“Come on ! You could have picked something better than that to wear.” Lauren shouts at you. Sam nods in agreement.
“Sorry girls, it’ll have to do. We’ve got to get to the airport soon.” Jessica says as she taps on her watch.
“We’ve got a surprise for you downstairs!” Greg shouts. His wife smacks him in the back of the head.
“Not yet damn it!” She exclaims as the five of you step out into the hallway of your building. A short trip down the stairs and you are in the lobby. You can see the limo out on the street. The doors are closed, and the windows are tinted so you can’t see the interior from here, but based on the looks of the outside, you assume that the inside is just as nice. The driver is waiting by the trunk.
You can see your brother Mike and college roommate Mark standing there, waiting for you. Your behemoth of a brother looks at his watch and shrugs his shoulders. Mark just stares back at the limo, points and nods. You find that gesture strange, because he appears to be nodding to the passenger cabin and not the driver.
“Leaving town for awhile, Mr. Marinelli?” The receptionist asks. Naturally your brother is about to answer, when he realizes he’s not the Marinelli being spoken to.
“Yes George. I’ll be out of town for a few weeks. Would you please hold all mail for me?” You hand him a $100 and proceed to the door. The limo driver comes over and gets the door. He takes your suitcases from you and places them in the trunk. He then opens the door and you attempt to step in. Mike stops you.
“We’ve been waiting for you little brother, so you get to wait for us. End of the line for you!” He scoffs as he pushes you to the back of the line. Slowly, the ladies enter the limo. Mark helps each one of them in. First Sam, then Jess and then his fiancée, Lauren. As soon as his bride-to-be is inside, he follows her. Your brother gives you the finger and then steps inside.
“Asshole!” You say as you move towards the open door. You put one foot inside and take a look around at your building. You contemplate stepping back out and making a run for it, but a large muscular paw reaches up and pulls you inside.
“Get in here!” Mike shouts as he drags you into the limo, where you are greeted with a smile from all four ladies.
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