I forgot to put a disclaimer on this story in the first chapter, so here it
is now: I do not own any of the characters from Three's Company, I never
will, and I am not making any money from this.
Chapter 2 - Jay
The knock on the door woke Jack up with a start. He'd only been asleep for a couple hours, due to a horrid date and a few drinks and the insistent knocking was not helping his already pounding headache. Slowly, he walked from his room to the door and opened it, almost running into closed fist, posed for knocking.
"Hey, you must be Jack.I'm Jay," The man on the other side introduced himself. At the mention of the name 'Jay' Jack actually tried focusing his eyes enough to make out what the guy looked like. He had short black hair, and green eyes. He was taller then Jack, and had a good build. Jack opened the door more so he could come in.
"Sorry if I woke you. It's just this was the only flight into California that I could get. And I couldn't find a hotel, besides Janet told me that I could stay here. So here I am," He said smiling brightly as he set his bags down and flopped down on the couch.
"Yes, here you are,' Jack said in a grave voice shaking his head slightly, trying to clear his thoughts. "You want some coffee or something?" He asked Jay.
"Naw.too early in the morning."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that when you're supposed to drink coffee?"
"Nope, stains your teeth. I drink four cups a day. One at 10:00 in the morning, one at lunch and two at dinner. I drink water the rest of the day. It keeps you're weight in check. You should try it," He suggested. Jack just continued to stare at him.
"Right.you want me to wake Janet up?" He asked again.
"Good heavens no, I'm sure she had a long day at work and needs her beauty rest. As you probably do. You look wiped out, I insist you go back to sleep."
"Are you for real?"
"Yes."
Jack shook his shoulders in defeat and made his way back to his room. He didn't really care what the guy did, he was too tired to care about anything at the moment and sleep sounded like magic to his weary body. So he collapsed on his bed and never gave Jay a second thought.
* * *
"What smells so good?" Terri asked Janet the next morning, neither knowing of the little visitor in the middle of the night.
"Jack must be making us breakfast - for once," She said, yawning, and stepped out of bed. The two girls opened their door to go to the kitchen only to walk right into Jack who was also just waking up. They stared at him in confusion.
"Jack? Did you just get up?" Janet asked him.
"Yeah.I thought you guys had cooked breakfast." He scratched his head, also in confusion.
"We thought you did!"
"So who actually did?"
"Well if it isn't any of us who could it be? Larry?" Janet asked her friends. Terri gave her a look.
"Larry knows as much about cooking as he does about charming a women," She told Janet.
"Oh, sorry.then who could it be?"
As if on cue, Jay stepped out of the kitchen, cleaning his hands with a dish towel. He smiled brightly and said good morning to the trio, his eyes landing on Janet, who had a shocked expression on her face.
"Janet." He began before she ran up to him and hugged him tightly. Terri and Jack exchanged glances at Janet's spirited welcome of her old flame.
"Jay.when did you get here?" She asked him, when they pulled back. He smiled.
"Sometime in the early morning.Jack let me in. I made pancakes for breakfast, I hope that's okay with everyone," He explained, looking at Terri and Jack behind Janet.
"Okay? It's excellent! I'm starved, Jack never cooks us breakfast and he's a cook," Terri said in an excited voice pushing away from Jack over to the kitchen.
"You didn't have to cook you know, you're the guest," Janet told him, finally backing out of his strong embrace.
"Yes I did, I'd feel terrible if I didn't do something for you guys for letting me stay here.by the way, have I told you that you look absolutely perfect?" Jay complimented her as they two joined Terri in the kitchen, hand in hand.
Jack stood completely still, watching them, a frown on his handsome face. There was something about this Jay guy that he didn't like. He was almost perfect, cooking breakfast, the coffee thing, complimenting Janet, he was almost too perfect. He wasn't sure he was going to like having this guy around for a week, or however long he was staying. Pushing his thoughts to the back of his mind, he entered the kitchen with the rest of the gang.
Terri, Janet and Jay talked animatedly about things that had happened around the apartment and their friends. Jay filled the others on his life recently and whispered a couple things to Janet who answered with a laugh.
"Well, that was great Jay, thank you again," Terri said as she finished off the last of the pancakes. Jay laughed when she burped a little after word.
"Anytime, now Janet dear, do you think you can give me that tour of the town as you promised me you would," Jay asked. Janet nodded.
"Sure, I'll meet you down in the first floor in a minute. I have to grab some shoes and get dressed first."
"You look good now, but I suppose I wouldn't want any other guy looking at my Janet that way. I'll see you in a minute."
She blushed, but left the kitchen to find something to wear that would be comfortable, but appealing as well. Her roommates followed her out of the kitchen slower, but surely. They waited for her by the door so they could say goodbye.
"Okay, how do I look?" Janet asked her friends twirling around to give them a little preview show. She was wearing short white shorts, and a baby blue shirt, that wasn't to tight, but still showed off her body to an extent.
"Perfect," Terri commented, beaming. "Just like that man of yours, he is wonderful! Where did you get a hold of a specimen like that?"
Janet smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know."
Terri laughed and hugged her friend reassuringly. They both turned to Jack, who had been pretty quiet the whole morning since Jay turning up. Something entirely not like the Jack Tripper they knew and loved.
"Are you alright Jack, you've been kinda quiet," Janet said putting a hand on his arm and squeezing it gently. His arm stiffened slightly and he shrugged out of her hold, causing her to frown in wonder.
"Fine, I've just got a bit of a hangover that's all, have fun with loverboy," He said in a snappy tone of voice. Terri and Janet exchanged looks briefly.
"Alright.we'll talk later. Bye Terri."
"See you Janet," Terri called as she shut the door after her. Immediately after the door was closed Terri turned to Jack and punched him in the arm.
"Ow! That was for.?" Jack asked, making his way over to the couch to sit down.
"I don't know, maybe for acting like a total idiot, jerk, asshole even? What is your problem? You've been quiet, haven't been to keen on Jay and trying to destroy Janet's good mood. She's your best friend, you should be happy that's she's happy."
Jack sighed and ran a hand through his brown hair. "I know, I know. I just don't like this Jay guy."
"Why what's wrong with him? I thought he was the best guy Janet's ever brought home. Funny, smart, and he adores her that was made obvious. Besides he made breakfast. Unlike some other male in this apartment," Terri said with a glare.
"That's just it, doesn't he seem a little too perfect to you? Like he's trying to hard or something. I mean, he makes breakfast, listens, compliments everyone and everything. 'Oh, Janet you could never be dull', 'Have I told you exactly how perfect you look?' 'I wouldn't want any other guy to look at MY Janet that way'," Jack said mocking Jay.
Terri continued to stare at Jack for a few moments. Then, suddenly, she burst out laughing almost uncontrollably. Jack stared at her like she had lost a few screws. She looked at him and slowed her laughing enough to tell him why she was laughing.
"Do you have any idea how you sound?" She asked him. He stayed silent expecting her to explain herself.
"You sound like a jealous boyfriend. You're jealous of Jay aren't you? I mean who ever heard of the excuse that he's 'too perfect'? Is there something you're feeling for Janet that you conveniently forgot to tell us about?" Terri smirked at him.
"Are you crazy? Of course not. I don't think of Janet that way, she's my best friend that's all," Jack said trying to assure her.
Terri looked unconvinced. "Right, and I'm actually involved in a passionate love affair with Larry."
"Why Terri, I never knew."
"Shut up Jack, I'm serious here. Maybe you won't admit it, but I've seen it time and time again. Ever since I've moved in here I've been waiting for you two to get together."
"You really are a blonde aren't you?" Jack commented, only to have an exasperated Terri hit him again.
"Whatever. I'm going to the hospital. You can wallow in your self- angst. Alone. I'll see you later," She said ducking into her room to get changed, leaving Jack alone of the couch to think about the mornings events and Terri's words.
"Me and Janet? Yeah right," He said out loud, unsure of who exactly he was trying to convince. Terri, or himself.
Chapter 2 - Jay
The knock on the door woke Jack up with a start. He'd only been asleep for a couple hours, due to a horrid date and a few drinks and the insistent knocking was not helping his already pounding headache. Slowly, he walked from his room to the door and opened it, almost running into closed fist, posed for knocking.
"Hey, you must be Jack.I'm Jay," The man on the other side introduced himself. At the mention of the name 'Jay' Jack actually tried focusing his eyes enough to make out what the guy looked like. He had short black hair, and green eyes. He was taller then Jack, and had a good build. Jack opened the door more so he could come in.
"Sorry if I woke you. It's just this was the only flight into California that I could get. And I couldn't find a hotel, besides Janet told me that I could stay here. So here I am," He said smiling brightly as he set his bags down and flopped down on the couch.
"Yes, here you are,' Jack said in a grave voice shaking his head slightly, trying to clear his thoughts. "You want some coffee or something?" He asked Jay.
"Naw.too early in the morning."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that when you're supposed to drink coffee?"
"Nope, stains your teeth. I drink four cups a day. One at 10:00 in the morning, one at lunch and two at dinner. I drink water the rest of the day. It keeps you're weight in check. You should try it," He suggested. Jack just continued to stare at him.
"Right.you want me to wake Janet up?" He asked again.
"Good heavens no, I'm sure she had a long day at work and needs her beauty rest. As you probably do. You look wiped out, I insist you go back to sleep."
"Are you for real?"
"Yes."
Jack shook his shoulders in defeat and made his way back to his room. He didn't really care what the guy did, he was too tired to care about anything at the moment and sleep sounded like magic to his weary body. So he collapsed on his bed and never gave Jay a second thought.
* * *
"What smells so good?" Terri asked Janet the next morning, neither knowing of the little visitor in the middle of the night.
"Jack must be making us breakfast - for once," She said, yawning, and stepped out of bed. The two girls opened their door to go to the kitchen only to walk right into Jack who was also just waking up. They stared at him in confusion.
"Jack? Did you just get up?" Janet asked him.
"Yeah.I thought you guys had cooked breakfast." He scratched his head, also in confusion.
"We thought you did!"
"So who actually did?"
"Well if it isn't any of us who could it be? Larry?" Janet asked her friends. Terri gave her a look.
"Larry knows as much about cooking as he does about charming a women," She told Janet.
"Oh, sorry.then who could it be?"
As if on cue, Jay stepped out of the kitchen, cleaning his hands with a dish towel. He smiled brightly and said good morning to the trio, his eyes landing on Janet, who had a shocked expression on her face.
"Janet." He began before she ran up to him and hugged him tightly. Terri and Jack exchanged glances at Janet's spirited welcome of her old flame.
"Jay.when did you get here?" She asked him, when they pulled back. He smiled.
"Sometime in the early morning.Jack let me in. I made pancakes for breakfast, I hope that's okay with everyone," He explained, looking at Terri and Jack behind Janet.
"Okay? It's excellent! I'm starved, Jack never cooks us breakfast and he's a cook," Terri said in an excited voice pushing away from Jack over to the kitchen.
"You didn't have to cook you know, you're the guest," Janet told him, finally backing out of his strong embrace.
"Yes I did, I'd feel terrible if I didn't do something for you guys for letting me stay here.by the way, have I told you that you look absolutely perfect?" Jay complimented her as they two joined Terri in the kitchen, hand in hand.
Jack stood completely still, watching them, a frown on his handsome face. There was something about this Jay guy that he didn't like. He was almost perfect, cooking breakfast, the coffee thing, complimenting Janet, he was almost too perfect. He wasn't sure he was going to like having this guy around for a week, or however long he was staying. Pushing his thoughts to the back of his mind, he entered the kitchen with the rest of the gang.
Terri, Janet and Jay talked animatedly about things that had happened around the apartment and their friends. Jay filled the others on his life recently and whispered a couple things to Janet who answered with a laugh.
"Well, that was great Jay, thank you again," Terri said as she finished off the last of the pancakes. Jay laughed when she burped a little after word.
"Anytime, now Janet dear, do you think you can give me that tour of the town as you promised me you would," Jay asked. Janet nodded.
"Sure, I'll meet you down in the first floor in a minute. I have to grab some shoes and get dressed first."
"You look good now, but I suppose I wouldn't want any other guy looking at my Janet that way. I'll see you in a minute."
She blushed, but left the kitchen to find something to wear that would be comfortable, but appealing as well. Her roommates followed her out of the kitchen slower, but surely. They waited for her by the door so they could say goodbye.
"Okay, how do I look?" Janet asked her friends twirling around to give them a little preview show. She was wearing short white shorts, and a baby blue shirt, that wasn't to tight, but still showed off her body to an extent.
"Perfect," Terri commented, beaming. "Just like that man of yours, he is wonderful! Where did you get a hold of a specimen like that?"
Janet smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know."
Terri laughed and hugged her friend reassuringly. They both turned to Jack, who had been pretty quiet the whole morning since Jay turning up. Something entirely not like the Jack Tripper they knew and loved.
"Are you alright Jack, you've been kinda quiet," Janet said putting a hand on his arm and squeezing it gently. His arm stiffened slightly and he shrugged out of her hold, causing her to frown in wonder.
"Fine, I've just got a bit of a hangover that's all, have fun with loverboy," He said in a snappy tone of voice. Terri and Janet exchanged looks briefly.
"Alright.we'll talk later. Bye Terri."
"See you Janet," Terri called as she shut the door after her. Immediately after the door was closed Terri turned to Jack and punched him in the arm.
"Ow! That was for.?" Jack asked, making his way over to the couch to sit down.
"I don't know, maybe for acting like a total idiot, jerk, asshole even? What is your problem? You've been quiet, haven't been to keen on Jay and trying to destroy Janet's good mood. She's your best friend, you should be happy that's she's happy."
Jack sighed and ran a hand through his brown hair. "I know, I know. I just don't like this Jay guy."
"Why what's wrong with him? I thought he was the best guy Janet's ever brought home. Funny, smart, and he adores her that was made obvious. Besides he made breakfast. Unlike some other male in this apartment," Terri said with a glare.
"That's just it, doesn't he seem a little too perfect to you? Like he's trying to hard or something. I mean, he makes breakfast, listens, compliments everyone and everything. 'Oh, Janet you could never be dull', 'Have I told you exactly how perfect you look?' 'I wouldn't want any other guy to look at MY Janet that way'," Jack said mocking Jay.
Terri continued to stare at Jack for a few moments. Then, suddenly, she burst out laughing almost uncontrollably. Jack stared at her like she had lost a few screws. She looked at him and slowed her laughing enough to tell him why she was laughing.
"Do you have any idea how you sound?" She asked him. He stayed silent expecting her to explain herself.
"You sound like a jealous boyfriend. You're jealous of Jay aren't you? I mean who ever heard of the excuse that he's 'too perfect'? Is there something you're feeling for Janet that you conveniently forgot to tell us about?" Terri smirked at him.
"Are you crazy? Of course not. I don't think of Janet that way, she's my best friend that's all," Jack said trying to assure her.
Terri looked unconvinced. "Right, and I'm actually involved in a passionate love affair with Larry."
"Why Terri, I never knew."
"Shut up Jack, I'm serious here. Maybe you won't admit it, but I've seen it time and time again. Ever since I've moved in here I've been waiting for you two to get together."
"You really are a blonde aren't you?" Jack commented, only to have an exasperated Terri hit him again.
"Whatever. I'm going to the hospital. You can wallow in your self- angst. Alone. I'll see you later," She said ducking into her room to get changed, leaving Jack alone of the couch to think about the mornings events and Terri's words.
"Me and Janet? Yeah right," He said out loud, unsure of who exactly he was trying to convince. Terri, or himself.