Chapter Eight
A Tangled Web
Ben had a tantrum that lasted a whole fifteen minutes until he realised he was being childish. He had a reason to be pissed off with me, of course he did! I'd promised a take-out and some quality time with his big brother, something he had been lacking this summer since Verona and I made up. Which made me think of her, what exactly did I hope to achieve with all of this? I didn't do too well around weeping women, which is probably why I did what I did! "Are you constantly led by your dick these days Ry?" he knew that wasn't me, he knew I was never like that and I wouldn't suddenly change now.
"You know that's not true Ben!" I shook my head at him, disappointed that he even suggested it.
"Well why are all these women coming before me? Huh? Before US???" I grabbed hold of him and pulled him in for a rough hug as he struggled. "Geez you stink of aftershave!" he complained and pushed me away. "I hope she's worth it!" he spat and left me in my room to think about the mess I had made. My phone rang in my jacket pocket, it was Verona, how I was going to explain this situation was anybody's guess!
"Hey handsome!" she purred, and I felt lousy.
"Hey there! Listen now is not a good time I have an appointment tonight so..." I heard her sigh sadly, then she seemed to recover and accept my apologies.
"No probs Ry, let's go for a picnic tomorrow if it stays dry okay?"