too.” I thought for a minute, then asked. “Annie, we’re going to the city tonight to scope things out. You want to go?”
Annie’s eyes literally twinkled with excitement. “Sure !”
“But before you agree,” I interrupted her before she could break into a happy dance. “It’s not a pleasure trip.”
And she got my meaning. “Like old times?” Meaning war, espionage, CIA jobs …
I nodded as she smiled broadly.
“Then I’m definitely in!” Annie said excitedly, smiling with a devilish gleam in her eye. “I haven’t had any fun for a while !” Then she did do a happy dance, but abruptly stopped. “Will Rick be there?”
I laughed, nodding my head. I had really missed Annie. “Of course.”
Annie smiled mischievously, almost a leer, obviously contemplating possibilities.
“You never change, do you?” I said, smiling, throwing my backpack over my shoulder.
“Never,” Annie replied with a gleam in her eye. “Hey, you want to eat lunch with us?”
I shook my head. “No, I promised Zac, but you’re welcome to join us, if you like.”
“Zac, huh? You don’t mean Thee Zachary Davis the jock, do you?” Annie said with a half smile, her eyes dancing.
I sighed and smiled. “The one and only,” I replied as we walked toward the door.
“He’s a major babe!” Annie said, “You go, girl!”
“Annie …”
“Hey, there’s nothing wrong with having a little boy toy …”
“Annie!”
“Hey, I’m just saying …” Annie said, feigning innocence.
“Well, don’t say anything, okay?” I replied. “I’ll tell you about it later.”
“Your wish, my command,” Annie replied, then mimed locking her lips and throwing the key away.
“You never change,” I replied, hoping she never would. This was the old Annie that I remembered. Not the rogue Annie that opened her eyes as a vamp for the first time.
“Nope!” She said, smiling, then followed me into the hall.
“Hey, Lisa,” a familiar voice called to me, taking me by surprise in the hall, causing my heart to jump.
“Zack!” I said, almost bumping into him. “You surprised me.” Off to the side, Annie waited expectantly, smiling like the Cheshire Cat, but not looking anything like Alice in Wonderland. I gave her a warning look to behave. “Zac, do you know Annie?”
“Hi,” Zac said warmly, extending his hand. “No, I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Zac. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Then Annie placed her hand daintily into his, palm down, and Zac smiled then raised her hand to his lips, playing along. Wow! Just like the good old days when chivalry was still in vogue. “The pleasure is all mine,” Annie replied, smiling, clearly impressed. “Any friend of Lisa’s is a friend of mine.”
And even though he was playing along, he was not quite sure how to take Annie.
I couldn’t help but laugh. “Annie’s a good friend of mine. We go way back.” But I didn’t tell him just how far ‘way back’ was.
Zac smiled, dazzling me as always, then relaxed as I caught my breath.
“I have to run,” Annie added, taking her cue, leering at me when he couldn’t see, as if to say we were going to talk later. “I’m meeting friends, but you two can join us if you wish,” Annie said, actually starting to behave now.
“No, thanks,” I interjected. “Zac promised to introduce me to his friends, but I’ll see you later, Annie.”
“Of course !” Annie replied, then headed down the hall, but called over her shoulder. “It was nice to meet you Zac. See you later, Lisa!”
“Likewise,” Zac answered, still not quite sure how to take Annie, as I waved. “She’s a trip, isn’t she?”
“She’s a character!” I replied, laughing, thinking of all the good times Annie and I had shared, as Zac and I headed toward the cafeteria. “Don’t mind her, Zac,” I said with a smile, as he still wore a confused look on his face. “She’s harmless.” At least, in the figurative
Annie’s eyes literally twinkled with excitement. “Sure !”
“But before you agree,” I interrupted her before she could break into a happy dance. “It’s not a pleasure trip.”
And she got my meaning. “Like old times?” Meaning war, espionage, CIA jobs …
I nodded as she smiled broadly.
“Then I’m definitely in!” Annie said excitedly, smiling with a devilish gleam in her eye. “I haven’t had any fun for a while !” Then she did do a happy dance, but abruptly stopped. “Will Rick be there?”
I laughed, nodding my head. I had really missed Annie. “Of course.”
Annie smiled mischievously, almost a leer, obviously contemplating possibilities.
“You never change, do you?” I said, smiling, throwing my backpack over my shoulder.
“Never,” Annie replied with a gleam in her eye. “Hey, you want to eat lunch with us?”
I shook my head. “No, I promised Zac, but you’re welcome to join us, if you like.”
“Zac, huh? You don’t mean Thee Zachary Davis the jock, do you?” Annie said with a half smile, her eyes dancing.
I sighed and smiled. “The one and only,” I replied as we walked toward the door.
“He’s a major babe!” Annie said, “You go, girl!”
“Annie …”
“Hey, there’s nothing wrong with having a little boy toy …”
“Annie!”
“Hey, I’m just saying …” Annie said, feigning innocence.
“Well, don’t say anything, okay?” I replied. “I’ll tell you about it later.”
“Your wish, my command,” Annie replied, then mimed locking her lips and throwing the key away.
“You never change,” I replied, hoping she never would. This was the old Annie that I remembered. Not the rogue Annie that opened her eyes as a vamp for the first time.
“Nope!” She said, smiling, then followed me into the hall.
“Hey, Lisa,” a familiar voice called to me, taking me by surprise in the hall, causing my heart to jump.
“Zack!” I said, almost bumping into him. “You surprised me.” Off to the side, Annie waited expectantly, smiling like the Cheshire Cat, but not looking anything like Alice in Wonderland. I gave her a warning look to behave. “Zac, do you know Annie?”
“Hi,” Zac said warmly, extending his hand. “No, I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Zac. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Then Annie placed her hand daintily into his, palm down, and Zac smiled then raised her hand to his lips, playing along. Wow! Just like the good old days when chivalry was still in vogue. “The pleasure is all mine,” Annie replied, smiling, clearly impressed. “Any friend of Lisa’s is a friend of mine.”
And even though he was playing along, he was not quite sure how to take Annie.
I couldn’t help but laugh. “Annie’s a good friend of mine. We go way back.” But I didn’t tell him just how far ‘way back’ was.
Zac smiled, dazzling me as always, then relaxed as I caught my breath.
“I have to run,” Annie added, taking her cue, leering at me when he couldn’t see, as if to say we were going to talk later. “I’m meeting friends, but you two can join us if you wish,” Annie said, actually starting to behave now.
“No, thanks,” I interjected. “Zac promised to introduce me to his friends, but I’ll see you later, Annie.”
“Of course !” Annie replied, then headed down the hall, but called over her shoulder. “It was nice to meet you Zac. See you later, Lisa!”
“Likewise,” Zac answered, still not quite sure how to take Annie, as I waved. “She’s a trip, isn’t she?”
“She’s a character!” I replied, laughing, thinking of all the good times Annie and I had shared, as Zac and I headed toward the cafeteria. “Don’t mind her, Zac,” I said with a smile, as he still wore a confused look on his face. “She’s harmless.” At least, in the figurative
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