Exit Stage Left 6/?
By: Fele414
I now realize that the number of my chapters are
getting rather high since they are so short. I don't like writing and don't have the time to write long chapters, so
as a warning for the future, I might be combing some of the chapters to keep
the number down. At least that way I
won't end up with 20 little chapters. To be honest I never thought I would keep writing, I tend to lose
interest, but with all the feedback and what-not, how could I stop? Enjoy the story.
Jodi's mind drifted back to a time and place she almost
but never knew. It was Valentine's
Day. New York was bright and breezy,
and bustling with business. The streets
were crowded like always and Jodi's eyes gazed across the street. The Empire State Building, 102 stories of
incredible beauty she thought. She bit
her lip in anticipation, in just a few minutes she would be on the observatory
floor cradled in Charlie's warm embrace. She crossed the street, but something about the building just wouldn't
allow her to draw her gaze away. It
wasn't until she heard a loud horn that she look to see a taxi heading straight
at her, but it was too late.
"Jodi wake up, honey get up," Jen shook her awake. "What," Jodi was lost, where was she? "I was in New York, the Empire State
Building," "no," Jen interrupted. "You've just seen An Affair to Remember to many times." Realization finally set in, she just sat for
a moment, "oh, okay. I'm going to bed,
I have an early rehearsal."
The front door opened and Katie walked in. Closing the door behind her she placed her
gym bag on the floor. Looking at the
two girls she collapsed on the chair. "You look tired, what have you been up to? Or should I ask?" Katie
sat there for a moment tousling a piece of hair, "Charlie just wouldn't take no
for an answer tonight. He's such a good
fuck though, wouldn't you agree Jodi?" Jodi's mouth just dropped in shock, "excuse me?" "Oh you know how good Charlie is in
bed. He just never quits, he's like
that Energizer bunny. But I don't have
to tell you that, now do I." "Look you
two, I don't like where this conversation is headed. Jodi didn't you say you were just goin' ta sleep?" Jodi looked at Jen thankful for an excuse to
get out of there. "Yeah, I have an
early practice tomorrow. By the way
Bouvier talks, Charlie and I will be spending lots of time practicing
together. Goodnight guys." Jodi turned away from her roommates and
smiled to herself knowing that wouldn't sit to well with Katie.
"That sounds like
a good idea to me too, I'll be seein' ya in the morning Katie," "night," Katie
told her friend. She sat there for a
moment contemplating the brief confrontation she and Jodi just had. She was going to make the next move, but she
wasn't sure what she was going to do. The phone rang and she got up to get it. "Hi, is Jodi there," she had recognized the voice belonging to
Cooper. While the two had never spoken
before, she had listened in on a few of his conversations with Jodi. "Um no she's out with Charlie right now,"
"Uh," the voice immediately retracted taking a much deeper and melancholy
tone. "Do you know when she'll be
back," "I don't know, those two are
usually out pretty late. Can I take a
message?" "No, that won't be necessary,
thank you." The phone on the other end hung up and the dial tone followed. Katie hung her phone up smiling to
herself. "Well, this should be
interesting."
Days later…
Jodi and Charlie practiced day in and day out, and much
to Katie's dismay were becoming very close again, very quickly. Jodi has soon come to find that Bouvier,
while being a very compassionate choreographer, was a drill sergeant. He made people like Julia Simone look like
an angel. The group finally broke for
lunch and Charlie and Jodi decided to take a walk down to Du Pont's park. The sky was beautiful and the breeze
strong. Jodi wrapped her hands around
her arms trying to keep warm. Charlie
taking note put his arm around her in effort to warm her up. "It's the Santa Anna winds. You know there are all kinds of stories
about those winds, how they make people do some crazy things." "No, I've never heard about it before, tell
me," she looked up at him smiling. For
a moment he lost himself in her eyes, he just stared at the curves of her face
that he had memorized so long ago.
"It's said that people do things that they would normally
never do. It's as if it has some kind
of power over people making them lose all their inhibitions." "Like the force?" "Yeah like the force. You
know what today reminds me?" Jodi
smiled knowing exactly what he was talking about. By this time the two were holding hands and absolutely
glowing. "Let me guess. It doesn't have anything to do with a
certain Central Park and a fountain does it?" "Yeah, yes it does."
The two grew quiet for a moment, Charlie seemed to almost
seemed to shut down. "We had some good
times didn't we Charlie," he didn't say anything. Jodi started to worry, "so how's Cooper? He mustn't like being so far away from you,"
"You're right Charlie I don't." The two
turned around to see Cooper Nielson standing behind them. Jodi backed away from Charlie not daring to
look at him. "Coop, what are you doing
here?"
