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Tiny
Since joining the MC, the guys have all tried to beat me at a game of pool. And so far, none of them have been able to. Tonight though, they were sure they figured it out. And I, for one, was willing to put money on the line to see if they could do it. I mean, six against one seemed a bit unfair. But then again, I have played every single guy here and knew the only one that was remotely any good was Gunner. Even with how good he is, he has never beat me. I watched them all discuss amongst each other for a few minutes before pushing for them to get started. Not that I had anywhere to be tonight. "You girls going to play or chit chat all night?" All of them flipped me off except for Crow, who waved me off. "Alright, alright, no need to get your panties in a bunch." Chuckling, I shook my head as Army moved to the end of the table and took his stance to break. "You boys sure you want Army to break?" Standing back up, Army glared at me. "And why not?" Chuckling again, I shrugged my shoulders. "No reason. It's y'alls money." Hesitating, Army looked back over to the others who encouraged him to go for it. Only to be disappointed when he did a crap job of it, making me laugh harder.
Next up was Digits. To who I will give it to, the guy was amazing with numbers. But nearly as bad as Army when it came to pool. I mean, if they wanted to get a group together that they thought could actually beat me, having those two play was not in their best interest. But it was their money, so who was I to tell them the obvious. After Digits, they had Crow go. By the time it was my turn, they had managed to knock in one ball. I moved around the table, deciding which ball I would hit first. "You boys, sure you don't want to just hand me your money now and save yourselves the embarrassment. I mean, your old ladies are here and everything." Again they all flipped me off as Crow waved me off again. "Just hit the damn ball." Laughing, I leaned over and took my first shot. By the time I was done, I had hit in four of my balls. Stepping back, I watched Cookie, Knuckles, and Gunner take their turns and knock in a couple more of theirs. Taking my turn, I decided to prolong their agony, giving each group another chance to hit in a few more of their balls. As Gunner finished taking his second turn, I thought about giving them all another round but changed my mind when Bear walked in and joined the girls, who were all standing there watching. Well, actually, he joined his old lady who had taken his sorry ass back yet again. Maybe I should take one from her book and let it go. But I can't and won't. I am perfectly fine with holding a grudge. I won't, however, ruin everyone's night and am more than happy to take my leave early if needed. And from what I was able to catch from the girl's conversations, the woman who came with Mandy was her sister, who needed a night out. So I would be the bigger man and end this game, have another drink, and head on home.
Knocking the last of the balls in, including the rest of the guys, I tossed my cue stick on the table. "Well, boys, it's been fun, but I do think that is game, and if I remember right, I get a hundred from each of you." From somewhere behind me, Bear scoffed and mumbled something about I would know something about owing someone money. Gunner, who was standing the closest to me, heard him too and beat me to responding to him. "Bear, don't start." In the name of trying to be the bigger man, I bit my tongue and didn't say anything and let Gunner take the lead on this one. So even though Bear mumbled another smart-ass remark, I continued to ignore it. Instead, I picked up the pile of money on the table I had just won and turned around with a smile on my face. "Ladies, since I have just taken all your men's money, how about a round of drinks on me?" Laughing, they all excepted my offer.
Walking over to the bar, I ordered another round for the guys and their old ladies. I also included Mandy and her sister, leaving Bear out. Because f**k him, he can get his own drink. Taking my fresh beer, I had the other's drinks sent over to them while I headed over to the other side of the bar where some of the other guys were. Joining their conversation easily while I finished my last beer for the night. I know I shouldn't feel like I should leave just because Bear walked in, but honestly, it wasn't just him tonight. Gloria had walked in with another guy before the guys challenged me to pool. And even though I can easily say I f*****g hated her, even after a couple of years of being divorced from her. She had still been the one I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. So to see her all over, another man stung a bit. Then to have Bear here as well only reminded me of the night I got home to find them in bed together. I know I should be over what happened, and some of the guys have said I should move on. I haven't been with anyone since, but honestly, I hadn't found anyone that I wanted to be with like that. But I also hadn't really been looking for anyone to be with either. So why set myself up for something like that to happen again. I don't know if I would be able not to wind up actually killing someone next time. And yes, I know just because Gloria was a cheater, that wouldn't mean the next woman would be. But, it still didn't change that I didn't want to put myself in that position again.
Although I am not going to lie, Mandy's sister had caught my eye. And I found myself lingering longer than I had planned after getting my last drink for the night. My hope was she would find herself far enough away from Bear that I could approach her without him nearby. But she seemed to stay close to her sister, who never left Bear's side. So I waited and watched her from across the bar for a while before giving up and heading out. The whole way home, I scolded myself for even allowing myself to look at another woman. I had promised myself to one woman for the rest of my life. Sure she had other plans, and we weren't together anymore. But that didn't change the fact I had vowed to be with her until one of us died. f**k, I was pathetic. I didn't want Gloria because she was a liar and a cheat. But I couldn't let myself be with another woman and be happy at the same time.
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