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woman however, brought to mind the term, “rode hard and put up wet”. Her thin hair had been dyed so many times, the different strands could no longer agree on one joint color. She was wearing a red dress, which had likely been intended as a sixteen year old’s prom dress, and if that weren’t bad enough, she had purchased it at least three sizes too small. It was as though both ends of the dress were playing a game of tug of war with each other every time she moved. It was frightening to watch, and yet I couldn’t dare look away. I was far too intrigued by the mystery and in a sick way, I simply had to know which end would win. When I caught both a glimpse of her ass cheek as well as a nipple, I called it a tie.
    Furthermore, this woman’s skin made me seriously consider cancelling the tanning appointment I had just made, as it seemed to be as dark as it was thick, with deep creases that were less like wrinkles and more like canyons that had been weathered into her skin over the hundreds of years she had clearly been walking this earth. On the off chance that it was actually do to the heavy smoking and drinking she seemed to be quite fond off, I made a mental note to steer clear of alcohol from now on. It just wasn’t worth it. Although I still wasn’t convinced that Noah wasn’t fully responsible for his own messes and should certainly be left to his own devices when dealing with the Crypt Keeper, I decided to give the situation one more look, just to be sure.
    From what I could tell, this lady, while somewhat lacking in an ability to hold her liquor gracefully, certainly wasn’t short on gumption. Intending to seduce a guy like Noah at her age was something I was not only impressed by, but in a weird way, kind of respected. And in that moment, I decided, she had earned a roll in the sheets with him just as much as he deserved one with her. I shrugged my shoulders and looked at D., “Well, it was bound to backfire on him sooner or later.  I say, ‘pay up’!” No sooner had I come to this conclusion, that I saw her laugh. She let out the loudest cackle I had ever heard in my life, and as her mouth opened, I swear, I saw dust come out. That was the game changer. I could tell by the look on D.’s face that he had seen it too.
    “Uh-huh.  How much longer are you going to make him suffer?”
    I looked over at him and then back out at Noah. “Just a minute or two.”
    I took a few more steps into D’s office to be sure I couldn’t be seen from the main bar. Then I pulled a ring from my right hand and moved it over to my left. I held out my hand to try and get a more objective look at the gold band on my ring finger. When I was certain that it would do the trick, I smiled at D. and walked out of the office as though I was marching out to battle. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t just a bit scared, but Noah was my friend after all, so it had to be done.
    “Hey, Handsome!” I called over to him as I was walking across the room. He looked up, surprised to hear my voice. When he saw me, his face lit up and I could see the relief in his sparkly, blue eyes. The Crypt Keeper however, seemed far less happy to see me as she slid down from her stool and began to waddle over in my direction.
    “Back off, honey!  I saw him first!” She was making a small fist and waving it at me as she got closer. I didn’t know whether to laugh or run for my life, so I did neither. Instead, I lifted my hand as well and waved it back in forth in front of her face, making sure she got a good look at the ring on my finger.
    “Oh, I seriously doubt that...honey!” I said, taking another step toward her.
    Her expression went from anger to shock and then back to anger before finally settling on full-out pissed, as she stomped back over to her stool, yanked her purse off of the counter and then marched out of the room, kicking an empty trash can along the way.
    The second she was gone, Noah came running around the front of the bar to