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Two
"Hi, this is Jody Sawyer! I'm not here so leave a message and I'll call you back soon. Bye!" Jody's cheery voice rang in Charlie's ear.
"Hey Jody, it's me, Charlie. Wow, it's so great to hear you're voice again. I miss you a lot. Um, I know today is our 4th anniversary, so I decided to at least call because I haven't done anything for the past 2 or 3 or whatever. To be perfectly honest with you Jody, I've been-"
Jody's machine cut him off and he redialed quickly.
"Sorry about that. So, I've been lying here for the past couple of hours just thinking of you. And I know I've done an extremely bad job of talking to you more often, and I'm really sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to fix that and I'm almost sure I have it. It's just that today is the first day I've had more than an hour to myself for a couple months. It's pretty-"
"It's pretty insane around here and I don't have much time to do anything but sleep, eat, and take a shower. Um… Sergei and Galina are doing great. Sergei just proposed and Galina said yes, of course. That was just last Thursday actually. So, I guess I should just save the rest for when I talk to you. Um, call me soon, ok? I love you, bye."
Charlie hung up and lay back down, wondering how long it'd be before Jody called him back.
Jody walked into her small apartment and dropped everything on her floor. Se kicked the door shut and took a long, hot shower. She changed in to a pair of plaid cotton sleeping pants and a blue tank top. She made herself dinner and ate it silently, wondering if Charlie really did know if it was their anniversary. She let her eyes wander and they found the small black answering machine. The red light was flashing and the small screen said: 3.
Jody leaned over and played her messages. After they were done, Jody stared at the box in shock. In an instant she shot out of her seat, grabbed the phone, and dialed.
"Hello?"
Jody smiled. "Hi Charlie."
"Jody!"
"Yeah, hi. I can't believe you actually remembered our anniversary!"
"Of course I did. Why wouldn't I? I've always remembered, I just was always at the company or something the other years. I'm really sorry about that though."
"Oh, well that's ok. So, Sergei proposed huh?"
"Yeah, you should see him. He's a love sick dog."
Jody giggled. "And what are you?" She teased.
"Nothing more and nothing less."
"Riiiiight. Um, so, did you figure out how to see me more, or whatever it was you were talking about?"
"Uh, sorta. See, It's June, right?"
"Yeah."
"I'm gonna try and get to New York for 2 weeks in July."
"Oh my God…" Jody went insane. "Are you serious??"
"Very." Charlie said, smiling.
"That would be so great!"
"Yeah, it would. Oh, guess what!?!?"
"What?"
"I'm principal."
"What?? Since when??"
"A few weeks ago."
"CHARLIE!! That's SO great!! Congratulations!! I can't believe it!" Jody exclaimed. She smiled, took a long pause, and sighed deeply. "I miss you Charlie."
"I know. I miss you too."
There was a long silence when Jody finally said, "Um, I should go. My anniversary dinner is probably getting cold."
"Anniversary dinner? What are you having?"
"Home made pasta… it's not that great. I'm a horrible cook."
"No you're not. I wish I was there with you." Charlie said quietly.
"I wish you were here too… well, bye."
"Bye Jody, I love you."
"I love you too Charlie. I can't wait for you come here! Bye." Jody hung up quickly and ate the rest of her dinner quickly.
