“Yeah,” grunted Haley. The men were starting to give him enough grief that the wind was leaving his sails, but he was resilient, and he ground his teeth together and continued, “What’s so goddamn hard to believe about me getting married?”
“It’s you,” McCready said. “Mr. I’m-never-getting-married.”
“You’re a horrible, horrible person to try to get along with. I can’t even imagine trying to live with you. Well, more than we already do, I mean,” Buckner offered.
“You’re crazy,” O’Brien laughed. “Plain and simple. Absolutely crazy.”
“But –” Haley started.
Jim said, “Give him a break, guys. He’s experiencing something that he never thought would happen. And something none of ever had ever dreamed of too, while we’re on that subject.”
The rest of the men laughed, but Jesse just gl
