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"So, you're a specialised Worker, now?" Abraham Simpson said, beside his son looking surprised.
"I've been reading on how to do my job and got my employer to notice me" Homer said, "He gave me a big raise and I've been using the money to send my kid's to Montessori School, get a much better wardrobe and fix up the house." before saying. "that reminds me, I need to get you some new clothes."
"Homer, you don't have to do that" Abraham said.
"I insist. You've been wearing the same thing day in and day out." Homer said, before going to the driveway, only to see a big red, beautiful car that he would recognise anywhere, parked in it.
"What the?" Abraham said. "You have two cars now?"
"No, dad," Homer said, "Let's go inside first. If I go out now, I might not be coming back until the morning" then he backed away and parked at the pavement in front of the house, before getting out of the car.
Abraham got out of the car and followed Homer to the front door; he marvelled at how clean the window's look and how much more better the door was now.
Homer got out his key's and opened the door, the warm air of good heating hit both of them before they walked inside.
"IM HOME AND I"VE BROUGHT A SURPRISE!" Homer said, only to hear.
"Homer, we're in here," Marge said, talking from the dining room.
Both he and his father made their way to the dinner table, and Abraham gasped at the sight of the new chairs and now new table as well, he gasped at the view of Homer whole family in fancier clothes.
Meanwhile, Homer zoomed into the dark-skinned man with short black hair and in his work clothes, currently eating his wife's Tacos.
"Grandpa!" Both Bart and Lisa said, getting up from their seat and going to hug the man.
Abraham welcomed him with open arms.
"Homer, you got a full head of hair, now," Hibbert said, surprised.
But Homer wasn't going to play this game.
Finally, Homer said. "Doctor Hibbert. No offence but why are you here? I've already paid the hospital bill."
"Homer, he came to check up on you. To make sure everything is fine" Marge said.
"Are you the doctor who is going to give me the hip and Back surgery?" Abraham said, surprising the man.
"I could be," Hibbert said, before saying. "Of course, for a small fee" laughing at that.
"How much?" Homer said, surprising the man and everybody in the room. "How much would you ask for just to do the two surgery's?"
"Err, well," Hibbert said, getting out his notebook and pencil and beginning to calculate it.
Unfortunately, the man got greedy too fast.
"I would charge 120,000 dollars for each of them," Hibbert said.
"Are you telling me, that a hip or a spine is more expensive than a Heart transplant?" Homer said, surprising Hibbert that he remembered that.
"Well, I would be performing it on an elderly person," Hibbert said, "Their bones are much more fragile than somebody your age, Homer."
"It's true," Abraham said, taking a sit down next to Lisa and being passed a taco filled plate while feeling his hips crack.
"I see," Homer said.
"So when do you want me to do the two operations, Mr Simpson" Hibbert said.
"Never," Homer said, stunning everybody. "I went you to finish your taco and never see my family again."
Everybody gasped.
"But Dad." Lisa said, "He's our family doctor."
"Not anymore," Homer said, shocking the man, however, what he said further shocked him. "'I've just been to doctors in another town, and they agreed to do both operations for 30, 000 dollars or similar. What gives you the right to demand 120, 000 from me to do one operation?"
Yes, why?
Hibbert didn't expect him to call him out on it and said. "Well, you have a family history with me, and I'm much less likely to make a mistake."
"Say's, who?" Homer said, stunning the man. "I would understand if you charge 40, 000 or a little bit more if you had the title of a genius but your not. You often boast about how you're expensive for no good reason. So why should I give you any of my money? It's not exactly rocket science to find a Doctor better than Dr Nick."
There was a gasp's, it was a clearly a low brow and yet an extremely accurate insult.
"...Homer, I can see that you don't want me here. So, I'll go" Hibbert said.
"Wait. Doctor Hibbert" Marge said.
"Let him, go, Marge," Homer said, to her shock and her kid's shock, Homer father didn't know what was going on.
Hibbert walked to the door and looked back.
Homer remained unmoved but he was sure, Marge would call him back to apologise as he went and he could do the operations.
He walked out and got into his car before driving away.
"Homer, that wasn't very nice," Marge said, "I'll call him later to apologise."
"Marge, you will do no such thing," Homer said, shocking her. "Marge, that man is a crook."
"How, can you say that. He's done nothing but to help us" Marge said.
Homer took a seat and said. "Marge, when I got out of that coma, all I could think about was how he was bleeding us. I couldn't help but notice, how cheap my own families clothes were but he wore nice clothes. He wasn't hurting for money. I saw the hospital bill, and I let it slid because of how long I stayed in the hospital for. But you're telling me that those two operations cost more than operating on an organ that is far more advanced than a hip and a spine?"
Silence.
"Before we were rich, Marge. He would have never spoken over a 100, 000 to me and now mysteriously, he could charge me almost 300, 000 without blinking an eye?" Homer said, "Wake up, Marge. He's being leeching us dry ever since we tried to look for a new doctor. We were so glad that he wasn't Dr Nick and looked like he knew what he was doing that we let it slide. We'll Marge, I would like you to answer this question. How many jobs's did you have to take on to pay for hospital fees? How many of them, worked you to the bone? How many times did we have to be burrow? How many things's did we have to sell to meet the demand? What he's asking is Lisa Yale money."
"Wait. I have a Yale money?" Lisa said.
"You have one now," Homer said, getting Lisa to squeal in delight.
"Perhaps, your right" Marge said.
"It's not perhaps. I know I'm right" Homer said, "If we continue to let that man bill us however he likes, he will suck us dry just like a mosquito. Do you want to go back to worrying about me kicking the bucket because there is no money there for when I'm gone?"
"No!" Marge said, quickly.
"What about you Lisa," Homer said, "Do you want to go back to Springfield Elementary because we can't afford it?"
"NO!" Lisa said, "Please don't send me back! I have so many new friends that are just as big of a nerd as I am. One of them even invited me to meet famous Broadway female singers" before saying. "Which I was going to tell you both about on Sunday, after Church."
"Well, see," Marge said.
"And what about you Bart?" Homer said, "Do you want to go to Springfield knowing that the lawsuit has been dumped because your dad can't afford it anymore."
"NO!" Bart said, "It's going to be hell", those bullies were kept away because of the lawsuit, if that get's dropped and he had to return, they would take revenge on him, even after he graduated.
That was the worst thing possible for him.
"So, leave him, Marge," Homer said, "It shouldn't be too hard to get a family doctor from another town. Springfield isn't known for its doctors. The Lawyer can do a full background check for us on applicants. I'm sure they will come running for 60, 000 a year."
To barely come in and get paid that much, was a dream job.
And the Simpsons ate, and Marge pushed down the urge to call the man back.
"Marge, you need to stop letting people take advantage of you. Maybe, I could take you to some confidence classes?" Homer said, "You could make friends there."
"Wait. Really?" Marge said.
Both of them were getting the extra bed out from the couch for Grandpa to sleep on.
"We'll; you need girlfriends of your own and not just the neighbours," Homer said, "People who also have a wealthy husband but not like the girls at that country club. Those people were never your friends, to begin with."
"Thanks, Homer," Marge said, kissing him as she put nice soft plush silk pillows on the bed and silk brown covers.
"This looks amazing," Abraham said.
"If this weren't so sudden, we would have done an extension on the house or converted the attic," Homer said.
"No, worries," Abraham said, "You've already treated me better than that retirement home" before climbing right in, one leg at a time and than feeling the soft pillow beneath him and going to sleep immediately despite it only been 7 pm.
Both Marge and Homer went upstairs quietly.
"I would so like to go and visit your zoo. It looks so interesting" Came the voice of Lisa, both of them peeked into her room to find her on the computer and live chatting with a girl who was no doubt from the school. "But I don't think my parents would allow me to fly alone with complete strangers though. They care a lot."
Homer went to his and his wife room and found his glass on the counter next to his side; he put them on before going to Bart's room.
He found Bart in his Pj's at his desk.
"Going for another round, my boy?" Homer said, getting Bart attention as he sat next to him and Bart smiled. "So let's do a little re-cap of what we learnt last week and then we'll go onto the next chapter in all of your Chemistry book and Math book."
"Okay, dad," Bart said.
Homer took some paper and began to write out equations that they both learnt about during the week.
Tv and Krusty, the Clown, were mysteriously forgotten in their household.
When Homer was done, he passed it to Bart and said. "Don't be afraid to ask for help. Your dad is right here, and we can do the question together."
"Thanks, dad," Bart said before he began to fill out his dad's questions reasonably easily.
He and his father had been going through the class video's every night, and he didn't go to bed until he at least knew what the teacher was talking about.
"Good. Good" Homer said, giving him words of encouragement.
"Hey, dad," Bart said.
"Yes, son?" Homer said.
"...no, it's stupid. You've already done a lot for me" Bart said.
"Bart, a father job is to pretend their listening to their kid's when it too idiotic," Homer said, he wasn't going to sugar coat it.
"But it would take a lot of money," Bart said.
"Bart, I'm already sending you and Lisa to a 100,000 dollar school a year," Homer said, "If that doesn't make me have a heart attack than nothing would"
And Bart decided to chance it.
"Dad. I want a friend" Bart said, making his father stunned.
"Can't you make friends in that school?" Homer said.
"I tried, but I'm too normal for them. I deserve to be in Springfield Elementary" Bart said, "But I tried to make friends with kid's of Springfield, but they wanted to use me to get a free pass at the school. There was only one person who didn't want to use me."
"Was it Milhouse?" Homer said stunning him. "When I first saw that kid, I thought you could do so much better. But he's a good kid and can even be a life-long friend."
"Dad. Can Milhouse come to Montessori?" Bart said, and Homer was stunned.
Sure, a father dream was to send their kid's to a big fancy school where they could get the best education but pay 50, 000 for a kid that wasn't even his?
He was tempted to laugh out loud at the very idea.
But then Homer looked into his Son's eyes and saw the loneliness within them.
"...I'll see what I can do," Homer said, as Bart smiled.
"But there is no way; I'm paying 50,000 for Milhouse," Homer said, that was just insane.
He would try to get a discount or something.
But that was all Bart needed to here.
And scene!
Next chapter, it Sunday and the Simpson plus Abraham go to church, only to be confronted by Springfield facility and the bullies parents. Later in the day, Van Houten gets a surprise Visit from Homer about their son.