A Very Pinchy Honeymoon

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A Very Pinchy Honeymoon is an Independent Work by ATKtrains, and the sequel to A Very Pinchy Wedding. The novel continues where the first let off, and follows The Pinchers to Las Vegas, where the celebrate Glassy and Ruth's marriage. The novel proved to be more successful than A Very Pinchy Wedding, and focused on more of the characters than the first novel.

Plot Summary:

The Pinchers are excited - they're going to Las Vegas! Glassy and Ruth have just gotten married, and they are looking forward to two weeks in 'Sin City.' Jaq tells the group that there is supposed to be a dance in Las Vegas. Everyone is excited - they all love dances - all of them except for Sean.

Sean remembers the negative experiences that he has had with women in the past. It bothers him, since he's the only Pincher to not have a woman. He tries to talk his way out of going to the dance, but Patchmo and the other Pinchers tell him that he's going, no matter what.

The band arrives at an airport, about 20 miles from Vegas. After finding their limo, and taking a detour at a diner for dinner, the band arrives at Las Vegas at night, and are in awe - the city is beautiful. The group checks into their hotel and agree to spend the night by themselves, before meeting at the lobby the following morning.

As Sean watches TV, he ponders love. He is upset that he doesn't have a girlfriend, and thinks that it's unfair that everyone else has one. Sean decides not to spend the evening with himself, and heads over to Patchmo's room with a bottle of wine. Sally invites him in, and he speaks to the two, asking them if it's okay for him to be upset about not having a girlfriend. Sally tells Sean that it's okay for him to be upset, and that he'll find a woman someday.

Sean heads back to his room in good spirits. The next morning, everyone splits up and heads out to Vegas to check out the sights. Sean puts on his best suit and heads down to a casino, hoping he'll find someone to talk to. He does - he finds a girl named Sara, who captures his heart. He instantly falls in love with her and the two then talk, getting to know eachother better. Sara has to leave, but before she does, she mentions to Sean that she'd like to hang out with him more.

Sean thinks that he has finally found the love of his life. He also meets another person in the bar - a man named Max, who tells him to watch out for Justin, a man who thinks he owns Las Vegas.

Meanwhile, Glossy, Jackie, Patchmo and Sally have gone out to the Hoover Dam. Patchmo would rather be back in the city, so he makes a fool out of himself in front of the tour group, upsetting Sally.

The group meets at the hotel that evening to go out for dinner. On the way to the restaurant, Sean thinks about Sara, when he suddenly gets an idea - he'll ask Sara to the dance! He thinks the idea is perfect. The group eats, goes back to the hotel, swims, and heads to sleep.

However, Glossy is suspicious. He thinks something is up with Sean, based on his behavior. Glossy and Jackie tell the rest of the group (minus Sean, who isn't around them) and it is agreed that Jackie will follow Sean and spy on him, to figure out if he has met anyone at the casino.

Jackie puts on a disguise and follows Sean to the casino, where she uses her cell phone to record Sean walking out the door with Sara. That's enough proof - Sean has a girlfriend, or so Jackie thinks.

Jackie heads back to the hotel and shows Glossy the image of Sean and Sara leaving the casino. At the same time, Sean and Sara go out for drinks, and after Sara leaves, Sean declares that he is really in love with her.

Before Sean returns, Jackie shows everyone else the film of Sean and Sara together, shocking all who see it. Sean walks in soon after, and he is surprised to see them all together, not knowing what they were doing. Jaq then tells Sean that they were discussing him and his girlfriend, angering Sean. He leaves the group and goes back to his hotel room. Glassy goes to him and tells him, on behalf of the group, that they're sorry. Sean, after a few minutes, forgives them, and heads to dinner with them.

The next morning, Sean decides to go to the other place that Sara hangs out - 'The Cool Cat Cafe'. But it isn't as 'cool' as Sean would have hoped. He runs into Justin, the man Max mentioned at the casino. Justin doesn't waste any time, and begins to criticize Sean's outfit and his looks. Sara declares that Justin is one of her friend's, shocking Sean. Before Justin and Sean get into a fight, Sara splits them up and declares that she has to leave. Sean's anger rises, and he thinks about how to pay Justin back...

That evening, the Pinchers head over to Glassy's room, where they have pizza and play Grand Theft Auto on the PS2. Sean, however, can't take his mind off of Sara...and Justin. He decides that he's going to go down to the Cool Cat Cafe and give Justin a piece of his mind.

After fighting with Justin, Justin tells Sean not to come to the dance, and that he's wasting his time. Sean, however, still loves Sara, and decides that he's going to go to the dance.

The next day, while the rest of the band is out doing other things, Sean heads over to Max's condo, where he speaks to him about love. Max tells Sean that he'll have fun at the next day's dance, and that he shouldn't worry. Sean has a hard time believing Max.

The day of the dance finally comes, and Sean doesn't know if he's ready. The rest of the band tells him not to worry, but Sean realizes that if he is going to win over Sara, tonight is the night to do so.

They arrive at the hall, and Sean and Sara talk for a while, before Justin arrives, causing Sara to leave Sean and speak with Justin. Max is also at the dance with his girlfriend, and he tells Sean to ask Sara to dance when a slow song comes on. Sean decides to go with that idea.

Unfortunately, asking her to dance was easier said than done. There are almost no slow songs played that evening, and when one finally does come on, Sara is nowhere to be found. The rest of the Pinchers and their women dance together, while Sean searches for Sara. He finally finds her - dancing with Justin.

The rest of the group finds Sean, heartbroken. Sean tries to ask Sara to dance, but she says she can't, as she has to leave. Sean is devistated. He decides that the next day, he's going to tell Sara what he thinks of what she did to him. After all, in the middle of the dance, Jaq told Sara that Sean liked him, so Sean feels she should have danced with him.

Sean, and the rest of the Pinchers go to the Cool Cat Cafe the next morning. Sara starts to tell Sean that he isn't as cool as he seems, and that she really thinks he's very weird. Sean is shocked, and so are the rest of the Pinchers, who step up to defend him. Sara leaves, declaring that she hates Sean.

Sean is glad that Sara is gone, and thanks the others for backing him up. To brigthen everyone's spirits, Glassy takes everyone to an amusement park, making the day almost perfect for everyone.

Soon the day comes where the band must return home. At the airport, Max and Sean decide to keep in touch with eachother via e-mail, and Patchmo announces to everyone that he proposed to Sally the previous night. The band then gets on their plane and heads home.

On the way home, Patchmo declares that their vacation was, indeed, A Very Pinchy Honeymoon.

See Also:

• The Pinchers - For information on the characters of A Very Pinchy Wedding.
• A Very Pinchy Wedding - The prequel to A Very Pinchy Honeymoon', which introduced The Pinchers.
• A Very Pinchy Life - The Pinchers' first 'real' series.

• A Very Pinchy Honeymoon can be read in it's entirety at the following link: [[1]]