Us Against All Odds (En)

Wednesday evening

Silence is pure. Silence is sacred. It brings people together because only those who are good with each other can stay that way without saying a word. This is the great paradox.

Nicholas Sparks

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- "Ladies, how are you?" Carina asked, Monday morning as she came to sit at the table where her friends were in the cafeteria

-"Well," said all three women at the same time.

- "and you?" Altman asked

- "very good. I met Maya's grandparents yesterday!"

-"Stop it, is it true? Tell me! And she introduced you as her companion?" Taryn asked.

- "well, to my surprise, she told them we were... engaged. That we were getting married..."

- "her maternal grandparents?" Amelia asked

- "paternal"

- "oh my god and you're still alive?!" Taryn said.

-"It wasn't easy, but... Yes. And I know where Lane gets her character from..."

- "Are her parents jerks?"

- "nooo, I wouldn't say jerks, but... Her grandfather was adorable, a little clumsy sometimes but very nice. Her grandmother, it's not a little that she's clumsy, but it was, am I with Maya for the green card, I'm a chef because I'm cheaper as a foreigner, or queer it doesn't bother them, as long as it's not in her family..."

- "ah yes the whole thing" said Altman

- "the whole thing, you got it all..." At the same time Jo had entered the cafeteria. "By the way, I took the liberty of inviting Jo over on Wednesday night..."

-"You think she's going to find someone..." Amelia began

-"... And Jack"

-"Jack?! As in Jack-the-ex-of-your-girlfriend, Jack?!" Helm insisted

- "of my my fiancée and yes, that Jack there. We're thinking of setting them up together."

- "hummm he is handsome, she is hot, it can do it" made Amelia

- "no need to say that Jack is handsome..."

- "I'm sorry, but you have to admit that if he hadn't been banging Maya... He is not unpleasant to look at".

- "ummm no"

- "you're being a little disingenuous" laughed Teddy

- "no, I'm Italian and jealous"

- "but you're hotter than Jack"

- "Thank you Taryn, you see! Taryn is a true friend!"

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Wednesday night came quickly. The group of friends met at Andaluca, a Mediterranean restaurant with a lot of Spanish dishes.

The place was quite trendy and they had taken out their most beautiful outfit. The bridal couple were both in black dresses. The one of Carina a little shorter on the thighs, but with long sleeves, while those of Maya was longer, arriving above the knees, but low-cut and without sleeve.

Maya had driven her wife, Jack and Jo and Teddy had driven Amelia and Taryn.

- "Are you okay Jack, not too stressed about only going out with women?" Maya asked in the car when it was just the three of them

- "No, I'm fine. I just don't know if you're going to be able to find me someone I'm a basket case..."

- "Doesn't he know?" Carina asked Maya.