A girl, A boy, and a graveyard

The game begins

Description: Lucy has plans to ruin Lockwood's evening, Lockwood needs to learn self control

Lockwood POV
2023 Words

"I wonder what was up with Lucy." I pondered aloud. Kipps was the only person who was ready to go to the pub. He wore a dark turtle neck and brown trousers, with boots. I wish I could dress like he did. It looked comfortable, but I did prefer my shirts, ties and belts.
"I don't know Tony, maybe she's tired of you." My eyes snapped open wide.
"Tired of me? What makes you say that?" His blue eyes looked over at me over the top of his newspaper.
"Well you did go to The Other Side together. I mean that's a lot. And now she's stuck in this tiny Inn, with you as well. Maybe it's a bit too much for her." He shrugged.

What Kipps was saying did make sense, for once. We did go to the other side together. We did get out of the institute together. I did go outside to see why she was upset last time, and she just glared at a lamppost and some trees. Shit maybe I have really annoyed her!
"Kipps I think you're right! That must be it.. What should I do?"
"Of course I'm right. Now can we please go? I'm starving."
I stood there leaning against the bar, what do I do? I'll just try and give her as much space as possible. And then hopefully, she'll feel better.

Holly and George walked into the kitchen. George was wearing some T-shirt with a comic strip on it. Holly was wearing a red blouse and pretty black skirt.
"Great!" I clapped my hands together, then looked around, "Where's Lucy?"
"Oh she'll be down in a sec. Just getting dressed." Holly smiled sweetly.
"Alright then." Kipps put his newspaper down and stood up from the beer stained sofa. He was smirking, he made eye contact with Holly and she frowned, looked at me, then back at Kipps. I was about to ask what all that meant when I heard the sound of heels on the wooden steps

Lucy walked down, Holly and George moved slightly to make room for her in the tiny hallway. She was wearing a blue silky dress. The type of silk to cling tight to her perfect curves. The type that definitely do not affect me in any way. And I am now stood there gawking at her like a fucking puppy, wish someone would tug me along like one as well, maybe it would snap me out of whatever embarrassing daze I was stuck in.

"Are you alright, Lockwood?" What was that? She slurred my name as if she spoke with a curled tongue. She spoke my name so flawlessly I wish I could marry her just to know she would have to answer to my last name. It sounded like heaven on her tongue. I realised I was now staring at her lips. I straightened my back and smiled around at the rest of my agency.. (and Kipps).

"Just fine, shall we go?"
"Yes we haven't got all bloody day!" Kipps groaned and shoved past me. I hadn't realised but Holly had been watching me and Lucy, George had been inspecting some painting or whatever in the lounge and Kipps and been tapping his foot, the whole time my mouth was hanging agape at Lucy.
My cheeks grew red. Yikes I really did it this time.
'No telling the others' Lucy had said. How am I supposed to keep it a secret when she goes and dresses like that?

"Lockwood, are you sure you're alright?" I had just made it out the door, when Lucy came up to me. She put a hand on my upper arm. I could feel the muscle beneath her hand in my arm tense. I didn't know where to look. Her chest or her hand on my arm or her lustrous hair she must have washed because I could smell the shampoo. Or the fact I could smell the shampoo. Basically I couldn't look at her or breathe around her.
"Yeah I'm doing fine, why wouldn't I be?" I smiled and kept walking, the grass flattened under everyones shoes, and at the end of the front garden the fence creaked open.
"Well it's just you seemed pretty distracted earlier. When I came downstairs.."
"Oh right! Yeah sorry I was just wondering if the papers will quote anything I said. Pretty exciting huh?" I gave her my best Lockwood Reassurance Grin, and kept walking up the dirt path through the village.