The Devil With A Deal:>>Ep4

"I suppose," I said, "It's a nice thought."

"Right?" Brian gave me a hearty slap on the shoulder. It felt like getting shoved by a gorilla. "We get married and we get locked into who we are. Who we think that's how it should be. But the truth is, you can have everything you want. Trust me, Kate's feeling the same thing. Even if she isn't willing to say it. You just have to be willing to take risks. Are you willing to do that, Andy? Take a risk to get what you truly want?"

"I'm not sure I understand what you mean," I said, cagey.

"I'm talking about a party, man!" Brian said, and he threw back his head and laughed. "Going out, having a good time, the whole thing. Vanessa and I both think you two would have an amazing time. It would mean a lot to us if you showed." I knew my answer was 'no.' But I couldn't form the word in front of Brian. I was weirdly anxious about disappointing him. So, instead, I deftly deflected. I told him that I had to talk to Kate first, knowing that my wife would decline for me. Problem solved.

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That night, as we ate takeout Chinese over the kitchen table, I told Kate about Brian's invitation. I relayed what he had told me -- how he liked us both and wanted us to come to their place. I stayed mum about the other things he'd said about marriage and change. I guess because I still wasn't sure I understood what he meant.

I expected Kate to flat out refuse, but instead, she put down her chopsticks and paused, lost in thought.

"I do like them," Kate said, finally, "Vanessa's so glamorous and amazing. And Brian's so good... I mean, such a good guy."

"So, you want to go?" I asked, my mind scrambling with surprise.

"Do you?"

do like them, and I guess it

long pause while Kate twiddled with her lo mein. She let out a deep sigh, then said, "I don't think we

that, everything was upside down again. Tara? What did Kate's younger sister have to do with any

since that whole thing with Jesse," Kate said, "I think a night out might help her

other possibilities out there?" I asked, "Be inspired by what's going on around

like her to be so sneaky and I kind of liked seeing it in her. "I think Tara

wait, are we actually considering going to this?" I

rolling the idea around in her mind. Seeing how it bounced and settled. "See what Brian says

was just pushing the ball forward, hoping that someone else would block the way. But it didn't happen. When I texted Brian about bringing one more, he

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agreed to go to a party that weekend. I spent the rest of the week feeling like something was growing in my stomach. I told myself it was anticipation. Excitement. But looking back

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Kate showered and put on a very cute red and white polka dot dress that showed off her figure. It wasn't tight, but it flared nicely at

she asked, smoothing her dress back down like she'd been

dubious. "I'm not

kidding? You're gorgeous. Every guy at that party is going to be jealous of me, having you on my arm. You're so beautiful. And your body. I mean, you're amazing." "That's sweet of you to say, honey," Kate said, "But it seems to me that

here." I was only half-joking.

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