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Chris groaned, "No more dealers Claire. Please!"
"Come on Chris, one more. I promise we can go home after this next one," Claire smiled hopefully at her brother.
He sighed, "Fine. But this is the last one!"
He started his convertible and headed downtown.
"I got a real good feeling about this next place, Chris..."
"That's what you said about the last ten places," Chris interrupted.
Claire laughed, "This is different."
"Right..."
Claire turned up the radio and started singing along.
"If you don't stop singing, you're not getting a thing."
Claire laughed and sang louder.
"I'm not kidding."
Chris chuckled, and swerved into another lane, slamming Claire's shoulder into the side of the car, "Told you I wasn't kidding."
Claire rubbed her shoulder, "But you didn't turn around. I know you Chris. You'll let me get away with anything. Well, me and Jill..."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Chris asked, his hands tightening their grip on the steering wheel.
"Come on Chris," Claire giggled, "You're not fooling anyone, except Jill. You're totally head over heals in love with her."
"Claire..."Chris warned.
Claire ignored him, "Chris and Jill, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
"Oh, and what about you and Leon?" Chris inquired, cutting off Claire's song.
"What about us?" Claire asked.
"Claire, I know you, you've been going out with Leon for over a week. And you two were flirting ever since I met the guy. Now you're not letting him get close to you. What's up with that?"
"Nothing's up with that..."Claire said, staring at hands in her lap.
"Claire..."Chris coaxed.
"Nothing's up." Claire said again.
"Claire, is it Steve?" Chris said lovingly.
"No...well...he's part of it," Claire stammered.
"What's the other part?"
"You'll think it's stupid."
"You're worried I'll think it's stupid?! Claire, I am the king of stupid. Nothing you say will be stupid to me," He paused, "Who locked himself out the car and spent half an hour panicking before realizing he just had to go inside the house and get the spare key?"
Claire laughed, "You."
"And who is the one who set fire to that spider and wound up burning down our tree house because he didn't realize that the fire spreads?"
Claire doubled over with laughter at the childhood memory, "You."
Chris waited a couple of seconds for Claire's laughter to stop, "Right. So you see, you can't beat that stupidity."
"It's just...It's different with Leon. You know?"
Chris nodded.
"I'm enjoying just being with him. I admire him. But I'm afraid that if we rush into things, I'll lose the side of him that I confide in, the side of him that likes to talk to me, just as much as...anything else. I'm afraid he'll look at me differently once we become more...intimate."
Chris pulled into the motorcycle dealer and Claire jumped out and started admiring the bikes.
*********
Jill had met Rebecca in the food court and she had already spent hours going from store to store watching Rebecca try on dresses that she'd probably never see again.
"Hey Jill!" Becky called.
"What?" Jill said; she was getting more and more aggravated with each store that they went to.
"I think you should try this on," Becky said, handing Jill a tight blue shirt and a black mini skirt.
"Becky..."
"Come on, just try it."
A couple minutes later, Jill found herself wearing the outfit and having Becky check her out.
"It's you."
Jill sighed, "Can I get rid of this now?"
Becky ignored her, "I bet Chris will like it."
"Oh, please..." Jill groaned, but looked at herself in the mirror anyway. Actually, she didn't look bad, "You really think Chris will like it?"
Becky giggled, "So you admit it! You like Chris!"
"Shhhh," Jill whispered.
Becky smiled, "He would. Wear it next time we all go out to lunch."
Jill looked at herself in the mirror again. Chris WOULD like it. And they did get together every Friday afternoon with a bunch of friends. Maybe she would wear it next time...
********
Leon smiled. No more work for the weekend.
YES! FREEDOM!
Time to go pick up Claire and head to dinner. Maybe she'd be in a good mood...
He pulled into her driveway and she was standing there polishing a brand new Harley.
"Whoa! Awesome bike!" He exclaimed.
"I know. Isn't it great! Chris and I got it earlier!"
"It's beautiful."
"You ready for dinner? I'm driving."
"Okay," Leon said, confused, and tried to give Claire the keys to his car.
She laughed, "I mean, I'm driving the bike!"
Leon's eyes widened. He'd never been on a motorcycle. Claire laughed again.
"Don't worry. There's nothing to it. I'll go get the gear!" She ran over gave Leon a kiss on the cheek and ran inside the house.
'Geez...She gets a bike and she kisses me on the cheek. What does she need in order for me to get a goodnight kiss?' His mind said sarcastically.
Chris groaned, "No more dealers Claire. Please!"
"Come on Chris, one more. I promise we can go home after this next one," Claire smiled hopefully at her brother.
He sighed, "Fine. But this is the last one!"
He started his convertible and headed downtown.
"I got a real good feeling about this next place, Chris..."
"That's what you said about the last ten places," Chris interrupted.
Claire laughed, "This is different."
"Right..."
Claire turned up the radio and started singing along.
"If you don't stop singing, you're not getting a thing."
Claire laughed and sang louder.
"I'm not kidding."
Chris chuckled, and swerved into another lane, slamming Claire's shoulder into the side of the car, "Told you I wasn't kidding."
Claire rubbed her shoulder, "But you didn't turn around. I know you Chris. You'll let me get away with anything. Well, me and Jill..."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Chris asked, his hands tightening their grip on the steering wheel.
"Come on Chris," Claire giggled, "You're not fooling anyone, except Jill. You're totally head over heals in love with her."
"Claire..."Chris warned.
Claire ignored him, "Chris and Jill, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
"Oh, and what about you and Leon?" Chris inquired, cutting off Claire's song.
"What about us?" Claire asked.
"Claire, I know you, you've been going out with Leon for over a week. And you two were flirting ever since I met the guy. Now you're not letting him get close to you. What's up with that?"
"Nothing's up with that..."Claire said, staring at hands in her lap.
"Claire..."Chris coaxed.
"Nothing's up." Claire said again.
"Claire, is it Steve?" Chris said lovingly.
"No...well...he's part of it," Claire stammered.
"What's the other part?"
"You'll think it's stupid."
"You're worried I'll think it's stupid?! Claire, I am the king of stupid. Nothing you say will be stupid to me," He paused, "Who locked himself out the car and spent half an hour panicking before realizing he just had to go inside the house and get the spare key?"
Claire laughed, "You."
"And who is the one who set fire to that spider and wound up burning down our tree house because he didn't realize that the fire spreads?"
Claire doubled over with laughter at the childhood memory, "You."
Chris waited a couple of seconds for Claire's laughter to stop, "Right. So you see, you can't beat that stupidity."
"It's just...It's different with Leon. You know?"
Chris nodded.
"I'm enjoying just being with him. I admire him. But I'm afraid that if we rush into things, I'll lose the side of him that I confide in, the side of him that likes to talk to me, just as much as...anything else. I'm afraid he'll look at me differently once we become more...intimate."
Chris pulled into the motorcycle dealer and Claire jumped out and started admiring the bikes.
*********
Jill had met Rebecca in the food court and she had already spent hours going from store to store watching Rebecca try on dresses that she'd probably never see again.
"Hey Jill!" Becky called.
"What?" Jill said; she was getting more and more aggravated with each store that they went to.
"I think you should try this on," Becky said, handing Jill a tight blue shirt and a black mini skirt.
"Becky..."
"Come on, just try it."
A couple minutes later, Jill found herself wearing the outfit and having Becky check her out.
"It's you."
Jill sighed, "Can I get rid of this now?"
Becky ignored her, "I bet Chris will like it."
"Oh, please..." Jill groaned, but looked at herself in the mirror anyway. Actually, she didn't look bad, "You really think Chris will like it?"
Becky giggled, "So you admit it! You like Chris!"
"Shhhh," Jill whispered.
Becky smiled, "He would. Wear it next time we all go out to lunch."
Jill looked at herself in the mirror again. Chris WOULD like it. And they did get together every Friday afternoon with a bunch of friends. Maybe she would wear it next time...
********
Leon smiled. No more work for the weekend.
YES! FREEDOM!
Time to go pick up Claire and head to dinner. Maybe she'd be in a good mood...
He pulled into her driveway and she was standing there polishing a brand new Harley.
"Whoa! Awesome bike!" He exclaimed.
"I know. Isn't it great! Chris and I got it earlier!"
"It's beautiful."
"You ready for dinner? I'm driving."
"Okay," Leon said, confused, and tried to give Claire the keys to his car.
She laughed, "I mean, I'm driving the bike!"
Leon's eyes widened. He'd never been on a motorcycle. Claire laughed again.
"Don't worry. There's nothing to it. I'll go get the gear!" She ran over gave Leon a kiss on the cheek and ran inside the house.
'Geez...She gets a bike and she kisses me on the cheek. What does she need in order for me to get a goodnight kiss?' His mind said sarcastically.