Tina and Alison were out for ‘girls night out’. It was Friday night, and Tina needed to relax after a hard week’s work. Luckily, both Tina and Alison had significant others at home that could stay with their children. The night was still young as they sipped on their second margaritas. The bar was relatively quiet, and cool. A welcome relief to the dry oppressive heat outside.
Tina had just been telling Alison that she was going to break up with her fiancee. They have been together 7 years. She just doesn’t think she loves him any more. She’s going to have it out with him in the morning. Alison commiserates with her, and after ordering another margarita, drops a little bombshell of her own. She tells Tina that she is going to leave her husband, Jeremy, but is setting a plan in motion first.
Alison and Jeremy have been careful with their money, and have a nice nest egg. Alison explains to Tina that over the next two years she is going to siphon off money into a new secret bank account, before telling Jeremy she’s leaving him. The youngest of her 3 kids will be in preschool in 2 years, and she’ll be able to get a job.
She pours her heart out to Tina about her unhappiness, and how hard it is to act like nothing is wrong all the time. The ladies toast each other, “To happier days”, when Alison’s cell starts ringing. She digs it from her pocket and sees it is Jeremy. Fearing something is wrong with one of the kids, she answers it immediately. Jeremy tells her to get home, fast. He won’t provide an explanation.
Tina drops her off at her house where she is met at the door by her furious husband. She has never seen him so mad before. He tells her that she is to pack her stuff and get out.
Confused, Alison has no idea what brought this on, but Jeremy soon lets her in on the reason for his fury. Just as Alison and Tina were starting their second margarita, Alison’s cell phone pocket dialed Jeremy. He heard every word of her plan. By Saturday morning, he had a divorce lawyer and there no longer WAS a nest egg in both their names.
Smart Phones – You gotta be smarter than them!