Tom returns in the evening

When I turned up at my girlfriend Jennifer's place in the evening after an extensive gaming session, everything seemed the same as always. Almost.

Ben was in his room. When I greeted him, he blushed a little and looked aside mischievously.

"Hey, we're okay. Don't worry," I told him. His eyes looked blank for a moment and then came back full.

He grinned at me and asked what I had done today. I then told him about the game I was playing, and everything went back to how it used to be.

Then I asked him how his day was. Ben said that as soon as John lost his memories, he jumped up and complained about a funny taste in his mouth. He then probably drank a whole bottle of Coke. On the other hand, Ben had to hold back his laughter the entire time.

Glad he had fun.

"Then Ashley came home and made fun of us because we had been playing in the kitchen. That stupid bitch!
We then went into my room and played my new game until John had to go."

"Was anything else?"
"Yes, John kept asking me about Jennifer. He wanted to know if she is always so revealing at home and if I think he would have a chance with her."
"If he only knew.", I said, and we both had to laugh.
"Oh, and John said that he wants to come by more often in the future."

I couldn't blame him.