Zora POV

Will, Carlton, and I just finished playing basketball outside as the three of us ran into the kitchen

"Hey, G, can you get me some water, man?" Will asked as Geoffrey rolled his eyes and went get it

"Hold up, y'all missed it. It was great. It was the battle of the Abduls. Kareem versus Paula." Will said

"Hey, don't make fun of Paula. She's the only woman short enough to be my wife or Zora." Carlton said as Hilary walked in

"Geoffrey, I need some Tylenol and a cold cloth for my head." Hilary asked as Geoffrey gave it to her

"Work sucks. But you already know that, don't you?" Hilary asked as she sat on the stool. Geoffrey began to leave but Mr. Banks walked in

"Geoffrey, would you get me a drink? Thank you. Today one of our biggest clients threatened to leave the firm and you'll never guess why." Mr. Banks asked

"Could you leave it in a note, sir? I have the night off." Geoffrey said as he left

"They had the nerve to say they wanted to be
represented by someone younger. Hey, I'm young, I'm happening, I'm groovy." Mr. Banks said as I went in the fridge and grabbed stuff to make a sandwich

"Why do I have the sudden urge to tie dye my drawers and go down to the hootenanny?" Will asked

"I'm cool right Zora" Mr. Banks asked me as I stopped making my sandwich and he looked at me

"Yeah you're superfly" I said awkwardly trying to make him feel better

"Will, this is no time to joke. We may be talking about the end of life as we know it.
Look, what if all dad's clients figure out he's old? It's the domino theory. First he loses one client, then another and another and the next thing you know, we're all working at Dominos." Carlton explained

"You'll fit right in. You're used to cutting the cheese." Will said as I laughed

"Why am I working at Dominos." I asked

"Yeah don't do that to her she's my meal ticket" Will said pointing to me

"Dad, if you want to play hardball with the movers and shakers you've got to get up
first thing in the morning, head out and buy yourself some stone washed jeans." Carlton told Mr. Banks

"You know, that's a good idea, Carlton. All that denim will take his clients' eyes off his bald spot." Will said as Mr. Banks glared at him

"I have no problem being bald." Mr. Banks told him

"Yeah, there's nothing wrong with having a receding hairline." Carlton told him.

"That's more like a hair cul-de-sac." Will said as I laughed

"This is ridiculous. Besides baldness is dignified." Mrs. Banks said walking up to us and kissing her husband

"Yeah, it's also hereditary." I told them as Carlton covered his head and screamed as he ran out the kitchen as Will and I laughed then high fived

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The next day Carlton ended up dragging me to a wig shop so we can get a wig for his dad. The two of us finally got back as we walked into the living room.

"Dad, you know how everyone's saying you're old? Well, I've got something that's gonna make you look years younger. Philip Banks, this is your hair." Carlton said as I sat on the couch next to Mrs. Banks

"Carlton, I am not wearing a toupee." Mr. Banks told him

"That's the problem. Now work with me on this. Your clients are going to be at that party Saturday night. You've got to show him a hipper, hairier Philip Banks." Carlton told him as he dragged him to the mirror and put on the toupee

"Say, is that Philip Banks, or Blair Underwood?" Carlton asked as Mrs. Banks and I began laughing as they both turned to us. Carlton put on another toupee

"What do you think of this one, dad?" Carlton asked

"I look like Little Richard, Attorney at Law." Mr. Banks said as I held my stomach laughing

"Dinner is served." Geoffrey said walking into the living room. He then looked taken aback by Mr. Banks new hair

"Hello everyone" my grandfather said as he looked at Mr. Banks hair

"A wop-boppa-looba balop-bam-boom." He sang as we all walked into the kitchen

"Philip!" Mrs. Banks yelled

"Combing. I'm coming." He yelled as he came in the kitchen

We were all sitting in the kitchen waiting for dinner and Geoffrey was singing as we all looked at him with confusion

♪ I'm in the mood for love ♪

♪ Simply because
you're near me ♪

♪ Funny but when
you're near me ♪

♪ I'm in the mood for love ♪ Geoffrey sang as he walked up to us

"Dinner is served. Here are the condiments for your fish. Tartar sauce, dill sauce, lemon wedges and parsley butter." Geoffrey said giving us the sauce platter

"Great. Where's the fish?" Mr. Banks asked

"Spoiling off the coast of Nova Scotia? I knew I forgot something. I'll see what else we have." Geoffrey said as he walked away and began humming as we all turned to him

"Has Geoffrey been sniffing the 409?" Hilary asked

"No, his nose is open." Will said

"Oh, that explains it. What the hell does that mean?" Mr. Banks asked

"Geoffrey's in love." Ashley said as we both smiled. Good for him. He deserves love.

"Congratulations Geoffrey" my grandfather told him

"No, Geoffrey is not. Would anyone care for
a cocktail weenie? I guess I forgot to go to the grocery store." Geoffrey said as he gave us vienna sausages

'Okay, anybody up for dinner at the club?" Mr. Banks as everyone left except for me, my grandfather, and Will

"That bad. Got them all to myself. Yo, G, we got some of that squirt cheese?" Will asked as Geoffrey sat next to us

"Who am I kidding? My nose is as open as a 7-Eleven." Geoffrey said as I rubbed his shoulder

"Geoffrey, I don't understand why..Just pick up the phone and ask her out." My grandfather asked

"I wouldn't know what to say. Karen is different. She's so cultured, she's refined. She can read." Geoffrey told us as I furrowed my eyebrows

"Could your past love interests not read" I asked

"Geoffrey I've known you for a while now and as your best and closet friend You're a good guy." My grandfather said patting his shoulder

"Yeah you're the best person I know" I told him hugging him

"Look, G, it's not what you say, it's what you don't say. Alright, whatever you do, don't tell her you like her. Whatever you do, don't tell her that you want to go out with her. You know, and whatever you do, don't ever say the "P" word." Will told him

"The "P" word?" Geoffrey told him

"Yeah, "Please. If you ain't Barry White,
you ain't got to beg." Will said as Geoffrey went to the phone

"I'll give it a try." He said as he dialed Karen's phone number

"Hello? Karen, this is Geoffrey. I just wanted to tell you how much I like you." Geoffrey told her

"No, no, no, G, no." Will said trying to stop him as I hit his shoulder

"You are the most charming and beautiful woman I've met in a very long time." Geoffrey said as I smiled at him

"No, G. What? No, G.." Will said as I jumped on his back and covered his mouth

"And I'd be honored if you'd go out with me
this evening, please." Geoffrey begged as Will threw his hands up

"Wonderful. I'll pick you up at 8:00. Goodbye." He said as he hung up then walked past us and hummed

"So you guys wanna go meet them at the club" my grandfather asked as I shrugged

"I can eat" I said as Will carried me on his back as the three of us walked to the car

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The Carlton, Hilary, Ashley, Will and I were all sitting in the living room watching 'Love Story'. I have a love/hate relationship with sappy love stories. I hate them because I hate crying over fictional characters but I love them because they set unrealistic expectations on relationships

Hilary and Ashley were sitting on the couch with Will hugging his arms. Carlton and I were sitting on the floor and I wrapped my arm around Carlton's tricep

"What are you watching?" Geoffrey asked walking into the living room

"Love Story." I told him crying

"She dies." He told us nonchalantly then walked out the living room

"Pardon my French, but ever since he stopped seeing Karen he's been one gloomy Gus." Carlton said as I sat down on the couch next to Will and Hilary and Ashley

"Well, why did they stop seeing each other anyway?" Hilary asked

"Come on, Hilary, he'd be dating somebody
with like a 1000 times more money than him." Will told us

"What's your point?" Hilary and I asked him

"I don't know. See, girls, it's a man thing, you know. It's like she'd be taking him to expensive places and buying him clothes
and giving him all kind of gifts and paying for everything. Damn, what is my point?" Will asked

"Lunch is served. But it sucks." Geoffrey told us

"I feel so sorry for Geoffrey. I think we should
all go to Spago." Hilary said

"That's nice. We'll take Geoffrey to Spago." Ashley said as Hilary laughed

"Are you kidding? He's our butler." Hilary said as everyone stood up and began leaving

"Wait a minute, come on. We can't leave him all alone." I told them as Will nodded

"Zee's right. The man's hurting." Will agreed with me

"Guys, trust me. I've known him my entire
life. He's a rock." Carlton told us as we began leaving but then heard a harmonica

Will and I both stopped and began following the noice to the kitchen. We both walked in the kitchen and saw Geoffrey wearing shades and playing the harmonica

"Whoa, is that G or Blind Lemon Pledge?" Will asked

"Geoffrey are you okay?" I asked hugging him crouching down next to him

"I'm fine Miss Zora" he told me smiling

"Can't let this honey and her money do this to you, man." Will said

"It's much more complicated than that, Master William, Miss Zora. Master William, Miss Zora have you ever had somebody come into your life and suddenly it's as if a door opens and everything goes from drab black and white to glorious color. And then just as suddenly, she's gone. The door slams in your face, and you're left standing alone in the dark. That's how I feel without Karen." Geoffrey said as I hugged him again

"Man, G. That's the saddest thing I ever heard." Will said as he put on the shades and grabbed the harmonica and began playing it

♪ My butler is black ♪ he sang as he played the harmonica again

♪ My butler is blue ♪ he sang as played it again

♪ 'Cause his honey got green ♪ he sang then played it again

♪ Comin' out her wazoo ♪ he sang when we heard a knock and saw Ms. Karen

"Look. G, look who's here." Will said as Geoffrey turned to the door

"Drat. Tell her I don't want to talk to her." He told us

"You got it." Will said as we both went to the door and open it

"Hey, how you doing? Hey, Geoffrey is dying to talk to you." I told her smiling

"Ain't you, G?" Will asked as Karen walked up to Geoffrey

"Hi, Geoffrey. I think I owe you an apology.
I'm sorry that I let you think I was working
across the street instead of visiting. But I was afraid if you knew I was worth $25,000,000' you wouldn't ask me out." Karen told us

"Look, the money makes no difference to G.
Wait a minute, 25 mil?" Will asked as he put his head on my shoulder

"Well, I've to go to this party Saturday night
for the Diamond League and I'd love for you
to be my escort." Karen asked him

"He accepts, he accepts." Will and I told her

"Master William, Miss Zora. I can speak for myself." Geoffrey told us he grabbed Karen's hands

"I accept." Geoffrey said

"Great, it's all set then." Karen said smiling

"Uh, G will pick you up around 8:00? Wait, hold up. You probably got a limo, though?" Will asked her as she nodded

"That's cool. Like I said, he'll pick you up around 8:00. Hey, hold it, can I get that limo?" Will asked her smiling

That night my grandfather and I walked into the Diamond League event as we saw Mr. Banks wearing a toupee

"Come on, dad, it looks great." Carlton reassured him

"I can't believe I let you talk me into this. How does it look?" He asked us as we all looked at it

"Don't look directly at it. Everybody'll notice." He told us as we all looked away

"Well, whatever you do, don't scratch. I didn't bring any extra glue." Mrs. Banks told him holding back her laugh

"Hi, Aunt Viv. Hey, you see G over there with his date?" Will asked walking up to us

"It looks like everything's going.. Aah!" Will screamed as he looked at Mr. Banks hair as we hit him telling him to stop

Mr. Banks was talking to a couple of clients as Carlton was trying to make him seem more hip as we were all sitting at the table talking

"Say, mom, what was that really hip thing
dad said the other day?" Carlton asked

"My hip hurts?" She asked

"No, I think it was "Yo, Vivian, I can't ride my Harley right now I think it'll mess up my hair." Carlton said as Mr. Banks smacked his head

"I knew there was something different. Don't tell me. The Executive, right? The Sportsman.
You know I can water ski in this puppy." Mr. Sanford said

"Well, I feel ridiculous. I don't need a rug to attract clients. It's what's under the toupee
that counts. Come on, Vivian, we're leaving.
Carlton, you are grounded until you start
losing your hair" Mr. Banks taking off his toupee as I rubbed his shoulder

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The next day Will and I walked outside as we saw Geoffrey sweeping nothing

"Hi, Geoffrey, what you doing?" I asked as we walked up to him

"Sweeping up some leaves." He told us as we saw no leaves

"But there ain't no leaves, G. Hey, you see leaves, I see leaves, man." Will told him

"Alright. I was trying to catch a glimpse of Karen." He told us

"Why don't you just go over there and knock on the door?" I asked

"Impossible." He told us walking away as Will and I followed him

"Why, G? Look..It's obvious you crazy about her, man she's crazy about you. I mean, what difference does it make if she's richer than a bus load of Japanese tourists?" Will asked

"It's not about money, Master William, Miss Zora. It's about class." He told us

"Class? Who has more class than you?" I asked him as Will nodded

"You wear a tux to clean the toilet." Will told him

Master William, Miss Zora I'm talking about the difference in people's stations in life.
I'm part of the working class. Karen is not.

"Geoffrey, it's not the 50s anymore. Who cares if she makes more money than you" I asked

"Okay, so, what if she was a housekeeper, right? And she just hit the number for like 25 mil I mean, could you go out with her then?" Will asked. He brings up a good point.

"Certainly." Geoffrey asked

"Alright. Now..Now, what if she ain't have a dime to her name but she's the Queen of Zimbabwe. Could you take her out for a burger?" Will asked

"It would be out of the question." Geoffrey said

"Okay. Let's say that she was the daughter
of an ambassador, right? But the honey, like, moonlighted as a topless dancer..Could you go out with her?" Will asked

"I don't know, Master William, Miss Zora. It isn't as if there's a list. It's just the way things are done in England." Geoffrey told us

"Umm, we ain't in England. So why does class matter" I told him

"I knew that." Look, the point is..It's a question of..When it comes right down to it." Geoffrey said as Will and I both gave him a look. He couldn't give us a good reason why him and Karen shouldn't be together

"You're pretty much full of it, G." Will told him

"Rather seems so. Thank you, Master William, Miss Zora. I think it's time for me to go squeeze the Caruthers." Geoffrey said giving us the broom as he left

I pretended to cry as I put my head on Will's shoulder

"They grow up so fast" I told him wiping my eyes as Will rubbed my shoulder