The drive back to the Debs house was a quiet one, broken only by whispering and a low chuckle or two from the back seat. Lucy drove holding the steering wheel with one hand as the other was busy being held by Amy. They sat in comfortable silence, both marveling at the fact that they were able to share it. Amy and Bobby had never shared a single comfortable silence, mainly due to Bobby's inability to be silent. It had been a while since Lucy had felt relaxed enough around a woman to let her guard down enough to be comfortably silent. Amy was still feeling a bit timid since showing her assertive side in the bathroom stall. She peeked over at Lucy driving and marveled at the night they had shared together. It went from shooting at each other to making out in a bathroom stall. She looked down at their hands and blushed. Still, she thought it was one of the best nights she had ever had.
Janet yawned a noisy yawn from the backseat, and Lucy saw Scud slide his arm along the top of the leather upholstery and let his hand flop onto Janet's shoulder. She lifter her head slightly to look at him, and rested her head against his arm. Lucy smiled to herself. Maybe I can get out of these blind dates. They reached a spot about a quarter mile away from the Debs house. Lucy turned off the engine but didn't move, not wanting to break the physical contact she was still sharing with Amy. Janet sleepily asked, "Are we there yet?" as she lifted her head from Scud's arm. Amy blew out a breath, and detangled her hand from Lucy's. She already missed the contact. Amy opened her door, and climbed out. Lucy also exited the car and walked around to Amy. Janet began to push the front seat forward to get out herself, but Scud touched her on the shoulder and made a signal to her to stay put and give them a minute.
Amy leaned against the front fender, legs stretched out in front of her, bringing her to eye level with Lucy. She was pouting, a full on, protruding lip, puppy dog eyes pout. Lucy traced Amy's pouty lip with her thumb, then caressed her cheek. Then Amy did the one thing she knew could do to push Lucy's buttons...she slowly pulled her bottom lip in between her teeth. Immediately, Lucy's eyes were drawn there. Like a moth to a flame. Amy couldn't help but smile, causing her teeth to let her lip go. It didn't matter, Lucy was hooked. Lucy leaned in towards Amy, placing a hand on to the car on either side of her, and took her lips in a sweet and tender kiss. Amy threw her arms around Lucy's neck and pulled her closer. They broke the kiss and stood there, foreheads pressed together, both somewhat breathless.
Janet and Scud finally got out of the car, and to Amy's trained eye, they too seemed a bit out of breath. I'm gonna have to ask Janet about that later. Amy caught Janet's attention and raised her eyebrow, questioningly. Janet blushed and looked away, starting her walk towards the house. Amy giggled and gave Lucy a peck on the cheek before heading off after Janet.
Scud looked at Lucy, and they both turned to watch the girls walk away. Scud put his hands behind his back and bumped Lucy with his shoulder. "I see you aren't going to have much luck paying attention to your date tomorrow. I have a feeling your mind is gonna be on that one." He motioned down the street. "It's too bad, Kelly is pretty and seems kinda cool." Lucy rolled her eyes. "Then you date her, Scud." Scud smiled. "Ah, so now you are willing to share all the rest of the women!" Lucy groaned. "I still have to find you more dates. You sure you don't want to call this off before you get your ass kicked by another woman?" Scud looked at her with disbelief. Then his face broke out in a big smile and he began shadowboxing. "Bring her on!"
Amy and Janet turned up the walk to the Debs house. They both passed through the force field with a small flash of plaid around them. They walked in silence, each thinking about the night they had. Janet was feeling lucky that she ended up outside. Then she noticed her sweater still stuck to the tree with a crossbow bolt. She was about to walk over to the tree to retrieve it, but Max popped up from the porch swing and began her verbal assault.
"Where have you been?" Max glared at them and crossed her arms. Amy was unsure if Max was worried or angry. They were often the same emotion when it came to Max. "Um I couldn't sleep so I-I...took a walk. I was really upset...about...Bobby." Janet nodded. "Yeah, Bobby." Max raised an eyebrow at Amy. "Did he call you again? That boy doesn't know when to quit. If you want me to, I'll go tell him to stuff it." Amy couldn't stop the giggles that followed the image of Max kicking Bobby's ass. Max smiled at her and chuckled a bit.
"You know, I can't stop thinking about Lucy Diamond." Janet's jaw almost fell to the floor. "You too?" It took all of the strength Amy had within her to remain stoic. She could kick Janet for that one. She just furrowed her brow and nodded at everything Max was saying. "Yeah, I feel like she's playing some sick game of cat-and-mouse with us. I don't know. Hey, but you guys be careful, ok?" Amy was still standing and nodding at what Max was saying. Max's sincerity was the only thing keeping her from breaking out into giggles again. Max said goodnight and headed back into the house. Janet, noticing her sweater again, huffed and pulled it down from the tree. Amy could hear her mumble something about another one, and she would swear she had said,"steal another one" but that didn't seem right. Amy shrugged and headed into the house. She needed at least some sleep before school tomorrow, and it was going to be hard enough with all the thoughts of Lucy she knew were going to be invading her dreams.