Davy rolled to a stop in front of Cherrie's apartment building. Two weeks had passed since his conversation with Peter. Davy had spent a lot of time trying to figure out what Peter wanted him to learn from those lyrics. He had also spent a lot more time with Cherrie. Tonight he was going to tell Cherrie how he felt about her. He looked up in time to see Karen peek out of the curtains and quickly disappear again. "Girls. What would this world be like without them?" Davy thought affectionately. "I never want to find out!"
He took the stairs two at a time to reach Cherrie and Karen's third floor apartment. It took approximately one second for Karen to answer the buzzer after Davy rang.
"Hi, Davy! C'mon in." Karen stepped aside for Davy to enter the small but tidy living room. "Cherrie is just about ready."
"How are you, Karen? Anything new?" Davy smiled at the young woman who looked like Cherrie with sun-bleached blonde hair instead. Karen loved the beach and especially the surfers who were there anytime the waves were good.
"Well, Bobby scored some far out rides today! He was hot-doggin' all over the place!" Karen seemed ready to go into a detailed description of the day's action when Cherrie bounced into the room.
"Karen, don't make Davy listen to all that stuff about Bobby. I've heard enough of it already today!" Cherrie made a face at her sister and then turned to give Davy a kiss that made him weak in the knees.
"I'd love to hear all about it but we've really got to get going, Karen. I don't want to miss one minute of the music tonight!"
With that, Davy grabbed Cherrie's hand, winked at Karen, and ran out the door with Cherrie in tow. Once they were in the car and pulling away from the curb, Davy turned to his date and said, "You look beautiful, luv. Nobody is going to be looking at anybody but you on the dance floor. I'll probably have to fight guys off of you all night."
"Oh, Davy! You say the sweetest things." Cherrie snuggled closer to him on the car seat and planted a kiss on his cheek. "Where are we going?"
"I thought we'd go to the Whiskey tonight. The Seeds are playing." The Whiskey-A-Go-Go was another popular nightspot in the area, and The Seeds were a favorite local group that was beginning to break on the national record charts.
Her perfume was driving him nearly wild. He could hardly wait to talk to her, to tell her how much he loved her, but the time had to be perfect. Since the night when Cherrie had begged him to think only of her, she hadn't mentioned it again. Oddly enough, though, she was the only one he thought of. They had spent many hours together since then. Davy learned that Cherrie wanted to travel, loved the color purple, could play a mean game of pool, and knew the words to all The Monkees' songs. They had gone to Cheshire Hill Ranch, and Cherrie had ridden one of Chip's horses while Davy was on his beloved Pearl Locker. Cherrie listened to Davy's tales of Manchester and laughed endlessly at the pranks his parents used to pull on each other. She knew his favorite color was blue, he was very competitive, and he wanted to own and ride a winner in the Nationals someday. Davy and Cherrie had become a couple.
The time spent at The Whiskey flew by in a blur. The music was fabulous, and Davy was spot on when he said the other guys would notice Cherrie. His heart sang with joy that this glorious creature was with him and thought of him as hers. He didn't even notice the looks directed towards him from the females. He guided her protectively through the admiring throng on the dance floor and pulled out her chair at their table.
"Are you hungry? Would you like to go to the drive-in? Whatever m'lady wants. Your wish is my desire." Davy looked tenderly at Cherrie.
"Kind sir, just being in your presence is all I could ever want." Cherrie giggled softly and leaned in to kiss Davy.
Davy opened his eyes after the kiss and wanted to leave all the noise and bustle right away. "Let's go. There are too many people here. I want you all to myself," he murmured. They both stood and made their way through the dancing crowd as quickly as possible.
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