I'm glad I cleared my hard drive! The story now has a life of it's own. This is so much fun! I love your comments; they're witty and heart warming.
Thank you to rehellams and an anonymous guest for pointing out a mistake in the previous chapter! I changed it. This chapter is dedicated to you both!

Time for the brothers to tease Angela!

FADE IN:

INT. MAURA'S HOUSE - DAY

FRANKIE, ANGELA and TOMMY are sitting around Maura's table. On the table are the remnants of a Sunday Lunch. It's a week later.

ANGELA
Have some more potatoes, Tommy. If you don't eat them, I'll have to throw them away.

TOMMY
No ma, it was lovely, but I'm stuffed. You cooked for twenty people!

ANGELA
Frankie?

FRANKIE
No ma, thanks.

ANGELA
Come on, just two more?

FRANKIE
No, ma. It was lovely, but I'm done.

ANGELA
I'll save some for the girls, for when they get back from their spa weekend.

FRANKIE
They surely missed a treat. When will they get back from the spa?

TOMMY
(gestures)
The "Spa" ...riiight.

ANGELA
(gets up to clean the table)
What is that supposed to mean?

FRANKIE
Tommy thinks they aren't at a spa, but that they are eloping.

ANGELA
What?
(sits back down)
What?

FRANKIE
Yeah, he put a twenty on it. I don't think so. I think Maura will want to have a big wedding.

ANGELA
Eloping? ELOPING? Who is eloping?

FRANKIE
We don't know that anybody is.

ANGELA
No, but...

TOMMY
Aw, come on! They're SO eloping!

FRANKIE
You have no proof. I'm getting your twenty bucks, mister.

ANGELA
Wait! Wait, you two! WHO is eloping?

TOMMY
Jane.

FRANKIE
Maura.

ANGELA
Which one?

TOMMY
Both!

ANGELA
With each other?
(shrieks)
WITH EACH OTHER? SAY SOMETHING!

TOMMY
Yeah!

FRANKIE
Ma, calm down. We don't even know. Tommy swears he saw rings. But I think he's hallucinating.

ANGELA
Rings? RINGS! Oh heavens.

FRANKIE
We don't know, Ma. Calm down. They may well just be on a spa trip. We don't even know if they are dating yet.

ANGELA
Dating? My Janie? My Maura? Where is my phone? FRANKIE WHERE IS MY PHONE?

TOMMY
Ma, don't get a heart attack. We thought you knew?

ANGELA
Knew? I know nothing! NOTHING! No one ever tells me anything!

FRANKIE
There is nothing to tell. We just think they're dating. Well...or that they should be.

ANGELA
What do you mean? What does this mean? Stop grinning, Tommy! What do you know?

TOMMY
Well...it's kinda obvious, don't you think?

ANGELA
Well...well yes, but... I thought they were just confused. Flexible, fluid. You know? I didn't think they were more than - how do you say it? Special friends? And now they are eloping? They can't elope. They won't elope. Not over my dead body. Where is my phone?
(rummages in her handbag, pulls out a phone, swipes and clicks)
Hello? Hello? Janie?

FRANKIE
(makes strange noises and turns red)

ANGELA
Hello, Janie? Yes, we just had lunch. Yes, it was nice. Did you elope, sweetie? Sorry..what did you say? You were busy getting steamed. Like a lobster? Yes. Okay. No, I don't know why I asked that. Just know that if you ever elope, I will disown you. I see. No. Well, it's the principal of the matter. Yes, your brothers are here. I will tell them. Have fun. Give my love to Maura. What? LOVE. TO MAURA. Yes. Yes. See you soon.
(switches off her phone, turns to Frankie and Tommy who are both red in the face)
Ohhhh you two...

TOMMY and FRANKIE
(burst out in laughter)

ANGELA
(looks sternly for a little while. Then joins her sons in laughter.)
I was THIS close to calling Carla about this! How did I ever raise you?!

FRANKIE
Sorry, Ma. This was just...

TOMMY
Too funny. You totally fell for it!

ANGELA
Yes...well.
(rummages in her handbag and pulls out her wallet)
Here. A twenty. They won't elope. They wouldn't dare. Put me down for a big wedding. And you two? You are doing the dishes.

FRANKIE
(holds out his beer bottle to Tommy)
Worth it.

TOMMY
So worth it.
(clinks his beer bottle to Frankie's)

FADE OUT