The ladies were ready to head out for their dinners. Marie was dressed in a black dress that was very sophisticated and sexy at the same time. Neela wear a light blue dress with spaghetti strips and a low neck line. They called a cab and headed over to the Italian restaurant in downtown Chicago. They walked in and Marie introduced her self to the Host. The two men where already there and he escorted the women to the table. When Marie and Neela reached the table Neela received the shock of her life.
"RAY"
"NEELA"
They both stared at each other, Marie and Jonathan gave each other a confused look.
"You two know each other" said Jonathan
Both Neela and Ray replied, "Yes"
"What is your Name?" Marie asked Ray
"Ray Barnett"
"You're Ray."
Marie looked at her friend, and the look on Neela's face Marie has seen before.
"Oh Um Hi, I'm Marie."
Jonathan still did not know what was going on.
"Can someone please tell me what is going on?" Said Jonathan
"Oh Baby yeah, this is Neela my best friend from School"
"Oh hi nice to meet you Marie has told me a lot about you."
"But I still don't understand what is going on."
"Baby, Neela and Ray work together at the hospital."
"Oh, Wow what a small world."
"And they used to be roommates.'
"Roommates? Oh you're Neela?"
Jonathan just shot Ray one look.
"Yes, baby isn't it a small world."
After the initial shock wore off, the foursome where able to have a nice dinner. Ray and Neela tried not to focus on each other and just focused on their friends. Ray cracked jokes about Jonathan, and Jonathan on him. The girls did the same to each other.
Even with everything Ray and Neela hardly spoke directly to each other. The dinner was over and Neela and Marie excused themselves to go to the ladies room.
"Marie, what the bloody hell is going on out there. How come you never told me about Jon's friend?"
"Neela how the hell am I suppose to know. I've never met him."
"Don't you and Jonathan talk about each other's friends?"
"Yes but, we have never gotten into details about it."
"Well, Jon is great, he is a sweet heart, but I have to go home."
"Go Home, Why?
"Do you think I am sticking around, have you lost your mind?"
"Wait a minute you are not going anywhere. You are going to ride this out."
"Ride this out, do you think we are at an amusement park. I am not riding anything but the L train back to the apartment."
"Neela, you are real chicken shit."
"What?"
"You are still chicken shit, where is your wild side? You need to have fun with this."
"What are you talking about?"
"Didn't you say he really pissed you off today?"
"Yes so."
"Why don't you show him a lesson?"
"A lesson? what type of lesson?"
"Listen close and I have an idea."
At the table
"Man what is going on here? How does your fiancé know Neela?"
"Where have you been they went to school together? Moron."
"No shit Sherlock. But what am I suppose to do now?"
"Well, first let's go get some drinks, and then tell her how you feel about her."
"How you lost your mind?"
"No, but you have, Neela is gorgeous and I thought you were the one with all the moves remember, you could get any girl to go out with you."
"Yeah I can but…"
"So what make's her any different?"
"I don't know Neela is different. She is to smart to fall for any mind games."
"Excuse me didn't you tell me that she was going out with that other doctor and he was playing games on her?"
"Yeah?
"Well this is your chance to get the girl, man go for it,"
"I guess so. Alright I'll do it no matter what."
'Yeah because if I know Marie I am sure she has something up her sleeve."
"Alright man let the games begin."
