Everyone ready to party? ;)

Mike: Got a pack of cards? ;)

Micky: The cards are just the beginning.

Davy: This ought to be an intahresting party. ;)

(We open at Mick and Lauren's house. Emma bustles around the kitchen, now testing punch, now crumbling bacon over hors d'overs.)

Emma: Lauren, check the cheese puffs. I don't want them to burn. Where's Daphne with the rest of the sliced vegetables?

Lauren: *peeks in on the cheese puffs* The puffs are fine & Daphne said she'd be right in with the remainder of the veggies. *shakes her head* Calm down, Em, these're just our friends.

Emma: I know, but I want everything to be good. (She hands Lauren a hors d'over.) Do these taste all right to you?

Lauren: What is this, exactly?

Emma: Stuffed potataoes and bacon.

Lauren: Sorry... I'm just wary of food that I don't know what it is since Mick picked up the foreign foods recipe book. :P ;)

Emma: I understand THAT. What was the last thing he made you?

Lauren: *pales slightly* I believe the last thing had the word 'snout' in it.

Emma: Where on EARTH did he find snout?

Lauren: I couldn't ask. I was too grossed out.

Emma: Only Mick would be cooking with snout. (She goes over to her cake) How does it look? I did the best that I could with the amount of icing that wasn't snitched by certain boys and toddlers.

Lauren: It looks great!

Emma: (Beams at the huge pink and white sheet cake covered with flowers, with the names of Micky and Lauren and Emma and Mike in the middle of hearts and the words "5 Years" between them) Thanks!

Lauren: You're welcome. *pauses, sighs* I just wish our 5th hadn't ended up being closer to our 6th...

Emma: At least we're doing something now. (She opens the refrigerator door) Do we have enough ice? I could always corral the boys and send them out for more...

Lauren: Nah, looks like we've got enough.

Emma: Good, because I don't think I could drag them away from the Rainbow Room anyhow. (Sighs) I hope the kids are ok upstairs.

Lauren: I'm sure they're fine.

Emma: I don't want them to wake up and end up down here like that one time at the Montgomery House. Remember the party where the guys were trying to sell the movie?

Lauren: Actually, that was kinda funny...

Emma: (Slight smile) Yeah, it was. (Then makes a face) But we're going to have a lot more drunks around this time, and I don't want the kids to be around THAT.

(Daphne comes in with Tupperware containers of sliced veggies and fruit.)

Emma: Oh good. Put them on the table, and we'll set them on the plate. Lauren, did you hide the cheese and meat tray from Mick?

Lauren: Thankfully, yes, I did.

Emma: (As she arranges the vegetables on the plate) That reminds me, could someone check on the guys? We need to see if the decorations are done and if they're still alive.

Lauren: I'll check on them.

Emma: Thanks, Lauren. Daph, help me with the fruit tray.

(Cut to the Rainbow Room. Mike tapes glitter-covered hearts on the windows.)

*Micky hangs red streamers everywhere.*

Mike: Mick, don't you think that's a little too much?

Micky: You can never have enough streamers.

Lauren: *enters the room* That's what he says about most everything.

Mike: No kiddin'. Tell me he ain't makin' that pig snout stuff for this party.

*Lauren glares at Micky.*

Micky: What?

Mike: Micky, you'd feed Pig Snout with Saffron to a room full of hungry drunks? We'd have a riot!

Micky: Drunks tend to not care what they're eating.

Mike: As long as they don' t know what's IN fhe food.

Micky: Who's gonna tell them?

Mike: (Pulls back from the window) That's the last of the hearts. How's the food comin' Lauren?

Lauren: It's all ready. *pauses* Oh, and no snitching.

Mike: Em already told me that...in no uncertain terms.

Lauren: And we mean it.

Mike: I know it. But do other people (looks at Mick) know it?

Micky: *puts his hands out* I value my life! I won't snitch!

Mike: See that you don't. (Mike reaches for a glittery sign) Dave, help me put this up.

Davy: Anything to stay out of the food conversation.

(Mike and Davy reach for a ladder as Micky takes Lauren aside.)

Lauren: *folds her arms* What's up, Mick?

Micky: Is everything ready for our surprise for Mike and Em?

Lauren: Yeah, it is.

Micky: They're going to be so surprised!

Mike: (As a door bell is heard) Could somebody get that?

Lauren: I'll get it. *goes to the door and opens it*

(Nyles and the Martians stand on the stoop. Nyles carries a keg. The four Martians have cases of liquor. Tilly holds something covered.)

Micky: Hey, guys!

John: Hey, Mick! Party's here!

Tilly: Where do you want my Spinach-Bacon Salad?

Lauren: Take it to the kitchen. Em and Daph have the rest of the food in there.

Tilly: Thanks! (As she goes in) Hey guys, did you hear aliens might be invading New Mexico? (She heads for the kitchen)

Marcus: (Sighs) Good ol' Tilly. She never changes. (He turns to Micky) So, where's the cheese dip?