On Tuesday there was an impromptu dinner at Lynn’s house. Jim (her significant other) had gone off on a business trip to I’m not sure where. Lynn decided to have everyone who was not overloaded with shopping and the last minute Christmas rush to her house for dinner.
There were cold cuts, finger food, and some good crusty artisan bread. I told her I would be by and bring some wine. Eric, Deepa, and Linda all agreed to come out. I arrived at Lynn’s house a little (fashionably?) late. Everyone was there.
The table in the kitchen was set up for making your own sandwich and salads. There was a cheery fire going. Everyone was sitting in the livingroom. We talked about work, relationships, and drinking. A good time was had by all.
The party was winding down, and I in my usual fashion, had had too much to drink to legally and safely drive home. Lynn was prepared for this and had the guest room already made up for me (what a sweetie). After the last of the guests left, we sat in front of the fireplace with Max and had another glass of wine.
“You know,” she said, “I think I actually like it better when he is gone than when he is around.” referring to Jim.
“That’s not good. Trouble in paradise?” I asked.
“Oh always” she casually replied.
She said nothing more about it. She asked about Maurizio’s new boyfriend, and we chatted about various and sundry subjects.
2 comments:
Hmmm... the ol' bait and switch-- throwing out a serious comment and then changing the subject to something lighter...
Lynn is lucky she has you there to talk to...
Well, she listens to me moan and complain about all my girl-buddy problems (like too much of the time). So the least I can do is listen to hers - guy-buddy problems that is.
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