Sway followed Memphis from Otto's garage as he walked to his beloved
Eleanor.
"I'm gonna drive Grace home. Okay?" she told her boyfriend stopping at her bike.
"Okay. I'll see you at home then." Sway shot him a smile and then put on her jacket and helmet and slung her leg over the sleek Yamaha. She started the engine and roared off down the road.
Memphis climbed into Eleanor and started the engine. Tonight could have gone a lot worse. It was clear that Sway did not like Lisa but she hardly knew her. Memphis knew it was unlikely but maybe the girls could learn to like each other.
**
Sway revved the engine of her bike and glided down the road. She loved this feeling. She knew she would get back to the apartment before Memphis, one of the advantages of only having 2 wheels as opposed to 4. She pulled up into the underground parking lot under their apartment block only 10 minutes after she had left Otto's. Memphis would be another 5 minutes at least.
She walked the stairs to the second floor apartment she shared with Memphis and unlocked the door. She pulled off her jacket and dumped it, and her helmet, on the table that was just inside the door. She threw her keys down as well. She walked to the kitchen and took a beer from the refrigerator and opened it. She walked to the bathroom taking a mouth full of her beer as she went. She switched on the shower and walked to the bedroom for a change of clothes. She took out tight black jeans and a dark red T-Shirt from the closet and walked to the bathroom.
5 minutes later she heard Memphis open the door and call out to her.
**
Memphis opened the door and heard the shower going. He called out to Sway that he was back. He heard a faint muffled reply that registered that she had heard him.
He sat on the couch and turned on the T.V. he flicked through the channels to see if there was anything half decent to watch. He knew Sway would only be a few minutes longer; she spent 10 minutes in the shower at the most. After flicking through the channels once he finally stopped on an old movie. Sway came from the bathroom a few minutes later re-adjusting the red t-shirt which showed just a slither of her stomach. She sat down next to Memphis on the couch.
"So, what did you think of Lisa?" Memphis asked his unusually quiet girlfriend.
She shot him a wicked little grin
"You really wanna know?"
"Probably not" he told her smiling back
"I hardly know the girl, I can't pass judgement." She said turning back to the T.V.
Memphis laughed
"Since when did that stop you?"
"I'm not gonna pretend that I like her, I was in the room with her for less than half an hour and I wanted to hurt her. What the hell is he doing with someone like her? She's a big step from every other girl he has ever dated. And I use the term 'dated' loosely."
"Maybe he wants to try something new." Memphis suggested
"Well she's certainly that" Sway agreed
They sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes before Sway finally broke it
"I'm not gonna be nice to her." Knowing what Memphis was gonna ask before the words even left his mouth
"I'm not gonna ask you to be nice to her, Just not nasty. What's that old saying, 'if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all?'"
Sway looked at him for a few seconds before turning her attention back to the T.V. set.
"Please baby? For Kip?"
Sway sighed
"Fine. I'm not promising anything, if she pisses me off..." Sway's sentence didn't need to be finished, her meaning was perfectly clear. She moved her body closer to his and he put an arm round her shoulders,
"If it makes you feel better I'll try and keep her out of your way."
Sway laughed
"Promise?"
"Well I'm not a miracle worker. One guy can only do so much, especially with a girl as difficult as you."
He laughed as Sway playfully swung for him. He caught her fist in his hand. She shifted her body so she was facing him and just as she was about to playfully swing again he started to tickle her just under her ribs, the place that always got her the worst.
"That's.not.fair" she got out in between giggling and catching her breath.
She fell back on the couch and Memphis followed her so he was lying on top of her body. He stopped tickling her and caught her lips in a kiss.
Seconds later there was a bang on the door. Sway giggled against his mouth and
Memphis groaned.
"Well there goes that idea." Sway rolled her eyes.
"This had better be good." Memphis mumbled to himself as he got up to answer the door Kip and Lisa stood on the other side.
Sway groaned as she caught site of the blonde.
Lisa and Kip walked into the apartment, followed by Memphis.
"Hey Sara." Lisa said enthusiastically
Sway shot her a small, tight smile. She smiled properly at Kip when he sat in the chair. Lisa sat delicately on his knee.
Memphis sat down on the couch again and Sway looked at Lisa
"You know there is another chair" she said pointing in the direction where the other chair sat.
Lisa smiled at her
"I like it here" Lisa told her
"Okay" Sway whispered quietly to herself
"Well this is, um, a surprise" Memphis said to break the uneasy silence that had filled the room
"Well Lisa was wondering where you lived, so I thought we'd take a trip round." Kip explained, oblivious to Sways obvious dislike of his girlfriend.
"Well ain't that nice." Sway said unable to remain quiet a moment longer, she got up off the couch and heading into the kitchen.
She wasn't even sure what it was about Lisa that annoyed her. Maybe it was her voice, the one that grated on her nerves. Maybe it was the fact that Lisa was everything that had ever pissed Sway off rolled into one. Or maybe it was just the feeling of unease around her. Sway felt as if she couldn't trust her, not one little bit.
"I'm gonna drive Grace home. Okay?" she told her boyfriend stopping at her bike.
"Okay. I'll see you at home then." Sway shot him a smile and then put on her jacket and helmet and slung her leg over the sleek Yamaha. She started the engine and roared off down the road.
Memphis climbed into Eleanor and started the engine. Tonight could have gone a lot worse. It was clear that Sway did not like Lisa but she hardly knew her. Memphis knew it was unlikely but maybe the girls could learn to like each other.
**
Sway revved the engine of her bike and glided down the road. She loved this feeling. She knew she would get back to the apartment before Memphis, one of the advantages of only having 2 wheels as opposed to 4. She pulled up into the underground parking lot under their apartment block only 10 minutes after she had left Otto's. Memphis would be another 5 minutes at least.
She walked the stairs to the second floor apartment she shared with Memphis and unlocked the door. She pulled off her jacket and dumped it, and her helmet, on the table that was just inside the door. She threw her keys down as well. She walked to the kitchen and took a beer from the refrigerator and opened it. She walked to the bathroom taking a mouth full of her beer as she went. She switched on the shower and walked to the bedroom for a change of clothes. She took out tight black jeans and a dark red T-Shirt from the closet and walked to the bathroom.
5 minutes later she heard Memphis open the door and call out to her.
**
Memphis opened the door and heard the shower going. He called out to Sway that he was back. He heard a faint muffled reply that registered that she had heard him.
He sat on the couch and turned on the T.V. he flicked through the channels to see if there was anything half decent to watch. He knew Sway would only be a few minutes longer; she spent 10 minutes in the shower at the most. After flicking through the channels once he finally stopped on an old movie. Sway came from the bathroom a few minutes later re-adjusting the red t-shirt which showed just a slither of her stomach. She sat down next to Memphis on the couch.
"So, what did you think of Lisa?" Memphis asked his unusually quiet girlfriend.
She shot him a wicked little grin
"You really wanna know?"
"Probably not" he told her smiling back
"I hardly know the girl, I can't pass judgement." She said turning back to the T.V.
Memphis laughed
"Since when did that stop you?"
"I'm not gonna pretend that I like her, I was in the room with her for less than half an hour and I wanted to hurt her. What the hell is he doing with someone like her? She's a big step from every other girl he has ever dated. And I use the term 'dated' loosely."
"Maybe he wants to try something new." Memphis suggested
"Well she's certainly that" Sway agreed
They sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes before Sway finally broke it
"I'm not gonna be nice to her." Knowing what Memphis was gonna ask before the words even left his mouth
"I'm not gonna ask you to be nice to her, Just not nasty. What's that old saying, 'if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all?'"
Sway looked at him for a few seconds before turning her attention back to the T.V. set.
"Please baby? For Kip?"
Sway sighed
"Fine. I'm not promising anything, if she pisses me off..." Sway's sentence didn't need to be finished, her meaning was perfectly clear. She moved her body closer to his and he put an arm round her shoulders,
"If it makes you feel better I'll try and keep her out of your way."
Sway laughed
"Promise?"
"Well I'm not a miracle worker. One guy can only do so much, especially with a girl as difficult as you."
He laughed as Sway playfully swung for him. He caught her fist in his hand. She shifted her body so she was facing him and just as she was about to playfully swing again he started to tickle her just under her ribs, the place that always got her the worst.
"That's.not.fair" she got out in between giggling and catching her breath.
She fell back on the couch and Memphis followed her so he was lying on top of her body. He stopped tickling her and caught her lips in a kiss.
Seconds later there was a bang on the door. Sway giggled against his mouth and
Memphis groaned.
"Well there goes that idea." Sway rolled her eyes.
"This had better be good." Memphis mumbled to himself as he got up to answer the door Kip and Lisa stood on the other side.
Sway groaned as she caught site of the blonde.
Lisa and Kip walked into the apartment, followed by Memphis.
"Hey Sara." Lisa said enthusiastically
Sway shot her a small, tight smile. She smiled properly at Kip when he sat in the chair. Lisa sat delicately on his knee.
Memphis sat down on the couch again and Sway looked at Lisa
"You know there is another chair" she said pointing in the direction where the other chair sat.
Lisa smiled at her
"I like it here" Lisa told her
"Okay" Sway whispered quietly to herself
"Well this is, um, a surprise" Memphis said to break the uneasy silence that had filled the room
"Well Lisa was wondering where you lived, so I thought we'd take a trip round." Kip explained, oblivious to Sways obvious dislike of his girlfriend.
"Well ain't that nice." Sway said unable to remain quiet a moment longer, she got up off the couch and heading into the kitchen.
She wasn't even sure what it was about Lisa that annoyed her. Maybe it was her voice, the one that grated on her nerves. Maybe it was the fact that Lisa was everything that had ever pissed Sway off rolled into one. Or maybe it was just the feeling of unease around her. Sway felt as if she couldn't trust her, not one little bit.