Page 61 of What Happens In Vegas
‘I was going to make Mimosas, but you’re so pale. Looks like you could use this instead.’
Bonni nodded and took the glass. ‘Thanks. Yeah, I needed to be here with you guys. I’ve been such a . . .’
‘What’s wrong, sweetie?’
Bonni grappled for the right words toexplain why she wasso upset, but she couldn’t find them so she gulped down the orange juice instead.
‘Well, I can see something’s got you wound up. Come on, let’s sit down.’ Fredi led her to the couch and sat beside her, pushing Celia’s carry-on suitcase to the floor with a thump.
The door to Ava’s room opened and she came out with a robe on. ‘Oh, honey, are you feeling sick? Did you have abad night? I knew you shouldn’t have gone to see him.’
Bonni shook her head. ‘No, the night was fine. Quinn was great. I’m feeling a little rough, but that’s to be expected.’ She gave her friends an intense look. ‘Why did you let me get that trashed?’
Fredi and Ava looked at each other and raised their eyebrows in concern.
‘It wasn’t us,’ Fredi told her. ‘It was all you. Celia even tried tostop you from getting another Fat Tuesday refill and you told her that Bon Jovi was overrated. She didn’t talk to you for the rest of the night.’
Bonni shook her head. ‘I can’t believe I let myself get that bad.’ She looked up at Ava, feeling like a pathetic mess. ‘I just don’t know what I’m doing.’
Ava sat beside her and the three of them cuddled on the couch. ‘Why don’t you tell us what happened?’
Bonni’s grief welled up yet again and, this time, she couldn’t stop the tears from spilling down her cheeks. ‘I can’t believe how emotional I am. And what a bitch I was to him.’
‘Of course you’re emotional, you’re in love. It hits you like a train, no doubt about it. Love changes your perspective on life, so naturally you feel unsettled,’ Ave soothed.
Ava’s words hit Bonni like a bolt of lightningand she was no longer able to deny the truth.I do! I love him. I love him and that’s why the thought of being without him is completely terrifying.
‘Youbeing a bitch?’ Fredi shook her head. ‘I don’t believe that for a minute. You can be tough, yes, but a bitch, never.’
‘I was. The things I said as I walked out on him. Oh, God, I’ve probably ruined everything.’
‘Wait, you walked out on Quinn?’Ava asked.
‘Yesss, I did, and I left scorched earth in my wake. He tried to talk to me and I didn’t even give him a chance.’
Ava and Fredi were silent, and Bonni dropped her face into her hands, her shoulders shaking.
‘Stop crying, or I’ll be next. Come on. Stop, Bons,’ Ava begged her. ‘You don’t cry, you never cry.’
‘I knew you were getting hooked,’ Fredi said, shaking her head.
‘Fredi!This isn’t the time,’ Ava scolded her as she rubbed Bonni’s back.
Bonni looked at Fredi and she shrugged her shoulders. ‘Well, it’s true. I meant what I said in the spa, about just enjoying the moment, but I knew you were already too far gone.’
‘But everything was so great. Great!’ Bonni whispered. ‘I’m not just talking about the sex. There was just something about him that spoke to me. Likehe’s deep down inside of me.’
‘Tell us exactly what happened. I’m sure it can be fixed,’ Ava encouraged.
Bonni’s bedroom door opened and Celia flounced out, wearing one of the hotel’s plush robes, her hair all piled on top of her head. She came in like a hurricane, and the room pumped with her energy. For such a little woman, she certainly did have a big aura.
Celia scooped up Fredi’s totefrom the chair across from the sofa and dropped it on the floor with a careless thud. She crossed her legs carefully, adjusting the robe over her knees. ‘That is the best jacuzzi tub ever! I would apologize for using it,but you owed me for the blasphemy you spouted last night about Bon Jovi. Besides, I thought you’d be out with Mr Sexy.’ Then Celia furrowed her brow, finally picking up on themood in the room. ‘What’s happened? Why are you here?’
Fredi rolled her eyes. ‘Bonni was just about to tell us when you barged into the room like an F5 tornado.’
Celia sat back and adjusted the belt on her robe. ‘I’m sorry, Bon-Bon. We’re all here now. What’s going on?’
‘He’ll never settle down. He just changes his flights, on a whim. He says he does that sort of thing all the time. What’sthe big deal? he says. Well, it is a big deal! How can you begin a life with someone who will just up and leave whenever he feels like it? I can’t just not get on my flight this afternoon.’ Bonni’s voice trembled. ‘I can’t do that. It’s irresponsible. I have a job to get back to. So I said some things as I walked out the door.’
