Nothing to Do
 

Richie had been in Coffs most of the day and stopped by a local tavern for a sandwich and a pint. He’d finished his sandwich and was on his second pint when Nell and Jean walked in and sat at the bar with him.

“Hi Richie, how are you?” Jean settled her bag on the floor.

“Good, what are you girls up to tonight?”

“I just came in with Nell, Jimmy is supposed to meet her here and they’re going to a movie.”

“Yeah,” he looked across at Nell, “What are you going to see?”

Nell got her drink, “Public Enemies, it’s supposed to be good.”

“You’re not going with them?” Richie handed Jean her drink.

“Well no…it’s a date thing Richie.”

“Oh…date thing. We could make it a foursome.”

“Don’t you think Toni might object to that?”

“Toni is somewhere between here and LA going to see her mother, I got nothing else to do tonight.”

Jean raised her brows, Travis was somewhere out over the Atlantic too, “Okay, I got nothing to do either.” She smiled. “But this is not a date Richie.”

“Oh no…of course not.” He smiled.