Open at night inside the Baxter house as Mike and Jeff had gotten home from work as Jeff went upstairs to see Megan and Jessica as Mike saw Vanessa working on papers for work while Mike was putting logs in the fireplace
Mike: wow what are you on again
Vanessa: oh geophysical survey I have that presentation I'm just going through the calibration procedures for a well bore
Mike: (chuckles) you know when we got married I thought I was the smart one
(Vanessa then laughed hysterically then sighs)
Mike: it it's not that funny
(As Mandy walks in through the front door looking very excited and happy)
Mandy: hey guys okay so you know how I'm always saying that I want to be a reality tv star
Mike: yes with zero positive reinforcement
Mandy: (Singsongy) well I think I'm on my way!
Vanessa: why what happened
Mandy: there was a fire in the Chem lab at school!
Vanessa: wow was anybody hurt
Mandy: oh no one important but um a tv news crew showed up and I got to be on camera looking really really
Sad like this dad look
(As Mike turned around to see Mandy)
Mandy: (gives a sad fake look) (whispers) oh my God (gasp then gets back to normal happy again)
Mike: wow that's great
Mandy: yeah
Mike: that you're passionate about something that could uh I got nothin
Mandy: (sighs) hey don't worry this won't change me
(As Mandy gets up from the couch and went upstairs)
Vanessa: (sarcastically) what a relief
Mike: you know in the blink of an eye
She's gonna be out of the house how is she gonna support herself
Vanessa: honey I don't think you have to worry she is never moving out yeah you know sometimes I wonder how we ended up with her
Mike: shall I remind you moody blues concert two bottles of boone's farm
And you said (slurring) let's take a bath
Cut to the next morning as Mike and Jeff and Megan were at the kitchen table eating breakfast and feeding Jessica as Jessica sits on her high chair while Mike was on his phone as Mandy walks into the kitchen
Mandy: well I wasn't on the news and
I had to watch the whole thing to find out
Mike: (looking at his phone while talking) I am so sorry for you
Mandy: I'll never get that time back
Jeff: (sarcastically) yeah just like can't ever get back this one minute conversation
(As Eve also walked in the kitchen as she was making her cereal)
Mike: hey Eve I think I'll be able to make it to your soccer game today
Eve: that's great but could you tone it down just a little bit
Mike: is this about last week look I was just being enthusiastic
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last Men standing
Fanfictionwhat if Mike and Vanessa Baxter had a son before Kristen and dropped out of high school to work at outdoor men his father's store because like Kristen he ended up getting his girlfriend pregnant and had a daughter as he married his girlfriend and t...
