And Then Came the Honeymoon

Everyone showed about 9 pm. Jacob had his star gazers go to the Nerd Cave. Frank gave me a look as he passed by. I nodded at him to let him know that Jacob had told me of their plans to move him out. Billy just waved and kept walking. I think these guys think there is tension. I'm over it already. Merri greeted me with a kiss on the lips. She had a gym bag, a back pack and a plastic bag from the hardware store. She tossed the plastic bag my way. It was the Movie Theater Butter Microwave Popcorn. "Hmmm, shower fresh. Just as I hoped to find you. I'm going to drop these bags in the bedroom and say hello to the guys. Or maybe good bye? No, I won't be mean. Do you have bottled water in that mini frig?" "I'll fill it up. There are a couple of Greek Salads in there in case you're hungry. Tell the guys they have popcorn on the Breakfast Bar. "They can have the popcorn, but remember I got your melted butter right here LOL." She spent about 5 minut...

This is my entry for the 2021 April Fools Day Contest. It's a stand-alone piece involving characters introduced in my earlier stories, "Always a Bridesmaid" and "And Never a Bride". I invite you to read those as well. Enjoy! ***** My phone buzzed, and I saw it was my boyfriend, Marcus. My mouth twitched in a smile seeing his name pop up, but I felt a quick stab of concern, because he rarely called from work. "Marcus," I said. "Hi baby...is everything okay?" "I just heard from my lawyer," he said. "The divorce is final. It's over, Kiki." "Oh, thank god," I sighed. Just a sigh? He was finally free from his short but bitter marriage, and free to get on with his life. After all he'd been through -- after all I'd been through with him -- I should have been weeping tears of joy or screaming with delight. No doubt those emotions would come later, but now all I could manage was relief. "Oh, baby," ...