*The next day—3pm.
"We're coming up." Luke's voice booms through the intercom.
"Roger that." Lorelei replies giddily, into the intercom.
Rory opens the front door, "No more hospital, yay!"
"You'd think they'd work on making those places less scary, but no, they just use their money on tubey things that beep." Lorelei quips as Luke enters pushing Jess' wheel chair forward.
"Nice wheels." Lorelei smirks at a disgruntled Jess.
"Don't get used to it." He replies frankly.
Luke lets go of the chair and heads to the fridge, "Doctor, said he should have his crutches in a few weeks. He wanted to make sure he stayed off the knee all together for at least 14 days."
"Hey." Rory says cheerfully to Jess, "Hungry…we've got fried chicken."
"Starved, I don't think I've eaten anything identifiable in 2 days."
"Poor Baby." Rory whimpers.
*Tuesday morning—7am
Rory comes storming out of the bedroom, a look of anxiety on her face, "I don't think I should go today, Jess seems pretty—
"Damn sexy" Jess says a smirk on his face. He laughs at Rory's misconception.
"I thought you were—
"Your mother, I know, I get that a lot. And you have to go to work…I'm fine."
Rory sighs, "Fine." She calls down the hall, "Bye Mom!''
"Bye, sweets." Lorelei smiles as she walks towards Rory, a video tape in her hand. "Here, put this on." Lorelei tosses the tape at Jess.
Jess turns the tape over examining the label, "The Care Bear Movie, 1 and 2?" Jess puts the tape down. "I'm not watching this."
"Come on! There two great films, probably the best of the 80's Saturday morning cartoon movies." Lorelei replied passionately as Luke enters, a bag slung over his shoulder.
"You're leaving too?" Lorelei asks pouting at Luke.
"Yea, well I want to beat traffic."
"Bye, Luke." Jes waves at him from the couch. Luke nods in his direction.
"Love you, see you on Saturday?"
"Yeah. I'll call you when I get back."
"I'm leaving too, so I'll walk out with you." Rory says, holding the door for Luke.
*Outside
"Have a safe trip. Bye Luke." Rory says happily.
"Take care of yourself…and don't let her drive you completely nuts, ok?" Luke nudges his head in the direction of the apartment.
Rory laughs, "Sure thing." She smiles before getting into her car and driving off.
*2pm—Living Room
*Lorelei fell asleep a half-hour into American tail. As soon as he was sure she was unconscious, Jess turned off the tape and took out his book. It is now an hour later and Lorelei awakes to the sound of turning pages.
"Good God man, are you training for the speed reading event?"
Jess looks up, aware of Lorelei's presence; he takes his book and begins shoving it under the couch cushion. "Huh, sorry I was just—
Before he can finish, Lorelei is on her feet grabbing the book, "What To Expect When Your Wife Is Expecting." Lorelei sings playfully, "..I thought you didn't believe in these self help hippy quacks." Lorelei says superiorly.
"Rory told you about that?"
"Rory tells me everything." Lorelei raises her eyebrow.
"Right, look a few weeks ago I woke up at 3am, I couldn't go back to sleep, so I came in here, and there was that pile." Jes points to the tower of baby books n the corner. "I tried to ignore them, but they were there, mocking me. So I got up and I took this off the pile. I tried to put it down but I can't there's a lot of stuff in here, important stuff." Jess replies defensively.
"Hey, I'm not judging, it's just not like you to…well, to wig."
"I am not wigging, I'm simply concerned about being prepared. What good am I to Rory if I'm not prepared."
"Wise man." Lorelei says honestly, sitting herself besides Jess. "Don't let me stop you," She trials off.
"Don't tell Rory." Jess says plainly. "She'll laugh at me."
"Oh and we can't have that can we?" Lorelei says mockingly.
Jess sighs; "Forget it."
"No, no you have my word. I shalt not embarrass thee in front of thee little woman." Lorelei puts her hand to her heart, in a serious manor.
"Thank you."
"Drink?"
"Juice…and some of that left over chicken."
"Ah, good man." Lorelei calls back to Jess as she opens the fridge.
She returns a moment later with two plates of chicken, a coffee mug, and a glass of juice.
Jess takes the plate, with difficulty, his cast getting in the way.
"Careful there."
"I know…" Jess trails off, juggling the plate in his lap while flipping the channels."
"So…"
"So."
"What names have you picked out?" Lorelei asks with interest.
Jess immediately turns off the tv. "What?"
"Well, of you're reading the book, you have to have names right?"
"Uh, we haven't really discussed it that much…"
"Fine, but you, Jes must have some idea of what you want."
"Well…"
"Come on, I'll tell you my ideas." Lorelei says with perkiness.
"You first."
"Fiona." Lorelei says hopefully
"Jane."
"James...we could call him Jimmy!"
"Tucker.
"Marty—for a girl."
"Cole."
"Jane?"
"Hey, it's immortalized in song." Jess says defensively.
"No it's not."
"Look it up… "Maybe you should drive", Barenaked Ladies…Catchy tune."
Jess says honestly, "But come on, James?"
"We're coming up." Luke's voice booms through the intercom.
"Roger that." Lorelei replies giddily, into the intercom.
Rory opens the front door, "No more hospital, yay!"
"You'd think they'd work on making those places less scary, but no, they just use their money on tubey things that beep." Lorelei quips as Luke enters pushing Jess' wheel chair forward.
"Nice wheels." Lorelei smirks at a disgruntled Jess.
"Don't get used to it." He replies frankly.
Luke lets go of the chair and heads to the fridge, "Doctor, said he should have his crutches in a few weeks. He wanted to make sure he stayed off the knee all together for at least 14 days."
"Hey." Rory says cheerfully to Jess, "Hungry…we've got fried chicken."
"Starved, I don't think I've eaten anything identifiable in 2 days."
"Poor Baby." Rory whimpers.
*Tuesday morning—7am
Rory comes storming out of the bedroom, a look of anxiety on her face, "I don't think I should go today, Jess seems pretty—
"Damn sexy" Jess says a smirk on his face. He laughs at Rory's misconception.
"I thought you were—
"Your mother, I know, I get that a lot. And you have to go to work…I'm fine."
Rory sighs, "Fine." She calls down the hall, "Bye Mom!''
"Bye, sweets." Lorelei smiles as she walks towards Rory, a video tape in her hand. "Here, put this on." Lorelei tosses the tape at Jess.
Jess turns the tape over examining the label, "The Care Bear Movie, 1 and 2?" Jess puts the tape down. "I'm not watching this."
"Come on! There two great films, probably the best of the 80's Saturday morning cartoon movies." Lorelei replied passionately as Luke enters, a bag slung over his shoulder.
"You're leaving too?" Lorelei asks pouting at Luke.
"Yea, well I want to beat traffic."
"Bye, Luke." Jes waves at him from the couch. Luke nods in his direction.
"Love you, see you on Saturday?"
"Yeah. I'll call you when I get back."
"I'm leaving too, so I'll walk out with you." Rory says, holding the door for Luke.
*Outside
"Have a safe trip. Bye Luke." Rory says happily.
"Take care of yourself…and don't let her drive you completely nuts, ok?" Luke nudges his head in the direction of the apartment.
Rory laughs, "Sure thing." She smiles before getting into her car and driving off.
*2pm—Living Room
*Lorelei fell asleep a half-hour into American tail. As soon as he was sure she was unconscious, Jess turned off the tape and took out his book. It is now an hour later and Lorelei awakes to the sound of turning pages.
"Good God man, are you training for the speed reading event?"
Jess looks up, aware of Lorelei's presence; he takes his book and begins shoving it under the couch cushion. "Huh, sorry I was just—
Before he can finish, Lorelei is on her feet grabbing the book, "What To Expect When Your Wife Is Expecting." Lorelei sings playfully, "..I thought you didn't believe in these self help hippy quacks." Lorelei says superiorly.
"Rory told you about that?"
"Rory tells me everything." Lorelei raises her eyebrow.
"Right, look a few weeks ago I woke up at 3am, I couldn't go back to sleep, so I came in here, and there was that pile." Jes points to the tower of baby books n the corner. "I tried to ignore them, but they were there, mocking me. So I got up and I took this off the pile. I tried to put it down but I can't there's a lot of stuff in here, important stuff." Jess replies defensively.
"Hey, I'm not judging, it's just not like you to…well, to wig."
"I am not wigging, I'm simply concerned about being prepared. What good am I to Rory if I'm not prepared."
"Wise man." Lorelei says honestly, sitting herself besides Jess. "Don't let me stop you," She trials off.
"Don't tell Rory." Jess says plainly. "She'll laugh at me."
"Oh and we can't have that can we?" Lorelei says mockingly.
Jess sighs; "Forget it."
"No, no you have my word. I shalt not embarrass thee in front of thee little woman." Lorelei puts her hand to her heart, in a serious manor.
"Thank you."
"Drink?"
"Juice…and some of that left over chicken."
"Ah, good man." Lorelei calls back to Jess as she opens the fridge.
She returns a moment later with two plates of chicken, a coffee mug, and a glass of juice.
Jess takes the plate, with difficulty, his cast getting in the way.
"Careful there."
"I know…" Jess trails off, juggling the plate in his lap while flipping the channels."
"So…"
"So."
"What names have you picked out?" Lorelei asks with interest.
Jess immediately turns off the tv. "What?"
"Well, of you're reading the book, you have to have names right?"
"Uh, we haven't really discussed it that much…"
"Fine, but you, Jes must have some idea of what you want."
"Well…"
"Come on, I'll tell you my ideas." Lorelei says with perkiness.
"You first."
"Fiona." Lorelei says hopefully
"Jane."
"James...we could call him Jimmy!"
"Tucker.
"Marty—for a girl."
"Cole."
"Jane?"
"Hey, it's immortalized in song." Jess says defensively.
"No it's not."
"Look it up… "Maybe you should drive", Barenaked Ladies…Catchy tune."
Jess says honestly, "But come on, James?"
