to walk away he drew closer to me and bent into my ear. “ You sounded beautiful Savy. But then again you always do.”
And he walked away. Not looking back. No one else called me Savy. Just Sam.
“Holy fuck Sav. Why the hell is he here. Nice job with the silent treatment. I think this calls for a drink.”
Thank God for Georgia. I walked straight to the bar and my girlfriends followed suit. They saw the whole exchange. They also knew not to say anything to me. They just knew it wasn’t a good time.
When the bartender poured the other round of Tequila and we grabbed our glasses and Lilian the professional lawyer she was , wasn’t about to speak so professionally. She stood on a stool at the bar and asked for the attention of the ladies in the bar. She raised her glass and began her toast.
“Here’s to the dick head, cock-sucking, jerkoff, asswipes who think with their penis’s and break our hearts..Keep it in your pants boys. “ To the Dickheads”. We all chanted back”. And down went the Tequila. And another shot,followed by another. When I got off the bars stool my head was spinning.
I turned Maddy and asked “Why the hell is he here ?” She replied loudly over the music coming from the jukebox “I don’t know honey. I just don’t know. Why don’t you ask Tyler. Maybe he knows.”
I peaked over Maddy’s head and spotted Tyler talking to a few girls. I flew over to him in my drunken stupor and grabbed his arm. “ Follow me Jensen.” I said between clenched teeth. I pulled him towards the door of the ladies room and swung his back towards the wall.
“Tyler I’m only going to ask this once and only once. Why the fuck is Sam here! You told me he wasn’t coming and that’s the whole reason I agreed to come to this stupid reunion in the first place. Seriously Tyler. You better spill your guts if you know what’s good for you.” He rolled his eyes and took in a big breath and blew it out.
“I called him Sav.” He put his arms up in front of his face to shield himself from my inevitable punch to his face. “Don’t hit me Sav. I did it for your own good. Both of you”.
“Tyler Jensen I am going to kick the living shit out of you. Why would you do that. I’ve known for months he wasn’t coming. I prepared myself.” I screamed at him. I could feel my blood pressure rising. I waited for his explanation with folded arms and a tapping foot.
“Sav I called him in London after we had lunch. I told him you were here. He didn’t say much except that he was getting the first flight out of London. I thought he was kidding Sav. I never expected him to jump on the first plane to the states. He told me he literally came here in a cab from the airport. He smells like old lady perfume and airplane food. Doesn’t it mean anything to you that he just flew over the Atlantic Ocean to see you? C’mon Sav. Give the guy a break and me for that matter.” He stood there awaiting my response.
“Give you a break Tyler. Give you a break! I’d like to break your face.” Just then I saw the door to Roy’s open and in strolled my arch enemy. Christa Archer. Tall, blonde, big fake boobs, gorgeous smile. Yep the total opposite of me and every boys wet dream in high school. Captain of the cheerleaders and practically got through high school on hers knees. She always had her sights on Sam. I despised the woman. I turned back to Tyler. His eyes were bugging out of his head.
“Oh whoa. Now that’s a sight.” I caught him off guard and punched him in the arm. “Ouch Savannah” he seethed.
“I’m not finished with you yet Jensen. I’m going to try and have a good time with my friends, present company excluded, and drink A LOT so don’t think your getting off that easily. We will talk. Believe me.” I just shook my head. Tyler bent down and said in my ear.
“But your still my best friend and I love you sister from another mister.” He kissed my cheek and went back to his friends. During his walk back