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Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Date: 8/18/2015, Categories: Wife Lovers, Author: xhardx13, Rating: 4, Source: LushStories
One word, "Hey," was all Josh needed to recognize the caller. It was Tim. "What's up pal?" the friendly voice answered on the other end of the line. "Ya wanna go for a couple of beers tonight?" Tim asked. "Hey, buddy, tonight is your big night with Lucy. Isn't tonight when you planned to pop the question? Did you forget today is Friday?" Tim waited before replying. "Josh, Lucy and I broke up yesterday." Josh let the news sink in before saying, "What?" Josh blurted out. "You're kidding. You two are a pair, you know, like Dick and Jane. What happened?" "Basically, Josh, she dumped me." "Why?" "I'm not sure. She said all of the right things like, 'It's time for me to move on', and 'We'll always be friends' but I think she's met someone." "Damn, bad timing!" "Yeah. I had it all worked out. I bought a half carat diamond and made reservations at the seafood place uptown that we like so much. I hired a couple of musicians to play our favorite song while I proposed on one knee." "Fuck, that sucks, man." "Yeah, tell me about it. Josh, I didn't see it comin'. I need to get wasted tonight. Let's have a couple of beers. It's on me." "Okay, Tim. Look, I have a date with Natalie around eight. How about if I meet you at six? We can have a few beers at Skips Bar and talk. I need to leave by seven thirty." "Sounds like a plan. I'll be there. See you." Tim had a head start. He was at Skips at five that afternoon giving him time to down several beers before Josh arrived. Josh joined him a few ...