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Me: Don’t worry about my drink then. Buy two for yourself. I’ll get more beers for us next period :-)
“Do you two have dogs?” I asked.
“We actually met at a dog park,” Leslie explained. “Her Husky was humping my Belgian Malinois.”
“Best wingman I’ve ever had,” Emily said.
“Huskies are great… as long as they get enough exercise,” I said.
“Tell me about it,” Emily said. “Yukon—that’s his name—becomes a drama queen if I don’t take him for his morning run at precisely six in the morning. Starts howling and tugging on my sweatpants.”
“Yukon takes after his owner,” Leslie chimed in. “Emily gets cranky when she doesn’t exercise, too.”
“I do not!”
“Shh, have a treat,” Leslie said, shoving a beer at Emily’s face. The two of them giggled together, and I joined.
“What’s so funny?” Trip asked, sitting down with a beer and a white wine.
“Nothing. I thought you were getting two beers?”
“I didn’t want tonotget you something.” Then, under his breath, he added, “I’d never hear the end of it.”
I shot him a confused look.Why is he acting like a toddler tonight?
The second period began, and we settled in to watch the game. Halfway through the period, when Trip was done with his beer, I said, “Here, I’ll go get you another one so you don’t miss any of the game.”
“No, you can stay,” he said. “I don’t want you to miss any of the game, either.”
“Are you sure?”
“These are great seats, Beth,” he said with a tinge of condescension. “Just wait until the period is over.”
A few minutes later, when there was a timeout, I turned to Emily and said, “If you don’t mind me asking, how much did the dog-nanny in Indianapolis charge?”
She turned to Leslie, who answered for her. “The normal fee was something like fifty dollars per day. But these NFL players spoil their dogs. Most of them spring for all the extras: nail clipping, baths, extra play time, special rawhide treats.”
I turned to Trip. “I told you the extras are where the money is!”
“You can definitely overcharge on some of those,” Emily said. “These players makeso much money. They’re happy to spend some of it on their dogs. Especially the single guys.”
“Can we talk about your business later?” Trip snapped. “I’m trying to watch the game.”
I gestured at the ice. “It’s a timeout. They’re just standing around.”
“Actually, it’s about time we got home to our dogs,” Emily said.
“It was nice meeting you!” Leslie added. “I’ll definitely pass your card along to my brother and his teammates. They’ll be thrilled to find a proper dog-nanny.”
After they left, I let out an excited little shiver. “This is going to be huge for my business. Thank you for buying these seats, sweetie.”
He crossed his arms over his chest and didn’t look at me. “They were just being nice to you. They aren’t really going to give your card to NFL players.”
“They seemed genuine.”
Trip snorted. “Sure.”
“What’s the matter with you?” I demanded. “You’ve been in a pissy mood all night.”
