Chapter 4

"It's just ringing." Vittoria told Amber as she twirled the phone cord around her finger as she waited for either Jarred or Jensen to answer the phone. Hoping it was Jensen.

'Hey, it's Jensen, leave a message.' Vittoria heard on the other end. "Voicemail." She told Amber.

"Hey, Jensen. It's Vittoria. Amber and I, well, I was wondering if you...if you and Jarred would like to come with us to a play tonight? Um...It's at the Highland Center on Walsh Avenue at 8. The dress is semi-dressy, casual, Um; just whatever you want to wear is fine. I hope to see you there. Bye." Vittoria hung up the phone and rubbed her face.

Amber laughed. "Really?"

Vittoria returned the laugh, "Did it sound that bad?"

Amber shook her head. "No, not really."

"You are such a bad liar." Vittoria smiled, "So...What am I going to wear?"

Jensen smiled as he heard Vittoria's message. He was just getting out of the shower and saw he had a missed call. Dialing his voicemail, he was thinking he should invite Vittoria for dinner, but she had beaten him to the punch and invited him to a play. A play. Not his thing, but he liked Vittoria, so he figured he could stomach it for a few hours. Looking at the clock on his bedside table, he saw it was almost 7:30. It would take at least 30 minutes to get there, if Jarred hurried. "Jarred!" Jensen shouted as he dropped his cell phone onto his bed and pulled on a pair of blue jeans.

Jarred stop in the doorway and grinned. "Vittoria?"

Jensen was going through his shirts, picking one up and smelling it, wrinkling his nose; he tossed it aside and picked up another. "8, Highland Center. Play. Get dressed." He hurried to say as he pulled on a dark blue button up shirt. Sitting on his bed, he started to pull on his boots.

Jarred was still standing in the doorway, he looked down at his clothes. He was wearing blue jeans with a white long sleeve button down shirt, and red undershirt on, Seemed okay. "I am dressed."

Jensen shook his head as he paused before pulling on his other boot. "What is wrong with me?"

Jarred leaned against the door frame and gave his brother an amused chuckle. "I think you're fallen for her."

"No, I'm not." Jensen resumed putting on his boots. Jarred gave him a look as to say, uh-huh. "I'm not. I just like spending time with her." Standing up, he walked into his bathroom and ran a hand through his hair, opening the medicine cabinet; he pulled out a bottle of cologne and spritzes his neck and shirt a couple of times before returning the bottle to its place.

"Okay, whatever." Jarred replied as he started to walk out of the room, but he stopped and asked, "Oh hey, what does Vittoria smell like?"

"Cinnamon." Jensen answered, not even thinking about it. He loved the way she smelled, like fall.

"And you're not falling for her, sure, brother." Jarred called over his shoulder.

Jensen rushed out of his bedroom, grabbing his keys from the table next to the front door and his jacket from the back of the sofa, he tossed Jarred a look. "Don't even think about it." With that he opened the door and headed for the elevator, Jarred followed, laughing.

Dressed in a white turtleneck sweater dress with knee-high black boots, her long dark brown hair down and in soft curls, Vittoria waited with Amber outside of the Highland Center, looking at her watch, she sighed. "It's ten till. I guess he didn't get my message in time."

Amber was dressed in black pants with a long sleeved red jacket; she clicked her red heels on the pavement, before saying, "I'll be your date." She said with a wink.

Smiling, Vittoria looked at the parking garage one more time before she walked inside the Highland Center, hand in hand with Amber. Stopping at the front desk, the receptionist smiled as she handed them a playbill.

"Vittoria!" Jensen yelled as him and Jarred ran into the building. Vittoria turned as she saw them and gave Jensen the biggest grin he'd ever seen.

Smiling, he slowed his run to a walk and took her hand. "I'm not late, am I?"

Clutching his hand slightly, Vittoria leaned into him, "You barely made it."

He walked slightly in front of Vittoria as he led their way into the dark theatre. Motioning to a seat in the back, Vittoria shook her head and led the way to a set of seats in the fourth row from the front. Stepping to the side so Jarred, Amber and Vittoria could sit, and he could have the aisle seat, he caught a whiff of Vitoria's hair as she slipped past him into her seat. Cinnamon, he smiled to himself. Settling into their seats, Jarred put his arm around Amber's shoulders and they started whispering to each other as Vittoria leaned close to Jensen. Handing him the playbill, she whispered, "This isn't your kind of thing, I know, but Thank you for coming." Jensen looked at her, really looked at her. His blue eyes meeting her dark brown eyes and said, "Anything for you."

"I am so confused." Jarred told them as they walked out of the center and towards the parking garage.

"I feel violated." Jensen answered, making a face. He couldn't even begin to describe what they had seen. Three hours they sat there and he still couldn't get a grasp on what it was or what it was trying to portray.

Vittoria laughed as she tried to explain to them what the play was about. Jensen shook his head, "Nope, feeling's still there."

Jarred leaned against the trunk of Jensen's car once they had made their way to it. "What now?"

Vittoria winked. "Isn't this the part where you invite us back to your apartment and have your way with us?" She laughed.

Jensen blushed, Jared's mouth fell open.

"She's joking." Amber said, looking at Vittoria, she whispered, "Aren't you?"

Vittoria shrugged. "I'm kidding. BUT we haven't been invited to your apartment yet. Or rather I haven't been invited." She said, wriggling her eyebrows at Amber.

It was Amber's turn to blush. "Jeez, Vittoria."

Jarred grin as Jensen said, "Well, uh-...Would you like to come over for beer and a movie?"

Vittoria nodded as she walked to the passenger side of his car and her and Amber got into the back seat, leaving Jarred and Jensen standing there.

Jarred looked at Jensen. "Beer and a movie?"

Jensen frowned. "Shut it."

"Loser." Jarred said as he got in the car.

Jensen opened his door as he looked up, "Give me strength." With that he got in and started the car, maneuvering through the winding tunnel of the parking garage. Thoughts raced through his mind the entire drive. No one said a word. Thirty minutes of awkward silence. This was going to be terrible, he thought.

Pulling to a stop in front of their apartment building, Jarred got out and held the seat up for the girls to get out. All three of them were waiting on the sidewalk as Jarred leaned over and said to Jensen who was still in the car griping the steering wheel. "Jensen, are you coming up?" He grinned.

Jensen got out and adjusted his jacket, "Right."

Again, no one said a word as they rode in the elevator to the fifth floor, nor did they say anything as Jensen unlocked the door. Closing his eyes as he walked inside and placed his keys on the table, he turned to look at Vittoria. She was smiling, Jarred hurried to clear the sofa of clothes and books. "We don't usually have company, so the place is a mess."

Coming to stand next to Jensen who was in between the living room and dining room, she said, "I like it."

Jensen smiled as he motioned to the fridge, "Would you like something to drink?" he walked over to it and opened the door, peering inside. "We have water, and...beer."

Laughing as she walked over and grabbed a beer from the shelf, she twisted off the top and tossed it into the trash can. "You invited us for beer and a movie."

"Right." Jensen smiled.

"So...what movies do you have?" Amber asked as she and Vittoria sat on the sofa, with Jensen sitting in the chair beside the sofa. Jarred was looking for the TV. Remote.

"I don't think you'd be interested in Jensen's selection." Jarred told her as he found the remote and turned the TV. On.

Jensen didn't laugh his cheeks slightly rosy. "HAHA."

Jarred chuckled. "We have cable, but it's a crappy package."