Clueless

Sam finally arrived, Cassie jumped in and they were off for the weekend. Neither of them seemed at ease. Sam was not looking forward to a weekend of questions posed by Pete about minister versus justice of the peace, traditional dress versus informal wear in a bucolic setting, all the family versus a few close friends, blah, blah, blah, blah. Why couldn't he just give it a rest? She had so much on her mind that this seemed trivial in comparison, as well as premature or perhaps totally unnecessary. She though that Cassie's presence would defer the endless questions and put off the decisions she had no desire to make.

Cassie had other ideas. Pete just creeped her out. If she had to look at the slobbering smile begging for acceptance she would just hurl. That look was much better placed on a dog and even they usually had more self confidence.

Cassie turned up the volume of the CD player in the car.

"You like Tom Petty?"

Sam nodded and let the music wash over them.

"Into the great wide open

Under a sky of blue

Into the great wide

A rebel without a clue."

She turned to Sam and asked "Are all guys like that?"

"Like what?"

"You know, they all like to think they are 'rebels' but usually they're totally clueless."

Sam laughed but unfortunately saw the truth in it. But she thought it might describe her too. When it came to relationships and making them work, was she without a clue or too afraid to take that step without a net?

No sooner than they arrived at Sam's house than Pete pulled up. Pete had a proverbial shit eating grin on his face "Tell Me Something Good" echoing in his ears and the expectation of a great weekend before him.

Before getting out of the Volvo Cassie asked to borrow it.

When Cassie heard the music blasting from his car all she could thing was 'if he had really listened to the words, without the overblown take of his sexual prowess, he might have had a more accurate view of reality, poor sap. Yeah Sam hasn't been loved like she should but you buddy are not the one. And yeah she has no time and lots of pride but that's her commitment to her job.' Cassie grumbled all the way to Jack's.

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Tom Petty – "Into the Great Wide Open"

Rufus and Chaka Khan – "Tell Me Something Good"