“I’m thinking Paris for a honeymoon. Sounds pretty romantic, don’t you think?”
“To think I called you my best friend and agreed to be your best man. ”
Jeff threw his head back and laughed. Just then, Ari came walking up and straddled Jeff, giving him a long kiss.
“Oh god, that’s my brother, Ari. Yuck!” Ellie yelled.
While Lynda was out on the dance floor with Josh, I looked over at Heather. She was watching them and couldn’t seem to pull her eyes away from them.
When Pink’s “There You Go” started to play, Jerry nudged Heather. “Hey, do you want to dance?”
Never taking her eyes away from Josh and Lynda, Heather simply said. “No. ”
That was when it happened. Heather looked over at me, and I could see the tears building in her eyes. I got up and took Ellie’s hand.
“Hey Jeff and Ari, I think we need to get Heather home. ”
Jeff and Ari both looked over at Heather.
“Sure, that’s fine. I’m exhausted anyway,” Ari said as she gave Ellie and me a hug good-bye. “We have a long way back home. ”
“No, we don’t, babe, I booked us a room at The Driskill Hotel. ” Jeff said as he winked at me.
Bastard. I was still pissed about the whole Paris thing.
I smiled at him and shook my head. “I have taught you well, my friend. ”
Ellie and Ari both looked at us, confused. I grabbed Ellie’s hand and walked over to Heather. I reached down and took Heather’s hand.
As we started to head toward the stairs, Jerry came after us, and I stopped the girls and looked at him.
“Listen, asshole. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen you slip your fucking phone number to random girls. We’re taking Heather home; she’s upset and ready to leave. I also suggest you don’t call her anymore. ”
Jerry looked over at Heather, who was staring at me, stunned.
She turned back to face Jerry.
“Jerry, is that true?”
“You know what? Fuck this. We slept together once, Heather, and ever since then, you’ve been nothing but distant and pining over some jerk. So, yeah, I’ve been with other girls since we started dating. You certainly weren’t putting out so. ”
“Shut the fuck up now, or I’ll shut you up,” I said as I took a step toward him.
Jerry took a few steps back, lifting both hands.
“Fine, I’m done here anyway. Enjoy your life as an elementary school teacher, Heather. It fits you perfectly. ”
I turned to find Ellie holding Heather. Poor girl looked like she was about to throw up.
“Come on, sweetheart. We have a hotel room right down the street. ”
Ellie snapped up her head and looked at me with a small smile. I just winked back at her. The thought was there even if we wouldn’t be able to use it tonight the way I’d wanted to.
After we got to the truck, Heather asked to just be taken home. Ellie was in the backseat with Heather. I turned on the music so they could have some privacy, but I could still hear Heather crying.
I was shocked as shit to hear that she had slept with that asshole. What the hell was she thinking? I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket because it kept going off. I had four text messages and two missed calls.
Fuck. Josh was one of them. I hit voice mail and listened to his message.