A Back-Room Poker Game, Downtown Las Vegas, Thursday
Mike didn't care much for the last hand of cards he had been dealt, but that didn't stop him from adding a large stack of chips to his bet. The wise move would have been to fold, but he wanted that rush he got from seeing the next card.
He was so fixated on the cards and the other players that he didn't notice the woman who entered the room and whispered something to the pit boss until he stepped forward. "Sorry, folks. I've gotta shut down the game," he said.
"Come on, man!" said Mike, slamming his cards down on the table. "At least let us finish out the hand."
"It's out of my hands, buddy," said the pit boss. "Besides, I owe the lady a favor. Good to see you again, Mary."
"Good to see you too, Paulie," said Mary, slipping into an empty seat next to Mike. "You've lost some weight, I see."
"South Beach diet," said Paulie, patting his stomach. "Hey, say hi to Danny for me when you see him. Is he still with Delinda?"
"Yup, they're still together," said Mary. Mike could have sworn she fluttered her eyelashes a bit. He groaned as he started to put two and two together.
"No chance that he'll get back together with you?" asked Paulie, trying to look casual as Mike winced.
Mary shook her head. "There's no chance of that happening. He's moved on, and so have I. Come on, Mike. I've got a car waiting outside."
As Mike gathered up his things, Paulie wrote something down on a piece of paper before handing it to Mary. "Hey, give me a call the next time you're in town..."
"Don't tell me you just used the power of your boobs to shut down that poker game," Mike grumbled as they got into the car. Mary just laughed.
[NFB & NFI obviously. OOC comments are always welcome.]
He was so fixated on the cards and the other players that he didn't notice the woman who entered the room and whispered something to the pit boss until he stepped forward. "Sorry, folks. I've gotta shut down the game," he said.
"Come on, man!" said Mike, slamming his cards down on the table. "At least let us finish out the hand."
"It's out of my hands, buddy," said the pit boss. "Besides, I owe the lady a favor. Good to see you again, Mary."
"Good to see you too, Paulie," said Mary, slipping into an empty seat next to Mike. "You've lost some weight, I see."
"South Beach diet," said Paulie, patting his stomach. "Hey, say hi to Danny for me when you see him. Is he still with Delinda?"
"Yup, they're still together," said Mary. Mike could have sworn she fluttered her eyelashes a bit. He groaned as he started to put two and two together.
"No chance that he'll get back together with you?" asked Paulie, trying to look casual as Mike winced.
Mary shook her head. "There's no chance of that happening. He's moved on, and so have I. Come on, Mike. I've got a car waiting outside."
As Mike gathered up his things, Paulie wrote something down on a piece of paper before handing it to Mary. "Hey, give me a call the next time you're in town..."
"Don't tell me you just used the power of your boobs to shut down that poker game," Mike grumbled as they got into the car. Mary just laughed.
[NFB & NFI obviously. OOC comments are always welcome.]