Bet You Didn't See Me Leave
My girlfriend, Eliana Hodson, and my so-called best friend, Austin Brock, had this thing for bets.
And somehow, I was always the joke.
They'd bet on how long I'd wait for them, which puddle I'd slip in when it rained, even whether the crazy-hot pepper Austin snuck into my food would make my nose run.
Then Austin went overseas. Eliana and I got married, and I figured their stupid little game was finally over.
Yeah. Nope.
One night, I was working at a fancy lounge when I walked in on a group playing a betting game called Time Bomb.
I set down their drinks just as I heard Eliana.
"I lost."
Her friends started yelling.
"A bet's a bet! Pick a guy and dance with him!"
Then Eliana—my wife