Homecoming - Chapter 33
Saturday
Matt
“Where are you going?” I asked as Tanner walked through the dining room whistling. “The game is today, aren’t you coming with us?”
“I’ll be taking a second carriage today.”
“Carriage?”
“It’s a common term for a vehicle, old chap.”
I just stared at him.
Tanner laughed. “I’m joking. What kind of weirdo would call a car a carriage?”
“Not Master Tanner,” Nigel said. “Because he’s a modern day boy.”
Right.
And then they both started whistling.
“Seriously you guys, what’s going on?”
“Nothing,” they both said at the same time and then looked at each other.
“Then why aren’t you riding with me and Kennedy to the game?” I asked.
“Because I don’t wish to see Kennedy right now,” Tanner said. “I talked to Felix last night and the two of them still haven’t had sex and I’m very upset with her.”
“She hasn’t had sex with him because she’s dating me.”
“Wasdating. Past tense. I should be off. Nigel, keep an eye on things for me, yes?”
“I have eyes on the target,” Nigel said and stared right at me.
“What the hell am I the target for?” I asked.
“Nothing,” they both said at the same time.
“Oh.” Tanner turned back around. “I have a better answer to your previous question. I’m taking a second car because you and your water boy will have to stay late to clean up and I have things I must do later.”
“You can’t just change your answer. You were already rude about Kennedy.Again.”
Nigel nodded. “You were rude to Kennedy. And that wasn’t nice.”
Tanner stared back at Nigel. “Are you seriously doubting me on this right now? We’re already pretty deep into this.”
Nigel shrugged.
“Let’s just see how it plays out, shall we? It’s already all arranged.”
“Very well,” Nigel said. “Let’s proceed as planned.”
They’d had an entire very weird conversation right in front of me and I still had no idea what was happening. “Seriously, what the fuck are you two up to?”
“Nothing,” they both said at the same time again. Even though they’d literally just talked about a plan right in front of me like I was invisible.
