Chapter 75

Jeff's bachelor party was on a Thursday night ten days before the wedding. I'll admit I was nervous. It made no sense. I didn't make a request or even a suggestion as to what might be inappropriate behavior. That could never happen.

Sure, cousins Ben, Tyler and Malcolm would be there. Ben's attitude made me suspicious. Tyler and Malcolm were superstars at inducing fear. They were capable of attending a religious retreat and turning it into an event where they were the only ones not arrested.

However, Louis would also be there. I felt confident he would not let things get out of hand. Rich would be there as well and Jen had spared no adjectives in describing how responsible he was.

The most important attendee would be Jeff. Given how he had gone out of his way to take care of me when I went out drinking with the girls on my twenty-first birthday, he might well be the most responsible person there.

And even if Tyler and Malcolm managed to somehow drug Jeff, which wouldn't be the first time they accomplished such illegal behavior, Louis and Rich would be there to protect him.

Sabrina had joked she was sure she could titillate the guys with a steaming, hot dance. At least I think she was joking.

Yeah, I wasn't worried one little bit.

"So, did Rich tell you about the big night?" I feigned casual.

"Big night?" asked Jen. She was feigning casual as well. I could tell she meant to give me a hard time.

"The bachelor party," I said, clarifying with no special emphasis.

"Oh, that."

"Yes."

"I think Rich did mention something about it."

"How long do you plan to torture me?" I asked.

"Just long enough for me to squeeze the maximum enjoyment out of it."

She didn't continue. I shoved my palms upward in an urgent gesture.

"It was pretty damn funny. Jeff is a bachelor, but I don't think you could really use the word party to describe it.

"The brothers, Tyler and Malcolm, suggested they go to a strip club.

"Jeff said he'd already seen plenty of the most beautiful women on the face of the earth. He said it would be anticlimactic. One of the brothers said they wanted the evening to be climactic. They both laughed at that like he was a professional comedian. Jeff whispered to Rich he couldn't decide if the brothers were drunk, stupid or drunk and stupid.

"The other brother said he knew a club where they could have a really good time. Both of them laughed like this was the funniest thing they ever heard. Jeff whispered to Rich he was having a hard time believing these guys had graduated from elementary school, let alone college. He said the highlight of the evening would be when he could escape from them.

"After some arguing, Jeff said he had already eaten, but he would like to go somewhere to get a really nasty dessert. One of the brothers said, 'That's what I'm talking about. We can go to this club and get a really nasty dessert, if you know what I mean.'