There is nothing like bringing people together. You must take every possible opportunity to spend time with your friends and family cause like they say and not like I am saying it is anybody’s, but you never know when it is too late.
And now is the perfect time to do that. With Brody’s attempt to find love and them being in town at the moment, why not for us all to get together, after all they of all people will know what kind of situation Brody is in all too well. Not the force to marry situation but the being married one.
I bumped into them yesterday as I was rushing out my building to get to dinner. They only then got into town and was on the way to the hotel around the corner. I sprung the idea to them and they said yes.
And here we are.
Mason ~”Hey Ashley, Rowan good to see you.”
Brody ~”Howzit Ash.”
Ashley ~”Hey, long time no see.”
Rowan ~”No hear too.”
Brody ~”You know how I am with phones.”
Ashley ~”This ass also stopped phoning.”
Ashley points as me as she is laughing.
Rowan ~”He does not know it’s you phoning because he had too many bitches phoning him.”
Rowan takes Ashley’s suitcase as she squeezes past me through the front door.
Ashley ~”Are we going to stand in the door or are you going to let us in?”
Damon ~”Shit please come in, then I can introduce you.”
We all move into the kitchen where Skye pours everyone a drink.
Damon ~”Just drink that slowly, this one is a bit over generous with the Bacardi today.”
Ashley ~”So Skye that must be your girl?”
Damon ~”Yes and that there is Amber, it is her sister and she is sort of with Mason.”
Brody ~”And this is…”
Ashley ~”Ah so she is the girl.”
I kick Ashley from around the bar counter where no one can see. I put one of my best shut the fuck up faces on and she immediately stops her sentence.
Skye ~”I don’t want to be rude but is no one going to tell us who you are?”
And here it begins, I am going to be in so many depths of shit, I don’t even think that ocean there outside is going to wash me off. Now I am going to hear you ask the same question that Skye is going to ask in ten seconds, how the fuck did nobody know I have another brother. Well it is simple, I just forgot. How do you forget your brother? Well he does not live in town and we are kind of bad with communicating. AND no one asked, I mean, I have not really shared much of my family life with her.
Damon ~”Baby this is Rowan and his wife Ashley. Rowan is our other brother.”
Skye ~”Your what?”
Damon ~”He is Brody’s brother and my stepbrother.”
Skye ~”How the fuck did I not know you had another brother?”
See, maybe it was fifteen seconds but just as I was expecting. But what happens next, I did not expect.
Skye ~”Ashley, I think you have married the right brother because these two are as useless ass shit.”
Ashley ~”Sweety, this one only got better because he got married to me.”
Rowan ~”I think it is the other way around party girl.”
Skye ~”Did he also hang around at that stupid club?”
Ashley ~”That is where I met him, I also used to be a wild party animal like him.”
Rowan ~”You were worse than we.”
Damon ~”She was kind of a celebrity in her day and now she is just a lingerie model.”
Skye ~”Oh my god I thought you look familiar.”
Damon ~”Skye here prefers to walk around in lingerie, she almost only wears your range.”
Skye ~”What it is more comfortable than clothes.”
Damon ~”Yes you would wear it in the street if you could.”
She did not fight, she does not look cross, and I don’t think she is going to smack me. She took it well? Or she just might be saving it for later. But for now I seem to be safe.
Mystery Girl ~”Rowan, you don’t work for the company then?”
Damon ~”No he prefers being his own boss.”
Mystery Girl ~”So are you the youngest brother?”
Damon ~”Yes he is still the baby.”
Brody ~”But I have the best looks.”
Damon ~”And I have the best body.”
Skye ~”Are you just in town for the weekend?”
Rowan ~”I am supposed to meet with our father but this was the best excuse for me to get out of it.”
Mystery Girl ~”Do you have any more brothers or sisters?”
Rowan ~”Yes we have a sister.”
Skye ~”Damon Chase!.”
Damon ~”Baby he is just joking. He wants to get me untroubled.”
Skye ~”If you have a family member pop up again, then you and Max will pop up a tent in the back yard.”
Damon ~”I promise you baby nothing is popping up. The only thing that is doing any popping is in my pants.”
Ashley ~”Who is Max?”
Damon ~”Oh he is her little naughty Labrador. He played with her bath sponge last night, she is still cross at him.”
Ashley ~”Let me guess, it is in pieces.”
Skye ~”Don’t forget the other part where you were the one that gave it to him.”
Rowan ~”Sounds about right. He use to let the lab mouse out just to see the teacher trying to run around and catch them.”
Damon ~”If I recall you let the mascot out his cage just before the big game.”
Amber ~”Fuck you boys are naughty, I am so glad I have a non-Hamilton and Chase here.”
Ashley ~”I have heard stories about him. He once cut a poor girl’s pigtails off cause she did not want to sit next to him in class.”
Skye ~”Is any of you actually normal?”
Damon ~”Baby we only had fun.”
Skye ~”I get you baby, naughty is nice they say.”
We all exchange a few more stories around the table. Mostly of our childhood and some of our young adult lives. Who does not say a lot though is Brody’s girl. They are not quite making the connection that I’d hope. She seems to be too quiet, was what she said on that dating app not real? It kind of sucks if she did because we thought that she would have been the perfect match. I think it is time to put her on the spot.
Damon ~”Can I ask you a personal question?”
I look at her.
Mystery Girl ~”Of course.”
Damon ~”You have seen Brody’s lifestyle, won’t it bug you if things have to get real between you two?”
Mystery Girl ~”No not at all.”
Damon ~”Have you dated many guys like him?”
Mystery Girl ~”If you want to know if I have seen any of the guys I meet up with at the club, then yes I have.”
Damon ~”So you enjoy to party?”
Mystery Girl ~”I love a good jol.”
Damon ~”Well I have not heard that word in ages so I guess you do.”
Mystery Girl ~”I am a free spirited girl.”
Damon ~”Would you consider marrying someone like Brody?”
Mystery Girl ~”Like I said if he is the right guy then I am sure I will.”
Damon ~”What would you say that if I told you that Brody is not just looking for a girlfriend but…”
Skye interrupts me.
Skye ~”Brody is looking for the board games, why don’t you go help him.”
Damon ~”But I am busy.”
Skye ~”Busy putting the poor girl on the spot.”
I disappear off with Brody while the girls are making another batch of cocktails.
Damon ~”I don’t know if I like this girl.”
Brody ~”She is like the complete opposite of what you described to me.”
Damon ~”Skye does not want me to ask her questions but how else are we going to get to know her.”
Brody ~”We do what you do when you want to get a girl to open up.”
Damon ~”We get them drunk.”
Brody ~”We just make the other three as pissed as hell and Skye won’t even notice.”
Damon ~”You do know that when she does, I am dead.”
Brody ~”Just take her shopping.”
Damon ~”I can just see your wife, she is always going to be in the shops.”
Brody ~”That sounds weird, my wife. I never thought I would say that word.”
Damon ~”I just wish you did not had to do it this way.”
Brody ~”Bro, you know how important this company is to me, it does not pain me to get married to get it. I am going to get married sooner or later.’
Damon ~”Then we must find you the right girl, I am not convinced that itis this one.”
We head back downstairs with all the game boards in hand. Tonight we are taking a vote, it is not just going to be Brody’s choice.
Damon ~”Who votes drunk, stoned or stupid?”
Skye ~”I do.”
Mason ~”I do.”
Amber ~”Me too.”
Mystery Girl ~”Count me in.”
Rowan ~”Make that another one.”
Ashley ~”Guess I have to be in too.”
Damon ~”Sorry bro. You can be the judge.”
Brody ~”Nah you can be judge, I don’t want everyone hating my shit.”
Damon ~”Ok first one. “I am not going to drink”… drinks.”
Skye ~”Amber.”
Mason ~”Amber.”
Ashley ~”I don’t know Amber so I am voting Amber.”
Rowan ~”Me too.”
Amber ~”That is not fair. I say the new girl.”
Mystery Girl ~”I say Skye.”
Damon ~”And you Brody?”
Brody ~”To make it fair I say the new girl too.”
Damon ~”You know you supposed to give me reasons, how am I supposed to decide.”
Mystery Girl ~”She just looks the type.”
Ashley ~”She does kind of look the type.”
Skye ~”She always drinks too much the night before.”
Damon ~”Then it is Amber.”
Damon ~”Next. Who would be the first one to die in a scary movie?”
Skye ~”Mason.”
Amber ~”Skye.”
Mason ~”Skye.”
Brody ~”Skye for me too.”
Ashley ~”Definitely Mason”
Rowan ~”Sorry but it’s got to be Mason.”
Mystery Girl ~”I say Skye.”
Damon ~”Why Skye?”
Mystery Girl ~”She seems too soft and girly.”
Damon ~”And Mason?”
Rowan ~”He is goddamn ugly.”
Brody ~”And slow.”
Damon ~”I say it is Mason then.”
Damon ~”Next. Always wants to play stupid card games.”
Skye ~”Brody.”
Amber ~”Brody.”
Mason ~”Brody.”
Ashley ~”Brody.”
Rowan ~”Brody.”
Mystery Girl ~”I guess I go for Brody then.”
Damon ~”Sorry Bro but there is not even competition here.”
Brody ~”I can really feel the love in the room.”
Damon ~”Next. Asks questions through the entire fucking movie.”
Amber ~”Skye.”
Mason ~”Yes that is Skye.”
Brody ~”Skye.”
Ashley ~”I say Skye.”
Rowan ~”They convinced me, Skye.”
Mystery Girl ~”Skye.”
Damon ~”Sorry baby but that is the truth.”
Skye ~”Am I that bad?”
Damon ~”Just a tad bit yes.”
Damon ~”Next. Probably own a sex toy.”
Skye ~”New girl.”
Amber ~”New girl.”
Mason ~”Sorry new girl.”
Brody ~”Ashley.”
Rowan ~”Definitely Ashley.”
Damon ~”Sorry Ash but we all know you do.”
Ashley ~”It’s fine, I can’t see new girl using one anyway.”
I can see that she is slightly starting to get pissed off and pissed but I have noticed that she is also quick to finger the girls and not the men. I think she might have some jealousy issues?
Damon ~”Next. Goes missing within minutes of going out.”
Skye ~”I am going to say new girl.”
Amber ~”Me too.”
Mason ~”Yes for me.”
Brody ~”New girl too.”
Ashley ~”Sorry new girl.”
Rowan ~”Heck I am guessing you too.”
Damon ~”New girl, we just guessing, please don’t kill us.”
Mystery Girl ~”I would have said Damon.”
Damon ~”Next. Volunteers to ride in trunk of car.”
Brody ~”Rowan.”
Mason ~”Rowan.”
Ashley ~”I heard that story about his stupid ass in college.”
Skye ~”Guess it is Rowan then.”
Amber ~”Rowan.”
Mystery Girl ~”Rowan.”
Damon ~”Sorry bro but you did volunteered that one time.”
I put the cards down to start packing them away, when she stops me.
Skye ~”Hey what about you, we all had a round, it’s time for you.”
Damon ~”It doesn’t work like that.”
Skye ~”Give me that cards and I will pick one.”
I watch her as she shift through the cards trying to find the perfect one that will suite me. She finally giggles as she pulls one from the deck.
Skye ~”Bails on friends to get laid.”
Mason ~”You nailed it Skye.”
Brody ~”That is your one and only man whore there.”
Rowan ~”He would not even blink.”
Damon ~”Hey it got me this girl, didn’t it?”
Once everybody has had a round, she looks at me very confused.
Skye ~”But who is the looser?”
Damon ~”Baby everybody is losers.”
Skye ~”Oh that sucks.”
Damon ~”I can pull one more then we can decide who the loser is really.”
Skye ~”Ok.”
Damon ~”Last one. Has sex while watching TV.”
Skye ~”Damon.”
Amber ~”Mason.”
Mason ~”Damon.”
Brody ~”Damon.”
Rowan ~”Mason.”
Ashley ~”Mason.”
Damon ~”Seems like new girl is the tiebreaker.”
Mystery Girl ~”Uhm… Damon.”
Damon ~”Thanks baby, I seem to be the real loser.”
Skye ~”Ag baby it is not so bad.”
Damon ~”Just for that you are going to make more cocktails.”
Skye ~”Will you come stand with me?”
Damon ~”Sure, I just want to clean up here.”
Skye is off to the bar while I quickly put all the cards back into the box. Hopefully Brody has had enough of it for this evening. He has to after all get to know this girl which by the way, I do not really like but in the end it is his choice. As I am about to finish up, she sneaks up from behind me and hold her hand by my waist. Now it is just a simple touch resting her hand on my back but it is sure as hell not going to be a touch that Skye is going to appreciate.
I move her hand away and go stand on the opposite side of the table.
Mystery Girl ~”You know that Skye is a real lucky girl.”
Damon ~”Yes she is.”
Mystery Girl ~”You are quite the catch at the club.”
Damon ~”I was quite the catch, I am with Skye now and we do not go there quite that often anymore.”
Mystery Girl ~”I must say I always used to have the biggest crush on you.”
Damon ~”I don’t know what to say.”
Mystery Girl ~”I was so thrilled when I heard I was going to meet you this weekend.”
Damon ~”Well I am glad you came.”
Mystery Girl ~”You must come join me for a drink on the deck later.”
Damon ~”I see that Brody is already out there waiting for you. And I need to go help Skye.”
Mystery Girl ¬~”I will see you later then.”
Now that was creepy for you. This girl is clearly not here for Brody, and if she was, I would not let him hook up with her anyway. I think she is officially off the table. Now we still have two to go, I have my clear favourite but it might not be Brody’s favourite. The only shitty thing is being here with this girl for another three days. If I could have it my way then I would send her home and bring one of the other two. But this is not a dating game.
I go to the bar to go help Skye, lucky she did not see that, I know that she is not jealous but I do not want her to see shit like that. The whole thing with Tajsa is still fresh in our minds. As soon as the drinks are ready, we call everyone over to the bar. We toast on a wonderful evening and head back out onto the deck where we spend the rest of the night.
The next day is not very much eventful, we just laze around on the beach. While the guys are throwing around a Frisbee, the girls are sitting in the sun and tanning. When evening comes, we have cocktails around the pool again.
Day three, this girl is starting to grind the other girls to shit. It takes a lot of calming down from Rowan because Ashley just wants to smack her. We spend the day up shore on another beach. The guys are surfing while the girls have their cocktails in the sun.
Today it is time to pack up and go home. Despite a bit of tension, everybody has had a great weekend. Even though I would love to stay, it is time to get our asses back into the swing of things. After saying goodbye to Ashley and Rowan, we check that everything is in the car and we get on the road back home.
The drive is very quiet, I think partly from hangovers and partly because everyone is so fed up with new girl’s stupid remarks. Not that she ruined the weekend, she was just a bad choice. Soon we are stopping at home and after unpacking everyone else goes to their own.
Damon ~”I am so glad to be away from that woman.”
Skye ~”She had her damn hands all over you.”
Damon ~”I thought you did not see.”
Skye ~”Oh I did, I felt like smashing in her face.”
Damon ~”You know I won’t do anything baby.”
Skye ~”I know baby but she just made me cross.”
Damon ~”Did you have a good weekend though?”
Skye ~”Yes, it was amazing.”
Damon ~”I will take these suitcases upstairs, why don’t you relax on the couch.”
Skye ~”Thanks baby.”
I make my way upstairs with both suitcases in my hand, just as I put them down, my phone buzzes. I open the message and read it out loud.
Damon ~”Please come quick Damon there is a problem.”