Poker Night (Myself and Eurydice)

[MichM]

It was a Friday night. And in this household, it meant poker night For James Harrigan and his friends. Every week, they brought just about one hundred with them to gamble on. Nothing too serious, it was just supposed to be a fun little get together, but enough for them to actually try for it. No one liked giving that sort of money away for free.

To James's right sat his best friend since college, Adam Smith. He and James were both soon to approach their thirties and had managed to stay quite close even after college. The two had gone separate ways for grad school but managed to get back together after they had both finished. Across from them was a young couple that lived just across the street. The woman was Elise Bristone and her husband Colin. The two of them were a couple years younger yet than the other two.

As it was, this particular week marked the visit of his niece from his older brother and sister-in-law. The two were headed off on a business trip and wanted to leave her in his care. He didn't mind. Normally he would have left her with his wife while they were playing, but seeing as she wasn't home tonight, she was with them at the poker game, on his lap.

"The chips are gone." Adam said, giving the bowl a shake and looking inside. "Do you have anymore inside?" he asked.

"I think so." James replied, trying to think. "Let me go check." he added, grabbing the bowl. Gently he tapped his niece so she would get off his lap, before walking into the main part of the house. He headed into the kitchen and started opening cabinets, wondering where his wife put the chips.

"Why don't you come take a seat here?" Elise asked, a kind smile on her face, patting Colin's lap and looking over at James's niece.

 

[MrSavage]

Bored bored bored bored, Lira chanted the word in her head so much that the word lost all meaning. She had gone so far as to turn into lyrics for a melody that was playing in her head. A few times she had tried to hum it but a bounce on her uncles lap told her she should be silent. Urgh, she couldn't even watch T.V. the little brown hair girl swayed on her uncles lap looking at the cards as the played a game that made no sense.

Her pretty green eyes kept straight on the chip bowl as she munched merrily, and she wasn't sure if she'd rather be with her parents. But then wrinkled her nose at the thought, they never let her do anything fun either! When her uncle scooted her off she gave a little squeak. Her pink night gown fluttering. That made her remember that she should have been in bed by now. But they were so loud that she just couldn't stay asleep. Now that her uncle was gone she sat at the table with her elbows on it. Clicking her heels.

The older woman, the only other girl here ushered her over. Lira shrugged and swayed to the woman's sweet who was tapping her husbands lap. "Sit there?" she thought and shrugged "Kay" and putting both her hands on the man's leg hoisted herself up to sit on his lap. She narrowed his eyes at his cards "Isn't almost the same hand Adam won with last time? A full house?" she asked curiously.

 

[MichM]

The other two, Elise and Adam, turned to look at the girl as she mentioned the hand that Colin had, surprised that she was paying attention enough to know what it was. "Um, yeah." Colin nodded, grumbling a little bit. There went his chance of winning big, the other two would probably fold now. However there was still James, who hadn't returned yet, so maybe he'd get at least a little bit off of him.

James groaned as he went through about three cabinets, finally finding the chips. "Aha." he said, grabbing the bag and pulling it open. Pouring the whole contents of the bag into the bowl, he threw the bag away, washing his hands before heading out to the garage. Walking out, he saw Lira sitting on Colin's lap, but really didn't think much of it. Taking his seat, he put the bowl back down onto the table.

"Lira, do you want to come back here?" he asked.

"Why don't we bet for it?" Colin laughed, but however light hearted he was about it, he was serious.

James thought for a moment, looking down at his hand. He had three pair. Shrugging he nodded. "Yeah, sure." he chuckled.

 

[MrSavage]

Lira swayed in Colin's lap tapping her fingers on the table. She glanced over to Adam and gave him a goofy grin before looking back at the table. She kicked her legs waiting for her uncle, grabbing her stomach, she wasn't really hungry. But she did feel like being in a snacky mood.

"Hiya" Lira turned over to Elise, the only two girl's hadn't spoken much. Which seemed weird to her, Lira was use to girl's always flocking to one another. But this woman seemed so interested in her husband, that it was like she didn't give her a second look.

When her uncle cam back and sat down and the little bet was made Lira giggled. "Yer gonna lose Uncle James" She looked up at Colin "Looks Like I'm going to be sitting here all night" she teased.