"So where are you taking Charlie on your date?" Collins asked standing in the doorway of Roger's room.
"I was thinking that new club on 8th. They have a hairband cover band. She likes hairbands." he told him pulling his tank top on.
"That should be fun." he told him as Roger smiled over at him.
"Yeah, I hope so." he told him sitting on the bed to tie his boots.
"What do you mean you hope so?" he asked confused.
"I never know what's going on in her head. I mean, one minute we're at each others throats fighting about something and the next she's flashing her baby blues at me and I'm like giving in to her every whim." he told him laughing.
"You are so falling for her." Collins told him folding his arms across his chest.
"Yeah, off of a bridge." he said laughing.
"You love it and you know it." he said laughing with him.
"She gets my blood pumping, I'll give her that." Roger told him getting up.
"Well have fun. Don't do anything I would do." Collins told him laughing.
"Doesn't leave much." Roger said laughing as he left the loft to pick Charlie up. She lived a few blocks away from the club in a little walk up on 12th. He climbed the 3 flights of stairs and knocked on her door. When she opened the door, she almost took his breath away. She was wearing a denim mini skirt, knee high boots and a tight black tank top. "You look... wow." he said speechless.
"The smart ass Roger Davis speechless. Never thought I'd live to see the day." she said teasingly flipping her hair back.
"You look gorgeous Charlie." he told her smiling down at her.
"Thanks Roger. You look amazing too. So where are we going?" she asked smiling at him as she leaned in to get her coat.
"I'd rather stay here with you." he told her breathlessly.
"Yeah well you promised to take me out, so let's go out." she said smiling up at him.
"I'm sorry. You just look so gorgeous. I don't want to share you with anyone else tonight." he said sweeping her into his arms and kissing her long and hard.
"Ugh, you keep doing that and you might get your wish." she said getting weak at the touch of his lips.
"No, I wanna take you out. I have the perfect place in mind." he told her kissing her gently before they left.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked locking her apartment before they went down the stairs.
"You'll see." he said smiling as he held her hand tight.
"We better not be going to a club." she said laughing as he stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. "What? What did I say?" she asked looking up at him.
"I wanted to take you to that new club on 8th. They have a hairband cover band. I figured you like hairbands, so we'd have fun." he said letting go of her hand.
"Roger, I spend 6 nights a week in a club. The last thing I wanna do on my only night off is to go to another club. Maybe we can go to dinner and then maybe a movie." she suggested looking up at him.
"I'm not seeing a chick flick." he protested looking down at her.
"I didn't say anything about seeing a chick flick. I just don't wanna be stuck in a damn club on my night off." she told him trying to remain calm.
"I can't win with you. I don't wanna see a fucking hairband cover band. I was doing that for you, but if you don't want to, why don't we just forget the whole damn thing?" he yelled at her before walking away from her.
"Fine. Go." she yelled before turning around to go home. "Fucking asshole. What the hell was I thinking?" she asked herself as she climbed the stairs to her apartment and opened her door. She got herself a beer out of the fridge and sat on her couch. She took her hair down and unzipped her boots as she curled her legs under her on the couch. She took a swig of her beer when there was a knock at the door. When she opened it it was Roger. "Roger, what are you...?" she stared before being interrupted by his lips covering hers.
"I'm sorry." he whispered as she pulled him into the apartment as he slammed the door behind him. She led him to the bedroom. They kissed furiously as she pulled his tank top off and he began to pull her skirt up and pick her up. His lips traveled down her chin and neck until he began kissing her chest. He gently put her on the bed and they undressed one another.
"Roger, wait." she said pulling away from him.
"What's the matter?" he asked as she dug through her night table drawer for a condom.
"Nothing." she said pulling the condom out as she began to kiss him again. As he placed the condom on himself and they began to make love, he took his time. As their bodies moved with each other they never broke their kiss. When they were done they laid in each others arms sweaty and out of breath.
"Are you OK?" he asked kissing her head.
"I have never been better." she told him smiling up at him.
"I'm sorry about before. I'm such a fucking asshole." he said caressing her bare back.
"I'm sorry too. I was being a bitch." she said leaning up to kiss him.
"No, I shouldn't have tried to bring you to a club for our first date. I'm just not really good at this stuff." he told her caressing her cheek.
"Roger, stop. It's not your fault. I have a way of being a total bitch. I mean, you hate hairband music and you were willing to go to a club with hairband music because you know I like it. That was the sweetest thing." she asked sitting up.
"I just wanted to do something special for our first date. I like you Charlie. No one makes me feel as alive you do." he said smiling up at her.
"I like you too Roger. So how about we forget about before and just take things from here?" she suggested smiling back at him.
"Well, can we take it from the time you opened the door please? I kind of don't want to forget what just happened." he asked reaching his hand up to her face.
"Deal." she said smiling back at him as they kissed and began to make love again. When they finished they laid in each others arms and fell asleep. The next morning Roger woke up first. He looked over at her sleeping. She looked so peaceful. He leaned over to kiss her head before gently getting out of bed. "Mmm, Roger?" she asked rolling over.
"Hey Baby, I was gonna make breakfast." he told her smiling down at her.
"Good luck. I got nothin." she told him laughing as she rolled over on her stomach.
"What do you mean you got nothin? No eggs?" he asked smiling down at her.
"Nope. I don't cook. I might have a stale bagel or something." she said laughing as he laid back down.
"I guess I'm gonna have to take you on a breakfast date." he suggested taking her in his arms.
"Can I take a rain check? I have to get into the club. See our band has a big show tonight and I have a lot to do. You know, think of ways to torture the lead singer, stuff like that." she told him laughing as he nuzzled her neck.
"You are an evil woman." he told her caressing her bare body.
"Yeah well, it's what I live for." she said as they began to make love.