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Girl's Day out
Helga, Phoebe, Pattie and Rhonda all decide to take a girl's day out while their husbands are busy. (Requested by Guest)
Early October
It was a breezy Saturday in the town known as Hillwood as many people were either going out with friends or with their special someone, such as their significant others. In a nice apartment in this town, a couple was going to do the former.
"Okay, let's see if I have everything here..."Arnold said as he counted to make sure he had all of his golf clubs in his golf bag.
Today he, Gerald, Harold and Curly were going golfing at the new golf course and then they were going out, a little bit of a guys days out, actually.
"Don't forget your hat darling..." Helga said as she came with said item in her hands.
"Thanks honey, well, looks like I have everything...you sure you won't be bored..." Arnold asked.
"Hmmm...let's see...spend the day with my female friends on the town or spend the next few hours watching you and the chuckle heads hit balls into holes...I think I'll be alright..." Helga said sarcastically while her husband smirked.
"Golf is a lot more stimulating than you give it credit for..." Arnold said to his wife as he proudly held his club.
"If you say so..." Helga said with an eye roll.
HONK! HONK!
"Hey Arnold! Come on!...'Gerald's voice called out, since he was going to be the one to drive them
"There's my ride...See you tonight honey...'Arnold said as he gave her a quick kiss.
"Bye Arnold, have a good game...'Helga said as she watched her husband leave with his best friend to their golf game, once they were gone, she grinned.
"Finally!Now for some girl time...'Helga said as she checked her clock, as it was 9:00am and Phoebe was going to come pick her up at 9:30 for their girl's day out.
Helga grinned as she went to get her purse, her favorite jacket and used her favorite brand of make up to spice her up a bit, once she was done, she heard the honking of Phoebe's car.
"Show time...'Helga grinned as she was soon out of her apartment and off with her best friend.
To the Hillwood Mall.
At the mall
Helga and Phoebe arrived to the mall's food court and soon enough, they saw both Rhonda and Pattie, who were waiting for them.
"Helga! Phoebe..." Rhonda waved.
"Over here, you two..." Pattie called.
"Good day, ladies..." Phoebe said eloquently.
"Hey Rhonda, Pattie..." Helga said as she took her seat.
"Finally, you girls have no idea how long I have been waiting for this girls day..."Rhonda said.
"Needing a break from your fiance, huh?..." Helga asked.
"I adore Thaddeus but a girl just needs to hang with her girlfriends every once in a while, you know.." Rhonda said.
"Anyway, I already have an idea what we can do, theirs a huge 50% off sale at Spend-less Shoes, then we can go to Kacy's and shop until we drop, then we can go to Chad's coffee house for a drink and see the spoken poetry show, come back here for lunch, go to the spa and later to this cool dance club that just opened up...what do you say?..."Rhonda said to her female friends.
"Wow princess, you really have the whole day planned out..." Helga said with a smirk, usually she would have been annoyed but since Rhonda's wedding is coming up and she seems to want to have as much fun as she can get away with before the big day.
"My wedding is next month, so I want to get this out of my system as much as possible...' Rhonda admitted.
"Well, it does sound like fun but I'm six months pregnant and I can't do a lot of dancing..." Pattie said.
"So, they have a live band and you can still enjoy the show Pattie. ..." Helga said, making the mother to be smile at that.
"Well come on girls, first stop is Spend-less..." Phoebe said in an excited voice, which made her friends smirk in agreement.
They were so off to their first girls day destination.
At the Spend-less shoe store
"OK, these boots are a definite must and at 50% off... I'm so taking these..." Helga said as she grabbed a pair of fake leather black boots.
She wasn't some fashionista like Rhonda but that didn't mean she didn't like shopping if it's in her own style and she never could resist a good bargain. Besides, they made her look hot.
"What do you think about these, Helga?..." Phoebe asked as she modeled a pair of red stilettos.
"They look so hot on you Phoebe. ..." Helga said in approval.
"Well these pumps are nice and they are at half price..." Pattie said as she putt a pair in her shopping bag.
She might not be able to wear them now due to her pregnancy but she will after her little Adam is born.
"Girls come on, get a move on before all the nice ones are taken..." Rhonda ordered as she was carrying about 10 pairs of shoes and it's obvious she wasn't going to be satisfied until she took half the store like she always does on her shopping trips.
"Some things never change. ."Helga thought as she now tried on a new pair of white slingbacks which she would add to her shopping bag.
Helga, Phoebe and Pattie each bought about 3 pairs of new shoes while Rhonda bought about 15 new pairs, her slow day minimum. They then stopped at Kacy's and shopped while Rhonda got everything she could literally get her hands on and then made her chauffeur carry it all back to her limousine. Now they decided to get a coffee beverage and listen to poetry at Chad's coffee house.
"You know what I love more than wearing new shoes that were on sale...wearing new shoes and drinking Chad's cappuccino blast..." Rhonda said as she took another sip of her cappuccino.
"I got to say Rhonda, you did not lie..." Pattie said as she took another sip of her java while Helga and a Phoebe kept drinking and listening to the live poetry.
"Roses are red, violets are blue...the sun is warm and the coffee too..."A college aged guy said into the microphone.
'You call that poetry, that's barely even qualifies as a rhyme..." Helga heckled while the rest of the patrons agreed with her.
"Oh and I suppose you could do better..." The guy challenged.
"I can do better than that with my arms tied around my back... " Helga shouted.
"Well come on Blondie, show us your stuff. .." Chad, the host said as the other patrons looked with interest.
As Helga walked up to the stage, the girls all looked at each other with interest.
"This should be good..." Rhonda said with a gleam of interest as Helga now stood in front of the microphone.
"Life!..." Helga started dramatically.
"Life is like a lime...it's tart and tangy...sweet and oh so sublime..."Helga recited and did some gestures as well, getting everyone's interest and attention.
"Quiet! Speechless like a mime...bold and noisy like a crime...don't you dare waste my time because life can stop...on a dime..."Helga finished.
The entire club started snapping their fingers in approval at the poem, with Chad looking pleased.
"Let's here it for a lady poet...what's you name girl?.." Chad asked as he held the microphone out for her.
"Helga. .." She answered.
"Let's here it for Helga..." Chad said as he and everybody continued to snap their fingers.
Helga smiled and then rejoined her friends at their table.
"Nice one..." Pattie said.
"Let me guess...new poem that came now..." Phoebe said with a smile.
"What can I say, poetry and writing are part of me..." Helga said with a shrug.
"This reminds me back to our college days when we would hang at the on campus coffee hut and Helga would take part of the weekly poetry contests..." Rhonda said in a nostalgic tone.
"As the undefeated champion for 4 years straight...and the one who never had to pay for her drinks on Friday. .."Helga said with a hint of pride as she recalled the coffee huts prize was free drinks for the day.
"Yeah, those were good times..." Phoebe said happily as she thought about their college days.
The girls then finished their drinks, went to the food court to get some lunch, stopped by the spa for some massages and before the knew it, it was getting late and they soon found themselves at their final destination for the day.
The dance club...
At the dance club
The girls had arrived at the club, dressed up in some hip new outfits they bought at Kacy's and we're now dancing like there was no tomorrow, just like they did during college, although Pattie had to sit down for a bit due to being pregnant, but she was still having fun.
"You were right Rhonda, this place is a blast. .." Helga cheered as she enjoyed the rock music playing.
"I told you, now less talking and more dancing...I'm getting married in 4 weeks and I got get the party out of my system before then..." Rhonda said as she busted a move.
Helga didn't need to be told twice as she and Phoebe kicked it in over drive and soon found themselves busting it just like the good old days. Just because she was married now and Phoebe and Rhonda were up next doesn't mean that she's not still the same wild, young free spirit she was back in college.
Helga had a fire and it wouldn't be put out yet...
Some of the patrons at the club saw this and even started cheering for her and her friends who managed to give impressive moves.
"Who are these girls?..." One guy said to his friends.
"I don't know but they are hot dancers. .." His friend whispered.
Helga ignored that remark and just kept dancing until she couldn't dance anymore.
Later
The girls eventually left the fun of the club since they knew it was getting late and they had to return to their homes and their husbands at some point. Phoebe had dropped her off at her apartment and a tired but pleased Helga soon found her way back up stairs.
'What a day...'Helga said as she unlocked the door and saw her husband Arnold already home, watching television.
"Hi darling, I'm home..."Helga announced as she walked inside.
"You look like you had a fun day...'Arnold said in amusement as he got up to see her.
"You could say that, so how was the game?..."Helga questioned.
"I won the game and Curly got a little wild on the course...'Arnold muttered.
With his wedding being so close, it seems a little bit of crazy Curly was coming out every once in a while, and today was no exception.
"Excuse me...'Helga asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Don't ask, nothing serious happened except that I won't be letting him drive the golf cart again until after the wedding chaos is over...'Arnold said.
"Sounds like you had a wild time...'Helga said with a smirk.
"And you, what have you done today?..."Arnold asked with a raised eyebrow at his wife.
"Just having a fun girl's day out..."Helga said with a smile.
-To be continued-
Next time on The First Year
Baby Sitting
A/N: Poem was borrowed from an extremely goofy movie, I hope that's alright...
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