A Night Without Hours

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12:25 am

"So that's what happened."

"Do you really expect us to believe that Simon and you ended up eating breakfast with liberated strippers?"

"Yeah, I guess so. Sure it sounds crazy, but you know that's life man."

I glanced at Tom and saw a ponderous look on his face. My eyes met Simon's and then Fred's. Both of their faces looked as if they still couldn't believe it themselves. "Alright, I'm just going to say I believe you for a minute here. What your saying is that you guys went out for a drink and ended up shutting down a drug and sex slavery operation. While doing this you met a queen of another country and stopped her from dying by the hands of one of her advisors."

"That's exactly what we are saying man. If I hadn't been there myself I wouldn't believe it either." The look on Simon's face as he spoke was one of both fear and awe. "Well thanks for the evening guys, I think it's time for me to get going."

Someone's cell goes off. "Well that's my girl guys, it was fun like always. See you two next week." Fred says as he gets out of the car with Simon. Each of them taking off in different directions after their own goodbyes.

"Well?" Tom speaks for the first time in a while. "The night is still young, and after a story like that I'm craving a burger from the joint just off the thruway. You down?"

I don't answer as I start the car and pull away from the curb we had been parked at. After a story like that a burger sounds nice.