said. “And we can play in the arcade.”
Janice share d an incredulous glance with me then turned back to Ryan. “Are you in fifth grade?”
“What?” Ryan asked. “It’ll be fun. A lot more fun than listening to you guys freak out about the center pieces and the food.”
“Aren’t you forgetting something?” Monnique asked.
“What?” Ryan asked.
“You’re the maid of honor. You’re supposed to be with the bride.”
“Damn. Why couldn’t I have just been a flower girl?”
Mike looked at him, his eyebrow raised. “Would you have wanted to be a flower girl…?”
“No. I’m just saying I wished I had a job that allowed me to play laser tag.”
“They have laser tag?” Sean asked excitedly.
“Tomorrow is going to be so much fun,” Mike said. “Now we can play in teams.”
“We’ll probably forget about the wedding altogether,” Cortland said.
“I don’t like the sound of that,” I said.
Sean came to me and kissed me. “Can I go, baby?”
“You don’t have to ask my permission.”
He waited for me to answer.
“Yes, you can go.”
“Yes!” he said to the guys. “It’s on tomorrow.”
“Maybe you schedule a birthday party,” Janice said sarcastically.
“Do you think we can?” Ryan said seriously. “Maybe we can get free tokens.”
“Can I come?” Andrew asked.
“Yeah.” Sean said. “And the rest of my groomsmen.”
“Let’s just go,” I said to the gi rls. We walked to the first course and I hit my ball, watching it fall in the hole on the first shot.
“Beginners luck,” Sean said.
“Then you should get it in too.”
He stepped up to the mound then hit the ball. It wasn’t even close. “You have a woman’s touch.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
He walked away and hit his ball until he made it in.
“He’s just mad because you’re better than him,” Monnique said.
“Sean hates to lose,” Mike said. “When we were little, I used to beat him in everything. He would always throw a hissy fit.”
“Since I’m marrying him, are you going to tell me all the dirt?”
He smiled. “I’ve got a lot of dirt on him.”
“I’m listening.”
He laughed. “He’s still my brother. I’ll take it to the grave.”
He told me how you two tricked a girl into thinking you were the same person so you could both bang her.”
Mike laughed. “I can’t believe he told you that.”
“And that he stole your Playboy’s , came all over them, then put them back under your bed.”
“Wow. He has no secrets from you.”
“I’m sure there’s something.”
“What about the Lucinda story?”
“How he told a girl he wanted to meet her parents to propose just so he could fuck her?”
“Damn. And you still want to marry him?”
I laughed. “He’s different now.”
“There’s no question about that, but he was still a fucking dick.”
“He isn’t one to me.”
“He used to be.”
I didn’t like thinking about those dark times. I pushed it to the back of my mind. I forgave Sean and moved on from that. It was in the past. “So how you’ve been?”
He shrugged. “The same. I got to work, hit the gym, meet the boys, fuck some pussy, and do it all over again.”
“Did you ever hook up with Janice’s sister?”
“Once.”
“And that was it?”
“I called her but she never called me back.”
“Now you know how it feels.”
“Yeah.”
Everyone walked ahead of us and Mike and I traile d behind, hitting our balls when our turns arrived. “You okay?”
He shrugged. “Yeah.”
“You’re just like Sean. You’re both pathetic liars.”
“My younger brother is getting married and I’ve never even had a serious relationship. No girl will take a chance on me because of my reputation.”
“Sean was in the same situation.”
“But he had you as a friend the entire time. He doesn’t have to hide his secrets from you. You’ll love him no matter what.”
“And you don’t think a girl would do that for you?”
“It
Janice share d an incredulous glance with me then turned back to Ryan. “Are you in fifth grade?”
“What?” Ryan asked. “It’ll be fun. A lot more fun than listening to you guys freak out about the center pieces and the food.”
“Aren’t you forgetting something?” Monnique asked.
“What?” Ryan asked.
“You’re the maid of honor. You’re supposed to be with the bride.”
“Damn. Why couldn’t I have just been a flower girl?”
Mike looked at him, his eyebrow raised. “Would you have wanted to be a flower girl…?”
“No. I’m just saying I wished I had a job that allowed me to play laser tag.”
“They have laser tag?” Sean asked excitedly.
“Tomorrow is going to be so much fun,” Mike said. “Now we can play in teams.”
“We’ll probably forget about the wedding altogether,” Cortland said.
“I don’t like the sound of that,” I said.
Sean came to me and kissed me. “Can I go, baby?”
“You don’t have to ask my permission.”
He waited for me to answer.
“Yes, you can go.”
“Yes!” he said to the guys. “It’s on tomorrow.”
“Maybe you schedule a birthday party,” Janice said sarcastically.
“Do you think we can?” Ryan said seriously. “Maybe we can get free tokens.”
“Can I come?” Andrew asked.
“Yeah.” Sean said. “And the rest of my groomsmen.”
“Let’s just go,” I said to the gi rls. We walked to the first course and I hit my ball, watching it fall in the hole on the first shot.
“Beginners luck,” Sean said.
“Then you should get it in too.”
He stepped up to the mound then hit the ball. It wasn’t even close. “You have a woman’s touch.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
He walked away and hit his ball until he made it in.
“He’s just mad because you’re better than him,” Monnique said.
“Sean hates to lose,” Mike said. “When we were little, I used to beat him in everything. He would always throw a hissy fit.”
“Since I’m marrying him, are you going to tell me all the dirt?”
He smiled. “I’ve got a lot of dirt on him.”
“I’m listening.”
He laughed. “He’s still my brother. I’ll take it to the grave.”
He told me how you two tricked a girl into thinking you were the same person so you could both bang her.”
Mike laughed. “I can’t believe he told you that.”
“And that he stole your Playboy’s , came all over them, then put them back under your bed.”
“Wow. He has no secrets from you.”
“I’m sure there’s something.”
“What about the Lucinda story?”
“How he told a girl he wanted to meet her parents to propose just so he could fuck her?”
“Damn. And you still want to marry him?”
I laughed. “He’s different now.”
“There’s no question about that, but he was still a fucking dick.”
“He isn’t one to me.”
“He used to be.”
I didn’t like thinking about those dark times. I pushed it to the back of my mind. I forgave Sean and moved on from that. It was in the past. “So how you’ve been?”
He shrugged. “The same. I got to work, hit the gym, meet the boys, fuck some pussy, and do it all over again.”
“Did you ever hook up with Janice’s sister?”
“Once.”
“And that was it?”
“I called her but she never called me back.”
“Now you know how it feels.”
“Yeah.”
Everyone walked ahead of us and Mike and I traile d behind, hitting our balls when our turns arrived. “You okay?”
He shrugged. “Yeah.”
“You’re just like Sean. You’re both pathetic liars.”
“My younger brother is getting married and I’ve never even had a serious relationship. No girl will take a chance on me because of my reputation.”
“Sean was in the same situation.”
“But he had you as a friend the entire time. He doesn’t have to hide his secrets from you. You’ll love him no matter what.”
“And you don’t think a girl would do that for you?”
“It
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