Hey guys! I know I totally stole a joke from modern family, but it fit in, and I love that one line in particular. I'm still sick(and totally dying). I'm super sore from suicides and other punishments from volleyball. You know, I thought volleyball was supposed to be a sport that didn't require serious exercise. I suppose I was wrong. Anyway, let me know what you think and send me your ideas.
-Aislin
"Toby, I don't like this game," Happy complained. She groaned for good measure. She knew that if she pressed hard enough Toby might insist that she leave. He couldn't ever stand to see her unhappy. She intended to use it to her advantage.
"Honey," He sighed. She shot him a glare at the petname. He wasn't allowed to call her that in public. He ignored her and continued to speak. "We both know I'm not the one calling the shots here. If I was, we wouldn't be playing the game of life with Team Scorpion. Your real battle is with Paige, and I don't think you're going to fake fight your way out of this one."
The couple had taken a break separate from the group and the game. This was mostly because Happy didn't want Paige to get upset over her apparent distaste for the game.
"Can't you just tell her that we are adults and that we don't want to be here, or tell her I'm tired," Happy looked at him hopefully.
"Happy, as much as I love you, I don't want to die," Toby decided. He placed a hand on her shoulder and began to turn her around back to the game. Secretly, he didn't mind the game of life at all.
"I fell in love with a useless man," She grumbled as she walked back towards their team.
"Alright, no more distractions, guys. We need to start the game, and we are going to play until everyone retires. Whoever has the most money at the end wins. I hope life treats you all well," Paige smiled at the boys and Happy.
"I hope you fall off a cliff," Happy muttered under her breath.
"What was that, Happy?" Paige raised an eyebrow.
"Absolutely nothing, Paige," Happy forced a smile.
"Oh boy," Toby groaned. "Everyone buckle your seatbelts. This is going to be a bumpy ride."
"I can see you what you meant about it being a bumpy ride," Walter whispered towards Toby. "They have been fighting for ten minutes over whether or not Happy should be forced to have a baby. She landed on the tile, and it's in the rules."
"She's never going to be easy," Toby pointed out. "She's mostly doing this to annoy Paige though. She doesn't really mind having a child in this game, or in real life, clearly. She doesn't want to play, so Paige is going to pay hell for making her."
"And we're going to pay for both acts later," Walter grumbled.
"Hey, it's what we signed up for. You married Paige and no one else. I married Happy. This is what we gotta deal with," Toby defended.
"You're right," Walter agreed.
"I usually am," Toby grinned.
"We should probably you know get the game going again," Walter nodded his head trying to think of a plan to calm down the women. Sometime his own lack of EQ escaped him.
"Did you hear me before? Happy doesn't want to play," Toby's eyes widened and he started to shake his own head. "I'm not going in there and supporting that game. I don't have a death wish."
"But she loves you, right? She won't kill someone she loves," Sylvester chimed in.
"This is Happy we are talking about here. If there's one thing she loves more than machines and me, it's causing me physical pain," Toby informed the group. "So, you can have them continue the game and die, or we can sit here and wait till they resolve their problem."
"Can we just move on, Happy?" Paige begged. "I just want to have a good time here. I know you don't love this game, but can you please just do this for the team?" Happy looked up at her as if considering her offer.
"Fine, but I maintain it's unfair to ha-" Happy began.
"No, no, you said yes," Paige shushed Happy, which only annoyed her more. Happy decided not to act on her annoyance. "Alright, guys, it is now Toby's turn. You can roll now, Preferably quickly." She called. Personally, she was very worried Happy would interrupt again before they had a chance to even start up.
"Alright, I'll play," Toby agreed quickly. "Because Paige asked me to, and I don't want to be murdered at her hands," he clarified mostly for Happy.
"You know," He announced on the ride home. "When I said I didn't think that you could solve this with a fake fight, I did not mean that you should have a real fight."
"I didn't want to play," Happy stated firmly. "I was hoping Paige would be annoyed and kick us out."
"She wouldn't have kicked us out. You were the one causing the problem. She didn't have any problems with me," Toby defended.
"Who I piss off, you piss off. It's part of marriage, honey," She shrugged.
"I know you're trying to get back at me for calling you honey earlier, but , honey, I kinda liked it," Toby grinned.
"Shut up," She ordered.
"You wouldn't want me to shut up. You looooove me," He teased.
"Let it go. I was drunk. It was ages ago," Happy demanded. "And it isn't even that funny."
"I just find it entertaining that the first time you ever told me you loved me," Toby paused to laugh for a moment.
"Don't you dare continue this anecdote. I know we are alone, but you need to stop talking about it. Move on with your life," She ordered.
"Was 3 months after we started dating because you got so drunk you couldn't walk at girl's night and equally drunk Paige dared you to," Toby finished. He looked over at her briefly in order to grin. "And even better than that, for me at least, after you said it, you wouldn't shut up about it. You just kept going on and on about how much you loved me. I'm going to tell you right now that after than moment in my life, I know love."
"Yeah, I no love either."
