"Gina, Roger, it's mom open the door." Mrs. Davis said on the answering machine from downstairs.
"Roger get up. Your mom's here." Gina said getting out of bed and putting her robe on.
"You gotta be kidding me." he said getting out of bed and going to the window. "Mom, what are you doing here?" he yelled down in nothing but his robe.
"I came to spend the day with you kids. Come down and open the door." she yelled up as Roger went into the apartment and threw on a pair of pants and a t-shirt. "Did you know she was coming?" he asked looking at Gina.
"No sweetie. I would have told you if she was coming." Gina said getting dressed too.
"I have band practice today and I'm playing tonight, so she can't stay all day." Roger said looking up at her.
"Well she could spend the day with me and maybe come to the club to see you play." Gina said smiling at him.
"You're not going to the club." he said standing up.
"Why not? I wanna see you play." Gina said following him out of the bedroom.
"Baby, you're pregnant. What if you get hurt by the mosh pit?" Roger asked her opening the door.
"Roger, when do I ever stand close enough to the mosh pit to get hurt? I'm going Roger." she said putting coffee on.
"We'll talk about it later." he said going downstairs.
"Whatever, but I am going to see my sexy husband perform. I guarantee that." she yelled down the stairs as he looked up at her.
"Hey mom. You should have told us you were planning on coming in. I have band practice and a show tonight." Roger said greeting his mother at the door.
"I didn't come to see you anyway, my baby boy. I came to see Gina. I figured I could take her out and we could do some shopping." Mrs. Davis said following Roger up the stairs to the apartment.
"Oh, OK. Can you please try to talk her out of coming to the club tonight? She insists on coming to see me play and I don't think she realizes she's pregnant now and needs to be careful." Roger said turning to look at his mother.
"Roger James Davis. Did you know your father and I went to see the Rolling Stones when I was pregnant with you? And you turned out fine." Mrs. Davis said looking up at Roger.
"I doubt very much that there was a mosh pit at the Rolling Stones." Roger said with his hands on his hips.
"Roger, you can't keep her in a plastic bubble. She's pregnant, she didn't turn into a porcelain doll." she said looking up at him smiling.
"But mom, I worry about her. I don't want anything to happen to her or the baby. Remember the miscarriage she had senior year?" Roger said sitting on the step.
"Yes I do. I remember you two were both devastated. But Roger you can't think that's gonna happen everytime she leaves the house. Of course you're worried about her and the baby. And keeping her home is not gonna stop that. While you're up on stage tonight, you'll be worrying about if she's OK. If she's resting. Lifting anything heavy. You're always gonna worry about her. And you should. But Roger, you can't lock her in the apartment for 9 months. She wants to see her new husband perform. Don't take that away from her." Mrs. Davis said leaning down to her son.
"I know, you're right. I just have to have Mimi keep an eye on her and make sure nothing happens to her." he said looking up at his mother.
"No, you have to trust her to know what's best for her and the baby. She is the mother, you know. She would never put your baby or herself in danger. That much I know." Mrs. Davis said leaning down to kiss Roger on his head.
"OK. I'll let her go. How do you do that? Make me feel better all the time?" he asked standing up.
"Because I'm the mother. I just know what makes my boy feel better." she said smiling as Roger turned around and started back up the stairs.
"Hi mom." Gina said greeting her and Roger at the door.
"Hello my darling. How do you feel? Have you gotten morning sickness yet?" Mrs. Davis said hugging her daughter in law.
"Not yet. Thankfully. But the doctor said I could get it at any time. I'm not looking forward to that." Gina said as they entered the apartment, not talking to Roger.
"Or you could not get it at all. I didn't have any with Roger. He was the easiest pregnancy a mother could ask for." Mrs. Davis said beaming as she took her coat off and handed it to Roger who could tell Gina was angry.
"Baby, can I talk to you for a minute please?" Roger asked sheepishly.
"I'll be right back mom." she said as Roger took her hand and led her into the bathroom. "What?" Gina asked folding her hands over her chest.
"I'm sorry about before. I shouldn't have treated you like a porcelain doll. I just worry about you and the baby getting hurt. You were right. If you still want to go to the show, I'd really love it if my wife and child were there." he said looking down at her reaching for her hands.
"What changed your mind?" Gina asked looking up at him.
"Did you now my parents went to a Rolling Stones concert when my mom was pregnant with me?" he asked her as they laughed.
"Sounds like your parents were cool before they had you." she joked reaching up to caress his face.
"Yeah, well she just told me that I'm gonna worry about you and the baby no matter what. So I might as well let you have fun while you can." he said reaching out to bring her into an embrace.
"Well, I knew there was a reason I loved your mom." she said laughing leaning up to kiss him.
"Was this our first fight?" he whispered to her.
"I think so. How'd we do?" Gina asked laughing.
"Pretty good I guess. Since we're still together. Rememer that time we fought in high school." Roger answered holding her tight.
"Roger, what do you mean it's now or never? I thought we planned this. You were gonna work and play your music and I was gonna go to school and then when I got out we were gonna go to the city where you could work on your music full time? What was wrong with that plan?" 18 year old Gina argued looking over at him from the driver's seat of her car.
"Well, I feel like if I wait 4 years, I'm gonna be stuck in this town forever and I don't want to do that. I wanna do it now while I still got the balls to go." 18 year old Roger told her coldly.
"But Roger, what am I gonna do in the city? Be your groupie?" she yelled at him wiping the tears that had begun to fall from her eyes.
"You're not. You're gonna go to school. I think we should break up, so you can go away to school and not have to worry about leaving me behind." he told her caressing her face as she slapped his hand away.
"Roger, I don't understand. I mean yesterday things were great. We were still going according to plan. What changed? Why are you doing this?" she cried harder looking over at him.
"Because I need to leave Gina. I have to do it now. Otherwise, I'm never gonna get it done." he told her not looking at her. He was afraid she would see that this was killing him and he had to make it look convincing for her to go and do what she needed to do.
"Roger, look at me." she yelled crying.
"Gina, it's over. We need to go on with our lives. You're gonna be a CPA and I need to get the hell out of this town to follow my music. I'm sorry." he told her still looking down before opening the car door.
"Roger, stop. Please. We can't end it just like that." she shouted after him getting out of her car crying. Roger did not turn around. He kept walking. He didn't want her to see him crying too.
"How could I forget? We broke up that night." she said holding him tightly around his waist.
"We should get back out to my mom. She's probably worried about what we're doing in here." Roger said kissing Gina's head.
"Good idea." Gina said leaning up to kiss Roger before opening the bathroom door.
"Sorry mom. Gina and I just had to talk." Roger said holding Gina with one arm and putting his other hand on her stomach.
"That's OK dear. Gina, would you like to go shopping with me today? We can invite Mimi if you want." she said getting up from the couch.
"I would love to mom. Do you want Mimi to come? I mean, I was thinking just you and me can go." Gina said smiling at her mother in law.
"Yeah, I'd like it if it were just you and me too." Mrs. Davis said smiling back at her. "We can get you some cute maternity clothes." she continued excitedly.
"That sounds really cool. Let me just get cleaned up and we can go." Gina said going back into the bathroom to get ready to go.
"You don't have to do that mom. I am working now. I can buy my wife clothes." Roger said getting coffee from the kitchen.
"I know that. I just want to do something nice for Gina. Is that a crime?" she said walking into the kitchen.
"I guess not." he said smiling at her as he sipped his coffee.
"Good. Because I was doing it anyway." she told him flashing him a sly smile. He knew that smile. He had that smile. He couldn't help but laugh.
"What'd I miss?" Gina said coming out of the bathroom putting her long hair up.
"Nothing. Just my mom stating her intentions on spoiling you." Roger said sipping his coffee.
"Oh, OK. Can you pour me a cup please?" Gina said finishing her pony tail.
"Baby, you shouldn't be drinking caffeine." Roger said putting his mug down.
"Roger, it's decaf. I can have that." she said going into the kitchen.
"You made me decaf?" Roger said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Oh you didn't even notice until Gina told you." Mrs. Davis told him laughing.
"See, it tastes the same. Now stop being a baby." Gina told him laughing as she poured herself a cup of coffee. "What time do you have to be at the club to set up?" Gina said drinking her coffee.
"Mark and I have to be there at 8 for sound check. We go on at 9." Roger said drinking his coffee again.
"OK so I'll meet you there at 8:30?" she asked looking up at him.
"I would love that. I could spend time with you before I go on." he said reaching down to sweep her in his arms and giving her and gentle kiss.
"You two are so cute together." Mrs. Davis said smiling at them.
"Sorry mom. When Gina's around I feel like we are the only two people on earth." he said holding her in his arms.
"You two always were like that." she answered him laughing. "I'm used to it." she said smiling.
"Are you ready to go?" Gina asked looking over at Mrs. Davis.
"Yeah, I'm ready. Now let's get you some stuff." Mrs. Davis answered as Gina kissed Roger goodbye and he leaned down and said goodbye to his unborn child.
"Bye Mom." he said leaning down to kiss and hug his mother goodbye. "Thanks." he whispered to her as they hugged.
"Try not to get into too much trouble today, Roger." Gina said laughing before the ladies left the apartment together. Roger nodded as he laughed along.
"Hey Roger, where's Gina?" Mimi asked looking up from her cookbook.
"She went shopping with my mom. I'm on my own today." Roger said walking into the kitchen.
"Don't you have coffee down in your place?" Mimi asked putting her book down and going into the kitchen.
"Yeah. Decaf." he said making his disgusting face.
"Oh geez. Well your wife is pregnant. She can't have caffeine." Mimi said sitting on the stool at the metal counter.
"I know that. But I can't drink decaf. I need the caffeine boost." he told her taking a sip of the coffee seeming in ecstacy. "Now this is how coffee is supposesd to taste." he said putting his head back to enjoy the coffee.
"So what time are they getting home?" Mimi asked tapping her nails on the counter.
"I don't know. I have band practice at 3 and then we have to be at the club for sound check and Gina made it sound like she won't be home until after I already leave. So I'm not gonna see my wife until she gets to the club." he said sipping his coffee.
"She's going?" Mimi asked looking shocked.
"Don't start. We got into it this morning about it." Roger said sitting across from her.
"What, you guys got into a fight?" Mimi asked concerned.
"A little one. I worried about her and the baby getting hurt and she just wanted to see me play." he told her laughing.
"As well you should be." Mimi told him leaning on the counter.
"But then my mom told me that I was gonna worry even if she stayed home and I can't treat her like she's fragile. So she volunteered you to keep her safe tonight." Roger said looking over at him with her eyes widened.
"She what?" Mimi said beginning to smile.
"Yeah, she wants you to keep Gina and her grandchild safe tonight." he said smiling at her.
"Since when is your mother my biggest fan?" she asked laughing.
"I guess since you and Gina got so close." he said laughing with her.
"Remember how much she hated me when we were together?" Mimi asked leaning her chin on her hand.
"Yeah, I know. But you've changed a lot. She sees that. You're Gina's best friend and you see how much she loves Gina.." Roger told her leaning over the counter to hug her.
"I know. Gina is the last person on earth I would expect to be best friends with." Mimi said laughing as she sat back down on the stool.
"Why do you say that?" Roger asked sipping his coffee.
"Well, let's see, she's with you. I remember how angry I was when you walked into Maureen and Joanne's with her that morning. I wanted to scratch her eyes out. I mean, the way you looked at her. You never looked at me that way. And just the fact that she did everything I never could." Mimi said looking into her coffee mug laughing.
"What do you mean?" he asked confused.
"Well, I got you out of the loft, but she got you to really live. At first I hated her for it." Mimi said smiling up at him.
"I know, but that changed, right?" he asked looking up at her.
"Definately. I mean when I was going through withdrawals, she was the only one who could talk me down. She didn't fight me, she didn't yell at me, she just held me and talked to me. She brought me coffee, got me into woodworking and encouraged me to start cooking. And she was here everyday. All day a lot of times. I mean, she really devoted herself to me when I needed her. Roger, I love her. She's more than a best friend to me. She's my sister." Mimi said with tears forming in her eyes.
"Well, she loves you too. You're the first person she thinks of after me." Roger said smiling at her across the table.
"You are a very lucky man Roger Davis, you better know that." Mimi said smiling as she wiped her eyes.
"You don't need to tell me that." he said smiling as Mark came out of his room.
"Morning Rog. Where's your wife?" he asked rubbing his eyes.
"Out shopping for maternity clothes with my mom. She's gonna meet me at the club tonight." Roger said pouring Mark a cup of coffee.
"She's still going?" he asked as his eyes widened.
"Don't start Mark. Yes she's coming. Mimi's gonna take care of my girl and my baby. Right Meems?" he asked winking at Mimi.
"Absolutely Roger." she said smiling at him.