threesome? Would Cherokee join them in bed? Shanna was so excited about the idea that Cherokee pretended to go along with it. “I never would have done it without my husband’s permission,” she emphasizes, glancing at Tim who has been listening intently.
When asked if he would have granted that permission, the answer is a resounding, “No!” He didn’t mind the jokes about Shanna stealing his wife, he didn’t mind their cozy Valentine’s dinner, and he didn’t mind the kisses on the cheeks. But that was as far as it could go. Cherokee insists that she was only humoring her friend. The idea of the threesome had gotten Shanna’s mind off her heartbreak, but Cherokee doubted Shanna would go through with it. She was too possessive to sit calmly by as Dave had sex with another woman.
But Shanna did broach the topic with Dave. He was mildly interested. “I’ve never had a threesome,” he admits, adding it is not on his “bucket list.” The idea didn’t disgust him, but he was wary of his jealous girlfriend’s plan. “I told her I’d have to meet Cherokee first.”
Liz arranged a double date, and they met in a restaurant. While neither Dave nor Cherokee expected anything would come of Liz’s kinky proposal, Tim was completely oblivious. He had no idea that anyone was contemplating a threesome and wasn’t told the purpose of the get-together. He didn’t have a particularly good time at that dinner and found he had little in common with Dave. He, too, had heard Shanna vent about how badly the guy treated her, and he felt kind of sorry for her as he watched them together. “He didn’t pay any attention to her. I don’t think he was emotionally there. He was like, ‘Whatever.’ It was like he’d rather be somewhere else. I don’t think he was emotionally invested in Shanna.”
Cherokee openly admits she’s had threesomes in the past and can testify to the fact that Shanna’s proposal was completely out of the norm. Shanna had planned to direct Dave’s every move, throughout the entire sex act. He would not be allowed to kiss, caress or touch Cherokee anywhere until Shanna granted permission. “I didn’t think Dave would go for that.” In the end, Shanna fibbed to both Dave and Cherokee, telling each of them that the other had backed out. Neither had believed it was ever going to happen, and they were relieved that the topic could finally be dropped. Dave had been a little surprised to discover that Liz was very angry after the dinner. She was absolutely indignant when she told him, “Cherokee was secretly taking photos of you at the table!”
The photos snapped on Cherokee’s phone appear to be candid shots and show both Liz and Dave, clowning around together. Maybe Dave didn’t notice she was taking pictures, but he wouldn’t have objected. Liz carried on about it as if it were an unthinkable violation of his privacy. She couldn’t have been more offended if Cherokee had sneaked into the men’s room and photographed Dave at the urinal.
He soon began to receive messages, allegedly from Cherokee, suggesting that they rendezvous without Shanna. He sensed a trap and declined. He would one day learn that Liz had forged those notes. Cherokee had no idea that her trusted friend was impersonating her. It was another weird game, a baffling, pointless game that only Liz understood.
She had a strange way of viewing the world and seemed intent upon stirring up trouble. Liz was threatened by the fact that Dave and Amy were still part of each other’s lives. When the parents vowed to make their relationship as harmonious as possible, they had also agreed to share holidays with the kids. Calista and Trey wanted to celebrate Christmas with both their parents. “We always planned on spending Christmas together with the kids,” says Amy. “And we’d always done it at my house.” So far, the arrangement had worked out beautifully.
In December 2014 Mason was almost eight months old. His very first Christmas was coming up, and he was excited. While he couldn’t really understand what the holiday was, he was mesmerized by the lit trees with the shiny, red baubles and caught up in the excitement of his older siblings. When Dave shopped for Calista and Trey, he made sure to get gifts for Mason, too. The presents were wrapped and heaped beneath the tree, and Dave was looking forward to watching the kids open them. The affection was mutual between