Hard To Get- Part 7
Beep!!!!!!!!!!! The horn of the Mini behind him nearly made Bodie jump out
of his skin. He'd narrowly missed going through a red light there, he was
too busy chewing his lips,he could still taste Terri.
He wanted to follow her in when she'd left. He mulled it over in his head. "Should I? Or would she clam up on me if I push things?", he was confused. She'd kissed him. And it was all he could do to drive himself back home. He flopped onto the sofa once inside his flat. He put his feet up on the coffee table and just sat there, thinking. Thinking. Not a pastime one would usually associate with Bodie.
"Hello?"came Ray's tired voice over the intercom. "Good morning Raymond! Tis I, your dear partner..".Buzz! Bodie slipped inside, with a grin to light up any woman's day. Doyle slopped some hot water into two mugs and rubbed his eyes. "Well?", he asked. Bodie folded his arms and leaned against the fridge. "What?" he said back. Doyle sighed. "Last night. You. Terri. Dinner. What happened?". Bodie smiled. "Well, you know me Ray. Perfect gentleman! Didn't want the young lady to get the wrong idea about me so-" .Doyle cut in "She left you outside did she? Knew she would. Strange experience that then? You must have thought it was April Fools.".
Bodie pretended to guffaw at that. "Okay. So she left me outside. There we are". Bodie sipped his tea. "Christ Doyle! You heard of sugar?". Doyle passed the sugar bowl and grimacd as Bodie ladled in more sugar. "Is that it then? You going to give up?". Bodie stirred his tea and grinned. "Oh no. I'm even more determind to have her now than I was before. She really is something you know". Doyle nodded, "Exactly. Which is why this better not be one of your passing fancies that you'll flick off your coat when you're done. You should have seen how scared she was about coming. And how disappointed at the thought that you weren't at the restaurant." Bodie sighed, almost dreamily. Doyle widened his eyes, "Steady! Anyone would think you were really serious. This isn't just about you is it? Proving that you can get a girl who doesn't believe in casual sex into your bed?". Bodie sucked in his breath. "Now now Ray! "
He then looked serious and Doyle saw it. "You really do like her don't you?", he asked. Bodie looked sheepish but nodded. "Is it love? Or too early to know?", asked Doyle. His tone was like a little child, questioning their parents when there is the possibility of a new toy.
Bodie shook his head. "I don't know mate. But I feel ..odd. I tried to make a move on her last night you know". Doyle perked up, "Yeah? Is that why you went home alone?!". "No. She kissed me, then she played with my hair and then she just went. That was all I got. And I still want to see her". Doyle stood watering his plant and then moved it into the sun. "That's not like you is it? If you don't get a sniff the first date you're gone".
Bodie downed his tea. "What you doing today then?". Ray groaned. "Well, Terri and I have to chase up that fella who runs the bookies on Jayton St. Reckons he's got some info on some arms. Should be a laugh". Bodie made his way to the door and then turned back. "Do us a favour mate. Don't tell Terri what I've said hey?", he sounded so nervous.
Doyle grinned. "I won't mate." Bodie smiled and left. Ray stood chuckling to himself. "Bodie! Serious about a woman. Never thought I'd see the day."
He wanted to follow her in when she'd left. He mulled it over in his head. "Should I? Or would she clam up on me if I push things?", he was confused. She'd kissed him. And it was all he could do to drive himself back home. He flopped onto the sofa once inside his flat. He put his feet up on the coffee table and just sat there, thinking. Thinking. Not a pastime one would usually associate with Bodie.
"Hello?"came Ray's tired voice over the intercom. "Good morning Raymond! Tis I, your dear partner..".Buzz! Bodie slipped inside, with a grin to light up any woman's day. Doyle slopped some hot water into two mugs and rubbed his eyes. "Well?", he asked. Bodie folded his arms and leaned against the fridge. "What?" he said back. Doyle sighed. "Last night. You. Terri. Dinner. What happened?". Bodie smiled. "Well, you know me Ray. Perfect gentleman! Didn't want the young lady to get the wrong idea about me so-" .Doyle cut in "She left you outside did she? Knew she would. Strange experience that then? You must have thought it was April Fools.".
Bodie pretended to guffaw at that. "Okay. So she left me outside. There we are". Bodie sipped his tea. "Christ Doyle! You heard of sugar?". Doyle passed the sugar bowl and grimacd as Bodie ladled in more sugar. "Is that it then? You going to give up?". Bodie stirred his tea and grinned. "Oh no. I'm even more determind to have her now than I was before. She really is something you know". Doyle nodded, "Exactly. Which is why this better not be one of your passing fancies that you'll flick off your coat when you're done. You should have seen how scared she was about coming. And how disappointed at the thought that you weren't at the restaurant." Bodie sighed, almost dreamily. Doyle widened his eyes, "Steady! Anyone would think you were really serious. This isn't just about you is it? Proving that you can get a girl who doesn't believe in casual sex into your bed?". Bodie sucked in his breath. "Now now Ray! "
He then looked serious and Doyle saw it. "You really do like her don't you?", he asked. Bodie looked sheepish but nodded. "Is it love? Or too early to know?", asked Doyle. His tone was like a little child, questioning their parents when there is the possibility of a new toy.
Bodie shook his head. "I don't know mate. But I feel ..odd. I tried to make a move on her last night you know". Doyle perked up, "Yeah? Is that why you went home alone?!". "No. She kissed me, then she played with my hair and then she just went. That was all I got. And I still want to see her". Doyle stood watering his plant and then moved it into the sun. "That's not like you is it? If you don't get a sniff the first date you're gone".
Bodie downed his tea. "What you doing today then?". Ray groaned. "Well, Terri and I have to chase up that fella who runs the bookies on Jayton St. Reckons he's got some info on some arms. Should be a laugh". Bodie made his way to the door and then turned back. "Do us a favour mate. Don't tell Terri what I've said hey?", he sounded so nervous.
Doyle grinned. "I won't mate." Bodie smiled and left. Ray stood chuckling to himself. "Bodie! Serious about a woman. Never thought I'd see the day."