Jack: Anyone
knows how to hang wallpaper, because I am clueless here? Dimitrius you’re the expert buddy. (inquisitive smile)
D: It’s
simple. You just look at the wall measurements on your list and then spread out the right amount of paper on the sawhorse,
cut it, smooth on the paste and hang it on the wall. We can have this done by early evening. (cheerful smile)
Jack: Great.
Show us amateurs how it’s done, Dimitrius I’ll follow your directions. Bobby and Myles; don’t just stand
there, lend a hand. Cut the paper and give them to me one at a time. (cheerful smile)
Myles: You
don’t seem to have an eye for hanging wallpaper. It’s crooked. It’s no wonder you desperately need our help,
Jack. Here let me do it. (smile and teases Jack)
Jack: Excuse
me? I am offended. But if you think you can do a better job than me, by all means, Myles. Be my guest. (cheerful smile and laughs)
Bobby: Are
you sure you have enough wallpaper, as it is Sparky? (smile and laughs)
Jack: Oh yeah.
Sue bought extra, since she figured I wouldn’t be able to do this on my own. Now let’s get to work. Don’t
forget we have to paint the playroom. You guys are not leaving my house until this is all done by early evening. (megawatt
smile and laughs)
Bobby: Do you
know which colors to use Sparky? Did Sue give the okay? (lighthearted smile and laughs)
Jack: Yes.
Sue picked out the paint colors and she was mad at me because I told her she wouldn’t be able to paint in her condition.
(cheerful smile, laughs, and rolling eyes)
D: You actually
said that to her? You’re not supposed to get a pregnant woman, especially your own wife upset with you. There’s
no telling what she will do to you, man. (cheerful smile and teases Jack)
Jack: In my
own defense, I was just trying to be helpful. Besides I want Sue to have plenty of rest before our twins arrive. What’s
wrong with that? (inquisitive smile)
D: Nothing if you don’t want to live to see tomorrow. (laughs) Jack, you know pregnant
women dislike husbands who control their every move. So don’t. (cheerful smile and teases Jack)
Jack: Now you
tell me Dimitrius. So that’s why Sue has given me the evil eye quite a few times already. I better be more careful around
my wife. (cheerful smile and laughs)
D: Look I’ve
been where you are now. The best thing you can do is get out of their way. But also be there for them when they need you the
most. Listen to your wife when she complains and hug her unless of course she tells you not to touch her. (laughs) Women and
their hormones, you never know what to expect. (rolling eyes at Jack) And bulk up on plenty of earplugs. (cheerful smile and
teases Jack)
Jack: Huh?
Is that a joke? Why would I need earplugs? (dazed smile and rolling eyes at Dimitrius)
D: Because
once Sue’s in the delivery room, she’s going to be screaming her head off. And she’ll more than likely grab
your hand and squeeze really hard until all the blood in your circulation is cut off or at least it feels that way. Your hand
will be numb for hours. (cheerful smile and laughs)
Jack: There’s
going to be screaming? Nobody ever told me that. (laughs) I hope I don’t faint in the delivery room. (dazed smile)
Bobby: You’re
FBI, tough guy. When criminals hear Sparky coming, they run the other direction. And you’ve seen a lot of gory stuff.
Being there when your twins are born will be a piece of cake. (cheerful smile and laughs)
D: Oh yeah.
I guarantee you there will be plenty of screaming and crying in the delivery room. But you know what else. Women have been
doing this, going through labor, since time began. They’re tough, dare I say it, tougher than we are in fact. Just don’t
tell Donna I said that. Once you hold your baby in your arms, in your case two babies; nothing can compare to that moment.
It is the greatest feeling in the world. Second only to the day you married the love of your life. (cheerful smile)
Jack: Yeah
they are tough. I’ll have to keep telling myself that. Thanks for the advice, Dimitrius. We better get back to work.
I would like to show Sue the completed nursery tonight. She’s going to be so surprised. (megawatt smile)
Myles: Did
you say something about painting a playroom? Your babies are not going to know the difference between where they sleep and
where they play. (smile and laughs)
Jack: Yes.
We are going to paint the playroom. That’s where all the toys and other baby furniture will be kept. And when they are
older they’ll each have their own room. (megawatt smile and rolling eyes at Myles)
Myles: Hey,
I didn’t volunteer to paint the playroom. There’s going to be an extra charge for my services. (smile and laughs)
Jack and Bobby exchange sly looks. In a flash, Bobby takes a paintbrush with yellow paint and smeared it all
over Myles face. This in turn led to a paint fight between the guys while they tried to paint the playroom.
They managed to get more paint on themselves rather than on the walls. The room was a total mess and all four
guys were covered in different shades of paint thrown together by the other three. It was ten times worse than a face painting
contest. But just the same, Jack had fun hanging out with his friends. It felt good to kickback and relax for a while. It
took four more hours for them to clean up the dreadful mess in the playroom and finished the real paint job.
Meanwhile, downstairs the baby shower has just ended. After showering, the guys went downstairs to grab a bite
to eat. The living room was filled with baby toys and more baby accessories. Jack ordered Chinese take-out and invited everyone
to stay for dinner. They had fun talking and laughing together. Jack thanked Dimitrius, Bobby, and Myles for their help this
afternoon. Sue thanked the ladies for giving her the baby shower.