Just Hit 'Send' By Grasshopper

Just Hit 'Send' - The Interim Years by Grasshopper Ch. 12

Three cell phones....three friends.

"I think we've got ourselves a plan, guys."

"But, he might just decide that he can't fight anyone Jordan finds," Markie fretted.

"And that would be worse than it I now, how zactly?" Griff sighed from right next to her on the sofa. "At least we'll know that he isn't gonna try if this doesn't work."

"I think I can nudge him from this end if you two can do your thing over there," Easy smiled. "Believe me, Dan is antsy as all hell right now."

"And I start it, right?" Markie gulped. "I hate lying."

"You're not lying, you're omitting. There's a huge difference."

"Well, let's all agree from the get go that we don't lie."

"Don't think we'll have to. Dan has already decided that Jordan is seeing some guy named Nick and he is acting all bizarre," Easy whispered. "Gotta go, guys. The target approaches." His cell clicked off and he smiled as Danny moved painfully into the living room, his face set in a pout. He fell onto the sofa and sprawled.

"Who were ya talking to, Ez?"

"Marks and Griff."

Danny frowned. "What were ya talkin' about?"

"Stuff."

"Stuff?"

"Yeah."

"What stuff?"

Danny waited, but Easy didn't reply. "Ez?"

"Yeah?"

"What stuff?"

"Huh? Oh, just about the house and JD and the.......,"

"The what?"

Easy looked at Danny, weighing his words. "The plans for Jordy's birthday. You know it's next week, right?"

"Of course I know it's next week. Jordan Anderson Lawrence's birthday will be in approximately 7 days.........that's 168 hours..........or 10,080 minutes.......... or 604,8............................"

Easy cut him off, holding his hands up, wrists crossed. "Okay, okay! I get the point." He looked at Danny carefully, "Are you gonna go?"

"Go where?"

Easy snorted. "Dan, for the sweetest guy in the world, you can be the world's biggest asshole.........Are you goin' to Jordan's birthday?"

Danny looked up from under lowered eyebrows, "I wasn't invited."

Easy bit his lip to keep from laughing. "Well, that's your decision, I guess."

Danny sighed and then thought for a minute. "Wait, are you?"

"Damn straight. I wanna be there for his 25th. Markie is so excited for me to meet their new friends and see their house." He took a little pity on Danny. "You really think you have to be invited, Dan?"

"Well, no one called."

"And whose fault is that, Mr. Don't Call Me?"

"Maybe I could..........," Danny mumbled.

"Even if you're not with Jordan anymore, Markie and Griff haven't seen you in a really long time. It's not like you hate him or anything, right?"

"Not with him? So now I'm not even with him? Damn! Damn! Damn!," Danny struggled up off the sofa and stomped slowly out of the room, his voice muttering.