Friday, March 16, 2007

Chapter Seventy-One

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"Pete, you son of a bitch!" Oz said as we walked into the bar.
"Fucking Ozzy." Pete said walking over to us. "How you been, man?"
They hugged. "Lola?" Pete asked looking at me. I nodded. "Sheryl's here."
"Really?" I asked smiling.
"Yup. We've been dating for a while. We're having a baby in March." He said.
"Awww." I said.
"She's watching James and Lirch shoot pool." He said. "In the back."
I ran to the back. "Sher!" I shouted. She jumped off the bar stool screaming. She ran over to me and hugged me. "You look soooooo fucking cute." I told her.
She smiled. Her hair was dyed black and cut short. She had lost a lot of weight and she had her nose peirced. She just had a small diamond stud.
"No. YOU look great." She said.
We sat down at a table and I ordered a beer. "So." She said taking my hands. "Is there a lucky man in your life?"
"No, but I heard about yours." I said.
"I know. Isn't it weird?" She asked. "I'm having a baby with Pete Stone."
I giggled.
"Well, it's not often the dorky choir girl hooks up with the guy in school that every girl wanted. He didn't even know I existed back then." She said.
I laughed.
"So, no man in your life?" She asked.
"Nope." I sighed. "I almost did, but it didn't work out."
"Aww."
I smiled. "It's okay, really. I'm fine."
"Good." She said.
"So, baby on the way?" I asked.
"Yeah." She giggled.
"Got a name yet?"
"Um, we have a list." She said.
"Lola." I heard. I turned around and James was looking at me. He walked over and gave me a hug.
"How are you?" I asked.
"I'm so good. You look so great." He said. He gave me another hug.
I talked to him for a few minutes, then Sheryl and I joined Oz and the rest of the gang at the table. I sat down next to Oz at the booth. He put his arm around me. "I'll drive and let you and Chris drink." He told me.
"You sure?" I asked.
"Yup."
"Okay." I smiled.