an
ex-girlfriend,” he said, nodding toward them.
“The girl with the two guys?” I said.
“Yeah. She’s completely nuts. If she sees me,
she might freak out, which, I guess, is my cue to leave. I’m going to go and find
Jason,” he said, getting up. “Let him know I’m leaving.”
“Okay. Well, it was nice meeting you,” I said,
feeling bad that his Ex was so crazy that he couldn’t even be in the same bar
with her.
“Yeah,” agreed Monica. “Sorry we didn’t get a
chance to talk more.”
“Another time, maybe,” he said, looking at the
girl again. Then his eyes met mine. He winked. “Enjoy yourself, tonight.”
“Thanks,” I replied.
Still watching the bar, carefully, he took off
toward the dance floor, leaving me and Monica alone.
“Boy, that was weird,” said Monica. “He’s obviously
afraid of her.”
“She must be a real head-case,” I replied.
“You never know. He might just be saying that.
We don’t know him, either. He could be a real asshole.”
“True.”
She yawned. “I’m getting tired. I was up with
Max early this morning.” Max was her five-year-old son. “He wasn’t feeling
well. I hope I’m not coming down with anything. That’s all I need.”
“I hear you,” I said, taking another drink of
my cocktail. “Wow, this is strong.”
“Don’t drink anymore of it, then.”
I pushed it away. “Maybe I won’t.”
“I envy you,” she said, sighing. “Not that I
don’t love Max, hell, you know how much I adore that little guy, but there are
days when I wish that I would have been more careful.”
Monica had gotten pregnant in high school and
the boy who’d knocked her up, hadn’t wanted anything to do with the baby.
“I’m sure. Thank goodness your mom didn’t freak
out when you first told her about Max”
“She’s great. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t
know how I’d have managed.”
“You would have found a way. You’re a lot more
resourceful and independent then you give yourself credit for.”
“Thanks,” she said. “Still, I wish I could give
him more, you know? He deserves it.”
“He has his mother,” I said. “Who loves him and
that’s all he really needs. You’re doing great.”
She smiled.
“Plus, look at it this way, you’ll still be
young when Max is old enough to get into a bar. You can buy him his first
drink, and everyone will say what a hot MILF you are.”
She laughed. “Right.”
“He really is a great kid,” I said, thinking
about his round little cherub face. “So sweet. You’re lucky to have him.”
She nodded. “He is sweet. He must take after me
because his father is a douche bag.”
“Yeah he is,” I said, feeling a little dizzy. I
put my hand up to my forehead. “Is it hot in here or just me?”
“It’s a little hot,” she said, looking around.
“But look at how many people are crammed into this joint.”
“It’s packed, alright,” said Jason, who was
suddenly standing next to me. “And there isn’t anywhere to move on the dance
floor, there are so many bodies out there, now.”
“Hey,” I said, looking behind him. “Where is
Tiffany?”
“She’s dancing with Brian, Gary, and your
friend, now,” he said, sitting down next to me. “I needed a break.”
“Lucas left,” said Monica.
He ran a hand through his dark hair. “Yeah, I
ran into him on the way back here.”
Monica yawned. “I’m tired. I think I need some
caffeine.”
“Me, too. I’m feeling a little dizzy anyway.” I
stuck my fingers in into my drink and grabbed an ice cube. “I knew that I
should have went to bed earlier last night,” I said, rubbing it on my forehead.
“Drink your Rum and Coke,” he said, nodding
toward the drink. “That will help cool you off.”
“No. I’m done,” I replied, unzipping my purse
to get to my wallet. “I think I’m just going to go and get a plain Coke.”
“I’ll get it for you,” he said, jumping up.
I looked up at him. “No. It’s okay. You
ex-girlfriend,” he said, nodding toward them.
“The girl with the two guys?” I said.
“Yeah. She’s completely nuts. If she sees me,
she might freak out, which, I guess, is my cue to leave. I’m going to go and find
Jason,” he said, getting up. “Let him know I’m leaving.”
“Okay. Well, it was nice meeting you,” I said,
feeling bad that his Ex was so crazy that he couldn’t even be in the same bar
with her.
“Yeah,” agreed Monica. “Sorry we didn’t get a
chance to talk more.”
“Another time, maybe,” he said, looking at the
girl again. Then his eyes met mine. He winked. “Enjoy yourself, tonight.”
“Thanks,” I replied.
Still watching the bar, carefully, he took off
toward the dance floor, leaving me and Monica alone.
“Boy, that was weird,” said Monica. “He’s obviously
afraid of her.”
“She must be a real head-case,” I replied.
“You never know. He might just be saying that.
We don’t know him, either. He could be a real asshole.”
“True.”
She yawned. “I’m getting tired. I was up with
Max early this morning.” Max was her five-year-old son. “He wasn’t feeling
well. I hope I’m not coming down with anything. That’s all I need.”
“I hear you,” I said, taking another drink of
my cocktail. “Wow, this is strong.”
“Don’t drink anymore of it, then.”
I pushed it away. “Maybe I won’t.”
“I envy you,” she said, sighing. “Not that I
don’t love Max, hell, you know how much I adore that little guy, but there are
days when I wish that I would have been more careful.”
Monica had gotten pregnant in high school and
the boy who’d knocked her up, hadn’t wanted anything to do with the baby.
“I’m sure. Thank goodness your mom didn’t freak
out when you first told her about Max”
“She’s great. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t
know how I’d have managed.”
“You would have found a way. You’re a lot more
resourceful and independent then you give yourself credit for.”
“Thanks,” she said. “Still, I wish I could give
him more, you know? He deserves it.”
“He has his mother,” I said. “Who loves him and
that’s all he really needs. You’re doing great.”
She smiled.
“Plus, look at it this way, you’ll still be
young when Max is old enough to get into a bar. You can buy him his first
drink, and everyone will say what a hot MILF you are.”
She laughed. “Right.”
“He really is a great kid,” I said, thinking
about his round little cherub face. “So sweet. You’re lucky to have him.”
She nodded. “He is sweet. He must take after me
because his father is a douche bag.”
“Yeah he is,” I said, feeling a little dizzy. I
put my hand up to my forehead. “Is it hot in here or just me?”
“It’s a little hot,” she said, looking around.
“But look at how many people are crammed into this joint.”
“It’s packed, alright,” said Jason, who was
suddenly standing next to me. “And there isn’t anywhere to move on the dance
floor, there are so many bodies out there, now.”
“Hey,” I said, looking behind him. “Where is
Tiffany?”
“She’s dancing with Brian, Gary, and your
friend, now,” he said, sitting down next to me. “I needed a break.”
“Lucas left,” said Monica.
He ran a hand through his dark hair. “Yeah, I
ran into him on the way back here.”
Monica yawned. “I’m tired. I think I need some
caffeine.”
“Me, too. I’m feeling a little dizzy anyway.” I
stuck my fingers in into my drink and grabbed an ice cube. “I knew that I
should have went to bed earlier last night,” I said, rubbing it on my forehead.
“Drink your Rum and Coke,” he said, nodding
toward the drink. “That will help cool you off.”
“No. I’m done,” I replied, unzipping my purse
to get to my wallet. “I think I’m just going to go and get a plain Coke.”
“I’ll get it for you,” he said, jumping up.
I looked up at him. “No. It’s okay. You
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