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“I KNOW WHAT A WEDDING IS!” she hollers, grabbing her pillow and whacking me about the head with it “BUT HOW THE FUCK IS JASON ALREADY MARRIED?”

I instinctively raise my arms to shield my face and torso from her blows

“Annnddddd…”– “why is Jason talking aboutsomeone when he’s already amist?”

“I—”

Whack

“don’t think—”

Whack

“that he thinks—”

Whack

“that they’ll get married”

Whack

Finally, she stops hittingwith her, like a cat with a mouse?”

“It’s just what he does,” I say with a helpless shrug “Although, he doesn’t norirl Usually, he just fucks ‘em and leaves ‘em It’s what he does at every rodeo I think he’s broken more hearts than Tim McGraw”

Unfortunately, Carla isn’t hitting retfully, I watch her shove her feet into her shoes and wiggle her way into her skirt At least I get to see the jiggling, right?

“You rinds out, “both of you You didn’t think to say anything? You didn’t think to try to save Becca’s heart from heartbreak?”