The Ex

Chapter One: The Mother of all Marathons

Chapter One: The Mother of all Marathons

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"Oh, c'mon Darcy!" I said over the phone to my best friend. "Please tell me you can keep me company this exciting friday evening."

"Sorry babe, I can't. I gotta take care of my mom. She has the flue," I could hear her working around the kitchen, probably trying to open the can of Chef Boyardee I knew she loved too much.

"Bullshit," I said. "Your mom never gets sick." A pause. Nothing but the sound of her breathing came over the phone. "C'mon D! There's gonna be wine and we can have the Star Wars marathon you keep bugging me about."

"Oh you little bitch! You are not bribing me with my two favorite things in the world."

"Of course not! I'm not that cruel. I'm bribing you with three. I got a huge jar of Nutella on my coffee table as we speak." I said grinning. My best friend and I shared the love for Nutella, Star Wars and wine and I was trying to make her come over because I did not want to be alone tonight. Luke was purring on my side, trying to get my attention and my brand new husky puppy named Chewie -I told you I'm obssesed with SW- was trying to tear his new toy to pieces.

"Is Jake going to be there?" She asked, wanting to know if they would run into each other. It was no secret that my best friend didn't like my boyfriend and that he felt the same but this was just getting ridiculous. We'd been together for three years and she still tinks he's hiding something from me.

"D, don't worry. He's working the night shift tonight and I think he's gonna stay over at his parents house since he'll leave too late to drive all the way over here."

I heard a clank over the phone and the microwave start. "Fine! I'll go but I'm going to be a little late cause I have to eat and shower and blah blah blah."

"Yay! Okay, call me when you're here so I can buzz you in." With that I hung up and got off the couch to take a shower. Chewie stopped playing with his toy and followed me to my room side by side with Luke. I chuckled trying to get used to this.

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"Yo! Buzz me in woman! It's freezing out here. I'm gonna loose my toes and I need them to dance thank you very much," Darcy said over the phone and I laughed at how much she resembled a banshee. I buzzed her in and waited till she opened my front doorI left it unlocked so I could go change in my room. I pulled my dad's hoodie over my head and and put on my flannel pijama pants. I went back to the living room and saw her going into the kitchen with a bag in hand.

"So, what you wanna do first, drink wine and be each other's psychologist or have the marathon and eat Nutella?" I asked on my way to the kitchen to get the dog and cat food for my babies.

"Hmm. Well, let's watch the movies first and then we can babble about our life's problems listening to some Frank S. and Ella F." She said, taking out two CD's from her bag.

"I like the sound of that." I said opening the bag's of food and scooping it up with with a cup.

She was already walking towards the living room and I heard a yelp.

"What happened?!" I ran towards the opened door and saw her on the floor galring at the ceiling as Chewie licked her face and Luke was laying on her stomach.

"You got another one?!"She asked as she held Chewie away from her. I started laughing.

"I was lonely and I already got a cat, why not get a dog too?" I shrugged. "But isn't Chewie adorable?" I said his name on porpouse knowing that if she knew that was his name she would love him.

"Chewie? As in Chewbacca? As in our favorite character from our favorite movie Chewie?"

"Yup, that very one. Plus, he keeps chewing everything in sight so I thought it would be accurate."

"He is quite cute."

"Ha! I knew you'd finally say that," I exclaimed by pointing a finger at her.

"Whatever. Just finish what you're doing so we can start the movies."

I walked back to my task and put the bowls on the ground. Once the sound of them thouching the floor happened, Chewie and Luke came into the kitchen and started eating.

I sat down on the couch as D put Star Wars IV: A New Hope in the DVD. She sat next to me and it started.

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We were already on Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, when Darth Vader was telling Luke Skywalker the legendary line "Luke, I am your father" when I got a phone call from Benny, one of my co-workers at the Barne's & Noble I worked at.

"Wassup Melalicious piece of spanish white chocolate?" Was the first thing I heard when I picked up the call.

"What up Benny my whenny?" I said back to him. When Darcy heard the nickname she perked up and sat straighter, the wine glass she had in her hand almost spilling. "Dar, be careful. If you spill a drop on this carpet my mother will kill you." A pause, "And so will I." She started laughing and I put my finger to my lips so she would be quiet.

"Darcy's there?" He asked, with a hopeful tone.

"Yes," I didn't care to elaborate.

He gave out a sigh in annoyance. "Let me talk to her please."

"No."

"Why?"

"Because," I said exasperated. "We are having the best movie marathon known to man and you just ruined it."

"It's Star Wars isn't it?" I coul already see him pinching his nose, eyes closed.

"You know us so well Benny Whenny." I glared at Darcy when she tried to take the phone away from me. "You want to join?"

"No."

"There's wine and baby animals." I tried to pursuade.

Just like with Darcy, there was complete silence on the other line. "I'll be there in ten." With that, he hung up the phone.

I laughed at the phone and at Darcy's face. "Jesus Christ, you guys are the same soul, different body. Soul mates!"

"What did he say?"

"That he wanted to talk to you." Again, I didn't care to elborate.

"And you didn't give me the phone?!" She shrieked and lunged at me but I was quicker and stood from the couch before she could permanently injure and or scar me.

"No, because he is coming over and I figured if he wanted to talk to you, he should do it in person."

"Dude! I'm in my pijamas, don't have make-up on and my hair is a total mess. Why would you tell him to come over when I'm looking like this?"

"Because D, if he likes you and you like him -which I know you do, so don't even try to deny it- you guys have to see each other this way. The sooner the better, right?" She glared at me, red faced and scowling.

"I hate you."

"I love you too, D."

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