HERE WE GO AGAIN!

So the last time that we were together, I mentioned to you that I had reconnected with Stacey. As I talked about holiday plans, she talked about her past with her ex-husband Carl. I could tell that Stacey still had deep feelings for him despite what she had been through but I was so afraid for her because she could not stop talking about him.

After I finished my call, I called her back because I could not just assume that she was okay. The phone rang five times before she finally picked up and when she did her voice was filled with sadness. "Hey Stacey! How ya doing girlfriend?" "I am doing okay", she said softly. Are you alright? Is everything okay?, I said in a very concerned voice. Stacey replied, "Yeah I am good. Just a little tired. Got a lot on my mind. Well you know that they say that an idle mind is the devils workshop, I told Stacey. What you need is a night out on the town. We can go hangout at Butchey's like we used to do back in the day. Lets go this weekend! I can call up a couple of my other girlfriends and it can be ladies night. Stacey agreed to go however she did not seem very enthusiastic about going. I will swing by and pick you up around nine o'clock.

Horn blows. Stacey walks over and opens the car door. Once inside she meets my friends Heidi and Kim. We head for Butchey's so that we can get our party on.

When we arrived, the place is packed. Because we knew the owner, we were able to walk in without waiting. As we made our way to our table, we ran into Samantha Larue who worked with Stacey and I at a law firm. Samantha was the type of girl who was fake and stank all rolled into one.

All in all, Stacey appeared to be having a good time until........ you guessed it. That dang Luther song, Every year Every Christmas came on. As I watched Stacey across the table, her faced turned from happy to sad. As I glanced around the room behind Stacey, I saw Stacey's ex-husband Carl and he was dancing with none other than Samantha Larue!

Alrighty now!! I am in a little bit of a pickle. My best girlfriend's ex-husband is in the same club that we are in. I know that you say that he is an ex so it should not matter. But I think that it does since Stacey is still healing her wounds. Should I (1) Say hey Stacey, isn't that Carl over there? (2) Start up a long conversation so that she does not turn around and see them on the dance floor? (3) Pretend that I have a headache so that we can hurry up and leave? (4) Grab a guy that is near by and have him engage in conversation with Stacey to distract her? (5) Don't say anything and let her see for herself?

Word to the Wise: Matters of the heart are never black and white but are intertwined with shades of gray.

Stayed tuned for next week’s installment.

Mary Jane

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