Thinking Out Loud: A Romantic Comedy by Grayson Long

Author:Grayson Long [Long, Grayson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

“Back to the party.” Kate storms back in. “Don’t you dare bail on our Halloween costume! I refuse to be a Thing by myself!” Dolly Parton jumps off the couch and trots to Kate’s side as she sits on the floor, staring at me with defiance.

I chuckle. “You won’t be a Thing by yourself!” I promise her, but deep down I am dreading this costume idea. I would rather suffer and be the third Munchkin of the Lollipop Guild with Emma and Steven than be a Thing.

Something about them freaks me out, maybe the blue hair, or creepy nose. At least with the Guild I can have an excuse to stuff candy in my mouth all night and avoid idle chit chat with tipsy pirates and slutty nurses.

I begged the girls to go as the three Sanderson sisters, but nope. Steven wanted to be a thoughtful husband and do a couple’s costume.

“Good! I would hate to embarrass myself like that . . .” she says, shaking her head. “Thing 1 without Thing 2 is just humiliating.” She laughs as she lays back on her living room floor.

“Yes . . . because of all the things encompassing that costume, that’s what would be embarrassing, nothing else.” I roll my eyes and lay back onto her fluffy rug with her.

“But seriously, what are you going to do about Benny?”

Gazing up at her ceiling, I avoid the question and start counting dots of popcorn ceiling.

I get to thirty-seven when she nudges me. “Answer me!”

Thirty-eight.

Thirty-nine.

Forty.

“I’m talking to him tonight, alright?”

“You are?” She throws herself over onto her stomach. “What are you going to say?”

I keep counting. Forty-five.

“I’m not sure. I have to talk to him about some of the kids first, then if we—”

“I swear if you say ‘if you have time,’ I will smack you!”

Pausing, I look at her. “If we . . . get to it . . .”

“You are ridiculous! Why are you stalling? What are you so afraid of? You like him, don’t you?” She’s talking fast, and sitting up now. “Of course you like him, who doesn’t like Benny! You would be lucky to have him! Hell, he’d be lucky to have you!”

“Thank you,” I whisper as she continues her rant.

“You guys just look so cute together! And everyone sees the way you look at each other, I bet even Mr. Clinton notices and he’s practically blind! Literally . . . a bat. Worse, a bat who needs glasses! And Benny is wonderful.” Her voice gets louder, and Dolly starts to run back and forth around the couch matching her energy. “He will do anything for the people he loves! Anything! Don’t you want a man like that? I want a man like that! Why on earth is there so much hesitation?” She throws her arms up in the air and groans.

I hadn’t asked myself why I was stalling or if that’s what I was even doing. But I know there is something inside me resisting moving forward. The other night, with the fire, and the wine, and the coziness of his body .

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