Chapter 4: Red Bow Ties
Thursday, 5:09 PM
Grace Van Pelt dropped all her shopping bags on the floor while she searched for the key to her apartment. She spent a couple hours touring the mall for a suitable dress. She had fancied a long red dress and was overjoyed when she finally found one. It was perfect.
Van Pelt finally got into her apartment. She dragged her bags along behind her and then hoisted them onto her kitchen counter. She sighed and then proceeded to the fridge where she pulled out an ice cream bar. She figured she had a good hour before she needed to change, so she settled herself down on her sofa in front of the T.V. She skimmed through the channels, but found that nothing decent was on. Van Pelt finally put it on the news, but then muted it.
Grace was worried. Rigsby had confessed that he loved her, but she hadn't been sure how to react. She still wasn't sure how to react. Even worse, Rigsby didn't remember telling her because he had been too doped up on pain pills. Grace sighed. He was a nice guy and he was fun to be around, but she wasn't sure whether that constituted any real connection between them. She said yes to the date because she figured it could be fun. It was only a date. Friends could go on dates. After all, Jane and Lisbon were going together and they were just friends.
At this point, she only liked Rigsby as a friend. At least she thought so…
Van Pelt pulled her feet up and laid down on the couch. Her mind kept rehearsing what she'd eventually have to say to Rigsby, but every time she said it, he always had the same heartbroken look on his face.
Ultimately, she wasn't sure if she was looking forward to or dreading the dinner.
Wayne Rigsby couldn't find one of his black shoes. He had rummaged through the whole apartment, but had only found some loose change, a Swiss army knife, some playing cards scattered under his couch, and an assortment of other useless trinkets. He didn't even recognize half the stuff he found packed into his small apartment.
Rigsby looked like the lead in a comedy sketch as he wandered around his apartment in a nice, clean suit and one shoe. He still had time until the party, but he was nervous, excited, and most of all, impatient.
"Found it!" Rigsby announced to the room as he recovered the shoe from under his T.V. stand.
They'll be surprised, Kimball Cho thought to himself as he laid his dinner jacket on his bed alongside his red bow tie. His cell phone started ringing, so he searched through his pockets, and then answered it.
"Hey, sweetie." He answered, after checking the caller I.D. He listened and then glanced down at his watch. "It starts at 7, but we can get there early if you want." He paused. "I like the red bow tie!" He declared, obviously resenting the woman's comment. He listened again. "You'll look good in any dress." Cho reassured her, rolling his eyes. "Yes, I promise." The woman started to speak again. "Would you like me to come over early and help you decide?" Cho answered with a grin. "Okay. I'll be there in the next 30 minutes." He concluded, before hanging up the phone and tossing it on the bed.
They'll be surprised.
Thanks for all the reviews! Miss-Frenchie's comment inspired me to add in this chapter showing the rest of the team's preparation.
