Meanwhile your mother was having a bad night herself...
Casey was having a miserable time. She was at a bachelorette party at Yellow Energyfor her co-worker Kim. Each passing moment reminded her that she was single. Out of the six girls at the party she was the only one.
I guess thats what I get for agreeing to go to this party she thought to herself. Kim and her friends were great, but did they have to giggle and shriek at everything?
"And thats how Jason proposed to me!"
Shrieks of joy and "awws" were shouted across the table.
It was then that Casey snapped back into reality. Kim had been telling a story of how she met, and her adventures in dating her soon to be husband Jason. It had seemed to go on for eight years.
"Lets do some SHOTS!" shouted Jill, another co-worker and Kim's best friend. A tall shot glass with liquid the color of windex was placed in her hands. Casey tilted her head back downing the shot and gagged at its sweetness.
"Woooo" shouted several other girls at the party.
"I know! Lets talk about our favorite romantic movies!" Shouted Kim.
Casey rolled her eyes and downed the rest of her beer; She had no problem with romance but talking about sappy romance movies was a bit too much. Plus as much as she did not want to admit it, each romantic story was a slap in the face that she was the only single one at the table.
"My favorite movie is Twilight" said Julie. "I Just Love jacob"
"Edward" shouted a short girl sitting next to Casey.
"Jake!"
"Ok Lets agree to disagree. Now how about The Wedding Bride!". said Short Girl.
Everyone at the Table "Awwed" Except for Casey.
"Tony Is every woman's Fantasy"continued Jill. four heads nodded in agreement. and Casey sat still.
"He Is Handsome, sooo romantic and the kindest man in the world" Sighed Jill.
Casey kept her mouth shut. She was likely the only woman who thought this; but the character of Tony made her want to puke. No one was that sickeningly sweet.
She actually loved the character of Jed Mosley. Not only was he the only person to make her laugh in the whole movie, but she found his red boots hot, and he was the only one who know how to pronounce "Encyclopedia".
Even Stella had gotten on her nerves. Each time Stella sighed into the camera Stacey had to stifle a giggle. Stella seemed like a brat.
"Casey, you will meet your own Tony someday" Sad Jill rubbing her shoulder. Casey gulped hoping that Kim would keep her mouth shut. She once told Kim That she was a Jed Mosley girl. She was not ashamed, but did not feel like explaining herself tonight.
Kim walked up with some more Windex shots. Stacy grabbed for one despite its sick sweetness.
"Ohh Stacey doesn't want a Tony. (giggle) She wants Jed Mosley (giggle)." Said Kim before downing two shots.
At that moment the table they were sitting at seemed to turn into a Jr high lunch table. Everyone laughed and stared at Casey. Casey put her head in her hands. She thought of explaining to everyone that is was Jeds quirks and humorous personality that she loved; that Tony was way too sickeningly sweet . She thought of telling her theory that Jed was just a misunderstood guy, told from Tony's perspective, perhaps based on some poor sap. Instead Casey decided to change the subject.
"Lets dance" She shouted. She was relieved when the rest of the party followed her.
"Maybe Case will meet an awful mean guy!" Short Girl said and everyone else cheered and laughed.
After dancing to top 40 songs for a while Casey felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She turned to see Kim.
"Can we talk?" Asked Kim. Casey and Kim walked off the dance floor.
Ahhh finally an apologythought Casey. Maybe I being silly she thought, I am getting upset over nothing, teasing is a sign of a good friendship.
"Do you have a rude man for me?"she said laughing waiting for Kim to do the same.
Instead she felt a small index card slipped into her hand. "Dr Fieldstone" It read. Casey looked up at Kim.
"It's my brother's therapist. Case, I think you need to work through your issues"
Casey looked up at Kim. "what? Are you...drunk Kim?"
Kim put her drink down
"No Its just that you obviously like Jerky men. You are one of those girls that only like men that treat them badly. You deserve a man that treats you right. You are a special woman and deserve to be treated like the amazing girl you are. You are amazing. You need to say that to yourself every morning and forget about settling for Jed Mosleys."
Casey felt her blood run cold. She had already explained her reasons to Kim a while back, but instead of listening she was trying to pin her as some helpless wife of an abusive husband. She felt insulted; Kim had been friends with her long enough to see she liked sweet romantic guys due to her dating history. To top it all off she was talking like some After School Special.
Jill came Running up to them and whispered too Kim "Did you give her the card?
However, due to being buzzed it came out more like a shout.
Kim nodded and Jill tried to pull them both to the dance floor.
Casey grew livid, Kim could at least have not told everyone about the card. She grabbed her purse and walked away from her friends ignoring their calls for her to come and dance. She marched up and shut the bar's door with a satisfying bang. She was thankful she lived above the bar. More than anything she wanted to crawl int her bed and Listen to Otis Redding till she fell asleep.
As she walked up the stairs and opened the door to her building she realized this would be a problem. A tall brunette woman was leaning in the doorway clearly too drunk to move.