Autumn
1996
Nebraska
Please note all characters are 18 years of age or older.
This story takes place during CHARLES IN CHARGE CH. 07.
Tad strolled up towards the house humming a tune about about a candy man. He felt confident and excited!
'Get the... candy... then get to the party!' He thought to himself.
He spotted a scruffy looking fellow next to a motorcycle smoking a joint at the end of the path leading to the house. At six foot three Tad didn't see the smelly man as a threat, but he didn't like the look in the man's eye.
"Get in here!" Hissed a voice from the door.
Tad nodded to the fat man in the denim before entering the house.
"Wad up candy man!" Tad boomed proudly.
"Cut the jokes and pay up," the small blonde haired man said frustrated, "we don't have time for it."
"Come on Jeremy!" Tad teased, "you give me... candy, and I give you money for your DND shit."
The skinny blonde haired man crossed his arms unimpressed.
"What's this 'we' shit about?" Tad asked jerking a thumb towards the jean jacketed man outside.
"That's Guardrail," the Jeremy said in a low tone, "he's my..."
"Sugar daddy?" Tad said laughing.
"Sorta," Jeremy said, "he's the middle man and he has no patience."
Tad produced a fake frown imitating Jeremy's.
"Look just pay up and go. Guardrail is going to teach us how to fly if we don't hurry."
"What ever dweeb!" Tad said pulling out a wad of cash before declining "where's my candy bitch!"
Jeremy snatched the cash quickly then started to count the rumpled bills.
"It's all there loser, now where the candy at?" Tad proclaimed as if he were surrounded by his teammates.
"You're fucking short!" Jeremy yelled.
"So?" The bigger man said as if it were nothing.
"So!" Jeremy screamed, "didn't you see the biker out there?"
"I'll pay you losers the rest next time, I'll get it at the party." Tad said as if it were a done deal.
"You're a fucking idiot!" Jeremy said.
"Calm down." Tad started to say.
SLAP!
"Ow!" Tad said rubbing his cheek.
"Unless you have a gun on you, we need a plan beyond 'calm down'!" Jeremy said with air quotes.
Tad shook his head frowning before saying, "what have you got in mind."
"I don't know if I can trust you." Jeremy said bluntly.
"Well you just can." Tad replied.
"You came in here planning on stiffing me; then when this shit got real you were going to walk away." Jeremy said stating his case.
"So?" Tad said shrugging.
"So why don't I just walk away instead..." Jeremy hinted, "let you deal with the biker who doesn't care if he goes to jail over some pretty boy."
Tad gulped, he didn't think his chances were good if Guardrail was armed, he was fast... very fast, but not faster than a bullet.
"What's your stupid plan," Tad said defeated, "you obviously have one."
Jeremy took a step back to think it over.
"Out with is asshole!" Tad demanded, "whatever it is it's better than getting shot by a fat fuck."
"Prove that I can trust you and I'll cover your shortfall." Jeremy said sternly.
"Fine, say it and fucking do it!" Tad said frustrated. "I am late for my party..."
"And everyone is expecting candy from you..." Jeremy said finishing his sentence.
"Yeah, that too." Tad snipped.
"Suck my dick, I suck yours and we're in this together!" Jeremy said sticking out his hand.
Tad stuck his out too to shake it before realizing what he had just heard.
"Deal!" Jeremy said shaking the big hand held in his own.