said, “Jack and I can knock it out, we are pros, don’t worry about it. If you get too many guys going at once on something, you are going to over complicate it. If you lovely ladies want to get lunch ready we will rock out on the tent and stuff.”
Katy said, “Geez Isaac, I don’t know if we are going to be able to put those pre made sandwiches on plates and then add chips and dip to the plate. Traci isn’t much of a cook, definitely not an old married woman yet, so I'll have to teach her the ways of cooking.”
Jack said, “Well, remember the most important thing is going to be making sure that my beer does not, I repeat does not, get empty.”
Katy gave him a kiss and said, “Just remember you don’t want to fall asleep before me, or you aren’t going to be able to enjoy the great outdoors baby.”
“Oh I'll nap today if I need to, don’t you worry about it.”
Isaac said, “Yeah you know my dad naps, it's something old guys do I've heard. You guys make sure you get him a can of prune juice too, keep the old man regular.”
Jack leaned forward. “You realize I’m like three years older than you, don't you?”
“Yeah, it’s a shame to think what can happen in that short amount of time. Probably need Viagra and depends. Do your farts drip now?”
Katy said, “Oh my god, if anyone gives this horn-ball a single pill of Viagra I will kill myself, I’m not kidding. You’d think after this many years he’d settle down but no, he is still a thirty year old with a fifteen year old teenage penis.”
Isaac not able to stop himself said, “Yeah probably the same size to.”
Jack hit his belt leaning forward to give Isaac a shoulder hit that he would not soon forget and Isaac thought about punching the brakes hard and letting the rear end of the truck slide, but looked at the two sleeping in the back and used his willpower to stop himself.
Traci said, “Holy shit that just made my life. This place is beautiful. Second best thing today besides the engagement hands down.”
Isaac cleared his throat, rubbing her leg up high, and she said, “Okay fifth best thing, because wow did we celebrate the engagement like there was no tomorrow.”
Traci screamed, pointing to one of the many, many open spots. “We need to take that spot. Look at that, there is a place for a fire, and a clearing next to the lake. That couldn’t be any more perfect, could it?”
Jack said, “No, not unless it was a five star hotel in the Caribbean, but who are we kidding? I deem this spot thou spot to get shit faced for the next few days.”
Isaac pulled in and they got the truck unpacked, leaving Tony and Brandi sleeping in their spots. They were walking on eggshells, happy to let them sleep if they wanted to. Isaac and Jack were both confident, that if she was woken from her slumber prematurel y she would be a royal bitch to deal with. They got the tent set up in no time and to their credit were able to consume two beers each during that time.
Brandi came out of the truck, leaving Tony sitting there and looking around trying to take in the view. She saw the lake and stumbled over in her high heels, doing her best to break her neck. There she found a clear spot to sit down and let her feet soak. She pulled out a smoke and lay back flat, looking up at the blue sky and the crisp white clouds passing overhead lazily. A stream of smoke poured out from around the cigarette clenched between her teeth. The smoke swirled into the air disappearing into nothing. Katy was making plates and said, “Not that we really need the help, but it’s lovely that she decided she didn’t need to help anyone.”
Traci said, “She’s not so much a morning person. Given it’s afternoon but I'd be confident that it’s about the same thing. We might want to give her just a little bit to wake up. She can make up her own plate when she’s ready. Boys are you ready to eat?”
Jack nodded. “Yeah, you guys want to take the plates down by the
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