Chapter 2: Vinny Meets Jamie

Marie sees Matt in the hallway and grabs him by his arm.

"I didn't do anything." Matt said as Marie grabbed his arm.

"I have a question." Marie said to him.

"Which is?" Matt then asked.

"Are you more afraid of me or Kate?" Marie then asked.

"I'm not afraid of you or Kate." Matt replied.

Marie digs her nails into Matt's arm.

"You definitely you." Matt said in pain.

"That's what I thought." Marie said as she let his arm go.

"Why do you always dig your nails into my arm?" Matt then asked.

"You have scrawny arms." Marie simply replied.

"That's not a good reason." Matt then said.

"Would you rather have me punch you in the arm really hard?" Marie then asked.

"I'll take the nails in my arm." Matt said as he walked away.

Marie walks to her room.

The doorbell rings. Vinny gets up from the couch to answer it.

"Hi, does Marie DiMiranda live here?" Jamie asked as Vinny opened the door.

"Not that I know of." Vinny said as he closed the door in Jamie's face.

Jamie stares at the door and scratches his head.

"I'm sure she lived here. This is the only listing I can find for DiMiranda." Jamie said to himself.

He rings the doorbell again.

"I told you that one by the name Marie lives here." Vinny said as he saw Jamie at the door.

"Are you sure?" Jamie then asked.

"I think I would know who lives in this house. It's just me and my three axe murderer room mates." Vinny then said.

Lorraine comes to the door.

"Can I help you?" Lorraine asked Jamie.

"No, he was just leaving. We don't want to buy anything, have a nice day." Vinny then said as he closed the door in Jamie's face again.

Jamie knocks on the door now.

"That kid doesn't quit." Vinny said.

Lorraine opens the door.

"Does Marie DiMiranda live here?" Jamie then asked her.

"I'll go get her." Lorraine told him.

She rolls here eyes at Vinny when she walks by him.

"I honestly thought he said Mary." Vinny said.

"I thought he was trying to sell something?" Lorraine then asked as she went upstairs.

"Everyone makes mistakes." Vinny shouted up the stairs.

"Whatever you say." Lorraine sighed.

Lorraine knocks on Marie's door and walks in.

"There's someone here to see you." Lorraine told her.

"Who?" Marie asked.

"A boy." Lorraine then replied.

"I already told Alex I was sorry for giving him a fat lip." Marie said.

"It's not Alex." Lorraine replied.

"Why is Nick here? I told him that we're just friends." Marie then told her.

"It's not Nick. It's another boy, he has brown hair." Lorraine then said.

"And he's downstairs with Dad, right now?" Marie then asked.

"No, he's outside waiting for you." Lorraine answered.

Marie goes downstairs to greet Jamie.

"Why didn't you invite him in?" Marie asked Vinny.

"You actually want me to talk to him?" Vinny then replied.

"Forget I just said anything." Marie then said.

"If you want me to meet this kid, I'll be glad to." Vinny told him.

"Never mind." Marie replied.

"I insist I would like this kid to come in so I can get to know him better." Vinny then said.

Marie rolls her eyes and goes outside.

"Hey." Jamie said as he saw Marie.

"Hi." Marie replied.

"That guy who answered the door must be your Dad." Jamie stated.

"Yeah and he wants to talk to you inside the house." Marie said.

"I can do that." Jamie smiled.

Jamie and Marie walk into the house. Jamie sits on the couch next to Vinny and sits sit next to Jamie.

"I want to talk to this boy alone." Vinny said to Marie.

"I don't think that would be a good idea." Marie told him.

"I'll be fine." Jamie commented.

Marie shakes her head and leaves the living room.

Vinny turns to look at Jamie.

"How old are you, kid?" Vinny asked him.

"Twelve and my name is Jamie Seaver." Jamie replied.

"Okay Jamie, where are you from?" Vinny then questioned.

"San Francisco." Jamie then answered.

"I've been there a few times. It's a beautiful city." Vinny then said.

"I know." Jamie said.

"Do you participate in any sports?" Vinny then asked.

"I play basketball and soccer; I'm actually going to try out for the Boys Basketball team at the junior high school." Jamie claimed.

"You're don't play football?" Vinny then asked.

"I play football." Jamie then said.

"I mean American football, not European football." Vinny then stated.

"Like I said before, I play football with my friends at the park or school yard." Jamie then answered.

"You didn't play Pee Wee football in San Francisco?" Vinny then asked.

"No, I played in youth basketball and soccer leagues." Jamie then said.

"Do you have a favorite football team?" Vinny questioned.

"I'm a 49er fan." Jamie told him.

"What other sports do you like?" Vinny then asked.

"Hockey, baseball and tennis." Jamie then replied.

"Tennis?" Vinny then inquired.

"I went to a private elementary school in San Francisco." Jamie explained.

"What do your parents do for a living?" Vinny asked.

"My Dad is a District Attorney and my Mom is a child psychologist." Jamie said.

"You must have the house to yourself a lot then." Vinny then said.

"My Mom works from home." Jamie told him.

"That's impressive." Vinny commented.

"Me and my Mom have been really busy trying to get everything organized." Jamie smiled.

"What about your Dad?" Vinny then asked.

"My parents divorced five months ago. He still lives in San Francisco." Jamie said in a somber tone.

"What are your favorite teams?" Vinny asked changing the subject.

"I like the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks and the San Francisco Giants." Jamie replied.

"So, you're a homer." Vinny said.

"What's your point?" Jamie then asked.

"I don't like any teams from my home town except for the Yankees." Vinny then told him.

"That's you." Jamie then commented.

"What about college?" Vinny questioned.

"I'm only twelve." Jamie answered.

"What's your favorite college team?" Vinny then asked.

"I'm a huge UCLA Bruin fan." Jamie smiled.

"They have a good basketball program." Vinny stated.

"That's why I would like to play college ball there." Jamie said.

"What would your major be?" Vinny then asked.

"Psychology." Jamie answered.

"What about law?" Vinny then questioned.

"All lawyers are liars, I'm not a liar." Jamie then replied.

Marie walks into the living room.

"Jamie lets go to the school yard and shoot some hoops." Marie suggested.

"Okay." Jamie said as he got up from the couch.

"Bye Dad." Marie said as she and Jamie headed towards the door.

"Bye Mr. DiMiranda." Jamie said as Marie closed the front door.

Lorraine sits on the couch next to Vinny and leans against him.

"He seems like a nice boy." Lorraine smirked.

"They all seem nice when you first meet them." Vinny said as he got up from the couch.

Lorraine loses her balance and falls onto the couch.