“Yeah, and I should’ve known better. I’m not cut out for the long-term, doll. I’m not like you. I should stick with bang ‘em and bow out. Hook up and haul ass.”
“Dick and ditch?” Gia smirked.
“Rut and run?” I put in. “Ummm ... huh. I need to brush up on my sex slang.”
“When you’re not getting any, thinking about the slang is just torture,” Gia mused. “I speak from experience, ladies. Not that I’m looking for it. God, no.” She shuddered. “Right now, guys are the last thing on my mind. In fact, I might swear off them forever. I’m pretty sure all the good ones are taken, and I’m not interested in the bad boys anymore. I’ve been there and done that, thanks.”
“But you can’t let things like that get in the way of sex, G.” Zelda finally tore her eyes off the screen and leaned over me to look earnestly at Gia. “You don’t want things to get stagnant down there, you know. You got to keep in shape. That’s why I’m in favor of the ...” A slow smile spread over her face. “The fuck and fly. Oh, that’s a winner. Ding, ding, ding!”
She held up her hand for a high five, and she looked so proud of herself that I couldn’t help slapping her palm.
“Someday we’re going to all be in a good place at the same time, and then we’ll look back on tonight and think,if those girls only knew how wonderful things can be.” I held my breath as the football spiraled through the air, mentally willing it into Leo’s waiting arms and exhaling in disappointment when it landed on the grass just a few feet behind him. “Damn. He should’ve had that one.”
“And that’s the game, folks.” Zelda hummed a little in disappointment. “It’s a shame. Richmond played some good ball tonight. Leo’s probably not to going to be happy about this one.”
I lifted one shoulder. “The parents are all taking him out to dinner afterwards, so he’ll have lots of comforting and consolation.”
“And so do you.” Gia snagged another beer from the coffee table, popped off the top and handed it to me. “Drink up, girlfriend. You need it.”
“I really shouldn’t.” I hesitated. “Or at least I should check on Nate first.”
“I’ll check on him. You relax and pick out a movie. Make it a chick flick that has a seriously built guy who stays naked or close to it the whole time, okay?”
“Oh, that sounds like a plan.” Zelda stood up. “I saw some popcorn in the cabinet while we were cooking dinner. How about I make some of that? We can change into our pajamas and have a slumber party out here, the way we used to back in school.”
“I’m down for that.” Gia patted my shoulder. “Dibs on the long end of the sofa.”
I smiled and took a long pull of my beer. For just tonight, I could pretend that everything was normal and that the future was full of promise. For tonight, I was going to let myself have fun with my girlfriends and not think about what was coming.
For tonight, I could pretend and forget.
