Chapter 16

Phil ran into Tommy and Lil's apartment. As soon as he entered he covered his ears for all he could hear was crying. "Two weeks and still crying?" he asked as Tommy came up to him.

"Yeah. He wont stop." Tommy said right as the crying stopped.

"He stopped." Lil said walking out of her room. "Finally."

"Its worse than when Dil was born." Tommy sighed.

"Oh, I remember why I came." Phil said. "Do you want Laura to move out."

"Yes!" Lil said. "I put up with her at the hospital and over here for the party but thats it!"

"Okay." Phil said. "I'll go tell her."

"Chuckie." Dil shook his friend who was still asleep. "Chuck!"

"Yeah!?" he jumped up.

"Why aren't you at work?"

"I quit. Thats not the job I want."

"Oh." Dil said. "Well, how about coming to work with me at the construction inc.?"

"Doesn't Larry also work there?"

"Yeah."

"I dont know."

"Come on. Please. I never see anyone I know there."

"Larry?"

"He never comes to work. Our boss is sort of...gay and he is sorta in love with Larry."

"Ohhhh." Chuckie said. "Sure, I'll come."

Dil drove him and Chuckie up to the construction site in his truck. They got out and Dil searched for his boss. "Hi Mr. Smith." Dil smiled. His boss turned around and looked strangely at Chuckie.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Um, sir, this is Chuckie." Dil introduced. "He would like a job."

"Well, no deal." Mr. Smith said. "I got enough people working for me."

"Come on, please. He needs this." Dil said.

"Well, tough." Smith said. "Now beat it, Chuck."

"Come on, Chuckie, I'll take you home." Dil sighed.

"Hey Laura." Phil said walking into his apartment. She was on the couch watching TV. She turned around and smiled.

"Hi."

"Um, Laura, Tom and Lil said you should leave," Phil said and frowned. "Sorry."

"No, no." she waved her hands. "Its, uh, its okay. I understand completely. I'll go."

"Okay." Phil said. "Um, thanks, I guess."

"What? You want me to go?"

"Well, kind of. If I let you stay, it might ruin my friendship with T and Lil." Phil said. "So, if you could just go, please?"

"Fine. I'll start packing." she said and went into her room.

Phil sighed in relief and headed out of the apartment.

Phil walked into Lil's apartment and see was on the phone. She waved to Phil and continued talking. Phil sighed and sat down on the couch. "Hold on a sec." Lil said into the phone. She turned to Phil. "Well?"

"She's leaving, dont worry." Phil said.

"Okay, great." Lil went back to the phone. "Okay, I'm back."

Phil listened to Lil's conversation on the phone since there was noting else to do.

"Its okay, really." she said. "No. Kimi, I-"

"KIMI!" Phil jumped up.

"Oh crap." Lil groaned.

"Kimi.Kimi.Kimi.Kimi.Kimi." Phil said her name repeatedly.

"You want to talk to Phil?" Lil asked. "Uh huh. Yeah, okay. Right. No. Yes! No. Yeah. Okay, bye." she hung up then turned to Phil. "Yeah, she doesn't want to talk to you."

"Oh," Phil sat back down. "Well, what was you talking about?"

"She was just sorry she wasn't here when the baby was born." Lil said.

"How is she and...Z, doing?" Phil asked.

"Well, their relationship, is hitting, um, a rocky bottom." Lil said.

"Huh?"

"They broke up. Z aparently cared more about his money than her."

"Really?"

"Yeah. And he slept with the maid."

"Yeah?"

"And he got arrested."

"What?"

"Drunk driving." Lil nodded. "But hey, whatcha gonna do?"

"Yeah, guess you're right. Anything else?"

"Well, nothing, really, except...she's coming home!" Lil cheered.

"Yes!" Phil and Lil started jumping up and down.

"Welcome to Cheezy Chuck's, may I take your order?" the cashier asked as Dil and Chuckie tried to decide what to eat.

"Um, one Large Cheezy Chuck Pizza." Dil said.

"And two Cheezy Chuck Pepsis." Chuckie said. They got their food and sat down. "So, Dil, any news for a job for me?"

"No, but-hey wait!" Dil said. "Why not here? I mean your name is in the restaraunt's title."

"Dil, its a fast food dump."

"So? Come on. It'd awesome." Dil said.

"Well, okay." Chuckie got up and headed to the cashier. "Um, may I have a job application?"

"You'll have to talk to the manager. Thats him." the cashier pointed to a man drinking a beer at a table.

Chuckie walked over to him and asked, "Can I have a jon aplli-"

"Sure, start tomorrow." the manager said. "I'm Rick, thats Sneezy." he pointed to the guy at the fry cooker who then sneezed in them. "And that theres Einus." he pointed to the cashier. "Now get out."

Chuckie nervously left the building followed by Dil.

"Hey Lil." Doug smiled as she entered with Mikey in a stroller she was pushing. "Hey, you're not fat anymore."

Lil stared at him and walked over to the bar. She sat down and Doug came over. "Hey Doug." she smiled whiling glaring. "Look Mikey, thats Uncle Doug."

"Really?" Doug asked. "I'm Uncle Doug?"

"Shut up, Doug." Lil snapped. "Mikey, that would have been your daddy if he had forgot the-"

"Dont you think he's a little young, Lil?" Doug asked.

"Oh yeah, right." she said. Suddenly, a familiar face walked in and Lil and Doug stared open mouthed.

"Um excuse me." she said. "Can I have a coffee to go?"

"Oh, um, yeah." Doug nodded. He gave her a coffee and she left. "You know who that was?" Doug asked Lil.

"Yeah." Lil nodded. "Nicole."

"Okay, Chuckie." Einus said. "Press this button to open the cash register.

"I know how to open the cash register." Chuckie rolled his eyes.

"Ah ha!" Einus yelled. "I was testing you. Because the button doesn't work. You have to do this." Einus said and pounded the cash register with his fist until it flew open. "You see?"

"But the button does work. I use it a minute ago." Chuckie close it and pushed the button. It flew open again.

"I know but the other way's funner." Einus said.