Chapter 4: Tennis Anyone?
Sarah, Elliot, Andrew and Joey are over the DiMiranda house that night.
"Come on Joey, walk to Mommy." Sarah smiled as Joey tried to walk to her.
Joey gets to Sarah and falls into her arms.
"He gets bigger every time I see him." Lorraine said.
Sarah lets go of Joey.
"Go walk to Aunt Lorraine now." Sarah said to him.
Joey looks at Lorraine and smiles. He starts to walk over to her and walks right by her.
"Joey where are you going?" Sarah asked him.
Vinny feels someone grab his leg.
"I'm looking Lorraine. He walked to you." Vinny said with his head in his sports paper.
"I didn't touch your leg." Lorraine told him.
Vinny looks down from his paper and sees Joey smiling at him. Joey holds out his arms for Vinny to pick him up.
"Why does every kid like him?" Sarah asked Lorraine.
"He always has candy in his pockets." Lorraine replied.
Vinny picks up Joey and places him on his lap.
"Don't be jealous that Joey likes me more then you." Vinny told her.
"Empty your pockets right now." Lorraine ordered him to prove her point.
"Sarah knows I always carry some sort of candy with me." Vinny replied.
"Don't give Joey any candy." Sarah told Vinny.
"I know. I do have five kids of my own." Vinny then replied.
"How do you know they're yours?" Sarah then smirked.
"I have blood tests that say they're mine." Vinny replied.
Matt comes down stairs and Joey points at him.
"Hi Matt." Sarah said.
"Hi Aunt Sarah, hi Uncle Elliot." Matt replied.
"Come sit with us Matt?" Lorraine asked.
"Am I in trouble?" Matt then questioned.
"I don't know, did you do anything that would get you in trouble?" Vinny then asked.
"Not that I know of." Matt responded.
"Then, you're not in trouble unless you have something to confess." Vinny then said.
"Is this a trap?" Matt then asked.
"No Sweetie." Lorraine said to him.
Matt sits on the couch next to Lorraine. Vinny puts Joey down and he walks over to Matt.
"Hi Joey." Matt said.
Joey tries to climb on the couch next to Matt. Matt helps Joey onto the couch.
The phone rings and Vinny answers it.
"Hello?" Vinny answered.
"Hang up, I got it!" Marie yelled from her room.
"Okay Sweetie." Vinny said as he hung up the phone.
"Did you say that into the phone?" Sarah then asked him.
"Yeah, I did." Vinny smiled.
"Do you enjoy ruining other people's lives?" Sarah then commented.
"It's one of my hobbies." Vinny answered.
Upstairs in Marie's room.
"I can't believe my Dad said that into the phone." Marie said to Jamie.
"Maybe it was an accident." Jamie replied.
"My Dad doesn't make mistakes like that. He did it on purpose." Marie told him.
"Why would your Dad do that on purpose?" Jamie then asked.
"I know the way my Dad thinks, he did that on purpose." Marie told him again.
"I wanted to ask you something?" Jamie then said.
"What is it?" Marie then questioned.
"Would you like to, uh, umm…" Jamie stammered.
"Yes, I would love to." Marie replied.
"That's great. I'll see you tomorrow at the tennis courts." Jamie said.
"Tennis courts? I don't play tennis." Marie told him.
"I'll show you. It's simple once you get the hang of it." Jamie then said.
"I don't know. I have no interest in tennis." Marie replied.
"I'll teach you. I wasn't interested in it before my parents signed me up for lessons." Jamie explained.
"Tennis seems like it's for rich people." Marie commented.
"You're rich." Jamie laughed.
"My family doesn't act rich. We live a fairly normal life." Marie explained.
"But, your family is still rich." Jamie then said.
"My parents were both middle class most of their lives and they still act it." Marie then told him.
"What do you mean by that?" Jamie then asked.
"They don't like to splurge. My Mom will once and a while but, my Dad doesn't. I mean they take us clothes shopping and we get the clothes that we want but, we don't get crazy just because, we have money." Marie then explained.
"Do you want to play tennis with me or not?" Jamie sighed.
"I need to buy a tennis racket and tennis shoes." Marie said.
"Your Dad owns a sporting good store." Jamie then reminded her.
"That doesn't mean we would have sporting equipment all over the house." Marie then told him.
"Go buy a tennis racket and a pair of tennis shoes." Jamie then sighed.
"I still don't know about this." Marie said.
"I'll call someone else then." Jamie then said.
"Another girl?" Marie asked.
"Maybe." Jamie answered.
"Fine, I'll play tennis with you tomorrow." Marie sighed.
"Great, I'll see you tomorrow then. My Mom could drive us." Jamie said.
"Can't wait." Marie replied.
She hangs up the phone and falls on her bed.
"I have no idea what am getting into." Marie sighed.
