Ben's apartment was the one right above the girls,although he'd never admit it Emma always said he moved there to keep an eye on her.
When Jack got up there after his fight with Luke,he found Emma and Ben playing with the Foosball table where Ben's coffee table usually is.
"Hey Ben,I need some..,"Jack says as he enters Ben's apartment and see's Emma and Ben playing,"What are you doing,".
"One minute Jack,I am about to,score,"Ben says as he kicks the ball into Emma's goal.
"Come on,I demand a due over,"Emma says as Jack walks over to them and looks at the Foosball table.
"This is my Foosball table,you guys stole my table,"Jack says in a little bit of shock.
"Well guess what,I'm not gonna give you a due over,want to know why,because I am the Gellar Champion,"Ben says throwing up his hands in victory.
"You guys stole my table,how'd you even get it up here,"Jack asks but Emma and Ben still aren't listening to him.
"You are not the Gellar Champion,this is just a temporary set back,"Emma says trying not to sound like this bothered her to much,which of course it did.
"Just keep telling yourself that sis,but you will never be the Gellar Champion,"Ben says as he now notices Jack was there,"Did you need something Jack,".
"Yeah,I need some advise,"Jack says still looking at his table.
"I heard about the whole thing with Luke,and I think he's right,"Ben says sitting down in the red cloth chair across from the table.
"He is not right,why would he be right,"Jack asks as he did with Erica and Sophie earlier that day.
"Jack,do you remember the yearly block wide garage sale in your neighbourhood that I'm pretty sure your mother organized,"Emma says as Jack nods.
"You are not wrong,"Jack says agreeing with Emma.
"Well at yours,everyone in your house would have there own table,your table was almost always empty,this isn't a new thing,"Emma says sitting down on the brown couch.
"Exactly,so if it's not a new thing it's part of my personality then,so aren't we not supposed to change who we are to make others happy,"Jack says as Ben and Emma share a look.
Jack see's this,"What is it,why are you looking at each other like that,".
" ,Erica,Sophie and I have been talking,and we think we might have found a reason for this,"Ben says choosing his words carefully.
"And,"Jack asks still not really interested.
"We think this might be because of Erica,"Emma says a second later.
"You think this is because of my neat freak sister,your right it is about her,"Jack asks a little confused.
"Not that Erica,"Emma says as Jack just looks at her.
"It's not about her,"Jack says still looking at Emma.
"Jack think about it,your emotional attachment to stuff,could be caused by unresolved abandonment issues,that was caused from you and Erica being given up for adoption,"Ben says as Jack glares at him.
"I wasn't abandoned,I was giving to a loving family to be raised by a mother who wanted better for her children,while you we're left at your father's with a note saying your mom wasn't coming back,"Jack says immediately regretting it,"I'm sorry,I didn't mean it like that,".
"It's fine,"Ben says unsure how the rest of the conversation is going to go.
"Jack,our point is,you may have had a really great life,but you still suffer from abandonment issues like many other people do,"Emma says shifting in her seat to look at her cousin.
"Well why is it just me,Erica and I were adopted at the same time,shouldn't we both have abandonment issues,"Jack asks trying to turn attention off of him.
"Erica's compulsive cleaning can be linked to a need for control,also caused by abandonment issues,"Ben says says as Jack just looks at him.
"Did everyone get a psych degree or something,seriously,between the two of you and Sophie,I mean your a reporter,a history teacher and a graphic designer who probably needs a shrink,"Jack says as Emma and Ben silently agree.
"You don't need a psych degree to know,this isn't normal,Jack you need help,and I think Luke might be the one to do it,you need to give him a chance,"Emma says as Jack looks at the Foosball table again.
"Your the ones who need help,you two are so competitive you carried a two hundred fifty pound Foosball table up two flights of stairs,couldn't you have just used it in my apartment,"Jack says pointing to the Foosball table.
"We've tried therapy,but we started competing about who was the most messed up,so the therapist said we were hopeless,"Ben says as Emma stares at him confused.
"Why doesn't that surprise me,anyway I need to go,I forgot my laptop at work so I need to go get it before they close,"Jack says as he gets up from the couch and walks to the door,"When you bring the table back to my apartment,leave your keys,you've lost that right,"Jack says as he leaves.
"We never went to therapy,"Emma says making sure Jack was far enough away so he didn't hear her.
"He doesn't need to know that,so ether we can lug this down two floors,or we can go play laser tag,"Ben says pointing to the Foosball table.
"Alright,"Emma says as her and Ben stand up and head for the door.
As Emma opens the door she turns back to Ben,"And I will kick your ass,".
"Keep telling yourself that,"Ben says as he closes the door behind him.