so I liked it.
“ i'm outside your window”, was sent to me one night.
I was reading in bed and wondered what the hell he was up to and got up to look outside. I didn't see anyone.
“No, you're not.” I texted back. It took about five minutes and then he got back to me.
“ my invisibility cloak is working!”
I started laughing out loud and felt a bit silly about falling for something so stupid and obvious and decided to get back at him.
“You should use capitalization and punctuation. It's pretty important.”
“ Text. Messenger. Nazi!” Was all I got back.
“ It's the difference between 'Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse' and 'helping your uncle jack off a horse'.”
“ I'll get you for horses nibbles. Go to bed! Driving tomorrow!”
“ Are you gonna give me a pony?”
“ shut up and go to bed.”
“ No pony?”
“ Hello?”
I didn't hear from him again that night, and he didn't mention horses until three days later, when I came to the compound for practice and he had painted a white My Little Pony on the side of my truck. I wasn't sure how to get back at him for that, but I was gonna get him.
-o0o-
Thursday, June 25 th
VASCO NOTICED THAT IT was Edie driving into the lot this time and Dawg was sitting next to her. Obviously she was getting more comfortable with driving the truck. After the first catastrophe, Dawg hadn't let her drive within two miles of populated areas.
Vasco'd told Brick that she wouldn't like that big thing, but Brick wanted her and anyone she drove in it, mainly Eliza, safe. And she did seem to like it now, despite that big fucking pony Dawg had painted on the side of it.
He'd seen Dawg sitting and talking to Vi, Bear’s youngest daughter, and later the same day the two of them standing on the side of the truck painting something. When he came up to them, Vi looked nervous, so Dawg made him swear he wouldn't tell Edie that Vi had been in on it. She was apparently a bit nervous about it, but Dawg had persuaded her, since he wanted the horse to look good and Vi was good at drawing.
The Dawg and Edie thing had turned out better than expected. Dawg was making an effort to get to know her, and as far as Vasco could tell that was working out really well. She liked it, too and they got along, seemed to have fun together, but he wasn't sure... if it was more than just the two of them being friendly. He hadn't completely figured those two out, and it bugged him. He had a feeling they wouldn't be able to be just friends.
Edie came up to him and sat down next to him, looking pretty pleased.
“ He let me drive in town today, on the main roads. Where other people drive!”
“ Were his knuckles white?”
“ No!” She laughed. “He was not petrified.”
He noticed Dawg walked by behind her and he nodded with big eyes, miming 'I was'. When Edie turned around and looked at him he straightened his face and smiled.
“Anyway,” she mumbled when she focused on him again. “I though I'd go and buy a bed and some other things so I can move in today.”
She'd found an apartment in Old Town. Old Town was cheap, and her place was cheap even for being in that area. It was a small apartment above a Chinese restaurant that smelled more than a little bit funky.
“What's Mel and Brick saying about it?”
“ Nothing. I need my own place and they know it.” She gave him a small smile. “Need to sleep alone in the bed.”
“ Girl, are you saying you need to get laid?”
“ I need to get laid,” she nodded. “Get laid or maybe raid that sex shop you've got and get me something that vibrates. Either way I'm gonna need a bed for that so I'm gonna use this fabulous truck and buy some stuff. Like a bed. To get laid in.”
He found the thought a bit disturbing. Especially the thought about her getting toys from the shop and shook his head.
“Honey, you know I love you, but I don't want to hear about your fuck-plans and I definitely don't wanna hear about any toys
“ i'm outside your window”, was sent to me one night.
I was reading in bed and wondered what the hell he was up to and got up to look outside. I didn't see anyone.
“No, you're not.” I texted back. It took about five minutes and then he got back to me.
“ my invisibility cloak is working!”
I started laughing out loud and felt a bit silly about falling for something so stupid and obvious and decided to get back at him.
“You should use capitalization and punctuation. It's pretty important.”
“ Text. Messenger. Nazi!” Was all I got back.
“ It's the difference between 'Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse' and 'helping your uncle jack off a horse'.”
“ I'll get you for horses nibbles. Go to bed! Driving tomorrow!”
“ Are you gonna give me a pony?”
“ shut up and go to bed.”
“ No pony?”
“ Hello?”
I didn't hear from him again that night, and he didn't mention horses until three days later, when I came to the compound for practice and he had painted a white My Little Pony on the side of my truck. I wasn't sure how to get back at him for that, but I was gonna get him.
-o0o-
Thursday, June 25 th
VASCO NOTICED THAT IT was Edie driving into the lot this time and Dawg was sitting next to her. Obviously she was getting more comfortable with driving the truck. After the first catastrophe, Dawg hadn't let her drive within two miles of populated areas.
Vasco'd told Brick that she wouldn't like that big thing, but Brick wanted her and anyone she drove in it, mainly Eliza, safe. And she did seem to like it now, despite that big fucking pony Dawg had painted on the side of it.
He'd seen Dawg sitting and talking to Vi, Bear’s youngest daughter, and later the same day the two of them standing on the side of the truck painting something. When he came up to them, Vi looked nervous, so Dawg made him swear he wouldn't tell Edie that Vi had been in on it. She was apparently a bit nervous about it, but Dawg had persuaded her, since he wanted the horse to look good and Vi was good at drawing.
The Dawg and Edie thing had turned out better than expected. Dawg was making an effort to get to know her, and as far as Vasco could tell that was working out really well. She liked it, too and they got along, seemed to have fun together, but he wasn't sure... if it was more than just the two of them being friendly. He hadn't completely figured those two out, and it bugged him. He had a feeling they wouldn't be able to be just friends.
Edie came up to him and sat down next to him, looking pretty pleased.
“ He let me drive in town today, on the main roads. Where other people drive!”
“ Were his knuckles white?”
“ No!” She laughed. “He was not petrified.”
He noticed Dawg walked by behind her and he nodded with big eyes, miming 'I was'. When Edie turned around and looked at him he straightened his face and smiled.
“Anyway,” she mumbled when she focused on him again. “I though I'd go and buy a bed and some other things so I can move in today.”
She'd found an apartment in Old Town. Old Town was cheap, and her place was cheap even for being in that area. It was a small apartment above a Chinese restaurant that smelled more than a little bit funky.
“What's Mel and Brick saying about it?”
“ Nothing. I need my own place and they know it.” She gave him a small smile. “Need to sleep alone in the bed.”
“ Girl, are you saying you need to get laid?”
“ I need to get laid,” she nodded. “Get laid or maybe raid that sex shop you've got and get me something that vibrates. Either way I'm gonna need a bed for that so I'm gonna use this fabulous truck and buy some stuff. Like a bed. To get laid in.”
He found the thought a bit disturbing. Especially the thought about her getting toys from the shop and shook his head.
“Honey, you know I love you, but I don't want to hear about your fuck-plans and I definitely don't wanna hear about any toys
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