Reese is at his and Noah's apartment. It is 3:02 AM. There is a knock on the door and Reese answers it.
"Hi!" Jessica says quietly.
"Hi!" Reese whispers and they both start kissing.
Noah enters and Reese pushes Jessica away.
"Jessica? What time is it?" Noah asks.
"Uhh, 9." Reese pushes the clock into the sink.
"But it's dark out."
"Well that's because you always sleep to noon, silly! This is what 9 looks like." Jessica explains.
"I guess I'll get washed up then. Watch that sunrise." Noah goes into the bathroom.
"I'm really getting tired of sneaking around." Jessica says once Noah leaves.
"I know, me too. Hey! What if we went away for the whole weekend? We'd have no interruptions." Reese suggests.
"All weekend?"
"Yeah, I can say that I have a conference and you can say you have a chef thing." He says.
"Ohh, I've always wanted to go to this culinary fair that they have in Jersey!" Jessica says excited.
"Okay, you know you're not though. Let's go." Reese starts for his bedroom.
"Wait! What about Noah?"
Reese opens the bathroom door to reveal Noah passed out on the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth.
~*~
That morning, Noah, Simone, and Reese are eating breakfast at Kay, Jessica, and Simone's apartment.
Jessica enters from her room, "Hey, guess what I'm doing this weekend! I'm going to this culinary fair in New Jersey."
"Oh weird, Reese just told us he's got a conference there!" Simone says.
"Oh now that-that-that's funny, it seems like Reese's conference could've been in Connecticut or Vermont." Jessica says.
"I'm not in charge of where the conference is held. Do you want people to think it's a fake conference? It's a real conference." Reese says nervously.
Miguel enters, "Hey."
"Hey!"
"Is Kay here? I gotta talk to her." Miguel asks.
"No, she's out shopping." Jessica says.
"Damn!"
"What's going on?" Reese asks.
"I told Charity to come. And I just need to you know, talk to Kay about it."
"Wait a minute! So when Charity comes you're just, you're not gonna see Kay anymore?" Simone asks.
"Well look, I'm just trying to focus on the 'I get to see my wife' part, all right? And not the part that makes me do this." Miguel takes a big swig of Pepto Bismol.
"Wow, so you guys are, you're never gonna be in the same room together? How is that even gonna work?" Jessica asks.
"I have no idea. I mean... But-but I assure you I will figure it out." Miguel says.
They all reflect briefly on what was said.
"Doesn't seem like it's going to work, I mean..." Noah starts.
Kay comes in, "Hi, guys!"
"Uh, hey!"
"What's going on?" Kay asks.
"We're flipping Jessica's mattress." Reese comes up with an excuse.
"So I'm thinking, basically we pick it up and then we flip it." Noah says.
"Yeah, that's better than my way." Simone says.
They all agree and head to Jessica's room.
"Oh okay, hey guys, would you flip mine too?" Kay asks.
They all groan and go into Jessica's room except Miguel.
Kay goes through the mail, "Oh look! A letter from dad and Ivy."
"So, Kay, you know-you know how Charity's coming, right?"
"Oh yeah! I know."
~*~
Simone, Noah, Jessica, and Reese are in Jessica's bedroom. Reese is trying to listen through the door.
Simone turns to Reese, "Can you hear anything?"
"Oh yes, somebody just said, 'Can you hear anything?'"
Noah is bent over at the waist and is looking for something under Jessica's bed.
"Hey, Noah's ass! What are you doing?" Jessica asks.
Noah holds a box, "Well, remember when they got into that big fight when Miguel wasn't paying any attention to Kay because of Charity and we were all stuck here with no food or anything? Well, when Miguel said Kay at the wedding, I figured it was gonna happen again, so I hid this in here."
"Ooh, candy bars, crossword puzzles..." Jessica looks through the box.
"Ooh, Madlibs, mine!" Simone grabs the Madlibs.
"Condoms?" Reese asks as he looks through the box.
"You don't know how long we're gonna be in here! We may have to repopulate the Earth." Noah explains.
"And condoms are the way to do that?"
~*~
"Hi!" Jessica says quietly.
"Hi!" Reese whispers and they both start kissing.
Noah enters and Reese pushes Jessica away.
"Jessica? What time is it?" Noah asks.
"Uhh, 9." Reese pushes the clock into the sink.
"But it's dark out."
"Well that's because you always sleep to noon, silly! This is what 9 looks like." Jessica explains.
"I guess I'll get washed up then. Watch that sunrise." Noah goes into the bathroom.
"I'm really getting tired of sneaking around." Jessica says once Noah leaves.
"I know, me too. Hey! What if we went away for the whole weekend? We'd have no interruptions." Reese suggests.
"All weekend?"
"Yeah, I can say that I have a conference and you can say you have a chef thing." He says.
"Ohh, I've always wanted to go to this culinary fair that they have in Jersey!" Jessica says excited.
"Okay, you know you're not though. Let's go." Reese starts for his bedroom.
"Wait! What about Noah?"
Reese opens the bathroom door to reveal Noah passed out on the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth.
~*~
That morning, Noah, Simone, and Reese are eating breakfast at Kay, Jessica, and Simone's apartment.
Jessica enters from her room, "Hey, guess what I'm doing this weekend! I'm going to this culinary fair in New Jersey."
"Oh weird, Reese just told us he's got a conference there!" Simone says.
"Oh now that-that-that's funny, it seems like Reese's conference could've been in Connecticut or Vermont." Jessica says.
"I'm not in charge of where the conference is held. Do you want people to think it's a fake conference? It's a real conference." Reese says nervously.
Miguel enters, "Hey."
"Hey!"
"Is Kay here? I gotta talk to her." Miguel asks.
"No, she's out shopping." Jessica says.
"Damn!"
"What's going on?" Reese asks.
"I told Charity to come. And I just need to you know, talk to Kay about it."
"Wait a minute! So when Charity comes you're just, you're not gonna see Kay anymore?" Simone asks.
"Well look, I'm just trying to focus on the 'I get to see my wife' part, all right? And not the part that makes me do this." Miguel takes a big swig of Pepto Bismol.
"Wow, so you guys are, you're never gonna be in the same room together? How is that even gonna work?" Jessica asks.
"I have no idea. I mean... But-but I assure you I will figure it out." Miguel says.
They all reflect briefly on what was said.
"Doesn't seem like it's going to work, I mean..." Noah starts.
Kay comes in, "Hi, guys!"
"Uh, hey!"
"What's going on?" Kay asks.
"We're flipping Jessica's mattress." Reese comes up with an excuse.
"So I'm thinking, basically we pick it up and then we flip it." Noah says.
"Yeah, that's better than my way." Simone says.
They all agree and head to Jessica's room.
"Oh okay, hey guys, would you flip mine too?" Kay asks.
They all groan and go into Jessica's room except Miguel.
Kay goes through the mail, "Oh look! A letter from dad and Ivy."
"So, Kay, you know-you know how Charity's coming, right?"
"Oh yeah! I know."
~*~
Simone, Noah, Jessica, and Reese are in Jessica's bedroom. Reese is trying to listen through the door.
Simone turns to Reese, "Can you hear anything?"
"Oh yes, somebody just said, 'Can you hear anything?'"
Noah is bent over at the waist and is looking for something under Jessica's bed.
"Hey, Noah's ass! What are you doing?" Jessica asks.
Noah holds a box, "Well, remember when they got into that big fight when Miguel wasn't paying any attention to Kay because of Charity and we were all stuck here with no food or anything? Well, when Miguel said Kay at the wedding, I figured it was gonna happen again, so I hid this in here."
"Ooh, candy bars, crossword puzzles..." Jessica looks through the box.
"Ooh, Madlibs, mine!" Simone grabs the Madlibs.
"Condoms?" Reese asks as he looks through the box.
"You don't know how long we're gonna be in here! We may have to repopulate the Earth." Noah explains.
"And condoms are the way to do that?"
~*~