"Ow, Kirsten," Sandy winced as Kirsten sloppily wrapped one arm around her husband's neck. He could smell the alcohol on her breath and that, coupled with the fact that she could barely walk without stumbling, was not helping anything. Sandy literally had his hands full and the humor everything had long ago worn off. He was rapidly becoming exasperated and tired.
To his left, Sandy had his arm around Julie's waist, much to his dismay. It was not a secret that he and Julie did not get along very well, or at all for that matter. But because she was having trouble standing up on her own, Sandy had opted just to help her. The sooner they dropped Julie off at her home, the sooner Sandy and Kirsten could go to their own house and forget the whole thing had ever happened. Or so Sandy was hoping.
"Sandy, you wanna know something?" Kirsten slurred, tripping over her own feet as they slowly made their way up the driveway and toward the house. Sandy made a mental note to ask Jimmy why he had not helped him get Julie into the house.
"What?" Sandy almost panted. Although he was fit, it was not exactly easy lugging two intoxicated women along a driveway. He could have left Kirsten in the car but did not want to risk her doing anything foolish, such as locking herself in the vehicle. It just seemed like a safer bet to take her with him.
Kirsten giggled quietly, her head drooping as her laughter broke the silence around them. "Julie has a crush on you!"
At this statement, Julie raised her head to look at Kirsten. "I do not!" She protested angrily, her green eyes flashing a livid look as she glowered at Kirsten.
Sandy felt that it was his job to interject before it came to drunken blows. "Hey, how about we all calm down a little? Just focus on getting to the house without falling down, okay?"
"She loves you," Kirsten whispered teasingly in Sandy's ear. "If I were your wife, I would be jealous."
Julie laughed suddenly, her body wracking with the giggles. Sandy had to resist the urge to let go of her, although he was certain she was going to fall out of his grasp if she didn't calm down. Kirsten gave her friend a confused look, and waited for the brunette's giggles to subside.
"Why are you laughing?" Kirsten asked, allowing herself to be pulled along by her husband. She studied the two to the best of her ability, given the conditions.
Through her laughter, Julie managed to say, "You two are married!"
At this, Kirsten shook her head incredulously. She didn't remember being married to Sandy! "No! You're lying!"
Sandy intervened with a grin and a chuckle, his dark brown eyes lighting up at this suddenly amusing conversation. "It's true, honey. We've been married for twenty years."
Kirsten's blue eyes widened in shock as they reached the porch. Just as she was about to ask another question, Jimmy appeared on the steps of the cement to retrieve his wife.
"Julie," Jimmy sighed, pressing his forefinger and thumb into the bridge of his nose. "I don't even know what to say."
"Just take her inside and talk about it tomorrow," Sandy replied quickly. Jimmy nodded and join the trio in the driveway. He picked his wife up and she wrapped her arms around his neck in return.
"Where are we going?" Julie asked, her words running together in an amusing fashion.
Jimmy rolled his eyes in response as he kicked the door shut behind him. Once the Coopers were inside, Sandy decided to get Kirsten back to their vehicle so that they could go home.
"Are we really married?"
Sandy turned to Kirsten with a grin that revealed pure amusement. "Yes, we're really married. Why?"
Her cheeks tinted a color of dark red, Kirsten smiled. "You don't seem like the kind of guy I would marry."
Sandy leaned over and kissing Kirsten on the cheek. "You should've thought of that before you said I do."
Kirsten giggled as the two climbed into the car. As she glanced over at Sandy, Kirsten couldn't hide a smile. She felt a little guilty for not remembering that they were married, but had a feeling that she could make it up to him in the morning.