Chapter 4
2363 Words
April 1958
I was in such a good mood. Ricky called the night before to insure we had a date for the next night. We were going to be going out alone this time. No best friends tagging along. No cousins. Just the two of us. It was going to be really romantic.
My heart flutters thinking of that simple kiss he brushed on my cheek. My cheeks flush shyly thinking about him. And what might happen tonight when we were out alone. All alone.
I make sure to wear my best dress. One of my baby pink dresses. I add on a purples scarf around my neck. And I curled my hair nicely. Normally it was always curly.
But I wanted this do to look nice all night long. For Ricky. I spritz some more hair spray on my pile of hair on top of my head. I add one more coat of lip gloss on my perky lips.
Then I blot then with a tissue.
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"Are you ready for your date tonight? Your big date?" teases Mary Ellen.
I nod. "Ricky is taking me to a drive-in movie" I brag. "we can be all alone in his car"
"Sounds steamy to me" she teases.
I blush. "I am hoping it will be"
"If he wants to go all the way are you ready for that?" she worries.
"Mary Ellen!" I gasp.
"Well he is a rock star. And they drive fast as they say. I am sure he has lots of women in his bed. Maybe he expects that on a date" she warns me. "Be ready" she says. "Think hard of what you want" she warns me. "Be safe if you do decide to you know do the deed" she laughs.
"Mary Ellen I am not a virgin" I remind her. "I do not need to go back to s*x ed" I laugh.
"I know. But if you get pregnant with his child on this date then he will think you are trying to trap him. You will end up all alone and have a baby to raise" she worries.
"You need to lay off the soap opera's Mary Ellen" I giggle.
"I know these things. Corey's brother's friend got his girl pregnant. And she was not done with school yet. They were a year apart. Her father flipped out. And she was sent away. No one knows what happened to her or the poor baby. Rumor is she was sent away and the baby was either lost or given up for adoption" she says. "You better be safe" she warns me.
"I will Mary Ellen" I sigh. I shake my head. "You are such a worry wart" I giggle.
"Better to worry then not to" she says. "I care is all"
"Thanks, but I can take care of myself. I am a big girl" I remind her.
She smiles. "Remember what I said..."
"Condoms are a girls best friend got it Mary Ellen" I sigh as I shake my head.
So romantic. Loving the talk here. Not.
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"Anything else?" I ask her. "Mom?" I tease.
"Sorry" she says sheepishly. "Have fun" she says as she hugs me.
Soon there is a knock on the door. I turn my record player off. I had Elvis new record blaring on my record player. I wait for the second knock. I did not want to seem to eager to get to the door. Then I make my way to the door. I swing it open. There he stood all dressed up for me. He looked so devilishly handsome.
"Hi" I breath out.
"Hi" he answers as his eyes gaze at me. He smiles happily. He leans in planting a kiss on my lips. He hands me a rose. "For you!" he tells me. "I was not sure what to get and I wanted to get you flowers" he says. "I hope you like them"
He hands me a pink roses. With baby's breath in them. They were lovely.
"Thank you Ricky I love these" I praise him. "They are lovely, let me go place these in water" I say.
I wander into the kitchen. He was wearing a dark red shirt and his collar was up Elvis style. I could see his chest peak out of his shirt. I liked that. He had brown slacks on and black shoes.
He looked fantastic. He always did. His hair was perfectly in place. All slicked back. Brown wavy curls. I was dying to feel those soft curls someday in between my fingertips. Maybe one day I would get the chance.
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"Are you ready to go see The Blob?" he asks me.
I pour water into the vase. "Is that what is playing?" I ask.
"Yes, we could do something else if you want" he offers.
I shake my head. "That sounds fantastic. I love the idea of going to a movie. I have not been to the movies in ages" I say.
I just wanted to be in a dive in movie theatre with Ricky. Who knew what might happen!
I set the flowers in a vase on the table. "Ready?" I ask him.
He nods. "If you are" he answers me.
He offers me his arm to take. I do. He then leans in surprising me and kisses me on the cheek. Butterflies scatter again inside my chest happily. That boy made my heart dance every time I was near him. He takes me down to his car. He opens the door for me. He had a Chevy Cadillac. It was a mint baby blue color.
"Nice car Rick" I say to him.
I get in his car then strap my seatbelt on. He gets in the other side.
"Thanks" he answers me.
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He starts the car up. The song "Hey Doll Baby" by The Clovers blast on the radio. He turns it down for us to be able to talk. Then he soon takes off out of the driveway. I fold my hands in my lap.
I feel him reach over and take my hand in his. He laces our fingers together as he drives over to the movie theatre. A thrill jumps in my heart as I feel my fingers lace with his. My veins pulse with joy.
He pays for our tickets then drives us into the theatre. There was no way I was going to let our first night together be in a car. I wanted it to be something more romantic than that.
But if Ricky did want to go all the way tonight well, I was not apposed to doing it. I might want to go all the way. It had been a year since I had s*x. I had to be a saint or something to go that long without s*x.
I try to brush all thoughts of s*x aside. Damn Mary Ellen for putting my mind in that place. But that was what the drive-in movies were known for. To make out. Or do it in the car. She was right about that. Maybe he did want to do it. But in a car? Wasn't Ricky a little bit more romantic than that? He could afford to get us a motel room, right? I sigh as I try not to think crazy thoughts right now. No sense in over thinking things.
We find a private place to park. Then Ricky rolls down the window to grab the speaker box. He hooks it up to the side of his car. I undo my seatbelt so I could scoot over and sit closer to his side. He rolls up the window so bugs would not get in his car and the speaker box was turned up. Then he scoots closer to my side once his seatbelt was off.
He smiles over at me in the dark. He places an arm around my shoulder. "If you want something to eat, I am afraid you will have to go get it. I will pay for it. But if anyone sees me then we will get flooded with kids around me. And that will pretty much end our night" he warns me.
I smile. "I can go get snack when you want. Not a problem" I say.
I loved how nice it felt to have his arm draped around the back of my shoulder. I nervously sink into the back of him. He smelled so nice. After shave.
He shaved now? I try to watch the movie screen as the ads were playing. The food danced on the screen. I could not focus. All I was thinking of was when was Ricky going to try to kiss me? And would he want to try to kiss me?
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"Willow?" he whispers near my ear.
"Yes Ricky?" I answer.
"Thanks for coming in this date with me tonight. This is so fantastic" he says to me. "being here with you on a nice clear night" he says softly.
"It is a pretty perfect night out" I agree. "I am glad you asked me out"
"You are?" he asks me. "even after things ended badly with your sister? You don't hate me?" he asks me.
"Why would I hate you?" I ask him.
I turn and our eyes look into each other's eyes.
"I had asked her to marry me. She had said we were to young. She said I was foolish and trying to hold her back. And she wanted to date more. Not be tied down to one guy" he rambles on. "I figured you might be the same way. Not want to date just me. And not want to be tied down to one guy" he rambles on.
He had asked my sister to marry him? And she had the gall to turn him down??
I never knew!
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"Ricky I am nothing like my sister. I would not mind being tied down" I tease. "In a bed or any where you want to tie me down at" I joke.
He chuckles. "Good to know" he says softly as his lips curl in a sexy smoldering smile.
"I was wondering one thing though Ricky" I say.
"Oh, what is that?" he asks me.
I smile. "I was wondering when you were going to fully kiss me. On the lips?" I ask.
He looks surprised by that. "How about now?" he offers.
I nod. Then within the blink of an eye his lips fall to mine. Crashing into each other like a tidal wave reaching the shores. My eyes close as, my hand lands near the open crest by the spot where his chest displayed out of his shirt. I feel his warm flesh under my fingertips. My legs twitch as I move them. His lips caused feelings to awaken all over again for him.
He pulls me closer to his body. He is aroused. I can feel something pressing on my leg. Things were escalading fast here. Windows were probably fogging up. My lips mold into his. God he was a good kisser. He groans softly as we kiss.
I feel his tongue brush along my mouth's entrance wanting access inside my mouth. I part my lips for him. His tongue tugs on mine. Swirls together. He tastes like mint gum. Shamefully I feel wetness between my legs.
Shyly I pull back a little bit.
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"We will miss the movie" I breath out in between kisses.
"Oh yes, sorry" he regains his composure.
I wanted to go all the way with Ricky. I really did. But just not in a parked car. After all I was a lady.
"Want me to get snacks before the movie begins?" I offer.
He nods then digs and gets cash from his wallet. "This should cover it" he says.
He looks a bit flustered.
I lean in kissing him fully on the lips. "I am having a fantastic time. But let's take things a little slower okay?" I ask.
He nods. "Alright Willow" he answers with a grin.
I touch his cheek with my hand. Then I take his cash. "What would you like?" I ask. "Anything special?"
"Nachos sound good. And a cola" he tells me.
"Alright" I say. "Popcorn?"
"Sure" he says with a nod.
"I will be right back" I promise.
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I head out of the car. I did not want him to think I was calling all the shots. Or that I was in charge. I wanted him. And I wanted him to know that. I was making such a mess out of this.
I wanted him. He wanted me. I stopped it. Maybe I would ruin my one big chance tonight. Maybe Mary Ellen was right. Maybe he expected me to put out tonight?
I pay for our snacks. Then head back to Ricky. I get in the car. He looked a little bored when I get back.
"Hi" I say. I hand him a cola. And I set the food down for us. "Ricky?" I ask.
"Yes Willow?" he answers.
"I love being here with you. And you made me feel so special tonight. I am having a great time" I praise him. "By the way you are a wonderful kisser" I say. "my sister is missing out on a terrific guy. And I am lucky to be out with you tonight" I say.
He smiles finally over at me. "Willow?" he says.
"Yes?" I answer.
"I was not expecting you to do it in a car" he finally clears the air. "Things just were happening like magic with us. There is something there. I hope you know that. I wanted to put that out there. I would not want our first night to be in a parked car" he tells me.
I breath out happily. "I am glad you said something" I giggle.
He kisses me on the cheek. "Let's enjoy this movie. And I was wondering something" he speaks up.
"What?" I ask.
"How about another date after this one is over?" he asks. "unless you have men lined up at your door already" he teases me.
"I would love that yes" I say with a cheesy grin. He smiles to.
"Good" he answers me.
We lean back relax and enjoy the movie. I feed him bites of nachos then he feeds me bites of popcorn. Soon we playfully toss popcorn into each other's mouths.
Worries leave me as I enjoy my fun time with Ricky. We soon make fun of the silly movie we were watching to. I was having a blast with him. I could not wait for our next date by the time this date was soon over with.
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