"Oh, that's easy. Not only would the man have the calendar on the right month and day, he'd probably take the time to write what time it was too." Heather answered simply as the rest of us girls nodded. Mason raised a brow in question as Lexi supplied the answer to his silent question.
"The man's anal." She remarked as I just cleared my throat at the statement. Ahh, the points were going up. So, I'm guessing that last answer put Izzie at four, Heather and Lexi at five, and myself at six. If the girls didn't catch up soon, I was pretty much the destined winner. Mason must have decided to take that opportunity to throw a wrench into the mix because the next thing I knew, my body was completely numb from dread as Mason looked over at all of us knowingly.
"Describe Tommy in two words. Let him choose the best description." Mason stated as I looked down at my hands uncertainly. Mason's questions were suddenly beginning to sound very familiar to me and that had me worried. What was he up to? Izzie sat up straighter in her chair.
"Sexy and talented." She replied as Heather nodded in agreement before throwing in her two cents.
"Strong and charming." Heather supplied as Lexi grunted. I'm guessing she didn't agree with the appearance descriptions. I was with her on that one.
"Arrogant and haughty." Lexi countered as I just raised a brow in her direction. Great choice of description, but didn't those two words mean the exact same thing? I shook my head to clear my own thoughts as I looked over at Tommy.
"Passionate and unresolved." I answered quietly as Tommy looked up into my eyes. I was having an utter moment of déjà vu, and I could tell that he was too. That sneaky little bastard best friend of mine was now using conversations Tommy and I had had online before I came down to Montana as a form of questioning. There went my chances of losing this battle—of saving my sanity. Tommy nodded at me as Mason got ready to ask another question.
"What do you see Tommy doing in the evening as he sits at home?" Mason asked as I narrowed my eyes at him. I wasn't stupid. I knew what he was up to. Izzie laughed.
"You mean apart from the obvious. I only see him practicing extracurricular activities in bed." Izzie mumbled as the other two girls agreed. Okay, that did it! I know the boy had a bad female history, but give the guy some credit. Even he had to let it rest sometimes (excuse the pun). Tom's family looked over at us warily as Mason turned toward me.
"Well, Jude?" He asked quietly as I threw him a look that said 'you will die later a painful, unexpected death." He just grinned as I stared down at the table. I had no desire to see Tom's face right now.
"If Orange County Chopper's not on, then he likes going outside and either racing his motorcycle or working on his cars before ordering in Italian." I answered almost on a whisper as I finally got up the courage to look up in enough time to see Tommy nodding. His eyes were narrowed on Mason now as well. That's what I get for having let Mason read our conversations over my shoulders. Matthew was strumming on his guitar again. It was the same song although he wasn't singing the lyrics. He didn't have to. I knew them by heart.
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide.
Mason cleared his throat again. If he did that one more time, I was determined to get up and get him a Halls throat lozenge. Seriously!
"Well…" Mason stuttered suddenly as if surprised that I would answer the questions honestly now considering the fact that I had guessed Mason's intentions. Well, it was time I showed Tommy that I felt like I was more to him than the girls who just shared his bed. Maybe that's why I had never let him take that next step with me because I knew that's what he did best. I didn't just want the part of him that belonged in the bedroom, although it wasn't a bad thought either. I wanted the entire person.
"Question ten—What's Tommy's favorite thing about music?" Mason asked as I took in a deep breath. Here we went again. Another puppet speaks with the master question.
