I'm going to be honest Family dilemma is not my strongest point but I'm going to try and make this one work this was actually inspired by a short done by Dilworth himself "When Lilly Laney Moved In" i hope you like it
On a bright sunny day in the middle of Nowhere ,we see Gavin and Eustace coming out of the cellar carrying painting supplies.
"Thanks for offering to help me give the girls bedroom a new coat of paint dad, it really means allot" Gavin says with anticipation . Eustace on the other hand ,maintaining his always grouchy look, replies "yeah to you, the only reason I'm even helping ya is because there ain't nothing to watch on that T.V. ya got me!"
Gavin enthusiastically says to his elderly father " I promise you dad ,once we start on painting the girls room, you'll see how much it pays off when you see the look on your lovely grand daughters faces."
As the two make their way to the upstairs hallway ,they then see Madeline rushing up to the two excitedly, as she says "daddy ,daddy, come to our room, come to our room!" Tugging on her father's pant leg.
Gavin laughing at his daughter's joyful behavior ,then says "alright sweetie alright were coming."
But when they enter the girls bedroom, Gavin was in shock to find the entire room completely painted aquamarine on each wall ,as well as furniture that fit the theme and of being underwater ,like a lamp shaped like a mermaid with a large shell shaped lampshade, a dresser with little seashells for knobs, and a waterbed for Katy so that each girl can have their own bed.
Eustace meanwhile proceeds to faint, after seeing the whole room.
Muriel walking into the room with Courage afterwards, asks Gavin "isn't it lovely Gavin? Gina thought it would be nice if the girls had a room like in those makeover shows."
All Gavin could ask was "what?" Then Katy walks in to say to her father "yeah, looks great doesn't it? I was the one who came up with the theme of having it underwater" followed by Madeline who adds in "and I helped mommy buy the stuff for the room!"
Muriel then turns to Courage, and says "and even Courage pitched in by making those wee blue floor moldings that look like waves" Gavin looking at the floor see's this, and Courage standing in front of it happily smiling and holding up a paintbrush.
Gavin however was still in surprise at the room already painted and decorated ,before Gina walks in saying in a saddened and caring tone "oh honey I'm sorry, I was gonna surprise you with it when we finished."
All Gavin did was drop the paint cans afterwards. One of the cans unfortunately crushing Eustace in the foot, causing the old man to jump up screaming in pain as he caresses his foot.
A minute later in the living room ,we find Gavin bandaging up Eustace's leg while he says to him."don't get me wrong dad ,I love Gina I really do, its that sometimes I get really peeved when she goes and does something without even telling me."
Bandaging up the leg Gavin begins to tell him of all the times Gina did something without his consent, saying " one time before either of the girls where born, she threw out my turntable thinking it was trash, unbelievable right?"
Eustace however was more concerned with his aching foot then what Gavin is saying, all the while Gavin explains more saying "that's not all ,on certain nights when when we sleep ,she has the nerve to say I snore, heck sometimes when I wake up I end up picking cotton balls out of my nose!"
At this point, when Gavin finishes up bandaging Eustace's foot ,Gavin adds in "but all in all I still love Gina, all the same." Eustace unfortunately, after everything he heard could care less.
Then as if on cue, Gina come by with Courage in her arms saying " hey honey ,how's dads leg?" Eustace now annoyed asks her "what are ya blind? Don't you see the bandaged leg?"
Gavin and Gina laugh at this ,while Courage simply looks at Eustace's condition in dismay for about a few seconds, before Eustace pulls out his mask and shout "OOGA BOOGA BOOGA!" Making Courage fly out of Gina' s hands and up to the ceiling screaming.
Seeing this made the couple both angered and shocked at this terrible deed, while Eustace pointed to the ceiling and laughed.
Muriel who had witnessed this, angrily walks toward her husband, hitting him on the head with the rolling pin, making Eustace cry out "OW what did I do!?"
Gina after managing to reach him standing on top of the purple sofa ,proceeds to grab onto Courage again gently bringing him down.
"Awe Courage, are you ok? Did the mean man scare you?" Gina cooed, while scratching his his belly setting him back on the floor.
Once she does ,Gavin notices that the little pink dog was wearing a little purple collar around his neck "hey Gina, that's a pretty nice collar you got for Courage, where did you get it?"
"Oh I had some money left over after we got the supplies needed for the girls room, so I thought I'd buy Courage something for helping us out" Gina explained, scratching his head gently asking Courage "you like it don't you boy?"
Hearing this Gavin trying not to sound upset ,asks his wife "you had money left over, and you didn't even tell me?" All Gina could say for herself ,was simply "I didn't think it was that important."
Gavin after hearing this ,started to feel his entire body heat up with anger until it got so high, he did what he nor his family would think he would do, he let out an incredibly loud scream that not only could the family in the entire house hear, but it also did something much worse.
When he had finished ,Gavin then takes deep breaths as Muriel approaching him concernedly asks "are you ok Gavin dear?" Placing a hand on his back ,"I'm fine mom really" replies Gavin.
"You may be but she aint" Eustace says, pointing to Gina who was frozen with fear after having to endure her husbands very loud scream, her hair was now a mess ,but the most noticeable thing looking at her was that her entire body had turned a very sickly green color that even Courage was shocked by.
Seeing this before his very eyes ,all Gavin could do was say to himself "oh my goodness, what have I done?"
Later on that same day Gavin and Muriel take Gina to the doctor and have her stomach looked at ,while Eustace is asked to watch the girls and Courage since his leg is still injured.
At the office of Dr. Vindaloo, we see Gina's stomach being examined by the doctor with a very special x-ray ,observing what was wrong with it. Gavin and Muriel are sitting on the other side of the office ,as Gavin concernedly asks him "is my wife going to be ok Dr."
Dr. Vindaloo turns his attention to the worried man ,and says "it appears your wife is suffering from a most serious case of stomach stress I have ever seen ,nothing to worry about but there is nothing I can do ,nothing at all."
Gina after hearing this asks "will I still be ok Dr?" Dr. Vindaloo returning his attention to Gina ,says "all I can recommend for you is not to have any more stress days, and hopefully it will go away shortly."
"Thank you doctor" says Muriel, as she turns to Gavin sad and forlorn. Muriel in an attempt to comfort him, says "aw Gavin, don't be this way I'm sure you didn't mean to do what ya did" Gavin however is still saddened by what he did.
After a few minutes of moping ,Gavin makes a promise to himself that when they come home from the doctor, he will make sure to do all he can to make sure she's as relaxed as can be.
Returning from the doctor ,Gavin had Gina resting in their bedroom making sure to tell the rest of the family of Gina's condition, and that she must not be stressed out no matter what..
Afterwards, the family did what they could to make sure Gina was relaxed.
Madeline had Courage brought to her room ,to keep her company in bed.
Katy offered her massages and all other spa treatments.
Muriel at times brought her a special quiche to help her stomach calm down, although Gina would often than not give some to Courage.
And even Eustace lent a hand ,despite his foot being broken, he sat by her bedside and telling her what Gavin told him that day.
Hearing all this, Gavin started to feel bad about what happened today even more before entering Gina's room and try to make amends.
That day on both Gavin and Gina learned to forgive and forget, and that they would only talk with each other when they can before deciding on anything in their lives.
That night in Gavin and Gina's room ,we find Courage asleep in a basket beside their bed trying to get some sleep ,unfortunately for Courage ,he couldn't get any because of the constant giggling and movement occurring on the couples bed.
Looking back at it ,we find both Gavin and Gina in bed with their lower halves under a large blanket ,it turned out Gavin was trying to give Gina a massage. Unfortunately Gina can't help but giggle every time he puts his hands on her.
"Gina would you please stop giggling and try to hold still?" Gavin asks ,Gina only replies "I'm sorry I can't help it I'm ticklish."
Courage despite not being able to sleep ,was at least satisfied to know Gina is in good hands.
Early the next morning while everyone is still asleep ,Gavin ,Gina and Courage where seen out in front of the porch watching the sun as it rose over the horizon.
"Isn't this great Gavin? Just you and me looking at this beautiful sun rising before us ,you don't get that very often in the city" says Gina.
" You know Gina ,despite everything that happened yesterday, it's real nice to have some alone time with you for a bit" says Gavin .
As they watch, Courage looking directly at the readers says " the best part about marriages for every couple, for every bad day in your life, there's always a good one , if there aren't any in your life then that person isn't right for you" suddenly turning green ,Courage start to hold his stomach in pain.
Looking at this in concern, Gavin worriedly says "uh oh looks look Courage isn't looking too good" to which Gina calmly replies "it might be some bad quiche sweetie."
Before anything else was said, Courage lets out a loud belch that caused Gavin' s hair to blow back ,even after Courage stopped . Thus made both Gina and Courage laugh at how his hair stands.
Gavin at first was annoyed with how they laugh at him, but after a few seconds ,he decides to join them in laughing as they continue to watch the sun rise together.
And it's done my attempt at remaking a Dilworth short in a Courage the Cowardly Dog Style I hope you enjoy it and I promise you the next chapter will be up soon hopefully.