"Steve said we could have the whole bar to ourselves," Eddy said, crossing things off her mental checklist. "So the trick is to get him there."

"That shouldn't be too hard," David said, refilling their cups of coffee.

"We'll just have to be sneaky about it. Charlie hates birthdays and surprises even more."

"Well, there's no way we're going to let this one slip our minds like last year," David said. "He's turning thirty. That's huge!" 

"Charlie's turning thirty?" Josh asked, coming in from the bedroom.

"Yes, as a matter of fact," Eddy sardonically demurred. "We'll be taking him out to dinner. A select few, very very close friends and family. "

"Aww, that's a shame," Josh said, doing some lunge-stretches. "It would've been fun to join."

"Maybe next time," Eddy said. Josh gave David a quick kiss and went out for his afternoon run.

"Looks like you're getting your cake and eating it too," Eddy smirked.

"We all are," David smirked back.

"Just don't let Charlie see. At least not yet. He gets squirrely whenever it has something to do with an ex."

"They weren't even together. Didn't they just go on a few dates?"

"You know how he gets. Once he 's mentally staked his claim... "

"Well we're claiming that hot blond in the name of David."

 

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