I went back to my place, turned on the TV for a while, watching a show about the upcoming playoffs. Apparently they had already evaluated our team early on in the show, but I still watched it. I was just about to go to bed, when my phone rang, it was Alexis.
"Brian, I'm so sorry, she's a wreck. They have been together for five years, this is the second time. He swore it would never happen again.", she told me.
"It's ok Alexis, take care of your friend.", I replied.
"I'm letting her sleep over, she has no place to go, unless she goes back to their place.", she stated.
"Not a problem, let me know if you guys need anything.", I offered.
"You're a doll, Brian. Thanks.", she answered, hanging up.
By noon the next day, I had still not heard from Alexis, but I figured they might have been up all night talking. I put on my swim trunks, a tee shirt and grabbed a towel, heading down to the pool. I had been down there for about an hour when my cell phone rang, it was Alexis.
"What ya doing ?', she asked.
"Nothing much, I'm down by the pool.", I answered.
"Oh, well…um…maybe we will come down and join you.", she replied.
"That would be great.", I responded.
About a half hour later, the two women were walking across the courtyard towards me, carrying towels and a beach bag. The pool area was empty, so I got up, grabbed one extra chaise lounger, laying it out for Paige. I could see in her face, she was still in a lot of emotional pain. Both of them set their things down, pulling off their tops to expose their swimsuits. Thankfully I had my sunglasses on, I could hide my eyes. Although Paige was at least five to six inches shorter than Alexis, her body left nothing to be desired. She was in excellent shape, a tiny waist, great breasts, and a tight, firm ass. I made sure I quickly looked away, I didn't need any trouble from either of them.
We laid out there for about thirty minutes, then the both of them got into the pool and swam around for a while. It was easy to see these two women were extremely close, although I didn't really know how long they had known each other. We spent most of the day in and out of the pool, before finally going back upstairs around five o'clock. I invited both of the women out for dinner, they both immediately accepted. I went to my place, showered and changed, meeting them an hour later in the parking lot.
I took them across town to a really nice steakhouse. I had eaten here with members of the team a few times. The place was packed, we had to wait about fifteen minutes for a table. On top of that I was immediately recognized, I spent at least twenty minutes signing autographs and taking pictures. We were finally seated at a table for four, I made sure I held the chair for both ladies. I walked around the table and sat across from them.
"Brian, does that happen all the time? The people mobbing you like that ?", Paige asked.
"It comes with the job.", I laughed.
"It would drive me crazy.", she responded, looking at Alexis.
Our waitress came over and took our drink orders, handing us each a menu. I knew what I wanted immediately, so I set mine on the table next to me. I waited as the two women discussed what they wanted, neither of them was really sure. It took three trips by the waitress before they finally made up their mind. To her credit, she was polite and extremely friendly.
"So you guys are finally ready to order ?", she asked, looking at me first.
"What was I thinking, it's hard enough being on a date with one of them, tonight I'll bring the two of them together.", I told the waitress as seriously as I could.
She started laughing, looking over at Alexis and Paige, who were doing their best not to laugh out loud.
"Oh that will cost you.", Alexis stated.
The waitress took our orders, then left us alone to have our conversation. The food took quite a while to arrive, but it was understandable with the crowd they had. It was very good, everyone seemed to enjoy it. I paid the bill and we made our way out of the restaurant to my car. Once again, I made sure I opened both doors for the ladies, then moved around the car to mine. As I got into the car, Paige leaned over the back seat and laughed to her friend.
"Wherever you got him from, get me one just like him."
"I'm not sure there's another one like him out there Paige.", Alexis replied.
We drove back to the condo, and made our way inside of Alexis' unit. She opened a bottle of wine while I went into the kitchen and made a pot of coffee. By the time my coffee was ready and I had a cup, they were both on their second glass of wine. Two hours later, the second bottle was being emptied, they were definitely having a good time. Out of the blue, Paige turned to me as serious as could be, her question shocking the hell out of me.
"So are you serious about my best friend, or are you here because she is the most gorgeous woman you have ever seen ?", Paige asked. "Be honest with me."
Alexis was mortified, I could tell she was as surprised by the question as I was. She reached out and slapped her friend on the shoulder, getting her attention.
"What, I think it's a fair question.", Paige told her friend.
"And I think it's time to call it a night.", I laughed.
"Aw, what's wrong Brian. Big guy like you, get a little nervous when the heat gets turned up ?", Paige countered.
"Nope not at all, I live for pressure.", I replied, getting up and heading to the door.
I reached the door and pulled it open, then turned back to Paige who was still giggling like a schoolgirl.
"The answer to your question.", I replied, "Yes and yes."
I went back to my unit, locked up and headed for the bedroom. I could only imagine what the two of them were probably saying right now, but I was not a fan of alcohol, it always led to situations like that. I took off my clothes, tossed them on the chair and got into bed. I tried to remember Paige was in an emotional state, but I guess I just really wanted to be alone with Alexis. I turned and over and went to sleep, there wasn't much point in trying to analyze it anymore.
When I finally woke up, it was after nine, I rarely slept that late. I went to the kitchen, started a pot of coffee, then checked my cell phone. There were no calls, I wasn't sure if I was surprised or not. I drank two cups of coffee, showered and dressed, leaving about ten thirty to go shopping. I was about halfway through the grocery when my cell phone rang, it was Alexis.
"Hey, where are you ?', she asked.
"I'm at the grocery store on the boulevard.", I replied.
"You were mad about last night ?", she asked.
"No, not at all. I'm just not very good around people after they have had too much to drink.", I answered.
"Ok, well what I called to tell you was, I have to fly out first thing in the morning, I have a client in New York who has a problem. I should be back on Tuesday, can I call you then ?", she asked.
"Sure, have a great trip.", I responded.
"Oh, Paige will be staying at my place until the end of the week," Alexis added.
"No problem, talk to you next week.", I answered.