Page 6 of So Wrong, It's Wright
Laughing, I shake my head. “Sure. Let’s go and order some shots.”
“Excellent,” she says, a giggle bouncing her chest as we link arms and ready ourselves to go inside. But before we get far, a streak of pink catches our attention as it goes sprinting across the grounds. “What the?”
“Is that…Karen?” I ask, just as another figure rushes out.
“Well, it’s not Darren, and Camille went home hours ago,” Ruby muses, just as the yelling starts.
“I never asked you to ask me, Andy,” the pink streak, who I’m now sure is Karen, says as the second figure—Andy, of course—catches up to her and grabs her arm. “What would possess you to think this is what I wanted? We've never even talked about it.”
“What’s going on?” I ask in a whisper as Ruby and I hold our heads together.
“I have no idea,” she whispers back. “But I don’t think we should be watching.”
Of course, we keep watching…
“You never said youdidn’twant to get married,” Andy replies, his hands at his side. Ruby and I exchange a wide-eyed glance. “How was I supposed to know how you felt if you never told me?”
“You know how I feel about you, Andy. I tell you every day.”
“You love me. Then why won’t you marry me?”
“Because I don’t want to be married. I just want to be us. Perfect us. Just as we are.”
There’s a slight pause, then Andy steps closer, and I think they speak some more but we can’t hear from where we are. Then all of a sudden, they’re on each other, kissing like they’re each other’s last meal before they fall the ground and clothes start coming off.
“Ohmigod,” I gasp, turning away and closing my eyes.
“Oh god. I so did not want to see that,” Ruby winces, grabbing my hand and rushing us both to the door. The moment we’re inside, we burst out laughing.
“What in the world has you two gaggling like a couple of geese?” Darren says, sauntering up and looking like he just woke up fresh as a daisy.
“You don’t want to know,” Ruby says, her hand to her chest. “But we need tequila. Stat!”
He purses his lips and clicks his long-nailed fingers. “Say no more, sis. Shots it is.”
“You clicked?” Theo says, appearing out of nowhere in response. I love this about these two. Everyone needs a love like Theo and Darren.
“Baby, we’re celebrating this night the way our adventure started—with shots of tequila.”
“Oh yeah. I am so here for that,” Theo says, rubbing his hands together and nodding.
“Why do I feel like I’m missing out on something really great here?” Tanner says, joining our small gathering and slinging an arm around his wife’s shoulders.
“We’re about to do shots,” Ruby says, smiling up to him.
“Thank god we don’t have to be parents in the morning,” he says, pressing a soft kiss to Ruby’s lips.
“Don’t remind me. I feel so weird that we’re not going to see Bradley until tomorrow night. I just keep telling myself he’s having a blast with Mom and Dad.”
“You know he is,” Theo says. “Mom would actually get into a catfight with Darren over who is the greater baby entertainer.”
“It’s me,” Darren says, fluttering his lashes. “Hands down.”
“Of course it is, baby,” Theo says, giving Darren a smooch that has that green-eyed monster in me flaring up and wishing I had that kind of relationship too. I feel a lot like a fifth wheel right now.
“OK. Shots! I’m so not drunk enough to be the only single one at a wedding,” I say, pointing to the bar and leading the charge. When we get there, I’m not sure if I should be inviting Ash to join us, or if maybe I should just let him be. I’m not sure where I went wrong with him, but I obviously did something to upset him. Or maybe I just came on a little strong…
“Cousin!” Tanner takes care of my dilemma by clapping a hand on his cousin’s back. “We’re doing shots and you’re joining in.”
