"Well hello again." Jack greeted, smoothly as he made his way up the stairs to see the girl he'd just met and was falling too fast for. "Twice in one day! Ya think it's fate?" The boy asked with a cheeky grin.
The girl looked over at him, surprised to hear a voice up there with her, but when she saw the boy walking up to her, the expression on her face quickly changed to one of annoyance. "Please go away, I'm working."
Jack's eyes widened in surprise. This girl couldn't be more than seventeen years old. What could she possibly be doing? "A working girl, huh? Doin' what?" He sat down in the seat next to her and looked over at the laptop she was typing away at.
She looked up and sighed, bending the lid of the computer down so the boy couldn't see her work. "I'm an intern for a news company. They go to Sunnyside to find students that want to be reporters." She explained. "They asked me to write about the difficulties of theatre."
Ah, Sunnyside. The private school for the spoiled rich kids that surrounded Jack. "Well I can assure you," Jack smiled. "You came to the best theatre in the city and ya got the best view."
"Please go," she begged. "I'm not in the habit of talking to strangers." She tried, opening her laptop back up and continuing to type away on in.
Jack laughed. "You're gonna be a pretty lousy reporter then." He saw her roll her eyes before adding, "The names Jack Kelly." He extended his hand to her but she only simply glanced at it and then blatantly ignored it.
"Is that what it says on your rap sheet?" Jack knew he should be offended by her sarcastic comments but the fact was, they only intrigued him more.
"Oh a smart girl, huh?" He laughed, backing away a bit in his seat, as if he was really offended. And if she knew anything about his past, he might've been. But this girl... beautiful, smart, independent...
Jack looked to the ground and saw an old program, probably from the last show. An idea sparked in his head and he grabbed it, turning it over to the blank back page. He grabbed the pencil that was in his back pocket and quickly started a sketch, knowing the beautiful girl next to him wouldn't even notice him because she was too sucked into her work.
Suddenly, everything Jack had ever known about the world was different. All of the sudden he wanted to take this girl for a midnight stroll in the moonlight, dancing and laughing together all night. He wanted to sit down for hours trying to write the perfect poem for her, just to see her smile.
But he stopped himself. After all, love at first sights for sucker. At least it was. Jack didn't know anymore. Sure he'd have his run in with girls but he'd never get past a second date with her before he was done. But this girl, this woman made him rethink everything he'd ever known about love. He certainly never planned on someone like her.
He knew it was getting to about the time he needed to get to work. But he still had a few minutes to master this sketch. It was possibly the most beautiful thing he'd ever drawn. He got the waves in the hair just right and the eyes were soft and caring. Her smile was small and shy, but it was stunning. She was perfect.
Jack blew away the dust left by the pencil and admired his handy work for a moment before smiling widely and checking the time on his small, flip phone. His eyes widened. Five minutes and he had to be at work. He set the program down next to the girl he was quickly falling for before making his way down to the exit, without saying a word.
Boys definitely were something, the girl thought as she caught him leaving. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't shocked he didn't say anything. She'd also be lying if she said she didn't find him very intriguing. Something about him made her smile. She shook her head as she looked back to her laptop, but something caught her eye.
She gently picked up the program and held it in her hands, admiring it. It only took her a moment to realize that that is how this guy, Jack Kelly, saw her. She may have stared at that drawing for twenty minutes before she decided...
It was flawless. Absolutely perfect. She may never feel as special as she felt right in that moment ever again. But then again...
I love them. Katherine is one of my heros. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the last chapter before all hell breaks loose for the boys. Maybe tonight I'll post the next chapter. See ya then!
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