In Our Image: Bloodline

Chapter Six

Inside Colson finds Immy pushing herself against the arm of the couch trying to create distance between the intensifying couple. He smiles at her discomfort and walks over purposely spilling a bit of his beer on the back of the guy mounting his date.

"The fuck man!" The guy yells as he stands up frustrated.

Colson holds his hands up apologetically, "Shit man I'm sorry my bad."

The guy shrugs, "Whatever cock block." He helps his lady up and they disappear into the den adjacent the hallway.

Colson sits down next to Immy and hands her a beer.

"Oh my god thank you so much, I felt like I was about to watch a porn." Immy says thankful Colson showed up.

Colson smiles and sits down next to her but giving her a respectful distance, "So you're into porn huh?" He says teasing.

"What? No... I mean who hasn't seen one, wait what?" Immy fumbles with an answer to the trap question.

"Immy chill, I'm messing with you." Colson replies handing her a beer.

Immy takes a shallow drink of the beverage and her face squints, "Oh god... this taste like..."

"Like piss I know, beer is an acquired taste, I mean you could go the basic bitch route and go fruity with the other chicks in the kitchen but I'm breaking you in right." He replies smiling.

She shakes her head dismissively; she smiles and forces another drink down hoping to calm her nerves.

"So what now Mr. Miyagi?" She asks jokingly.

He nods and raises an eyebrow while pressing the bottle against his lips, "You got jokes huh, but you get points for refrencing a classic. Okay, well... now you just relax and tell me about you."

She looks at the floor and then back at him.

What the hell do I do now? He wants to know about me... quick think of a lie, anything but the truth... Oh my god why am I even here, what am I thinking, I can't fit in with them... Why is he just looking at me what the fu...

"Okay I'll help, so what do you do Imogen Finley of Jasper Alabama... when you're not in school?" He asks trying to ease her into a conversation.

Immy smiles thankful he saved her from herself, "Well Colson also of Jasp... wait what is this the middle ages?" Immy replies giggling.

Colson shoots her a look and she tries yet again to escape her awkward self.

"Okay, okay... I pretty much just go to school and work in the shop with mom, Harkyn and Elie."

"So that's it, booo, so boring." He replies smiling.

"I know I know... that's me, plain Jane, vanilla boring."

"It's not boring it's..." Colson tries to comfort her but is cut off.

"Boring, it's ok I live it you can say it."

Colson looks at her knowingly, "I was going to say safe, not boring but safe."

"That's one way to put it." She replies taking another drink.

"What about movies, what kind are you into? I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess... horror, scifi, grindhouse?"

Immy smiles, "Yeah lets go with that."

Colson leans in and nudges her elbow with his hand shaking her beer just slightly, "Come on don't be a dick, do you know how hard it is to talk to girls..."