A Parable...

Once upon a time, I had a thing for Kate. Kate, as in Meaghan's sister, Chris' sister-in-law, Mike's girlfriend. I met her in the summer of 2003 and wanted to hook up with her, but figured it wouldn't be such a good idea right after sleeping with her sister. A year later, basically at the wedding, the thought re-entered my mind. But I didn't know how to go about it with this girl. Then RAGE started at the O2. She came to the first show and loved it. I thought this my op. We hung out after the show at Wizeguy's and then Mike's. She also spent time talking to Mike, and at that point and only the point did Mike start to like her.

Two weeks later, after the second RAGE show, she invited Mike and I to go to Cosmo with her friend Toby. I went with the goal in mind to pick her up. So did Mike. I won't retell the humorous story of how it all happened, but the bottom line is Mike picked her up. And up until is saw them make out, I thought I was going to do it.

Was I disappointed? Of course. But she would have rather been with Mike that night. The deciding factor might have been as simple as him saying the right thing at the right time when I didn't. Or it could have been the fact that no matter what Kate and I thought of each other, I slept with her sister and it might have opened a huge can of worms. Either way, Mike didn't do anything wrong. He was just the better man that night. And now that he's still with her and very happy, I'm happy. And he's still one of my best friends. No woman was going to change that.

That's a shoot, brother.  ¶ 12:18 PM