Story #8: The Bonding Trip

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Nelson walked into the living room where Jaiden and Pamela were watching TV together.

"Jaiden. Jaiden. Jaiden. Jaiden..." Nelson repeated.

Jaiden looked away from the TV.

"What is it, Nelson?" Jaiden asked.

"I was wondering if you wanted to play two players on my new game," Nelson explained, pointing to his room.

Jaiden looked at Pamela.

"Aw, but I'm watching TV with my wife. We need time to catch up, Y'know?"

"What about you and I? I was only here for eight years, and you're 29!"

"Come on Nelson, don't do that to me."

"I didn't want to play my trap card, but I'm forced to."

"What?" Jaiden asked.

"Ever since you got married, you stopped spending quality time with me, and started to spend more of your time with Pamela," Nelson explained, now stress eating bread and sticks of butter from his jean pockets.

Pamela gave Jaiden a face. Nelson didn't understand what she was trying to say to him, and by the look of it, Jaiden looked like he didn't either. Pamela sighed.

"I think we should go on a Bonding Trip!" Pamela suggested.

Nelson almost back-flipped out of there with a surprise.

"A Bonding Trip!?" Both Nelson and Jaiden exclaimed.

"Yeah, it'll be fun! We can all bond as a group, so no-one is left out," Pamela explained.

"Sounds good to me. You in, Nelp?" Jaiden asked.

Nelson had to think long and hard at this one. Nelson started to sweat bullets, until finally,

"Yeah, sure."

"Yay!" Pamela cheered.

The three of them went out to the sports car and got in.

"Wait!" Nelson yelled, "can I bring Saturday? We haven't been hanging out much."

"Nelson, this is bonding time for us, not-"

"Go ahead. Hurry though," Pamela interrupted Jaiden.

"Thanks, Pam!"

Nelson climbed up the porch and kicked down the door.

"Why are you letting him bring Saturday? This was your idea," Jaiden asked.

"This will take some time for Nelson to adjust. Let's just take a few steps at a time," Pamela said, fixing her rear-view mirror.

"Whatever you say, wife."

Nelson jumped off the porch with a piece of bread with stick figure limbs and entered the car.

"Hello, everyone!" Saturday greeted.

"Hey..." Pamela and Jaiden both said awkwardly.

*vroom!*

*skirt-skirt!*

"Where are we going anyway?" Nelson asked, throwing Saturday up and catching him.

"To my mom's," Pamela announced.

"What!?" Nelson and Jaiden both yelled simultaneously.

"What?!" Saturday later joined in.

"My mom always has the best bonding activities. How do you think my mom and I are so close?" Pamela asked.

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