"So what could you possibly have to show me now?" Ted asked as they were back in the car on their way back into the busy part of the town that seemed to be in another dead period. If he hadn't been at the show and seen the thousands in attendance, he would have seriously questioned if anyone really lived here.
It also helped that he was driving in a car with a very person that did live here and if he wasn't careful about what he said about her town of birth, he was bound to end up in a ditch somewhere, of that he was almost certain.
"You'll see soon enough, I'm not giving away my plans too early. Then the whole road trip would be for nothing. So, given any thought about jumping off a cliff with me later?"
Cheryl knew what she was doing of course, the look on Ted's face any time she mentioned it told her that. He was definitely not going to want to jump off the cliff with her later, in fact she was pretty sure he didn't plan on it ever, but the day was still young. Riding him about it was just too easy to pass up though so she would ride it until she couldn't any longer.
"You know full well I'm not going to do that anytime soon."
Cheryl raised her eyebrows at him as she continued driving. She knew no such thing and if she kept playing her deck right, pushing him in all the right places, she knew he would eventually crack.
"You don't seem like a fearful person to me Ted DiBiase. In fact I would peg you more as a risk taker given what your job entails. So why are you so scared to do something that's really incredibly easy?"
"Jumping off a cliff is your idea of easy huh? Here I was thinking a girl that puts out on the first date was considered 'easy'. My bad. I will now remember its new definition."
Cheryl laughed which in turn caused Ted to again loosen up and laugh. He really had to hand it to this girl, she was pulling out all the stops in what he figured was her attempt at getting him to jump off that cliff. Little did she knew that he could read her like a book and saw all of her ploys before she even did them.
Of course calling him a fearful guy would make him want to prove her wrong. It was a brilliant plan; too bad she didn't realize he was on to her and wasn't going to take the bait.
"I bet you've met a lot of 'easy' girls in your line of work, so you would know better then me."
Ted couldn't help but roll his eyes, it was almost second nature to him. He was so caught up in this conversation and watching her plot and plan, he didn't realize she had stopped the car. Taking in his surroundings now, he noticed just where she had taken to him next. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"You're going to change my impression of this town by taking me bowling?"
Cheryl laughed, and the grin she had was undeniably evil but Ted found that he could not turn away from it. He was beginning to think that the town very well might suck, but the girl he was with now would find fun in just about any avenue within it. He had to admit that if this was her kind of fun, then even the most boring town could be somewhat entertaining.
"Did you have something better in mind? Maybe you want to take me into the local gym and teach me how to wrestle?"
Ted had to remember to file that idea away for a later time because as she said it, he found that if that was really something she was interested in, then it was definitely something he could do. Wrestling around with a girl was a known trick most of the guys in the locker room used. He had never had experience with it as Kristin hadn't cared to know what his job entailed but this was definitely not Kristin.
"Not a half baked idea. But you want to take me bowling? Really?"
"Why not? You got something against getting beat?"
Ted couldn't help but laugh. She sure was pretty confident in her bowling abilities, and he found that the more they spoke now, the more he wanted to see just what she could do when it came down to bowling. It also helped that he hadn't bowled since he was like 12. She definitely had an advantage.
"You bowl a lot I take it?"
She shrugged and without saying another word, she stepped out of the car.
This is the craziest date I think I have ever been on. He thought to himself before following suit and getting out of the vehicle. He knew instantly that it was true. When he had been with Kristin, they had done fun things together, but never on their first date and it had taken years to fit everything in to their schedules. This was something else entirely.
Anything he could possibly do today, he wanted to do with this girl by his side. She was making things fun again, something he hadn't experienced once in the last six months. If he admitted the truth of the matter, this was fun he hadn't had in over a year.
With the stupidest grin across his chiselled features, he quickly jogged to catch up with her. There was no way in hell he was going to miss another second of what was sure to come his way when he entered this bowling alley.
"Why don't you go and get the shoes, and I'll pick the lane." she stated, pointing in the direction of the booth where the shoes were contained. "Mine are a 10."
When he walked away to do as she asked, she took a long look around the alley, deciding which lane she wanted to pick to whoop Teddy's butt in.
Before she knew it, Ted was back at her side, shoes in hand and ready to bowl. Or at least as ready as he's ever be. She laughed to herself and immediately pointed to the first open lane she saw closest to them. Choosing which balls they wanted to use, they set the electronic game score keeper up, and in seconds they were ready to go.
"Want to make a friendly wager?" Cheryl asked, the twinkle in her eye at the word wager almost enough to knock Teddy off his feet.
"What did you have in mind?"
Her grin turned more evasive and Teddy couldn't help but wonder just what was running through that mind of hers now. Surely it had something to do with the cliff diving stunt she wanted him involved in, so when she finally stated her wager, he grinned.
"Fine, you've got a deal. Now, if I happen to suddenly remember how to bowl and beat you, you have to do something for me."
She questioned him with her eyes, wondering just what he could possibly want from her other then to drop the plan she had going to get him to go cliff diving with her. There surely couldn't be another solitary thing he could want.
"Well now, can I bargain for two things?" he questioned her simply. He had two things he wanted to make sure he won if he did indeed beat her and one could not be had without the other.
"How much is two worth to you Million Dollar Baby?"
He couldn't believe the gumption this girl had, making fun not only of his stage name but also his gimmick. Was there nothing sacred to this girl? Laughing he shook his head.
"It's worth a lot believe me, but not in a monetary way. So what do you say? Can I have two things?"
She nodded in agreement and gave him the time to state what his winnings would be if he won.
When he did speak though, he most certainly blew her mind. She had not been expecting anything close to this, but yet it was exactly what she got.
"I win and you have to go out with me again before I fly out of town. Oh yeah, and you owe me one kiss."
