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“It’s so great to see you,” Takeshi hands AnaΓ―s her ice cream. “You’re coming to the ice cream social, right?”
“Oh, absolutely,” AnaΓ―s says. “Viv’s supposed to return from Italy the Thursday before the event, so she’ll be there too.”
“Oh yay! What’s she doing there?”
“Modeling gig. Can you believe that? In Amalfi!”
“Ugh. Lucky. Manu and I are thinking of backpacking in Europe but definitely not in the summer because that’s when business really picks up.”
“Just go in the fall. It gets a bit cold. But you used to live in New York, right? It shouldn’t be too bad for you. Europe’s prettier in the fall and less busy.”
“Manuel teaches in high school, so fall is… also not great.” Takeshi sighs.
“Bummer,” AnaΓ―s says.
“Speaking of bummer,” Takeshi looks past Anais as a familiar figure enters Lick It.
“What? What’s wrong?”
“No, don’t look…” Takeshi sighs again.
“OK, I will just… nonchalantly leave. I mean, I have to go anyway. Daisy’s done at the salon.”
“Daisy?”
“My pitbull,” AnaΓ―s says. She turns around and sees the person who cracks Takeshi’s face. “Oh. And I see you have your own uh… bitch to deal with. You know Gar terminated his gym membership after that stunt he pulled at Halloween two years ago, right?”
“I know,” Takeshi says. “But money is money, and he did help the store a lot when he posted his selfies eating ice cream here.”
“Yeah, I saw that post. Fair enough. OK, boo. I’ll see you at the social. Say hi to Manu and Chrissy for me. Have you seen Chrissy’s new hair? Fabulous.”
“I have! And yeah it is. See you and thanks again!”
“Babe, don’t you have the same shoes as that girl?” Marcus says as AnaΓ―s walks out the door.
“I do,” Aubrey says. “Good thing she’s pretty. Otherwise, I’d have to burn mine.”
“Babe…”
“I know: ‘be nice.’ I’m sorry. Anyway, you remember Takeshi, right?” Aubrey walks to the counter. “You met him and his boyfriend at the Halloween party a few years back.”
“Hey, guys,” Takeshi says. “How are you? Congrats on finally launching your CBD line, Aub. And it’s great to see you again, Marcus.”
“Hey! You remember my name!” Marcus says.
“Takeshi’s good at names and faces. He’s probably one of the most intelligent people I know. He got his business degree from Columbia.”
Takeshi can feel his face turn red. He’s not used to compliments, especially coming from Aubrey.
“Marcus got his MBA from Harvard,” Aubrey says.
And there it is, Takeshi thinks. There’s no such thing as a free or honest compliment from Aubrey. It has to come with a caveat. Aubrey was just propping him up to compare him to Marcus.
“It’s not a competition,” Marcus says. “Columbia’s MBA is just as good.”
“I guess,” Aubrey shrugs. “I love what you’ve done with the place. The last time I was here, it was a bit shabby. Dollar General chairs.”
“Dollar Tree,” Takeshi grits his teeth. “Yes, business has been great. We were able to refurbish a bit, get some nice custom furniture pieces. Install new floor. Actually, the floor was done by BILT. You know BILT, right, Aubrey? Matt’s company?”
Takeshi suppresses a giggle as he notices a glimpse of agitation in Aubrey’s face with the mere mention of Matt’s name.
“Well, I love the decor,” Marcus says. “Babe, I should get you a pink Birkin.”
Aubrey scoffs. “I loathe that color.”
Takeshi knows exactly why Aubrey said that with such disgust. “I’m surprised you’re even wearing a color today.”
“Marcus gave me this Birkin, and also a red one. He convinced me to wear more colors. At least with accessories.”
Takeshi watches in awe as Aubrey gives Marcus a kiss. He hates to say it but Aubrey does look in love. So, why did he look angry when he heard Matt’s name? It’s been two years.
“Aub told me about your ice cream store, so I thought I’d check it out. What would you recommend?”
“Well, are you a sweet or sour guy?” Takeshi says.
As the two men chat, Aubrey scans the posters on the bulletin board. It was bad enough that Takeshi mentioned Matt’s name (he hopes Takeshi didn’t notice his face crack), now he has to be confronted by the two places that kicked him out when he threw the drink at Matt that Halloween party.
First it was Wade’s sanctuary ranch. He’d had a sweet deal at the ranch, promising Wade the ranch would get a cut from the CBD business once it started selling. But a week after the Halloween fight, Wade canceled the contract. He cited how Aubrey had failed to meet the delivery deadline in addition to his behavior at the Halloween party.
Aubrey looks away, but his gaze falls on the Gar’s Gym poster. He winces. There’s that pink-haired slut in the poster.
“Whatcha doin’?” Marcus says, startling him. He’s holding a bowl of ice cream with two scoops of chocolate and strawberry ice cream.
“Oh, just looking at the bulletin board.”
“Hey, didn’t you use to rent a place at that ranch?”
“Yeah,” Aubrey winces. “I’m glad I no longer have to.” With Marcus’s help, Aubrey was able to secure not only a lab but also some funding to start up his CBD business.
“Oh, the ranch owner’s Jewish,” Marcus says.
“Huh? What made you say that?”
Marcus points at the logo of Life Sanctuary Ranch. “That dot over the ‘i’ in ‘Life.’ That’s Hebrew for Chai. Which also means ‘Life.'”
“Whoa,” Takeshi says. “I didn’t know that, but yeah, Wade’s Jewish.”
“I’ve a lot of Jewish clients,” Marcus says. “One of them always wears a gold necklace with that pendant. I asked her what that meant and she told me. That’s how I know. And that’s such a nice way to incorporate it in the logo.”
“Our friend designed it,” Takeshi says. “Chrissy. You met him at the party.”
“Oh, yeah! Bob’s Burgers. Marshmallow.”
“That’s… interesting,” Aubrey says.
“Takeshi, I gotta say, these are so good. I know they’re basic flavors, but they’re exquisite.”
“‘Exquisite’?” Takeshi chuckles. “Nobody has ever said that about my ice cream, but… thank you. That means a lot.”
Aubrey lets the two men chat. He was already apprehensive about coming to Lick It, but trigger after trigger now assaults his psyche. He takes a deep breath, closes his eyes, and counts to ten. It’s a trick his psychiatrist taught him to calm himself down.
He’s about to do a fourth round of one-to-ten when he opens his eyes. An idea forms in his head. He casually turns around. When he sees Takeshi and Marcus still talking and not paying attention to him, he grabs his phone and takes several photos of the bulletin board.
“Babe, you ready to go?” Marcus says.
“Uh, yeah… Yeah,” Aubrey says.
“Takeshi was just telling me about the ice cream social. Too bad we’ll be in Aspen.”
“Aw, that’s right, our little annual tradition,” Aubrey holds Marcus’s hand. “We have a cabin there. It’s nothing special. Five bedrooms, indoor heated pool. But I’m sure the uh… ice cream social will be just as amazing.”
It’s Aubrey’s turn to suppress a laugh when he sees Takeshi’s right eye twitch with envy.
“But we’ll drop by after the trip, won’t we, babe?” Marcus says.
“We’ll see,” Aubrey smiles. “Bye, Takeshi. And good luck with the event.”
“Thank you,” Takeshi says. “And please come again.”
Takeshi lets a sigh of relief as Marcus and Aubrey leave the store. He wants to call Manu, but he knows his boyfriend’s still busy teaching a class. He wants to call Chrissy and Matt but decides not to. Why would they want to hear news about Aubrey? It’d just ruin their day.
Good thing a group of customers comes into the store. At least he can busy himself while he waits for Manu to text him.
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