The 2 Ryders

Awakening

A week later. They are just coming on shift. After TK has woken up.
Marjan: Hey, hey Ev you back to work already?
Ev: I'm on light duty which i am so grateful for i have been going out of my mind at home.
Mateo: have you had any scans yet?
Ev: I've had the first one to check on baby and I have the 12 week scan booked for next week.
Judd: Did you know that none of us believe in gender reveals. I dont, Marjan dont and Paul dont.
Ev: Thats good because I don't so we'll just find out the gender of the baby.
They get called to the gender reveal.
Judd: Ev i'm leaving you in charge of dinner.
Once they get back.
Marjan: I delivered a frickin baby.
Ev: Dinner's done.
Mateo: Ohh what have you done?
Ev: Lasagne and if you don't like it be my guest to get something else I couldn't give two monkeys.
Judd: Ohh being pregnant has given you some i dont care attitude.
Ev: Yeah hallejuah.
Later that night they are getting ready to leave the station. Ev is just grabbing her bag out of the locker room.
Judd: Yeah i heard that a firefighter in Los Angeles had a piece of rebar go through his brain, and he was back at work with in  a month.
Marjan: Thats impossible.
Ev: Thats crazy.
Judd: Well, my buddy swears its true. Paul: California man.
Mateo: When's Cap coming back?
Judd: Soon I hope.
Paul: What, you dont like filling in for him?
Judd: I like the little bump in pay, but y'all can keep the rest of it.
He then goes of to answer his phone.
Paul: So should we get going?
Ev: Yeah give me a minute.
After he comes off the phone.
Ev: Everythibg alright bro?
Judd: That was daddy, he doesn't sound so good. He was telling me that he can't come to ours for dinner, he sounded funny thats all.
Ev: So what you gonna do?
Judd: Well I'm gonna go over there make sure he's okay.
Paul: On your own?
Judd: Well yeah, I have done it before.
Ev: No look Paul go home to yours and ill come with you.
Judd: You hate daddy.
Ev: Well he's still my daddy. And who knows I haven't seen or spoken to him in years maybe that was what he needed to see that it wasn't my fault.
Judd: Well alright if your sure, listen I dont know what we're gonna find when we get there so please don't make it worse.
Ev: Who do you think I am.
Judd: Alrighty lets go get in the truck.
At dad's house.
Judd: Right lets see what we got. Already I dont like it its in complete darkness.
Ev: Maybe he likes sitting in the dark?
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Ev: Yeah I didn't believe it either. What if he doesn't answer the door?
Judd: I've got a key.
We knock on the door with no response Judd uses his key 
Judd: Hey, daddy, where are you?
Stuart: Lord in Heaven. Did you drive all the way out here?
Judd: Oh man.
When daddy comes into view he is sprawled out on the living room floor.
Judd: Oh, for Pete's sake, why didn't you tell me you needed help?
Stuart: Because I dont need any help.
Ev: You could have fooled me.
Staurt: Evelyn?
Judd: Yeah, alright come on lets get you up. How long you been laying here in the dark?
Stuart: How long have you been in contact with your sister?
Judd: I asked first.
Stuart: Well...since the sun went down.
Ev: For crying out loud.
Judd: Oh, so you've been laying here all day?
Stuart: No, just from the middle of the afternoon.
Ev: Yeah daddy that ain't much better.
Stuart: Well now I've got to go relieve myself. Thankyou very much.
Judd: So you were holding it all day?
Stuart: You can sniff the rug if you need to.
Ev: Oh ew, thats disgusting.
Judd: Yeah, ima pass.
Stuart: So, Evelyn how long have you been back in the picture?
Ev: Not long i put myself through the fire academy and now I work at the 126 wit Judd.
Judd: So how'd that happen?
Stuart: How'd it happen? I just got out of the shower, and I tripped over that damn rug while I was looking for my britches. Oh, here they are.
Judd: So how come you didn't call Mr. Rick or Delores?
Stuart: What and have them come over here and catch me in my skivvies?
Judd: Well, you should have called me.
Stuart: Oh, you was at work. It wasn't an emergency anyway.
Ev: I'm pretty sure that classes as an emergency.
Stuart: Anyway I was just fixing to get up when you walked in here.
Judd: Yeah you looked like you were just fixing to.
Ev: You hungry?
Stuart: Oh, i-i could eat. Yeah.
Ev: Why don't you let me fix you something? You got anything in there?
Stuart: There's some chorizo in the ice box, and, uh, I think there's some eggs in there, too. I thought Grace was gonna cook.
Judd: Well, I'm have to give her a call now cause she--she, she was making a chilli. Hey let me get rid of that old rug, will ya?
Stuart: Oh, no, your mama loved this rug. It ain't gonna go anywhere.
Ev: He needs some serious help.
We help daddy before Judd drops me off at my apartment. It's now the morning of our next shift. They get called to the cave about 5 calls into their shift, Ev is still the firefighter behind. When they get back from that call.
Judd: Ev, Paul come here a minute would ya? So we are having daddy round for food tonight, Grace thought that maybe you two could come as well. A proper family meal.
Ev: You want us to tell him about the baby?
Judd: Hell yeah i do everyone else knows it feels wrong that he doesn't know. Like you said the other day as well he needs help, were gonna propose that tonight too, so please be there.
Ev: Fine im in.
Paul: I-I mean yeah if you're ready to introduce me I'm ready to meet him.
Judd: Great so come round to ours after shift.
Stuart: Oh, man, I'm about fit to bust. Gracey, this cobbler is one of the many reason that you're my favorite daughter-in-law.
All: Laugh.
Grace: Well, thank you, Dad, so much.
Judd: Daddy let me ask you this. How come you always go on about her being your favorite daughter-in-law, but you never say anything about--about where I rank among you favorite sons.
Ev: Aww is Juddy feeling abit jealous.
Stuart: Well you're one of the top three.
Judd: Top three, ah, damn. Wow. Thank you. You want some coffee?
Stuart: No thanks, its getting late. I guess I better be hitting the road.
Ev: Before you go, there was something I needed to tell you. Dad i-we're pregnant.
......
Ev: Please say something.
Stuart: Well hot damn. I'm always on at these two to give me a grand baby and now im gonna get one. I know we have alot of stuff to work through...
Ev: Not right now dad.
Judd: There uhmm there was something else. We wanted to talk to you just about what happened the other night at your place.
Stuart: What happened?
Ev: With you falling down and everything.
Stuart: Well, shoot, that's nothing.
Judd: Well, you know, we were talking. That's the third time you fell this year, and that ain't including the automobile accident you got in last spring. So.
Stuart: Well I told you that that's because that nitwit cut me off. The insurance company agrees with me. What-what's that got do with anything?
Grace: Well we're just worried about you dad. That's all.
Stuart: Theres no reason to worry about me.
Ev: Well.... we kind of see it different than that you know.
Judd: You being in that big-ass house all by yourself is worrisome.
Stuart: What's worrisome about me being in my house? I've been in that house for 40 years. I plan to die in that house.
Judd: Well, yeah, at this rate, it ain't gonna be long.
Stuart: What the hell do you mean by that?
Ev: Both of you take a minute.
Judd: You know exactly what it means. If we hadn't come over there the other night, you'd still be on your knitter right now.
Stuart: The hell you say. And who asked you to come over anyway?
Judd: My god, you can be a stubborn old goat, man.
Grace: Judd....
Ev: Remind you of someone?
Stuart: What is this? Y'all trying to get me to move into a nursing home? Is that it?
Ev: Thats not it dad.
Judd: What are you talking about a nursing home? Hell, no, we're not. We're saying that we want you to have a-a-a more manageable house with fewer steps that's closer to us.
Ev: Somewhere we can come by and bring you shopping or do some cleaning 'cause I'm sorry dad but Chorizzo and eggs ain't gonna cut it.
Stuart: I told you that I want to stay in my house, in my house.
Ev: Okay, fine. Would you at least let us get you some help?
Stuart: Look, i spent 30 years on the rig, offshore, in the gulf of Mexico. -I-I've worked through heat.
Judd: I know.
Stuart: I've worked through hurricanes--
Judd: Yeah, we know 'cause you're a real hard son of a bitch, and everybody knows that. You know what? But you're not 45 years old anymore. You're 81, and you got gout and you got arthritis. And god knows what else.
Stuart: Gracey, that--this was...a wonderful meal you--you really outdid yourself. And you are a very nice and quiet man for my Ev, y'all have a wonderful evening.
Dad leaves and we all sit there wondering what to do next? Its their next shift and they get called to the kid on the roof with a toy car up his nose. Once they get back from the call.
Marjan: All I can say is good luck when your kid comes along.
Ev: What? Why?
Mateo: He lied to that kid.
Judd: Yeah the kid didn't wanna go to the hospital so Paul said he didn't have to, we could get it out with the tweasers. He told him it wouldn't hurt but obviously it did.
Paul: I think I need some of them parenting books.
Ev: Oh me too, lets hope its a girl there alot less adventurous.
Marjan: Yeah when there little but then teenage years come round and you have the mood swings from the time of the month. That ain't no walk in the park.
Ev: We need to take a trip to the book store sometime soon.
They get called to the same place for the dad.
Ev: Isn't that the same place?
Paul: Yeah wish me luck.
Once they get back.
Ev: Wait so it wasn't the kid again this time it was the dad?
Owen: Yeah, claimed he wanted to know how his son got it so far up there.
Ev: Okay im sorry but you know better than that do anything like that and your on your own.
Paul: I hear you loud and clear.
Owen: You guys make a start on your chores im gonna make a start on dinner.
A little bit later.
Owen: you guys are in for a treat tonight.
Judd: In what kind of a demented universe is quinoa a treat?
Mateo: I think its farro, actually.
Owen: Come on  it's chock-full of proteins, antioxidants and vitamins. You're gonna love it.
Paul: Vitamins, yum.
Marjan: Dont knock it till you try it, you bunch of ingrates.
Ev: Uhmmm I take offence its actually really nice.
Paul: Yo!!
Marjan: Hey, if it isn't sleeping beauty.
TK: Yeah hi.
Ev: Hey.
Paul: My man. Good to see you, man.
Judd: Good to see you brother.
TK: Yeah you too. Thanks guys.
Mateo hugs him.
TK: Oh, oh, oh, oh. Mateo.
Mateo: I'm so sorry. Oh.
TK: Shoulder.
Owen: Son are you sure you should be on your feet?
TK: Yeah, can we talk?
Owen: Yeah, sure.
The two of them head up to Cap's office.
Judd: Yeah Grace, whats up?
Grace: Judd, dad had to call 911.
Judd: Say what now?
Grace: Your dad had to call 911, he would only talk to me.
Judd: What the hell happened?
Grace: He said he got wobbly and he fell into the glass coffee table. Had a pretty bad cut on his leg we had to improvise a tourniquet.
Judd: Well damn, I'll tell Ev and we can all go as soon as we get off shift?
Grace: Yeah thats okay with me, I'll see you soon.
Judd: Ev, once we get off shift me and you are going to the hospital.
Ev: What? Why? What happened?
Judd: Its dad.
Ev: Oh no, not again.
Judd&Ev: Hey, Daddy.
Grace: Chuckles.
Judd: Look, I brought you the " Suduko"-- one of them puzzles you like.
Ev: And from me you get.... grapes.
Stuart: You told them, huh?
....
Stuart: Squealer.
Grace: Chuckles I'm sorry, Dad. There are no secrets in this marriage.
Stuart: Have I told you lately she's my favorite daughter-in-law?
Judd: You and me both. How do you feel?
Stuart: Ahh, the doc says I lost a whole mess of red blood cells and I'll feel like hammered crap for a couple of weeks till my bone marrow makes more of them.
Ev: Well I just thank god that you're okay.
Stuart: Lets hear it.
Judd: Hear what?
Stuart: Riot act.youre gonna tell me that I'm not fit to live by myself, and now you've got proof of it
Ev: We tried that, look where it got us.
Stuart: I'd rather die than leave that house, your mum and I made it our home and we raised all you kids there.
Judd: Okay.
Stuart: Wait what? Okay?
Ev: Yeah okay.
Grace: But if you wanna live at home dad we have some conditions.
Stuart: Oh no what conditions would they be?
Grace: Well for one we are installing shower rails.
Judd: Sure are yeah.
Ev: And you get to wear this now too. I dont wanna hear about it. Just put it on.
Judd: Because next time you might not make it to the phone dad.
Stuart: Alright I have a condition too.
Judd: What do you want big man?
Stuart: When are y'all gonna give me a grandbaby.
All: Laugh.
Doctor: Sounds like fun here.
Stuart: Whats up doc?
Doctor: Not here for you this time Mr. Ryder. Nope I'm here for Evelyn Ryder.
Ev: Thats us, we'll pass by again on our way out dad we've got a scan, I'll see you in a bit.