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    When the doorbell rang at six, they were dressed again, and in the kitchen getting things ready. They went to the door together.
    “ Hey,” Jetta said, and looked around as she and Jim stepped into the big house.
    Jim whistled. “This is one big house.”
    “ Come in, come in,” Steve brushed off their comments, and waved them toward the kitchen.
    “ So how’s the weekend been going?” Jetta wheedled Catlin.
    Jim looked around. “Well, I don’t see any underwear hanging from the lamps, so it must not be too crazy.”
    Steve and Catlin looked at each other quickly, and burst into laughter.
    Catlin shoved Jim’s shoulder, and took the bag he was carrying. She led them in. “This is the greatest kitchen,” she told Jetta.
    Jetta was looking all around “This is the greatest house!”
    They set everything down on the counter. “Maybe we can give you the tour later,” Catlin told them.
    Steve shook his head. “I’m toured out. You show Jetta around, while Jim and I get the charcoal going.”
    Jim nodded, and cracked open the twelve-pack of beer he’d brought. He offered one to Steve, who took it and smiled. Jim waved at the girls as he followed Steve to the patio. “You two are on your own.”
    “ Fine,” Catlin smirked, and stuck the beer in the fridge. “Want one?” she asked her friend, and Jetta hesitated.
    “ Oh, sure, why not.”
    They each took a bottle, and Catlin showed Jetta the rest of the house. She was amazed and impressed, and when they got to Steve’s room she entered timidly. “So this is it , huh?”
    “ Well, this is one of the places,” Catlin told her, and they burst into laughter. They went back to the kitchen and started getting dinner ready.
    “ Now I have these pictures running through my mind.” Jetta shook her head.
    “ Did I tell you,” Catlin asked “there’s a Jacuzzi in the backyard?”
    “ Ohh!” Jetta was envious. “I love hot tubs. So romantic.”
    Catlin squeezed her arms “This whole weekend has been romantic. I could just move in here.”
    Jetta was picking at the bread. “And the children would be, where, off at boarding school?”
    They laughed, and Catlin admitted , “Reality sneaks up and bites me in the ass...”
    Steve stuck his head in the door. “I’m not even going to ask what you’re talking about. I’m just giving you one hour’s notice, if you want to put the potatoes on.”
    “ Thank you.” Catlin smiled sweetly at him, and did just that.
    Dinner was a success. Everything was cooked to perfection, and the friends had a lively conversation.
    “They brought Pictionary,” Catlin told Steve.
    H e laughed. “Well, I’m game if everybody else is. But I want a good partner, because I can’t draw worth a shit.”
    Catlin ran one finger up his arm. “I think you and I make pretty good partners.”
    Jim shook his head. “We’re not talking about sex here, Cat. You and Jetta have to be partners.”
    They were all laughing as he reminded Steve, “I tell you, they cheat. The last time we played Monopoly, Cat was giving my wife money, not charging her rent and bullshit like that.”
    Steve shook his head . “That’s just disturbing.”
    “ So if they aren’t partners,” Jim went on “they’re gonna help each other anyway.”
    “ Okay.” Steve stood up and started clearing the table. “Ladies against the gents, then.”
    They all pitched in, and the kitchen was soon back in shape. Jetta got out the game, and they played several rounds of it. The ladies won every time, and of course, the men said they cheated.
    Jetta got in the refrigerator and pulled out the last four beers. “We didn’t cheat. You guys just drank too much beer.” She threw the cardboard box away.
    Steve and Jim took their bottles into the family room. “Is there such a thing as too much beer?” Jim asked him.
    Steve chuckled and leaned back into his chair. He kicked his feet up. “Damn right there is. I’ve got a few years on you, man. I reach my limit