Friday night finally was here, Darry was dressed in nicer somewhat dress clothes and all the guys gave him a confused look on what was going on as he started supper that he had planned for him and Charlotte.
"What are your plans tonight guys?" Darry asked and hoped that they were leaving.
"Soda and I are going out with Evie and Sandy," Steve spoke up and Darry nodded at them happy that they were leaving. He glanced at the rest and hoped they were also leaving, if not he'd make them leave one way or another.
"The rest of are hanging out at the movies," Pony replied and watched Darry go back to the kitchen. Everyone got up and left after that, wondering what the heck Darry was doing.
"Finally, I gotta get this place cleaned up before suppers done and Char comes over," he told himself and started to pick the living room up in a rush. Wanting to make sure the house was perfect before she got there. He shoved the clean clothes into Soda and Pony's room since it was their laundry they didn't take care of.
Darry looked around and moved the coffee table to Soda's room, pushed the couch with a hard push close to the wall and moved his chair close to the wall it was near also. He went out to the kitchen and got the small kitchen table that's there and gingerly took it out to the living room and placed it in the center of the room with a smile. He quickly went to his parent's room and grabbed the two tapestry candles that were in a gold colored holder and placed them on the table.
He sighed when he saw there wasn't a table cloth on the table. He could clearly see all the scratches from a knife where things got chopped up on the table. He quickly searched a box that is in his parent's room that he knew his mom kept a table cloth or two in. He let out a soft groan when there wasn't a table cloth, "Where the heck did they go?" he asked out loud.
"Where did what go?" he heard Soda whisper from behind him. He quickly turned around and saw his kid brother there.
"The table clothes for the kitchen table," Darry replied and gave Soda a confused look, "why are you home?"
"Came for my wallet and the table clothes are over here," Soda said leading Darry to their parents closet and slowly opened it in hopes nothing would fall out.
Darry smiled when he saw the white table cloth and took it softly into his hands and lead Soda out of the room. Soda picked the two candles up so Darry could place the table cloth down. They heard a horn honk and Soda ran to his room, grabbed his wallet and ran out the door.
"Kids," was all Darry said as he entered the kitchen to finish up the supper. The chicken was about done, the potatoes only needed to be drained and mashed while the corn needed to be heated up. He quickly turned the burner on that the corn was on, found the strainer and drained the potatoes. After the water was off the potatoes he used the masher and started to mash them up. He put the potatoes back on the stove and added the right amount of milk and butter that he needed and mixed it together. He added a small amount of butter and salt into the corn and stirred it.
He sighed as he quickly grabbed two plates and plated the food. After he had the food on the plates he took them to the table, placed them in front of where they'd be sitting and realized he forgot the chairs. He groaned and quickly went and got the chairs. He forcefully picked them up and took them to the table and with a soft thud the chairs landed in their spots when he placed them down.
He lit the candles, turned the lamp on that was on the table next to his chair and turned the overhead lights off. He heaved a good, happy sigh as he went over to the record player that was his dad's and started the soft music playing.
He quickly went to the kitchen and put water in the pan he used for the chicken so nothing would stick as bad. He rummaged quickly through the fridge and found a bottle of wine that he forgot was there. He smiled as he got it out and found two wine glasses in the cabinet his mom always kept the good glasses in. He did a quick rinse on the glasses to remove any dust that was built up on them from sitting after all these years.
He took the glasses and the wine out to the table, just as he got the wine poured there was a knock on the door. He sighed and felt his heart racing; it's been to long since it was just the two of them for any meal. He went over to the door and opened it. There stood Charlotte in her pretty white sundress that had pink flowers on it.
"Hey Dar," she greeted with a smile as she walked into the house.
"Hey Char, how are you tonight?" he asked as they hugged. He was hoping she couldn't hear his heart beating, it felt like it was about to pop out of his chest it was beating that fast and hard.
"I'm doing well, how about you?" she chirped.
"I'm doing well also," he told her and led her to the table and pulled out her chair, "I made your favorite." he paused and furrowed his brow. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," she softly told him, "this reminds me of old times, just the two of us sitting with candles enjoying supper and enjoyed one another's company."
"I am actually glad the boys decided to leave tonight, if they didn't have plans I was going to give them all money and chase them out of the house," he told her with a chuckle and she chuckled back.
"Sounds like something you'd do," she joked with him and he smiled and they both started to eat.
A while later supper was done and the two of them sat on the couch talking and hanging out, "my turn to ask a question, would you dance with me?" he asked softly as the music died down to indicate that, that song was over.
"Yes, I will," she told him with a smile. He got up, moved the table quickly with a forceful shove. He went over to her and held his hand out, she put her glass of wine down and stood up with his help and they danced to the song they first danced to, which is, In the Still of The Night by The Five Satins.
When the song was done she still had her arms around his neck and he had his arms around her waist. Neither of them wanted to let go so they just slow danced to the rest of the record, even the faster songs they slow danced to.
The record ended and the two were on the couch talking more, "No, actually it wasn't fun in Austin, the horses were fun to ride but other than that it was boring to me," she replied to his question. He nodded in reply and they both sighed when they heard a car pull in and one of the doors get shut.
Soda came in and instantly went to his room and closed the door with a click so the two can have the living room to themselves, "So, what are you up to tomorrow?" she asked kindly.
"Well, if you got the paint we could re-paint whatever you wanted to," he told her in a soft voice, just knowing that Soda was most likely listening in from behind the bedroom door like he did before.
"Yeah, I got the paint the other day and it's all in the spare room that's on the main floor," she replied and chuckled when Soda opened the door to his room and tripped out. He landed with a thud, but got up chuckling. He went into the bathroom for a shower; they both heard the bathroom door shut and the click of the lock being turned.
Darry got up and grabbed the radio that was sitting on the mantle of the fire place, went over to Charlotte, helped her stand and lead her to the kitchen. He plugged the radio in then turned it on and searched for a good radio station. Once he found one he took her out the back door to sit and talk so if Soda wanted to watch TV he could. The song, unchained Melody by the righteous brothers came on and the two of them danced, they didn't know that Pony and Soda were watching from the back door. They didn't notice since they were in the middle of the backyard dancing instead of being on the porch.
"They'll get back together, I can tell by the way they look at each other," Soda told his kid brother with a smile. Pony glanced up and smiled back and the two of them went to the living room to watch some TV.
"I should walk you home but I truthfully don't want this wonderful night to end," Darry told her with his arms around her waist holding her close.
She looked him in the eyes and saw happiness, she didn't want the night to end either, "I know, I don't want the night to end either," she told him in return, "you could always come over for the night and we could hang out more, get an early start on the painting and all," she suggested with a smile.
"Sounds good, let's go in and I'll grab my one pair of jeans that already have paint all over them from work and an old shirt then we'll go to your house," he told her in reply and the two of them went inside and to his room. He grabbed an old black t-shirt that's faded and looked to have paint on it. She chuckled when he tossed it to her un-expectedly. He went to his dresser and slowly pulled the dresser drawer out and it squeaked a little.
"It sounds like my dresser doesn't want to open so it squeaks in pain," she joked and he gave her a weird look and laughed a little. He roughly pushed the drawer back into the dresser and went over to Charlotte and took his shirt back that she had neatly folded in her hands.
"Let's go," he softly said and took he hand and lead her out of his room and to the living room, "I'm going there for the night since we all don't have work or school tomorrow, you two behave, I don't know how long tomorrow I'll be at her house since we'll be re-painting stuff that's white to whatever color or colors she got the other day," Darry told his kid brothers and saw Soda smile, "what soda?"
"Don't do anything Two-Bit would do," he joked and got a pillow thrown at him by both Charlotte and Darry. The two took off on a run when Soda and Pony both got up and ran after them, "Come on brats; that's not fair!" Soda called with a chuckle as the two were on the other side of the gate already.
"Life's not fair kid," Charlotte joked back and Soda shook his head with a smile.
"I know where you two will be tonight if we need anything," Pony called to them and Darry turned around and glanced between his brothers with a smirk on his face.
"Make sure you won't need anything," Darry called and lead Charlotte to her front door, she unlocked the door and the two of them disappeared from site when the door was closed behind them.