Cabana Boys

We really need to get together to plan our trip, my friend Cherise was saying. Yeah, yeah. We do. I pulled up to the intersection and hit the brake. I ve been saving for this one. Two weeks on that island. Just me and my girls. Cherise laughed at my fake announcer s voice. I don t think I ve looked forward to anything so much in a long while. Is Tripp tripping? I asked, snickering at the long-running joke we shared about her quick-to-jump-to-conclusions boyfriend. Nah. He d better not anyway. Especially since he hasn t been too long come back from his guys only trip. Shoot. It s our turn now. Man, I m getting excited. I grinned though she couldn t see me. I am too. What does Billy say about it? I shrugged as I turned onto the street where the apartment complex where I lived with my fiance Billy was. What can he say? I already bought my plane ticket. She chuckled. I hear ya. Listen, my client is here. I ll talk to you later. Okay. I got off early today. I think I ll surprise Billy. Maybe we can go out tonight. I m tired. Oooo, nasty. Well, go get him girl. Call me later. Okay. Bye. I gathered my messenger bag with my computer and work that I was supposed to work on this evening. I d do it later. First, I wanted to unwind and spend a little time with Billy. We d both been so busy lately that we barely seen each other this week. I missed him. As I walked up the sidewalk towards the steps that led to my second floor apartment, I passed a woman about my age who was ...