Chapter 60

Peanut Gallery

Kate and Ana POV

Ana and I are getting dressed when we hear yelling, though it's a little muffled. We look at each other, confused. When we hear Rhi yell again we're immediately on alert.

We hear Rhi yell again, "OH MY GOD!"

"What the…?" We say in unison. We have no idea what's going on. For all we know she's hurt her hand more or who knows what.

A few seconds later we hear, "OW! OW! OW! FUCK! This hurts!"

Jumping into action, we rush to the door and fling it open. No one is in the room so we can only assume she is in the bedroom. Running into the room we see Alex talking through the door, Rhi is inside yelling. "Rhi, I'm coming in."

Turning the doorknob, he opens the door and we peek in. There sit's Rhi, on the toilet, looking mortified, her body tense. Ana and I stand there, smiling but confused as hell.

Then she yells, "OW! OW! OW! NO! MY ASS TOO! It fell asleep! Get out!"

I look at Ana, my eyes wide. She's looking at me with the same look. A smile creeps up on my face and I swear it's like looking into a mirror because she's doing the exact same thing. We have to turn around so she can't see the huge smiles that are spreading on our faces. Actually, I don't think she saw us at all but to be on the safe side we're extra careful.

When we turn around to look again, we watch as Alex is walking over to her. She's still sitting on the toilet and yelling and is literally trying to stop him by putting her hands up. Which is hilarious because one, she's got a broken hand. Two, because she's tiny compared to Alex. Three, because she's stuck on the toilet with her pants down.

Ana and I are struggling to keep quiet so she doesn't hear us. We watch as he pulls up her panties and shorts up and I crack. I can't resist and have to say something. "Is this some sort of kinky sex thing you guys are into?" I ask, laughing.

Alex looks back at me, laughing and Ana joins in. We're all laughing so hard we're crying. Except for Rhi. She's not laughing. At all.

"Fuck you. Fuck all the way off. Totally not funny." She glares at the three of us.

I try, I really try to stop laughing but that just makes me laugh harder. "What happened?" I ask, trying to catch my breath and wiping the tears from my eyes.

She looks at me, her face set in a scowl, "Dude, my legs fell asleep from the way I was sleeping last night. They hurt so bad I can't even move them. It even hurts to move my toes."

I smile at her, "That sucks. I'm sorry for laughing so hard." I snicker.

Alex is still laughing and raises his eyebrows, "Why don't you tell them what else happened?"

Oh my. The look she's giving him would make a man die on the spot. It sends me over the edge again and I burst into laughter once again.

"Keep it up mister and you'll be lucky if you get anything out of me." She growls. Then with an evil look in her eyes she says, "Or in me for that matter!" She sounds serious but there's also an undertone of humor that only Ana and I can hear. She's got a fantastic poker face so it can be hard to tell if she's joking or not.

"So…?" I ask, "What else happened?" I seriously want to know now. Well, color me curious and, from the look she just gave me, this cat's going to die. It'll be worth it though!

Giving me a dirty look she breaks, "My ass fell asleep too and…"

That's it. I'm done. I lose it again. The three of us are laughing once again, at Rhi's expense.

She's still standing but she's not moving. "IT'S NOT FUNNY!" She shouts.

Scowling at the three of us, she takes a step and screams in pain once again. After a minute she forces herself to walk, shaking her legs as she goes. A vision pops into my head and I can't resist. "Rhi, you look like a dog that just had shoes put on, or a cat with tape on it's feet. You know, like in those videos on Insta! You TOTALLY have to stop that! I can't take any more!" I start laughing again and Ana and Alex start laughing harder. We're all bumping into each other, practically falling on the floor.

Rhi glares at us, "Fuck you guys. You all suck." Turning away, she continues to shake her way out of the bathroom, through the bedroom and slams the door to the main area.

The three of us are still laughing, trying to regain our composure. "Do you think she's really mad at us for laughing?" Alex asks, concerned. He has no idea what kind of sense of humor Rhi has.

"Nah, she's fine. She'd be doing the same to us if the roles were reversed. Except it would be worse, I guarantee it. She's got a wicked sense of humor." I'm trying to calm my breath before continuing, "However, be prepared for retribution. She'll hold a grudge until the time is right for payback."

Slowly, we all stop laughing as hard to where we can now walk and see through the tears. Leaving the bathroom, we walk through the bedroom and quietly open the door and enter the main area. We see Rhi standing at the sink drinking a glass of water. Giving us a dirty look, she turns away, giving us the cold shoulder.

She's still shaking her legs a little. Man, that's got to suck. "Hey Rhi, how are your legs and booty feeling? Are they awake yet?" I ask, seriously.

By this time, we've all reached the breakfast bar but we are careful to stay on the safe side. She might come after us or do something if we get any closer.

Rhi POV

Those assholes are going to get it. Fuckers. It's not funny. OK, it kind of is. I'd be laughing at them too if the roles were reversed. I will get them back. I GUARANTEE it. I have an idea. I'm sure Kate's already told them I'll probably hold off my payback but this time I'm not going to wait. As a matter of fact, I'm going to do it in two parts. Starting right now.

I'm standing in the kitchen, at the sink, getting a glass of water. Filling the glass I check the water pressure for the hand sprayer and note that it has some pretty good pressure to it. Perfect. Making a quick calculation, I determine that the water will reach well past the breakfast bar. It isn't too far away and I surmise that they won't come any closer than that. At least not until I cool off. I'm actually not that mad but I will get them back. I'm almost finished with my glass of water when they come out of the bedroom. I hear Kate ask if my legs and ass are awake and I roll my eyes. I can hear in her voice that she, and probably the others, are still laughing.

Giving her a dirty look, I turn away from them. Facing the sink, I turn the water on full blast to refill my glass. Unbeknownst to them, I've had the sprayer in my hand the whole time. My hand hurts like hell but this is going to totally worth the pain.

As I'm putting the glass under the stream of icy cold water, I turn and look at them and give them another dirty look. "Fuck you guys."

All three of them start laughing again. That's it! Payback time! Turning around, I step out of the way and spray all three of them. My first target is Alex. The fucker started laughing at me from the beginning. He deserves it. Next is Kate. Besides the laughing, she's always got something to say and it's usually before Ana gets a chance. Ana was last, so she got the least of it. Especially since she didn't really saying anything. However, she DID laugh so it's justified. The looks on their faces are priceless; eyes wide open in surprise, mouths dropped open in shock, rushing to get out of the stream of cold water. They're soaked from the tops of their heads down.

And then the pain begins, disturbing my brief elation of their shock. "HOLY FUCKING HELL! OW! OW! OW! WHAT THE FUCK?!" I yell in pain. My hand feels like it's on fire and someone is stabbing it repeatedly.

All laughing stops suddenly. "What's wrong Rhi? Are you ok? What happened?" Question after question is aimed at me but I can't focus on them. Hell, I'm not even sure who is asking them.

"HOLY MOTHER FUCK! My hand…" is all I can manage right at this moment. My breath is knocked out of me, tears come to my eyes, and I double over.

As soon as I get my breath back, I start laughing uncontrollably. I find it extremely hysterical. I'm holding my hand, looking at them soaking wet, my legs and ass still sort of have the pin prick feeling and I have tears in my eyes. Talk about a comedy of errors. Mostly at my expense, but you know, if you can't laugh at yourself you shouldn't be laughing at others.

I don't miss the look I'm given, like I'm crazy. "Rhi," Kate says, "Did you forget about your hand?"

I look at her, still laughing, "Nope. I remembered. It's been killing me since I woke up. But this was worse than expected. However, the pain from spraying you guys, totally worth it! You assholes were laughing at my pain. I had to do something." Then it hits me, "On a serious note, we all know that I'm worthless with my left hand. This is going to be a shit show if it needs casting. How am I going to work or anything else for that matter? How am I supposed to go to the bathroom or shower? Fuck, I should go beat that guy's ass again. Make it really worth my time." I can feel my eyes darken and I clench my jaw.

"Rhi, I totally get where you're coming from, but do you really want to deal with that bullshit? I mean, what if he calls the cops?" Ana asks.

I snort, looking at her like she's the crazy one, "So… let me ask you a question. If you were a guy, that looked like King Kong, and you had your nose broken by a 5'3" woman, would you call the police? I mean, you're already humiliated because you had two of your buddies watching. I seriously doubt he'd call the police. But to be honest, I don't ever want to see him again. He really freaked me out."

I hear a quiet voice pipe up, "Baby, I'll help you shower. Not sure I'll help with the bathroom part, but I'm definitely down to help bathe you." I turn my head and look at Alex, who is standing there with a huge grin on his face. He continues, "I mean, I don't hear Kate and Ana offering their services, so I thought I'd extend mine." He winks at me and laughs.

I can't help laughing too. "That's a service I don't mind having. Nice job diffusing the situation." I grin and wink.

He gives me a wolfish grin, "Who says I was diffusing? That's a bona fide offer."

Shaking my head, I roll my eyes and laugh.