"What happened to Jonny?" A.J. asked, stepping out of the bathroom barefoot.
"Left," Random answered.
A.J. placed her hands on her hips. "If we haveto bestuck together, could you attempt to be a gentleman?"
Random said nothing; there wasn't much arguing with that logic. Satisfied with having won the battle, A.J. sat next him on the couch.
"What's your name, home girl?" asked Random.
"Angela Jamie, A.J. for short."
"Angela's a pretty name," said Random. "My name's Eddie, but everyone calls me Random."
Angela surveyed his attire. "You planning to be the next Vanilla Ice?"
"Wanna hear my demo CD?" Random got off the couch to get it.
"I'll pass." she interrupted.
A.J. flipped on the television. She scrolled through the channels, in search of anything remotely interesting. She found what she was looking for on TBS: the entire Back to the Future trilogy was about to be screened.
Just when the silence between the pair was growing awkward, A.J. piped up, "I'm really hungry."
"You like Cocoa Pebbles?"
At her nod, he poured a bowl of cereal for each of them. They talked more to each other as the night grew later. By the time Back to the Future Part III began, A.J. wondered how much longer she could keep her eyes open. A draft crept across the living area through the broken window.
A.J. shivered. Suprising both of them, Random slipped an arm around her shoulders.
"Better?" he said quietly.
"Yeah," A.J. yawned, leaning against him.
Her crystal blue eyes closed slowly; her head on his chest. Random draped a blanket over them, taking great care not to wake A.J.