Chapter 5 - The Birthday (June 14, 2001)
"Jake!"
Jacob was woken up by the sound of his dad's voice.
"What?!" He screamed back.
"Breakfast! That's what! Besides, you don't want to miss your birthday, do you?"
"No... How old am I again?"
"Get down here, sleepyhead!"
::five minutes later::
"What took you so long?"
"Toilet, gel, toothbrush/toothpaste..."
"OK, I understand. But, I'm sort of disappointed that your breakfast is cold."
"That's OK, I like things cold!"
"By the way, you do know how old you are, right?"
"Seven?"
"No..."
"Eight?"
"No..."
"Am I close?"
"You're six years off. You're fourteen, remember?"
"Kinda"
"Come on!" Jack messed up Jake's hair
"Hey! I worked hard on that!"
"That's what you get for spending too much time in the bathroom. You're worse than a girl! And I lived with four, so, I should know!"
"Hey! I'm not that bad!"
"You think so, huh? Listen, Jakey-boy, I got a big order to do at the Bistro, so, I'm gonna come home a little later than usual, OK?"
"Yeah, but don't forget my cake!"
"I won't! I promise!"
Janet stumbled down the stairs. "Hey, what's going on here?"
"Nothing, Ma. Dad's goin' to work."
"On your birthday?"
"No, I said it's OK. Dad has a big order."
"Well, if you say OK, I say OK. Besides, then you can spend some time with me!" Janet stuck out her tongue. Jake did the same.
"Jake!"
Jacob was woken up by the sound of his dad's voice.
"What?!" He screamed back.
"Breakfast! That's what! Besides, you don't want to miss your birthday, do you?"
"No... How old am I again?"
"Get down here, sleepyhead!"
::five minutes later::
"What took you so long?"
"Toilet, gel, toothbrush/toothpaste..."
"OK, I understand. But, I'm sort of disappointed that your breakfast is cold."
"That's OK, I like things cold!"
"By the way, you do know how old you are, right?"
"Seven?"
"No..."
"Eight?"
"No..."
"Am I close?"
"You're six years off. You're fourteen, remember?"
"Kinda"
"Come on!" Jack messed up Jake's hair
"Hey! I worked hard on that!"
"That's what you get for spending too much time in the bathroom. You're worse than a girl! And I lived with four, so, I should know!"
"Hey! I'm not that bad!"
"You think so, huh? Listen, Jakey-boy, I got a big order to do at the Bistro, so, I'm gonna come home a little later than usual, OK?"
"Yeah, but don't forget my cake!"
"I won't! I promise!"
Janet stumbled down the stairs. "Hey, what's going on here?"
"Nothing, Ma. Dad's goin' to work."
"On your birthday?"
"No, I said it's OK. Dad has a big order."
"Well, if you say OK, I say OK. Besides, then you can spend some time with me!" Janet stuck out her tongue. Jake did the same.