I'll Take That Bet
Kapitel 2
By Kiddo
Disclaimer:
I have no rights to the TV show "seaQuest DSV," and I am not making any money with this story.
A big "Thank You" goes to my wonderfull beta-reader Jackie and everybody who reviewed.
The next morning, Benjamin Krieg and Lucas Wolenczak were standing in a corridor not far from Katie Hitchcock's cabin. The supply officer's ex-wife was the main subject of their first bet.
Krieg smiled. "I tell you, she is totally different from what you think. You won't be able to guess what she'll say."
The teenager rolled his eyes in annoyance. "You already said that a thousand times."
Ben looked at the computer genius challengingly. "So, what do you say?" The first bet was about asking Katie two things that pissed her off about Benjamin. Lucas had to name one of these things before asking her. If the teen's answer was right, then he would get the point. But, if what he guessed was wrong, the point would go to Krieg.
The blond teenager thought about it for a moment. "She didn't like... that you never put the toilet seat down."
Krieg decided to say nothing. The boy had hit the nail on the head. That really was something he and his ex-wife had argued about. But after all, there had been lots of other things that they had argued about as well. So what were the chances that Katie would pick that one?
About five minutes later, the time had come. The door to Lt. Commander Hitchcock's cabin opened, and the woman came out, headed directly for the corridor where the rivals were waiting. When the dark-haired woman spotted the two, she immediately got a worried feeling.
The moral officer nudged Lucas gently in the side. "Leave the talking to me." Then he smiled widely at Hitchcock. "It's perfect that you just happen to be walking by at this moment! I just wanted to teach Junior here some of the big secrets of human relationships..."
The computer genius twisted his face. At the rate Ben was going, this would never work out. And if Hitchcock found out later that Krieg had lied to her and that this had been about a bet, then there would be hell to pay. But telling her the truth from the beginning would be easier and a lot safer. Therefore, Lucas cut Ben off. "The best thing you can do right now is forget everything that Ben just said. To tell you the truth, we have a bet going."
Krieg shut his eyes for a moment; the teenager had messed everything up! You couldn't be that direct. He was sure that Katie would freak at any second.
Hitchcock wrinkled her forehead. "What kind of bet?"
"Oh, Ben thinks that he is the absolute woman expert and that I am totally illiterate when it comes to women, and somehow, a bet arose," explained the young genius.
Katie smiled. "I see. So, how can I help you?"
The supply officer couldn't understand it. His ex-wife was totally calm! He had expected almost anything, but this? "You only have to tell us two things that you found annoying about me when we were married. Lucas had to make a guess about it beforehand, and if he is right, he gets a point. If he's wrong, I get the point."
"Okay." The woman thought about it for a moment. "Hmmmm... I didn't like your beard stubble in the sink." Krieg looked pleased; this was going just like he had expected. "Oh, but something that was really annoying was that you never put the toilet seat down."
The blond teenager began to beam at these words. He felt like jumping in the air. Ben, on the other hand, did not look amused.
Lt. Commander Hitchcock looked from one to the other. "Everything okay?"
Lucas nodded happily. "Of course, you just helped me win my first point." He grabbed the speechless lieutenant by the uniform sleeve and pulled him along behind him. As they were about to round the corner, he suddenly remembered his good manners and turned back again. "Thanks a lot for the help, that was all we needed for the moment."
A short time later, Krieg and Wolenczak were at their bet again. This time, both of them had to pick one book that women liked to read. Benjamin had picked "Gone With The Wind," and Lucas put all his hope on "The Little Prince." They had decided to ask three people about this. They stopped the first woman that they met, and she became their first victim.
"A few seconds of your time, Ensign Moon?" Ben gave her his biggest smile. "We have a little bet going, and we need your female opinion. Which book do you prefer, "Gone With The Wind" or "The little Prince?"" It was clearly audible in his voice what he wanted to hear.
Ensign Andrea Moon looked thoughtfully at them for a moment. "Sorry, but I've never heard of "Gone With The Wind." But, "The Little Prince" is a great book." Moon looked at her watch. "I really need to go, otherwise I'll be late." And with that, she disappeared around the next corner.
Lucas looked around with satisfaction. He liked the way this bet was going.
"Don't give me that face, she was just too young to know my book. We will now go to Dr. Westphalen. She is older and certainly has better taste."
To Be Continued…
Written October 2004, Tranlated Winter 2005/2006
