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School and Keithies broken foot

Jackson and June walked down the hallway in school. June was still ranting to him about her mother being there for the summer.

"June." Jackson stopped her rambling. She looked at him, "You have to calm down. Okay? You don't have to like your mom. Hell, you don't even have to bond with her so relax okay? I'm sure mom and dad would let you stay with us for the summer if being around her is going to be that hard for you." Jackson grabbed her shoulders

June looked at him, "I'm here for you. You don't have to go through anything alone okay?" Jackson said softly leading her into the classroom. She nodded and he kissed her head.

~🐆~

Jackson had told June about going with his dad, Keithie, and Donna to help Keithie with football. Not wanting to stay in the house with her mom, June had invited herself along, not that they would care.

"K! E! I! T! H! I! E! Keithie, Keithie, Keithie! Whoo! Uh-huh!" Donna cheered as Lenny and Jackson led Keithie onto the football field.

"It's a practice, donna. You don't have to go full speed."  Lenny calls to her "Sorry, Mr. Feder." Donna apologized

"It's fine." Lenny called back. June followed Jackson "Hey," Lenny got Keithie attention and put a hand on his shoulder, "look at these giant mooses out there." Lenny looked at the high school football team who were practicing on the other half of the field.

"Moose." June corrected him. He looked at her, "You said "mooses" it's just moose." She tells him. Jackson smiled amused at her.

"You don't want to get in the middle of all that. Plus, the kicker, honestly, is like, one of the most important guys on the team and you don't have to worry about getting your head bashed in every play."

Keithie sighed, "I get it, dad. I'm a wimp."

"You're not a wimp." Lenny shook his head "it's just common sense. Avoid big idiots trying to hurt you."

"I was trying to avoid a big idiot trying to hurt me on the bus this morning, but he wouldn't leave me alone." Keithie threw his hands up

"Well, sometimes they won't let you avoid them, and you just, you can't back down in those situations. I'm telling you, I've backed down a few times, it's not a good feeling." Lenny told his younger son gently

"Alright, look, let's kick a few field goals. It's like soccer, which you're great at." Lenny redirected the topic "All you got to do is put your foot right through the ball."

Lenny stepped back to give Keithie room, Keithie kicked the football perfectly. Lenny and Jackson looked at him shocked, "What?" Lenny smiled proudly "Touchdown! Yeah! Whoo! Yeah!" Donna cheered gaining some of the footballers attention

"That's ridiculous! Your first try?" Lenny walked over to him, "Alright, we're backing up, boy." Lenny told him

Donna started moonwalking, "That was totally awesome, Keithie! That was so cool! That was just, like, awesome!"

Lenny put the football down and stepped back giving him space. The football players and the coach were now watching him.

Keithie, once again, kicked the ball perfectly, "Alright, this is starting to get into, like, college level." Lenny moved him further back "from the 30."

And again Keithie kicked it perfectly, the Feders laughed in shock and Jackson and Lenny high-fived him, "Oh, my god!" Lenny smiled

"Good job Keithie." Jackson praised his little brother

"Stop! Keithie time!" Donna cheered and started facing and humming U Can't Touch This

"I think she likes you, Keithie." June spoke up watching Donna continue to cheer and celebrate Keithie

"Yeah, I think she has a little crush on you." Lenny nodded "Really?" Keithie looked between them

"Either that or she got bit by a poisonous spider." Lenny said

"Alright, let's see how you do in a real game situation, though." Lenny backed up "okay? Let's pretend I'm a linebacker, and I'm gonna come at you and try and block it." Lenny said

"Okay." Keithie nodded "set! Hike!" Lenny said and ran towards Keithie "I'm a crazy linebacker! Give me that football!" Lenny yelled shaking his hands in the air and we ran at Keithie

Jackson and June shared a look at Lenny narrating what he was doing. Lenny then tripped and took Keithie down with him landing on top of him "Oh, my leg!" Keithie groaned

"Oh shit." June said

"Keithie!" Donna screamed

"Don't tell your mother!" Lenny shouted the football players and coaches then turned away not interested anymore and went back to their practice.

Jackson and June helped Lenny and Keithie up and got Keithie to the car and they made their way to the hospital calling Roxanne on the way.

~🐆~

June and Jackson dropped Donna off at her house before meeting Lenny and Roxanne at the hospital.

Keithie was laying in the hospital bed, his foot elevated and in a cast. The doctor and the nurse were in the room.

The nurse put a picture of Keithies very obvious broken leg up. The bone was snapped in half. Lenny looked at it, "So the legs not really broken, huh?"

"No, it is broken, right here." The doctor told him pointing the spot where kiethies leg was snapped "Just a hairline fracture, though." Lenny said

"No, it's a clean break." The doctor said

"Slight, though." Lenny attempted to not make it sound so bad

"Slight? No. It's broken." The doctor told him

"Broken—broken? Or just broken?" Lenny asked

June looked at him confused "it's a broken. Leg." The doctor said clearly. Roxanne glared at Lenny "What was once one bone is now two half—bones." The nurse said

"Right. Is there anything you can do about my wife staring at me?" Lenny asked still not wanting to meet her glare "Um, no, I'm not a psychiatrist." The doctor shook his head

"So you're saying my wife is crazy?" Lenny asked "No, no. I was joking." The doctor smiled "Like you were when you said his leg is broken." Lenny raised his eyebrows

The doctor sighed, "Look, your son is going to be wearing that cast the entire summer. If you don't mind, I haven't slept in 68 hours." The doctor too Lenny

"So you're a little loopy from lack of sleep, and that really isn't my son's bone. That's a piece of celery you snapped."

June sighed and pinched the bridge off her nose. "Dad." Jackson looked at him "Lenny!" Roxanne raised her voice frustrated

"Yes?" Lenny looked at Roxanne, "The leg is broken!" She said and switched to Spanish and then back to English "You can't undo this, and you lied to me, so you're going to pay for it."

"Doctor, wouldn't it be nice if there was a cure for anger?" Lenny looked at the doctor

"There is. It's called Jack Daniels." He said, "Hmm. Another one of your jokes, huh?" Lenny smiled "I wish." The doctor said and pulled out a flask and sipped it.