We'll meet you guys at your place since it's closer to the college and we can leave from there. Figure around 9?" Mark said smiling up at them.
"Sounds like a plan. We'll see you guys around 9." Alexandra said smiling down at them.
"Congratulations again Alex." Hanna said smiling at them.
"Thanks Hanna. We'll see you guys later." she said before she and Roger left the loft to go home.
"Are you nervous?" Roger asked as they walked home.
"Terrified. I mean, I'm 28 years old Roger. I'm afraid I'm gonna look ridiculous." she said looking up at him.
"Alex, you're not gonna look ridiculous. You're smart and that school is lucky to have you." he told her sweeping her into his arms and kissing her in the middle of the sidewalk.
"You're just saying that because I'm your wife and you have to." she said smiling up at him as she ran her fingers through his short hair.
"No I'm not. I'm saying it because it's true." he said caressing her face.
"Thank you Roger. I can always count on you to bring me back to reality." she said leaning up to kiss him.
"Anything for my girl." he said kissing her again.