Elizabeth's POV:
Alan's making breakfast in the kitchen while Jake watches cartoons on the couch as Charlie & I walk in.
Charlie & I: "Hi."
Jake: "Hi, Uncle Charlie & Aunt Lizzie."
Alan: "How was your game?"
Charlie: "The musicians' softball league is a joke. Guys trying to catch stuff that isn't there."
Me: "People throwing up on an easy double play ball."
Alan: "So why do you go?"
Charlie: "There's an open bar, and they let me pitch."
Alan: "Well, I've got to get dressed. I was going to throw this toast out, but it's yours if you want it."
With that, Alan leaves the room.
Charlie: "When did we become the family dogs?"
Regardless, Charlie eats the toast while I pick up a piece of paper off the table.
Me: "Hey, Jake, what's this? A phone message?"
Jake: "Yeah, some lady called for Uncle Charlie."
I hand the note to Charlie.
Charlie: "Who? I can't read your writing."
Charlie hands Jake the note for him to read.
Jake: *reads note* "You're a big, selfish jerk."
Charlie: "Ok, I know who this is. Amy. Probably Amy."
Jake: "Yep, Amy. She wants you to call her back."
Charlie: "Yeah, that'll happen."
Jake: "Why not?"
Me: *rolls eyes* "Because he never said he'd call her back."
Charlie: "Exactly.-*turns off TV*-Remember this, Jake. Never make promises to women you don't intend to keep. And you know how to do that?"
Jake: "Always keep my promises?"
Charlie & I: "No/Yes. Lizzie/Charlie!"
I give Charlie a look, and he relents.
Charlie: "Ok, that might work. A better way is never make promises."
Jake: "What happens if Amy calls again?"
Charlie: "Ok, I'm glad you asked that. When the phone rings at Uncle Charlie & Aunt Lizzie's house, we don't just willy-nilly pick up the receiver and answer it. No. What we do is we check the caller ID. And only pick up if we wanna talk to that person."
Jake: "Like Mom?"
Charlie & I share a look.
Charlie: "That depends."
Me: "Your mom, yes."
Charlie: "Our mom, no."
Jake: "How come you don't wanna talk to your mom?"
Me: "We'll tell you all about that when you're old enough to drink."
Jake: "What if I wanna talk to your mom?"
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3 1/2 Harpers
FanficElizabeth Harper is Charlie's twin sister. As expected, the two have been thick as thieves since day one and live together in their Malibu beach house. Things are going great until their little brother, Alan, and his son, Jake, show up in the middle...
