Chapter 1: Don't...Just don't.
"I'm so over all this!" Charley exclaimed as she finally finished off the last bike of the day and closed the garage door.
She knew her three furry heroes would be by a little later and she truly wasn't in the mood to see any one of their faces. The last time they decided to spend the night at the garage, after destroying Limburger's building, they spent the whole night up watching James Bond movies on probably the loudest setting they could find without blowing the speakers out on the television. And, tonight, was going to be no exception to their unruly behavior. They had already planned on watching the football game tonight and eating.
Got in this morning at 4 A.M.
You're as mad as you can be
Well, I was drinking and talking and you know how that goes
Time just slipped away from me
Charley groaned at the thought of having to clean up after them. They always left popcorn crumbs and kernels on the floor and in between the seat cushions. The dirty dishes would end up being stacked on top of the coffee table instead of being taken to the kitchen. She just knew that she would find more ketchup and mustard stains on her couch and rug. She could picture all the onions and relish that she would locate on the floor and coffee table.
By the time I knew what time it was
It was too late to call home
Stop carrying on, acting like a child
I wasn't doing anything wrong
She knew that the moment she woke up from a long night without sleep because of their rowdy antics, she would climb down the stairs and see the trash strewn across the garage floor. She was certain that she would go looking for their furry butts and they would be nowhere to be found. They would be back at the scoreboard, sleeping. They would completely abandon her to clean up their filth and still have to open up the garage for a half day.
Guys do it all the time
And you expect us to understand
When the shoe's on the other foot
You know that's when it hits the fan
For once, she wanted to go out with some of her friends and stay out all night. She wanted to dance and sing karaoke. She wanted to get completely wasted, let a stranger pull her onto the floor for the night, and drive home to collapse in bed without a care in the world. She wanted to do something completely reckless. She wanted to dress up and be sexy for the night. Hell, she didn't even want to open up the garage for Saturday. It wasn't as though she was even close to being busy but, she just did it out of habit because her father did.
Get over it, honey, life's a two way street
Or you won't be a man of mine
So I had some beers with the girls last night
Guys do it all the time
Looking around the garage one more time, she made up her mind and decided it was way past time for her to go have fun with her girl friends. Reaching for the phone, she dialed up one of her old friends that she hadn't had the opportunity to see since the guys showed up on her front doorstep a couple of years ago. They spoke on the phone many times but, Charley had always had to decline the invitation to go out because of the guys.
I know I left my clothes all over the place
And I took your twenty bucks
No, I didn't get the front yard cut
'Cause I had to wash my truck
It didn't take long for her friend to answer the phone and, of course, she was beyond excited that Charley was finally able to make time for tonight. It was before Charley hung up the phone that she told her about ladies night. Charley giggled at the thought of being able to really enjoy herself with her friends and being able to turn down a lot of guys at the club.
Will you bring me a cold one, baby
Turn on the TV
We'll talk about this later
There's a ball game I wanna see
Looking at her watch, Charley came to the conclusion that she had about two hours to get herself ready before the girls arrived to pick her up for a night of fun. Excitement coursed through her veins as she locked up all the doors for the night and quickly made her way up to her room. She tore through her closet and dresser looking for a dress that she hadn't worn in years. She finally found it in her bottom dresser drawer and her hands shook with anticipation as she held it up to her as she looked at herself in the dresser mirror.
Guys do it all the time
And you expect us to understand
When the shoe's on the other foot
You know that's when it hits the fan
Right on schedule, she heard the sounds of the guys motorcycles pulling up to the outside of the garage. She reached into her closet and found her silver high-heeled shoes that were open-toed. As the garage door opened and the guys drove inside, Charley made her way down the stairs with her shoes in one hand and her dress tossed over her shoulder.
"Hey Charley-girl! Man, I'm the baddest mammajammer in the whole wide universe!" Vinnie stated with his usual enthusiasm.
"That's nice Vinnie" Charley decided not to give into the usual banter that she shared with Vinnie and figured it was best to hurry up and get herself ready for a night of fun.
"What! No come back line?" Vinnie exclaimed as he removed his helmet and scratched his head.
Get over it, honey, life's a two way street
Or you won't be a man of mine
So I had some beers with the girls last night
Guys do it all the time
"I got better things to do than hang around here all night" Charley gave them a knowing smile and winked at them before disappearing into the bathroom.
"Like what? I'm totally awesome to hang around with. Besides, what about dinner?" Vinnie inquired through the bathroom door.
"Order pizza. The number's next to the phone" Charley snapped as she turned on the shower and waited.
"Man, I wanted to tell her all about how I saved the day and looked good doing it" Vinnie whined as he walked away from the door once he heard the shower going.
"News flash, bro!" Throttle stated as he walked over to the phone and quickly found the local pizzerias phone number.
You look like you just took
A long look in the mirror
Tell me baby if things don't look
A whole lot clearer
"I don't think she's interested" Modo chuckled as he rummaged through the fridge and found a twelve pack of root beers that Charley had put in there this morning for them so they would be cold this evening.
"But I was so awesome. I even amazed myself" Vinnie said with a grin.
As Charley allowed the shower water to warm up, she untucked her blue button-down shirt and undid the top buttons, allowing her the ability to remove it over her head and tossing it the greasy material onto the floor. Sitting down on the closed toilet lid, she yanked her brown boots off and tossed them over to where her shirt lay.
"Hey Charley-girl! You gonna watch the game with us tonight?" Vinnie asked through the locked bathroom door.
"Absolutely not. I have plans tonight" the auburn haired mechanic stated as she stood up and shed her black jeans off of her body, tossing them into the slowly growing pile of laundry that she was planning on doing tomorrow.
Get over it, honey, life's a two way street
Or you won't be a man of mine
So I had some beers with the girls last night
Guys do it all the time
"What!? Do they involve your studly body guard?" Vinnie inquired as he listened to each article of clothing hit the floor.
"Nope and if you don't get away from the door, I'll be forced to choke you with your own tail" she said with a smile as she yanked her socks off and tossed them both at the door.
Standing up in front of the bathroom mirror, she looked at herself and realized just how tired she truly was but, she was not one to back away from a commitment. Reaching under the sink cabinet, she found her vanilla scented body wash and placed it on top of the toilet seat. She couldn't wait to use it because it was brand new.
Giggling to herself, she removed her bra and underwear, allowing them to fall onto the floor right where she stood. She couldn't wait to see the guys' expressions once they realized that she had no intention of cleaning up after them or herself tomorrow morning. It was going to be their responsibility and she was going to sleep in.
Stepping into the shower, she allowed the heated water to flow down her body. Turning around, the water saturated her hair and it hung heavy down to the middle of her back. It was at that moment that she realized it had been a long time since she had actually straightened her hair and she was more than willing to take some extra time and make it look sexy.
Yeah, guys do it
Yeah, guys do it
All the time, all the time
Yeah, guys do it
Yeah, guys do it
All the time
Grabbing her shampoo, she poured a large amount into the palm of her hand and then applied it to her scalp. Charley scrubbed her scalp and hair until it was squeaky clean and then rinsed all the suds from her hair. She did the same thing with the conditioner allowed it to sit on her hair while she continued to make herself feel better.
She felt giddy as she grabbed her blue body puff and squirted a ton of her body wash into it. She scrubbed her skin until it looked and felt clean before taking a razor and shaving off all her underarm and leg hair.
She put her hair under the shower and allowed the hot water to rinse out all the conditioner and body wash bubbles. After everything was completely rinsed off, she turned off the shower and stepped out, feeling like a sexy goddess who felt a need to be worshiped. Her skin was clean and had a nice pink sheen to it.
Grabbing a couple of towels out from under the sink, she wrapped one of them around her hair, hoping to absorb most of the water before blow drying it. Taking the other towel, she quickly dried herself off and tossed the towel onto the floor with the rest of her dirty clothes. Grabbing the blow dryer and flat iron out from under the sink, she plugged them both up and then removed the towel from around her hair, giving it one final rub to remove more water.
Grabbing the dryer, she turned it on high and used her fingers to assist in combing it out. After she finished drying her hair, she turned on the flat iron. While waiting for it to heat up, she grabbed a couple of clips to pin her hair up in sections to make it easier to contend with. Using a rat-tailed comb, she combed through each section of her hair before flattening it. After she finished straightening her hair, she applied some rose-scented pomade to add a healthy sheen to her auburn locks.
Taking a good hard look at herself in the mirror, Charley smiled at how sexy she felt with her hair under some real control. She couldn't wait to apply her make-up and really amp up her sex appeal.
What made her smile even larger was the fact that the guys still hadn't figured out what she was really doing and it appeared that they could have cared less at that moment. She could hear the game on in the living room and the guys yelling at the winning team. She could smell the pepperoni and cheese pizza and decided she would grab a slice before she left, just to see if they even noticed her. She knew Vinnie would but, would the other two same something about how she was dressed.
Pulling out her small cache of make-up from under the sink, she placed the basket on top of the counter and began to rummage through it. She found her foundation and used her fingers to apply and blend it on her face. Next, she took some concealer and covered the dark circles under her eyes and blended it. Taking her translucent powder, she set her foundation and concealer. She then took her eyebrow brush and pencil and shaped her eyebrows to give them better definition.
She took what little eye shadow she had and made herself a smokey eye, using a light brown base with black on the outer V and gold on the inner third of her eye lid. Using a black liquid liner, she gave herself a dramatic cat-eye wing. Taking her favorite mascara, she applied two heavy coats to her upper lashes and one coat to her bottom ones.
After that, she took a peachy blush and placed it on the apples of her cheeks along with a rose gold highlight just above it. She applied a matte red lip stick and added some highlight on her Cupid's bow for a dramatic effect.
Taking one last look at herself in the mirror, she felt pleased with herself. She reached over to the door where she had hung her dress up and very carefully pulled it up over her nude body. The dress was far too snug for her to wear underwear and there was absolutely now way for her to wear a bra with it either.
She looked fiercely feminine in her rose-colored midi dress. It featured satin material with contrasting mesh panels and a plunging neckline that came almost to her belly button. Grabbing her shoes, she finally unlocked the bathroom door and stepped out into the living room. As expected, they were too caught up in the television to notice her entry.
Looking at her watch, she noticed that she had about fifteen more minutes before her friends were to arrive. Smiling she decided to see if they would notice her while she swiped a piece of pizza in front of them.
She walked over to the coffee table and dramatically bent over to grab a slice. It wasn't until she had her hand on piece when Throttle grabbed her by the wrist, causing her to release her hold on the pizza.
"Wow! Where are you going?" Throttle inquired as his tail turned off the television, which grabbed the attention of Modo and Vinnie.
"Ow! Charley babe! You look almost as hot as me" Vinnie grinned as he realized that Charley was bent over in front of him.
"Great! Like I live for your approval! Throttle, let go!" Charley pulled her arm back and out of his grasp.
"Charley ma'am. Where are you going dressed like that?" Modo asked once he saw how their best friend was dressed.
"I told you guys, I have plans. I'm going out with some friends of mine and I don't know what time I'll be back" Charley stated as she finally grabbed a slice of pizza and walked towards the stairs. She sat down on one of the steps and proceeded to eat. She ignored their glares as she quickly polished off the pizza, grabbed a rag from off of the railing and wiped her fingers. Cautiously, so the guys wouldn't get a free peep show, she put her shoes on and waited for one of them to say something stupid.
She heard a vehicle pull up and honk it's horn. Standing up, she saw her friends all yelling and screaming at her to hurry up. Turning to look at the guys, she smiled as waved bye to them, grabbed her purse, and walked out the door. She hopped into the front seat and hugged all of her old friends. She couldn't wait to get somewhere fun.
"Man, this stinks" Vinnie complained as he watched a car load of girls drive off with Charley without him.
Well, what does everyone think about this first chapter? I know. I need to get back to work on my other stories. This one just happened to be floating around in my head. If anyone has any questions, comments, concerns, or something that you would like to see in future chapters, please feel free to let me know.