Original Cindy sat at the table in Crash, watching the
girls go by. Only problem was they all seemed to be
attached to some male. 'Damn.' She thought, 'What's the
world comin' to? Can't even find me a girl to take home
for the night.' Of course the fact that she was staying
with friends for the weekend and wouldn't dream of bringing
a stranger to their home for a night of passion made the
point moot.
She was just glad she wasn't at home this weekend. She
was, as far as she was concerned, romance personified. The
fact that Max and Logan were finally together, after two
years of abstinence ensured she wanted to be anywhere but
there.
"Probably goin' at it like rabbits on a hot date." She
muttered under her breath.
"Who's goin' at like rabbits on a hot date?" Alec asked
coming to sit with her. "Hey, where's Max? Thought she'd
be hanging with her friends after her long absence?"
"Nobody. And home." She told him taking a sip of her beer
to hide her smirk. Alec was impossible, worse than Logan
the first year he and Max had been seeing each other.
Total denial, the guy had it bad. Even with a year of
rejection under his belt he still had the hots for Max.
"She's at home. You're kidding right?" He asked.
"Nope." Cindy said.
"Okay. This is not good. She's gotta get her act
together. And brother Alec has just the ticket.
Literally." He pulled out two tickets to a concert.
"Yeah, right. Like she's gonna want to go out with you."
Cindy said. "I hate to break it to ya, but the girl ain't
interested. And it's time you started learnin' that."
"Hey, you never know." He shrugged and grinned. "I could
get lucky. I know for a fact that Max likes this group."
He wagged the tickets under her nose.
Cindy grabbed them from his hand and took a look. She
peered at Alec with some suspicion. "Where'd you score
these? Things are hard to come by, I know."
"Hey a guys got to have some secrets." He took a sip of
beer and grinned. "So what do you think? Should I just
call or go invite her personally?"
"Neither. Girls busy all weekend." Cindy hand him the
tickets back. "But if you real nice I'll go in her place."
She gave him the eye. "But only in a friendship capacity."
"Yeah, sure. Max is busy all weekend. What she tearing
her bike apart or out saving the world?" He asked putting
the tickets in front of him on the table.
"You are pathetic. But when I say she's busy I mean BUSY."
Cindy told him.
Alec nearly choked on his beer. "You're kidding right?"
Alec sputtered.
"Nope. You just gotta face facts, you just ain't her type.
Take it from one that knows." Cindy said.
"Whoa. One who knows?" He paused in shock. "You and
Max." He started.
"No, and that's exactly what I mean. Look when I first met
sister girl I made my move but it didn't take long to
figure she didn't swing that way, so I backed off and got
to be her friend. Girl got her mind on one guy and one guy
only and there ain't nothin' gonna change that."
"Well that's a relief. But, okay, so Max is interested in
Logan, but if like you said she's busy this weekend. Maybe
I still have a chance." Alec waggled an eyebrow
suggestively.
"Please! Girl is busy, but what makes you think it ain't
with the man of her dreams?" Cindy asked.
"Max is with Logan? Okay, I'm lost, she wants him dead,
what about the virus?" He nearly shouted.
"Fixed it. She and Joshua found Father. That's where she
been the last few weeks." Cindy said.
Alec sat in stunned silence. Finally he spoke in a near
whisper, "She found Sandeman?"
"Mmm Hmm. And I don't think she'll be comin' up for air
anytime soon." Cindy was almost feeling sorry for the guy.
"Oh." Alec drained the last of his beer and stood to
leave.
"Hey!" Cindy called as he walked away, "What about your
tickets?"
"Keep 'em." Alec called over his shoulder.
Sketchy came up to the table as Alec left. "Hey, where's
Alec goin'?" He asked. "I was gonna offer him a chance to
beat me at pool."
"Boy gotta go do some serious thinking." Cindy said
looking at the tickets and wondering who she could take.
"Whoa, are those what I think they are?" Sketchy asked
staring at the tickets in her hand.
"Uh huh. Now all I need is a date." Cindy said.
"Mmm hmm." Sketchy cleared his throat and pretended to
straighten his nonexistent tie.
"Yeah, right." Cindy said and rolled her eyes.
"Hey, come on. Who knows, maybe we can both pick up hot
dates for after the concert." He offered.
"Fine, but you try anything." She left the threat hanging.
"Please." He said, "I am the model for decorum."
"Yeah, like you even know the meaning of the word." She
drained her beer and stood. "Let's go."
Sketchy quickly drained his beer and followed her. "By the
way where's Max tonight?"
"I am not goin' through this again." Cindy muttered and
started walking faster.
"Huh?" Sketchy asked hurrying to keep up.
The End
girls go by. Only problem was they all seemed to be
attached to some male. 'Damn.' She thought, 'What's the
world comin' to? Can't even find me a girl to take home
for the night.' Of course the fact that she was staying
with friends for the weekend and wouldn't dream of bringing
a stranger to their home for a night of passion made the
point moot.
She was just glad she wasn't at home this weekend. She
was, as far as she was concerned, romance personified. The
fact that Max and Logan were finally together, after two
years of abstinence ensured she wanted to be anywhere but
there.
"Probably goin' at it like rabbits on a hot date." She
muttered under her breath.
"Who's goin' at like rabbits on a hot date?" Alec asked
coming to sit with her. "Hey, where's Max? Thought she'd
be hanging with her friends after her long absence?"
"Nobody. And home." She told him taking a sip of her beer
to hide her smirk. Alec was impossible, worse than Logan
the first year he and Max had been seeing each other.
Total denial, the guy had it bad. Even with a year of
rejection under his belt he still had the hots for Max.
"She's at home. You're kidding right?" He asked.
"Nope." Cindy said.
"Okay. This is not good. She's gotta get her act
together. And brother Alec has just the ticket.
Literally." He pulled out two tickets to a concert.
"Yeah, right. Like she's gonna want to go out with you."
Cindy said. "I hate to break it to ya, but the girl ain't
interested. And it's time you started learnin' that."
"Hey, you never know." He shrugged and grinned. "I could
get lucky. I know for a fact that Max likes this group."
He wagged the tickets under her nose.
Cindy grabbed them from his hand and took a look. She
peered at Alec with some suspicion. "Where'd you score
these? Things are hard to come by, I know."
"Hey a guys got to have some secrets." He took a sip of
beer and grinned. "So what do you think? Should I just
call or go invite her personally?"
"Neither. Girls busy all weekend." Cindy hand him the
tickets back. "But if you real nice I'll go in her place."
She gave him the eye. "But only in a friendship capacity."
"Yeah, sure. Max is busy all weekend. What she tearing
her bike apart or out saving the world?" He asked putting
the tickets in front of him on the table.
"You are pathetic. But when I say she's busy I mean BUSY."
Cindy told him.
Alec nearly choked on his beer. "You're kidding right?"
Alec sputtered.
"Nope. You just gotta face facts, you just ain't her type.
Take it from one that knows." Cindy said.
"Whoa. One who knows?" He paused in shock. "You and
Max." He started.
"No, and that's exactly what I mean. Look when I first met
sister girl I made my move but it didn't take long to
figure she didn't swing that way, so I backed off and got
to be her friend. Girl got her mind on one guy and one guy
only and there ain't nothin' gonna change that."
"Well that's a relief. But, okay, so Max is interested in
Logan, but if like you said she's busy this weekend. Maybe
I still have a chance." Alec waggled an eyebrow
suggestively.
"Please! Girl is busy, but what makes you think it ain't
with the man of her dreams?" Cindy asked.
"Max is with Logan? Okay, I'm lost, she wants him dead,
what about the virus?" He nearly shouted.
"Fixed it. She and Joshua found Father. That's where she
been the last few weeks." Cindy said.
Alec sat in stunned silence. Finally he spoke in a near
whisper, "She found Sandeman?"
"Mmm Hmm. And I don't think she'll be comin' up for air
anytime soon." Cindy was almost feeling sorry for the guy.
"Oh." Alec drained the last of his beer and stood to
leave.
"Hey!" Cindy called as he walked away, "What about your
tickets?"
"Keep 'em." Alec called over his shoulder.
Sketchy came up to the table as Alec left. "Hey, where's
Alec goin'?" He asked. "I was gonna offer him a chance to
beat me at pool."
"Boy gotta go do some serious thinking." Cindy said
looking at the tickets and wondering who she could take.
"Whoa, are those what I think they are?" Sketchy asked
staring at the tickets in her hand.
"Uh huh. Now all I need is a date." Cindy said.
"Mmm hmm." Sketchy cleared his throat and pretended to
straighten his nonexistent tie.
"Yeah, right." Cindy said and rolled her eyes.
"Hey, come on. Who knows, maybe we can both pick up hot
dates for after the concert." He offered.
"Fine, but you try anything." She left the threat hanging.
"Please." He said, "I am the model for decorum."
"Yeah, like you even know the meaning of the word." She
drained her beer and stood. "Let's go."
Sketchy quickly drained his beer and followed her. "By the
way where's Max tonight?"
"I am not goin' through this again." Cindy muttered and
started walking faster.
"Huh?" Sketchy asked hurrying to keep up.
The End