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Luci couldn’t believe how well the party was going.  Folks were dancing and mingling and eating everything in sight.  It looked liked things could go all night, and she was very excited by that prospect.  What a way to break in a new home. 

She was even surprised that both of her parents were still present.  They usually orbited around one another during holidays and special occasions, making sure that they didn’t spend longer than five minutes together in the same place at the same time. 

Since their divorce ten years ago (shortly before Luci’s 18^th birthday) they had hardly spoken two words to one another. Nana always said it was because they still loved each other, and just couldn’t figure out how to live together.  Luci wasn’t so sure about that, but tonight, she wasn’t concerned.  She was had just walked back into the house after lighting the Tiki lamps in the yard. The party was about to get old school.

“Hey girl-this party is slamming” Dana, Luci’s best friend called out from across the kitchen.

“I know, right? I couldn’t have pulled this off without you, Day. By the way, have you seen my mom?  I need to ask her where she put the cake knife she brought.  I can’t find it anywhere.”

“The last time I saw her, she was talking to your neighbor in the living room.”

“Thanks.  I’ll go look for her.  I haven’t really had a chance to talk with her or Dad since they got here.”

As Luci started towards the living room, she was pulled into the arms of her current beau, James. 

“Hey babe.  Your party is going really well.  But um, you might want to make the rounds.  There is a couple in the bathroom- been there for a few, and it got kind of loud.  I’m just saying.  You know how folks can get out of hand when they’ve had too much to drink.  You might want to make sure that nobody sees someone coming out with someone else’s husband or wife.  If you know what I mean.”

“Ugh!  Thanks honey.  I’ll go check it out.  In the meantime, can you look for my mom?  I need the cake knife she brought with her. 

“Sure thing, babe” James said after kissing her on the cheek. “I haven’t gotten my hug from her anyway.” With that, he headed in the direction of the living room.

As Luci made her way down the hall, she noticed that most of her guests had already trekked out to the deck and the back yard.  Good.  Then there wouldn’t be an audience when she cleared out the people having a freak fest in her house.

As she approached the bathroom door, she did indeed hear murmurings.  It sounded like whoever was in there was finishing up. She thought for a moment that she heard mild chuckling.  Luci tapped on the door lightly.

“Hey guys, look, ya’ll need to take that somewhere else.  You’re disrespecting my home and my hospitality.”

Silence.

“I’m not leaving until you come out of there.”

Luci leaned against the wall facing the door with her arms crossed.  She was planning to stand guard until the culprits were walking out the front door and getting into their cars.

Whispering behind the closed door resumed.  Luci tapped on the door again.  “Come on. Let’s go,” she said, with a little more force.

After a few seconds, she heard the clicking of the lock, and saw the door being opened, albeit, rather slowly.

She stood there speechless as her mother and father walked out of the bathroom with sheepish looks on their faces.  The fact that her mother’s skirt was still jacked up and twisted didn’t help matters any.