After he’d circled the lot several times, Mitch slipped the Jeep in as another car left. He turned off the ignition and turned to Chloe. “You look beautiful tonight. I forgot to tell you that earlier.”
Chloe reached for her seatbelt and stopped. “Oh… thank you. It’s never too late to give a girl a compliment.” She unclipped the belt and reached for the door. “Have you been here before?”
“No, but my stomach hopes for a large T-bone steak.”
A curious look passed over Chloe’s face. “Have you ever been to a Tapas-style restaurant before?”
“No, but a reliable source told me you’d like it.”
“I do, but tapas means small snack or appetizer in Spanish. I have a feeling it’ll take a lot of small snacks to fill you up. Why don’t we go somewhere else for dinner?”
Chloe smiled and he couldn’t take his eyes off the little indentation in her chin. “I want you to be happy.” He reached over and tugged at her scarf, fingering the nubby material between his thumb and index finger. He leaned closer and kissed Chloe softly and then with more urgency. After a moment he pulled back. “I can’t seem to stop.”
She leaned forward. “Then don’t—”
Chloe stopped talking when he tugged her closer, caressed her face, and said ever so slowly, “Don’t what?” His lips grazed the left corner of her lips. Then the right. She lifted her face to his and his lips brushed against hers once, twice. “This?” he asked and slid his hands along either side of her face. Her hands went to his shoulders, but their bodies remained apart. The stick shift of the Jeep saw to that. He rested his forehead against hers and took a deep breath. He’d never felt such an instant attraction before.
“Umm, maybe we should get dinner?” Chloe sat back and re-clipped her seatbelt.
“Good idea.” Mitch did the same. “I’m out of ideas unless you want to go to Arby’s.” He laughed as he tried to resist the urge to kiss Chloe again.
“I’ve got an idea. I think you’re going to like it.”
“Okay. Which way to food?” Mitch asked as he backed out.
“Head toward Highway 10. Do you like Sci-Fi movies?”
Mitch looked over at Chloe. Her sheepish smile told him she was up to something. “I’m fond of all kinds of movies, especially Sci-Fi. Did you want to go to a movie after dinner?” Mitch liked the thought of having the date continue into the evening.
Chloe laughed again. “I was thinking of combining food and a movie. There’s an old drive-in on the outskirts of town. They have surprisingly good food, not gourmet, but high quality burgers, and crispy fries. And...Drum roll please…They’re playing the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. What do you think? Are you up for drive-in food and a cheesy movie?”
“I couldn’t think of a better evening, as long as you’re beside me.” Mitch had never been able to expressed his feelings so easily before. It felt good, uplifting.
Chloe touched his hand. “I agree.”
Mitch knew the Vine Grove drive-in had been around since before his time. In high school it looked old, but it was a fun place to hang out. He could tell somebody had put money into revamping this drive-in. The concession stand looked new, painted in an eye catching shade of pink. Some of the old radios that used to hook to cars were stashed in the far corner.
Now, the theatre mixed the old in with the new.
“Where do you want to park?”
Chloe pointed to several spots open half way to the screen, in the center aisle. “How about over there?”
Mitch pulled in and turned off the Jeep. “It’s too cold to sit outside even if I had chairs. I have a radio that runs on batteries, but I’ll be happy to turn the Jeep on if you get cold.”
“This is so cool. You can tell by the chairs, coolers, and warm clothes some of these people have done this before. They don’t seem to think it’s too cold.”
“Yeah, well, by the looks of those coolers they have
Chloe reached for her seatbelt and stopped. “Oh… thank you. It’s never too late to give a girl a compliment.” She unclipped the belt and reached for the door. “Have you been here before?”
“No, but my stomach hopes for a large T-bone steak.”
A curious look passed over Chloe’s face. “Have you ever been to a Tapas-style restaurant before?”
“No, but a reliable source told me you’d like it.”
“I do, but tapas means small snack or appetizer in Spanish. I have a feeling it’ll take a lot of small snacks to fill you up. Why don’t we go somewhere else for dinner?”
Chloe smiled and he couldn’t take his eyes off the little indentation in her chin. “I want you to be happy.” He reached over and tugged at her scarf, fingering the nubby material between his thumb and index finger. He leaned closer and kissed Chloe softly and then with more urgency. After a moment he pulled back. “I can’t seem to stop.”
She leaned forward. “Then don’t—”
Chloe stopped talking when he tugged her closer, caressed her face, and said ever so slowly, “Don’t what?” His lips grazed the left corner of her lips. Then the right. She lifted her face to his and his lips brushed against hers once, twice. “This?” he asked and slid his hands along either side of her face. Her hands went to his shoulders, but their bodies remained apart. The stick shift of the Jeep saw to that. He rested his forehead against hers and took a deep breath. He’d never felt such an instant attraction before.
“Umm, maybe we should get dinner?” Chloe sat back and re-clipped her seatbelt.
“Good idea.” Mitch did the same. “I’m out of ideas unless you want to go to Arby’s.” He laughed as he tried to resist the urge to kiss Chloe again.
“I’ve got an idea. I think you’re going to like it.”
“Okay. Which way to food?” Mitch asked as he backed out.
“Head toward Highway 10. Do you like Sci-Fi movies?”
Mitch looked over at Chloe. Her sheepish smile told him she was up to something. “I’m fond of all kinds of movies, especially Sci-Fi. Did you want to go to a movie after dinner?” Mitch liked the thought of having the date continue into the evening.
Chloe laughed again. “I was thinking of combining food and a movie. There’s an old drive-in on the outskirts of town. They have surprisingly good food, not gourmet, but high quality burgers, and crispy fries. And...Drum roll please…They’re playing the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. What do you think? Are you up for drive-in food and a cheesy movie?”
“I couldn’t think of a better evening, as long as you’re beside me.” Mitch had never been able to expressed his feelings so easily before. It felt good, uplifting.
Chloe touched his hand. “I agree.”
Mitch knew the Vine Grove drive-in had been around since before his time. In high school it looked old, but it was a fun place to hang out. He could tell somebody had put money into revamping this drive-in. The concession stand looked new, painted in an eye catching shade of pink. Some of the old radios that used to hook to cars were stashed in the far corner.
Now, the theatre mixed the old in with the new.
“Where do you want to park?”
Chloe pointed to several spots open half way to the screen, in the center aisle. “How about over there?”
Mitch pulled in and turned off the Jeep. “It’s too cold to sit outside even if I had chairs. I have a radio that runs on batteries, but I’ll be happy to turn the Jeep on if you get cold.”
“This is so cool. You can tell by the chairs, coolers, and warm clothes some of these people have done this before. They don’t seem to think it’s too cold.”
“Yeah, well, by the looks of those coolers they have
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