Page 32 of Blinded
“Why not wait until they win Sunday and see the ‘KC loves the World Champs!’ sign?” Ruby asked.
“Because that’s called tempting fate. When it comes to football, you don’t leave things to chance. The ‘Niners are going to put up a fight Sunday. You saw what they did to Green Bay.”
“To be perfectly honest, Will saw what they did to the Packers. I was otherwise occupied.”
“Doing what?”
“Will wanted a blow job. We had a bet going and I lost.”
“What was the bet? Something about the game?”
“Sort of.” Ruby turned red. “I bet him I could keep his attention without touching him even after the game started. I figured since it wasn’t the Chiefs playing that he would be more distractible. I was wrong.”
“What did you do, Ruby?”
“I started a striptease during the commercials and was just getting to the good part when he interrupted me by turning off the music so he could hear the commentary. Now I know he’d rather watch football than play with me. It’s kind of disheartening.”
“What would you have gotten if he won?”
“He would have had to go down on me during the second quarter. Instead, I ended up giving him a blow job then, and all the way through half-time and the third quarter. He was so into the game I couldn’t finish him off until almost the two-minute warning when Green Bay had no chance. My jaw was really sore the next day, too.”
Sandra erupted in laughter. “I suspect you would have had better luck with a different bet. Not touching him really limited your options. And I suggest you focus on the game this week.”
“I have to. He promised me if I try to distract him he’ll gag me and put me in a hog-tie for the game.”
Sandra was laughing so hard she could barely speak. “Th-that will teach you to get between a man and his favorite sport. Will played in high school and college. Didn’t you know?”
“I didn’t, actually. The subject hasn’t come up. Thanks for the info, though. How did you know?”
“Conversation at the bar at Club Indigo one night.” Sandra shrugged. “How else? It was before the two of you started playing together regularly. Here we are.” She lucked out in finding a parking space and went in to discover a line snaking around the open area where the sign was. It seemed everyone wanted a selfie with the sign.
“Nice display. You don’t want to stand in that line, do you?”
“No, I just want a shot of the sign. Then we can go.” Sandra took out her phone and took several pictures. “That should do it. Let’s get going. Unless you want a picture with the sign for Will?”
“Not with me in it, but I’ll take one for him of the sign. Did you know there are people who are going around town taking pictures with Chiefs’ stuff wherever they find it? I heard you can practically turn it into a city tour. There are entire murals in tribute. I think everyone’s gone crazy.”
“Well, it has been fifty years since they’ve been to the Super Bowl. You have to expect some enthusiasm over that, Ruby. C’mon. Let’s get going. We have one more stop to make.”
“I still don’t understand why we couldn’t just go to HyVee for everything?”
“Because GT and I want this to be special.”
“It’s a Super Bowl party for heaven’s sake. Our team is playing. That makes it plenty special. We don’t need all these special cheeses and stuff.”
“I think you’ll approve of the last item. I ordered a cake from The Sweet and Savory Table. Suzie promised me something special when I told her what it was for.”
“In that case, I’m all in favor. Suzie’s baking is always worth going out of the way to get.”
They pulled up at the café about ten minutes later. “Do you want to come in or wait here? It shouldn’t take long.” Sandra unbuckled her seatbelt.
“And miss a chance to see Sonja and Suzie? Neither of them come to the club often enough anymore.”
It was almost two o’clock and the café was still three-quarters full. Sonja came bustling up to greet them. “Great to see you both. What brings you? It’s late for lunch, and the specials are all gone. I hope you aren’t expecting much.”
“I’ve got a bakery order to collect. Suzie’s got a cake for our Super Bowl party,” Sandra said. “And anything you have left is still going to be good.”
“I just don’t want people expecting much at this hour. We’re trying to get rid of the customers at this point. Not have new ones coming in,” she said in a low voice. “We’re debating staying open later, and it’s a big mess to consider. We’re both as busy as we want to be, but the demand is there.”
