Colby walked into the kitchen to survey the delicious cuts of steak. Annie opened the white wrappers giving him the pick of the steak. He picked two prime ribs. A eighteen ounce Kansas City strip. Then picked me out a beautiful rib eye.
I knew Colby was angry, Randy was dense so I would have to get the conversation about Michele out in the open.
"Colby it will be nice to meet your friend. Perhaps placing a steak out for her. What does she like steak wise?" Annie shivered. She was enjoying Colby. Colby was youthful. A sensual exotic man. When Michele showed up Colby wouldn't be around Annie much.
The steaks were sizzling, the makings of twice baked potato's, The mushroom caps filled with crab meat salad. Annie made a rich Robust red wine selection.
The Lincoln Navigator came up the drive. Annie ran into and got one more steak. Randy was fixing the wine. Behind the Navigator was a small two seater sports car. It stopped also. Annie watched Michele with her well developed legs stand up looking for Colby. Annie seemed to shrink back she felt a little older all of a sudden.
"Randy, Randy where are you?" Michele she saw him at the pit. Walking towards him she locked eyes on Annie. She was pretty. She also was an older woman.
Annie walked past Michele as she saw William. Will gave her a big bear hug, Annie laughed out loud from the tightness.
"I was at the store and this lovely lady was asking directions to your place. I told her to follow me. How are you Annie?" William asked.
Annie looked towards Colby and seen Michele giving him a light kiss. She felt a moment of jealousy rise up. Colby looked uncomfortable which made Annie smile inside.
"I'm fine William. You will stay for dinner, Colby is grilling steaks?" Annie asked smiling into William's eye.
"Sure I will stay. Anything I can do?" William asked excitedly.
William wasn't aware of the situation between Colby and Annie. He looked over at Randy seen him looking at Colby and Michele smiling broadly. William placed his arm around Annie's waist pulling her closer to him. Something was going on but he couldn't figure it out. He would stay close to Annie and let the evening play out. It seemed to him Randy was more happier than Colby to see Michele.
Michelle walking over towards Colby gave a fast glance over to Annie. She didn't like what she saw.
Annie was beautiful, Colby loved older women. She figured her and Annie were close to the same age. Looking around the place she knew Annie was from money. Probably a spoiled rich kid. As she came to Colby he didn't put down the tongs and hug her she leaned into him and kissed him on the cheek. Colby would hear about this. He knew she expected him to show her how much he missed her by hugging her when they saw one another.
Perhaps Colby had forgotten. Well, after their talk he won't humiliate her again. She took the glass of wine Randy offered her and sat down at the picnic table. She knew her face was red, she realized this might just be a bumpy night.
Colby was angry seeing Michele here without his invitation. They had argued the last three dates he wasn't happy to know they would be sharing a bed. Even though Randy made the invitation she should have spoken to him before committing herself to come flying down here. He knew she was mad when he didn't make nice for the other people and hug her. Annie would never done this. She was classy His anger was just below the surface. He kept his back to her not wanting to face her yet.
"Well Michele did your trip go well?" Randy asked.
"Yes. Thank you for asking. It's a nice area I can see where the book store would be a hit. Have you got a building yet?" Michelle asked while staring at Annie and William. 'Is that your sisters boy friend?" She added.
"Actually we have a spot but we haven't gotten it down in writing. William is building a strip mall not far from here. Him and Annie haven't known each other long enough to be boyfriend, girlfriend. I'm glad you came down." Randy said smiling at her.