Part 13
Eberts nervously pulls his 'forty nine Mercury into the parking lot for Alex's apartment complex. He wonders if he should of warn his zoo suit, hopefully his black tuxedo will be fine. He locks the car up, then begins to walk her house, he doesn't remember if he locked the car, so he walks back and checks. Its locked. Its a good thing he came back though, he left the roses sitting on the passenger seat.He unlocks the door, and picks up the roses carefully and locks the door back. He walks again toward Alex's apartment. Its been so long since he's been on a date, he hopes it goes well. He knocks on her door. Then he sees the buzzer. 'Idiot' he thinks.
Alex answers the dress wearing a long, deep green satin dress. "You're early." She muses.
"I'm sorry, you're probably not ready. I can go wait in the car." He says shyly. He remembers the roses. "Oh, these are for you."
"Its okay, I've been ready for an hour. Thanks. Why don't you come in while I put these in a vase." She says.
He nods, and enters quietly. She goes into the kitchen, and finds a vase, pouring water in it, and pulling the plastic package off, placing them in the water. She hopes Louie Louie won't jump on the counter and eat them. She grabs her purse and walks back towards him. He opens the door for her, "Thank you." He closes the door and they walk to his Mercury.
"Don't tell me you can afford that on government pay." She jokes, throwing her head back slightly with a small laugh. Her auburn hair falling back in place when she moves her head back to its former postion. He unlocks her car door, and holds it open for her.
"Oh, course not." He says, closing the door behind her as she steps in. He walks around to the other side, and lets himself in. He closes the door as he sits.
"You know this car, reminds me of one I saw in a movie." She says, thinking he probably won't know the movie.
"With James Dean?" He asks in a normal tone,buckling up, and starting it up.
"Yes, and Natalie Wood."
"So, you have seen 'Rebel Without A Cause?' He asks, pulling out.
"Its one of my favourite movies."
"Mine, too." He gives her a soft smile.
"I've never met anyone who knew that movie. That is wonderful, " She says happily, buckling her seatbelt. She gives him a grin.
They continue talking happily on the drive, and soon pull into Chez Maus. They are escorted to their table, Eberts is seated facing the door. They begin to look at the windows. Eberts takes a sip of water from glasses the waiter had placed in front of him.
He almost spits it out, as he watches Robert Hobbes, Darien Fawkes, Claire Keeply, and The Official coming in.
"What is it, Albie?" Alex says watching him.
He swallows the water harshly. "The Official, Darien, Hobbes, and Claire just walked in, and I really don't want to be fired when our first date has barely begun." He whispers.
"They probably won't even notice us, don't worry."
"They're coming this way." he mumbles, he starts to hide his face, with the menu. Alex stops him.
"I'm telling you..." She catches the Maitre D' coming with them in tow, and she puts her menu over her face, to hide it.
He raises an eyebrow in her direction and is about to do the same, when the Official spots him. He waves.Eberts gives a small wave back.
"I like this table." Hobbes says, pointing to the one right next to Eberts.
"Certainly, sir." The Maitre D' says with a nod, and seats them there.
"Hello, Eberts, so who is your lady friend this evening?" The Official asks, setting a piece of paper in front of him.
Eberts reads its quickly before saying anything. His eyes light up as he reads it, he almost giggles. His face turns into a truimphant smile, as he finishes. He turns his face serious. "I think you know, Miss Monroe." He answers.
Alex glares at him from over the menu. He slips her the paper. She places the menu down to read it.
Darien and Hobbes lets out wolfwhistles when they notice her all dolled up.
She ignores them, and reads the document. She smiles at the end. "Whose doing was this?" She asks the next table.
"You know you love us." Darien says, pulling Hobbes and the official into a male bonding embrace.
"So, Eberts, when do we get the details?" Hobbes jollyily asks.
The End!!!!!
Eberts nervously pulls his 'forty nine Mercury into the parking lot for Alex's apartment complex. He wonders if he should of warn his zoo suit, hopefully his black tuxedo will be fine. He locks the car up, then begins to walk her house, he doesn't remember if he locked the car, so he walks back and checks. Its locked. Its a good thing he came back though, he left the roses sitting on the passenger seat.He unlocks the door, and picks up the roses carefully and locks the door back. He walks again toward Alex's apartment. Its been so long since he's been on a date, he hopes it goes well. He knocks on her door. Then he sees the buzzer. 'Idiot' he thinks.
Alex answers the dress wearing a long, deep green satin dress. "You're early." She muses.
"I'm sorry, you're probably not ready. I can go wait in the car." He says shyly. He remembers the roses. "Oh, these are for you."
"Its okay, I've been ready for an hour. Thanks. Why don't you come in while I put these in a vase." She says.
He nods, and enters quietly. She goes into the kitchen, and finds a vase, pouring water in it, and pulling the plastic package off, placing them in the water. She hopes Louie Louie won't jump on the counter and eat them. She grabs her purse and walks back towards him. He opens the door for her, "Thank you." He closes the door and they walk to his Mercury.
"Don't tell me you can afford that on government pay." She jokes, throwing her head back slightly with a small laugh. Her auburn hair falling back in place when she moves her head back to its former postion. He unlocks her car door, and holds it open for her.
"Oh, course not." He says, closing the door behind her as she steps in. He walks around to the other side, and lets himself in. He closes the door as he sits.
"You know this car, reminds me of one I saw in a movie." She says, thinking he probably won't know the movie.
"With James Dean?" He asks in a normal tone,buckling up, and starting it up.
"Yes, and Natalie Wood."
"So, you have seen 'Rebel Without A Cause?' He asks, pulling out.
"Its one of my favourite movies."
"Mine, too." He gives her a soft smile.
"I've never met anyone who knew that movie. That is wonderful, " She says happily, buckling her seatbelt. She gives him a grin.
They continue talking happily on the drive, and soon pull into Chez Maus. They are escorted to their table, Eberts is seated facing the door. They begin to look at the windows. Eberts takes a sip of water from glasses the waiter had placed in front of him.
He almost spits it out, as he watches Robert Hobbes, Darien Fawkes, Claire Keeply, and The Official coming in.
"What is it, Albie?" Alex says watching him.
He swallows the water harshly. "The Official, Darien, Hobbes, and Claire just walked in, and I really don't want to be fired when our first date has barely begun." He whispers.
"They probably won't even notice us, don't worry."
"They're coming this way." he mumbles, he starts to hide his face, with the menu. Alex stops him.
"I'm telling you..." She catches the Maitre D' coming with them in tow, and she puts her menu over her face, to hide it.
He raises an eyebrow in her direction and is about to do the same, when the Official spots him. He waves.Eberts gives a small wave back.
"I like this table." Hobbes says, pointing to the one right next to Eberts.
"Certainly, sir." The Maitre D' says with a nod, and seats them there.
"Hello, Eberts, so who is your lady friend this evening?" The Official asks, setting a piece of paper in front of him.
Eberts reads its quickly before saying anything. His eyes light up as he reads it, he almost giggles. His face turns into a truimphant smile, as he finishes. He turns his face serious. "I think you know, Miss Monroe." He answers.
Alex glares at him from over the menu. He slips her the paper. She places the menu down to read it.
Darien and Hobbes lets out wolfwhistles when they notice her all dolled up.
She ignores them, and reads the document. She smiles at the end. "Whose doing was this?" She asks the next table.
"You know you love us." Darien says, pulling Hobbes and the official into a male bonding embrace.
"So, Eberts, when do we get the details?" Hobbes jollyily asks.
The End!!!!!