"Flick the Switch, and Watch the Socket"
Note: This is my First fanfic...so i applogise in advance for it sucking...im new:)
Plot: Basically Its about Gabrielle and the baby ... and her unresolved feelings about her unwanted pregnancy... Bree is her shoulder to cry on... this is jus a side to Gabrielle i would like to see...and the way i would have liked her to deal with the situation..enjoy! Xxx - Megs
Ps: By the way im from Australia so i havent seen any of the 2nd season i have read transcripts and stuff... so i kno about Gabrielle failing down the stairs... again jus my take on the situations... when i finally finish i will be including the failling down the stairs thing... changing it of course... so its not the same senario as the episode... i also added a bit about Gabrielle and her model friends...again from and episode..jus so ya'll kno!
Wisteria Lane - Day Time
: Gabrielle and Bree are at Bree's house sitting drinking ice tea on the porch :
A young mother chases her giggling three year old daughter as she runs playfully away from her mothers side
(Bree smiles lovingly at the small child and her mother as they pass by)
Bree: Aww...isnt she sweet
Gabrielle: (not convienced, as she looks away) Yeah... sweet
MARY ALICE: "" When a child is born into this world it is considered a blessing, a joyus celebration of life, sadly for some it can be considered a life sentence..."
Bree: (cheerfully) Hey, Gabby jus think that will be you in a few years
Gabrielle: (looking less than impressed) Hell no you think id be caught dead in those sketchers (referring to the mothers raggered joggers) Noooo, i-i dont think so (as she sips her ice tea)
MARY ALICE: "" This was the case for Gabrielle Solis"
Bree: Its so exciting...(staring) .. A new baby..(breaks her stare and playfully grabs gabby's arm) Im so excited for you...arent you excited?
Gabrielle: Yeah exciting...sure thing you got it ... im jus one great bit ball of excitment! (sarcastically)
Bree: Oh Gabby come on ... you may not be showing it but i know your excited..( sounding very certain of herself)
Gabrielle: Well atleast your sure... i mean yeah not that the whole pregnancy thing isnt a hoot you know the getting fat...throwing up oh and did i mention the not being able to fit into my favourite and very expensive might i add...Dolce & Gabbana salmon pink dress!...oh yea its great..(sarcastically, as she crossed her leg and sips her tea)
Bree: Oh honey, that will pass... (completley ignoring Gabrielle trying to change the subject) when i was pregnant with Andrew i put on all my weight during the first part...by the time i was six months i tell ya...i was the size of a house...i couldnt fit into anythink!
Gabrielle: (taps brees knee) Bree, Honey...i know your trying to help but honey... (smiles) Not helping... (pause) ..The size of a house...jeez (rolls eyes)
Bree: Oh im sorry sweetie... so... any names yet
Gabrielle: (as if she didnt hear a word bree jus said) Names, Names for what ( she say while re -applying her lip gloss)
Bree: Gabby, the baby silly
Gabrielle: Oh of course, no Bree. Bree right now its the size of a walnut, im sure it really doesnt care about names...(pause)(putting lip gloss away) you sound like Carlos... the two of you shuld make a prision play date and you can discuss all the baby names you want.
Bree: (getting the hint that Gabrielle wants to drop the baby thing) Okay, Okay... oh hey did you see Mike at Susans today, i think maybe they might work things out
Gabrielle: Oh honey please! ... once your boyfriends alledged son holds ya hostage ... the relationship is pretty much crossing the dont go there line!
Bree: Oh come on' Gabby they love each other... doesnt that count?
Gabrielle: Sweetie... all im saying is... Mary Alices son or not Zach is crazy... He held a gun to Susans head, all i say is that she may not be in a hurry to get into another situation like that again i sure as hell wouldnt!
Bree: Yeah well... im not sure about that...(looks over to gabbys house)
(outside Gabbys house is a red convertible)
Bree: Gabby i think you have vistors
Gabrielle: Oh crap! (picks up her bag)
Bree: company?
Gabrielle: Not exactly
( Four stunning ladies stand at the curb of Gabby's house)
Gabrielle: Thats Emma-jay, Dana, Kelly and Jenna... (stand with her arms crossed her toe pointed out tapping her hill)
Bree: ( bree looking at how beautiful all 4 women are) Wow... They look like models
Gabrielle: That cos they are... we use to model together we haven seen each other in years so now i have to go over there and have a fabulos afternoon and convience them that i am blissfully happy that my husban is not in prision and and that i am not pregnant with a baby i never wanted in the frist place. (Bree and Gabby exchange looks) (sighs) wish me luck!
(Bree pats Gabbys shoulder as Gabrielle walks over to her friends who embrace her with hugs)
: Gabrielles house, Gabby is sitting in her living room with her friends :
Gabrielle: So ... you guys look great...
Jenna: Oh Gabby you too ... congrats on the bubs!
Kelly: Yea... conratulations Gabby when are you due?
Gabrielle: Oh yea kno... next year-ish
Kelly: Wow how scary next year, having a baby ... good bye size 4 huh gabs!
Gabrielle: Hmmm... (unimpressed)
Jenna: Any names picked out yet?
Emma-jay: Yea ...do kno boy, girl yet?
Gabrielle: No...its a bit early for all that...(uncomfortable with the conversation be on her) So um... where are you guys workin at?
Jenna: Well actually im out of work right now... its jus temporary you know until somethink worth doin comes up... cos you know i have the choice now to take what jobs i want when i want them...
Kelly: Oh please, Gabrielle.. have you heard of fourteen year olds... they are the new trend in the fashion world. Why would a designer want someone like Jenna when they can have a trainable fourteen year old... (to jenna under her breathe) only temporary...please!
Jenna: Hey jus because your boy friend preffers teeny boopers over some thirty year old hag like you doesnt mean you have to take it out on me!
Emma-jay: (giggle uncomfortably) yea...okay so Gabby we should be going... before world war three breaks out...listen good luck with everythink you seem to be doin really well... and hey so what if this wasnt the way you planned things... you seem to be doin pretty danm good... goodluck it was nice seein you (hugs gabby)
(Kelly and Jenna take a turn also huggin gabby then all wave goodbye as they leave)
: At Lynettes House playing poker, Susan, Bree Gabrielle and Edie :
Susan: Im out! (throws her cards in)
Edie: No kidding...speaking of out how is Mike?
Susan: HaHa... Edie. No actually Mike and we , we talking...
Bree: talking, talking is good (looks to Gabby refering to their conversation earlier) so... when does he move back in?
Lynette: Oh no...moving back in... is he bringing Zach... cos ya kno... speed dialing 911 would be a good idea right about now!
Susan: Wooow...Hold it..who said anythink about moving back in?
Edie: So then its still off...
Susan: No, I didnt say that...
Gabrielle: So...what about Zach...
Susan: I dont kno... and i didnt ask i cant deal with that right now...all i kno is Mike and i love each other
Bree: ...and thats alll that matters! (smiles smuggly)
Susan: okay okay (throws arms up in the air playfully) enough about me...hey Gabby seen some flash car at your house today...got a new car?
Gabrielle: Ah...no... jus some old friends from way back
(susan smiles as her and lynette leave to grab some more chips from upstairs)
Bree: So howd... it go?
Gabrielle: Yea it was okay... theyre all depressed, out of work... been replaced by fourteen year olds
Bree: Yea..
Gabrielle: Yea... didnt have to explain where Carlos was didnt even get a chance!...but ill tell ya...they dont even ask about my husband... but they notice straught away that im pregnant (under her breathe) No more size 4 for you (mimicking Kelly) its not like im even showing..god!
Bree: Oh no, no sweetie your glowing... that probably how they knew..
Gabrielle: Please...glowing... that woud be my $100 face cream.
(Gabby looks uncomfortable as she adjusts her clothes)
Edie: gettin a little to big for our britches are we princesse?
Gabrielle: Who invited you here..anyway?
Bree: Oh Edie leave her alone she is pregnant
Gabreille: (annoyed) So you keep reminding me!
Edie: Excuse me but arent pregnant women... spose to be all i dont kno... caring and nice!
Gabrielle: Edie will jus go play with a powepoint or somethink...!
Edie: Yep its definatley the face cream
(susan and Lynette return)
Gabrielle: Thats me out (referring to the poker game)
Lynette: Oh no Gabby you dont have to go yet do you?
Susan: No Gabby please...stay... we haven even got on to baby talk yet
Gabrielle: No baby talk! ... guys im out... tired ya kno how it is...ill call yas later.
(Gabrielle walks out, Bree looking concerned)
Bree: (say as she gets up to leave) Listen Guys gon on with out me ill be back in a bit.
Lynette: Honey you okay..?
Bree: Yea everythinks fine... jus remember i forgot to thaw the... the ah meat for tonighs tea...dont worry ill be back
Susan: Bye..
Lynette: okay...
Edie: God they're dropping like flies (leans back in her chair)
: Cuts t Bree at Gabrielles door:
(bree knock on the door)
Bree: Gabby, its me Bree..
(Gabby, takes her shoes off then walks down stairs taking her time to open the door)
Bree: Gabby!
Gabrielle: Hold on!
(gabby walks down the stairs... Gabby has an upset look on her face which quickly turns to a fake over the top smile as she opens the door)
Gabrielle: Bree!
Bree: Sweetie i jus came to makes sure you were okay?
Gabrielle: Me...sure...im great..better than Great!
Bree: Gabby...
Gabrielle: What...! Bree im fine!..you want a drink?
Bree: Gabby ( walkin after Gabrielle who is moving from room to room avoiding eye contact with Bree)
Gabrielle: BREE! will you jus drop it... Im FINE! ... stop worrying about me... you have your own problems... you dont need mine...if i even had any... stop worryin about me and start worrying about your own family... (angry...but shaky) Hows Andrew huh... heard from your own son lately...
Bree: Im jus trying to help you! why wont you let me help you? GABBY!(angry)(grabs gabbys arm who is still walking away form her)
Gabrielle: Help me , help me how can you help me when i cant even help my self...my husband is in jail and i dont kno how im going to get him out...and you kno the funny thing he is the one in jail but im the one locked up! you kno i cant even go shopping with out Carlos's knowing... he has to sign my cheques cos he cut up all my credit cards!... And i cant get a job cos the only thing i am good at is modeling and no one want a pregnant model!...oh yeah...thats right im pregnant...with a baby i didnt even want and everyone keeps telling me , your glowing... any names picked out...do you want a boy or (starts crying) a girl... i dont want a boy or a girl i dont want to be pregnant and alone i want my life back the way it was before all of this...! i dont want any of this! So tell me Bree can you fix this? (Bree is looking at Gabrielle with sympathetic eyes) NO? because im a horibble person...people arent suppose to not want their babys... so why dont i want mine...what wrong with me Bree... what wrong with me? (Bree goes to grab... Gabby who is crying... they sit in the floor)
Bree: Oh honey...your not a horrible person... your not!... trust me when you hold that baby in your arms... your heart stops...it will come!
Gabrielle: What if it doesnt... im not like you and susan and lynette... im not motherly!
Bree: Not like us sweetie...weve been at this alot longer than you and its not always that easy for us either...
Gabrielle: Im going to be a terrible mother...Bree...i cant do this!
Bree: Gabrielle look at me Gabby...listen i promise you it will come... you kno when i got pregnant with andrew i was 19... and yeah well he wasnt exactly planned...
Gabrielle: Yea well your a great mother... even at 19 i bet you did everythink right... i -i (cries)
Bree: No you kno what ...honey honey (holds Gabrielles hand) i was so scared... i thought i was going to do somethin wrong all the time... i had second thoughts...like this ..i thought i was going to be a terrible mother too...and you kno what happend... you know what changed my life...(gabrielle sobbing looks up at Bree ) Socket covers!
(Gabrielle sits up and looks at bree)
Gabrielle: Socker covers...?
Bree: Yeah you kno like for powerpoints..
Gabrielle: bree honey I kno what they are...but im not really following you here ? ( wiping away tears)
Bree: No no, seriously ... i was sitting in my living room one day looking at the powerpoint... jus minding my own buisness and the iron was still plugged in , turned on you kno i jus stopped for a bit to watch a advertisement on the tv...
Gabrielle: Honey...still not with ya?
Bree: Im gettin there...anyways i started thinking what if... the baby was born and he was ya know crawling around and happended to touch that..he could be seriously hurt... (Gabrielle still looking confueses)
Gabrielle: So your saying i should start ironing... or that i should buy socket covers or not star ironing?
Bree: No look its jus a metaphore ... my point was something for me just clicked... at that moment i realised ... i was going to be a mom ... i realised how important it was what it meant...that will happen for you too... one day you will be ironing... and watching the socket jus like me and it jus hit you...!
Gabrielle: I dont iron!...( silence) Bree... i hope your right...i want the socket thing...i really do...
Bree: It will happen... sweeitie... i promise...and your not jus some alone pregnant woman either you have me... and susan anf lynette and its kinda wierd but i think Edie too! and we are all always here for you...that i can promise day or night...we love you...
Gabrielle:(starts to cry again) Bree your so nice to me... after all youve been through and your here for me... i appreciate it... really...
Bree: Dont mention it (looks at her watch) Oh hey listen are you going to be okay here by yourself...i can stay?
Gabrielle: No, no go its okay lynettes and everyones probably wondering where you are...
Bree: Are you sure?
Gabrielle: Go!... i need some time alone anyway... (hand gestures for her to leave) Go on... ill be fine... (bree Goes to leave ...) Hey Bree..Thanks
(Bree walks back and over to Gabrielle and gives her a hug, Bree walks towards the door and closes it)
(Gabby wipes her face with both her hands then ... goes over to pick up her bag from the floor)
: Gabrielle is at the supermarket, with a small basket reading a magazine as she walks the aisles :
(walking basket hung on her arm she reads from her magazine)
Gabrielle: Oooh nice shoes...Angelina...do you have them in a 6!
(Gabrielle still nwalking not watching what she is doin walks into a person)
Gabrielle: Ooh...oh im sorry...
Lady: Its fine ...really but you should watch where your going next time lady!
(lady walks away from Gabrielle who is suprised by the ladies comment as Gabrielle was pleasent to her)
Gabrielle: O..Hey lady listen if you saw shoes like this you wouldnt be looking where you were going either (looks at ladies scruffy shoes) or maybe YOUwould! (yelling slightly)
( Gabrielle stop reading and put her magazine into the basket... she is stopped where she bumped into the lasy which jus happened to be the electrical section... and staring right at her at ...yep you guessed it socker covers)
Gabrielle: are you serious... (picks up a packet then puts it back) I cant do this not right now...im not ready...you hear me! (talking to her belly) (The baby kicks) Woah...what the hell was that...hey there take it easy! (Gabrielle little blank... stunned at her babies first kick...then again the baby kicks) Woah...again...okay okay we'll get the socket covers...(gabrielle grabs 6 packets from the shelf and piles them into her basket, as she put her hand on her stomach and smiles) Happy! (she smiles... and this time in long time its a real smile not a fake smile)
MARY ALICE: " Yes a child is indeed a blessing... aswell as teacher even those who do not want to learn can be pleasently surprised"