Chapter 10

The next morning was slow and Louise remembered she had to go other first day of work. she groaned loudly and sighed as she hopped in the shower and got dressed. She didn't really know what to think of her new work place yet, since she'd only been there a few minutes, but her boss seemed nice and the job didn't seem too hard.

She went down stiars and was met by Davy sitting in the kitchen whipping a cup of tea. He smiled at her when he noticed her and she grinned and made here self some toast before sitting down with him.

"You look nice this morning," Davy stated with a boyish grin, "What for?"

"My first day of work is today." Louise responded with a strained smile.

"Well you don't seem too keen on the idea if going to work." Davy stated with a small laugh.

"I guess I'mgoing just feeling bad for Mel,"tastes said biting into her toast, "She felt so bad yesterday about not being able to talk."

"Peter told me he got her to talk to him on the beach." Davy stated earning a smile from Louise.

"Really? That's great!" Louise grinned. She was gladme looney wasgetting he her vice back, and she really liked that Peter was helping her. He looked at the clock on the wall and stood up quickly, "I gottat go, see ya Davy!"

He stood up and followed her thought the living room to the door. He caught her armAndy bit his lip nervously.

"um, Lou," he said trying to meet her gaze, "I was wondering, ya know, if you wanted to do something after you got off work?"

Louise was caught off guard slightly by this, "uh, sure, I guess. You can pick me up from work?"

Davy nodded, "yeah sure, where is you're working?"

"oh, right. It's this little place in the strip mall down town. It's called "the pretty parlor" or something like that. It's not hard to find." Louise said with a wave of her hand, "I get off around two, so maybe we can get a late lunchfor something?"

Davy nodded and smiled, "ok, I'll be there." Louise nodded and put on her coat before leaving the pad.

When melody woke up, she took a deep breath and tried to think of something she could do all day. She obviously didn't have a job to go to like Louise did, but dint dint want to sit around all day and do nothing.

She drug herself ouoff her bed and wentdown stairs still in her pajamas. She saw Davy in the living room looking satisfied with himself and shelooked a arounto for anybody else who might be awake. She didn't see anyone, so she sat down next tocdavyq and frowned at his silly expression.

"I got myself a date with Louise." he answered her unasked question.

She nodded and smiled. She recede for a pen and paper but Peter walked in and took them away from her.

"I heard you talk yesterday, Mel, I know you can." he said sitting down on a chair near the couch.

Meloney smiled at him, "Davy got a date with Lou." she said in a quiet voice.

Peter clapped Davy on the shoulder, "I toldyour she liked you, Davy." he said grinning.

"I don't know why I ever doubted you Peter." Davy responded with a laugh.

"I don't know either, Davy..." Peter said before getting up and walking into the kitchen for something to eat. Davy looked at meloney, and he knew she wanted to go in there and talk to Peter, but he couldn't figure out why she was still sitting on the couch.

"Aren't you going to talk to Peter?" he asked her slowly. She looked started when she looked at him.

"uh, yeah right..." Meloney stood up and went to talk together in the kitchen. She found him searching the cabinets for something yummtoto eat. She giggled and opened the reefidgerator and pulled out the milk,a dn a couple of eggs.

"You want an egg peter?" she asked pulling out a pan and turning on the stove. Peter looked at hea for a second.

"You don't have to Mel," he said sitting down with a box of cereal and a bowl. Meloney rolled her eyes at him and took the cereal from him.

"I didn't ask you if you wanted me to make it, Pete," she said starting to make him an egg anyway, "I asked if you wanted one."

He smiled at her and got up to help her of she needed it. She pushed him back into his seat at the table, "oh no, I'heralded about your cooking, mister Tork," she said with a giggle.

"fine, fine, I won't help," he said as mike and Micky came downstairs andwintered the room.

"whatcha makin'?" Micky asked peaking over meloney's shoulder.

"Eggs, you gsomewhat some?" she asked Turing toward thtowelboys who already sat at the table waiting patiently. SHe laughed and finished making the food before sitting down at the table with a grin.

Everybody seemed to enjoy their breakfast, and Meloney was happy at the moment. When they all finished, Peter was pinned with cleaning the dishes and Meloney laughed when he complained.

"I always have to do the dishes!" he said crossing us arms over his chest.

"but you do it so well, Pete," Micky teased wiping his mouth and tossing his napkin onto his plate.

Peter huffed and stood up to wash the dishes. Mike and Micky went off to do what ever they do during the day, and meloney collected the dishes off the table. She put them in the sink and Peter smiled at her and started to wash them.

Meloney went into the other room and picked up one of Mike's guitars. She learned how to play a long time ago, but she only remembered a couple of chords. She shrugged and put it back where it belonged before deciding to go take a shower and get dressed for fd day.

Louise loved here job so far. It was quite easy and she had fun with one of the other workers who'd pop up behind her and scare the crud out of her. She would laugh and try and get him back, but it never worked too well.

It was almost 2 o'clock and Louise was getting excited about Davy coming to pick her up. She wasstanding outside the clothing store and looked at her watch for about the billionth time in thelasts ten minutes. Shskim idled widely when she saw the red monkeemobile driving towards her.

Whe it stopped in front of her Davy hopped out and ran around to one the door for her, "hello, Lou." he said as she got into the front seat of the car.

"hello Davy!" she said happily. He smiled and got back into the drivers seat and drove on down the road.

"so where do you wanna go?" he asked keeping his eyes on the road. Louise thought for a second, then shrugged.

"I dunno, I just wanna eat something." Louise said looking at him. Davy nodded and smiled.

"Ok, I know the perfect place."

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