Well this thread has certainly gotten all assed up.
Part 11.
On the way home, I stopped by the grocery store. I really didn’t know what they liked, and I obviously wanted to try to impress them with my culinary prowess. So I bought way more than I normally would have for a single meal. I had some grouper at home that I had pulled out of the freezer that morning. I picked up some shrimp and petit filets. For sides I grabbed some salad, zucchini squash and asparagus, and was also planning to cook some rice i had in the pantry.
Once I got home and got everything inside it was almost 5:30. First I gathered up some dirty laundry and started a load. Once I got that task finished, I started working on dinner. I got a little marinade on the steaks, got the fish trimmed and cut up, and the shrimp peeled. I was making them bacon wrapped grilled shrimp, which is a complete pain to make, but is so good. As I sautéed the jalapeño slices in garlic butter, I went ahead and sent both girls a text that if they wanted they were certainly welcome to come over earlier than 7. I added that I might be out on the deck and unable to hear the doorbell, so if they would please just come around to the back. A minute later, Haley sent a reply that they would be over soon; they were still getting ready. While I was not planning on drinking; I had to get up around 4 am and had enough of a hangover that day to last me awhile, I had gotten a few options for my guests. I didn’t know if they wanted anything, but I certainly wanted to be a gracious host.
After a good bit of work, I finally had a couple of skewers of large shrimp, each stuffed with a jalepeno slice and strip of cheese, and wrapped in half cooked bacon that I had nuked in the microwave. With the hard part done, I went ahead and lit the grill. It would take 20 or 30 minutes to get the coals right, so I went back inside and continued working on dinner and transferred the cloths from the washer to the dryer. Around 6:30, I went out to check on the grill. It was ready, so I went ahead and put the fish on along with the asparagus. As I kept one eye on the grill, I kept the other on the neighbors’, hoping I would see the girls.
Around 6:40 they came out the door. Even from across the yard, I could tell the two apart. Britt was dressed casually, wearing shorts, a t shirt and tennis shoes. And she was wearing her headgear. But Haley, she was dressed like she was going out, or maybe on a date. She had on a yellow dress, sexy heeled sandals and a purse slung over her shoulder. As they came up the steps, I also noticed she had done her hair and makeup, and had worn some jewelry that really complimented her and her outfit. To put it simply, she looked incredible. I greeted both my guests, thanking them for coming and told them they looked great. Haley came over and gave me a hug and a peck on the cheek. She said “thank you for having ush”. I noticed how good she smelled. And that she was wearing her expanders.
I offered the girls a drink. Haley declined, but Britt said she would like one. I asked her if she would like for me to fix her one or if she would like to make it herself? She said she would fix it and disappeared inside. Alone with Haley, I looked at her and told her “you really do look incredible”. She smiled, the thin wire of her top expander framing her teeth. She then came over and gave me a kiss, a real kiss this time. She stepped back and said “I hoped you’d like it”.
