The Dark Side of the Romantic Comedy Ch. 02

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Penny sniffed before answering, her voice still quiet and uncertain.

"I...I don't know, I think maybe I'd rather see the Western."

Betsy's voice turned incredulous and she gave a half mocking laugh. "Seriously? You're kidding right? A shoot-em-up? I mean I had no idea that you liked westerns."

Penny pressed her lips together and looked to her husband, sitting cross legged on their old carpet amongst the trash and garbage he allowed to accumulate around him, completely absorbed in his video game as he furiously manipulated the controller. And then she looked back to the image on her computer screen, of Jason and his perfect little family standing happily in front of their gorgeous home.

There was a deep sense of melancholy with a touch of sentimentality in her voice when she answered, a tone that was pregnant with regret.

"Betsy, it's not...it's not that I like Westerns," Penny choked out. "It's...it's that I really, really hate romantic comedies."

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PrincessNutNutPrincessNutNut1 day ago

A slow burn, but a full 5-star burn it was.

Girlfriend, at marriage rehearsal no 2, could have tipped Jason off and been a bit more gentle. Then again, half the punch line would have been missing if she had done that.

AnonymousAnonymous1 day ago

I’m glad this was his last story. I only have so much tolerance for effing wimps.

bacchant2bacchant23 days ago

I agree with other comments, its a continuing theme in your work, men with no backbone, pride, self respect, decisiveness. I know your a good writer and you have to create circumstances to work the plot but its too depressing.

Dennis26Dennis2610 days ago

Good writing. Thought both chapters were good. Would give a slight preference to chapter 2. Did feel it was worth 5 stars.

kalash777kalash777about 2 months ago

It's not your best. I found it disappointing that at the very end Penny is shown as having regrets of missing out on a happy family and not lost love and what she had done to her groom.

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