<center> How do you like me now? Now that I'm on way? do you still think I'm crazy, standing here today I couldn't make you love me...</center> -- RD Present: Downtown

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Date Posted: Fri, Oct 01 2004, 6:31pm PDT
Author: Gabe
Subject: How do you like me now?
Now that I'm on way?
do you still think I'm crazy, standing here today
I couldn't make you love me...

He made his way in child free - the toddler was spending the day with Aunt "my-my" and his cousins. A hand raked through his hair, then he dropped it to the side - remembering that it was styled and it was a mess when it was ruffled. Smiling at the cute girl at the counter, he ordered a mocha frappacino with extra mocha drizzle on top before he headed towards the outside deck, lighting a cigarette and setting down. This was his way of relaxing, rarely, maybe once a week, he would get a coffee and smoke a cigarette, it just relaxed him.

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What's it like to lose your memory? (Inside cause it's tooooo long!) -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:14pm PDT
- He smiled in return, shifting to stub out the cigarette and stand up - always the polite one. "Hey..." He smiled lightly, watching her for a brief moment. "Do you want me to get you something real quick?" -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:23pm PDT
Her smile widened a bit - if she hadn't been too sure about this before, she was a little more confident now, and, being the person that she was, offered him a brief, friendly hug before she took a step back. "Yeah, a double double would be good.." She needed something to settle her stomach. -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:27pm PDT
He nodded, pressing a soft kiss to her cheek and pulling out her chair for her before he disappeared into the coffee house, ordering her drink and waiting around, chatting absently with the girl behind the counter before he got her drink and headed back out. "Here ya go." He stated, setting the drink down in front of her before sitting down himself - picking his drink back up. -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:46pm PDT
"Thanks.. you rock." She sat opposite him, but not very far away - the tables were miniscule, and leaned back to cross one long leg over the other. So here they were, and she didn't have a word to say to him, so she started with the idle chat. "You got rid of your curls.." -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:50pm PDT
He laughed lightly, nodding as he ran a hand over the back of his head. "Yeah, I didn't think I looked like the profession capable potential dad with a mop head." He shrugged a bit, a smile playing on his lips. -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:53pm PDT
She made a bit of a puppy face, cupping her hands, fingers ringless with a certain intention, around her steaming cup of coffee, but she hadn't taken a drink yet, just blown on the steam and considered drinking it. "Well I liked them." -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 8:58pm PDT
"Sorry, sweetheart. I am going for the mature look now." He winked gently, his gaze on her for a moment before he spoke. "I forgot to get you an icecube...it's been awhile." He still remembered her little quirks, he just wasn't at the top of his game anymore. -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:08pm PDT
She smiled a little bit at that, one corner of her lips tilting up a little more than the other as her cobalts rose to meet his - even Breckin never remembered the ice cube. "At least you thought of it... and... I don't like the mature look." No, she didn't not like it, it was different that was all, she was as attracted to him as ever. -- ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:25pm PDT
"I am sorry." He stated with a small smile before he shrugged his shoulders. "I liked them too but really, I wasn't going for the little boy look." He smirked gently, taking a sip before he let out a breath. "Do you mind if I smoke?" -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:38pm PDT
"Only if you don't mind sharing." She held out her hand, almost too eagerly - it was a habit she'd been hiding for months now - since things started to get rocky - she was suffering some serious anxiety these days, so she took whatever she could get. -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:41pm PDT
He smirked lightly, handing her a cigarette before he pulled an engraved silver zippo out of his pocket, snapping his finger over it which caused a flame to leap out. He leaned over, offering the flame for her before he settled back down. -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:45pm PDT
She took a greedy puff and then flicked a little ash away, dipping her pinky into the coffee to see if it was suitable yet - almost. "God, you have no idea how nice this is.." She didn't much get away on her own, let alone with a friend. -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:47pm PDT
"I know exactly what you mean, this is like, my ultimate relaxation time." He inhaled deeply, ashing to the side before he looked over to her once again. "So tell me whats all been going on with you?" -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:52pm PDT
"You really wanna know?" She gave him a dubious look and shook her head a bit. "You're asking a lot." Running a hand through her hair, she took another drag. -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 9:56pm PDT
"I want to know." He stated, leaning back and waiting patiently for her answer. -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 10:03pm PDT
Inside again -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 10:08pm PDT
- He shook his head, frowning gently. "No, not silly..." He shrugged a bit. "I don't have any experience in it...but aren't marriages full of ups and downs? I mean it can't be easy..." -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 10:10pm PDT
- She pursed her lips for a moment as he spoke and let out a long breath, and a little nod. "No, it's not - but what about when you don't think you're married to the same person you married five years ago?" -- Ace, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 10:11pm PDT
He shruged a bit. "Well, people change right?" He pursed his lips. "I suppose, if you love someone, you grow with their changes." -- Gabe, Fri, Oct 01 2004, 10:22pm PDT
Again she pressed her lips together and drew in a long breath with a nod. "But enough of that, you didn't sign up to be my marriage counsellor - what about you?" -- Ace, Sat, Oct 02 2004, 4:15am PDT
He shrugged a bit at that, smirking lightly. " What about me?" He tilted his head questioningly, his eyes on hers as he took a long drag off the smoke. -- GABE, Sat, Oct 02 2004, 10:21pm PDT
She wanted to be tactful about it but she couldn't help herself - and since when had she ever been anything but brash and in-your-face? She pursed her lips for a moment, finding words for what she wanted to ask. "What happened to you and Rhea?" -- Ace, Sat, Oct 02 2004, 10:25pm PDT
He shrugged lightly, he couldn't just say that Rhea hadn't been her - though both he and Rhea knew that was the major problem. He adored Rhea, thought she was a great girl - but she just wasn't for him. "It just didn't work out..." He stated with a shrug, that was really all there was to it. -- Gabe, Sat, Oct 02 2004, 10:33pm PDT
She nodded a little bit - even the vague suggestion of the memory of what had happened there hit her firmly where it hurt - remembering having thought she had lost everything - but no, she was still here. "I see..." The corner of her lips turned down as she chewed thoughtfully on her lower lip. -- Ace, Sat, Oct 02 2004, 10:48pm PDT
He shook his head. "Don't get me wrong, she's a great girl, it just...it wasn't right at the time." He shrugged a bit, unsure what else to say to that. -- Gabe, Sat, Oct 02 2004, 11:02pm PDT
She nodded a bit at that, taking another sip of her coffee that was going cold - it was better that way anyways. "Yeah, she's a good kid." That was probably all she'd ever see Rhea as, a kid.. -- Ace, Sun, Oct 03 2004, 6:47am PDT
He smirked, absently thinking he wasn't going to correct her but Rhea was no more of a kid then Ace was. He just shrugged a bit, and nodded absently. "I am in no hurry to meet someone." -- Gabe, Sun, Oct 03 2004, 10:34am PDT
She nodded a little bit at that, a brief smile flitting over her thin lips. She wished that she hadn't been in such a hurry. "So where are you working now?" -- Ace, Sun, Oct 03 2004, 10:49am PDT
"Um,ever heard of Marco's Surf Supply?" He questioned, the company was pretty new still but incredably succesful as of right now and was growing by the day. -- Gabe, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:17pm PDT
She raised a brow a bit at that. "You still surf then? No way..." Then she found it in her head to answer his question. "Uh - yeah, it's giving Jax some competition.." Not that she was in the market for a board anymore. -- Ace, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:19pm PDT
He nodded a bit. "I surf some...but I own the company." He was incredably well off and he enjoyed his business, it was big enough now though that he had employee's to do all the work,he just signed the checks./ -- Gabe, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:23pm PDT
She smiled a touch at that and then shook her head vaguely. "Wow.." He'd come a long way since they'd been together.. "Congratulations.." They were big enough that she knew their name, which was some feat these days. -- Ace, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:25pm PDT
He smiled and nodded, he never let his success go to his head. "Thanks." He smirked, taking a sip of his drink. "I think if it wasn't for me being so established, I would have never gotten Zee." -- Gabe, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:28pm PDT
This whole talk of surfing had niggled it's spot into her mind and she was distracted now as she twisted her heavy ceramic mug against the formica-topped table, nodding to his statement, and then looking up. "Do you think we could go?" Not as in leaving this place, but as in to the beach. -- Ace, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:31pm PDT
He nodded, knowing what she was talking about immediatly." Yeah, definately, whenever you wanted too, I am on vacation for this month." -- Gabe, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:39pm PDT
A slow smile spread across her features. "You know, it's been so long since I've been out there - with Ais being so little I don't even take them to the beach on my own, it's too hard to keep an eye on both by myself." Already her mind was taking her back, pushing through the chapters of the last five years, surging back toward 'the good old days' -- Ace, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 9:45pm PDT
He nodded again. "Anytime..." He took out his wallet, his cell number scribbled on the back of his card that he handed to her. "I think I even have a board here still." -- Gabe, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 10:24pm PDT
The smile continued to spread across her features as she pocketed his card, setting aside the rest of her cold coffee. "Gabe... thanks." It was nice just to feel normal, like a normal adult. -- Ace, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 10:26pm PDT
He shook his head, smirking gently as he gazed at her with a wink. "Don't worry 'bout it." He finished off coffee before tossing into the garbage can behind him. -- Gabe, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 10:30pm PDT
She unwound herself from the warmth that was his presence, and with a sort of feline grace, stretched her lithe body out, arms over her head with a little yawn. "Well.. I guess it's time to get back to the grindstone." -- Ace, Mon, Oct 04 2004, 10:32pm PDT