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17. Let Down
"We've got to break it to him gently," Other David said, ordering a round of drinks as they waited for their Guest to arrive at Halsteds.
"We could just as easily not have called him back," said David.
"Except for that we're not assholes. Well, I'm not anyway."
"This is so awkward!" David whined, sipping his gin and tonic. "It's like some really weird break up."
"We just have to let him down easy. We'll just explain it calmly and rationally. It was a fun time, it was something new, but we're a couple and we need to focus on us."
"It was a lot of fun," David said, with a shit-eating grin.
"God, if there was only someone we knew here," Other David said, looking around. "That way we could do the fake intro and finally figure out his name."
"God, we are assholes, aren't we?"
"Hey guys!" their handsome Guest called, coming in the door.
"Hey... you!" they both cooed.
"Can we order you a drink?" Other David asked.
"No thanks. I just had some beers with my roommate. Don't wanna get too drunk for... you know. Later." He winked at them. The Davids were immediately torn between wanting to throw him on the table and make love to him or bolt for the door.
"About that... " Other David began.
"Oh no," their Guest frowned. "Is something wrong?"
"No... well... I wouldn't say wrong. It's just that... well... David and I have been talking. About our situation. And we thought, maybe it would be best if... "
"We don't remember your name!" David blurted out.
Other David glared at his better half. "Right. Well there's that. And also... well... we don't know if it would be... productive for our relationship to continue on this venture."
Their Guest frowned, looked down for a minute, and then looked them both dead in the eyes. "This is because of Charlie, isn't it?"
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"We could just as easily not have called him back," said David.
"Except for that we're not assholes. Well, I'm not anyway."
"This is so awkward!" David whined, sipping his gin and tonic. "It's like some really weird break up."
"We just have to let him down easy. We'll just explain it calmly and rationally. It was a fun time, it was something new, but we're a couple and we need to focus on us."
"It was a lot of fun," David said, with a shit-eating grin.
"God, if there was only someone we knew here," Other David said, looking around. "That way we could do the fake intro and finally figure out his name."
"God, we are assholes, aren't we?"
"Hey guys!" their handsome Guest called, coming in the door.
"Hey... you!" they both cooed.
"Can we order you a drink?" Other David asked.
"No thanks. I just had some beers with my roommate. Don't wanna get too drunk for... you know. Later." He winked at them. The Davids were immediately torn between wanting to throw him on the table and make love to him or bolt for the door.
"About that... " Other David began.
"Oh no," their Guest frowned. "Is something wrong?"
"No... well... I wouldn't say wrong. It's just that... well... David and I have been talking. About our situation. And we thought, maybe it would be best if... "
"We don't remember your name!" David blurted out.
Other David glared at his better half. "Right. Well there's that. And also... well... we don't know if it would be... productive for our relationship to continue on this venture."
Their Guest frowned, looked down for a minute, and then looked them both dead in the eyes. "This is because of Charlie, isn't it?"
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Week One, Week Two, Week Three, Week Four, Week Five
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