It had been a week since Rose last saw Seth at the bar and it had certainly been a productive week. Artie had returned from New York and had spent the week making it up to her for being away for so long. He'd brought her flowers, chocolates and even sent her gifts to her dorm room. He was being so sweet to her it was unreal. But even though they'd been happy together, Rose still hadn't told him about what happened with Seth whilst he was away. It was still fresh on her mind and driving her crazy, why did he have to kiss her like that? After all she said about being with Artie!
"Stop doing this to yourself" Rose said as she stretched on the floor, throughout the past week she'd been reading into ways of reducing stress and relaxing. And then she stumbled onto a website that said that stretching was a good way to relax. So she decided to try it and realised it came in handy during stressful times. And this week had certainly been stressful; she'd slowly started getting addresses for different companies so she could send her student film out to them. Then when she graduated Uni she would have a secured job at the end of it.
Artie had been encouraging her as well, which she was grateful of. But she didn't really appreciate him saying he'd spoken to some management at FOX to help her get a job there. She appreciated his kindness but she needed to do this herself without people thinking she'd slept her way to the top.
Along with stressful career moves, Rose was finding it strange that she hadn't heard from Harriet. Ever since she'd shouted at her and stood up for herself, she hadn't heard a peep out of Harriet. Normally she'd forget about it the next day and go back to her normal selfish ways, but this time was different. And Rose had a feeling that it was all to do with a plot of some sort. But pushing that aside, Rose continued stretching on the floor.
"Eugh can I not have any time alone?" Rose grumbled as someone was knocking on her door, "It's open!" she called as she couldn't be bothered to get off the floor. The door opened and Rose smiled when she heard Artie's voice "Rose? Are you in here?"
"In the living room" Rose replied and then she heard Artie come into the room.
"Hey"
"Hey"
"What are you doing down there?"
"Just stretching"
"A thing you do often?"
"I only just started this week, it helps to relieve stress"
"How come you're stressed?"
"Just Uni work"
"Are you nervous about your student film?"
"Yeah pretty much"
"Is it that bad?"
"I'm just worried in case I get rejected by everybody"
"They'll love it when it's finished"
"Well it still needs to be coloured but I haven't found a place yet"
"If I speak to Seth and pull a few strings, it could be shipped off to Korea along with our boxes"
"Oh no I couldn't ask for that"
"Why not?"
"Because that'd be too much hassle"
"It wouldn't honestly, Seth would be okay with it… he likes you" Rose flinched at that but Artie didn't see. He had no idea what had happened with her and Seth and it made Rose feel awful keeping it from him. But telling him would ruin everything and she'd be left hurt, but then Artie would remain a fool making Rose feel guilty.
"Rose? You still with me?"
"Sorry Artie, just got lost in thought"
"So are you gonna agree to it? Seth honestly wouldn't mind if you sent it to Korea"
"Well…only if you're 100% certain"
"I am Rose"
"Then I guess you can"
Artie grinned and said "Excellent, wanna go into the studios now and sort it all out?"
"Erm…" Rose trailed off as her stomach started doing summersaults… that would mean seeing Seth! She'd managed to avoid him all week so far and actually felt better not seeing him. And seeing him again could be awkward making Artie figure out something was wrong.
"We don't have to do if you don't want, all of your boxes are still there so I can do all of the paperwork and send it off"
"No it's alright I'll come with you" Rose replied making Artie smile again,
"Okay then"
"Just let me change and I'll be ready"
"Okay take your time" Rose got up off the floor and quickly rearranged her shorts before running to her bedroom to fish out some clothes to wear.
Once she'd done that she came back into the living room, threw her shoes on and grabbed everything she needed before heading out the door with Artie. It seemed like a regular thing now to head towards the FOX studios, how many people could say they could do that? Rose was certainly a lucky young woman!
"I kept all of the boxes by my cubicle"
"Wouldn't that take up too much room?" Rose teased making Artie smile and say, "I like my cubicle, it's got a homey touch to it" Rose smiled as they stepped out of the elevator and headed towards Artie's cubicle outside Seth's office. "Seth should be around somewhere" Artie said over his shoulder as they walked through the narrow corridors. "When I took off he was still in the recording booth"
"He's recording voices today?"
"Yeah, wanna go check it out?"
"I thought actors couldn't be disturbed"
"In the actual booth you can't, but there's a production booth right next to it where you sit and put the recordings together. It's also where Seth sits to listen to the recordings say if Alex or Mike are in there recording their characters"
"Wow well if he doesn't mind then I suppose we can pay him a visit"
"Seth doesn't mind anything we do; he's so down to earth"
"Do people misjudge him then?"
"Most of the time, but in public he is a little cocky when people ask dumb questions. But when he's sitting in the writer's room or gag room he really comes out of his shell and portrays a wide variety of emotions. He's one helluva funny man when you get him going" Rose smiled at that, but then focused on walking towards Artie's cubicle to get her animatic ready to be shipped off to Korea so it could be coloured. "Once we make sure it's all in there and in order, we can box and tape it up, then it's ready to go. It just needs Seth's signature and we're good to go"
"You really think he'll allow it? Won't it cost money?"
"Rose this company brings in billions of dollars, it's alright trust me"
"Billions?" Rose squeaked out making Artie laugh,
"Yes Rose I did say that word"
"Wow that's a lot"
"Tell me about it"
"Well I gotta admit that this show is pretty amazing, coming back from 2 cancellations"
"Yeah that was incredible"
"Were you here right from the beginning?"
"I've known Seth for years, and when the show got cancelled for second time everybody was saying that it was the end. But Seth never gave up hope, he was still drawing and coming up with things, and then his wish came true. Family Guy rose from the dead again" Rose smiled at that, she always thought that Seth seemed the type to dream and hold on and never give up home, another reason why he was her idol.
"So" Artie said snapping Rose from her thoughts, "Care to go and find Seth with me?"
"Sure" Rose replied with a smile and then picked up the box with her animatic in so it could get ready to be shipped off. Then she followed Artie back down the corridors to go and find Seth.
"Can I try that one more time?" Seth asked as he was in the recording booth, "It's fine Seth but if you're not happy with it, go again" Came Adam's reply through the microphone from the other booth. Seth had just finished singing a musical number but due to his lack of effort and concentration, he wasn't fully satisfied with it.
Throughout the past week, he really had difficulty in concentrating on his workload. He had many things to do but because of what happened with Rose last week, he'd been slacking behind and was now paying the price for it. He was tired, miserable and missing deadlines for episodes to be handed to the FOX executives before they aired on TV.
"Seth are you alright?" Adam asked through the microphone as he noticed Seth looked distant, "Because your work qualities seem to be slipping, normally you get your voices done in one take"
"I'll be fine Adam, my throat just seems a bit tickly today"
"Well it's best to steer clear of Alec then"
"Why?"
"He's got that flu that's going around"
"Oh Jesus"
"Yeah so just be careful"
"I spoke to Alec this morning"
"Oh… well good luck then" Seth just rolled his eyes and cleared his throat and then tried to sing the song again without screwing it up,
You've got to look your best tonight,
You tubby little parasite,
'Cause there's a lovely lady
And she's waiting for you.
And though her pretty face may seem,
A "special" person's wettest dream,
Before you get to see it,
There are things you must do:
We'll try a tie,
And boutonnière of yellow,
Or a rose that shows,
That you're a classy fellow
With the posh panache
Of Jefferson and Monticello -
Busting out a mile, with style!
"Rose! It's been ages since I last saw you!" Alex said happily as she saw Rose walking hand in hand with Artie down the hallway towards the recording booths. Everybody was playing table tennis again and waiting around to record their voices.
"I know it's been a while" Rose replied as she hugged Alex tightly.
"How are you?"
"I'm doing okay yeah"
"What's the box for?"
"I turned my drawings into my animatic and now it just needs colouring so Artie suggested we ask Seth to send it off to Korea"
"That's a great idea! Seth will surely go for that"
"You think so"
"Well he's in the booth right now but when he's finished I think he'll be pleased to see you"
"He will?" Alex eyed Rose suspiciously for a moment, did something happen that she wasn't aware of?
"Rose… can I speak to you alone for a second please?"
"Sure Alex"
"Artie we won't be long"
"No worries take your time" Artie replied with a small smile as he watched both women walk towards the conference room. Alex pulled the door open and stepped inside with Rose who looked confused and worried.
"Rose honey, something you wanna tell me?" Alex said once the door was shut.
"Erm…" Rose replied as she looked down at her shoes.
"Because you seem to be a bit nervous whenever Seth's name is mentioned, something happened?"
"Erm…"
"You can tell me Rose; I won't say anything or judge you"
"Her erm… sort of kissed me last week"
"He did what?"
"I was at my friend's bar as it was country music night and he invited me down, and then I saw Seth and Mike"
"Oh…"
"And I asked Seth to dance and we ended up having some fun but then when a slow song came on, we danced together and he was murmuring things in my ear and then out of nowhere he kissed me"
"So what did you do?"
"I freaked out, he stole my first kiss and I pushed him away and ran out of the bar"
"Did he chase after you?"
"I'd left my bag in the bar and he dropped it off and tried to apologise, then he kissed me again and admitted he liked me"
"I think it's more than like sweetie"
"How'd you mean?"
"That man's crazy about you"
"But I'm with Artie, its wrong!"
"Honey people can't control who they fall for"
"But I'm getting really close with Artie and then Seth comes along and-"
"How do you actually feel about Seth?"
"What?"
"How do you feel? Do you like him too?"
"No- I- you can't think that-"
"Well you did say he was your idol and sometimes I see the way you look at him"
"I'm with Artie, Alex and I'm happy with him"
"Well if he's the one you want-"
"He is" Rose replied but somehow saying that didn't feel right, although he made her happy, thoughts of Seth always crossed her mind.
"Then I guess we have no problem here"
"But-" Rose replied but then didn't know why she said that. If she was happy with Artie then Alex was right, there wasn't a problem. Seth would just have to live with it and slowly move on. But why was his kiss still fresh in her mind? His lips were perfect, so soft and wait… why was she still thinking about this?!
Artie was the one she wanted… Artie!
"Rose I really don't know what's going through your head, but like I said, if Artie makes you happy then continue your relationship with him. But now is your chance to be open and honest about your feelings towards Seth, don't stay with Artie just because it's making him happy, you need to be happy as well"
"I feel really bad about that kiss, but in a way it felt right. It felt right kissing Seth but then I think about Artie and how happy I've made him"
"Rose you can't stay with Artie just because you feel guilty about this, you'll just end up hurting him if he finds out the truth as he'll know your relationship was a lie"
"So do I tell him about Seth kissing me?"
"It's up to you, you decide what's best"
"But I don't want to hurt anybody; I'd be devastated if this caused a fight between Artie and Seth. They're best friends!"
"I think it's too late for that, it's already caused some tension between them"
"See this is not what I wanted, it's too complicated!"
"Well you still haven't told me the truth about Seth, do you like him?"
Rose sighed and said, "Yes, yes I do. Very much in fact"
"And Artie?"
"I like him too!"
"But you've admired Seth for years"
"Yeah"
"And maybe meeting him in person was fate, if you feel strongly for him you've gotta follow your heart and choose the one you know will make you happy" Rose sighed again and felt confused. She liked both of them? Surely that wasn't right at all, only one man could make her happy, but which one of them would it be?
"I'm sorry if I've confused you Rose, but you'll figure this out" Alex said as she pulled Rose into a hug, "You've just gotta think hard about all of this"
"But I'm new to this; I haven't got any experience in choosing"
"Everybody has to make a difficult decision in their life sooner or later, but only choose the one that means the most to you. Don't think about making anybody else happy, you come first right now. Think about who makes you happiest and then you'll just know"
Rose nodded and said "I'll think about it tonight"
"Good girl, now let's get back out there. I can't wait to whoop Alec's ass again at table tennis!" Rose smiled and then followed Alex out the door to head back over to the lads who were really getting into their game. Even Artie was playing which made Rose smile, it was currently 4 on 4, which had never been done before, Rose didn't know where they got all of the paddles from!
"Rose wanna join in?" Danny said as he smacked the ball back over to Artie who smacked it right back. "Nah I'm good, making it 5 on 5 might be a bit too much" Rose replied with a smile but then looked over to the recording booth and remembered that Seth was in there. That thought put butterflies in her tummy, he wasn't far away and he didn't even know she was in the building.
"Rose go and say hi to him if you want" Mila said as she noticed Rose looking longingly at the booth, "He won't mind, maybe you'll cheer him up!"
"How'd you mean?"
"Haven't the guys filled you in?"
"No"
"The guy's been a mess!"
"He has?"
"Yeah, moody, tired, comes into work hungover, his work is slacking… I could go on"
"Oh"
"Somebody's made him really unhappy" Rose looked down at the floor feeling guilty, it was her that had caused this and now she felt awful.
"So maybe you paying him a visit will make him smile his first smile in days!" Rose smiled slightly and said "Okay"
"Just knock on the door of the producer's booth and he'll let you in when it's all clear"
"Okay"
"Good luck!" Rose then headed forward towards the booths, yep… Seth was definitely in there and looking like he was really getting into character. Rose knocked on the booth door and waited a while before a young man stepped out and said "Rose, it's good to see you again"
"Adam, hi" Rose replied and then smiled when Adam scooted aside so she could step inside and sit down. She looked out of the window and saw and could hear that Seth was currently singing as Stewie. "He's really got into character so he won't realise you're here"
"Okay then"
"But when he's finished just press this (Adam pointed to a flip switch) to activate the microphone so he can hear you in the other booth"
"I'll try and remember that" Adam smiled and then Rose said "So what's he singing this for?"
"It's for our next musical number episode, about a girl with down's syndrome"
"Ohh I see"
"The lyrics are amazing as you can probably hear" then Adam turned the volume up a bit more and Rose smiled when she heard his voice,
I know you just can't wait to stare
At all that luscious orange hair,
But boy, before you touch a single curl,
You must impress that ultra-boomin',
All-consumin', poorly-groomin'
Down Syndrome girl!
On any normal day you reek,
As if you're on a farting streak.
Your finger's up your nose
And you are dripping with drool.
But if you want a lady's love,
You're better off by smelling of
A gentleman's cologne
Instead of sneakers and stool.
A squirt, a spurt
Of somethin' just for Ellen
And you'll see that she
Will find you so compellin'
And she does, because
The only smell that she'll be smellin'
Won't be comin' from your bum!
"Wow he can sing all of those verses without hardly taking breaths?" Rose said making Adam nod,
"Seth's lung capacity is very large due to all of the voices and singing"
"Wasn't he trained by the couple that trained Frank Sinatra?"
"He was indeed"
"Amazing"
"I know, watching him switch from voice to voice is incredible. That man is wonderfully talented" Rose smiled again and continued watching Seth move around and sing his heart out in the other booth,
You wanna take that little whore
And spin her on the dancing floor
But boy, before you do a single twirl,
You must impress that effervescing,
Self-possessing, no BS-ing
Down Syndrome girl!
Her eyes are emerald portals
To a secret land of love
And her smile is like the sweetest summer flower.
Her kiss is so inviting
And her hugs are so delighting.
And what makes them really nice,
Is that they've got a little spice
Because they're tighter than a vice
And may go on for an hour...
My boy, between the two of us,
We'll get you on that shorty bus
And then you're gonna take it for a whirl.
Now go impress that super thrilling,
Wish-fulfilling, Yoo-hoo-spilling,
Ultra swinging boner-bringing,
Gaily singing, ding-a-linging,
Stupefying, fortifying,
(As of Monday)
Shoe lace tying,
Stimulating, titillating,
Kitty cat impersonating,
Mega rocking, pillow-talking,
Just a little crooked walking,
Poorly pouting, poopy-sprouting,
For some reason, always shouting,
Fascinating, captivating,
Happiness and joy-creating…
Down Syndrome girl!
Rose just stared at Seth through the window open mouthed… he was amazing!
"How was that?" Came Seth's voice through the speakers making Rose smirk and flick the switch so she could speak, "I thought it was awful, do it again" then she giggled to herself as Seth took his headphones off and stared through the window in confusion. But then he saw Rose laughing to herself and an instant smile spread across his face,
"Boy you'd make a tough manager"
"I'm just honest" Rose then giggled again and Seth felt warmth in his heart he hadn't felt in ages.
"You might as well work here you come in that often"
Rose smiled and said, "Well sign me up then"
"In due time" Seth replied as he took his headphones off and said "Adam are we done?"
"Yep, all your voices are perfect and now the song is excellent so you're done, we need Alex in and then Mila"
Seth nodded and then said to Rose, "You need to speak to me or something?"
"Err yeah I do actually"
"Okay I'll be out in a minute"
Rose nodded and then said "Thank you Adam for letting me come in here"
"Not a problem Rose, any time you want to drop by just let me know" Rose smiled and then bid Adam goodbye and stepped out of the booth. She smiled to herself and then saw Seth speaking to Alex holding his infamous coffee mug.
"Hey how'd it go?" Rose heard Mila say beside her,
"It was alright yeah"
"Did you tease him?"
"A little, I said he had to re-sing the song"
Mila laughed and said, "You must have said something right as he won't stop smiling"
"I always wind him up to be honest"
Mila smiled and then said "Has Seth told you about what's happening this Friday?"
"No why?"
"It's probably best for him to say then"
"Oh okay"
"Mila, you're up!" Seth said and Mila said to Rose "It's my turn to record but hey if you're still around maybe we can hang out with the guys"
"Yeah I'd like that"
"Good I'll be back shortly" Mila then smiled and headed into the booth but said "Eugh MacFarlane did you fart in here or something!" Rose laughed as Seth laughed at her comments and said "Sorry"
"This is why I hate coming in here after you! What do you eat?!" Seth laughed again and turned to see Rose laughing to herself as well.
"Rose" he said softly getting her to look at him and smile slightly, "I just need to watch over Mila's recording and then I'll be with you"
"Oh okay, I'll be here still when you've finished" Rose replied with a smile as she watched Seth step into the booth across from Mila to listen to her recordings. "Rose you playing? We need you!" Rose smiled at Alec's words and said "Aww getting your ass kicked by Alex are we?" Alec glared at Rose who laughed and headed over to them and said
"Alright make room" Artie laughed and gave her an extra paddle and then they began a new table tennis tournament with 5 on 5.
"How's it going guys?" Seth asked as he watched the gang play a big game of table tennis, they were shouting and cheering and having fun all the way through it, until Alex scored the winning point and celebrated with Rose. They danced around like idiots but Rose nearly choked on the lollipop she was sucking on which caused much amusement to Danny.
"Rose why do you eat those things?" Mila said once she joined the group again and noticed Rose eating a lollipop, "It'll just rot your teeth"
"Nuh-uh" Rose replied and then spat her tongue out which had gone blue making some people smile, including Seth.
"Give me the lollipop" Mila said making Rose laugh and back away from her
"No"
"They're not healthy!"
"Since when have you become obsessive with food?" Danny asked, "You always eat the cakes we have"
"That's different" Mila said with a laugh, "I just hate lollipops"
"Well you're not getting it" Rose said and then laughed when Mila headed towards her, and then broke out into a run when Rose started running away. They ran around the couches and all the way down the corridor before Rose rolled over the couch and landed on the floor with the lollipop still in her mouth. Mila managed to catch up with her and try and grab hold of the lollipop, but Rose held it firmly in her mouth and started growling,
"You'll thank me when your teeth don't fall out" Mila said through laughter as Rose was pulling away. "Release it" Mila said again but Rose wouldn't let it go. "Fine I'll just have to improvise" then Mila started tickling Rose in the ribs causing her to laugh and let go of the lollipop, "Haha I won!" Mila said and then quickly ran over to the trashcan to put it in before Rose could get it back.
Rose blew raspberries at her and scowled; "You'll thank me later" Mila said laughing when Rose mumbled something under her breath and went back over to the group who had only just stopped laughing.
"Was that real? Did we just witness that?" Alec said once he'd stopped laughing and looked at both women who were playfully scowling at each other. "I feel so happy and privileged to be working with people like this" Seth said causing the group to start laughing again.
"Alright now that that's over" David said to the whole group "Table read in an hour at midday and then it's back to the normal routine" everybody then split up and did their own thing, giving Seth a chance to speak to Rose before Alex did her voice recordings.
"Rose" Seth said to Rose who smiled but didn't grin as her teeth had turned blue with the lollipop, "We can talk now if you want"
"With a blue tongue and blue teeth?" Rose said covering her mouth making Seth laugh,
"I don't mind, honestly your teeth aren't coloured it's just your tongue"
"Oh… well then I owe Danny a punch for lying to me"
Seth laughed and said "So what can I do for you?"
"Well it's a little awkward actually"
"No worries"
"Erm… you see I've finished my animatic and I don't have any knowledge of where to send it to, so it can be coloured and run as a proper cartoon so…"
"You can send it to Korea if you want"
"That's what I was going to ask, but I feel awful about it"
"No worries Rose, we're about to ship off 3 boxes of our own, so just label it up and I'll sign for it"
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely"
"Oh my god thank you, that means a lot to me" Seth smiled at her happiness but then felt awkward as he remembered the kiss last week. Rose noticed his uncomfortableness and said "You okay?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm perfectly fine" he was lying through his teeth but he couldn't tell her the truth about it, the kiss was still fresh in his mind. And looking at her right now with flushed cheeks and messy hair made him want to kiss her again.
"I err- wanted to ask you something"
"Okay go ahead Seth"
"Well I'm having a party at my house on Friday and everybody is invited and I was just wondering whether you wanted to come?"
"To your house?"
"Yes"
"This Friday?"
"Yes"
"Oh wow I'd love to come!" Rose said happily, she'd get to see his amazing house!
"Excellent, I'm glad you said yes" Seth said with a smile.
"Is it just a general party or Family Guy related?"
"A bit of both really, I've got the orchestra hired out so they'll be set up in my tennis court"
"Wow you have a tennis court?"
"Yeah I play with my intern and publicist, very fun game to play"
Rose smiled and said "Any particular time I have to be there? It'll take me ages to find your house"
"I'll arrange transport for you, unless you're going with Artie?"
"Yeah I think I might be"
"Oh okay"
"Yeah"
"So the party will start around 6ish and probably last all the way into the night so you can crash there if you like"
"I'll bring my jammies" Rose said with a laugh causing Seth to laugh as well.
"Okay then so I'll see you on Friday, or tomorrow if you're around"
"Yeah you probably will, my Uni schedule is pretty light now that it's heading up to the summer break"
"You in your last year?"
"No this is my second year"
"And you've already made your animatic for a student film?"
"Yeah I was so buzzed and excited with the ideas in my head that I just had to write them all down, then my professor said it was good and I should try and make it into a storyboard, so I did and then it progressed into making the frames, then came the animatic"
"Wow that's incredible, how many frames is your animatic?"
"I'd say about 15thousand"
"My god I only drew 10thousand for the life of Larry!"
Rose smiled and Seth continued, "So are you sending your animatic out then?"
"I was going to yeah"
"You sending it worldwide or just in the states?"
"I was thinking worldwide but I'm afraid of rejection"
"Those doubts will never go away, but you've just gotta control them and squash them deep down otherwise they'll haunt you forever"
"Thanks for the advice"
"So if you get accepted are you leaving Uni and not finishing to get your degree?"
"I'm not sure that's where I'm stuck"
"No offence but I'm just surprised you actually made an animatic in your second year of Uni, RISD wouldn't really allow me to make it until my last year"
"My professor just said I was talented and wanted to see if I was ready, turns out I really surprised him"
"Well more power to you, Prouda you" Seth said like Peter causing Rose to laugh excitedly making Seth laugh "Wow that's my favourite reaction so far"
"I'm sorry it's just I've never heard you do impressions around me"
"Really?"
"Yeah in the week I've known you I've never asked you to do impressions"
"That's what most people want me for, they don't want to hear me rambling on"
"I love talking to you for you, not Peter or Quagmire"
"Not even me?" Seth said like Stewie making Rose laugh in excitement again, "Wow it's like being around a little kid"
"Shut up" Rose said slapping him on the arm,
"Ouch! you've got some strength" Rose smiled triumphantly but then Seth said "You looking forward to sending your animatic off then?"
"Yeah but I'm not sure how long it takes for it to get coloured"
"It'll take between 4 to 9 months from what I've seen"
"Wow long time"
"You haven't put any dance scenes in it have you?"
"No why?"
"Koreans aren't that good with the dance scenes, they always fuck um' up in our episodes and we have to edit them, always"
"Man that must be a pain in the ass"
"It is yeah but we manage"
Rose smiled but said, "I've noticed your throat is a little scratchy, are you okay?"
"Yeah it'll be alright, it gets like that when I've been doing voices all day, especially Stan, he tears my throat to pieces" Rose gave him a sympathetic smile but then he said "Anyway honey I better go and try and pull a performance out of Alex so maybe I'll see you tomorrow if you're around"
"I'm sure I'll see you before Friday"
Seth smiled and said "I'll see you later"
"See you later" Rose replied and then watched him walk away, but smiled when somebody wrapped their arms around her from behind. "Hello gorgeous" Artie murmured making Rose smiled and turn around so she was facing him.
"Hey handsome"
"Wanna play some more table tennis?"
"Actually we can start getting my stuff ready to send off"
"Oh wow he said yes?"
"He sure did"
"Alright Rose!"
Rose laughed and said "It's gonna be real"
"I know I'm so happy for you" Artie then hugged Rose and she laughed as he picked her up and swung her around.
"Wanna go and get some lunch to celebrate?"
"What about the table read?"
"We've got a snack bar here with every food you could think of... so we can eat in!" Rose laughed and said, "Let's go then" Artie smiled and then led Rose down the corridor towards the snack bar to go and get something to eat.
Rose certainly had a lot to smile about, but a small part of her knew that she had to make a choice between Artie and Seth, but who would she choose?