Disclaimer: I don't own Jimmy Neutron but Jindy will forever own my heart : cheesy af
Hi guys! Here's the first part of Chapter 4, it turned out to be a LOT longer than I expected, so just hang in there. Thanks for the support! 3
Cindy stepped out of her car and opened the house's mahogany-colored gate. She caught a glimpse of the gutter leaking…again. She sighed, she will have to fix it all by herself again. If only there was some-
"I could fix that for you," Cindy turned her head to her well-lit entrance door. She silently grumbled.
"Henry what are you doing here again?" The pertinacious pretty boy walked towards the woman of his dreams (and nightmares), he eyed her intently. "What is he up to this time?" Cindy thought.
"Why can't it be me?" He asked sternly. Cindy's eyes unnoticeably widened. She tried to answer, but nothing came out.
When Cindy fell silent, Henry narrowed his eyes into slits. "There's someone else, isn't there?"
Cindy decided to avoid his gaze. "Whether there is someone else or not, you're not the one for me Henry, and I'm not the one for you. I'm sure you'll eventually find a girl who you'd definitely go crazy for," Cindy showed a half-smile, as if reassuring him.
"But you are that girl!" Henry clenched his teeth.
Cindy closed her eyes and shook her head. "I'm not-"
"Howd'youknow?" Henry mumbled like a kid.
Cindy placed an index finger on his chest. She started prodding him, "Listen, I'm like, 6 years older than you, that makes me 600% more experienced than you are! I know, because I just know! Okay?" She pushed him hard with her finger. Cindy was getting annoyed and frustrated herself.
"We just wouldn't work out okay? I'm tired. Just go home," Cindy added.
With that, she walked past him and went inside the house.
The next morning, Automotive Company…
"Jimmy, somebody's looking for you, she's a tall, slim, and young lady. She said you know her." Mrs. Roberts, one of the many elder employees in the company informed the seemingly busy, but not really, James Neutron. He got up from his office chair and went out.
"Tall, slim, young lady? Who could that even be?" He started talking to himself as he continuously searched for the said lady. As usual, there were many customers in the area, some inquiring about the displayed cars for sale, a few employees were accommodating the complaining customers, and others were giving out flyers. It was a busy place, "Where is she? She's wasting my time!" Jimmy thought. He spotted Adam and Belle talking by the coffee maker in the corner of the room, he was about to ask them, when he saw somebody else with them. Jimmy narrowed his eyes and leaned his head forward as he continued to walk towards them. When his vision became clearer, he could not believe his eyes. "Holy…" Jimmy began walking faster.
When he reached the three, Adam looked at Jimmy impatiently, "Where have you been?! How could you make the beautiful Miss Cindy Vortex wait?" Belle glared and silently sent daggers to the blonde standing beside her. She pursed her lips as tight as she can.
The blonde devil smiled angelically.
Jimmy and Cindy went up to his office and there they talked.
"Why are you here?" Jimmy started, he looked comfortable in his seat, but in fact, he wanted to hide from her as soon as possible.
"Why do you think?" Cindy answered back, her seemingly angelic smile still plastered on her face.
"I can't think of a single reason why you would want to see me," The conversation was going fast.
"Well," Cindy looked around.
"What? Just say it!" Jimmy was fidgeting under the table.
"I want to offer you a deal," Cindy revealed, finally making eye contact with the brunet she just called handsome the previous night.
Jimmy snickered, "Wait, let me get this straight so I may not be mistaken…You, YOU wanted to see me to offer a deal? What's this? Because whatever it is, I'm not interested!"
Cindy was scary silent.
"Neutron-" Cindy was actually relaxed.
"Oh so we're back to addressing each other by our respective surnames? After how many years, you just come here and decided tk offer me a whatsoever deal," Jimmy reverted to his impertinent language.
Cindy ignored his insolence, "I want you to marry me."
Jimmy started laughing so har. He was swinging his head back and forth while slapping his thighs. When he saw Cindy's dead serious face, he immediately stopped.
"I'm sorry can you repeat what you just said? I don't think I heard it correctly." Jimmy said rather sarcastically.
"Marry me, be the father of my daughter," Jimmy thought Cindy was determined to make him go crazy. He was practically speechless from the shock he was feeling.
"Do you even know what you're saying right now? Can you hear yourself?" Jimmy countered.
"Judging from how you look right now, I don't think you need a bum like me in your perfect life," Jimmy added as he raised his eyebrow.
"That wasn't what I was expecting to hear," Cindy tried to remain calm.
"This isn't what I was expecting from you," Jimmy could not explain how he felt. He could not absorb anything that was happening. First of all, Cindy Vortex, his first and might-be-last love just appeared in front of him, and now they're sitting across each other. Second, what did she just say? Marry me? Doesn't that mean she's single? Be the father of my daughter? Is she a single mother or a widow? God help me!
"Please don't be like this, I really need you right now,"
"So you just went looking for me because you needed me?" Jimmy snapped.
"There! The truth actually came out. I'm right, you only sought me because you need something from me! How astounding!"
"Please…" Cindy pleaded, she was already letting him take over her.
"Okay, let's say I accept your proposal, what do I get in return?" Jimmy leaned on his revolving chair, he tilted his head and tucked his chin smugly.
"I'll pay for everything, from your water bills, electric bills, to groceries, uh, insurance, everything you need, just BE A FATHER!" Cindy sounded so desperate, Jimmy almost wanted to say yes to her. Almost.
"I don't need someone to pay for my bills, I'm fine living on my own!" He retorted.
"Plus, being a parent is difficult, am I right? I don't think it's all worth it, Vortex, just for a bunch of risible and ridiculous payment bills!"
"Okay, fine, you don't want that? Let me come up with a different condition…Umm…" Cindy pretended to think hard. In actuality, she had already prepared a good number of different bargains.
"How 'bout you become my daughter's father, then I become your father's physician? How's that?" Cindy faked a smile.
Jimmy faked smiled back. "No, thanks! I can handle him on my own as well."
There was a brief silence. Cindy looked down on her black stilettos.
"Cindy, let me ask you a question," Jimmy's tone was full of seriousness, determination.
"Did you think that I stayed single because I couldn't forget you? Because I couldn't meet someone better than you?"
She bit her lip.
Cindy's silence confirmed that what he was thinking was right.
"You are right-" Jimmy declared.
Cindy swiftly looked up to him, she saw something she did not see earlier... It was pensive sadness.
"You're right," Jimmy repeated, as if trying to convince himself that he just said the words that left his mouth. "I couldn't forget you, I can't. And that is the reason why I can't accept your proposal even though the stipulations are pretty advantageous and beneficial to me, because I couldn't forget you. The feelings, the hurt, the pain you caused me 10 years ago, they're still the same, they're as painful as before, maybe even more painful now…That's why I can't be with you, because every time I see you, I remember those days…Especially the day when, when I was finally ready to give you everything, then you just walked away from me! From my life! You vanished like thin air! I even started wondering if you were even with me in the first place!" Jimmy just snapped in front of her. And she felt sorry for him, she felt guilty, it is her fault she realized.
"If I were to be honest, I wouldn't want to see you ever again," Jimmy said bitterly.
Cindy was about to say something when Jimmy continued talking, releasing the feelings he has hidden from everyone. "But what can I do? You're already here in front of me. You appear whenever you wish, then disappear whenever you want to, isn't that kind of selfish?"
The blonde decided it was not the right time for her to talk. She kept her mouth shut, until Jimmy left the room, not saying another word.
I must be crazy for choosing you to be her father…"
Meanwhile, Adam, Belle and Mrs. Roberts were about to follow Jimmy outside, when they heard silent sobs from Jimmy's office. There, they saw, Cindy Vortex weeping.
Even Belle was worried.
Jimmy rushed towards the exit of the building. He did not know where he was going, but he was sure he was trying to escape from her.
She already did this years ago! Why would I trust her? After all that she did to me?" Jimmy wanted to yell…and so he did.
"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Jimmy, calm down, we're in a pub in case you forgot. Do you want everyone to find out what you're going through?"
"I wish! They wouldn't understand how I feel, Sheen!" Jimmy chugged his beer and smoldered.
"I'M GOING CRAZY!" Jimmy yelled at the top of his lungs once again. The people in the pub were already staring.
"Sorry, sorry people!" Sheen stood up and yelled as well.
"It's because he got a proposal from his first love!" Sheen announced.
The people began clapping their hands. Jimmy gave Sheen the dirty look.
"B-But, his first love…IS A SINGLE MOM!" Sheen continued. The crowd booed.
"Ten years ago, his first love brutally rejected him, what a painful past!" The hyper cutie broadcasted.
"And now you're asking me to marry you and be the father of your daughter?!" Jimmy pounded the table with his fist. The people vociferated.
Sheen sat down on his chair again. "Hey, but listening to your story, it looks like she exerted an effort to talk to you, plus, she's not the only one at fault, you know yourself you did wrong too!"
It was Jimmy's turn to rise from his chair. "It's over! Over! It's totally over! There's no reason for me to meet her again! I would never ever get back with her, ever! Even if it means being king!" The crowd cheered as Jimmy gulped down his remaining beer.
"She's still annoying! Still selfish! Still manipulating! STILL…"
"What? What?!" Sheen mentioned a few more negative words that can perfectly describe Cindy Vortex.
"Mesmerizing." Jimmy repeatedly shook his head and slumped back on his seat.
"WHAT?!"
"Gosh, her smile is still a work of art, I'm not kidding. Ugh! I hate myself! I loathe her for doing this to me! But really!" Jimmy yelled once again as he remembered Cindy's signature angelic smile. The crowd in the bar booed once again.
It was a new morning, the happenings of yesterday were still fresh in Jimmy's superior mind. He got out of bed much earlier than usual, he then decided to open his cabinet containing the Aurora Borealis model. As he opened the drawer deeper, he spotted his old cellular phone. Surprisingly, it still had power, and it had one unopened voicemail. He pressed 'open'.
Jimmy! Where are you now? Forget what I said to you! I'll marry you okay? I won't leave anymore! I just wanted you to hold on to me, I didn't mean it! I promise! I'll marry you, even if I regret it my whole life, at least…at least I regret it with you! Neutron! *beep
What a nice way to start the day…
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