Straight To Heaven

Darla looked at her watch. “We can’t stay for another round.” She stood up. “C’mon Craig, let’s go.”

The moment of temptation had finally arrived. It was time for action. “Where are you two off to in such a hurry?” I asked.

Darla gave me a ‘none of your damn business’ look before turning to Craig. “Home by midnight. That’s what you promised.”

Craig remained stubbornly seated. Maybe my job would be easier than I’d expected.

“C’mon,” Darla insisted. “One of us has to work tomorrow.” She tugged on his hand.

“If you need to leave now, I’m sure J.T. will drive Craig home,” I said. Then I glanced at the man sitting next to me, taking in his crooked smile. “Or maybe it would be better if Craig drove J.T. home.”

“Good idea,” Craig said. He gave Darla an evasive look. “I should probably stay.”

Darla glared at him. “You promised to be home by midnight.”

Although Craig obviously did not want to argue with his girlfriend, an argument was just what I needed to drive her out the door and keep him in the bar. Plus, I felt that I owed Darla for the smart remark about my terrible dancing. So I said, “I never met a man so eager to have his girlfriend tell him what to do.”

It worked like a charm. “You still haven’t,” Craig said. “I’m staying.”

Darla put her hands on her hips. “Why do we go through this every week? If you don’t leave right now, it will be the last time you see me. I’m not kidding around.”

“If you make me choose,” he said, “then you’re definitely going home alone.”

As I was inwardly crowing over my triumph, my demon cried out a warning. But it was too late. A waitress carrying a large tray of beers walked past. She clipped the edge of our table which caused her to lose her balance. The tray tilted, and the beers tipped over, drenching Craig.

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