“Did I call it or what, guys?” Chubs sarcastically said.
“Will you just shut the messed up!” Tommy shouted.
“Guys, calm down! And I thought I was in a bad mood.”
“Well, I did say you were full of s**t, didn’t I?” said Chubs.
“Chubs! Knock it off! Tommy can’t help what his brother did. I’m sure he had his reasons. And I’m sure Tommy will find out what those reasons are when his brother gets here. But for now, lay off him.” I said as I did my best to diffuse the situation. “And, Tommy. You didn’t have to ask Chubs or me to go, right?”
He looked at me and smiled slightly. “You’re right, man, I should have gone alone. In a way, I guess I had this coming, the way I bragged about my brother the whole time here.”
“In a way, yes, you had it coming. But, Chubs, you tried to take it too far, a
