I got ready to dip the hell out of
it, and shamelessly dropped to my knees
and begged her, “Please Beth, please,  
please, please.”                       
     “That's pitiful, Criminal,” Darryl
said and took another sip from his     
cocktail.                              
     I got off the floor and while     
pretending to rub my knee, I swiped a  
dip.                                   
     “You have got to try this Dr. D,  
it's the best dip I've ever tasted in  
my life,” I said and handed him my     
swipe.                                 
     “It's almost better than sex.”    
     He took it from my hand, and      
looked over at Beth, who was blushing. 
“It's not better than sex,” she said   
quietly.                               
     “I swear,” I added, “that it might
* not be as good as, but it wouldn't be a  
bad substitute. No sex? Eat this stuff.
It’s that good.”                       
     “Whoa!” Darryl said, as he took a 
bite, “That is almost better than sex.”
     “Told you,” I said, as I swiped   
another dip, and Beth pretended not to 
notice.                                
     Darryl patted his jacket, “I’ve   
got a surprise for the both of you.    
Everyone chipped in, well, everyone    
tried to chip in as best they could,   
and I'm covering the rest.”            
     “What is it?”                     
     “Tut, tut. It's a surprise, and it
wouldn't be fair to show you, before   
everyone else was here.”               
     “At least, tell me what's in the  
box?” I said pointing to the one on his
right.                                   



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