All Of Your Toys
Micky and Lilly were walking downtown when it happened. Lilly wanted to go shopping and Micky of course tagged along, plus Mary’s birthday was coming up and he had to get for something.
“Do you have any idea what Mary wants for her birthday?” Lilly asked.
“I was just going to ask you the same question.” Micky laughed. “But your always safe with a folk record or beads.” Then Micky spotted her.
Micky grabbed Lilly by the shirt and hopped into a nearby bush.“Hey isn’t that Kimmy?” Lilly asked.
Micky shook his head yes.“And that’s not Mike with her.” Micky observed.
“Maybe they are just friends.” Lilly said. Suddenly Kimmy kissed the guy.
“That did not look like a friendly kiss.” Micky said.
“Well not when you stick your tongue that far down his throat.”
When Kimmy and the guy were out of sight Lilly and Micky crawled out of the bushes.
“Gosharonnie Lilly, how are we going to tell Mike? Kimmy flirting with every guy is one thing but now we are in a whole different boat. He’s going to be crushed. You tell him!”
“I tell him? Funny, you’re a funny guy Micky. You’re going to tell him and your going to tell him today. You got to, you can’t keep a secret from a friend.”
“Yes I can. I did a great job when I saw Mike and Mary kiss.” Micky whined.
“You know about the kiss and you never even told me? And I thought I could trust you Micky.” Lilly stocked away mad.
“I guess we aren’t shopping together then?” Micky shouted. “Way to go Micky, you had to open your big fat mouth.”
He let her go, it was better to let her cool down. When she was mad she had quite a temper. Micky started home. He could get something for Mary later; he had bigger problems to deal with. He had to tell Mike about Kimmy, but how?
*~~*
Micky stood in front of his mirror.“Mike I saw Kimmy kissing some guy downtown. No, too direct. Mike I have to telling you something? Kimmy was kissing some guy downtown.” Suddenly the door swung open and in walked Mike.
“Micky, what are you doin’?” He asked puzzled.
“Looking in the mirror. Do I have to tell you what I’m doing all the time Mike?” Micky shot back.
“No, continue shotgun.”
“I’m sorry man; I’m just a little stressed. While you’re here I need to talk to you.”
Mike sat down on his bed and Micky sat down on his.
“Alright shoot.”
Micky didn’t know where to start.“Lilly and I were shopping downtown, we spotted Kimmy across the street, but Mike she wasn’t alone. At first I thought that maybe they were just friends, then she kissed him. And man it was no friendly kiss.” Micky let out a huge sigh.
Mike and Micky sat there for a moment in silence. Mike then stood.
“Micky, Kimmy was at work today. How dare you make up such a lie. I know you were jealous but I didn’t think you would take it this far.” Mike slammed the door on the way out.
Micky sat there, then heard the front door slam also. Micky walked downstairs, Davy sat on the couch talking on the phone.
“’Ang on a sec Karen.” Davy said into the phone. He put his hand over the phone. “Mick what was up with that?”
“He just heard something that he didn’t want to hear, even though he knows it’s true.” Micky then walked back into his bedroom.
*~~*
Mike got into his GTO and speed off. He really didn’t have anywhere he could go. He headed downtown and parked in front of Mary’s work, maybe he’d get lucky and she would be on break.
Mike walked into the store. He looked around and found Mary putting some records away. He walked over to her.
“Hey Mary.”
“Hi Mike, what are you doing here?” Micky must have told him about Kimmy. Lilly had come earlier after her fight with Micky and told her all about it. For now Mary would play dumb, she didn’t want him to feel any worse.
“I needed someone to talk to, do you have a break soon?
“Not for an hour but I’ll go ask the boss if I can take it now.” A second later Mary was ready to leave.
“Let’s go get something to drink and we can talk.” Mary said as they were walking out of the store.
They walked down the block to the coffee house Mary used to work at. They sat down and then ordered.
“So Mike, what do you want to talk about?” Mary asked sipping her tea.
“Kimmy.”
“What about her Mike?”
“Well Micky came to me with some news today. He told me that he saw her kissing some guy downtown.”
”Do you believe him?” Mary asked calmly.
“No...yes. I know you guys think I’m blind but I see the way she acts with other guys. I know she is just using me but she makes me happy. Something that I haven’t felt in a long time. Plus I can’t have the one girl I want.” Mary didn’t have to ask him who he meant.
“What are you going to do now that you are seeing clearly?”
“I don’t know. She makes me feel powerful Mary.”
“How can she make you feel powerful if she has you in her web of lies?”
“I don’t know, God I’m so messed up.” Mike put his face in his hands.
“Mike you're not messed up. You’ve just been tricked by a beautiful girl. You are perfectly powerful enough without her.” Mary put her hand on Mike's.
“Then I’m going to have to do it then. I’m going to have to break up with her.”
*~~*
Mike pulled up to Kimmy’s house, got out of the car and headed up to her door. He knocked and seconds later Kimmy answered the door.
“Mike what are you doing here? You didn’t call.” A sly smile spread over her face.
“Can’t I surprise my girlfriend?” Mike went to walk in but Kimmy didn’t move from the door way.
“You know I hate it when you stop by without calling first. I don’t have time to get all pretty for you.” She said sweetly.
“You look fine, but is there a reason you're not letting me in?”
“It’s a mess, I’m a mess Mike. Why don’t you come back later?”
“I don’t want to come back later. I want to come in now.” Mike growled.
Suddenly a man walked up and put his arms around Kimmy’s waist.
“James, I told you to stay in the living room.” Kimmy said with anger.
“I know babe, but you were taking so long.” The man replied.
“It’s okay, I’ll leave and let you two get back to whatever you were doing. Sorry to interrupt.” Mike turned and walked away. Kimmy pushed James off her and ran after Mike.
“Mike wait, I can explain.”
“No Kimmy it’s over, find some other guy to use. Just go!.”
Mike got into his car and drove off, leaving Kimmy standing there wide eyed.
*~~*
Mike returned then. He walked up the stairs to his bedroom. Micky laid on his bed seemingly asleep. He shut the door and Micky rolled on his side. If he was asleep he was now awake.
“It’s done, she is out of my life Micky.” Mike sat down on his bed.
“You're better off man.” Micky said sleepily. “So what happened?”
Mike told Micky the whole story.
“Wow man it’s kind of a bummer it had to happen that way.”
Mike let out a sigh as if to say “yeah” and laid back on his bed.
“But all’s fair in love.” Mike said as he shut his eyes.
*~~*
Sometime later that night Micky got up from bed and walked down stairs. The pad was empty and he could hear the soft sighs of his fellow musicians. He walked over to the phone and dialed Lilly’s number. Lilly answered on the fourth ring.
“Hello?” came a sleepy voice.
“Hi babe.” Micky said.
“Hi Micky.”
“Babe I do trust you. The reason I didn’t tell you was because I don’t trust myself. Mary’s my best friend and when I saw them kiss I just tried to forget about it. I know I should have talked to Mary but I didn’t. I’m sorry.”
“Oh.”
“But I got good news, I talked to Mike. Him and Kimmy are now over. When he got to her house some guy was over there, most likely the one we saw her with.”
“Wow that sucks but I’m glad they are over. Maybe the old Mike will come back to us.”
“Hey, I don’t want the old Mike back.” Micky laughed. “So am I forgiven?”
“This time.”
“Okay well, I’ll see you in the morning then.”
“Okay Micky I love you.”
“I love you too Lilly.” Micky said then hung up the phone.
Chapter 15
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