Part 433
"What’s going on?" asked Sarah.
"I think he’s kissing her."
"It’s about damn time."
"YO! Kev! What the hell is…OOPS!" Nick stopped short as he realized that he’d interrupted yet another couple.
The couple broke apart and Kevin spun around on Nick growling, "Damnit, Nick!!!"
Before Kevin could go any further with Nick, Sarah and Howie came out of the bathroom.
"NICKY!" bubbled Sarah as she hugged him. "Thank you SO MUCH. I thought we’d NEVER get out of there."
Howie shook his head seeing the frustration in Kevin’s eyes. "Now you know how I feel, Kevin."
Sarah looked at Kevin. "It’s about TIME you kissed her. I thought you’d NEVER get around to it. I’m starving and YOU are out here taking your sweet, slow ass, Kentucky time!"
"You didn’t have to stay in the bathroom," shot Kevin smiling knowing that Sarah was teasing him.
"Hold on! You were just throwing up," said Lynne incredulously. "Now you’re hungry?!"
All three men laughed as Kevin said, "Welcome to Sarah’s pregnancy where every day is a new adventure. One minute she’s throwing up China and the next, she’s so hungry she could eat China."
"Where one minute, she’s bouncing happily along and the next she could bite off Godzilla’s head," added Nick as he let go of Sarah.
Howie took her hand and pulled her to him. "Where she’s ALWAYS an incredible woman that I love completely."
"Where I’m TOTALLY and completely in love with the most amazing man," said Sarah with her hand on Howie’s cheek. Then looking at Kevin and Nick, "Where I have the most amazing friends who have put up with a LOT of crap! NOW FEED ME!"
"The DIVA at her finest!" teased Nick.
Howie, Sarah, and Nick headed back to the dining room leaving Lynne and Kevin alone. Kevin asked, "Are you okay now?"
"I’m fine, Kevin."
"I promise, we won’t keep getting interrupted."
Laughing, "I take it Nick does that frequently?’
"Mostly to Howie and Sarah, and it’s usually when they are in the middle of making love or something. His timing sucks!"
Kevin took Lynne’s hand and led her back to join the others hoping that the rest of breakfast would go off without a hitch.
They joined the others, who were in higher spirits than they’d been in a while. Looking from one to the other, Kevin had to grin because it was obvious that everyone there had gotten a major piece of action the night before. Well, everyone except him. Silently he vowed to kill the next person that interrupted him and Lynne, no matter who it was. Hell, the way he was feeling this morning he’d even take on Garrett. As he led Lynne to the two remaining empty seats, he politely held her chair as she sat down, trying to ignore the silence that had suddenly descended on the entire gathering. He began his mental countdown, knowing it had been too good to hope for and knowing all hell was about to break loose. Sarah and Nick had already had their turn, so who was up next?
It figured. AJ.
Kevin’s hand was on Lynne’s back, and as he leaned close to whisper something, he heard it.
"Kevin and Lynne, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g…" AJ stage-whispered.
"AJ," Kevin warned, holding Lynne’s hand tighter.
Becca giggled and Nick smirked, which was probably a mistake, because Kevin’s shrewd gaze immediately turned to the both of them. He calmly lifted his orange juice to his lips and took a sip before commenting. "It’s nice to see you both looking so well rested," he said. "I guess Garrett slept through the night last night?"
"No," Becca shook her head. "He was up several times."
Lynne leaned closer to Kevin, nudged him and said, "He wasn’t the only one."
Nick heard her and choked on his milk. Becca was patting him on the back as Kevin sat back and grinned. "Well, well. So Nick, has it been six weeks already? Time certainly flies when you have to be celibate."
Becca blushed as Sarah and the others howled, but it was Brian who brought down the house.
"Nick, I know that’s a big word … it means ‘no nookie’." He spoke slowly and deliberately, pretending that Nick was totally clueless.
"You jackass, I know what the fuck it means. And for your information, I am NOT celibate."
"Nick!" Becca was appalled and Sarah had tears running down her face she was laughing so hard.
"What?" Nick looked around. "What did I say?"
"Nick, you’re so easy," Howie laughed shaking his head. "So what happened to the six-week rule?"
"It’s Lynne’s fault, ask her."
"Sure, Nick, pin the blame on the newcomer. Are you looking to piss Kevin off even more?" Howie was getting into the teasing, not realizing his turn would soon come.
"So Lynne," asked Sonja, "Exactly what sage advice did you give Nick and Bec last night?"
"Nope, I’m not sure the guys want to hear all the details while they’re eating. We’ll talk later." She winked at Sonja and laughed as Alison wiggled her eyebrows in anticipation.
Becca stood up and picked up Garrett. "Look, the buffet is ready and I’m starved." As she walked away AJ and Brian clowned it up with Nick.
"You dog!" Brian gloated.
"Way to go, Nick, you da MAN!" AJ snorted.
"Fuck off," Nick grumbled, breaking away from the crowd to help Becca fix her plate.
The other couples followed suit, and soon silence settled in as they began to fortify themselves for the day ahead.