�Oh, it�s you,� he said trying to close the door again.
JC put his hand on it and pushed it back open.
�Don�t do this. I need to talk to you.�
�And what are you going to say? That you�re obviously better than me in bed because my ex is still screwing you? I don�t want to hear it. And besides, I�m expecting people and I need to get the house ready. Goodbye.�
�Don�t do this, Chris.�
�No, I will do this! You don�t even realize how you�ve betrayed me. I don�t want to talk to you now or ever again. So please, do yourself a favor and never come here.�
�I don�t want to lose you as a friend.�
�Well too bad because you already have.�
JC frowned and let Chris close the door in his face. Chris could hear him say one last thing sadly behind the door.
�I�m sorry, and I left her.�
He sighed and the past seven years flashed before his eyes. He couldn�t do this to the person he once called his brother. He finally realized that he couldn�t let a woman come between them. He opened the door again and JC quickly turned around.
�For crying out loud, I forgive you,� he said reluctantly. �I won�t let her come between me and my brother.�
JC smiled broadly and he ran up to Chris and hugged him.
�Thank you. Thank you so much.�
�No problem. But really, you should be going. I need to get ready.�
�Sure,� he said letting him go. �Thank you again. I promise you won�t be sorry for this.�
�We�ll see,� he said with a smile on his face. �Bye.�
�Bye.�
Chris opened the door fifteen minutes later to see Crystal, Margaret, Kandi, and David. Margaret walked into the house and looked around.
�Where�s the keg? I need a damn drink,� she said.
�It�s in the upstairs bathtub.� Crystal walked in and kissed Chris more passionately than she had ever done. �Well, it�s nice to see you too,� he said.
She smiled and he let everyone else inside.
�Ok, I have junk food much better than anything they ever gave us at that awful place in the kitchen alone with some hard liquor. The beer is upstairs where�� he looked around and didn�t find Margaret. ��Margaret obviously is. Damn, she really did need a drink, didn�t she?�
�You have no idea,� David said.
Crystal slapped Chris on the arm.
�Are you going to give me a damn tour or what?�
�And this is the last room of the house: the kitchen. And this is the fridge where all the alcohol is,� he said opening it and revealing every last shelf full of alcohol. �I had to take everything else out and put it into the freezer just to make room for all of this. So, you all better drink it all.�
�Do we need a designated driver or anything?� Kandi asked.
�Hell no. We�re all going to pass out here eventually. We won�t be leaving till the morning. Is that ok with you, Chris?� David asked.
�That was the plan.�
�Great. Then give me everything,� Kandi said.
�Wait just a minute, you�re not legal yet,� he said shaking his finger at her.
�I am too!�
�Not legal enough to drink alcohol.�
�You�re not being serious are you?�
He laughed. �No. Just don�t tell anyone about this.�
An hour later all the adults were merely buzzing, but Kandi was more drunk than anyone Chris had ever seen before. They were all sitting in the living room pouring champagne into crystal glasses. This made their fourth bottle.
�I love this stuff. I don�t understand why you bave to be twenty-bone to drink,� Kandi said.
�Honey, tomorrow you�ll understand,� Margaret said patting her on the back.
�Oh yeah! I have something to tell you guys!� she slurred. �I�m pregnant!�
�What?!� everyone yelled.
�Yeah! I�m two months!�
�Who�s the father?� Crystal asked.
�Kyle.� No one said anything. �Well, I�m happy about it! Now I�ll have a piece of Kyle forever.�
Margaret shook her head.
�Were you all that ignorant? You didn�t use protection?�
�Think adout where we bere. We couldn�t have botten protection if we wanted do.�
Chris shook his head as well.
�Let�s just forget about this for right now. Enjoy the alcohol! Let�s drink till we forget everything that ever happened in the loony bin!�
�I�m old enough that I don�t need alcohol for that to happen,� David said.
�Well, the rest of us do, old man,� Margaret joked.
The glasses were filled and David lifted his to make a toast.
�Everyone raise your glasses for a toast!� Everyone did as he said. �To the loony bin crazies!�
The slammed their glasses together. �The loony bin crazies!�