Chapter 44

"Two days isn't too long a time to wait, and you only have three days to go before the wedding. That should give you enough time to have a rethink if need be, shouldn't it? Her mother is a genius if you ask me. You may end up thanking her for Separating you both" All six men stared at the stout man speaking as if he were daft. This was not an unusual occurrence. It happened all the time, actually. Lancey, as Earl had heard his friends call him, could be counted on to say the most ridiculous things, or worse, to say things he shouldn't to the wrong people, which usually earned him looks like the one that was being directed to him at the moment. Just a few minutes ago, he had said something which had resulted in one of his friends getting in deep water but for the timely intervention of Charlie, which had earned them both an honorable seat at the table where they sat now, listening to the seven friends chartering about their life problems. And oddly enough, it was never intentional