Jenny gave a sigh and avoided looking at Dennis as they exited the cinema.
As they walked towards where the group had parked their cars, Mike slipped an arm around Tricia's waist and offered Dennis a smile. "Brilliant movie, Sarge."
Dennis could only nod, hearing a faint giggle from Jenny that made his bite his lip to stop his own smile.
When they'd finally bid one another goodnight and separated for the drive home, Jenny was no longer able to suppress her giggles, and Dennis grinned as he rested his head on the back of his seat. "That movie was terrible."
"I know! And they looked so engrossed!" Jenny laughed.
"I suppose some people like..ah...what exactly was it? A mechanical dinosaur?"
Jenny's giggles continued as she tried to talk. "I glanced at you half way through and you were asleep!"
"Aye, well, I-"
Mike knocked on the window, interrupting them. "Sorry. Sarge. Don't suppose we could get a ride back? My bike has conked out.."
"Ah, yes, sure." He glanced at Jenny, putting a finger to his lips with a smirk, only making her giggles worse.
...
40 minutes later, Dennis drew up outside Jenny's flat. "Well, I could just about live through an hour of mechanical dinosaur, but I could have done without the added half an hour trying to think of something good to say about it."
"You're lucky, everyone expects you to be silent, but I'll probably have to talk about that for weeks!"
Dennis smiled, turning in his seat to face Jenny. "I can't say the movie was that great, but I had a lovely night. I don't think I've laughed so much in years."
"Maybe we should see terrible movies more often."
Dennis reached out to twirl some of Jenny's hair through his fingers. "Aye, maybe we should." Leaning forward, he gave her a gentle kiss. "I'll see you tomorrow?"
Jenny gave a nod, kissing Dennis once more before climbing from the car.