Big Picture??

A couple of weeks ago I went to one of our local bars and ran into Lucy, a former co-worker and friend of Biggie.  I hadn't seen here in years (and the last time I had was I believe about 3 years ago and I was there with a guy I thought I was after.) Anyway, Lucy complemented me on how great I looked and asked how I was.  Small talk with the elephant in the room - not knowing the elephant was in fact, there.  The elephant being Biggie.  Upon deciding to go to another bar, I look over and see Biggie paying his tab with Lucy.  Why wouldn't Lucy tell me that he was there? Why shoudl it matter being that we were 'cool' but upon earlier postings, I walked right up to him to say hello.  And a day or two later, Biggie called to apologize for beign weird because he was there with his current girl and all I could say was, Yeah it was weird but did you see the tall dirnk of water I was with?)  back to Lucy, she again, says how great I look and then blurts out "Did you know Biggie moved back?" "Yes," I said mater of factly.  She asks if I have talked to him. 'Yes, actually."  Off my look she says, "Oh?" I said, "Well, I've talked to and spent time with Biggie."  "And?" she asks?  I say, "Well you're good friends, if you don't already know that, then that's odd?"  She tells me she will work on 'that story' and I didn't know what she meant other than asking Biggie himself, which I hoped she wouldn't.


This past Friday me and the girl hit up a new (local) happh hour.  Lucy walked in and b-lined for the bathroom but I grabbed her on the way to say hi.  She hugged me and was elated to see me then went back to her fello bar patron.  Upon leaving to hit up another local haunt, I went up to say good bye.  She syas, "I texted Biggie to tell him that 5, 6, 7, 8 was here (her nickname for me) and he told me he was in Vegas." I say, "Yeah I know." Off that comment she say, "Oh??"  Nothing of it lady, he just happened to email me the other day.  She goes on to say, "I'm going to work on this. I like you two together." "Hmm mmm, why?" She says, "Because you I like you and you were the only one that ever gelled with the group."  I found that interesting and said, "Thanks."  She says, "I mean, the last girl? We all knew that wouldn't last."  (The last girl was the one he moved out of LA for only to move back 4 months later."I didn't know much about her but he made sure she saw me before he left, which I thought was interesting." She says, "Well that's because he knew he'd be back."  I joked, "Yeah and he contacted me upon his re-arrival."  Miss J was honking her horn and I had to jet but off of Lucy's look I couldn't help but ponder?


Then again, after the falling off/borderline bored end of the spectrum of how things went on / off with Biggie, I had to get my head out of the past and into the present.  That's why, as if on cue, sipping on my Blonde beer, Mac called...