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  "Truth or dare," a voice behind her said.  She turned to see who was speaking to her and there was the mystery man who had been driving all the women wild.  Unlike Julie, he wasn't still holding the garter.  He must have dumped it somewhere because she couldn't readily see whether he'd put it in his pocket.  The guy walked towards her, smiling and showing off his best feature, a dimple in the right cheek.  Something about his face was familiar, as though from a storybook that had never been written save only on the hearts of every little girl.

            "Truth," she said.  He laughed.

            "Do adults still have to obey the rules of a triple dog dare?" he asked, still smiling away.

            "That depends," she replied, understanding just tickling the outer edges of her consciousness.  "Logically, to a child a triple dog dare is as binding as a written contract signed by an adult.  To the adult, however, it could be seen as a whim or fancy with no real weight or consequence in real life."

            "Same old Julie, always talking in such big language.  Would a simple yes or no have hurt you?"

            "Truth or dare?" she asked.

            "Truth."

            "How are you connected to the bride and groom?"

            "Gary and I were in the Marines together.  We met in college and joined up at the same time.  Truth or dare?"

            "Dare."

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hrslvr_paints wrote:

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"Truth or dare," a voice behind her said.She turned to see who was speaking to her and there was the mystery man who had been driving all the women wild.Unlike Julie, he wasn't still holding the garter.He must have dumped it somewhere because she couldn't readily see whether he'd put it in his pocket.The guy walked towards her, smiling and showing off his best feature, a dimple in the right cheek.Something about his face was familiar, as though from a storybook that had never been written save only on the hearts of every little girl.

"Truth," she said.He laughed.

"Do adults still have to obey the rules of a triple dog dare?" he asked, still smiling away.

"That depends," she replied, understanding just tickling the outer edges of her consciousness. "Logically, to a child a triple dog dare is as binding as a written contract signed by an adult.To the adult, however, it could be seen as a whim or fancy with no real weight or consequence in real life."

"Same old Julie, always talking in such big language.Would a simple yes or no have hurt you?"

"Truth or dare?" she asked.

"Truth."

"How are you connected to the bride and groom?"

"Gary and I were in the Marines together.We met in college and joined up at the same time.Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

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very nice! i like it!

 

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Island_Reigns wrote:

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Grrr! Internet was acting up.

Paints, your story reminds me of how I feel at weddings and I like to have fantasies about meeting some cool guy whenever I go to weddings.

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I'm glad I don't have any weddings to go to in the immediate future. There were so many for a while but I don't know anyone getting married right now. The babies keep on coming though! There are always baby showers.

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i haven't been to a wedding in the longer time! last one i went to was a few years ago up at our ranch in the mountains the daughter of the guy that caretakes the ranch got married there

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I'm glad I don't have any weddings to go to in the immediate future. There were so many for a while but I don't know anyone getting married right now. The babies keep on coming though! There are always baby showers.

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i haven't been to a wedding in the longer time! last one i went to was a few years ago up at our ranch in the mountains the daughter of the guy that caretakes the ranch got married there

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The last wedding reception I went to in which I was actually involved with the bouquet toss I caught the bouquet.  That was in 2005.  I've been to other wedding receptions since then, but that's just because Mormon receptions are slightly different.  You don't usually go straight from the wedding to the reception and you invite everyone and their dog to it.  I usually go with my mom as her "date" and you really go for the parents of the bride or groom, whomever you're associated with, rather than the bride or groom themselves.  Only twice in my life have I been involved in the bouquet toss.  When it was my cousin, I didn't really try to catch the bouquet.  It was a small group and I let the other ladies go after it.  The other one, I wanted it to look like I was trying, the group was large, and so I just stuck my hand in the air and the bouquet came straight to it.  (Sound familiar?  )

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Island_Reigns wrote:

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I'm glad I don't have any weddings to go to in the immediate future. There were so many for a while but I don't know anyone getting married right now. The babies keep on coming though! There are always baby showers.

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i haven't been to a wedding in the longer time! last one i went to was a few years ago up at our ranch in the mountains the daughter of the guy that caretakes the ranch got married there

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The last wedding reception I went to in which I was actually involved with the bouquet toss I caught the bouquet.  That was in 2005.  I've been to other wedding receptions since then, but that's just because Mormon receptions are slightly different.  You don't usually go straight from the wedding to the reception and you invite everyone and their dog to it.  I usually go with my mom as her "date" and you really go for the parents of the bride or groom, whomever you're associated with, rather than the bride or groom themselves.  Only twice in my life have I been involved in the bouquet toss.  When it was my cousin, I didn't really try to catch the bouquet.  It was a small group and I let the other ladies go after it.  The other one, I wanted it to look like I was trying, the group was large, and so I just stuck my hand in the air and the bouquet came straight to it.  (Sound familiar?  )

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another question: does Mick close the door with his hand or his foot at the end of the episode?

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I think his foot.  I'd have to watch the video in the moonlight thread to be sure, though.

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i've watched it countless times and i still can't tell for sure.

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It's too difficult to tell.  But in real life the door would have slammed harder if he'd used his hand to shut the door while they kept standing right where they were.  He would get a softer shut if he used his foot.

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KateisLost wrote:

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another question: does Mick close the door with his hand or his foot at the end of the episode?

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I think his foot.  I'd have to watch the video in the moonlight thread to be sure, though.

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i've watched it countless times and i still can't tell for sure.

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It's too difficult to tell.  But in real life the door would have slammed harder if he'd used his hand to shut the door while they kept standing right where they were.  He would get a softer shut if he used his foot.

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Island_Reigns wrote:

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Hey Kate, I was telling my guy friend about the Stephanie Plum series and he was actually interested in trying it out! I was surprised.

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i'm surprised too!

         Julie woke the next morning in a hotel room that was not her own.  This was not good.  As she came more fully awake she began to remember just what had happened.  She looked down and the ring on her left hand confirmed the events.  She was fully awake now and glanced over to her left.  There was Stephen, still asleep.  "Maybe if I'm quiet enough, I can slip out and get the annulment papers and this whole thing will just be a blip on my past that I'll talk to my Bishop about," she thought to herself.  She tried to move as gently as she could but she underestimated the position of the nightstand.  She kicked it with her heel, setting the lamp and radio to rattling.  "Drat," she said in her head.  A stirring behind her told her she'd woken him up.

            "Morning," he mumbled as she turned to look at him.  She did her best to smile and act like she was happy.

            "Hi," she replied.  "I'm going to go, uh, freshen up."  The last thing she wanted right then was Stephen getting too terribly chatty.  And the sooner she got out of there the better off she'd be.  Then she could get the thing annulled and they'd move on with their separate lives.  She bolted to the bathroom before he could say anything.  Her dress was hanging up in there and she was wearing a pair of gym shorts and a t-shirt two or three sizes too big for her.  At least he'd been a gentleman and offered her something else to sleep in.  She looked at her watch and realized just how close she was cutting things this morning.  In a panic she changed, tried to do something with her hair but failed, and raced back out the bathroom door.

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Island_Reigns wrote:

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Hey Kate, I was telling my guy friend about the Stephanie Plum series and he was actually interested in trying it out! I was surprised.

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i'm surprised too!

 

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