I know for a fact you also [told Amy you liked her] when you got back. And every time you would, she would get “confused” and our relationship would get “out of sync.” And if you ask me, I think it’s because Amy liked you back.
bob zimmermann is the original Meme Dad and i will not be convinced otherwise
so naturally, he does not let this go
the first time bitty gets a birthday card from the zimmermann’s they’ve signed it love, alicia and mr jack’s dad
when jack and bitty get engaged, bob nudges bitty’s elbow and says “well, congratulations, mr jack’s fiancé
at their wedding bob cracks it out in his speech, bitty buries his blushing face in his hands as soon as he hears “let me tell you about the first time i met eric”
when will it end
alicia doesn’t manage to hide her laughter and bitty feels BETRAYED, they’re supposed to be in this together, dealing with their zimmermeme men
when bitty and jack eventually have a baby they name her jacqueline, after jack’s late grandmother
bob and alicia come over to see her for the first time and bob is cradling little baby jacqueline in his arms, alicia at his elbow, cooing at the little bundle
jack has an arm around bitty and they’re both staring fondly at the newest addition to their little family when, all soft, jack says, “there are three of us now”
bitty smiles
poor bitty
jack looks directly into his dad’s eyes and says, deadpan “three mr jack’s dad’s”
Okay, but head canon that Tater starts jogging in the mornings with Jack. Tater hates jogging. Look, he will bike and lift and do whatever else he has to do but he hates running. But Jack comes to the Falcs and everyone is expecting a hotshot diva, bc Jack is being brought in to be the face of the franchise. Except Jack is quiet and a dork, doesn’t speak up outside of practice, ducks out whenever they go out after games. And yeah, maybe he reminds Tater and little of himself, 19 years old and fresh from Russia, broken English and the need to prove himself. So Tater decides they’re going to be friends.
They go on runs three times a week, Tater driving to Jack’s apartment. Afterwards they go up and Jack makes protein shakes. Days they don’t have practice after, Tater goes home and showers, then they meet for breakfast. The rest of the team finds out after about a month and chirp Tater relentlessly, bc they all know that Tater hates running. Jack is mortified, tries to tell Tater he doesn’t have to come anymore but Tater just laughs and is like"it’s okay zimmboni, is good for me, more stamina on ice yes? Also good for you, not run alone and sit sad in apartment after" and that’s that.
Except now Tater complains all the time, and Jack just laughs at him, running faster and making fun of him for not keeping up.
Jack opens up a bit more after that, invites Tater over to play video games. It’s on one of these afternoons, where they drove to Jack’s after practice and have played three hours of CoD and are starving that Tater digs through Jack’s fridge to see if he has anything to eat. He finds a container with pie, a sticky note on it that says “for when you’re missing me xx B ❤
He brings the container out to Jack who kind of freezes and Tater is like “you have girlfriend is why you never come out with us????” And Jack just nods, and Tater declares that he’s a bad friend for not telling him and he gets no pie. Ofc then Jack wrestles him bc that’s sugar crusted apple and like hell he isn’t getting any.
what i do is not up to you 