Chapter 12
"Matt! Did you do it?" Adam asked excitedly as he watched the two brothers walk out of the car.
"Yes...in a few months, I'm going to have the old ball and chain." Matt stated proudly.
"Like you haven't had it in three years...you and Amy might as well have been married. Congratulations man!" Adam said.
"Yeah Matt...Congrats." Jeff said sulkily as he walked around Adam and into the arena.
"Damn...what crawled up his ass and died?" Adam asked.
"Oh you know...just Amy and me walking in on him and Beth." Matt said nonchalantly.
"Beth? What? What about Corinne?" Adam asked incredulously.
"Yeah...hence why Jeffro looks like crap and why Amy is in London."
"You're kidding. I thought Beth and him were over three years ago."
"They were. Apparently Jeff let her come over cause she had nowhere else to go and they ended up sleeping together...unfortunately, Corinne called in the morning and Beth picked up the phone."
"Oh shit." Adam said.
"Oh yeah...Amy's flew over to do some damage control...I think Corinne got really sick or something."
"Damn...I'm speechless." Adam stated.
"That's a first." Matt said as they both walked into the arena.
***
"So...how're you feeling sweetie?" Amy said hesitantly when she noticed Corinne sitting pensively alone in the living room the next morning.
"Aims...did you see them together?"
"Jeff and..."
"Beth." Corinne finished.
"Umm...yeah...I did."
"So he really did sleep with her?" Corinne said her voice failing as the image of Beth and Jeff came to mind.
Amy nodded regretfully, "I'm so sorry...I couldn't believe it but they were both naked, and I'm so sorry I wasn't at the house to get your call."
"It's okay...I'm just glad you're telling me the truth."
"Well of course I would tell you the truth...I wouldn't keep anything like that from you."
"I know." Corinne answered sullenly then with a shake of her head bravely tried to smile. "So tell me about how he proposed."
"Umm..."Amy hesitated, then realized that she needed a change of topic, "Well it was sort of random."
"Much like your entire relationship?"
"Shut up! Anyways, we got back to my place and you know he's practically living there anyways..."
"Hence why he won't move out of his dad's." Corinne finished.
"Yeah, and then we got up the next morning...had the most amazing shower of my life...I mean what he did with that loofah...."
"Do I have to hear this?" Corinne interrupted.
"Hey! You asked" Amy responded indignantly, "anyways, we went downstairs and he was making me breakfast, and he went to get the orange juice and you know that little pull ring that comes off of the Tropicana juices?"
"You mean the little plastic rings...oh he didn't!" Corinne squealed.
"Uh huh, and I was just sitting down on the table and all of a sudden I look up at him and smiled and he had this really serious expression on my face and he said, "Amy baby, promise me I won't have to go out there again look for someone else to love me."
"Oh my God!"
"And then he asked me to marry him and he said, that he didn't want to wake up to anyone else sleeping next to him in the morning if it wasn't me."
"That is so sweet."
"And then he got down on one knee and pulled out the little plastic ring." Amy sighed.
"Oh my...wow...that is the sweetest thing I have ever heard in my life!" Corinne shrieked.
"So when are you guys getting married?"
"Well...it's February now, so I'm thinking sometime in April or May."
"Oh we have to start planning now...I mean getting the wedding dress."
"I know...but other than that I just wanted to make sure that I was going to have a maid of honor for my wedding."
"Me? I'm going to be the maid of honor?"
"Who else?" Amy said laughing when Corinne jumped up from the bed and hugged her.
"Okay...oh I'm so excited Aims...and oh god...I have so much to do...I have to go to the office, meet everybody...shit it's almost 7, Connor's picking me up in half an hour."
"Oh Connor...he likes you...you know." Amy said slyly.
"Huh? I just met the guy four days ago in the most embarrassing way possible."
"And he's completely enthralled with you."
"Ooh Amy...enthralled there's a good word for you." Corinne said rising from the couch.
"I'm serious."
"I know...which is really freaking me out since I just broke up with your fiance's brother three weeks ago."
"I know I'm just saying you know...keep an eye out for Connor...he's a hot one."
"And the accent." Corinne sighed unconsciously.
"Uh huh so you did notice!"
"Well of course I am still woman...not a rock completely devoid of emotion."
"I know...oh crap go get dressed we have to put some makeup on you."
"I know...I can do that you know."
"Yes, but I've got nothing better to do so get your butt up there and get dressed."
Twenty minutes later Amy finished touching up Corinne's makeup and was now pacing the front door.
Corinne looked at her and shook her head as she packed up a few papers in her bag.
"Amy would you sit down...you're acting like my mother on my first day. Jesus...he's just giving me a ride to work." Corinne stopped as Amy's expression changed from indignant to delight when a knock sounded on the door.
"Let me get it." Corinne said when Amy just stood by the door.
"No! You can't answer the door are you stupid?" Amy said as she pushed Corinne back.
"Go upstairs so you have to go down the stairs and he has to look at you."
"I live in an apartment...there is no upstairs."
"Well then go to your room."
"Amy you're being ridiculous." Corinne retorted when the knock came again.
"Go!"
"Fine." Amy watched as Corinne retreated to her bedroom and then pulled the door open.
"Connor...hi...how are you?"
"Uh...Hi Amy. Is she ready?"
"Oh just give her one more..."
"I'm here...ready?" Corinne interrupted receiving a glare from Amy.
"Yep...let's go." Connor said as he held the door open for her.
"You kids have fun." Amy said as she pulled the door close.
"Whew...was it me or did that feel like she was your mother."
"On a first date...that's exactly what I said." Corinne said glancing up at him shyly.
"Well now that that's over lets get better acquainted. I've heard a lot about you Ms. Miller." Connor said as he held the door to his car open.
"Well can't say the same for you but I'd be glad to hear a lot more about you." Corinne said.
"I'm glad." Connor answered bashfully. They talked comfortably for the next 20 minutes before getting to the office.
"Matt! Did you do it?" Adam asked excitedly as he watched the two brothers walk out of the car.
"Yes...in a few months, I'm going to have the old ball and chain." Matt stated proudly.
"Like you haven't had it in three years...you and Amy might as well have been married. Congratulations man!" Adam said.
"Yeah Matt...Congrats." Jeff said sulkily as he walked around Adam and into the arena.
"Damn...what crawled up his ass and died?" Adam asked.
"Oh you know...just Amy and me walking in on him and Beth." Matt said nonchalantly.
"Beth? What? What about Corinne?" Adam asked incredulously.
"Yeah...hence why Jeffro looks like crap and why Amy is in London."
"You're kidding. I thought Beth and him were over three years ago."
"They were. Apparently Jeff let her come over cause she had nowhere else to go and they ended up sleeping together...unfortunately, Corinne called in the morning and Beth picked up the phone."
"Oh shit." Adam said.
"Oh yeah...Amy's flew over to do some damage control...I think Corinne got really sick or something."
"Damn...I'm speechless." Adam stated.
"That's a first." Matt said as they both walked into the arena.
***
"So...how're you feeling sweetie?" Amy said hesitantly when she noticed Corinne sitting pensively alone in the living room the next morning.
"Aims...did you see them together?"
"Jeff and..."
"Beth." Corinne finished.
"Umm...yeah...I did."
"So he really did sleep with her?" Corinne said her voice failing as the image of Beth and Jeff came to mind.
Amy nodded regretfully, "I'm so sorry...I couldn't believe it but they were both naked, and I'm so sorry I wasn't at the house to get your call."
"It's okay...I'm just glad you're telling me the truth."
"Well of course I would tell you the truth...I wouldn't keep anything like that from you."
"I know." Corinne answered sullenly then with a shake of her head bravely tried to smile. "So tell me about how he proposed."
"Umm..."Amy hesitated, then realized that she needed a change of topic, "Well it was sort of random."
"Much like your entire relationship?"
"Shut up! Anyways, we got back to my place and you know he's practically living there anyways..."
"Hence why he won't move out of his dad's." Corinne finished.
"Yeah, and then we got up the next morning...had the most amazing shower of my life...I mean what he did with that loofah...."
"Do I have to hear this?" Corinne interrupted.
"Hey! You asked" Amy responded indignantly, "anyways, we went downstairs and he was making me breakfast, and he went to get the orange juice and you know that little pull ring that comes off of the Tropicana juices?"
"You mean the little plastic rings...oh he didn't!" Corinne squealed.
"Uh huh, and I was just sitting down on the table and all of a sudden I look up at him and smiled and he had this really serious expression on my face and he said, "Amy baby, promise me I won't have to go out there again look for someone else to love me."
"Oh my God!"
"And then he asked me to marry him and he said, that he didn't want to wake up to anyone else sleeping next to him in the morning if it wasn't me."
"That is so sweet."
"And then he got down on one knee and pulled out the little plastic ring." Amy sighed.
"Oh my...wow...that is the sweetest thing I have ever heard in my life!" Corinne shrieked.
"So when are you guys getting married?"
"Well...it's February now, so I'm thinking sometime in April or May."
"Oh we have to start planning now...I mean getting the wedding dress."
"I know...but other than that I just wanted to make sure that I was going to have a maid of honor for my wedding."
"Me? I'm going to be the maid of honor?"
"Who else?" Amy said laughing when Corinne jumped up from the bed and hugged her.
"Okay...oh I'm so excited Aims...and oh god...I have so much to do...I have to go to the office, meet everybody...shit it's almost 7, Connor's picking me up in half an hour."
"Oh Connor...he likes you...you know." Amy said slyly.
"Huh? I just met the guy four days ago in the most embarrassing way possible."
"And he's completely enthralled with you."
"Ooh Amy...enthralled there's a good word for you." Corinne said rising from the couch.
"I'm serious."
"I know...which is really freaking me out since I just broke up with your fiance's brother three weeks ago."
"I know I'm just saying you know...keep an eye out for Connor...he's a hot one."
"And the accent." Corinne sighed unconsciously.
"Uh huh so you did notice!"
"Well of course I am still woman...not a rock completely devoid of emotion."
"I know...oh crap go get dressed we have to put some makeup on you."
"I know...I can do that you know."
"Yes, but I've got nothing better to do so get your butt up there and get dressed."
Twenty minutes later Amy finished touching up Corinne's makeup and was now pacing the front door.
Corinne looked at her and shook her head as she packed up a few papers in her bag.
"Amy would you sit down...you're acting like my mother on my first day. Jesus...he's just giving me a ride to work." Corinne stopped as Amy's expression changed from indignant to delight when a knock sounded on the door.
"Let me get it." Corinne said when Amy just stood by the door.
"No! You can't answer the door are you stupid?" Amy said as she pushed Corinne back.
"Go upstairs so you have to go down the stairs and he has to look at you."
"I live in an apartment...there is no upstairs."
"Well then go to your room."
"Amy you're being ridiculous." Corinne retorted when the knock came again.
"Go!"
"Fine." Amy watched as Corinne retreated to her bedroom and then pulled the door open.
"Connor...hi...how are you?"
"Uh...Hi Amy. Is she ready?"
"Oh just give her one more..."
"I'm here...ready?" Corinne interrupted receiving a glare from Amy.
"Yep...let's go." Connor said as he held the door open for her.
"You kids have fun." Amy said as she pulled the door close.
"Whew...was it me or did that feel like she was your mother."
"On a first date...that's exactly what I said." Corinne said glancing up at him shyly.
"Well now that that's over lets get better acquainted. I've heard a lot about you Ms. Miller." Connor said as he held the door to his car open.
"Well can't say the same for you but I'd be glad to hear a lot more about you." Corinne said.
"I'm glad." Connor answered bashfully. They talked comfortably for the next 20 minutes before getting to the office.