The Bad Decision Next Door

Neighborly Interlude 2

Betty

“Hurry to the window. Atlee’s going over again.” Elaine’s voice was filled with excitement. “This time he’s wearing that suit. The one that Casimir said made Atlee look like a GQ model.”

Oh.

“No…I’m not home.” I was going to miss it. “Gerald said we had to leave the house today.”

I knew it’d been a bad call…delivery was invented for a reason and his groan said he knew he’d screwed up.

When Elaine sighed, I knew it was going to be bad. “Oh, Betty…it’s a date…”

Their first date…and I was going to miss it.

Tacos were not worth it no matter what Gerald kept saying.