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“I would think that’s pretty obvious. He kicks her out.”
“Yeah, I’m pretty sure that won’t help him get another date.”
“What if he doesn’t want another date?”
Red pointed at the guy on the TV. “He just said he really likes her. Why would he kick her out and ruin what he has going for him? Do you know nothing about women?”
“In fact, I do, that’s why it’s stupid for him to let her stay,” I argued. “Once a woman spends the night, that’s it. It’s over. Soon, she’s showing up at all hours. At first, you think it’s great because you get a booty call, but then you realize she’s always going to spend the night. And those booty calls turn into expected dates that you don’t plan. And then she comes over just to hang out and she steals the remote. Those action movies? You can kiss those goodbye. Pretty soon, you’ll be watching sad movies about kids with cancer or those sappy Christmas movies where the man and woman refuse to fall in love, but then the perfect person comes along and it’s a Christmas miracle!”
God, I was ready to gag. The whole thing was disgusting and left a horrible taste in my mouth.
“I watch those Christmas movies with Zoe,” he muttered.
“See!” I pointed at him. He was the epitome of everything that was wrong with men and dating. “She ensnared you and you didn’t even know it.”
“I married her.”
“Right, and now you’re stuck for the rest of your life. This is all because you let her stay the night.”
“Actually, it’s because I started helping her out. It had nothing to do with her spending the night. And I fell in love, dipshit. You sort of make a commitment when you love someone.”
I snorted, kicking back in my chair. “Yeah, well, there’s no way that’s happening to me. These women,” I said, pointing at the TV, “they’re out to take over your life. I don’t want to wake up one morning with pictures of people I don’t know in my house.”
“You live in this house. A house you literally share with a dozen other guys.”
Whatever, I didn’t need his stupid facts. “But no one around here puts pictures of their family on the end table. Do you see this?” I said, pointing to the table in front of me. “What do you see?”
His eyes swiveled to the table in front of us, clearly unimpressed. “Chips, magazines, and old take-out containers.”
“Exactly. I think I’ve made my point.”
“Your point is that you’re a slob and so is everyone else that lives here.”
“Yes, but it’s my choice. How often does Zoe tell you to clean up your stuff?”
When I saw the grin on his face, I knew that was a bad example. “Since I’m the clean one, it’s usually me telling her to clean up.”
“Alright, fine. But the point is, once you let a woman stay the night, it’s all over. Your freedom is stripped from you and you’re essentially a shell of the man you once were.”
“And you know this from experience?”
“Are you kidding? I’ve never gone down that path. I’m too smart to ever let that happen.”
“You’re telling me you’ve never let a girl spend the night?” Red said in disbelief.
“Not intentionally. I think there was one time I passed out after drinking too much. That wasn’t a night to remember.”
“Because you were drunk?”
“No,” I said, my brows furrowing as I stared at him. “Because I drank an entire bottle of Jameson by myself. I literally couldn’t remember a thing that happened. I’m not even sure if the woman I woke up next to slept with me.”
“So, you pick them up at the bar and only go to their place?”
“If I go to the bar. Sometimes I meet a woman in a grocery store or Subway.”
“Like, the restaurant?” He looked at me strangely.
“I’ll have you know that Subway is an excellent place to meet women. You’ll learn all you need to know by what she orders.”
