Mark and Lucas had a nice lunch and they both thanked Mrs. Hewitt for her kindness. Then they got back to work and finished installing the tub.
After lunch, Emily thought, "That was weird. Why'd I make lunch for those two? Still, they were better behaved than usual. Maybe my desire to have children caused me to treat them like children but why did they act like children. I don't understand."
As Mark and Lucas finished their job, they both noticed these childlike feelings come and go. Each of them experienced moments of wanting to play and then they'd get serious about work again.
Mark asked, "Are you on drugs? Why do you keep wanting to play?"
Lucas said, "ME? You're the one who pretended the wrench was a spaceship and the toolbox was a space station where it was docking."
As they finished work, Emily was trying to console herself by thinking about all the things she didn't like about having children, "Well at least I don't have to change diapers or do all that laundry."
As Lucas was putting the tools away, he looked at Mark and asked, "Did you just pee your pants?"
Mark looked down to see the wet spot on the front of his work uniform. He jumped in the shower and closed the curtain. "No, uh, I, uh..." He turned on the shower while fully clothed. Then he opened the shower curtain and said, "I had an accident with the shower head."
Lucas said, "No you didn't. You peed your pants."
Mark said, "I did not." Then the two argued a bit
When Emily came in to see what all the shouting was about, Lucas told her, "Mark had an accident with the shower head". Then he stifled a giggle.
Emily asked, "Are you guys through yet?"
Mark and Lucas said, "Yes, ma'am."
Emily said, "Good. Have a nice day." (In adult speak, this means, "Don't let the door hit you on your way out.")
Lucas was still giggling as they finished their day but he told their co-workers that Mark had an accident with the shower head. However, his giggling and the faint aroma gave him away and their co-workers asked, "Did he now?" (In adult speak, this means, "I don't believe a word you said.")
Mark went home, cleaned up and changed out of his work uniform. Lucas and some of the guys came by and said, "Let's go out." So the guys headed to the bar to pick up girls.
After a few minutes in the bar, Mark said, "I don't feel like doing this tonight. I'm going to leave."
Lucas said, "Wait, I'll come with you."
The guys asked, "Are you too feeling alright?"
Lucas said, "I have been sneezing a lot today. That woman's house was full of some strange smelling spice. Maybe I'm allergic."
So Lucas and Mark left the bar. Lucas said, "I'm glad we left the bar but I don't want to go to bed yet. How about you?"
Mark said, "I want to go swimming."
Lucas said, "The pools are closed unless you mean the athletic centers."
Mark said, "No, I want to go swim at the old quarry."
Lucas said, "Okay but I didn't bring a swim suit."
Mark said, "Who needs swim suits?"