Chapter 6, con’t.
“One Headlight”
Kieran bounced in through the front doors of the bar full of smiles and giggles waving to other patrons that she knew and even some people that she didn’t know. She was full of life and she lived each and every moment to the fullest, with her there were no ordinary moments. The energy she brought into any room that she walked into was electric and her smile was contagious and intoxicating.
She gracefully slid into the chair next to me, leaned over, brushed her long straight black hair back and gave me a gentle kiss on the cheek. The sweet smell of her perfume sent a rush of desire racing to my heart and weakness to my knees. Thankfully I was sitting down.
She took my hand and said, “Well, Lance where’s my white wine spritzer that you were supposed to order for me?”
“Kieran, you know that I know that you are NEVER on time and you know that I know that you detest warm drinks, so I wasn’t going to order it until you showed up.” I countered.
“Well, I’m here and you should go ahead and order my drink.” She said in a very low guttural growl.
“Hmmm, does anyone know where Kieran is?” I said in response. “She’s late as usual and I’m not going to order anything for her until I see her walk through that door.” “Nancy, could you have one of your servers let us know when Kieran arrives?”
Kieran’s shoulders sagged and she slumped into her chair and with the best fake pout she could muster said with a slight whimper, “I guess no one loves me anymore, sniff, sniff.”
“Be quite everyone, did you hear that sound?” “It sounded like a poor little kitty cat mewing for some attention.” I blurted out. “John, did you hear that sound too?”
John glanced over at me and raised the bottle of Beck’s to his lips and smiling said, “Your dancing on the edge again Lance.”
“John, you of all people should know that I love to dance on the edge, live isn’t worth living unless you enjoy, relish and live each and every moment.” I laughingly countered.
Kieran smiled at Diane and leaned towards me and coyly said, “I love that attitude you have there Lance.” “We have learned so much from each other and I look forward to a long life of experiences with you.” “John, what do we have to do to get you to see the light?” She said.
“Darlin’, the only lights that I want to see are the one headlight cruising on the open highway late at night, the soft glow of a lamp through a picture of cold beer and the morning sun rise signifying that I made it to another day.” John said with his best bough accent.
Diane jumped in saying, “John, you silly boy, you just don’t know what you are missing!”
“And Diane, YOU don’t know what your missing either.” John sheepishly said.
Diane was taken aback and said, “John you’re just a dirty old man!”
John said, “Maybe, and maybe not.”
Just then Jordan walked by and I stopped her. “Excuse me Jordan, would you please bring a white wine spritzer for Kieran and another Coke Zero for me?”
“Be glad to Lance.” Jordan said as she quickly turned away and headed back over to the bar.
“Slow down their big boy!” Diane said. “You’re going pretty heavy on those Coke Zero’s aren’t you?” She teasingly said.
“Diane, you of all people know that I don’t drink anything but a glass of wine every now and then and tonight not a now or then time. But, I learned how some folks are completely turned off by drinking because they had an alcoholic in their family and I learned how I could use that information to my advantage.” I said very matter of factually.
“Sometimes you need or want someone to think that you are weak willed, like others that they detest.” I brashly said. “It’s a sure fire way to push them away when you know that they want to scamper away into the darkness of the rabbit hole to begin with.” “It’s all about knowing who your enemies are and who your friends are.” I said coldly. “It’s all about one headlight in the night, using your strength as a weakness and realizing that the dead dream alone and nightmares are real for some people.” “I learned along time ago to be strong, but to appear to be weak when necessary.”
“Whew, that’s deep, Lance.” Diane said while she dabbed her lips with a napkin.
Jordan was approaching the table with Kieran’s drink and when she put the little white napkin down on the table I asked her, “Are you going to join us in fifteen minutes when you get off?” “I’m just about ready to get back to the story you know and the best is yet to come.”
Jordan glared at Nancy and said, “Only is Nancy doesn’t mind and you were right, I’m very interested in the story.”
“Great, then it’s settled, I’ll wait until you get off work to pick it up.” I gleefully said.
“One Headlight”
Kieran bounced in through the front doors of the bar full of smiles and giggles waving to other patrons that she knew and even some people that she didn’t know. She was full of life and she lived each and every moment to the fullest, with her there were no ordinary moments. The energy she brought into any room that she walked into was electric and her smile was contagious and intoxicating.
She gracefully slid into the chair next to me, leaned over, brushed her long straight black hair back and gave me a gentle kiss on the cheek. The sweet smell of her perfume sent a rush of desire racing to my heart and weakness to my knees. Thankfully I was sitting down.
She took my hand and said, “Well, Lance where’s my white wine spritzer that you were supposed to order for me?”
“Kieran, you know that I know that you are NEVER on time and you know that I know that you detest warm drinks, so I wasn’t going to order it until you showed up.” I countered.
“Well, I’m here and you should go ahead and order my drink.” She said in a very low guttural growl.
“Hmmm, does anyone know where Kieran is?” I said in response. “She’s late as usual and I’m not going to order anything for her until I see her walk through that door.” “Nancy, could you have one of your servers let us know when Kieran arrives?”
Kieran’s shoulders sagged and she slumped into her chair and with the best fake pout she could muster said with a slight whimper, “I guess no one loves me anymore, sniff, sniff.”
“Be quite everyone, did you hear that sound?” “It sounded like a poor little kitty cat mewing for some attention.” I blurted out. “John, did you hear that sound too?”
John glanced over at me and raised the bottle of Beck’s to his lips and smiling said, “Your dancing on the edge again Lance.”
“John, you of all people should know that I love to dance on the edge, live isn’t worth living unless you enjoy, relish and live each and every moment.” I laughingly countered.
Kieran smiled at Diane and leaned towards me and coyly said, “I love that attitude you have there Lance.” “We have learned so much from each other and I look forward to a long life of experiences with you.” “John, what do we have to do to get you to see the light?” She said.
“Darlin’, the only lights that I want to see are the one headlight cruising on the open highway late at night, the soft glow of a lamp through a picture of cold beer and the morning sun rise signifying that I made it to another day.” John said with his best bough accent.
Diane jumped in saying, “John, you silly boy, you just don’t know what you are missing!”
“And Diane, YOU don’t know what your missing either.” John sheepishly said.
Diane was taken aback and said, “John you’re just a dirty old man!”
John said, “Maybe, and maybe not.”
Just then Jordan walked by and I stopped her. “Excuse me Jordan, would you please bring a white wine spritzer for Kieran and another Coke Zero for me?”
“Be glad to Lance.” Jordan said as she quickly turned away and headed back over to the bar.
“Slow down their big boy!” Diane said. “You’re going pretty heavy on those Coke Zero’s aren’t you?” She teasingly said.
“Diane, you of all people know that I don’t drink anything but a glass of wine every now and then and tonight not a now or then time. But, I learned how some folks are completely turned off by drinking because they had an alcoholic in their family and I learned how I could use that information to my advantage.” I said very matter of factually.
“Sometimes you need or want someone to think that you are weak willed, like others that they detest.” I brashly said. “It’s a sure fire way to push them away when you know that they want to scamper away into the darkness of the rabbit hole to begin with.” “It’s all about knowing who your enemies are and who your friends are.” I said coldly. “It’s all about one headlight in the night, using your strength as a weakness and realizing that the dead dream alone and nightmares are real for some people.” “I learned along time ago to be strong, but to appear to be weak when necessary.”
“Whew, that’s deep, Lance.” Diane said while she dabbed her lips with a napkin.
Jordan was approaching the table with Kieran’s drink and when she put the little white napkin down on the table I asked her, “Are you going to join us in fifteen minutes when you get off?” “I’m just about ready to get back to the story you know and the best is yet to come.”
Jordan glared at Nancy and said, “Only is Nancy doesn’t mind and you were right, I’m very interested in the story.”
“Great, then it’s settled, I’ll wait until you get off work to pick it up.” I gleefully said.
