Chapter 24
"I cannot believe you two would do something like that," Briana scolded the next night. "I swear sometimes, you can be dressed but not taken out."
"What?" Brian asked. "It wasn't like we got into any fights with the other drunks."
"Brian, you and Paul not only made asses of yourselves, but you got Nadine and me thrown out of the bowling alley along with you idiots and we weren't even doing anything. I should have known better to take your suggestion to go there for an 'intimate' engagement party. Good God."
"I thought Paul imitating my dance down one of the alleys was pretty cool."
"Not with wearing absolutely nothing but his boxers while you're doing a strip tease on a table!"
"You wouldn't want to see him in a Speedo." Brian could barely contain himself from laughing.
"I'm glad you find this amusing. Be glad Nadine is driving because the last thing we need on top of all of this is one of you weirdos getting pulled over for driving drunk."
"Hey, we're weird, not stupid."
"Sometimes I have to wonder. I think from now on I'm separating you two."
"Aw come on, Bree, who's going to take Nadine out on the town then? She and Paul hit it off. She even helped put his clothes back on."
"Oh yes, perfect bliss. Please remind me why I'm marrying you again?"
"Because I'm so charming and exciting, you can't resist me," Brian said with a mischievous grin as they got to the car.
"And I work for you," Briana added. "In any case, I'm trapped," she added teasingly.
"That was fun," Paul said with a lopsided grin. "At least until the dumb shits made us leave. Guess they were concerned the customers would be scared off after seeing shorty back here half naked."
"More like the fear of possibly seeing your dick," Brian retorted, "or should I say lack of one?"
"Do they always go back and forth like that?" Nadine asked.
"Oh you don't even know half of it," Briana nodded. "Today was mild compared to some days."
"Bree loves us," Paul said. "It's never a dull moment. Don't ask what she's thinking about settling for Spanky when she can have all this." He gestured all over himself.
"Fuck you, Paul. And I told you about calling me Spanky. Besides, you know what they say about short men."
"Okay, guys? It's bad enough you two had us evicted from the bowling alley, but I would appreciate my dinner not making a reappearance," Briana spoke up.
"Seriously," Nadine agreed. "And what was that noise and is that God awful smell?"
Paul began to laugh drunkenly while the women rushed to put down the windows.
"Fucking hell, Paul!" Brian yelled, pulling his T-shirt collar over his nose. "Dude, you need to cut back on the burgers and beer."
"Like your silent ones never stink, short ribs."
"Not like that! Jesus Christ, you could kill an army! Your gas is annoying me, man."
Briana sighed, her head partially out the window. "One thing about it, this is indeed an engagement dinner I would never forget, just as you promised, dear."
"Don't worry," Brian said, his shirt still over his nose. "I'll find a way to make it up to you, preferably without the walking weapon of mass destruction here. Right now, let's just concentrate on getting us all back home alive."