Phil called the restaurant and canceled the reservations. He parked his car outside a park and walked through the park. He plugged in the headset for his wizard and dialed.
Receiver: Hello?
Phil: Hi dad.
Lloyd: Phil! Where have you been? Your mother has been worried sick!
Phil: Dad I-
Lloyd: (Calling away from the wizard) Barbara! Phil's on the wizard!
There was a shuffle of sounds,
Barbara: Baby! Where have you been?
Phil: Mom, Dad, I went time traveling… to see Keely.
Barbara: PHIL! That's illegal now! Why would you ever do a thing like that?
Phil: Mom, I love Keely, and I'm going to ask……
Lloyd: Ask what?
Keely turned off the shower and grabbed a towel, when she was dried off she put on the clothes that he had picked out.
She opened to door and walked into the living room. She found Ben still sitting on the couch watching TV. He looked up at her and smiled.
"I'm going to go get dinner started. Phil should be home as soon as I'm done."
"Mmm, what are you going to make?"
"I'm not sure yet."
"Might I make a suggestion?"
"Why not?"
"Why don't you make your lobster ravioli?"
"That's a great idea. I'll have to run down to the store. I'll be back soon."
20 minutes later Phil opened the front door. "Keely, I need to talk-" He walked into the living room doorway and saw a stranger sitting on the couch, "Oh, you must be Ben," Phil said a little startled. He extended his hand out to Ben, "I'm Phil Diffy."
Ben grasped Phil's hand, stood up and shook firmly. "I'm Ben Carr."
"Where is Keely?" Phil asked hiding that his hand was in hurt from the strong greeting.
"She went to the store to pick up a few things for dinner. I'm surprised that a gentleman even lets his girl cook for him. I wouldn't let her cook at all; I had the chef cook for us."
"Why? Did you not like her food preparation?"
"Oh, no. She was a fabulous cook. It's just that I wouldn't dare make her sweat and slave over a hot stove. It's just rude. A man with money shouldn't have those chores linger over his girlfriend."
Phil looked at his feet.
"Oh, yes, I forgot. You must not be a man of much money, considering that you moved into Keely's house having a house of your own." Ben sneered.
"Look," Phil got a little mad and looked Ben straight in the eye. He pointed his finger at him and waved it while he talked. "It's only a temporary situation. We will buy a house soon enough!"
Ben chuckled, "I don't know what Keely sees in you. Your poor, you have no job. It must only be the sex. At least my and Keely's relationship had foundation. Trust, money, looks, love."
Phil was about to punch this man that he had just met minutes before. He knew he couldn't. It would make him look bad in front of Keely.
When Ben was done gloating about lies, he giggled at Phil's pathetic face and sat down again. Phil stormed out of the living room and took a shower.
While Phil was in the shower, Keely returned back home with four bags of groceries in hand. It was about 4:30. Ben hurriedly took the bags from Keely and put the on the kitchen counter. "Is that Phil in the shower?" Keely asked.
"Yea, he came home. He's nice."
"Yea," she said dreamy, "He is."
"Other than that," Ben continued, "I don't know what you see in him."
"Well, he's nice, kind, funny. He has good potential."
"Potential to do what? Work at Zippo's Burger Joint?" Ben laughed at his own joke.
Keely gave Ben a grave look, "Ben, I really like this guy. Truly."
"You do know that that's the same thing you told your mother about me."
"Shut up."
"Fine. But I'm just saying." Ben walked out of the kitchen and returned to the TV.
Keely gave a sigh of repulsion.
Later, Keely heard the water shut off. She glanced down the hallway. Phil had his green robe on and walked toward the kitchen. Keely went back to her food preparation. Phil came and hugged Keely from behind. She laughed and turned to face him in his embrace, "I see you've met Ben." She whispered.
Gritted his teeth slightly, "Yes."
"I'm sorry, it's just that-"
"It's ok, as long as this doesn't mean that you are dumping me for this loser."
Phil and Keely giggled quietly so Ben would not hear.
"No, not at all. He's never going to get a chance with this again." She said as she gave a kiss to Phil. Phil returned the kiss. The started to get intimate and used tongue. Suddenly, Ben walked in, "Whoa! You two go get a room. All I'm doing is trying to get a glass of water, and I'm forced to see two people make out? One fully dressed and the other half-naked!" Phil and Keely broke away abruptly, "And when I don't have a person to make out with too? How rude!" He said half jokingly as he gave a sly wink to Keely.
Phil's temper rose at this gesture of his. He kept his cool though.
Keely returned back to preparing the dinner for the three. Phil, as clam as possible, walked back to his and Keely's room to change. Ben grabbed a glass from the cabinet, "Keely, Keely, Keely…" He said shaking his head. "You poor girl."
"What do you mean?" She said not looking up from the counter.
"I mean that I feel sorry for you. You don't see what he's trying to do to you."
"What do you mean?" She repeated.
"Do you not see it? Keely! He's just trying to get into your money, and well, you of course."
Keely laughed, "Like if I had any money?" ignoring the second part.
"Well obviously you do, you were fired the other day and you're here days later, not worrying about a thing."
Keely laughed again, "Well I don't know, I guess I haven't really cared about that kind of stuff lately." She said smiling.
"Yea and the thing that is distracting you from 'that kind of stuff' is going to steal 'that kind of stuff'! Keely, he's going to break your poor little heart."
Keely looked up, "Really? And what if it had been mended by him. Do you not remember the times we had? Where I didn't enjoy what we were doing? And you were just enjoying your little self?" She asked waving a knife at him.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa Keely! Put that thing down! You're going to poke someone's eye out."
"I wish," she said under her breath.
"Keely, just watch out. He's going to hurt you, not so much physically, but emotionally."
"I think you already got that covered."
"I'm serious Keely."
Phil walked back into the kitchen, fully dressed. "When's dinner?"
"Now if you're hungry."
"I don't know about you Phil, but I have a big appetite!" Ben said rubbing his stomach. Ben and Phil walked into the dinning room, Phil sat to the right of Keely's seat, and Ben sat in front of it. Keely brought out a serving bowl filled with green salad, in addition with three little bowls. Keely returned to the kitchen to finish cooking. Phil picked up the serving spoon and got a bowl full of salad. Ben yet to move said, "So, you have sex with her and eat her food."
Phil paused, "What is that supposed to mean?"
"I mean your taking advantage of Keely. Well it's quiet not worth it."
"I'm not taking advantage of her," he said putting the spoon back into the bowl. "And if I was, why wouldn't it be worth it?"
Ben chuckled, "Silly little Phil, you seem not to remember that I'm Keely's ex. Think about it, I'm her ex, I'm staying for the night, you are only just a recent boyfriend that is easy to forget."
"Where are you getting at?" Phil asked looking at Ben.
"Do I need to show you proof?" Ben stood up and moved around the table and stood next to Phil. He folded over the top of his pants to reveal a pair of Keely's panties.