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  He nodded for her to answer and turned his
attention to Alex.
    “Izzy what’s
up?” Roni noticed the second she said Izzy’s name, Alex straightened and turned
to her.   “No, I’m fine.   Sorry I should have sent a text.   I actually got a job today and started right
away. It is a temp job, but it has its benefits.”   She smiled at Derek.   “Sure, that sounds great.   I will see you then.”   She ended her call and looked up to see both
men staring at her.   “Izzy had a half day
at work and was wondering where I was.   She’s like a mother hen at times, always worrying.”
    “Did you guys
make plans?   We can do lunch another time
if you need.”   Derek looked defeated as
he asked the questions.  
    “No, no we can
do lunch now.   She wanted to celebrate my
getting a job by going out to dinner or drinks tonight.”
    “Better idea,
we all go out tonight to celebrate your new job and the fact you have not
killed off my boy yet.” Alex interjected.   Derek glared at him.  
    Roni just
started laughing, “Yeah, not sure that is a good idea.   I would hate to see her bruise the other side
of your face or your ego again.”
    “I’ll take my
chances.   Derek, I’ll text you later to
find out the details of where we’re going.”   With that Alex was gone.
    “Does he
always assume people are going to do what he wants?”
    “Yes, always
has, always will.   Might not be so
bad.   I personally would like to see him get
slapped again.   It really should happen
more often.”   Derek laughed. “Come on,
let’s get lunch and decide how we are going to keep our friends from killing
each other tonight.”  
    With that, she
turned off the computer, grabbed her bag and they were off.   Today just kept getting more and more
interesting.  
    ***
    “You have to
be kidding me?   Why?   Why would you do this to me?   I have been your friend for ten years! Ten
years, Roni!”   Izzy was pacing the house
like a caged tiger.   Roni knew Izzy could
be dramatic, but this was beyond her typical outburst.   “I don’t want to hang out with the Super
Asshole on a Friday night!” Roni stared at her friend, who was now stomping her
feet as though she was a two year old who’s favorite toy had been taken from
her.  
    “Izzy, calm
down.   I have never seen you like
this.   You won’t be hanging out with just
him, I promise to be the buffer between the two of you.”   Roni soothed her friend.  
    “You know
that’s not going to happen, right?   You
are going to be off trying to not kill Derek with your clumsiness while
simultaneously trying to make goo-goo eyes at him. Meanwhile, your best friend,
aka me, will be taken into custody for murder one when I kill the bastard.”
Izzy practically yelled.
    At this point
Roni had no choice but to laugh at her friend’s antics.   Roni loved Izzy and could not even begin to
understand how her sweet, gentle, shy friend could hate, with all her being,
someone she met for less than five minutes.   Between snorts of laughter Roni asked, “What on earth did that man say
to you?”
    Turning a
shade of red that was not found in nature, Izzy huffed out a frustrated breath
and said, “Nothing, never mind.   I will
entertain the Neanderthal, while you go get the man of your dreams. But you own
me BIG TIME!”
    “This is why I
love you! No matter what murderous intentions you have to stifle you are still
there for me.”   Roni hugged her small
friend.   “Now, let’s go make me look
incredible and see if we can’t tap down the whole ‘I want to kill the world’
look you have going on.”  
    Finally a
burst of laughter came from Izzy.   The
girls headed to their rooms to get ready for a night out.   Roni was so excited! Yes, she would rather
have Derek all to herself for this evening, but maybe with other people around
them he would be safe from her clumsiness.   One could hope anyway.

Chapter Six
    “Tell me again
why you would want to