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CHAPTER 9 – Dinner for Two
The WRX raced into the drive-way of the Flannigan house and came to a screeching halt. As fast as the car flew up the drive-way, Vicky flew out of the driver's side equally as fast as she ran into the house. She ran so fast that she almost knocked her mother over running up the stairs. Tootie's Mom came outside to help her youngest daughter with the grocery bags. As Tootie carried the first two bags up to the house, her Mom asked her a question, "Honey, why did Vicky nearly run me over going up to her room? Also, what happened to the front passenger's side tire?" Tootie did her best not to giggle and give away the fact that she had everything set up to go this way for her sister. So Tootie answered her Mom as best she could, "Well, Vicky's car had a slow air leak on that tire, and this handsome young gentleman came over to help her change it when she was struggling. When Vicky asked if there was any way she could repay him, he asked her if she would accompany him to dinner tonight. So Vicky has like an hour and a half to get ready. I assume that is why she nearly ran you over." The news of Vicky having a date made her Mom happy. "Oh that's great honey, now maybe if things go well tonight, she'll see if he can take her to the prom." Tootie's mom said with hope and relief that there was a possible man in her older daughter's life. That would now enable Vicky to not bother, harass, as well as assault anyone in the Flannigan house hold for a short period of time.
Once Nicky & Tootie carried all the groceries into the house, Tootie then helped her Mom put them away in their respected places. After that chore was done, Tootie ran upstairs to see what her big sister was up to for her date with Logan. Tootie just walked into Vicky's room. The door was wide open, and there were several dresses lying on her bed. It seemed from the looks of it, that Vicky didn't know what to wear. Tootie then noticed her sister standing in front of her full body mirror. She was still wearing the Victoria Secrets Pink T-shirt she had on and the grey short sweat pants from earlier today. Tootie could tell her sister was in need of some fashion help for her date tonight. Before Tootie could offer a suggestion, Vicky blurted out in anger, "Of for crying out loud, I don't know how to dress for tonight! How do I say please like me and ask me on a second date?" Tootie stood at the mouth of the doorway and gave Vicky a reply to her question, "Vicky, look at the way you're already dressed now. He doesn't care what you wear; he was already impressed with the way you looked today."
Vicky turned around to look at her little sister. She wanted to tell her to get lost and slam the door in her face, but she realized Tootie had a point. She was dressed in comfort clothes that she would normally wear around the house or to lounge in. Vicky just gave a faint smile to her sister and asked her a question. "You may be right Tootie, but which dress should I wear then?" Tootie felt a sense of joy rush over her. Vicky was asking her opinion for what to wear on her date tonight. Tootie then rushed to Vicky's closet, and pulled out a pink skin tight mini dress that hugged all her curves, she also pull out a white cashmere laced shawl to cover her shoulders and partially her breast. Then she pulled out a pair of white pumps that would top off the outfit. Tootie laid it on her bed and said, "This will accent all of your highlights Vicky. Now, I recommend a garter belt and thigh high stockings preferably a nude color. By the way, Logan will be here in 30 minutes, so I suggest you take a shower and get dressed. I'll let you know when he arrives." Vicky looked at what Tootie laid out and thought to herself, "This really makes me look desperate, but in a way Tootie is right. I would be showing off my curves and legs. This would get me a second date, and maybe a date to the prom. I'll take her word for it, but if it fails, she'll be one sorry twerpette." In short Vicky then gave Tootie her formal reply, "I hope you're right about this Tootie." Tootie smiled and proceeded to head down the stairs to the kitchen. As she turned to walk away, she made it to the top step before Vicky called out to her, "Hey Tootie…Thanks. I hope all goes well tonight." Vicky said in a soft & grateful voice. Tootie just turned and smiled at her sister before saying, "Your Welcome sis." Then she went down stairs to help her mom make dinner.
Just across the way, Logan himself was getting ready for his evening with his client...Vicky. Even though he is paid to show women a good time, he simply considers it a job to make money and pay off his soon to be swelling college debt first. His dream is to be a Dr. of Psychology. He wants to understand the human mind as well as help others get through the problems that plague their lives as well as phobias. He simply uses this job as a means to understanding women in a social setting and it helps him to better understand them and their social situations. It's not that he doesn't want a relationship, but how does one communicate to his partner that what he does is merely for money and not for love or lust. No woman would ever understand that. So until he reaches his goal of being a Professional Psychiatrist; a relationship and ultimately love will have to wait. The agency did teach him some aspects of psychology too. They taught all their staff how to not let their emotions get the best of them. The various practices and techniques they used were exactly what Logan studied in college during his first year of course work. He was glad that he could put it to the test as en escort. He knew that it would prepare him to be great in his profession once he graduated all levels of College.
However, working for the agency also has its perks. Access to various cars. Advance reservations to all the hot spots in town as well as show. Also, he was never alone on a Friday and Saturday evening. Since today was Tuesday, he needed not to use those advance service. He already made reservations at the Gilded Lilly in advance, since the dates were pre-determined and paid for up front by Gah. Also, Vicky did not see the car he drove earlier today, so he figured he would take the Mid-Night Blue Challenger again. Most women love a high end luxury car, but he preferred the American muscle car. He may be refined, but deep down he liked showing he had a wild side.
After a shower, Logan decided to wear a pair of Khaki pants, a teal Polo shirt, and Rockport dress shoes. He checked himself over one last time in the mirror, and then went down stairs to sign out the car and leave the attendant contact info in case they needed to find him later that evening. Once in the car, Logan entered Vicky's address in the GPS, and set off to pick her up. As he drove to her house, he realized that he would arrive 10 minutes earlier than expected. So since Gah gave him the extra funds to show her a good time, Logan decided to see where the nearest flower shop was. He asked the GPS to show him the closest one, and with his luck, he found one just on the way. So, he decided to take a quick detour and surprise his client with some flowers.
Back at Flannigan house, Tootie was helping her mom set the table for a late dinner. Her father would be coming home soon, so he may or may not get the chance to meet Vicky's date. Tootie kept peeking out the front window to see if a car pulled up the driveway. At around 6:33, she noticed a black sports car pull up in front of the curb at the house. Tootie began to jump in place with excitement as she saw Logan get out and make his way up to the front door. She could see that he was holding a bouquet of mixed flowers for her. Just as Tootie was going to yell up stairs to Vicky, the door bell rang. Vicky screamed down the steps, "Someone get that please? I'm almost done." Tootie ran over and opened the door. Just as she did that, she saw Logan standing there smiling. He then said to Tootie, "This must be the right place; you're the other beautiful woman I saw today." Tootie giggled, and invited him in. Before Tootie could say anything, Nicky came in to meet the young gentleman who helped her daughters out today.
Nicky could tell by looking at him, that he was a man of character and substance. She then introduced herself, "Hello, I Mrs. Flannigan. You must be Logan. Thanks again for helping both my daughters today. Vicky will be down shortly. Can I get you anything?" She said in a soft and almost quiet voice, so as not to let Vicky know she was talking to her date. Logan extended his hand to shake Nicky's hand. He then responded to her question, "No thanks, I'm fine; and you're welcome. It was my pleasure to help these fine ladies in a jam." Tootie giggled a bit when he said that.
Vicky was just putting the finishing touches on herself before she decided to come down. She took one last look in the full body mirror. She adjusted her dress, so it came down past her butt, and made sure the shawl was on properly. She applied her low gloss lip stick one more time, and closed her eyes as she said quietly to herself, "Please let everything go right tonight." After capping off that thought, Vicky grabbed her purse and went down stairs.
As she made her way down the steps, Logan looked at her in great surprise. She looks much more appealing than she did about 2 hours ago. Logan walked over to the foot of the stairs, and just as Vicky reached that last step, he handed her the flowers and said, "You look absolutely beautiful in that outfit Vicky." She smiled softly and blushed. She then handed the flowers to her Mom. "Put these in water for me please, and I'll be home around midnight…don't wait up." She then shot her Mom a look as to say, don't be up and bother me when he drops me off. Nicky got the idea and just nodded and to the flowers from her. "Shall we go?" Asked Logan. "Yes! I mean, yes lets go, I'm very hungry." Said Vicky as she tried not to sound too eager or desperate to be with a man.
Logan put his arm around her waist and led her outside to his car. Vicky was tingling all over from sheer joy of going out with a guy. She couldn't remember the last time a guy asked her out. When they got to his car, her jaw dropped, "This is yours?" She said in disbelief. Logan opened the door for her and helped her in before saying, "Yes, it is…well sort off. It's not paid off yet." And with that notion, they drove off to dinner.
The drive was pretty quiet, as well as short. The restaurant was only 10 minutes from Vicky's house. They arrived 5 minutes before their reservation. Logan gave the keys to the valet, and then took Vicky by the waist again to lead her into the restaurant. Once inside, the hostess knew who Logan was, and immediately told him to follower her to their table. Once they were seated, Vicky asked a him a question, "Wow, it's like they know you personally here. Every time I come with my parents, we have to wait like 15 minutes after we tell them we're here." Logan looked at her and shot her a sly smile as he said, "It helps to know people. Me and some of the staff are in classes together at college. So we look out for one another."
The waiter came around and took their drink order. Since they were both under 21, Logan ordered a Diet Sprite and Vicky ordered a Cherry Coke. The conversation continued… "So what are you studying?" Vicky asked so as to continue to hear Logan's sexy voice. Logan smiled at her. She asked him a question that he loves to talk about. Logan replied, "Well, it's only my freshman year, but I am studying Psychology. I want to be a Doctor and help people with their phobia's and fears. I am simply fascinated by how the mind works. What is it you want to study when you go to college next year?" Vicky Looked at him and batted her eyes. Both hands were on her cheeks holding her head up as she looked at him all dreamy like. She then responded to the question, "Well, I like being my own boss. I have been babysitting since I was 13, and I want to open and run my own day care service. So in order for me to do that, I will need to double major in Education as well as Business. I'll need to cover all bases to make sure I am compliant."
The waiter placed there drinks in front of them. He then proceeded to take their orders. Logan said to the waiter, "Ladies first please." Vicky picked up the menu and ordered the following, "I'll have a Clams Casino for an appetizer, and then I'll have the Petit Fillet Mignon with Potatoes and Asparagus." The waiter then looked at Logan, "I'll have the Chicken Cordon Bleu please." As he handed the waiter the menus, the conversation picked up again.
Vicky spoke again, "So do you have a part time job Logan?" Logan then took a sip of his beverage before answering Vicky. He had to think of an answer fast. Most of the people he went out with knew what he was, but this was the first time he had to put on a charade for a client, "I do, I…I…I'm in customer service." He said quickly trying to satisfy the question with an answer. Hopefully she bought it. He then asked Vicky to tell him more about her babysitting service, hoping to take attention away from him. "Well, I seem to be busy almost every night. This one family the Turner's, they practically pay me ridiculous amounts of money just to watch their son Timmy. Just watching him alone I rake in boo coo bucks; but you want to know what the sad part is…he is 12 and they don't trust him. Pretty sad, but hey, I'm getting rich off this one kid alone."
Just then, the waiter brought out Vicky's Clam's Casino. "Here you go Miss." The waiter said as he place the decorative dish in front of her. Vicky then laid the handkerchief across her lap, and then she removed her shawl showing her fully developed chest. Logan was completely blown away by her appearance. Before Vicky delved into her clams, she briefly looked at Logan and asked him, "Would you like some?" Logan replied, "No thank you, I'm Allergic to shell fish." Vicky then began to eat the tasty appetizers.
Logan looked on from his seat, as he proceeded to study her like a subject. He understood why it was hard for Vicky to find a date, but once she warmed up to you; she was quite pleasant to be around. He then remembered what Gah had told him, as well as what he witnessed earlier in the day when offering her help. "Do I really want to question why she is the way she is?" He thought quietly to himself. She was extremely beautiful on the outside; in fact, most of the women he escorted are usually shy or contemporary types just looking for company, or cougars just looking for a quick fling or booty call. However, with Vicky…Logan felt somewhat comfortable around her. It was almost like he wanted not only to help her with her dilemma of a date for the prom, but to see if he could find out why she built these walls around herself.
As Vicky finished the appetizer, the waiter quickly brought out their dinner. "Wow this is the fastest service I have ever gotten here." Vicky proclaimed to her date, as their meal was served. Logan just smiled as he touched her hand and leaned in to converse with Vicky face to face, "That's because tonight is an off peak night. They're busiest when it is a Thursday night through Saturday. That is why I asked you to join me tonight. There is no waiting. My friends that buss here told me the secret to this place." Vicky blushed a little as he touched her and talked nearly inches from her face. She fought the urge to lean in and kiss him on the lips. She didn't want to scare him off by being too forward.
As they ate their dinners, one would sneak a peek to see what the other was doing. For Vicky, she was elated that she was out with a guy who wanted to be with her. For Logan, it was a nice change of pace from the usually cliental. This actually felt as close to an actual date for him since he joined the agency last year. He couldn't remember the last time he was on real date where someone wasn't paying him to be there. Well at least Vicky didn't know that part of it. Both were enjoying each other's company.
As they finished up dinner, the waiter asked if they wanted coffee or desert. "None for me, I can't eat anymore" said Vicky. Logan then asked the waiter, "Just the bill please." The waiter smiled and preceded to hand Logan the bill. Vicky interjected, "Logan let me get that, you have been generous enough to me today." Vicky knew this was out of character for her, but she wanted to thank him for his help earlier in the day. Logan looked at her and smiled brightly as he said, "Vicky, tonight is on me. Besides, your company is all I asked for in repayment. It's lonely when you miles away from home, and this meant a lot to me. My treat…this time." As Logan gave the waiter cash for the bill and his tip, Vicky's eyes opened wide as her mind processed the thought, "Did he just say this time? Oh my God! That means…there is going to be a second date!"
As Logan stood up, he took Vicky by the hand and led her out of the restaurant. As he tipped the valet, he then opened the car door for Vicky. Once he got inside the car, he noticed the time was now 8:05 pm. He really didn't want the evening the end just yet. He was having too much fun, and he did hear Vicky say to her mom that she would be back at midnight. So he asked Vicky the following, "Are you ready to go home just yet… or would you like to catch a movie with me too?" Vicky's smiled at Logan and nodded her head and said, "Yes, what did you have in mind?" He smiled and suggested a title, "How about MIB 3?" Vicky didn't care what movie it was, as long as she could still spend some more time with Logan. "Sure, let's go." Logan then started the engine of the Challenger, ordered tickets through fandango on his mobile device, and then zoomed off in the direction of the movie theater.
Back at the Flannigan house, Tootie was sitting in her room getting ready to go to bed. She was in her lavender night gown and had her hair down from the pony tails earlier in the day. She was thinking about what Vicky could be doing at this very moment. She felt a great sense of relief as she saw the look on her sister's face today. For the first time in a long while she realized that Vicky was happy. Tootie didn't even begin to ponder what would happen when Logan had to inform Vicky that he could no longer see her. She paid for his time, and Timmy did say that he would let her down gently. Logan told him that it would be done in such a way that it would let her keep her confidence as well as lift her spirit. The only thing that remained on Tootie's little mind was how she was going to thank Timmy for all his help. As she lay on her pillow; that was the only thought she pondered, as she drifted off to sleep.
At the movie theater, Vicky and Logan were already in their seats watching the movie already in progress. It was dark and packed in. Vicky was nestled up to Logan, and he had his arm around her shoulder. Vicky was doing her best to send out signals, but she wanted to make sure that it wasn't too forward. Again she didn't want to drive him away, or let him know how desperate she really was. Logan peered out the corner of his eye at Vicky several time during the film. He knew what she was trying to do. He wanted to give in and kiss her right then and there too, but he was playing it cool. He wanted to let her wait a little longer before he did that. They didn't talk much due to the film playing, but he did let Vicky know he was interested, when his hand came down a bit lower to cup her one breast. Once he did that, Vicky then moved her hand up to his to caress it, as well as pull it closer to the middle of her chest, so his fingers could fall into the fold of her bosoms. "This is soooo nice." Vicky thought to herself as she could feel the heat radiate of his palm to her chest. Logan then thought to himself again after Vicky pulled his hand closer to her chest, "Wow, this really is the first time in a long time that I feel I have been on a real date. I almost missed what it felt like." The couple sat and watched the movie up until the credits rolled. By that time, it was 11:38. Time for Logan to get Vicky home.
As Logan drove Vicky back to her house, thoughts raced through her mind, "Will he kiss me? Should I kiss him? Oh, what do I do? I really want to see him again." While Vicky was pondering these thoughts, Logan pulled up in front of her house. As he put the car in park, he walked over to open the door and walk Vicky to her front door. As he was walking over to open the passenger's side door for Vicky, she quickly opened her purse, and popped a mint in her mouth. She wanted to make sure her breath was minty fresh, just in case he planted one on her. Just as Logan opened the door, he asked her one time to be sure, "Do you have everything Vicky?" Vicky did a once over of the car, and replied, "Yes, I do." Then, Logan extended his hand to help her out of the car.
He then walked her up to the porch with his hand around her waist again. This was driving Vicky nuts, as she didn't want to scare him off with what she was about to do next. As they stood on her front porch he then spoke to her, "I had great time tonight Vicky. Thank you for accompanying me to dinner and a movie." Vicky then smiled as she looked into his eyes. She then replied back, "No, thank you. It's been a while since any boy…I mean, man has done anything this nice for me." She then thought real had about what she was going to say next. Then she blurted it out, "Will I get to see you again?" Logan just glared into her eyes with a faint smile on his lips. Then he did what Vicky was waiting for all night. He put both his arms around her small waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Vicky's arms immediately went around his neck to pull him in closer as she tilted her head slightly. She could feel his soft yet firm lips begin to spread apart hers. Both their tongues began to playfully dance around each other's mouths. Both Vicky and Logan enjoyed the moment.
Logan was the first to break the kiss. As he pulled away, he could see that Vicky's eyes were still closed. She felt like putty in his arms, as she melted into them. As she slowly opened her eyes to look at him, he spoke. "I have two finals this week. Then I have to work on Thursday. How about we go out again this Friday. I'll call you Thursday around 4:30 before I go to work. How does that sound?" Vicky's heart began to pound wildly. She couldn't contain the happiness inside off her. All she did was look at him adoringly and said, "That's perfect. I have to babysit the next two nights as well, and then we can discuss plans for Friday on Thursday." Logan smiled, as did Vicky. They kissed one last time before Logan said, "Goodnight Vicky Flannigan. See you in a few days." As Vicky opened the door to go inside her house, she peaked out the crack of the door, to get a look at his backside as he walked to the car. She sighed heavily as she watched him trot down the stairs and into his car. As he drove off she thought to herself one last time. Would it be to forward of me to ask him to take me to my prom?
First date Success! Let's see if Vicky will be able to get Logan to take her to the prom, but will Logan be able to remember his training about not falling for a client either? Stay tuned for the next chapter in 2 weeks. There are only 6 left.
Coming soon: Will You Take Me to my Prom.