Vampires in Las Vegas

Let the chips fall where they may

EPOV

We safely arrive at the ESPN Zone and the girls are nowhere to be seen. Of course that didn't stop Emmet from feeling the need to take evasive measures by purchasing dark sunglasses for the three of us as, I guess, a disguise. Like somehow they made us invisible to the girls. Not wanting to rock the boat, I did as he asked and put them on as we walked indoors. For some reason, while trying to be inconspicuous with the glasses, Emmett kept calling attention to himself by saying hello to everyone we passed. "Hey man. Hello ladies. What's up" Kept flying from his mouth. The verbal diarrhea was coming back. I glanced over at Jasper and he sent a calming wave out to help settle Emmett.

We walked past the sports book and Jasper took off to place bets. Jasper loved to bet, and he loved to win. Something that was made much easier by being married to a psychic, however Jasper thought it was all him. Alice did a very good job of steering him to make good bets without him knowing. That gave him a false sense of confidence in his betting skills. I wasn't sure how he would do flying solo, but we were about to find out because he came back with a bunch of bets he placed on horse races.

"Let's grab a table before the races start. I want to be close to the TV." He marched off into the ESPN Zone looking for a good table. The hostess came over to us and asked "How many today gentlemen?"

"Three. Could we have that table over there by the window. I want to be near the TV?" Jasper flashed her his best vampire smile. She blinked for a few minutes and then led us right over. "You're server will be right with you."

Safely seated at the table I decided to take off my sunglasses. "Edward what are you doing? Are you trying to get us caught?" He slouched down in his seat so no one could see him.

"Emmett, of all the places in Vegas do you really think Rosalie or Alice would be caught dead in a sports bar? I doubt the even know they exist. Besides, I keep getting flashes of Prada and Gucci shoes from Rosalie so I think they are safely shopping. So can we drop the disguises? I swear I will tell you if they are going to storm the bar OK?"

"Fine. Glasses off, but keep them handy in case they sneak in. That Alice, I don't trust her as far as I can throw her. Edward you should be a bit more concerned too, I think Bella has crossed over to the dark side..." He said it so dramatically. Emmett could be such a dork sometimes.

A very cute girl in a tight football jersey and short shorts came over to take our order. "Can I get you guys anything to drink?"

Emmett answered first "A pitcher please." "How many glasses, three?" she asked

"No, just one." He grinned. I rolled my eyes, this should be entertaining.

It was my turn to order. "I'll have a gin and tonic with a twist of lime, please."

"I'll have a banana daiquiri and with one of those little umbrellas if you have any!" A girlie drink. Why Jasper insisted on drinking them I will never know. They were so sweet, and came in horrible things like coconuts, or pineapples all the time. He looked like an eighty year old woman on a cruise as he drank them, but that was his drink of choice.

"Jasper it looks like it's time for the race to start." I saw the horses for the first race taking the field. "What horse did you bet on?" I wanted to see how badly he did.

"Number 4. It's name is My Little Pony.. I thought that was cute, you know like the toys the little girls play with, so I picked it." A confused look came over my face.

"You picked it by the name?" Emmett bellowed. "How has it finished? Does it like grass tracks or dirt? How many races has it run? What are the odds?" He stared at Jasper for a minute and shook his head. "You are so going to lose this one Jazz. Is that how you picked all the horses, by name?"