Memories of Maple Avenue

You Really Got Me

The next evening arrives and Lindsey along with his mom and dad are walking across the street to the Nicks residence. Morris allowed at Lindsey's request for his brothers to be excused from the event. Lindsey's thinking was that he'd be nervous enough without his brothers wise cracks and generally making fun of him.

The three make their way to the front door and before Morris can knock Barbara answers the door. She invites them all in and the introductions are made by Stevie who has been waiting just inside. Barbara says to them all

"Lets go out back, Jess has got steaks going on the grill."

"I'll get us all something to drink."

They all follow Barbara through the house and out the sliding glass door in the kitchen leading to the back deck. There is a full sized swimming pool with changing rooms on the far left of the pool deck. In front of the pool sits a couple of tables with umbrellas and chairs surrounding them. There is a bar and Jess's grill on the right hand side along with the steps that lead down to the yard. Barbara introduces Morris and Ruth to Jess who is standing at the grill flipping steaks. Barbara goes to the bar and prepares cocktails for the adults. There is a cooler sitting next to the bar with bottles of soda for kids.

Stevie's brother Chris is standing by the steps with a couple baseball gloves in his hands. He says to Lindsey

"Hey Lindsey, my sister says your the best baseball player around these parts!"

"You wanna play catch with me?"

Lindsey looks over at Stevie and sees her smiling at him and nodding. Lindsey gets it, he turns and says to Chris

"Sure why not?"

"Hand me one is those gloves and that baseball you got and let's have a toss."

Chris gives Lindsey a glove and his baseball and leads Lindsey down the steps to the backyard. The two begin playing catch and Chris says to Lindsey

"My sister says your her boyfriend, does that mean you get to kiss her and stuff?"

Lindsey throws the ball to Chris and replies

"Well I suppose boyfriends and girlfriends kiss sometimes."

"There is a lot of hand holding and hugs too."

Chris fires the baseball back to Lindsey and says

"Yuck why you want to kiss my sister?"

Lindsey chuckles and throws the ball back and says

"You'll understand in a couple of years."

Chris shakes his head and replies

"I just want to be a superstar like you and an ace ball player!'

Lindsey responds

"Why do you think I'm a star?"

Chris backs up a couple steps and throws the ball back to Lindsey. He then says

"My sister has been talking about you all day!"

"First to my mom and dad, then to her friends on the phone."

"She says your her dreamy knight in shining armor who defended her honor from boys who wanted to jump her."

Lindsey replies

"Wow she really talks about me like that?"

Chris fires the ball back to Lindsey and says

"Duh she talks about you all the time!"