The next day Jack and Sophie were sitting in Jack's living room trying not to look at the clock. It's one fifty-five, Luke and Joey were due to arrive any minute.
"I am so sorry I'm late," Emma says as she rushes through the door.
"No, you're not," Jack says as Emma pulls off her yellow coat.
"Yeah, you're right I'm not," Emma says as she goes and sits down next to Sophie on the red leather couch.
"Did you see Joey or Luke on your way up ?" Jack asks from his spot in his black leather recliner.
"Nope, but they should be here soon," Emma says taking her long brown hair out of her ponytail.
"What are you doing ?" Jack asks as Emma starts to fluff up her hair with her fingers.
"Can't I look nice ?" Emma asks throwing the elastic onto the coffee table.
"For uncle Joey, yes. For Luke, wait until I'm dead first," Jack says standing up from his chair and walks over to the kitchen.
"You sound like Ben, I already have one overprotective brother I don't need another," Emma says turning around in her seat to face her cousin.
"Is it just you or is he like that with Gabby too?" Jack asks getting three bottles of water from the fridge.
"Just me, he says that I'm too much like Mom for my own good and that I could get myself into trouble if I'm not supervised properly. While Gabby is a mix of Mom, Dad, and Aunt Monica. Plus she has Toby to keep her safe if she ever does become like me," Emma says as Jack hands her and Sophie each a bottle of water.
"I don't get the whole overprotective sibling thing, my brother could walk across a busy Manhattan street and I wouldn't notice, but that would never happen," Sophie says taking a sip of her water, as Emma and Jack share a look.
"Soph, that did happen. Twelve years ago, Mikey almost got hit by a cab, and you were grounded for a month for almost killing your brother," Jack says sitting on the arm of the couch.
"Oh, yeah, right, I completely blanked," Sophie says setting her bottle onto the crowded coffee table.
"You blanked about your little brother almost dying ?" Emma asks drinking some of her own water.
"What can I say didn't make that big of an impact," Sophie says as Jack opens his mouth to say something.
"Don't say anything, we don't have time to get sucked into her warped mind today," Emma says as both Jack and Sophie nod in agreement.
"As much as it pains me to say two days in a row, Emma's right. We need to discuss what we're going to do when Luke and Joey get here," Jack says setting his unopened bottle of water onto the also crowded end table.
"Maybe we should just look for an excuse to leave them alone and see what happens,"Emma says as she unbuttons the top two buttons of her pink striped blouse.
"You can do that, but please cover yourself with this," Jack says throwing the blue comforter from the back of the couch at Emma.
"I'm twenty-six, not fourteen. Give it a rest," Emma says as she throws the blanket back at Jack as there's a knock on the door.
Jack looks at Sophie and Emma, they give him a thumbs up, and he goes to answer the door.
Luke is standing there, now instead of wearing the scrubs, he had the day before he was dressed in a burgundy shirt with jeans with the same leather jacket, holding a box with a suitcase at his feet.
"Hey man, you find the place okay ?"Jack asks nervously.
"As well as I did yesterday," Luke says as Emma and Sophie walk up behind Jack.
"Hi Luke, need some help with that ?"Emma asks motioning to Luke's old battered black suitcase.
"No I got it,"Luke says picking up the suitcase and walks inside.
"Luke, this is our friend Sophie," Jack says as Luke sets the box onto the counter.
"Hey, nice to meet you," Luke says sticking his hand out for Sophie to shake.
"You're right I total see it," Sophie says taking Luke's hand as she looks over his shoulder to Emma and Jack.
"Do I want to know ?" Luke asks after he takes his hand back as he turns to Jack.
"No you don't," Jack says as Emma quickly nods to change to subject.
"So is this all your stuff ?" Emma asks motioning to the box and the suitcase.
"Yeah, I moved around a lot as a kid, so I learned to pack light," Luke explains.
After a moment of awkward silence, there's another knock on the door.
Luke looks a little confused while Emma, Sophie, and Jack hold their breath.
"Are you expecting someone else ?" Luke asks as Jack gets the door.
Joey is standing there in gray button down, and black pants, his salt and pepper hair is heavily gelled.
"Hey Jack, Ben told me there's a reporter from Star Magazine here," Joey says.
As Luke turns and sees's Joey, his whole face drops.
"Actually Joey there's something we need talk about. Can you come in ?" Jack asks as Joey walks into the apartment.
Luke crosses his arms and looks right at Jack, "So you knew ?".
"Are you saying that you knew ?" Emma asks as Joey looks confused.
"But you told me you didn't know," Jack says taking a step towards Luke.
"I only said that so you wouldn't ask any questions, of course, I knew it was him," Luke says motioning to Joey who is still really confused.
"What the hell is going on, and where's the reporter from Star magazine ?" Joey asks as Luke rubs his eyes.
"I'm leaving, I'll find another place," Luke says turning back to the counter and reaches for the box.
"Wait, just please wait,"Sophie says grabbing Luke's hands and turns him towards Joey.
"Was there ever a reporter from Star Magazine ?" Joey asks as Emma shakes her head.
"No, Uncle Joey, there wasn't," Emma says as it's Luke turn to look confused.
"Uncle, that's just great, I'm done," Luke says as he reaches for his box but Sophie stops him again.
"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on, and who's this guy ?"Joey asks motioning to Luke.
"You really have no idea who I am," Luke asks taking a step towards Joey.
"No, have we met before ?" Joey asks as Emma and Sophie look at each other unsure what's about to happen.
"No, but you knew my mother, Angie Mackenzie, "Luke says taking another step.
"Angie, Angie, Angie Mackenzie is your mother. She didn't tell me she had a kid," Joey says remembering, but not quite understanding.
"That's because I was born nine months after you two met," Luke says, Joey still doesn't get it.
"Okay, then why are you mad at me ?" Joey asks as Jack takes a step forward.
"Uncle Joey, Luke is your son, you had a son with Angie Mackenzie," Jack says as, from the look on Joey's face, he finally gets it.
"You're my son," Joey says as Luke nods.
"I'm sorry, I just can't deal with this right now, I'm sorry," Luke says as he grabs his box from the counter, his suitcase from the floor and runs out the door.
Joey stares at the door for a second before Emma speaks up, "Aren't you gonna go after him ?".
Joey turns to Emma, realizes she's right and runs straight out the door, slamming it behind him.
Everyone is quiet for a minute. "So George Bush,"Sophie says as Emma and Jack glare at her.