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“And no haunted houses, Marge! That was the deal!” I pointed my pen at her.
“No haunted houses.” She raised her hand and pressed to her heart. “I swear.”
“Good.” Doris breathed out. “That was scary.”
“Don’t worry. The wish I have planned is soooo much better.”
The way her eyes sparkled as she said it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. “Marge! What are you planning?”
She smiled and covered her paper, then laughed hysterically as she wrote it down.
“Marge! Don’t you dare write down whatever it is you’re writing down!” Alice scolded.
“I’m scared.” Doris scrunched her face.
“Come on, you ninnies. Get wishing.”
With a lengthy sigh, I tried to push aside all the horrors I envisioned Marge could be writing, and then I smiled when I wrote my big wish. With matching silly grins, the Wilder Widows and I all folded them up then dropped them in the basket.
I sat back in my chair. “Well, that’s done. Now what are we going to do for the next year while we wait for our newest Wilder Widows trip?”
Alice answered, “We’re going to go home, dote on that darling baby together, keep the passions going in our marriages with our Wilder Wives outings, and grow our business so big that every aging woman in the world gets to walk around in comfortableandfashionable shoes.”
She pointed to her feet, and we all grinned.
“Now that sounds like a great plan.” Marge nodded. “I’m all in.”
“Me too.” I smiled.
“Me three.” Doris shimmied in her seat. “We’re so lucky to have each other.”
“Yes, we are,” I agreed. “My best friends for life. My partners in crime. The other halves of my heart. May we have many years of adventures together.”
“I’ll second that,” Alice said as she lifted her glass.
“To the Wilder Widows!” Marge cheered.
“To the Wilder Widows!” We cheered back.
And with the clink of our glasses, we sealed our friendship.
A soft breeze blew across the fire, and the flames danced a little higher.
“Does this remind you of anything?” Marge said with a smile.
“It reminds me of the night we spent with the tribe in Africa,” Doris answered. “When we danced around the fire.”
We all looked at the flames burning bright between us, then Alice arched an eyebrow. “Are you ladies thinking what I’m thinking?”
Marge leaped up and slipped out of her sandals. “Already ahead of you! Kick off those shoes and let’s get tribal!”
Excitement fluttered inside me as I hopped up beside her, my flip flops flying through the air as I sent them sailing then started shaking my hips. Doris squealed with excitement, and I grabbed her hand and pulled her up, her own body starting to wiggle as well.
“Wait!” Alice grabbed her phone and stayed planted in her chair.
“Come on, Alice! We’re dancing! You love to dance!” Marge stepped in front of her chair and started shimmying her shoulders at her just like she’d done when she was wearing her beaded costume.
Alice ignored her and typed away on her phone, then a moment later, tribal music started flooding out of the speaker. Alice grinned. “Nowwe’re ready to dance.”
