flustered look on her face.
“That man had some fresh ideas and that just wasn’t happening on my watch!”
“Well, at least we’re all okay…” said Gloria.
“I think it’s about time to head back to the hotel room…”
“Oh, I have just the idea!” yelled Philomena, her adrenaline still rushing.
“I’m afraid to ask!” said Sloane as she hailed down a cab.
“You gotta let her have some fun…” Holly said as she began to laugh hysterically. She clearly knew what was about to happen, and she couldn’t wait to see the reaction on Sloane’s face.
Chapter Nine
Animal Instincts
“I was robbed!” yelled Arthur, drunk as a skunk as Marv beat him at another game of chess.
“Check and mate… You’ll never beat me at this game…”
“I did once…”
“That doesn’t count. I didn’t have my glasses on.”
“Ready for another, Art?” asked Brant pointing to his empty beer mug.
“Fill ‘er up, pal…”
Pal… Wow, he’s drunk , thought Brant as he laughed.
“Rack it…” Brant said pointing to the pool table.
“You got it. I’m glad you got him to chill out. What a pain in the ass,” Luke said as he shook his head.
“He’s always been this way!” Marv called over, laughing loudly as Arthur decided what his next move would be. Sleep was not far away.
“I’m quite a nice guy, it’s the world that needs to stop pissing me off…”
“The first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem…” Marv said slyly.
“Problem? What problem… I’m great. Right, Luke. I’ll be a great father-in-law.”
Luke raised his eyebrows at him.
How many beers did he drink?!
“Oh, yes. The best,” said Luke as he grabbed his pool stick and prepared to take his shot. “Ten in the right corner pocket.”
As the billards balls crashed against each other, Luke’s ten ball dove into the right corner pocket as predicted.
“Son of a bitch. Here…” said Brant as he laid down a fifty dollar bill on the pool table. They were playing for keeps tonight and Luke was an ace with a pool cue.
“Tell me something, Brant…”
“What’s up?” asked Brant as he racked the balls again and prepared for another game against Luke.
“How do we make it work?”
“You’re asking me?”
“Yeah. You guys are good.”
“We weren’t. Not for a long time.”
“It was a mistake. You two always loved each other. She always loved you.”
“The big thing is to not get lost in the grand scheme of things. Marriage is for life. That’s a really long time. Sometimes it can seem like she’s against you, when really, you’re both fighting for the same thing. Pick your battles wisely, my friend. And don’t forget why you’re together in the first place.”
Luke shook his head. That was what he needed to hear. There were still grinding concerns on his mind though.
“How do I keep her from wanting to run off?”
“You think she’s going to run off?”
“Get bored…”
“You’ve been together for seven years. You’ve lived together for four years…”
“I know. Still.”
“She’s not the same girl she was back then. Neither is Holly. You’ve grown together. There is no you without her, and vice versa. She loves you. She wouldn’t marry you otherwise.”
“I know she loves me. What happens when she realizes that I’m just a regular guy?”
“Trust me… A regular guy wouldn’t be able to put up with her!”
“And her spending. What if I can’t keep up with her designer tastes…”
“She has a job. She’s a personal shopper for no less than seven local celebrities and politicians. She’s not reliant on you whatsoever, so you shouldn’t be worried.”
“I guess I just have jitters. I hope the weather doesn’t crush her dream of the St. Thomas wedding.”
“We’ll have to see what happens… But regardless… It’ll happen one way or another.”
***
Holly kicked off her high heels and climbed on top of Sloane’s queen size pillowtop bed as
“That man had some fresh ideas and that just wasn’t happening on my watch!”
“Well, at least we’re all okay…” said Gloria.
“I think it’s about time to head back to the hotel room…”
“Oh, I have just the idea!” yelled Philomena, her adrenaline still rushing.
“I’m afraid to ask!” said Sloane as she hailed down a cab.
“You gotta let her have some fun…” Holly said as she began to laugh hysterically. She clearly knew what was about to happen, and she couldn’t wait to see the reaction on Sloane’s face.
Chapter Nine
Animal Instincts
“I was robbed!” yelled Arthur, drunk as a skunk as Marv beat him at another game of chess.
“Check and mate… You’ll never beat me at this game…”
“I did once…”
“That doesn’t count. I didn’t have my glasses on.”
“Ready for another, Art?” asked Brant pointing to his empty beer mug.
“Fill ‘er up, pal…”
Pal… Wow, he’s drunk , thought Brant as he laughed.
“Rack it…” Brant said pointing to the pool table.
“You got it. I’m glad you got him to chill out. What a pain in the ass,” Luke said as he shook his head.
“He’s always been this way!” Marv called over, laughing loudly as Arthur decided what his next move would be. Sleep was not far away.
“I’m quite a nice guy, it’s the world that needs to stop pissing me off…”
“The first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem…” Marv said slyly.
“Problem? What problem… I’m great. Right, Luke. I’ll be a great father-in-law.”
Luke raised his eyebrows at him.
How many beers did he drink?!
“Oh, yes. The best,” said Luke as he grabbed his pool stick and prepared to take his shot. “Ten in the right corner pocket.”
As the billards balls crashed against each other, Luke’s ten ball dove into the right corner pocket as predicted.
“Son of a bitch. Here…” said Brant as he laid down a fifty dollar bill on the pool table. They were playing for keeps tonight and Luke was an ace with a pool cue.
“Tell me something, Brant…”
“What’s up?” asked Brant as he racked the balls again and prepared for another game against Luke.
“How do we make it work?”
“You’re asking me?”
“Yeah. You guys are good.”
“We weren’t. Not for a long time.”
“It was a mistake. You two always loved each other. She always loved you.”
“The big thing is to not get lost in the grand scheme of things. Marriage is for life. That’s a really long time. Sometimes it can seem like she’s against you, when really, you’re both fighting for the same thing. Pick your battles wisely, my friend. And don’t forget why you’re together in the first place.”
Luke shook his head. That was what he needed to hear. There were still grinding concerns on his mind though.
“How do I keep her from wanting to run off?”
“You think she’s going to run off?”
“Get bored…”
“You’ve been together for seven years. You’ve lived together for four years…”
“I know. Still.”
“She’s not the same girl she was back then. Neither is Holly. You’ve grown together. There is no you without her, and vice versa. She loves you. She wouldn’t marry you otherwise.”
“I know she loves me. What happens when she realizes that I’m just a regular guy?”
“Trust me… A regular guy wouldn’t be able to put up with her!”
“And her spending. What if I can’t keep up with her designer tastes…”
“She has a job. She’s a personal shopper for no less than seven local celebrities and politicians. She’s not reliant on you whatsoever, so you shouldn’t be worried.”
“I guess I just have jitters. I hope the weather doesn’t crush her dream of the St. Thomas wedding.”
“We’ll have to see what happens… But regardless… It’ll happen one way or another.”
***
Holly kicked off her high heels and climbed on top of Sloane’s queen size pillowtop bed as
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