Christa
Hey Sis. I don’t know if I should tell you this…
Jenny
Now you have to tell me.
Christa
I think I saw Tanner last night.
Christa
Out at the 456 Club, dancing.
Jenny
Tanner? He doesn’t even know how to dance.
Jenny
The only time I saw him dance he looked like a chicken.
Christa
Well he must have taken lessons because he was shredding up the dance floor.
Jenny
Hmmm. That’s weird.
Jenny
Was he out with his friends?
Jenny
What do you mean no?
Christa
He was kind of…dancing with one woman all night.
Jenny
Are you sure it was Tanner?
Christa
Well, he had a baseball cap pulled low over his head.
Christa
So I can’t be 100 percent sure.
Jenny
You didn’t go up to him?
Christa
Because he was with another woman!
Christa
It would have been kind of awkward, you know?
Jenny
I wish you would have.
Jenny
Because maybe it wasn’t him.
Christa
I’m pretty sure he didn’t.
Christa
Now that you mention it, maybe it wasn’t him.
Christa
Forget I said anything, okay?
Jenny
Christa, I can’t forget!
Jenny
I’m engaged to Tanner.
Jenny
I don’t want to marry a man who goes out dancing with other women.
Jenny
And maybe does more with them…
Jenny
I’m going to text him right now.
Christa
Okay, let me know what he says.
Jenny immediately texts Tanner.
Jenny
Babe, where were you last night?
Tanner
Why are you asking, hun?
Jenny
Just answer the question.
Tanner
I was home watching a movie on Netflix.
Tanner
Just chilling because I knew you were working late.
Tanner
Geez, why the third degree?
Tanner
It was The Equalizer with Denzel Washington.
Jenny
That’s one of your faves, isn’t it?
Tanner
Yeah, I never get tired of that one.
Tanner
But what’s going here, Jen?
Tanner
I feel like I’m on trial!
Jenny
The truth is, Christa thought she saw you at the club last night.
Tanner
Babe, I swear I was here at home.
Tanner
And besides, you know I hate to dance.
Jenny
Yeah, that’s what I told Christa.
Jenny
I’m sorry, but she really did think it was you.
Tanner
Nah, you know you’re my one and only.
Tanner
You coming over tonight?
Tanner
I’d love to watch Netflix with you this time.
Tanner
And chill for real 😉
Jenny
Me too! I’ll be over at 7.
At first Jenny feels a huge relief.
She smiles as she thinks of her upcoming wedding.
But there’s a tiny part of her that still feels suspicious.
To tamp down her emotions, she pulls out her computer and does a search.
Then she texts her sister.
Jenny
He says he wasn’t at the club last night and was watching The Equalizer on Netflix.
Christa
And do you believe him?
Jenny
But something was nagging at me.
Jenny
So I went into Netflix…
Jenny
AND THE EQUALIZER IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
Jenny
He’s cheating on me, Christa!
Christa
Oh wow, that does look really bad.
Christa
Maybe he just got his streaming services mixed up.
Christa
Maybe he saw it on Amazon Prime or Hulu.
Christa
I’m checking right now.
Christa
Looks like it IS on Amazon Prime.
Christa
Can you find out if he gets Prime?
Jenny
I’m going over there tonight.
Jenny
I’ll find out then.
Jenny
And I’m also going to see if I can get ahold of his phone.
Jenny
To see if there’s any sign of suspicious activity.
Christa
Detective Jenny, on the case!
Jenny heads over to Tanner’s place.
He gives her a big hug and a kiss.
Then he smiles that lopsided smile at her that always drives her crazy.
They snuggle on the couch and watch 50 First Dates together.
After it ends, Tanner is drifting off to sleep when Jenny casually asks him a question.
Jenny
Babe, do you subscribe to Amazon Prime?
Tanner
No, I just have Netflix.
Tanner is soon fast asleep on the couch, lying on his stomach.
Ever so carefully, Jenny eases his phone out of his back pocket.
On the screen is a message.
Vera
Can’t wait to see you tomorrow. 7, right? 😉
Jenny
Alright, what’s going on here?!
Tanner jerks awake and sits up on the couch.
Tanner
You shouldn’t be looking at my phone!
Jenny
Don’t change the subject.
Jenny
Also, you weren’t home last night.
Jenny
Because The Equalizer is NOT available on Netflix right now.
Tanner
Vera is my dance teacher.
Jenny
Your dance teacher?
Tanner
Yeah, I’ve been taking lessons.
Tanner
So you wouldn’t be embarrassed by my dancing at the wedding.
Tanner
We were out at the club last night practicing.
Tanner
So much for the surprise!
Jenny sits down on the couch.
Jenny
That’s really nice of you.
Jenny
But you shouldn’t have tried to deceive me like that.
Tanner
And you shouldn’t have looked at my text messages!
Jenny
Okay, I guess we’re even.
Tanner
Now why don’t you let me prove how much I love you?
Two hours later, Jenny texts Christa from Tanner’s place.
She tells her sister about Vera and the dance lessons.
Christa
Well then, that explains it!
Christa
He did have some dope moves.
Jenny
There’s just one thing that’s nagging at me.
Jenny
It’s the wink emoji that Vera used at the end of her text message to Tanner.
Jenny
It doesn’t seem like the kind of emoji that a teacher would use with a student.
Jenny
I can’t help wondering if Vera is a dance teacher at all.
Christa
Some people just use a lot of emojis.
Jenny
And I feel kind of silly about this, but I want to check one last thing…
Jenny
Because this is the man I’m planning to marry.
Jenny
Can you meet me at the parking lot of Tanner’s apartment complex tomorrow at 6:30?
Christa
Ok, Sis, whatever you say.
The next night, Jenny and Christa wait in Christa’s car for Tanner to emerge from his apartment complex.
After he gets in his car and drives off, they follow him at a discreet distance.
Twenty minutes later, he parks his car on the street and gets out.
Jenny
It’s the moment of truth…
They park a little further down and they wait to see which building Tanner enters.
They get out of the car and walk slowly, follow his path inside.
Jenny
You know, this is a little sick, but I’m kind of enjoying it.
Jenny
Maybe I should become a private detective.
Christa
You have a suspicious enough mind for it, that’s for sure.
Jenny
Hey, you’re the one who started this!
Christa
I guess it’s hereditary.
The building consists of a combination of businesses and residences.
Once inside, they can hear salsa music wafting down the stairwell.
Christa points her finger at the plaques in the entryway.
One of the names on the plaques is Vera’s Dance Studio.
Christa
So it looks like he really IS taking dance lessons.
Jenny
Oh wow, I feel so foolish.
Jenny
How could I not have trusted him?!
Someone comes inside and opens the inner door.
Jenny goes in behind him and motions Christa to follow.
Jenny
Now I want to peek inside and see him dance!
Jenny
She must be some teacher if she can help HIM.
Christa
Be careful! What if he sees you?
Jenny
Then I’ll apologize and say I’ll never do it again. Which I won’t.
They follow the music up one flight of stairs.
The door to Vera’s Dance Studio is slightly ajar.
Jenny peeks in and gasps.
Vera and Tanner are involved in some moves, alright…
But they are definitely NOT dancing.
They are doing something a LOT more intimate.
Jenny sees where the stereo is, walks over and shuts off the music.
Vera and Tanner see her and jump apart.
Tanner
Baby! I can explain!!
Vera rushes out of the room.
There is a gaping silence in the air.
The fact is, Tanner CAN’T explain.
Jenny
The wedding is off.
She and Christa leave the room.
Two months later, Christa and Jenny are sitting in the office that Jenny recently started renting.
Christa
It was for the best, Jenny.
Christa
Imagine if you’d married him and THEN found out he was a cheater.
Jenny
I know. That would have been a lot worse.
Jenny
You know, I think it was mainly his crooked smile that I fell for.
Jenny
That’s not enough to sustain a lifetime of togetherness.
Jenny
You know what? I barely miss him anymore.
Jenny
And what’s been great about this experience is that it helped me find my true calling.
She holds up a brand new plaque for her building’s entryway.
It says: ATC Investigations.
Jenny
The Are They Cheating Detective Agency is now open for business.
Jenny
Let’s celebrate at the club!
