“When’s your next trip,” Maga asked.
“Thursday.”
“Oh, I’m having visitors on Thursday too.”
“My mom and dad, right?”
“Yes!”
“I’m also headed west, but not quite to Colorado.”
“And why are you going there?”
“To celebrate my friend’s bachelorette party.”
“Is this a friend from work?”
“No. We have mutual friends in common.”
“Oh. So this is for her wedding shower?”
“Not exactly. The bachelorette party is more like a celebration of her last, wild night out before she has to settle down into marriage.”
“Oh my. We didn’t do anything like that when I got married. Is she from [city we’re going to]?”
“Nope. She’s from here. She’s local.”
“Do you know her from work?”
“No. From mutual friends.”
“I’m glad I’ll have visitors this weekend too.”
“Me too.”
“And if you ever get the urge to travel out west to my area, the invitation’s always open.”
“I always have the urge to see you, Maga! I’ve been out twice already this year which is once more than my usual, but I’m hoping to get another trip out to you under my belt.”
“You have been out twice, haven’t you?”
“I wouldn’t have said it if it wasn’t true.”
Although sometimes the urge not to repeat myself 15x does lead me to stretch the truth from time to time… ;)
Abigail Mumford 