The man gathered up enough breath to spit out a sentence "yeah I did and like I said before she's got a damn fine ass". Shane broke free of Jr's grasp and lunged for the guy who was now standing wiping the blood from his lip.
Jr pulled Shane off the guy once again. This time I intervened. I pulled Shane close to my face so that no one else could hear. "Listen, this isn't turning out to be a great first date. You have made your point to him, now just drop it. The cab is here" I said. I guess the look in my eyes was serious enough for him to realize I wasn't joking.
He pulled his arm out of Tyler�s grasp and turned to walk away. I looked at his lip which was bleeding. "You ok?" I said brushing my hand against his cheek. "Yeah", he said looking up at me "he only got one hit on me". We all piled into the cab.
The ride home was strangely silent. "Hey yall i�m sorry if I ruined your night" I said speaking up. Jr quickly turned around in his seat "hey don't be, if that guy wouldn't have been a jerk none of this would have happened. It�s not your fault" he said compassionately. I still couldn't help the feeling that the night got ruined because of me.
We pulled up to Jrs house. Everyone started filing out; I unbuckled my seat belt and started out of the sliding door. "Where do you think you are going?" Shane asked. I glanced back at him "to get my car so I can go home" Shane pulled he down by the back of my pants "you are not driving ANYWHERE" he said standing up and closing the sliding door.
As the driver pulled off I couldn't help but wonder why Shane wouldn't let me out. But I knew he had his reasons so I waited until we pulled into his driveway til I asked "why wouldn't you let me go home?" I asked. Shane paid the driver and walked up to the front door digging for his keys out of his pocket.
"Because, I didn't want you driving drunk" he said opening the door. I smirked as I walked up behind him and wrapped my arms around him I whispered a soft "thank you" in his ear. He turned around and kissed me hard on the lips "thank you for what?" he asked pulling away. "For watching out for me tonight. I appreciate it more than you know". Shane smiled and kissed me softly on the lips.
Shane got me a pair of his boxers and a t-shirt to wear to sleep in. I changed in the bathroom of the master bedroom. When I walked out Shane had already crawled into bed and was watching TV. He motioned for me to sit down on the bed beside him. He leaned in and gave me a quick peck on the cheek.
"Do you mind if I watch TV with you for a bit?" I asked. Shane lifted up the other side of the covers as an invite for me to climb on in. We started watching the nightly news. Within 20 minutes I heard a slight snore coming from the other side of the bed. I looked over and Shane was out cold. I pulled the covers up over him so he would be warmer, and gave him a kiss on the forehead. I turned off the TV and went and lay down on the couch. I fell asleep dreaming about Shane and how good he made me feel.
I awoke the next morning to someone making a gawd awful racket in the kitchen. I laid on the couch a minute rubbing my throbbing head. I stood up and slowly walked into the kitchen. Shane was standing at the counter making a pot of coffee. He jumped slightly as I wrapped my arms around him. I kissed his neck gently and softly said "good morning". "I didn't wake you up did I?" he asked. I gave him a quick "nope" as I opened the fridge to grab a bottle of water. I stood there staring at Shane. I can't help but notice how cute he looks in his boxers with his hair all messed up. He had a look on his face that I wasn't quite sure how to read. Shane looked up at me "hey I hafta go to work" he said and walked out of the room, dripping with attitude. I rolled my eyes and walked into the bathroom. I quickly changed my clothes, washed my face and walked back into the living room. I gathered up my stuff and called a cab to take me to Jrs to get my car.
During the cab ride to Jrs something in the pit of my stomach told me I should have said bye to Shane. But with the attitude he was giving off I just wanted to get away.
I picked up my car, ran home and showered. I got ready for work and snuck out of the house before Pam had a chance to drill me about my so called "date".
During the course of the day Shane had called my shop a number of times. Each time my tire tech Billy would holler "Shan, Shane�s on the phone" and each time I would respond the same way....."I�m busy". I think by the end of the day Billy had got sick of playing secretary. "I�m sorry about the calls today" I said apologetically to Billy. "Its cool I understand" he answered walking out the door. I walked behind him and locked it. I started counting out the cash door, and getting the deposits ready for tomorrow.
