“Well, I’m a friend of both yes, Ari’s engaged to Jeff,” Amanda said smiling as big as she could.
“Engaged? Didn’t you get married this weekend?” Crysti asked, clearly confused.
This just got very interesting.
“What made you think that I was getting married this weekend?” I asked.
“Oh, well… I mean one of the guys from the football team was here last week, and he mentioned a wedding. I heard your name and Jeff’s, so I guess I just assumed y’all were getting married. ”
I was so going to have fun with this. “Nope, that was Gunner and Ellie who got married. Jeff asked me to marry him Saturday night after the wedding. ” Ah! Chew on that, you little stupid blonde bitch.
“Wait. What? Gunner got married? Oh, wow… I mean, I guess I just never thought he was the kind to settle down. ”
“Yep, well, when you meet the love of your life, you tend to change your ways,” Amanda said. “By the way, can I get a salted caramel mocha frapp?”
Yeah… well, I guess so. Wait a minute. Did you say that Jeff asked you to marry him on Saturday night? Even after he knew about the baby, he still…” Crysti trailed off, no finishing her though.
Oh. My. God. That lying bitch. Rebecca thought Jeff was getting married, so she decided to pull out the last-ditch attempt.
I always thought that Crysti wasn’t the brightest one of the group, and she certainly didn’t let me down. Unfortunately, she realized her mistake before she finished telling us about Rebecca and the baby.
Amanda looked back over to Crysti while I held my breath.
“So, was that why she called Jeff last week? She was making some last-ditch effort to get him back? I would think that she would’ve told him about the baby as soon as she found out,” Amanda said.
Crysti looked around and then back at me. “Listen, I don’t know why Rebecca waited so long to tell Jeff. The baby is his though. She knows that for a fact. She was, um…she was just scared. She was really scared when she found out, and she was waiting for the right way to tell him. She thought that he should know before he got married, but, looks like he isn’t married yet. Now, is he?”
Amanda stepped between Crysti and me. It was a damn good thing she did because I was ready to leap across that counter to knock the shit out of this girl.
“Listen here, Crysti. You tell your friend, Rebecca, that there is no way in hell she is ever going to keep Jeff and Ari apart. If you were smart, you would probably refrain from saying shit like that around Ari. There’s a reason your crazy-ass friend put a restraining order out against her,” Amanda said.
Moving around Amanda, I glared at Crysti with a smile. “I don’t think we’ll be staying for coffee. Thanks Sweets. You’ve been very helpful this morning. ”
I turned and started to head out the door. Why do I feel like I’m about to cry? This was a whole new game now. So, that bitch wants Jeff? Well, she’s going to have a goddamn fight on her hands.
Amanda was pissed. “Jesus H. Christ Ari I wanted to knock the shit out of her. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”
“That crazy-ass Rebecca panicked when she heard Jeff was getting married? Yep, I’m thinking the same thing, Manda. Come on, let’s go shopping for a few hours. I have a lunch date that I can’t be late for. ”
***
Amanda and I spent the next few hours shopping at Barton Creek Square, and then we headed over to Hula Hut. I bought a hat to hide my hair, in hoping that neither Jeff nor Rebecca would see me.
Jeff and the bitch should be there by now.
Amanda walked in first and asked the hostess about a pregnant girl who was suppose to meet someone here. The hostess knew who Amanda was talking about and remembered that she and her boyfriend were sitting outside. I so wanted to scream that he was not her boyfriend. Knowing me so well, Amanda gave me the look, and I just smiled instead. We asked to sit close to them but not where they could see us because we wanted to surprise them. We explained he just came into town, so we didn’t want to interrupt their reunion until after they were done eating. After that long bullshit story- it was true…kind of. The hostess finally sat us near them. We were still inside the restaurant, but we had a clear view of where they sat outside.
“Okay, so what’s your plan now?” Amanda asked before she took a sip of her tea.
I looked over and saw Rebecca smiling. After she said something, I watched Jeff put his hand on her stomach. The smile that spread across his face gutted me. I was going to throw up. Motherfucker.
“Oh, that bitch is good, isn’t she? Ari…look at me. ”
I pulled my eyes away from Jeff and turned to look at Amanda. “Oh my god, what if it really is his baby Amanda? Oh. My. God. I can’t do this. I think I’m gonna be sick. ”
“Ari, look at me. You and I both know that’s not his baby. Reach down in yourself and pull out that bullshit your mother’s always feeding you. You’re going to beat this bitch at her own game. ”
“How, Amanda? Should I get pregnant?” Actually, the idea was not far from my mind. With everything that has happened in the last few days, I had forgotten to take my birth control pills again. The last time I took them was on Thursday. I started adding up the days in my head. Four days with no pill? Shit!