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“I went yesterday,” Paul stated, standing up.“You go and I’ll take a shower,” he said to Mitch.
“But...my foot,” Mitch complained.
“Ain’t bothered you all day, you big wuss,” Paul said pulling Mitch up from the beach chair by the arm.“Go on.You’re the one complaining about not having beer.”
Mitch huffed but started towards the back of the courtyard where the gate was.
“Hurry your skinny ass up,” Paul yelled.“You drank the last beer and I’ll want a cold one when I get out of the shower!”
“My ass ain’t—”
“It’s skinny, but you’re still cute,” Mason called out, his hands around his mouth.
Mitch smiled.“Aww thanks, Mas.”
Chapter Fourteen
There wasn’t a Bravesgame on that night, so the three had to settle for a Pirates and Cubs game.Mitch and Paul were on the small sofa and Mason on the floor with a few cushions.They munched happily on fried chicken, fried okra and coleslaw.
“What the hell happened to the Cubs?”Paul asked around a mouthful of chicken.“They almost won the World Series a few years back.”
“Hell, if I know,” mumbled Mitch.“They should bump that shortstop back to the minors, though.He’s terrible.”
“It’s gonna be a one-sided game, that’s for sure,” Mason added.“Actually, it’s a pretty boring game.”
“What’s the game plan for tomorrow, Mas?”Paul asked before finishing the rest of his longneck bottle of beer.
“I was thinking of setting those kitchen cabinets up.Maybe getting the sink set in.There was nothing really wrong with the one that was in the old kitchen upstairs.”Mason got up and got them all another beer.
“What about counter tops?”Mitch asked as he took the cold beer.
“I saw some eighteen-inch square black granite tiles at the Homo Depot.I was thinking I might use those.They were on sale, so obviously the end of a run or something.”
Mitch sat forward a bit.“I saw some plywood that we could use to set the sink and tile on.”
They continued discussing plans for the basement of the new house, paying little attention to the game.The three friends joked, laughed and basically enjoyed themselves, all while planning out Mason’s new home.
