Chapter 21
Brian continued to be on the attack once he'd seen Janis online. One or the other, he was going to get to the bottom of this.
"What's the deal with you and PL last night? He didn't get back here till seven thirty this morning."
"He didn't tell you?" Janis responded, confused.
"He didn't have to. He rolled in here with a shit eating grin on his face like he accomplished something. And when I did ask, it was all 'for me to know and you to figure out' bullshit. He's lucky I didn't slice his dick off with scissors before he used it on you."
"Wait a minute! What do you mean 'before he used it on me'?"
"It didn't take very long to put it together that you and PL slept together, Jan."
"Well, yes, we kind of slept together, but not in the way you're obviously thinking."
"Huh?"
"I don't know what your buddy told you—or didn't tell you—but all we did was go up to Mount Washington for a midnight picnic, go back to my place to watch a movie, and ended up falling asleep with our clothes on. Nothing else happened, Brian."
"You mean you didn't…."
"No. Did you honestly think that I was some kind of slut that would come between you two like that?"
"Fucking PL! He was messing with my head again! Damn it; I'm going to kill him. I still need to kick his ass anyway for that trick of putting Cajun spices in my noodles."
"And I should kick his ass for even letting on he'd done such a thing."
"Nah, leave it all to me. Sorry for jumping your shit, Jan. I should have known better."
"Don't worry about it. As a matter of fact, I may have a better idea on how we can get back at him."
"Yeah?"
"Yes. What time does your flight leave?"
"Couple of hours. Why?"
"Well, here's the plan," Janis began, outlining what she had in mind.
"Oh my God, that is so going to KICK ASS!" Brian cheered once she'd finished.
"I'll meet you at the terminal; just be there right before you know Paul's going to show up. It won't be as effective unless he sees it happening 'in progress', as it were."
"Janis, I am going to remember you in my will. The look on PL's face alone will be fucking hilarious."
"In the meantime, don't let on that you talked to me and know what the real deal is. At the same time, I'm not giving any indication that I know what he did to you when and if I do talk to him before then."
"Oh, this is going to be great. I figure if he could mess with my head this morning, I should return the favor. And I can't wait to reap the benefits in the process! Ha!"
"Easy, Midget," Janis replied, laughing. "Remember, this is only a prank to get back at Paul."