Duo's silly game

Duo was so happy: he had finally managed to finish all the work he had to do for today, he had been rushing all over the place so he would get home early and Hilde was out for the evening visiting a friend of hers. Fantastic!

Not that he was happy for not seeing her…no, no, don't get this wrong. He would miss her…but only during half time.

Yes, because today, Duo's favourite football team had finally got in the Intercolonial League finals. He had even bet some money, breaking his rigid rule not to bet with anything than his own life. He was absolutely sure that his team would win.

He rushed home stopping on his way there to buy a six pack beer and plenty of crisps. When he finally got home he did not hear anything. Ok, this meant that Hilde was already out.

He put the beer inside the fridge and went to get himself comfortable. Had a quick shower, brushed his long hair and redid his braid. Now he was ready. There was a pre-game programme starting half an hour before it. Meanwhile he would watch the sports news.

Then he heard them: female voices. Oh my Lord, not her…not Stephanie…From all women in the entire ESUN, having Stephanie in your house always meant bad news.

Cautiously, Duo went downstairs.

"Hi baby…we changed our minds…" said Hilde as soon as she saw him.

"Changed your minds about what?" asked Duo suddenly afraid of his wife's reply.

"Well, we decided to watch the movie here. It will start soon…" said Hilde.

"Ah…and...what was wrong with Stephanie's house?" asked Duo trying hard not to sound scared.

"Well, her husband had the nerve to tell her that he wanted to watch that silly football's final…" explained Hilde.

"Ah, really? How funny, I was…" started saying Duo but got interrupted by Stephanie. Oh lord, how much he hated her for that.

"Yes, you're a lucky girl having such a sensitive husband…mine is just an ass, making such a huge deal about that match…really, who cares?".

Duo thought, 'I DO YOU SILLY COW!' but, making a huge mental effort, refrained from saying it aloud.

"Baby…I just wanted to say…" started Duo again.

"Oh, baby, can't it wait till the end of the movie, it is really starting sometime soon…" said Hilde turning the TV on and selecting the right channel.

Duo did not know what to do. He badly wanted to watch the match but, again, he did not want to appear to be an ass. Especially not in front of Stephanie.

He just did not get it. How could someone as nice as Hilde befriend someone as bitchy as Stephanie…

Anyway, he had bigger problems now. He needed to find a way to watch that match. He decided to try the desperate way: beg for it...

"Baby…I know you may think I am selfish, but I really was looking forward watching that silly game…".

"What? You too? What's with men and games?? Don't you have anything better to do with your time than to watch twenty two men in shorts running after a stupid ball?" said Stephanie looking, first at Duo accusingly, then at Hilde sympathetically.

"Duo, can't you record it or something?" asked Hilde trying to be helpful.

"Baby…Is just that…you know, I actually pay a fortune to have the cable TV so I can watch it live…If I wanted to see it recorded, I would watch it in the public TV channel…" said Duo thinking that he had a good argument there that would convince her.

"See what I mean? Now he's appealing at the economic side of it so you go all sensible and leave him to watch the game…" said Stephanie giving Duo an urge to get some gumtape and seal her mouth shut.

"Please…Duo…we've been looking forward watching this movie ever since it was advertised…you know it is a cable only movie…" said Hilde.

"Then why don't YOU record it?" asked Duo feeling miserable.

"Oh yes smarty, so tomorrow when we meet our girlfriends they can explain it to us, huh?" said Stephanie making Duo really wish that he had not blown Death Scythe up…

Then his wife, came up to him and said with a very sweet voice:

"Baby…I will be VERY grateful if you let us watch the movie here…"

Oh no! He just hated it when she did that…Now, how was he going to be such a huge bastard and say no to her? Of course, he could not.

"Duo? What are you doing here?" asked Matt surprised to find his wife's best friend's husband standing on his doorway.

"Your wife and my wife are at my place right now," said Duo.

"Ah…I get it…come in…" replied Matt looking at Duo understandingly.

"I brought some beers…" said Duo sitting on Matt's couch putting the supermarket's bag on the table.

"Cheers…" replied Matt.