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I laughed. “Those are the words usually used by someone who is about to hustle another. But I’m up for it. What do you want to bet?” I asked.
“I really don’t know how to bowl,” she replied.
“Good, then I am even more interested in betting coz I know I will win.” Tapping my chin I said, “How about if I win, you cook me dinner.”
“I’d be happy to do so even if you lost,” she said.
“What do you want if you win?” I asked.
“I’m not going to,” she stated firmly. “I’m not good at sports.
“It’s bowling, not football or hockey. How bad can you be? You look at the pins and roll the ball to knock them down.”
“While trying to keep them in your lane and not someone else's. See, I know what bowling consists of, but that doesn’t mean I will be good at it,” she said.
“I have a funny feeling that you’re good at everything,”
“No one is good at everything,” she huffed. I opened my mouth and she said, “Not even you.”
“Oh, I’m far from perfect, trust me.”
“Well, there is one thing you won’t be good at and that is being on time if you don’t leave. It’s almost ten,” she said.
I kissed her again, and said, “I blame you. You are the sweetest distraction one could ever hope for.”
“Oh, well then, maybe I will win the bowling game.”
“I guess we will find out when I get back,” I said, leaving her alone sitting up in my bed, and went down to meet Bennett in the lobby.
“Thought I was going to have to come and get you,” he grumbled.
“Sorry. Something came up,” I said.
“Yeah. I don’t want to hear about it,” he said.
“You’re in a bad mood. What’s the matter?” I asked as we got into the SUV. “Is it Mombo?”
“Not right now. It’s you. I’m not thrilled with you,” he stated, flatly.
“It’s too early for me to have pissed you off this much. Hell, we haven’t even spoken since yesterday. So, what did I do?” I asked, not really caring. I was in such a good mood after spending the night with Meri. Not much was going to ruin it.
“You crossed a line that you have not thought through.”
“Are you talking about Meri?” I asked.
He turned to me and said, “Of course I am. Is there another line that you crossed that I’m not aware of? Because this one is pretty bad.”
“Bennett, you’re reading too much into this.”
“Am I? Funny. I was told that Meri didn’t make it back to her room last night. I wonder where she may have slept. Wouldn’t have been in your room, would it?” he questioned.
Now I was pissed. “Let’s get something straight. I don’t owe you an answer, and neither does Meri. She's not a prisoner here.”
“No she’s not, but you’re a guest in this country. If you have forgotten, you don’t live here. Sleeping with her was exactly what I warned you against,” he said.
“I don’t recall that. You told me not to hurt her, and I haven’t.”
“What do you think your leaving is going to do after this?” he asked.
