Chapter Five
"There's another one!" Mary shouted as she closed up another cardboard box.
"So how many is that?" asked a wiped-out Delinda.
"Let's see," Nessa said as she counted, "about four."
"Only four?"
"And that's just for this room," replied Mary.
Delinda started to look around Mary's place. She turned back to her friends. "Where did Sam go? I could've sworn I just saw her in this room."
"Speak of the devil," Nessa replied as Sam walked into the room.
"I just got off the phone with Danny, he said he and Mike are on their way over," the casino host said, putting her cell phone away at the same time.
"Good," the redheaded woman said as she wiped sweat from her forehead. "Why does it have to be so damn hot on the days when we're actually hard at work?" she wondered aloud.
"Who knows. On to the bedroom?" Delinda asked everyone around her.
"I guess so. We'll just leave theses boxes for the guys to carry out," Mary said as she walked off.
"I like the way you think, Connell," Ed Deline's daughter replied.
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Danny parked his camero into Mary's driveway and turned off the ignition. "Ready to get to work Mike?"
"I don't know how you talked me into this."
"I didn't remember, Nessa did."
"Oh yes, the Ice Queen."
"What do you got the hots for her or something?" Danny asked eyeing the African-American man.
"You know, we should probably get to work. You know Ed didn't give us the weekend off for nothing." Mike walked into Mary's place, the door leading into it unlocked.
"Whatever, Mike."
Mary walked out of her bedroom, hearing the voice of her boyfriend and her best friend. "Hey you," she said planting a kiss on his lips.
"Hey yourself," he said kissing her back.
"Okay, can we please save the mushiness for later, I feel like I'm about to lose my breakfast."
"He's just upset that he lost a bet to me," he whispered loudly.
"I'm gonna load those boxes into the U-Haul truck out there," Mike said seeing boxes lined up against the wall.
Mary nodded as he walked away. "So what was the bet?"
"If he could find a date in less than three hours I would pay him fifty bucks and vice versa. I won the bet and now he's depressed that no woman on this entire earth will even go out with him."
"When was the last time he was actually out on a date?"
"According to him, about two months."
"Two months? That's a long time for a guy not getting any affection."
"Yeah that's why I'm thinking we should set him up with Nessa."
"Nessa? Why Nessa?"
Danny went down to a low whisper, "I think he likes her."
"How long did it take to you to figure that out?" she asked as she watched Nessa help Mike carry a box out to the truck.
"Wait, you knew?"
"Yeah. Actually Mike told me, but I was sworn secrecy."
"Why didn't he tell me?"
"Because you're a guy."
"So? Mike's a guy too."
But, you're a guy with a big mouth," she said as she led him into her bedroom so he could help her pack up. The girls by themselves had cleared out most of her room but they certainly had not tried to carry out the boxes.
"Let me guess, you want me and Mikey to get those out if here?" Danny asked, pointing to the boxes.
"Yeah, so get to work!" she told him as she slapped his butt.
"Yes, ma'am," he said, saluting. They both laughed as they continued their work.
A couple hours later, Danny layed against the wall as Mary rested on his chest; his hands ran up and down her arm, and her hair that had been in pulled into pigtails earlier flowed down her back. Her eyes were closed but he knew she was awake; they were both enjoying the moment alone while Mike and Nessa had drove out to get food for dinner and Sam and Delinda were playing "Go Fish" a few feet away.
"They look so cute together," Delinda whispered as she collected the two of spades from Sam.
"Yeah, I guess they do."
"Sam, do you think they're meant to be?"
"What? You mean like soul-mates?"
"Yeah."
"I mean, yeah, if you believe in that kind of stuff."
"You're trying to tell me that you don't think that two people are destined to be together?"
"No, it's just that…never mind. Why are we talking about this anyway? You got any aces?"
"Don't you dare try to change the subject Samantha Jane."
"Last I heard it wasn't illegal."
"Come on, you can tell me," Delinda pleaded.
"No, it's nothing." Just then Mike and Nessa opened the door carrying two boxes of pizzas and two twelve-packs of beer. The two jumped and the cards flew everywhere. Sam looked over at the door, "Thank God," she said as she started to clean up.
"Alright we got the food, so let's eat!" Mike proclaimed throughout the house, not noticing they were all near the door.
Mary's eyes opened at the loud voice. "You know, Mike, we are right here."
"Oh, sorry," Mike said as he surveyed the scene; Mary and Danny together laying up against the wall and Sam and Delinda across the room, who were now playing fifty-two pick up. "Didn't see you guys."
"Whatever, Mike." Sam walked over to him and took one of the pizza boxes. "God, I'm so hungry," she mumbled to herself.
"Wait, you're gonna eat that whole thing?" Mike questioned the tiny woman.
"Yeah, why not?" Mike stared open-mouthed at Sam when she began eating.
"Well, you don't see that everyday," Delinda commented.
An hour later, and after all three pizza boxes had been emptied and all the beer was gone, everyone was ready to go home after a hard day of work.
"Did you get any buyers for this place, Mary? It's pretty sweet," Mike asked the redheaded woman.
"Yeah, and they're newlyweds, I think there moving in sometime next week."
"Speaking of newlyweds, when are you guys thinking about tying the knot?" Delinda asked out of curiosity.
"Not anytime soon, trust me," Mary replied not acknowledging Danny's hurt look.
"Oh, why not?"
Mary was caught off guard. "Um, it's just, well…you know we should really be going. What is it like nine or something?"
"Try seven," said Sam.
"That early? Could have sworn it was later than that."
"Well we did do a lot today."
"Yeah we did. When I get home I'm gonna take a nice warm bath."
Danny looked up at Mary liking how she was already calling his home her's too. She returned the smile that he gave her.
"Well we're just gonna leave you two lovebirds alone," Mike said as he got up. "I'll drop the truck off at your house Danny. See you tomorrow."
"Bye, Mikey."
Nessa also went outside to go home while Delinda and Sam did the same.
"Ready to go home?" Danny asked his girlfriend.
"Yeah, I guess." Mary let out a yawn. "I can't believe it's only seven."
"Well we need all the rest we can get for tomorrow."
"Something tells me we're not gonna be getting that sleep," she said as she gave him a wink.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah," she whispered before she slowly and seductively kissed Danny passionately.
"We better get home then," he told her after she broke off the kiss.
"Yeah we should." They both walked out of Mary's old house hand-in-hand, and got into Danny's camero and drove off.
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