👣REUNITED👣

~8~

The morning came early...because I was awakened...by my mother down in the kitchen rearranging it...I walked down and asked her very kindly what the ruckus was all about. She looked over at me and began to giggle at my pajamas...they were black and had white rabbits popping out of a magician top hats everywhere, but she snapped out of it and asked me where I kept the salad bowls...I shook my head and told her I didn't have one...I never had the time to make salads...so when I wanted one...I'd just order takeout. Mom looked at me and asked how she was supposed to make a salad for the reunion if she didn't have a salad bowl to put it in...I gave a little sigh and grabbed the tablecloth...and covered my mom's hands with it...then I counted to three, and quickly removed the cloth...and a very decorative and large salad bowl appeared in her hands...full of salad already.

I smiled down at her and asked her if that was good enough for the reunion...she placed the salad in the fridge and gave me a kiss on the cheek, and told me it was perfect...just like me...I gave her a very sarcastic laugh and told her I was anything but perfect...because if I were perfect...I'd have Kc as my wife, and I'd have my son Johnny wrapped in my arms tightly right now...she gave me a second hug and told me not to worry, that she had a good feeling about today's festivities...me I didn't think nothing but trouble was heading my way...and boy did I hate being right all the time...

I ran upstairs and got dressed for the day...and just as I headed toward the front door...none other than Stoney was at the door when I opened it...my initial desire was to knock the fuck out of him...but I blew my steam off and gave him a half-ass handshake instead, and asked him what he wanted...he slowly removed his sunglasses and said he was coming early for the reunion party...I looked around and asked him where Kc and Johnny was...he looked around him and said they were probably still at home...that he didn't live with them...he just visited them when she called him over...I thought about that for a moment and boldly asked him if he was serious about her...but he slightly rolled his eyes and said it was no big secret that he loved Kc...that he's been in love with her ever since he met her when she was dating me.

I grabbed him a little violently and told him to answer my question...by that time Jd and the family were right there in the doorway watching...Klayton pushed me off of him and told me not to go there with him...that he's kicked my ass all thru high school and he could do it now...and the only reason he never has yet...was because he loved me too much. I looked at him and told him off...and said he didn't love me!!...then I swung a punch at him and he dodged me...and asked me again not to do this...my mom and brothers both were telling me to stop...that it was uncalled for. But I ignored them...and swung again, only this time I got lucky and belted him right in the face...and he went down on his ass...but not for long...for he had martial arts training probably more than I did...and flipped up and totally kicked my ass...not to say I had it coming...but as soon as I went down...he stopped and offered to help me up.

I pushed his hand out of the way and told him to go to hell...he looked at me and asked me what my problem was...I jumped up, and told him...HE!! was my fucking problem!!! I made one mistake and my girl leaves me...and instead of being the loving blood brother that he claims to be...he's behind my back fucking the only girl I loved...and trying to take my son away from me!! Klayton slowly stepped back and asked me what I was taking...for he totally wanted some of it too...then he turned and headed to his car, and told me that I completely lost my fucking mind...and that he never fucked Kc...or tried to take Johnny away from him...all he was doing was being there for her...for moral support...because she missed my ass so badly...and wanted to fall out of love with me...because she was tired of hurting so bad...but then he added just to push my fucking buttons...he said it was a great idea to give it a try though...for he was sure she would say yes to him...because he was such a comfort to her.

I chased him to his car and as he slid in...I pulled him out and told him...if he knew what was good for him, he wouldn't try it...then I quickly changed the subject, and asked him if he would help me get my Sweet Bess back...because it was killing me without her...Stoney got back out of the car and looked at me again...and asked me what in the hell do I think he's been doing since she left me...then he swung one final punch at me and told me that was for thinking he actually tried taking Kc away from me...and hurting his feelings...then he jumped back in the car and called me an asswipe then stuck his tongue out at me...and grinned at me while he gave me the bird and spun his wheels in my driveway...and peeled off. 

I stared at the empty driveway for about thirty minutes before I snapped out of it and realized that Stoney really hurt me bad...and my nose was busted again...JD and Costa came out and handed me an ice pack and a rag to hold up against my nose to stop the bleeding...then I looked at my mom and told her I just got my dumb ass kicked for no reason at all...because what I thought was going on...was so wrong...and now not only did I feel like a total jackass...but I was going to have a black eye...a busted nose for the reunion...and my oldest friend was pissed off at me.