For the end of the week, Ike and I treated our friends to dinner on the harbor. We already had many different kinds of fish before, so we decided we were all going to try something new, sushi. At first, it was a dare, but we secretly did what to try it. So, the guys had it too.
"If Spot were here, well, this would just be awkward." Davey said. Tonight, I think we made to many sushi and harbor related jokes. The sushi, rice and small bits of salmon rolled up in sea weed turned out to be very appetizing. We had several each. We also had our regular harbor related meals. We were offered a small amount of whiskey.
"Any amount of whiskey can get Newsies drunk. We get drunk off of life." I said, glad the waiter didn't hear.
"I just hope we don't trip over any trash bags on the way home." Says Sketch, Butta Fingas was silently laughing, Star couldn't keep still. I was smiling like crazy. Smalls didn't see what was so funny about it. The boys gave us blank stares.
"You are only cool if you trip over bags of trash" Butta Fingas said. They were still confused.
"Never mind." I said. "We are serious." Twenty seconds later, we started laughing again. Five confused boys didn't know what to say, so they kept on drinking.
"Yup, they will defiantly fall over bags of trash." I whispered, we giggled out of control.
We ate quickly and by the end of the hour, we were all pretty full. Still, we ordered more sushi to take home. Sketch told Star to save it for herself or when she gets back to the lodging house, or to just eat it on her way.
"Let's just hope it goes in your mouth only." Davey joked. Weirdo, I thought. It made me smile, even though it started drizzling outside. The wind danced through the raindrops.
"I am so happy I have my sunshine," I whispered to Ike. He kissed me when the others weren't looking. It was Heaven on Earth, and he knows it.
"Look!" yelled Butta Fingas. "The sunset looks so pretty." We all look out the window, brilliant shades of pink and blue spread out over the water, while the rain was falling. It looks just like the one when Ike first took me in his boat to the water, just no rain. I think. I will never forget the memory. We all finish eating quickly to find that the beautiful sunset was ready to say good bye. We were greeted with a dark kiss from the night. The moon was shining as bright as ever. All of the sudden, our friends came running out as a lightning bolt illuminated the clouds for a split second. It then started pouring. We all laughed, we walked to the restaurant, and we will have to walk home.
"I bet I can go home without getting my back wet," said Ike.
"How?" questioned Mike. I looked at Ike, with the same question in my eyes and I knew.
"Let's run, I have a baby to put to sleep" I yelled. He laughed.
"Okay, but I think Race took good care of her." He said.
"Race?" I nearly screamed. The Newsies made a booing noise, Race, is not a good person I trust to watch my baby. He always has a cigar, yea, he also somewhat high every day.
"I'm kidding! No, I got Albert to babysit, because, you know, he was your old selling partner and I thought you trusted him." He says.
"I do, and thank you" I said, I kissed him in the rain. "Bye guys!" I yelled.
"Ready" Ike asked as I hopped on his back. He started running in the rain. We hear laughter behind us from our friends, but it didn't matter. Ike was my goofy husband, I love my life.
