“Wait. Re-conjoined?” Max asked. “You and your dad had this on before?!”
“Max, what’s going on?” Mark wondered taking the phone from Max. “Luke, it’s me. What happened? You’re conjoined with your dad again?”
“Yah, I was sitting watching TV and he sat down at the other end of the couch. Next thing we knew we were being pulled toward each other, and then started to fuse back together!” Luke yelled into the phone, “You haven’t put it on yet right? Right?!”
“Luke, calm down.” Ethan took the phone from his son. “Hey, you guys put that on yet?”
“Yah”
“I’m not sure what’s going on, but me and Luke are stuck and we can’t get apart. There’s no skin line; it looks like we’ve been blended together. Worst of all, there isn’t a zipper this time. So we don’t know how to get separated or if we even can.” Ethan explained while Luke was still looking for some sign of the zipper in a mirror. “I don’t know about you two, but can you see the zipper?”
“Yah, it’s between our heads on our back.” Mark used Max’s hand to grab it. “We’re going to climb out of it right now.”
“NO!” Ethan yelled, “No. If you can see it, I think it would be better that you just keep it on. If you take it off and get rejoined, you might never be able to come apart again.”
“What should we do Mark. This is cool and all, but I don’t really want to be stuck to you for ever.” Max looked up and down their shared body with worry.
“I don’t know, but we’ll figure something out.” Mark walked them over and started putting a pair of jeans on, while Max did the same with a shirt and jacket. “Ethan, Luke, we’re coming over.”
“Okay. We’ll be waiting.” Ethan hung up the phone. “Don’t worry Luke; you won’t be sharing a body with your father forever. I’m sure the four of us can find some way out of this mess.”
“I’m not worried about that; I don’t really have a problem with this. I think it would be cool to stay together like this.” Luke smiled at his dad, “What I’m worried about is how we are supposed to live like this?”
“Well don’t.” Ethan put his arm around their chest to hug Luke. “We’ll get split apart soon enough. If not, then I’d be glad I’m stuck to you out of everyone in the world. Well… unless it was some rich guy, then I would… I mean me and him, would have a lot of money.” Ethan smirked.
“Yah, I’d pick you too. Unless I could get that rich guy you were talking about.” Luke grinned at Ethan and hugged him back.