"Hey Debbie!" I exclaimed. "I just got off the phone with Timmy! He, Al and Henry want to get together for a guys night out! I haven't seen them in ages! Probably getting together this Friday after work as long as you're cool with that?" I asked.
It was about 9:30pm on Wednesday. Debbie was at my place watching t.v. and taking a long drag off of her cigarette. She said "I was wondering who you were talking to. That's fine. It has been awhile!" When was the last time you saw them or even talked to them?" she asked as she was exhaling a thick plume of smoke.
She then dangled the cigarette out of the corner of her mouth as she pulled her long red curly hair out of the ponytail it had been trapped in since this morning. She shook her head slightly and fluffed it up a bit with her hands before taking another deep drag and took the cigarette back out of her mouth. She was gorgeous as she exhaled looking at me with a smile.
She had only been smoking for a few weeks, but she was a natural at it. Granted, she's had a lot of practice, smoking 3-4 packs a day. When I "helped" her get started, I was hoping for 2. I may have overdone it, as she can't seem to go more than 10 minutes without one. She doesn't seem to mind and I'm totally fine with it, as she looks damn sexy smoking, and she knows it.
I replied "At least 4 months since I've seen them. We text now and then, but that's about it. Probably gonna do our usual thing and go bowling. Although, last time we went, the place was packed and it took a few hours to get a lane. Maybe we'll be lucky this time."
"Well you'll be lucky one way or another." she chuckled. "I'm off Saturday this week, so when you get home, we'll have a little fun. If you want?" she asked while she put her head down a bit and looked up at me with shy blue eyes that had just a slight twinkle in them. She then took a huge double pump drag and smiled at me before exhaling.
"Hell ya!" I exclaimed. "You know I'm always ready for that!" She laughed again at my response. "How about right now?" I asked.
"Sorry Sweetie, but I have an early day tomorrow. Don't forget, I'm meeting Mom after work, so we can go shopping and have dinner. I haven't had much of a chance to talk to her since the party a few weeks ago. Dad says she's back to smoking at least 2 packs a day, and both of them are happier than ever!" Deb said with a small laugh.
Deb's mother, Betty, we thought was what I jokingly called a "Smoke Nazi". She was very much against smoking. Turns out she was a chain smoker in her youth, and smoked heavily while pregnant with Debbie. She was born premature, underweight, and a bit sickly, so she quit on the spot. When she saw Deb light up at their party, her cravings came back with a vengeance, so she went and bought a pack and hasn't looked back.
Debbie continued "It'll be nice to have some bonding time with her. Plus I've never seen her smoke! Not sure I can wrap my head around that!" She shook her head and laughed a little again as she took another deep drag. "Anyways, I need to get home and get some sleep. Been a long couple of days and I'm beat! I probably won't see you until you get home on Friday after you hang out with the guys."
I replied "It is weird that she's such a heavy smoker. I thought she always hated it so much!" Debbie just nodded and took another drag of her cigarette. "Anyways... It's been just over a year since we started dating. We've talked about moving in together. What do say we just do it already? That way you won't have to leave this late to go home. You'll already be home!"
She thought for a moment before replying "This is the first time you've brought it up since I started smoking. Before that, I wasn't sure where we were headed. I couldn't stand being here around all of that smoke. I was almost ready to call it quits. But now that I am smoking, and smoking more than you, it doesn't bother me at all! Sure, why not! It'll be fun. But not tonight!"
We both laughed, and then she took a deep drag before exhaling in my mouth while kissing me passionately. "Now, I have got to get going! We'll talk more about it later!" she exclaimed while putting the cigarette back in her mouth, so she could grab her purse and cigarettes. She turned to me as she opened the door, and blew me another smoky kiss and smiled as she told me she loved me, before walking out.
I just stood transfixed for a few seconds before shaking it off. God, she was so damn sexy, and for the life of me, I couldn't understand why she loved me so much. I just counted my blessings and sat down for a bit. I texted the guys and said Friday was good to go. We decided to meet at 8pm at the alley.
Friday afternoon, I called Deb, and we talked for a few minutes. I asked her how her night was with her Mom.
"Very strange." she said. "We met each other out in front of the restaurant. We were both smoking when we met up. We both stared at each other for a few seconds before we broke down laughing."
"That must have been weird for both of you!" I exclaimed. "How did you manage, going without smoking in the restaurant?"
"Really quite easily!" she replied. Then added, "We sat outside on the patio in the smoking section!" I started to laugh, and she quickly joined in.
I then changed the subject. "I'm meeting the guys at 8pm at the alley. I should be home by 11. If you want to come over a little earlier, just use your key. and make yourself at home."
"OK, sounds good! I've got to get back to work. Have fun and I'll see you tonight. I love you!" she said.
I smiled as I replied "I love you too!" We hung up and I went back to work. 7:30 couldn't come soon enough.
I pulled into the parking lot at the alley right at 8pm and sighed. The place was packed. I should've known it would be. I met the guys just outside the front door. They were all there smoking and laughing. Well, except for Al. He doesn't smoke. He tolerates it though. He kind of stands off a bit whenever one of us lights up around him. He and Debbie would've made a great couple up until a few weeks ago. Except for the fact that he's married. All of my friends are. I'm the old maid of the group, I laughed to myself as I walked up to them.
"Hey guys!" I yelled out as I approached. They all turned toward me, and they each gave me one of those macho half hugs with a slap to the back.
Timmy said "I got here a few minutes ago. I went in and asked about a lane. They told me it was a 2-hour wait!" he said as he pulled a deep drag of smoke into his lungs. "I don't know about you guys, but I don't want to wait that long!"
Henry said "Yeah, Fuck that!" as he took a drag of his own cigarette. "What do you say we go to the liquor store and grab a few different bottles of something and get shitfaced?!"