Tell Me What You See

Drive My Car? No!

The humming of the shower stopped as Paul entered the bedroom. He saw the freshly made bed and knew Jane was in the bathroom. He knocked lightly on the door whilst biting his lower lip. He knew she probably wanted to spend time alone with him and would be disappointed when he told her that George and Pattie were coming by. He swallowed hard as he remembered how she was told about the drug that was slipped to him. He really didn't want to hear a lecture on the evils of hard drugs right now, especially when he had been completely straight this time.

He heard Jane call him in and opened the door slowly. He saw her in her fuzzy blue robe, brushing out her hair. He sat down on the toilet and looked up at her sheepishly.

"Hey, sorry bout last night luv. Didn't know you were dropping by." Paul told her scratching his head and then looked down at the white throw rug on the floor. He saw some fuzz on it; to keep him occupied he pick the fuzzy balls up and threw them in the rubbish bin.

Jane placed her brush back in the cabinet and gave him a concerned look.

"I wanted to surprise you. I guess you surprised me. Paul, I wish you'd stay away from those hard drugs. You scared me last night. You were so out of it and so terrified I didn't know what to do. Are you alright now?" She searched his face for the truth.

He cleared his throat and putting on his best actor's face, started to explain to her.

" I didn't know about the drug. It must have been slipped to me. I can assure you it wasn't any fun. The dreams it invoked were horrible. Sorry to scare you Janie, but thanks for being there for me." He looked down embarrassed.

"I love you, why wouldn't I be there for you? " She paused, looking at his embarrassed face, she felt bad for him now, " Well it's over and done with so they say. We have the rest of the weekend to spend together; I don't leave until Monday morning. "

His face rose to meet hers and he kissed her as she bent down to him. He felt badly for lying to her and even more that he really didn't want her there. Especially after seeing the love on her face. He knew if she hadn't been there he'd be with Rita, and felt a little guilty. Rita Evin was the one he truly wanted be with; he wondered how he had fallen for her so quickly. He loved Jane, but it just wasn't the same feelings he felt for Rita. He wondered if it was because of this whole situation and if afterwards he would again feel the same for Jane. So for now he figured he'd keep it the way it was and try to act normally around Jane. He knew he had to tell her about George and Pattie. He had a feeling that maybe the other two might stop by to see how he was, since George told him how bad he had been the night before.

He sucked in a breath and watched as she applied her make-up.

"Janie, I didn't know you'd be here and George is stopping by in about 30 minutes. I told him to bring Pattie along to keep you company since we have to work on something. The others might stop by as well. I'm sorry; I just didn't know you'd be here." He held his breath as he waited for her answer.

Jane turned her head to him, she had stopped what she was doing and thought about what he had just told her, "I really wanted to spend time alone with you. It's been awhile since we have." She paused for a moment and then continued, " Well I suppose I could share you for awhile. Just promise me that we will spend tonight and tomorrow alone, o.k.?" She tilted her head waiting for his answer.

Great he was off the hook, he thought, to his relief, and then exhaled the breath he had been holding. He really didn't want to spend time alone with her. Funny, usually he did, but now all he wanted to do was get her out of there and not screw up. He was afraid she'd notice something and he didn't want her to see that there was plenty going on. This was different then just a one nightstand that he successfully kept from her and he hoped he could act as if nothing were going on.