0.6 Skateboards and Beer
It was about two-thirty in the morning. Careful not to wake anyone, Leo and Raine took their skateboards and a pack of beer and slowly made their way out of the room, then the Inn. They both reached outside and Leo breathed a sigh of relief. Her board slapped against the asphalt as she dropped it to the ground, and she rode away. Leo soon followed.
Raine and Leo reached the center of town and sat inside the small gazebo. She flicked a can open and took a long swig its contents. With her feet rolling her skateboard around the floor, she studied the whole town. Leo also took a beer and was glad to be himself again, even for a few hours.
"Do you think anyone noticed?"
"With that hunk-o-lovin' comment? I'm pretty sure they didn't."
"Speaking of the hunk-o-lovin', do you still--"
"Since when did you drink? And are you really gay?"
She twisted sharply at Jess' voice. Raine just smiled and offered a beer to him. Jess took it.
"Found us out. Smart."
Leo burped. "I met Raine in New Jersey. I was touring with some of the guys who were in this national skate-thing. She snuck into our bus. One of the guys, Bam, found her asleep in his bunk. We didn't have the heart to throw her out, so we just hired her as one of our assistants. She helped around, we taught her how to skate. I even gave her a new board. The tour stopped in LA. From there, this agent guy saw Raine and hired her as a model on the spot. Raine and I became close during the tour. I didn't want to leave her, so I called my brother, the raging homo and hairdresser, and asked for hairstyling tips. I applied for the stylist job and got in. The people started to gossip about us, and they naturally assumed I was a fag. Became a fun game, so it's kind of a little joke for us to see who can tell and can't."
"So, you're not gay."
"Hundred per cent male, my friend."
"Had me fooled."
"I told you he'd fall for it." Leo said to Raine.
"Why, I am surprised at you, Jess."
Jess lit a cigarette.
"This is so weird."
"Hey, you guys, I'm going to go skate for a while. Can I leave her with you, Jess?"
"Of course. Go ahead."
Leo left. Jess held the cigarette in his hand and studied the girl who sat in front of him.
"You've changed, Raine."
"I hope it's for the better." She gently took the cigarette and gave it a turn.
"I don't know. You didn't use to be this… hard-hitting. You used to be sweet."
"Well, sweet can get us into a lot of trouble." Raine looked at Jess straight in the eye. She suddenly looked away, "You know, I have to go."
Before he could speak, Raine vanished into the shadows. Jess sat in the gazebo for a while and finished his cigarette.
Raine was hiding something.
The next morning, at the diner, Kirk came up to Raine.
"Excuse me, Raine?"
Raine looked up from the cash register. "What can I do for you Kirk?"
"Do you dance?"
"What?"
"Dance. Do you have good coordination? Because I'm working on my next movie, and I was wondering if you could be in it."
"Gah, uh, yeah, I'm pretty dance-y. Sure, I'll do it."
"Thank you. Can you stop by my house this afternoon?"
"Great. Bye, man."
"Did you just agree to be in Kirk's new movie?" Lorelai asked.
It was about two-thirty in the morning. Careful not to wake anyone, Leo and Raine took their skateboards and a pack of beer and slowly made their way out of the room, then the Inn. They both reached outside and Leo breathed a sigh of relief. Her board slapped against the asphalt as she dropped it to the ground, and she rode away. Leo soon followed.
Raine and Leo reached the center of town and sat inside the small gazebo. She flicked a can open and took a long swig its contents. With her feet rolling her skateboard around the floor, she studied the whole town. Leo also took a beer and was glad to be himself again, even for a few hours.
"Do you think anyone noticed?"
"With that hunk-o-lovin' comment? I'm pretty sure they didn't."
"Speaking of the hunk-o-lovin', do you still--"
"Since when did you drink? And are you really gay?"
She twisted sharply at Jess' voice. Raine just smiled and offered a beer to him. Jess took it.
"Found us out. Smart."
Leo burped. "I met Raine in New Jersey. I was touring with some of the guys who were in this national skate-thing. She snuck into our bus. One of the guys, Bam, found her asleep in his bunk. We didn't have the heart to throw her out, so we just hired her as one of our assistants. She helped around, we taught her how to skate. I even gave her a new board. The tour stopped in LA. From there, this agent guy saw Raine and hired her as a model on the spot. Raine and I became close during the tour. I didn't want to leave her, so I called my brother, the raging homo and hairdresser, and asked for hairstyling tips. I applied for the stylist job and got in. The people started to gossip about us, and they naturally assumed I was a fag. Became a fun game, so it's kind of a little joke for us to see who can tell and can't."
"So, you're not gay."
"Hundred per cent male, my friend."
"Had me fooled."
"I told you he'd fall for it." Leo said to Raine.
"Why, I am surprised at you, Jess."
Jess lit a cigarette.
"This is so weird."
"Hey, you guys, I'm going to go skate for a while. Can I leave her with you, Jess?"
"Of course. Go ahead."
Leo left. Jess held the cigarette in his hand and studied the girl who sat in front of him.
"You've changed, Raine."
"I hope it's for the better." She gently took the cigarette and gave it a turn.
"I don't know. You didn't use to be this… hard-hitting. You used to be sweet."
"Well, sweet can get us into a lot of trouble." Raine looked at Jess straight in the eye. She suddenly looked away, "You know, I have to go."
Before he could speak, Raine vanished into the shadows. Jess sat in the gazebo for a while and finished his cigarette.
Raine was hiding something.
The next morning, at the diner, Kirk came up to Raine.
"Excuse me, Raine?"
Raine looked up from the cash register. "What can I do for you Kirk?"
"Do you dance?"
"What?"
"Dance. Do you have good coordination? Because I'm working on my next movie, and I was wondering if you could be in it."
"Gah, uh, yeah, I'm pretty dance-y. Sure, I'll do it."
"Thank you. Can you stop by my house this afternoon?"
"Great. Bye, man."
"Did you just agree to be in Kirk's new movie?" Lorelai asked.