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Miami Lab, 9pm
Katie: *walks over* Um hi. Our daughter is nuts.
Speed: *lifts head* Which one?
Katie: The first one.
Speed: What happened?
Katie: She's just so...intense. She wanted to know my whole life story and then she wanted to know yours and then she didn't shut up about her own.
Speed: She's excited.
Katie: At least Lori got tired of me after 10 minutes. This girl doesn't stop. *slumps into chair* Yeesh. So Anni told me you guys are gonna have a baby.
Speed: *frowns*
Katie: Uh oh, you're not?
Speed: Does Anni have to tell you
everything?
Katie: Well yeah. It's something to rub in my face. *smiles* But I find comfort in the fact that we never really had to try for kids -- you couldn't get enough of me. *winks*
Speed: *shakes head, pulls papers over*
Katie: *looks at watch* Anni's probably waiting.
Speed: Mind your own business, Katie.
Katie: Pfft, you don't really want a kid, Tim. You're just doing it to shut her up and get some ass at the same time.
Speed: Actually, I'm doing it because maybe this time...things will turn out differently.
Katie: You mean you'll actually care about this one?
Speed: *frowns*
Katie: You've screwed up with every child you've ever had, what makes you think this'll be any different?
Speed: It just will be.
Katie: *stares at Speed*
Speed: *writing*
Katie: ...I really don't think you'll ever be the father you want to be.
Speed: *stops writing*
Katie: *stands, walks away*
Speed: *staring down at paper*
Condo, dining table, 2 weeks later
Anni: *poking at food*
Katie: *chewing on peas*
Speed: *drinking water*
Lori: So...we all look happy this evening.
Katie: Oh we're pleasant. How's New York?
Lori: Rainy but otherwise great.
Katie: Having anymore kids?
Speed: *frowns*
Lori: *looks at Scott* I guess we'd like to...eventually.
Katie: That's good. Scott's a great father. Unlike some people.
Speed: *staring at Katie*
Anni: *sigh*
Katie: He's not an asshole. And he actually
cares about his own children. He doesn't go and have more kids with his flavour of the year because she told him to.
Anni: *frowns*
Lori: Is there something going on between the 3 of you that we don't know about?
Speed: No. Eat your dinner.
Lori: *picks up fork*
Katie: Showing off his less than adequate parental skills I see.
Anni: *slams knife onto table* Would you
stop already? Tim and I are having a child and it's none of your business how, when and why so suck it up.
Katie: You're just trying to show me up to prove he loves you more.
Speed: Whoa, hold on a second. Katie, you were the one that encouraged me to talk to Anni about this kid thing.
Katie: Yeah well I didn't think you'd actually agree to it! You're such an idiot! You were supposed to realize that you'd end up making all the same mistakes and that you should rectify the ones you made with your CURRENT children! Ie: LORI and RILEY. Not the fruits of Anni's womb!
Anni: Why can't you just accept that Tim and I want a life and children of our own? OH wait, that's because you can't let him go! A baby from me would mean he'd pay less attention to you and your kids, right? You've got such an obsessive mentality and it needs to stop.
Katie: You're probably too dried up and wizzled to have a kid anyway.
Speed: Katie, that's enough.
Katie: Either that or Tim can't get it up anymore. Maybe it's both. Hey Lori, what do you think?
Lori: I think I need an aspirine.
Katie: If he has a kid, you'll go on the back burner. Everything will become Anni and the kid and you'll be forgotten about until he manages to kill that one.
Lori: Mom, it really doesn't matter to me.
Katie: You know, when we divorced and you were still living with me, he never paid a penny of child support. Not to mention when I moved away when I was pregnant with you because he rearranged my face. I guess he figured the black eyes were payment enough, right?
Speed: You could have gone to court to get the money.
Katie: Oh so it's MY fault you were a deadbeat.
Speed: Fine, you want the money? I'll pay it. How much do you want?
Anni: Tim-
Speed: No. I'll admit that I made mistakes and I should have manned up to support my children. So how much is it going to take? I'll cut you a cheque right here.
Katie: 5 grand.
Speed: 5
what? Lori was barely living with you when you left me!
Katie: Yeah well she stole a lot of my stuff and since you were the one that sent her to Colombia, you're responsible for the way she turned out.
Speed: That's bullshit.
Katie: Yeah. It is. Why are you perfectly fine with messing up my kids but you want Anni's to be the epitome of awesome?
Lori: Mother, knock it the fuck off and just let Dad and Anni be happy! If they want to start a family, that's their right. Leave them alone already.
Katie: *looks at Anni* I hope your kids all come out contorted and retarded.
Anni: *stands, leaves*
Lori: *places napkin onto table, walks away*
Katie: Yeah! Run away! The IQ points at the table just raised!
Speed: Why can't you just STOP!
Katie: NEVER!
Speed: I'M SICK OF THIS! I ALREADY TOLD YOU I CAN'T FIX THE PAST!
Katie: *stands* THE SECOND YOU KNOCK HER UP, YOU'LL FORGET IT EVER HAPPENED!
Speed: *stands* HOW CAN I FORGET SOMETHING YOU BRING UP EVERY FIVE MINUTES! *grabs Katie by the shirt*
Katie: DON'T TOUCH ME!
Scott: *steps between Katie and Speed* Chill out.
Speed: *looks at Scott*
Katie: *frowning*
Speed: *steps back*
Upstairs, bedroom
Anni: *crying*
Lori: *wraps arm around Anni*
Anni: Why does she always do this!
Lori: I don't know.
Anni: *sniffling* She had her chance, she had her family. It's
my turn! With
my husband!
Lori: *sigh*
Speed: *steps in*
Lori: *looks at Speed*
Speed: *nods*
Lori: *stands, walks away*
Speed: *walks over, sits*
Anni: *sniffing* Why-why would she say all those nice things and then turn it completely around?
Speed: She's upset that she's not the entire focus. She's kind of like Lori sometimes...well, unstable Lori.
Anni: *cries harder* I want her
out of my home!
Speed: *wraps arms around Anni*
Anni: *lies head on Speed's chest, crying*
Downstairs, kitchen
Lori: *drags Katie over*
Katie: Hey, watch it. This shirt's new.
Lori: You need to stop this.
Katie: *rolls eyes*
Lori: I'm serious. This is getting ridiculous. You need to stop crawling all over Dad and get a life.
Katie: You hate Anni and now you're on their side?
Lori: I don't hate Anni.
Katie: You did when she and your father first got together.
Lori: Yeah. I was 16. Of course I was angry that my father was screwing some woman other than my mother. But I got over it and now Anni and I are cool.
Katie: Betrayer.
Lori: Grow up and leave him alone.
Katie: No.
Lori: Then don't expect to see me again 'cause I've had it. I mean, I've been stuck between this pathetic obsession for years and I can't even
begin to imagine how Anni's feeling. *walks away*
Katie: HEY! GET BACK HERE!
Living room
Katie: *runs over* I have EVERY right to see my granddaughter! You can't keep her from me!
Lori: *picks up purse* Bye Mom.
Scott: *opens door*
Lori: *walks away*
Katie: SCOTT!
Scott: I'm sorry. I hope you get some help. *walks away*
Katie: UGH! *runs over to purse, lifts out gun*
TBC..............................