Hope everyone is liking the story so far. As always, please review and enjoy chapter 10 of Jade's Big Break.
Chapter 10
Jade is reading through the first few pages of the script when Tori comes back out of the bathroom. Looking at Tori as she drops onto her couch and groans as if in pain, the tan girl looks worst then before. For a second Jade looks between Tori and the script, wanting to read it over so badly right now. But finally she reluctantly puts the script down on Tori's dinning room table and heads to Tori's bathroom to get some aspire.
Once Jade has the pills in hand, she goes to the kitchen and gets a glass of water then brings them over to Tori's balled up form on the couch. "Here, sip the water slowly and after you get some water in you take the pills" Jade says in a softer voice, trying not to agitate her friend further.
Tori sits up slowly and does what Jade said, then looks up at Jade with a nauseous look on her face. "We're never playing 'Who can drink the most for the last egg roll" ever again" Tori says finishing the water before moving over to let Jade sit on the couch.
"No argument with me, if I didn't have so much to do I would be asleep right now or hunch over my toilet" Jade says as she walks over to grab her papers and comes back to sit next to Tori.
Tori starts reading the paper that has Jade's travel details on it over Jade's shoulder. "Wow, three days before you need to be in New York, you don't have a lot of time to get yourself ready" Tori says sleepily.
Jade snares at Tori for reading over her shoulder. "No I do not. I really need to get my stuff in order fast" Jade barley paying attention to Tori now, as she continues to read over her shoulder.
"I need to figure out what I'm going to do with my bike because leaving it too long at my place is a great way to get it stolen and I need to get some luggage for my stuff to" Jade says pondering solutions for her problems.
Suddenly Tori speaks up, sounding more like her chipper self again. "You can borrow my luggage while your in New York and you can leave your motorcycle with me" Jade just looks at Tori like shes gone crazy.
Noticing the look she's getting from Jade Tori continues. "No really, there's an underground parking garage for this place that I can keep your motorcycle in. Besides who can you trust more then me?" Tori says bating her eyelashes at Jade.
"Okay first off, don't ever looks at me like that again" Jade says sounding a little creeped out. "Secondly, I'm not leaving my bike with you. Not after the last time I 'trusted' you with it" Jade says pointedly while making air quotes around the word trusted.
"Oh come on. I only took it for a little ride and everything turned out fine" Tori sounding defensive at Jade tone.
Jade just stares at Tori questioningly for a time. Her raised eye brow and a slight smirk making Tori uncomfortable. "OKAY" Tori blurts out suddenly. "I did put like 50 miles..." Tori is cut off by Jade's sudden bout of humourless laughter.
"Try more like 98 Vega, I can read the mileage" Jade says accusingly.
"OKAY!" Tori blurts out louder this time. "I put '98' miles on your bike when I took it for a joyride" Tori says in a defensive tone as she puts air quotes around the word 98.
"And?" Jade says questioningly while her stare burns a hole through Tori.
"Annnd" Tori says reluctantly. "I put a somewhat small scratch on the side of your motorcycle, but that wasn't my fault. I can't help if someone on a bicycle was riding so close to the road. And, I'll remind you, that I quickly and willing payed to get the scratch fixed" Tori said the last part louder then the rest of it.
Jade smirked at Tori as she continued the staring at her. "Come on Jade, I would only ride it once and awhile. I promise I would take so much extra special care of it" Tori says pleadingly as she holds her hands together in a begging fashion.
Jade just smirks and laughs silently at this. Two an a heft years ago Tori was scared to death of the motorcycle and refused to even ride on the back of it. Then one night Tori's car broke down when she was at work and Tori had to call Jade for a ride. Jade argue with Tori for ten minutes to get her on the back of the motorcycle so she could drive her home. Only after threatening to leave her standing on the curb to walk the ten miles home did Tori get on the back. Those ten miles to Tori's place turned Tori from a girl that was terrified to be near a motorcycle to someone that took lessons and got her motorcycle licences within two weeks. Since then Tori was constantly asking to take Jade's bike for rides. Jade only let Tori take her motorcycle out the one time with the resolute that has already been stated.
"So...? What do you think of my idea?" Tori asks looking at Jade, trying to sound as cheery as possible.
Jade just looks at Tori, drawing out the awkward silence as long as possible because she knows its bothering Tori. "Fine" Jade finally says, ending Tori's misery and causing the girl to smile brightly. "But" Jade cuts in before Tori can say anything. "You will keep any joyrides in the city limits, no driving after dark and if you even scratch my bike again I'll do something to you that makes all the little pranks I pulled on you back in high school feel like happy memories" Jade says with heavy threat in her voice, making Tori stare at her wide eyed with fear.
"Understand?" Jade asks, the threat in her voice still there.
"Yes, completely understand. Totally get it. All those things you said about how I should take care of your motorcycle I got no problem doing" Tori rambles nervously. "And if anyone tries to hurt your motorcycle I'll guard it with my life. If they even..." Tori keeps her nervous rant going until Jade stops her.
"Shut up Vega! I get it!" Jade shouts at Tori to get her to stop, sounding annoyed with her friend.
"Okay, sorry" Tori says in a quiet sounding voice.
Jade begins to read through the script again. As she reads Jade says "I'll also be borrowing that luggage you offered to"
"Alright" Tori says getting off the couch and running to her bedroom suddenly. When she comes back, Tori looks fresh and better then she had since Jade showed up. Tori is now wearing a nice shirt and jeans. "Come on, you can read the rest of that after we go out to eat to celebrate your big break" Tori says sounding like shes not sick at all anymore.
Jade just looks up at her in surprise and then smirk while shaking her head. That's Tori for you, she could be sick as a dog one moment then get the slightest bit of good news and she'd be back to her normal chipper self. "Tori, I got too much to do to celebrate. I need to read this over, pack my stuff for the trip and I still haven't got the call from Adam's assistant yet" Jade says looking at her pear phone, the screen says its about 11:00am.
"You still have a whole two and a haft days to get all that taken care of. Beside if we don't send you off properly your not going to have as good of luck in New York" Tori says sounding committed to getting Jade out the door. Tori being surprisingly forceful as as she takes the papers out of Jades hands, placing them on the dinning room table. "Come missy, lets go. No complaining" Tori says crossing her arms across her chest as she stares at Jade.
Seeing her normally meek friend act so forcefully causes Jade to have to suppress a both a laugh and a scream of annoyance. Jade then sighs and reluctantly excepts "Alright, lets go get some sushi. Its been forever since I last had sushi. By the way, we're taking my bike. I'm driving and your paying" Jade says smirking as she stands up and heads out Tori's door. Leaving Tori with a shocked look on her face.
"HEY! Wait just a minute here. I never get to drive and I don't remember agreeing to pay" Tori says quickly following Jade out the door.
The next two and a heft days were a blur of busy activities. After Jade took Tori to Nozu's, where Tori payed, they went back to Tori's place to get the papers they lifted on the dinning room table. Also getting the luggage and heading back to Jade's apartment. Tori decided to help Jade pack so they could hangout before Jade leaves for New York.
During the packing Jade got the call from Adam's assistant. He asked if she got the paper work and when she confirmed that she did the assistant then told Jade that he would be at the airport on Friday morning. He then explained that he would be driving her to her hotel from the airport for the check in and later that day, after Jade got some sleep, he would bring her over to meet Adam. The guy sounded oddly familiar but Jade couldn't place his voice. Right before he hung up Jade asked him for his name "Just call me Rob" was all the guy said and then hung up.
Jade and Tori finished packing Jade's stuff, filling two suit cases. Jade didn't know she had so many clothes. After that Jade parks her bike in Tori's garage, at the joy of Tori for the possibility to ride Jade's motorcycle almost whenever she wanted. Once back at home Jade reads through the script and is so disappointed by it that she puts it away, needing to both recover from it and mentally prepare herself for the trip.
The next two days fly by and Thursday comes fast. Tori drives Jade to the airport and spends the last few minutes before Jade boards the plain wishing Jade luck while saying her goodbyes. Jade can see Tori is upset with the tears threatening to pour from her eyes.
"Oh jeez, relax Vega. I'm only going to be gone a few months and if I got the time I may give ya a call, if I feel like it" Jade says giving Tori her Jade smirk,this actually gets a laugh out of Tori. Tori then goes to give Jade a hug which is instantly stopped with Jade putting her hands up in front of her.
"Whoa there girl. That is not going to happen" Jade says as she picks up her bag from the floor and steps back from Tori. "Oh right, sorry" Tori says sheepishly as she crosses her arms across her chest.
"I'll see you later Tori, I'll give you a call in a few days if I can" Jade says casually as she turns around to head to her gate. But she is suddenly stopped by two arms, that come out of nowhere, that wrap around Jade's stomach from behind. Pinning Jade's arms to her sides.
"What the hell!" Jade shouts out loud in surprise. She turns her head to look over her shoulder and sees Tori has jumped on her to give her a hug from behind. Jade can see the top of Tori's head as she presses her cheek against Jade's back, the sight causes a small smile to come to Jade lips.
Jade gives Tori a few seconds of a hug then shakes her off. "Alright Vega, that's enough. Let go" Jade says as she releases herself from Tori's grip and resumes her walk to her plain. Raising her right hand as she gives Tori a backwards wave goodbye.
"Bye Jade, good luck!" Tori yells as she watches her one time revival and current friend leave for New York. Its just before eight at night but its already pretty dark, so when Tori stands at the window to the terminal she can only vaguely make out Jade's plain. But when the plain moves down the runway, Tori quickly looses sight of it. Tori sighs and begins the walk back to her car in silence.
Jade has been typing like a mad woman for the last six hours and so far she has almost a whole act done, unedited of course. She's suddenly brought out of her writing grove by the sound of the pilot talking over the intercom. He is announcing that they will be landing in a few minute and that everyone needs to put their seats up while returning the trays to their proper positions.
"Damn" Jade says as she begins to furiously type on her keyboard to get just a few more words in before the flight attendant comes by to ask Jade to turn her laptop off. Jade does what shes asked to and returns her laptop to her luggage in the over head compartment. Now all there is to do is wait to land.
The pilot wasn't laying when he said it would only be a few minutes, barley 15 minutes later people were being lead off the plain. Being in first class Jade is one of the first people off. Jade walks out of the gate and sees a large crowd of people waiting in front of it. Assuming they were family or friends, Jade moves around the crowd and sees a separate group of people. Most are men in suits that look like they drive limos. They also almost all have signs with different peoples names on them and that is when Jade notices a guy holding a sign that has her name on it, written in big black lettering, begin held by a guy Jade assumes is Adam's assistant.
Jade walks over to this one man and looks at him. When she sees his face Jade has to stop and stare for a minute. Unable to believe who she is seeing, Jade looks his features over slowly. His nose is slightly big, he is wearing a wide smile and he's skinny. But the feature that strikes at Jade the most is the mop of floppy curly dark hair.
Jade looks at the man for a minute longer, staring in complete shock. When she wakes from her shock all she can do is say one word "Robbie!"
oohh... Looks like Robbie's back in the picture, but where has he been for the last six year? You'll have to wait and see. Reviews will help me get the next chapter out faster.