Chapter Two---Just A Little Flirting And I'm Off To Bed

Upon walking into "Tibby's" Charlie was whistled at and given smug grins. "Ah come off it! I ain't aimin' ta be wit none'a ya's!" she growled. The calls immediately stopped and Charlie followed Jack to a table taken by a girl. The girl had light, brown hair and a self-satisfied grin on her face. She had a very expensive-looking, gold, necklace hanging around her neck. "Jacky!" the girl giggled, "How have you been doin'?" She flung her hair back and batted her eyelashes, covering her bright, blue eyes. Jack smiled back at her, completely aware of her luring flirtatiousness. "Well, I'se. I'se. I'se, uh, been." Charlie coughed and slapped Jack on the back. "Ow!" Jack snapped into reality and explained, "I'se been good. But, yeah. Rosemarie. I'se gonna go and sit, uh. wit dis. goil here." "Charlie." Charlie grabbed Jack's arm and pulled him to another table. She shoved him into a chair and sat across from him. "So, where's da food?" she asked, waving over a waiter that wasn't looking at her. "It's, uh." Jack kept his eyes on the luxurious Rosemarie. "It'll." "Don't zone out on me Jack," Charlie grumbled, forgetting to use her New York accent, "You're the only one that I know here." A voice came from behind Charlie, "You'se could get ta know me." Charlie rolled her eyes and turned half ways around. "I don't tink I want's ta get ta know nobody here." The voice came from a glowing grin and a pair of chocolate brown eyes. "I'se Race. And you'se would be?" "Charlie." She turned back towards Jack, who seemed to have snapped out of whatever it is he was in. "So who's da dunce behind me's?" "Dat's Race." "I know's dat! I mean, how do ya's know him?" Charlie inquired. "You didn't ask dat." Charlie turned back around. "Ya want my fist in ya mouth? Shut up." Jack replied, "Race is at da house too." "Oh joy." Charlie faced Jack and then glanced at the window. An officer walked inside, one from the bank. Charlie's eyes got wide and she pulled her hair out from behind her ears and covered her face. The cop came right over to Race. "Get up outta da seat unless you'se usin' it kid." Race immediately got up and the cop sat down. Another cop walked in and sat in front of the first cop. "What a bunch'a bums," Race mumbled as he flopped next to Jack, who was enthralled in Charlie's quick change from outgoing to hiding away behind her beautiful, blond hair. The cops started talking. Charlie could only make out some of it, what with everyone talking and Jack and Race trying to talk to her too. "What's goin' on ova' der anyway?" "Somebody tried. It really wouldn't matta', but she tried to kill. and one'a da employees works fa dis hot shot. He was scared fuck, so he wants her. She'll be in jail fa a long ass time." They changed their conversation and Charlie licked her lips and put her chin in her hands. "Dammit," she mumbled. Jack leaned a little across the table and looked close into Charlie's eyes. "You'se ok?" "Sure! Get outta ma face!" Charlie slapped Jack hard on the cheek. Then she realized she shouldn't have. She couldn't lose her invitation at the lodging house. She had to get that employee who had it out for her. "Oh Jack!" Charlie cried, "I'se sorry! I. I was tinkin' and. I'se so sorry!" She stroked his cheek, using her feminine mystique to lure him from the pain. Jack's mouth dropped and he pulled himself away. "Yeah, it. it didn't hurt a bit." Race eyed the two and laughed out loud. "Dis is rich!" He shot up and laughed himself to another table. Charlie kept an ear out for the officers, hoping to hear more, but they kept talking about their wives and mistresses and such. "So Jack." "You'se wasn't really hurt now was you?" Charlie thought quickly and came up with what she could, "I just. I saw's you Jack. And I'se just had ta have you!" She almost screamed the last part and the tables nearby all glanced their way. Jack swallowed hard. "Wow. Dat's." Charlie shook her head. "I'se mean. I'se wanted ta get ta know you'se betta'." The people turned back to their own discussions, their interest in the matter forgotten. Jack squinted, unsure of what he was hearing. "Well, dat's great! I tink." He glanced over at Rosemarie and slowly fell into another odd daze for a few seconds, then quickly snapped back out, just to see Charlie roll her eyes. "Wow, I didn't mean ta go and. no, I mean. wow. Sorry." Charlie shook her head. "No biggie. It ain't like I like you like you anyway." Jack nodded. He glanced around Charlie, towards the cops. "I tink you'se is bein' admired." Charlie's eyes widened. She turned around. "Ay," the first cop began, "how are you doin'?" "I'se ok." Charlie started to turn around, but the cop grabbed her shoulder, so she kept herself faced towards him. "And you?" she asked sweetly. "I'se. well, I'se been havin' some trouble wit da wife and." Charlie chuckled, "Well den figure tings out wit her. I'se ain't stopping you'se." She realized her mood wasn't the right way to go in this situation either. She had to play her cards right. And a cop on her side would be a great benefit. "Although," she purred, "I'se could help you'se deal wit da trouble, if ya want me ta." The cop half-smiled and nodded, "Sure. Wanna swing by an alley for a little chat? Just for a little bit? Eh?" Charlie licked her lips and turned around quickly to check on Jack. The seat in front of her was empty. She sighed. "Can't." She slid out of the seat and raced towards the door. She walked outside and glanced around. She spotted Jack, walking back to the lodging house, and caught up to him. "Why did ya leave like dat?" He shrugged. "I figured you didn't need a place ta stay no more. And I was comin' back home." "I'se was just playin' dat coppa'. I'se wanted him on my side, like a cop should be." Charlie rolled her eyes. Jack grumbled a bit and then smiled. "So are you'se still hungry den?" "Nah. Show me my bed and I'm out fa da night." Jack nodded, rolling his eyes, and walked inside, showing Charlie a blanket, a pillow, and the hard floor she would be sleeping on for the time she would be there.

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