EVERYBODY LOVES DEBRA'S RACK: "FIXING HER PIPES"
Gianni is under the counter and all you can see are his legs peeking out from under the sink cabinet. Debra walks into the kitchen in her bathrobe and a towel wrapped around her freshly washed hair. She takes a filter out of the cupboard and opens up the coffee maker. She looks around. "Damn it, what happened to the sugar?"
"Right here, Debra." Gianni's arm sticks out from the cabinet holding a pack of Sweet and Low. Debra jumps.
"Jesus!" Debra shrieks clutching her chest.
"What happened. Something scare you?" Gianni asks from under the sink.
"Yeah Gianni, something scared me β any idea what it could have been?"
"A bird hit the kitchen window?" Gianni asks as he cranks a monkey wrench around the pipe.
"No, not a bird in the window, Gianni."
"More like a fox in the henhouse." Barks a voice from behind Debra.
"Hello Marie, nice to see you." Debra says, not really meaning it.
Marie clutches Debra's arm and pulls her close. "Debra, what are you doing?!"
"Nothing. Marie." Debra says coolly, trying to brush off her terminally nosy mother in law.
"No, nothing is what you're wearing β not what you're doing, Debra." Marie grabs Debra's lapels and pulls them tightly over her ample cleavage. "Do you have any idea what this looks like to me, Debra?"
"Marie! Don't be ridiculous."
"What?! You don't think this looks a little fishy? You wearing nothing but that negligee and Gianni there lying on the floor β don't think I don't see that big package he's β packing!"
"Marie! You are being ridiculous."
Oh, am I?"
"Yes, you are. For one, this is a robe, a big ugly white terry cloth robe β not a negligee."
"Whatever. Robe, negligee, same difference. Both are easy access to my Raymond's treats β they're not for that big, hulking construction worker to leer and paw." Marie says in a hushed tone as Gianni continues to work under the sink without hearing a word between Marie and Debra.
"Marie. You couldn't be more wrong." Debra pulls Marie further down the kitchen and whispers.
"Why are you whispering Debra? Is there something you want to confess?"
"No Maire. I'm whispering because I don't want Gianni to hear me trash his handyman skills."
"Handyman skills, is that what they're calling them now?
"Marie, that's insane. Even for you."
"Is it really? I watch the television. I know all about what that handyman did to Eva Longoria."
"Marie, you're not really comparing me to a soap opera are you?
"I don't know, Debra. If you ask me you look just a little bit like one of those "Desperate Housewives."
"Marie!" Debra gasps. "You are way off. I'm just as surprised to see Gianni here as you Marie. He was supposed to be done with this project yesterday. HE keeps saying he's done and then the next morning, he's back. Every time I ask why, he's like β "don't you worry your pretty little head, Debra. I just have to make a few adjustments to the plumbing and it will be done in a jiffy." He's been saying that for three days."
"Maybe he wants to fix a different kind of plumbing Debra."
"Marie!"
"I mean your plumbing, Debra"
"Yeah, I got it the first time, Marie. Believe me, if that would get this job done faster, I'd seriously consider it." Debra says as she tightens the belt on her robe in frustration.
"That's what I thought β you're running a sex trade in here!"
"Marie, you don't really believe that."
"I'll give you the benefit of the doubt this time, Debra."
"Oh, thank you so much, Marie."
"But, that doesn't mean you better watch yourself around Gianni. I know how these things can get out of hand."
"Really, how is that Marie?"
"I was young once too, Debra. I've had my share of plumbers and postman cast glances at my... assets."
"Right."
"You don't believe that men used to be into me? They said I had terrific behind back then. In fact, the milkman, Mr. Palucci, said I'm nothing if not a terrific behind."
"Okay."
"What? You don't believe me?"
"Oh, I believe you're a terrific behind, Marie."
"Very funny young lady. You just watch your step young lady. Don't think I don't know what a MILB is."
"Marie, that's ridiculous β besides, you're not even spelling it right."
"Yes I am, I read about it in Redbook."
"Really Marie? Then what does MILB stand for?"
"Mother-I'd-Love-To..."
"Go ahead Marie, what does B stand for?"
"I, I..." Marie stammers.
"I didn't think so, Marie." Debra says, confident she's shut up her mother.
"Bang." Says Johnny as he pulls out from under the sink.
"Excuse me?" Debra asks, taken aback that Gianni is standing there.
"Boink. As in mother I'd like to boink. Or Bone. Bone, totally works as well."
"Why, I never!" Marie gasps.
"And, Bop!" Debra chimes in.
"Good one, Debra!" Gianni says as he high fives Debra.
"See! You're completely leading him on." Marie exclaims.
"Marie! You're embarrassing me!" Debra says as she pounds the counter to make her point. As she does so, her robe comes dangerously close to completely exposing her huge, jiggling breasts.
Gianni takes a long look at his best friend's wife's massive milk-makers. His smile turns to a grin as he commits the bouncing breasts to memory.
Debra knows full well that he's drinking in the sight of her tits as they try to peel their way out of her robe. Her first instinct is to close up her robe, but she can't help but get a charge out of how much her husband's playboy buddy appreciates the sight. She thinks to herself, "Is he really digging on my boobs? I thought I was way out of his age range. There's no way he's checking out my forty-something tits... ...No, he's definitely staring at my tits. I know that look, my twins used to look at them like that when they were hungry. You want to suck my tits, Gianni? Yeah, I bet you do."
Before Debra can finish her fantasy, Marie steps forward and closes Debra's robe. "Honestly Debra, it's a wonder you don't catch pneumonia!. And you, Mr. Gigolo contractor, get this job done today or I'm hiring someone else out of my own pocket."
"Mrs. Barone, trust me. I'm working as fast as I can." Even Debra wasn't convinced this was entirely true. Debra was starting to wonder if Gianni was taking longer on this job for ulterior motives.
"Well, finish soon. It's not appropriate to have a man in this house during the day."
"Will do, Mrs Barone. But, if I'm not here, you'll just have to bring in another guy."
"Not necessarily, I just might hire one of those nice thespian women."
"Alright Marie, why don't you go back home and let Gianni concentrate..." Debra notices Gianni staring at her boobs again. "...On his job." Debra places a screwdriver in Giannni's hand and walks Marie to the door.
"But, I could stay and make you some coffee." Marie sputters.
"No thank you." Debra says as she pushes Marie out the door.
Debra slams the door shut. "Finally!" Debra leans back against the door and wipes her brow. "The nerve of that woman to insinuate that you and I..."
"You and I what?" Gianni says with the grin of a seasoned bachelor. "You don't mean she thinks...." Gianni picks up a screw between his thumb and index finger.
"Ha ha, very funny."
"Just kidding." Gianni says.
"Right. I hope for the sake of your girlfriend your screw is bigger than that." Debra says snarkily as she cinches the belt on her bathrobe.
"I don't have a girlfriend. But, believe me it's not because I don't have the right tools."
"Boy, she never lets up does she?" Gianni asks Debra as he begins to put his tools back in his toolbox.
"You caught her on a good day." Debra responds.
Suddenly, there's a knock at the door. Debra turns, agitated. "What do you want, Marie?" But, as the door swings open, it's not Marie. It's her sister in law, Amy.
"Is she gone?" Amy asks as her eyes dart around the room.
"She's gone, thanks for the backup", Debra snips as she pours a cup of coffee.
"Sorry Deb. Oh, hi Gianni."
"Hey Amy, how you been?" Gianni gets up and gives Amy a hug and kiss on the cheek. "What's that you're wearing? You smell delicious."
"Oh Gianni, it's nothing. Just vanilla scented perfume"
"Well, I do love vanilla." Gianni retorts as he flashes a smile at Amy, she giggles like a little girl.
"Yeah, enjoy it while it lasts, Amy. We'll see how much time you have for vanilla scented perfume after you pop out three kids." Debra mutters as she sips her coffee.
Gianni swings around behind Debra and takes a whiff out of her mug. "Don't you fret now Debra, the smell of coffee on a woman is just as good to me β and addictive."
"You are too much Gianni." Debra scowls with amusement as he winks at them both.
"You are trouble", Amy announces.
"The good kind." Gianni responds.
"The worst kind." Debra adds.
Gianni takes a mini bow. "Hey, I just call 'em like I see 'em. You two are lovely ladies and I am but a mere blue collar fit-it guy."