JEN
My best friend, Abby?
She’s everything I’m not.
Tall, athletic, and a talented dancer with a college degree.
I missed her like nothing else when she was away, and since she came back from college, I hardly get to see her anymore.
So, I'm all in when she suggests a sleepover, just the two of us like it used to be.
That’s the good news.
The bad news?
She’s on call, waiting to hear if she’s got a part in an off-Broadway production.
It’s not the end of the world, and I hope she does get the part, but it would be neat if it could just be us two girls alone for the weekend again.
I miss those days.
Oh. And the other great news?
Her dad is gonna be home, meaning it won’t be strictly a girl’s only weekend after all.
He’s hardly ever home anyway, you won’t even know he’s there….
That’s what I try to tell myself. But Abby kinda knows.
At least, I think she knows about how I’ve had a thing for her dad for a while now.
But that’s just a stupid crush. And not the sort of thing to get in the way of a girl’s weekend sleepover.
Is it?
KANE
Jen?
Little chubby Jen?
I know it’s her. She’s Abby’s best friend.
I used to drop Abby off at Jen’s place so her mom could watch her when I went off to work. But that was a long time ago. And Abby’s all grown up. Jen, too by the looks.
I can see that for myself.
I haven’t seen her for years. I’ve been working the oil rigs, so I am away a lot. Until she magically appears in my kitchen wearing nothing but her panties and a T-shirt.
Giving me silent instruction on just how grown-up someone half my age can really be.
Abby’s arranged a ‘sleepover’ for her and her bestie.
How cute.
I promise myself as soon as I find out that, I won’t get in the way.
They won’t even know I’m there.
I won’t even think about claiming my daughter’s best friend.
It won’t even cross my mind.
I mean. The chances of a younger girl like her with an older guy like me?
Oh? Abby’s not home yet, is that so? And she might be called away at any moment even when she does get here?
I’m starting to like the sound of this sleepover.
If only there was a way I could spend more time alone with her best friend, Jen, though.
If only there was a way I could have her sleepover with me.
And on a permanent basis….
Forever.