Chapter 4-the dinner and the river ride
"Well I guess Mike and Carolyn will never truly know how good the food is" bobby said as he tried to make it into some sort of joke.
The lovely couple cut out after the appetizer, leaving Bobby and Alex alone in a dimly lit romantic American restaurant. After they finished the meal Bobby paid for the entre thing, he didn't care; in his mind he could consider it a date. He liked that idea.
It was about 7 when they headed back to the room. Though the wall they could hear the couple enjoying their dessert. Oh, how the dreamed they could have dessert, but it is just that, a dream.
They sat in silence as they watched the television. Around 10:30 Alex started to get a little tired so she leaned her head on bobby's right arm. He noticed what she did right away, so what he did was stepped it up a notch and moved his arm so that it was around her shoulder. She didn't pull away, so he thought that it was a good thing.
After a while she started to lay down, she rested her head on his leg and put her feet out in front of her, good thing it was a big couch. Bobby having no idea what was going on moved his right arm to rest on the back of the couch. It wasn't there long, for Alex grabbed it with her left and held it while she tried to sleep. Bobby was mystified, he had no
idea what had gotten into her, but to hell with that, he didn't mind at all.
That is how they fell asleep, Alex laying down with her head on his leg, and bobby sitting up, which could not be that comfortable, with his hand in hers on her tummy.
That is how mike found them in the morning. He quietly left the room and dragged Carolyn in to see the sight.
"See and you thought that my plan wouldn't work. Always doubting me"
"I'm sorry, babe"
"Its okay, just remember that the next time I do something stupid" he kissed on the fore head
"Just look at them Mike, our little ones all grown up." She smiled and her eyes looked like they were about to cry
"Yes," Mike said going along with it "your little Alex, and my little Bobby together, would have thought."
They started to laugh uncontrollably, and saw that they were about to wake up so they had hurriedly left the room.
"I have decided that we are going down the river today" Carolyn stated as they eating breakfast
They left the hotel and had the bus take them to their destination. They rented their inner tubes and headed to the start of the river, by the dam. Mike was wearing knee length brown shorts with the world O'Neil down the sides, bobby was also wearing knee length shorts but his were black with red strips down the sides. Carolyn was wearing one of those big sun hats, with a red bikini. Alex was wearing a simple olive green bikini, with fake jewels in the shape of hearts and flowers on the top and on the left side in the front of the bottoms. She also had plain black sunglasses.
The water was cold at the start but they got used to it after a while. They basically floated down the river at a thrilling 1mph. They saw a few deer on the sides, some birds here and there, and Mike even tried to catch a fish with his bare hands, which only resulted in flipping Bobby in the water and slashing the two girls. Mike and Bobby swimed as they messed around in the water as they floated. Bobby had managed to splash Alex, she looked angry, boy was he in trouble.
"Bobby, must you splash"
"Why, yes madam I must" he said splashing her again
"Bobby, if you don't stop I swear I…"
"You swear you'll do what?"
She looked the other way in anger. She was angry and he knew it, so he thought he would lighten up her mood. He handed Mike is floaty thing, and swam underneath the water. When she looked back he wasn't there. She was about to ask when she was meet by the somewhat cold water. He had flipped over her inner tube. Good thing she knew how to swim or she really would be pissed. When she resurfaced, the river has gotten shallower, so she could stand. She trudged over to where Bobby was standing and started to hit him, but bobby being the big man, encased her entire body with his arms, which to anyone who happened to be floating by would look like a couple hugging each other. And yes Alex hugged back, she didn't want to let go and neither did he. The thing that brought them apart was Mike saying
"Break it up you too" with a laugh.
They finally reached the end of the river in only 1 and ½ hours. They returned their floaty toys and headed back to the bus where they were
going to ride back to their hotel. Hopefully each new found interaction between Bobby and Alex will bring them closer to the ultimate goal.
End note: Ooo bobby and Alex hugging, and in the water where they are basically half-naked. If only, if only.
