“I’ll make sure I do.”
They went to the taco shop a few feet away then sat down at the plastic tables outside. Ren scarfed down her food like she hadn’t eaten in weeks. Andre picked at his salad, leaving his dressing on the side. Henry drank a Corona because he desperately needed a beer after that embarrassing game.
“How’s the newspaper?” Mike asked.
“Good,” Henry said. “Nothing too interesting.”
“Well, it was never interesting,” Mike said. “I was just trying to be polite.”
“Be nice to my boyfriend,” Ren said.
“If he really loves you he’ll stick around whether I’m nice to him or not,” Mike said. He finished his food then pushed the plate away. He looked at his younger brother. “That’s all you’re going to eat?”
“What? I’m not a pig like you,” Andrew said.
“No wonder why you’re so skinny,” Mike said. “You don’t eat enough.”
“Ren eats enough for a family of eight and she’s still tiny,” Andre argued.
“Because I burn off the calories with Henry.” Ren had a smirk on her lips.
Henry blushed.
Mike and Andre both cringed.
Ren wiped her hands then headed to the bathroom. “I need to powder my nose.”
“Don’t care,” Mike said.
When she was gone, Henry felt her two brothers look at him. “What?”
“When are you going to ask her?” Andre pressed.
He smirked. “Soon.”
“When?” Mike demanded.
“I don’t want to say. I don’t want her to find out somehow,” Henry answered.
“We aren’t going to tell her,” Andre said.
“I’ll give you a heads up a little bit before but that’s it,” Henry said firmly.
Mike sighed. “I can’t believe my little sister is about to get engaged. I thought nobody would want her.”
“Me too,” Andre said. “She’s really annoying and really ugly.”
“I couldn’t disagree more,” Henry said.
Ren came back from the bathroom. “What were you guys talking about?”
“How ugly you are,” Andre blurted.
She rolled her eyes. “I’m not ugly.”
“Henry agreed with us,” Mike said.
“What?” she snapped.
“Don’t throw me under the bus,” Henry snapped.
She glared at Henry. “You said I was ugly?”
He gave her a serious look. “If I thought you were ugly, would I make love to you every night?”
Mike cringed again. “TMI.”
“Gross,” Andre said.
Ren smirked. “I suppose you’re right.”
They finished their lunch then tossed their trays on the garbage can.
“See you later,” Mike said.
“Bye,” Andre said.
“Bye.” Henry grabbed Ren’s hand and walked with her to his car.
“Do my brothers ever say anything nice about me?” she asked.
“Actually, no,” he said with a laugh.
They headed home then walked inside. Her dog immediately came to the door, excited to see them in the house.
“Hey, honey.” Ren scratched him behind the ears then hugged him like a teddy bear.
“Hey, man.” Henry patted him on the head then walked inside the house.
“What do you want to do tonight?” she asked.
Henry felt nervous. He was about to lie and he wasn’t very good at it. “I’m helping Coen work on his truck.”
“What’s wrong with it?” she asked.
Ren was knowledgeable about cars so that made the lie more difficult. “I’m not sure. Something to do with the engine.”
“I can help,” she said. “I work on my car all the time.”
“No, it’s okay. I think we’re getting a beer afterwards.”
“Oh,” she said sadly. “When will you be home?”
“As soon as we’re done.” He put his arms around her and held her close. “And not a second later.”
“Good. I like it when you’re home with me.”
“You aren’t tired of me?” he asked.
“Nope.” She hugged him close then dropped her hands. “So, you want to play dirty?” She had a mischievous look in her eye.
That caught his attention. “I always want to play dirty.”
“Then let’s do it.” She walked down the hall then untied her swimsuit as she went,
They went to the taco shop a few feet away then sat down at the plastic tables outside. Ren scarfed down her food like she hadn’t eaten in weeks. Andre picked at his salad, leaving his dressing on the side. Henry drank a Corona because he desperately needed a beer after that embarrassing game.
“How’s the newspaper?” Mike asked.
“Good,” Henry said. “Nothing too interesting.”
“Well, it was never interesting,” Mike said. “I was just trying to be polite.”
“Be nice to my boyfriend,” Ren said.
“If he really loves you he’ll stick around whether I’m nice to him or not,” Mike said. He finished his food then pushed the plate away. He looked at his younger brother. “That’s all you’re going to eat?”
“What? I’m not a pig like you,” Andrew said.
“No wonder why you’re so skinny,” Mike said. “You don’t eat enough.”
“Ren eats enough for a family of eight and she’s still tiny,” Andre argued.
“Because I burn off the calories with Henry.” Ren had a smirk on her lips.
Henry blushed.
Mike and Andre both cringed.
Ren wiped her hands then headed to the bathroom. “I need to powder my nose.”
“Don’t care,” Mike said.
When she was gone, Henry felt her two brothers look at him. “What?”
“When are you going to ask her?” Andre pressed.
He smirked. “Soon.”
“When?” Mike demanded.
“I don’t want to say. I don’t want her to find out somehow,” Henry answered.
“We aren’t going to tell her,” Andre said.
“I’ll give you a heads up a little bit before but that’s it,” Henry said firmly.
Mike sighed. “I can’t believe my little sister is about to get engaged. I thought nobody would want her.”
“Me too,” Andre said. “She’s really annoying and really ugly.”
“I couldn’t disagree more,” Henry said.
Ren came back from the bathroom. “What were you guys talking about?”
“How ugly you are,” Andre blurted.
She rolled her eyes. “I’m not ugly.”
“Henry agreed with us,” Mike said.
“What?” she snapped.
“Don’t throw me under the bus,” Henry snapped.
She glared at Henry. “You said I was ugly?”
He gave her a serious look. “If I thought you were ugly, would I make love to you every night?”
Mike cringed again. “TMI.”
“Gross,” Andre said.
Ren smirked. “I suppose you’re right.”
They finished their lunch then tossed their trays on the garbage can.
“See you later,” Mike said.
“Bye,” Andre said.
“Bye.” Henry grabbed Ren’s hand and walked with her to his car.
“Do my brothers ever say anything nice about me?” she asked.
“Actually, no,” he said with a laugh.
They headed home then walked inside. Her dog immediately came to the door, excited to see them in the house.
“Hey, honey.” Ren scratched him behind the ears then hugged him like a teddy bear.
“Hey, man.” Henry patted him on the head then walked inside the house.
“What do you want to do tonight?” she asked.
Henry felt nervous. He was about to lie and he wasn’t very good at it. “I’m helping Coen work on his truck.”
“What’s wrong with it?” she asked.
Ren was knowledgeable about cars so that made the lie more difficult. “I’m not sure. Something to do with the engine.”
“I can help,” she said. “I work on my car all the time.”
“No, it’s okay. I think we’re getting a beer afterwards.”
“Oh,” she said sadly. “When will you be home?”
“As soon as we’re done.” He put his arms around her and held her close. “And not a second later.”
“Good. I like it when you’re home with me.”
“You aren’t tired of me?” he asked.
“Nope.” She hugged him close then dropped her hands. “So, you want to play dirty?” She had a mischievous look in her eye.
That caught his attention. “I always want to play dirty.”
“Then let’s do it.” She walked down the hall then untied her swimsuit as she went,
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