A/N: Well, here's another chapter but another short one. Hope it flows well. Enjoy!
25.
The sun was on the horizon. Louis was standing on the Stevens' front lawn with his arms crossed, still in his camo garb, with the foliage covered helmet and he even had a corn cob pipe, reminiscent of the famous General Douglas MacArthur. The pipe, however, was not lit. It was one of those bubble pipes. He was pacing back and forth with his arms behind his back. Then he saw Twitty coming up the sidewalk. They waved to each other. "I'm here, man," Twitty said.
"Good, now we're just waiting for Tom and Beans," Louis said. They waited a few minutes and then they saw Tom approaching. They exchanged handshakes and then they were waiting on only one. Louis was a little frustrated. "Where's Beans?! We've got a job to do and he's probably just playing around!" he cried.
Twitty put his arm on Louis' shoulder and said, "Lou, just try to settle down, OK? I'm sure he'll be here."
Louis paced around the yard. He walked by the bushes and then Beans jumped out from them scaring Louis. "I'm here!" he exclaimed.
Louis, who was knocked to the ground said, "Beans! What are you doing?! You're just playing around here! This is serious business. I can't afford to have you be a screw-up. Do you want to be a big screw-up in life, Beans?"
"Not really. Do you?" Beans shot back.
Louis was a little taken aback. "We don't have time for this. We don't have any time to lose. Everyone, to the Nova!" Louis pointed and they were off to do their job.
"Is everything in the trunk?" Twitty asked as he stepped into the car.
"Everything's there. There's some stuff tied to the top, and I already stashed some stuff at his house, like the lights," Louis explained.
"Cool," he said.
Louis turned the key to the car, but it wouldn't start. "Not now," he mumbled under his breath. He hit the gas pedal hard, but nothing. Louis cursed his car and got out to kick it. That did the trick. He threw his arms up in a triumphant manner, hopped back in the car and drove off. They were going to get there early and hide, just so they'd be ready and have enough time to set up the equipment once night fell.
At that very same time, Tawny was hanging up her apron at the coffee shop. She waved goodbye to some of her co-workers. Her shift was over and she was going to drive across town to go spend the evening with Corey. If she only knew what was planned for her.
Also, at that same time at Corey's house, he was chatting with his buddy Chuck. "You can get on outta here. I can handle it from here. The chick's probably getting off work just about now. I don't want anyone here when I do this," Corey explained to him.
"No problem, I understand." Corey was preparing for the evening of hijinks. He cracked his knuckles and made sure there was beer in the refrigerator. The night was only beginning.
