After
All These Things Are Over
by Bonnie H.
After All These Things Are Over Part 1
Brad Sherwood stretched out on
the couch.
"The point is," he stated matter
of factly, " that you
like
him and he likes you. You should go for it."
"But what if you're wrong," the
figure across from him
stated, "What if he doesn't like me at all like that?"
"He kissed you on television for gods sake!!!'
"Mike kissed you,
does that mean he's in love with you?"
"It's different, he only did it once
and it was provoked.
Ryan does it sporadically, and too often for it to be just a friendly
on stage act."
"I know, but it doesn't mean he is in
love with me!" Brad
shook his head and gave up.
"You're as stubborn as a mule
picked up their ice cream dishes.
"If you ask me," Brad started to
continue.
"But I didn't" Colin replied
smartly. Brad pointedly ignored
him.
"If you ask me, you're both stubborn.
You'll see it one day…
and when you do, you'll thank me for this conversation."
"Yeah, sure.
And pigs have wings!"
"Since when did Drew sprout
wings?" Colin threw the couch
cushion at Brad.
"Be nice!" Brad smirked and stuck
his tongue out.
"Well," Brad said standing up,
"Chip'll be expecting me,
thanks for dinner."
"No problem. Bye Brad."
"
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Brad walked in the door in a very good mood.
Too bad it was
shattered the minute he walked into the door. He saw Chip and
having sex on the couch. He pivoted and walked out the door. He never
looked back.
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He got into his car and drove to Colin's
house. He was going
to knock, but he saw that Ryan was there and he didn't want to
disturb them. So, he got back into his car and drove to the next
haven he knew. Drew's house.
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He got out of his car and walked up the steps
to his house.
The house was silent and only one light was on. Drew's
car sat parked
in the driveway. He looked down at his watch and it read
he thought, I didn't know it was that late. Still, he knocked, he
didn't care how late it was, and he needed comfort. That was all he
needed. Someone to tell him he could move on and that he didn't need
someone who was going to stomp on him like that. Drew answered the
door a few minutes later. He looked like he'd been sleeping.
"What the hell?' Drew woke up instantly
seeing the tears and
the red face. "Come on in Brad, we need to get you cleaned up."
Drew
led the half-dazed man into the bathroom. "Here we go, wash your face
off, I'll get you some sleeping clothes.
I have something that'll fit
you, my friend left it here and he hasn't come back to get it so I'm
sure he won't mind." Brad nodded is head, not really hearing anything
he said. He looked at himself in the mirror and realized how pathetic
he must look to Drew. He washed off his face. Drew came in a few
minutes later with a pair of silk pajamas. They were purple, a deep
amethyst purple color. He politely asked Drew to leave the room while
he got dressed. I don't need him anymore, he thought fiercely while
looking into the mirror, he hurt me. He is right
now, sleeping with
another man. He hurt me…and used me. I *will* move on! Aye, I will.
An inner-voice piped up, no you won't, you still love him, I know you
do. He snapped at his voice and told himself that it was wrong, even
thought he knew it wasn't. He ran a hand through his mop of hair and
finished buttoning up his shirt. He walked out and saw Drew had
pulled out the sofa bed and had put clean sheets on it. He snuggled
down into the blankets. His last thought, before diving into the
oblivion of sleep, was how much warmer he would be if Drew was there
with him.
After All These Things Are Over Pt.2
Brad Sherwood woke up feeling not so
refreshed and feeling
lonely and broken hearted. He closed his eyes to block out the
sun. The image of Chip and
of passion appeared in his mind. The grief over took him and he began
crying. About a minute after he started crying he felt pudgy arms
wrap around his torso. Drew started whispering words of comfort into
Brad's ear. Brad leaned back into Drew's arms and
settled in. Brad
stopped crying and was just sitting there in Drew's
arms. Drew tried
to pull his arms away but Brad whimpered and held his arms there.
"Don't go," He whispered softly.
"Alright, I won't" Drew whispered
soothingly back and then
kissed Brad on top of the head. After a couple of minutes Drew spoke
again, "You want some lunch?"
"That'd be nice, thank you Drew."
Brad replied. Drew gave a
nod and walked into the kitchen. A couple minutes later he smelt the
familiar scent of Ramen Noodles. He smiled and got out of the bed and
wandered into the kitchen. He saw Drew making salami sandwiches very
carefully.
"Mustard?"
He asked Brad, holding up the bottle. Brad fell
over in a fit of giggles and told him no. Drew smiled and set the
table. They sat down and ate in silence, not an awkward one, just a
comfortable silence only good friends could have. Brad was smiling,
but it didn't touch his eyes, it was a very pale comparison to his
real one. It hurt Drew, something inside of Drew snapped. He felt his
own heart break because he could see the heartache in Brad's eyes. He
could see inside his soul, so deeply and he knew how much he was
hurting. It had happened to him once, when Diedrich
had left him for
that slut Christa. He instantly got up and impulsively kissed Brad on
the lips. Brad got a look of pure shock. The hurt in Drew's
eyes was
as plain as day, it was very painful. Brad reached up and caressed
Drew's cheek.
"I have to tell you something
Brad." Drew said. They went
into the living room and sat down.
After All These Things Are Over Pt.3
Brad sat in the end of the couch. He was
trying to read
Drew's face but it was now completely
emotionless. Drew looked at
Brad, a look that sent shivers down Brad's spine. It was a cold
stare.
"What'd you want to talk about
Drew?" Brad asked, his voice
showing none of the fear he felt. He'd never gotten that kind of gaze
from Drew. It was the most emotionless statement he'd ever seen. It
hurt him.
"Are you blind??" Drew asked, his
composure suddenly
slipping, as he turned angry. "I mean…. can't you see how much I love
you? I sit here…every time someone hurts you I sit here and comfort
you. You think a friend would do that?? Do I ever ask you for
anything back??" Brad flinched.
"No…" Brad said weakly.
"Then why do you suppose I'd sit here
and be your shoulder to
cry on when you got hurt?"
"I thought."
"Yeah! You
thought…that was your first mistake. Just forget
it alright." Brad got a look of hurt on his face. He decided to be
cold.
"Fine. I'll
forget it. Goodbye Drew." With that, Brad walked
out of the house and headed over to his to get his stuff.
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Brad walked into his house with his dignity
and mask of
indifference in place. He saw the house was clean and
gone. He saw Chip in their bedroom, fast asleep. He went over and lay
down next to him. Maybe it was a one-time thing, Brad thought. Chip
cuddled up to him and whispered Brad's name softly.
"Hey baby." Brad murmured softly
into Chip's ear.
"Morning'."
Chip replied sleepily. "Where were you last
night?"
"Oh, Drew wanted me to stay over last
night…his night light
wasn't installed yet." Brad giggled. "I'm kidding about the night
light thing…I stayed over there `cuz I saw
something that kind of
hurt my feelings."
"Oh my god!!
You saw Wayne and I didn't you?"
"Yeah, but I decided something. I
decided that that was
probably a one night thing and that it was just sex and that you love
me still."
"That is true…I was drunk actually…I'm
sorry I hurt you."
"That's okay. Now, if you want me to
forgive you then come
here and kiss me!" Chip leaned over and gave Brad a long passionate
kiss. Brad smiled and snuggled back down into Chip. They fell back
asleep. About an hour later their alarm woke them up. It was time to
go down to the studio.
After All
These Things Are Over Pt.4
Brad and Chip walked into the studio. Drew
looked a lot like
the jolly man he knew so well. It would be easier to deal with him
like that. He left Chip and tapped Drew on the shoulder.
"Come with me please." Brad said
quietly and Drew followed
him with no reluctance. He was completely willing to go anywhere with
Brad. Brad led him into Drew's office and shut
the door quietly.
"We need to talk about some
things." Brad said.
"I'll say." Drew muttered quietly.
"Let me talk first," Drew nodded
at him affirmatively, "I
freaked out last night. The look in your eyes scared me. I know you
love me now, but I still love Chip. I think he loves me so-" Brad
stopped talking suddenly. Drew looked out the small window of his
office and saw Chip and
very intense. He knew how upset Brad must be. He saw something in
Brad's eyes that he had never seen before. A cold, pure,
undeniable
look of hatred and rage. It was topped by the fact that tears were
streaming down his face and there was hurt in those eyes. He slammed
open the door of Drew's office. The whole studio fell
quiet.
"Chip," Brad started in a deadly
whisper, it was so quiet
that it was no strain to hear him, "I've had enough of your lies and
games. I haven't asked you for much. All I want was a pure simple
honest relationship. But obviously your too
childish and loose to
even begin to know what love is. I hope you know you've broken my
heart." The look faded and he just looked tired. "Dan, I'm
leaving
for a coupe of months. I'm going to go take a vacation. Goodbye all.
Oh, and Chip." Chip looked up,
"I hope you burn in hell." With that
he pivoted on his heel and walked out of the studio.
After
All These Things Are Over Pt.5
He arrived at his parents
ranch about
morning. He had taken two days to get there. He didn't drive at
night, he got too tired. His mother was surprised to see him, which
was understandable, ever since he had started going out with Chip he
rarely saw his parents. He was taken in the minute they saw him. He
hoped Chip was having hell back in
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Dan was shaking like a leaf. He thought of
Brad as a son, and
someone he thought would protect him had just hurt him in the worst
way. He still wanted to think of Chip as a good person but he knew
dating. Brad and Wayne were best friends. Then something hit him….
knew. Dan stood up and slammed out of his office.
"Charles Esten,
I need to see you in my office. Now." He said
this with a coldness not seen usually seen in the usually happy man.
Chip walked into his office and Dan slammed the door.
"Listen here,
I let Brad date you because I thought you were
going to help him. I'm like Brad's father and *you* just ruined his
life. God knows when he'll be back and he is one of my favorites. He
has come to me for every single problem he had ever had since I've
known him and I swear to god if he kills himself, I'll make it so you
never see the light of day again." With that he walked out and tried
to get his show coordinated for the taping. He didn't know what to do.
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Drew looked around uneasily. Dan had made
Greg fill in for
Brad, but it was way to hard to actually tape.
There was no one here
yet since they hadn't officially started. They canceled the taping
and tried to get re-coordinated. Drew was talking to Ryan… but he
wasn't really listening to him. He was staring at Dan. He had never
seen the man so shaken. The cool exterior the man usually kept around
himself was gone. He had called someone but no one knew whom. They
all assumed it was Brad's family. He had called them right after Brad
had left. Around
surprised them that Greg was in a state of shock. Colin was talking
to
"-Said that he'd broken up."
Colin laid a hand on his shoulder.
"If you didn't know it's ok. It isn't
your fault. Don't think
it is. Calm down."
"But… I feel
so dirty!"
Drew has never seen him do. Colin pulled the man into a hug and
patted his back reassuringly. Drew looked around and saw Chip
standing silently, tears streaming down his face. Drew walked over to
him. He saw that he wasn't just crying silently, when you got closer
you can see that he was sobbing. It mad Drew kind of angry.
"What the hell are you crying
for?" Drew asked, his anger
seeping into his voice.
"I did something terrible." Chip
said quietly, "Something I
can never erase or undo. Life is a game but there sure as hell ain't
no reset button. It's kind of sad you
know. I don't even know why I
did it. I don't even like
was lust not love. And for your information, I didn't initiate that
kiss. He kissed me because when me and him… you know… I told him I
loved him and all that bull shit you say when you're going for a good
screw." Drew looked at him. He didn't even say anything back; he just
walked away to find Ryan. Boy that man had a habit of disappearing.
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"So, all in all, they need more force.
If they had more they
could've defeated him easier." Brad stated watching the ending
credits of The Mummy. His little sister laughed at him.
"You're such a geek." She said
clicking off the tape. Their
mom walked in.
"What do you guys want to eat for
lunch?"
"Whatever." His sister said and
looked at Brad. Brad
shrugged.
"Kids."
His mom muttered walking into the kitchen. Brad and
Sharon fell into a fit of giggles. After a while Brad got up and
grabbed the phone. He dialed the number to ABC studios.
"Hello, this is Brad Sherwood. May I
speak to Dan Patterson?
Hey Dan, it's Brad. I just wanted to tell you I got home okay… Yeah…
I'll see you in a couple of months… I'm fine… Tell everyone I said hi…
Yeah… I'll talk to you soon… Yeah… I'll call… Alright…
Bye." He hung
up the phone.
"Who was that?"
"My boss you nosy
little child." Brad replied smartly.
"I'm not that little… I'm only 2 years
younger than you." He
shook his head. He laughed and wondered if he could really live with
his parents and siblings again.
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Greg was outside; he had quit smoking,
finally. He was
waiting for the person Dan had called. He didn't know who it was but
Dan said he'd know who it was when he saw him. Then a small black car
pulled up. A man walked up, he was kind of short, balding, and sort
of pudgy. Whoa! He thought, finally realizing who it was, talk about
a blast from the past.
"Yo! Clive! Over here!" Greg yelled. Clive
looked up and
walked over to Greg. He looked at him.
"You haven't changed one bit. Nice
suit." Clive said. Greg
snorted.
"Follow me… they are all inside. He
didn't tell us who was
coming… so expect some weird reactions." Clive
followed and as soon
as he got in the room he had various reactions. The people who knew
him were excited to see him and the people who didn't were very nice.
It was an exciting and interesting affair. Clive
still had no clue
what was going on.
After All The Things Are Over Pt.6
Greg and Clive
entered a room at the end of the hallway.
"Hey guys guess who I brought?" Greg said to the others in the
room.
The others turned around to see who it was. Their eyes widened and
their jaws dropped.
"Clive"!
Colin shouted out. "What are you doing here?"
They all went up to him and exchanged hugs.
"Well I came to see how
you guys are doing" Clive answered. "I can
see that you are doing well"
They talked with each other for
a few more minutes. Then Dan
Patterson busted in.
"Ok you guys we go to tape
in 1 hour-" He said in a hyper tone of
voice. "I was just checking to see if you we're… Clive
what are you
doing here?"
Dan took a few seconds to cool
down. Clive looked at him with this
shy little statement.
"I know we promised to keep this a
secret," Dan said, "But I
can't help it." Dan strode over to Clive and
kissed him full on the
mouth, it wasn't a long kiss. Just the chaste kiss of
lovers. They
were all pretty shocked. Greg coughed and looked away politely. Ryan
stared, and Colin jabbed him in the ribs for being rude. Chip was
silently crying, still. Drew bust out of his office.
"Dan! I was looking over the recording
schedule and there is
no way Greg will be able to pull this off. I looked at his stand-up
schedule and compared it to the schedule we have and half the times
we have him scheduled, he has a stand-up gig." Dan looked at Drew and
smiled a tired smile.
"Can't you switch Chip and Greg?"
"Nope… almost everyday Chip is
scheduled Greg has some kind
of engagement."
"What do you propose then?"
"Why don't you bring Jeff back??"
"Well, he's on his honeymoon and…"
"But we *need* him!"
"Fine, I'll call him." Dan picked
up the phone and dialed in
Jeff's cell number.
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In the honeymoon suite of the Red Heart
Hotel in the Bahamas
Jeff's cell phone went off. Of course, he picked it up.
"
"Hey Jeff.
It's Dan. I know you are trying to enjoy your
vacation but I need you to come back. Brad left after Chip was being
a slut and slept with
time to hear Jeff say.
"Yeah, I'll be back in
"Jeff… what the fuck was that all
about?"
"They're short people… I have to go…
I'll let you come and
after we are done I'll take you on another honeymoon." That didn't
calm her at all. She started cussing him out and throwing stuff. 2
hours and about 15 bruises later her got her into
the rent-a-car and
back to the airport. She was not in happy spirits when they landed.
When they got over to ABC studios she went off on Dan.
"YOU LITTLE PRICK! HOW DARE YOU
INTERRUPT MY HONEYMOON! I
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D CALL US BACK JUST BECAUSE YOU NEED HIM! DON'T YOU
KNOW THAT A HONEYMOON IS SACRED???" Jeff put a hand on Mysty's
shoulder. That just enraged her further. She started yelling, she
finally stopped yelling at Dan after Ryan told her the story, and she
whirled on Chip.
"You should be ashamed of yourself.
I-" Chip cut her off.
"I am." He said quietly. A hush
fell over the room. Everyone
stared, especially
wound. He ran into Drew's office, shut and locked
the door. From
within the office you could hear sobbing.
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Brad was sitting in his room looking at a
picture when he was
truly happy. In the picture were Ryan, Colin, Greg, Chip,
Drew, Dan, and he. Chip's arm was around his shoulder and Drew was
holding Ryan's hand. It made him think of a happier time in his life.
He knew a secret though, he had hit rock bottom. When you hit rock
bottom the only way you can go is up. He felt that his life was going
to get better. He just didn't know how soon. There was a knock at his
door.
"Come in!" he called.
"The doors for you." She said and
then walked out. Brad
jumped out of his bed and ran downstairs to the door. He had no clue
who that man was but he looked nice.
Strangers with candy, he
reminded himself.
"Hello." Brad said, guarding
himself carefully.
"Hello, are you Brad?" the man
said.
"Yes, I am. Who are you?"
"My name is Ralph Boyjiff."
Brad did a double take.
"Are you the number 4 underwear
checker?" Brad asked
automatically, he didn't even mean to. Ralph looked at him strangely.
"No… I'm the owner of the Forgotten
Treasures Antique Store."
"Sorry… it's a long story. What do you
need?"
"I was wondering if you'd like to go
out to dinner with me
later tonight."
"Sure."
"Dress nice please. I'll see you
later."
"Bye." With that he shut the door
and practically floated to
his room.
"How'd you like Ralph?" She asked.
Brad smiled.
"Can't you tell?"
"Whatever." She walked out of his
room and he started going
through his clothes to find a nice outfit. He finally picked out a
black silk shirt and a nice pair of black pants. He looked nice
enough. Then he went downstairs and saw someone he had been longing
to see since he got back. He saw his best friend from school,
Kenneth Morgan, and his beautiful sister, Katana Morgan. They were
his best and only friends in school. He was happy to see them. He sat
down and for the next hour or so they summed their lives up. He found
out that Kenneth was married to this model looking girl named Calinna
Borgenald, Katana had a husband name
James Dritler, and that their
father had passed away about 2 years ago. He told them about Chip,
and Drew, and all those other `friends' he had. He was very reluctant
to talk about them. Especially Chip and Drew. Then
he remembered
something someone had told him; `It is better to have love and to
lost than to have never loved at all.'
With a new wave of confidence
he picked up the phone and called up ABC studios.
"Hello. Is Drew Carey there? May I
speak with him? Thank you.
Drew… its Brad… I just wanted to let you know I'm coming back… See
you later… bye-bye." He hung up and got packed. He apologized to his
friends and family and asked
he hopped into his car and began his ride home.
After All These Things Are Over Pt.7
Brad arrived at the studio about a quarter past 7. Ryan was
the first one who saw him and he went psychotic. He started screaming
and jumping up and down as soon as he recognized Brad's blue neon. As
soon as Ryan told them who had come back Dan went psychotic. He ran
out of the studio and ran outside to meet the man he considered a
son. Dan started fussing around him like a mother hen. Greg thought
the whole scene was amusing. Brad smiled a little and blushed. He
tried brushing Dan off but he would have no such thing. Jeff slinked
up to Greg.
"Hey Greg.
Want to have a few drinks at my house with me?"
Jeff asked
"Sure, I'm game." Greg replied.
They walked over to Jeff's
car and got in. They rode in silence the entire ride. It wasn't a
bitter or awkward silence. It was a silence that communicated more
volumes than any words. The ride was comfortable and Greg fidgeted
with the radio. They arrived at Jeff's house and they were silent
until they were fully inside. Then Jeff began talking.
"I thought I'd be happy. I was at
first. When she said yes
and all. But she never does anything with me anymore. Marriage is
tearing us apart. I thought it'd be good to finally settle down and
she was so perfect. I mean, when we first got married, you know a
couple weeks ago. I was so happy. But now, it's hell. I rarely ever
see her. She's always with friends…. Laura Hall, and
Linda Taylor and
all her other ditzy music friends. I don't know what to do. I'm so
sick of not seeing her. And my hand isn't that satisfying… I mean…
not like another person. You're still free aren't you?" His voice
went from angry to sexy in 5 minutes flat. It was enough to turn any
guy on. Especially since his eyes still had that angry glint that
made him look like a wild animal. Jeff held out his
slender hand and
led Greg upstairs into his room. They took of their clothes and began
slowly exploring each other.
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Mysty arrived at
her house.
"Thanks for the ride Lauren, wanna come inside for some
coffee?" Mysty asked her good friend.
"Sure Mysty",
she responded.
Mysty
took her purse and looked for her house key. She took it out
opened the door and let her and her friend inside.
"Jeff I'm home", Mysty said when she closed the door. She looked for
him but he wasn't downstairs.
"Maybe he's upstairs Mysty", Lauren said to her friend.
"You wait here I'll go check" she
responded.
Mysty
ventured upstairs up to the master bedroom. She then opened the
door very slowly because she thought he might be sleeping. Oh he was
sleeping all right. It's a good thing she opened the door to spare
her an extra three seconds to see what was happening behind that
door.
She couldn't believe what she
saw. Her eyes widened and her jaw
dropped. She stood their motionless while she saw her good friend and
Co-worker Greg Proops on top of her husband
making sick crazy love to
each other.
"Get your sick laden ass
body off my husband you fucking home
wrecker!"
Greg and Jeff stopped to look
at Mysty. She was outraged. Mysty
was
so mad that she threw her purse at the both of them.
"Get out of my bed you
prick!" she screamed at Greg. "You get your
goddamn cloths back on at get out of my house you cock sucker" Greg
did what she said and left.
"And you!" she
screamed and Pointed at Jeff "How could you do this to
our Marriage? I've been hit on a zillion times but I managed to say
no because I love you damn it, I know our marriage is going as great
as we planed, but I wanted to help it, but you end up sleeping with
this male whore who is twice your age!"
" But, but I can
explain" Jeff responded "We were
lonely and it was
just the spear of the moment thing and-"
"I don't wanna here it Jeff"! She screamed back
Lauren came up to their room to
see what was going on.
"Mysty
I just saw Greg Proops storm out your house and oh my
god"
She stood there for a few seconds; she looked at Mysty,
and then at
Jeff.
"Aw so this is your
husband" she said "cute one too".
"Hey" she responded
"It so happens he was cheating on me can I stay
at your place tonight Lauren?"
"Yeah sure, I wouldn't
want to stay in the same house as he right now"
They both gave Jeff mean looks.
Lauren and Misty left the room
to leave him alone.
"What have I done?"
he said quietly to himself. "I could have put our
marriage in jeopardy"
He felt so selfish, dark and
curl. He put his own wants and needs in
front of hers. He wanted to make it up to her but he didn't know
how.
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A few nights after that, Jeff
was in the living room still feeling
like crap from what he did to Mysty. He couldn't
stop thinking about
her, wondering what she was thinking. Was she thinking about him?
Would she be able to forgive him for what he had done and would she
ever want to talk to him or even look at his face? His mind was going
a mile a minute. He so wanted to erase the past, and he so wanted his
beloved. He felt so alone without her.
"Hey" came a voice.
He knew that voice. He looked
up and turned his head.
"Mysty"? He whispered.
She smiled at him and went into
his arms.
"I missed you so much Myst, and I'm sorry for what I did" Jeff said.
"It was my fault too"
said Mysty
"What are you
saying?" he asked her "this is completely my fault"
"No it's mine to" she
answered. "I should have paid more attention to
you, and been more of a wife, I sorta figured
that if I kept this up,
I could have lost you and I'm really sorry Jeff". She gave him a hug
and a long kiss
"Dude you're a mess, when
was the last time you had a shower?" Mysty
asked
"Yesterday", he
answered
"Good I have an
Idea," she said
"What were you
intending?" he asked. She took him by the hand and ran
upstairs
"You'll see," she
answered.
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They got out of the shower about an hour
later. They'd had
quite an amusing time. Then Jeff remembered something about why he
had slept with Greg. She knocked on his head.
"Hey, earth to
Laura. Alright?" Mysty
said. Jeff just nodded and as soon as she
walked out he went to his alcohol cabinet and drunk himself into a
stupor.
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Mysty
walked into the door around
the couch. She beckoned the man with her to come upstairs quietly.
She led the man into her room and began telling him to keep it down.
"Who is that man?" he asked
quietly.
"Oh. That's Jeff… my brother." She
replied. She started
kissing him and getting very friendly. She heard stirring but assumed
it was her cat, Fluffkins. Jeff walked into the
door and sobered up
instantly despite the amount of alcohol he had had. He ran out of the
house in shock. He ran all the way to Greg's house. He made the
mistake of not knocking and got shot down for the second time that
day. Greg was having sex with somebody. He left without a word.
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Drew walked out of the hole-in-the-wall bar
about a block and
a half from ABC. He saw Jeff crying his eyes out. Drew stopped Jeff
and asked him what was wrong.
"Oh… like you even fucking care!"
Jeff snapped. Drew took a
step back, Jeff rarely talked like that to anyone.
"Jeff… calm down. What's wrong??"
Drew chided gently.
"Oh… I don't know!!! Maybe
the fact that my wife is fucking
Craig!"
"Hey. I didn't know… come with me.
I'll buy you some coffee
and I'll talk you through this."
"God Drew.
What do I do?? I love her!!"
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To be continued.