Chapter 5

They met for dinner at a local craft beer bar and pizza place. She wore a tank top and jeans and pearls in her ears. One of her ears had a stud going straight through that made him imagine licking her ear. The thought turned his cheeks red.

“You look nice Dr. Greenwhich” he said.

“Thanks Dr. Geyser, so do you! Although I don’t remember your cheeks being so read. You can call me Jamie”

“And you can call me Rob.” Geyser said as his cheecks turned even more red.

As they drank beer and ate pizza passing small talk on to topics of philosophy and physics she finally asked him. “So why did you give me that bullshit answer at the conference?”

“Honestly, you caught me. I had no answer and I was embarrassed and I just talked to run the clock. I’m sure my answer showed it.”

“Not very manly.”

“Some women have more balls than guys.” He replied.

“Well yours seemed to be quiet fine. “ She winked. He smiled.

“So what are you doing now Rob?”

“Well I’m looking at the similarities in the remains of cities.”

“Go on”

“It’s a bit classified”

“Ugh…” she grunted, “Fine, don’t tell me.”

As he walked her home, “You can come in but you can’t stay.”

“Sure. Of course!” He said even though he knew he’d have her, he heard that line before.

They went to her apartment and she opened a couple more beers, they sat on a plush couch in her small studio and she put on an old record by David Bowie.. they fell into silence, her body seemed there for the taking, he moved towards her in almost a lunge, his lips met hers and their bodies joined and as they kissed and his hands ran up her body finding their way under her shirt and as the song “Major Tom” came to the climax the map of the subway popped into his mind. He ripped away from her lips and gyrating hips with a scream.

“What what what ?!” she yelled.

“Ahhh! I got it!!!! I’ll tell you later, you’ll know soon!”

“No! Tell me!”

“The settlements! They are the same!!” Like a mad man, he put on his shoes, gave her a sloppy but passionate kiss, and ran out the door.