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That was the only thing Ididn’tneed.
“I’m already two sips away from blotto,” I shared.
In fact, I was finding it difficult to walk straight and could no longer feel my tongue.
Gloria laughed. “You need to be two drinks into blotto to deal withmyfamily.”
I was thinking she wasn’t wrong about that either.
She led me to Indy and Ally and I collapsed in an unoccupied chair. Gloria whisked away my margarita glass and headed toward the nearest full pitcher.
“You okay?” Indy asked. She was smiling.
Drunk or not, I didn’t find anything amusing. “My life sucks.”
She laughed.
“This is the new definition of trial by fire,” Ally remarked, glancing around.
“You gotthatright, sister,” I agreed, Gloria handed me a fresh drink and sat down with us. “I’d rather be shot at,” I finished.
“The night’s still young,” Ally said.
I wished she wasn’t speaking the truth.
A peal of female cackles tore through the crowd and I looked over to where Mom, Trixie and Ada were sitting with Ally’s mom, Kitty Sue, Blanca and some of Eddie’s aunties.
“Your mom’s having a good time,” Indy noted.
“You meet her?” I asked.
“Yeah, she’s sweet,” Indy replied.
“She’s the devil,” I said.
It was our turn to dissolve in peals of female cackles.
It was when I stopped giggling and was brushing a tear of hysterical hilarity from the corner of my eye when I noticed Eddie’s gaze locked on me. He was standing with his brother, Carlos, and Lee and Hank, and he had a beer in his hand.
He looked hot.
“Eddie’s hot,” I said to no one in particular.
Everyone looked at Eddie, his lips twitched and he turned away.
“You gotthatright, sister,” Ally said.
I sighed a dreamy sigh. “He’ssoout of my league. What am I doing?” I asked, again, to no one in particular.
Everyone looked at me.
“You’re joking, right?” Gloria asked.
I shook my head, crossed my legs and belted back half my margarita.
“We had sex today.A lotof sex. It was fucking amazing, definitely worth the F-word.” I realized who was in our circle and turned to Gloria. “Sorry.”
“Don’t mind me,” she mumbled, grinning at Indy.
