Chapter 25

"Red's not crashing with us tonight?" Brian asked, looking around. "I thought you two patched shit up today."

"We did," Paul replied, "but she said since she already paid for her room, she may as well use it."

"Aw man, and I wanted to see some make up sex up close and personal tonight."

"Sick freak," Kim quipped, not looking up from her laptop.

"Did I ask anything out of the smart ass section?" Brian shot back. "Can't you take a joke?"

"Sure I can. I work for you, don't I?"

"Bitch."

"Ho."

"Sea creature."

"Dwarf."

"Fuck you, Kimberly."

"Bite me, Brian."

"Are we going to start this shit again?" Paul interjected. "Christ, it's like rooming with two kids."

"He started it, Daddy," Kim replied, trying not to laugh.

"How come I always get blamed for shit? A little help here, PL?"

"Because you're the bad guy now," Kim said.

"That's just TV, you dumb bitch," Brian whined.

"Jesus, enough! I'm trying to watch a movie here. Shit, I should have gotten my own room too," Paul groaned.

"And to think you'd miss all this excitement," Kim responded. "Look, we all know the truth; Spanky's just jealous because Lana has you and he doesn't."

"Don't go there, Kimberly! If I told you once, I told you six thousand times, I don't row that boat. Now if I had boobs, I'd be all over it."

Paul rolled his eyes. "Jesus Christ. You are one sick freak."

"And it took you ten years to figure that out?" Kim asked.

"No, but I'm reminded of it on a regular basis," Paul laughed.

"Yeah, like you're the epitome of normal, dude," Brian said. "Hey, Kim, why don't you earn your raise and go get us some sodas and ice, will you?"

"Why? You're closer to the door and last I checked, none of your limbs were broken."

"Just go get some. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?"

"Wow, PL, he is desperate," Kim laughed. "He actually saidplease. Now that's something I can't refuse."

"Yeah, and something tells me you better go before he decides to hold you captive like Randy does Cricket most of the time," Paul chuckled back.

"Oh God, as if my work life isn't hell enough."

"Bye, Kimberly," Brian said louder. "I'm not paying you to goof off and run your trap."

"Okay, okay, I'll go get that stuff for your lazy ass. Jesus." She then grabbed the ice bucket. "Be back in five."

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Lana turned the TV on sleep timer to shut off automatically before settling into bed; she wouldn't have minded sharing a room with Kim and the guys, but for once, it was nice to have her own space that she paid for herself, especially since she didn't have to engage in battle to get access to the bathroom for once.

Much as she didn't mind it at other times, it was also nice not to be either practically shoved to a corner of the bed, hanging on for life while Paul took more than his half out of it, or being pestered for sex.

She giggled while hearing the usual exchange of insults going on between Kim and Brian next door before hearing Kim leave the room, not helping but wonder how poor Paul was keeping his sanity in the midst of it all. At least the good thing was they would all be back together over the break, this time in Orlando.

While Kim and the boys watched movies next door between playful bickering, Lana soon fell asleep, the TV automatically shutting off not long after. Tomorrow was the trip home.