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Condo, 9pm
Lori: *sips tea*
Katie: You just decided to stay an extra night?
Lori: *lowers cup* ...It's only 9. I'll be going home soon.
Katie: Oh. See I was just hoping to get laid tonight and you're taking up precious preparation time.
Lori: *lifts brow*
Katie: I've sort of had this planned for the last 3 months.
Lori: ...Good to know. *sips tea*
Katie: And he's so healthy now too. *sigh*
Lori: Let's keep our thoughts on the inside.
Speed: *walks downstairs* Hey Katie, have you seen m-
Katie: Come sit!
Speed: ...Okay. *walks over, sits* But I'm sort of trying to find my cellphone. You haven't seen it, have you?
Katie: I threw it in the garbage.
Speed: Why?
Katie: *smiles* Because you and I have some business to attend to and we don't need any interruptions. *places hand on Speed's chest, winks*
Speed: ...Right.
Katie: *smiling*
Lori: SO. Dad, how was your day?
Speed: I spent it with Brook.
Lori: *smiles* Oh that must have been great. What'd you guys do?
Speed: I took her for ice cream.
Lori: *smile fades* ...I'm sure she enjoyed it.
Speed: The mess on her face seemed to say so.
Lori: *nods* What else did you do?
Speed: We went to the zoo.
Lori: How nice. *sips tea*
Speed: *stares at Lori*
Katie: Yeah, great, listen--Lori has to go home now.
Speed: Why?
Katie: It's late.
Speed: *looks at watch* It's only 9.
Katie: It's her bed time.
Speed: She's an adult. Besides, I thought you wanted to hang out with Lori.
Katie: I'm finished. *grabs Speed's arm* Let's go upstairs, yeah?
Speed: I'm not tired.
Katie: *leans closer, smiles* I don't want to sleep.
Speed: *angry sigh* Is this really appropriate? Our daughter's in the room.
Katie: *laughs* Tim, she had to sleep with old men when she was 8, I'm pretty sure this won't bother her.
Lori: *frowns*
Speed: It bothers me.
Katie: *rolls eyes* I will be upstairs getting naked. You'd better be upstairs in the next 10 minutes. *stands, walks away*
Lori: *looks down at tea*
Speed: I'm sorry about her, she-
Lori: It's okay. She wouldn't be Mom if she didn't remind me of my childhood every second of my life.
Speed: *wraps arm around Lori*
Lori: *lies head on Speed's chest*
Speed: *grabs remote, turns on television*
12am
Katie: *walks downstairs* What the hell!
Speed: *lifts eyes* Shh.
Katie: *walks over, whispers* I've been sitting up there for 3 hours,
naked.
Speed: *smirks*
Katie: You find that funny?
Speed: A little.
Katie: Wake her up. She needs to go home. Scott's probably worried sick.
Speed: He knows where she is.
Katie: You had 20 years to play daddy, it's time to be husb-
Speed: *stares at Katie*
Katie: Boyfriend. Whatever.
Speed: Why don't you have a seat.
Katie: Ugh. *flops onto couch*
Speed: Have you ever heard of being quiet?
Katie: No. We finally don't have kids or other women to get in our way and you're hanging out and watching television. How the hell did you survive in rehab? Ugh, I would have killed someone.
Speed: *stares at television*
Katie: What'd they do, castrate you in there?
Speed: It wasn't that kind of rehab.
Katie: Ugh you're not being fun. Want a beer?
Speed: *frowns*
Katie: I'll go get you one.
Speed: Katie...
Katie: *stands, runs*
Speed: *sigh*
2 minutes later
Katie: *sits, lifts glass* A big fat mug of beer. Now get smashed and take me upstairs.
Speed: Would you please pour that down the sink?
Katie: No. *places glass under Speed's nose* Mmmm doesn't that smell yummy? Take a swig.
Lori: *grabs glass, shoves it into Katie's face*
Beer spills everywhere
Katie: AH! I'M COVERED IN BEER!
Lori: Now he doesn't have to go near you at all tonight.
Katie: *frowns* YOU BITCH!
Lori: *sits up* Leave him alone.
Katie: GO HOME!
Lori: *stands* Where's the alcohol in this place.
Katie: Buy your own.
Lori: *walks away*
Kitchen
Lori: *opens fridge, grabs bottles*
Katie: *runs over* Give those back.
Lori: *opens bottles, shoves them into sink*
Katie: HEY! That costs money!
Lori: *shakes head* He shouldn't even be near you.
Katie: Why not?
Lori: You're insane, for one.
Katie: That rehab place ruined him. All he's interested in is spending time with his kids and finding some department he can transfer to so he doesn't have to deal with sterile pieces of equipment all day. He used to LOVE being alone in an air conditioned lab!
Lori: Really. You think he was more fun when he was beating you?
Katie: It's not like it happened all the time.
Lori: It shouldn't happen at all.
Katie: Well I'm sorry that not everyone is Scott Finch, okay? I love your father and he loves me and that's all that matters.
Lori: *rolls eyes*
TBC.............................