Jonesy strutted towards the Big Squeeze. He spotted Jen, Jude, Wyatt, Caitlin, and Nikki. Before he sat down, he opened his mouth wide and said,
"I AM THE PU-"
"If you say 'pussy-poppin' demon', I will SERIOUSLY kill you!" Wyatt interrupted. Jonesy closed his mouth and gave Wyatt a scowl.
"For the record, I was going to say something else, Wyatt."
"Oh, yeah? Did it also start with 'pu-'?" Nikki asked. Jonesy shut his mouth completely. He shook his head no.
"Sure it didn't," Jen said sarcastically. Jude just laughed at how flustered Jonesy looked about it all.
"For the record, we didn't do it yet, and unless he's been cheating on me, he won't be getting any unless we're married," Nikki stated. Jonesy finally sat down and groaned. His friends ruined it. Caitlin glanced over at the group after she finished the group's lemonades.
"All right, so it's that time of the month again where we all spill some little secret that we've been keeping," She said happily as she passed out the lemonades. After the whole hypnotist incident, they vowed never to share embarrassing secrets, but small things like not doing assignments or dates and other things they "accidentally" forgot to share with the group.
Jen went first.
"Okay, well…Coach moved me up to Head Coach because he's retiring," she said slowly. Caitlin gasped.
"Wow, congrats, Jen! That is SO exciting!" The rest of the group chorused in with congratulations before Jude went next.
"So I had to get rid of the old zamboni and buy a new one. I gonna miss that old dude," He said sadly. There was a collective "aw" of sadness for Jude before Nikki and Jonesy went next.
"I'm moving back here in a few days. It was Jonesy's and my secret," Nikki stated. There were many cheers and you could hear a "FINALLY!" slip out of Jen.
"My Daddy bought us the Big Squeeze! My boss is still my boss, but the business is spreading and I don't have to wear the lemon hat anymore!" Caitlin squealed. There were fewer cheers, but everyone was happy no one had to endure the embarrassment of wearing that dumb lemon hat.
"So, Wyatt, what's your news?" Jen asked. Wyatt shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't really have any news. After Serena and Chad graduated, Spin Me Records was sold and made into this new place where Marlowe works now. I guess that's all the news I know," He took a sip of his coffee. The rest of the group gave each other worried glances.
Ever since Wyatt and Marlowe ended, he seemed a tad emotionless. He knows her new job, too? Why did he always have to be so clingy?
"I'm not clinging to Marlowe, she just told me to stop by after work. She said she wanted me to see something." Wyatt glanced at his phone and stood up. "In fact, I have to head over now." He threw his empty cup away and walked towards a new store called Symphony of All Ages.
It didn't take Wyatt long to reach Symphony of All Ages. When he did, he spotted Marlowe standing in the doorway waiting for him.
"Hey!" She greeted cheerily. He smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.
"What's up?" He asked. Marlowe grabbed his arm and dragged him into the store.
"Wyatt, I want you to meet the manager- and your new boss!" She said happily.
"What?" He asked.
"Hello, Wyatt. I'm Rachel. Your friend Marlowe here convinced me to let you in. You'll be working the counter today."
"What?" Wyatt repeated. Marlowe parked him in front of the check-out counter and left to her job in the Unknown Rock 'N' Roll department. Wyatt sat at the counter and mentally freaked out.
Working with an ex. Another ex he loved dearly. Oh god. What was he going to do? How would he make it through the days? What if he flipped out on Marlowe like he did Serena?
Wyatt was hyperventilating when suddenly he heard snapping in the background. He shook his head a bit and looked up in front of him. There stood a girl holding a couple of CDs. She looked a little worried, but mainly annoyed.
"You're new here, aren't you?" She asked. It sounded more like a statement. Wyatt fumbled a bit and apologized.
"It was sprung on me about five minutes ago," He explained. The girl chuckled and dropped her CDs on the counter. As Wyatt rung them up one-by-one, he examined them all.
What did a girl who looked 15 want with Disney CDs? She couldn't be a mother. She was way too young. She could have siblings. Maybe they were for a kindergarten teacher.
"If you don't mind me asking, why are you buying these CDs?" Wyatt prodded gently. The girl chuckled.
"I work in the kids section here. When I'm not reading to the kids left here, I'm either singing the soundtracks from every Disney movie ever made or I'm dancing to them. Sometimes I even dress the kids up to look like characters."
"Then why this One Direction CD?" Wyatt teased.
"I'm not a boy-band girl usually. Dog Toy's not my style, but these guys have somewhat hidden sex stuff in them. I find it funny to hear 'people goin' all the way' when listening to a band that's supposed to sound nice and innocent. A band that parents may get annoyed with but let their child love anyway. Other than them, it's Big Time Rush and SHINee," she said.
"Wow. Lame~" Wyatt sung. The girl chuckled and slapped his arm lightly.
"You can call me lame when I marry a computer animated program," She giggled. Wyatt finished ringing her up and she finally paid. She strutted back to her station and Wyatt finally got a good look at her outfit. From the looks of it, she was wearing a Mulan costume. Her hair was pulled back into the Mulan bun and her pink qipao. He didn't even notice how white her face had been and how red her lips were. He didn't notice how her skin was tinted that white-yellow color, and how she had the little piece of hair fallen perfectly in place on her forehead just like Mulan.
The one thing he did notice, however, was how soft and sweet she had sounded even when she seemed annoyed at him. How graceful she walked. He even noticed the cricket cage hanging on her qipao.
Oh, wow was she beautiful.
"That's Naminé. She's a total bitch."