phantomrider: ('cause you look so pretty)
Johnnie Redmayne ([personal profile] phantomrider) wrote in [community profile] beyondtheline 2023-06-16 09:29 pm (UTC)

Mmm. Yeah, you still got plenty to learn, babe.

[But he laughs it off and pats the side of her leg, then lets one of his hands rest on top of hers for the moment.]

I know you didn't grow up with all this like I did, so don't worry too much about not knowin', okay? You're real smart, you'll pick it up fast. I can tell you about a lot of it before we even get there anyway, an' I know I keep sayin' I'll do that but then we get wrapped up in all kindsa other stuff. Next time we stop, I'll try an' give you a rundown.

[Basics, anyway. There's still plenty that probably won't sink in until she's lived it a little while, but she's got to start somewhere. It's a shame he doesn't have a map of LA itself on him, that would be useful for her. Once they get to California, one of those tourist info kiosks will have one he can grab, and they can look it over together at some little desert bar. Hell, he can take over a table at the Broken Bottle for that, that'll be perfect. He misses that damn place, even if it's only been a few weeks since he was in there last. Feels like years now.]

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