Chapter 39 *
The weeks have gone by and Matt and Kirsten still haven't straightened things out. Matt is too busy trying to figure out how to fix this, and Kirsten is too busy pretending not to miss him. Monique and Jeff have been talking and trying to figure out how to get their two siblings back together.
Monique is sitting at her office desk when the phone rings.
"Monique Thomas"
"Hey sunshine."
Monique gets a smile on her face. "Hey Jeff. What's up?"
"You're not busy are you? Should I call you back?"
"No. It's not that busy right now."
"Ok. I think I got a plan on getting our two idiot siblings back together."
"Oh really? Do tell."
"Nope, you'll have to come out to dinner with me to find out."
"Are you asking me out on a date Jeffery?"
"Maybe."
"Well, cause if you are...I might be inclined to say yes."
"Well I definitely am."
"Well then yes...I will."
"Great. When is a good time to come and pick you up?"
"8 sound good?"
"Perfect."
"I'll see you then."
"You sure will sunshine. Till then." Jeff hangs up.
Monique goes about her day counting the hours til she gets to see Jeff. Monique hasn't heard anything from her marine and figured she isn't going to hear from him. The more and more she talks to Jeff...parts of that wall she has put up is slowly coming down. Finally 5 o' clock rolls around and Monique gets to go home. She plays and feeds Nicole and goes to get ready for her date.
"Well, don't you look all nice...gotta a hot date I assume?"
"Yes, K, I do."
"Bout time Jeff asked you out."
Monique looks at her sister, "how do you know it's with Jeff?"
"Oh, just a guess. Maybe it's the fact that whenever you talk to him you get the doofiest smile on your face."
"I do not."
"Do too."
"I don't have time to argue." Monique turns and faces Kirsten. "How do I look?"
"You're missing on thing. Hold on." Kirsten runs to her room, and comes running back in. "here, you can borrow this necklace. Turn around." Monique turns around and Kirsten puts on her favorite crystal necklace. "Now, let me see...Perfect!"
"Thanks for letting me borrow this. I know it's your favorite."
"No problem. At least one of us should get some use out of it."
"Still missing Matt huh?"
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh really?" Monique raises her eyebrow.
"Why can't I ever lie to you?"
"It's a gift I have."
The doorbell rings and Nicole runs to answer the door. She stands on her tiptoes and tries to look out the window next to the door. "Who is it?"
"It's Jeff."
Nic quickly tries to open the door...once it's open she jumps up and waves "HI JEFF!"
Jeff picks her up. "Hey Nic. How are things?"
"Ok. Mommy is still getting ready."
"No I'm not."
They both look towards the stairs and see Monique and Kirsten coming down. "Come here and give me a hug lil one." Jeff places Nicole down and she runs into her mom's open arms. "You gonna behave for Aunt Kirsten?"
"Of course Mom."
"Ok." Gets up from her squatting position, straightens out her outfit.
"You look great Mon."
"Thank you"
Jeff hands her a bouquet of orange roses. "These are for you."
Monique gets that smile again.
"THAT SMILE! RIGHT THERE! That's the one I was talking about." Kirsten says from the background.
"Shut up you...and put these in some water."
"Oh, I see how it is. Kirsten, help me with this...Kirsten put these in water."
Jeff laughs and walks over to Kirsten and hugs her. "It's ok...I still love ya."
"Well in that case." Kirsten pushes Monique and Jeff out the door. "You two have fun now...and don't do anything I wouldn't to."
The weeks have gone by and Matt and Kirsten still haven't straightened things out. Matt is too busy trying to figure out how to fix this, and Kirsten is too busy pretending not to miss him. Monique and Jeff have been talking and trying to figure out how to get their two siblings back together.
Monique is sitting at her office desk when the phone rings.
"Monique Thomas"
"Hey sunshine."
Monique gets a smile on her face. "Hey Jeff. What's up?"
"You're not busy are you? Should I call you back?"
"No. It's not that busy right now."
"Ok. I think I got a plan on getting our two idiot siblings back together."
"Oh really? Do tell."
"Nope, you'll have to come out to dinner with me to find out."
"Are you asking me out on a date Jeffery?"
"Maybe."
"Well, cause if you are...I might be inclined to say yes."
"Well I definitely am."
"Well then yes...I will."
"Great. When is a good time to come and pick you up?"
"8 sound good?"
"Perfect."
"I'll see you then."
"You sure will sunshine. Till then." Jeff hangs up.
Monique goes about her day counting the hours til she gets to see Jeff. Monique hasn't heard anything from her marine and figured she isn't going to hear from him. The more and more she talks to Jeff...parts of that wall she has put up is slowly coming down. Finally 5 o' clock rolls around and Monique gets to go home. She plays and feeds Nicole and goes to get ready for her date.
"Well, don't you look all nice...gotta a hot date I assume?"
"Yes, K, I do."
"Bout time Jeff asked you out."
Monique looks at her sister, "how do you know it's with Jeff?"
"Oh, just a guess. Maybe it's the fact that whenever you talk to him you get the doofiest smile on your face."
"I do not."
"Do too."
"I don't have time to argue." Monique turns and faces Kirsten. "How do I look?"
"You're missing on thing. Hold on." Kirsten runs to her room, and comes running back in. "here, you can borrow this necklace. Turn around." Monique turns around and Kirsten puts on her favorite crystal necklace. "Now, let me see...Perfect!"
"Thanks for letting me borrow this. I know it's your favorite."
"No problem. At least one of us should get some use out of it."
"Still missing Matt huh?"
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh really?" Monique raises her eyebrow.
"Why can't I ever lie to you?"
"It's a gift I have."
The doorbell rings and Nicole runs to answer the door. She stands on her tiptoes and tries to look out the window next to the door. "Who is it?"
"It's Jeff."
Nic quickly tries to open the door...once it's open she jumps up and waves "HI JEFF!"
Jeff picks her up. "Hey Nic. How are things?"
"Ok. Mommy is still getting ready."
"No I'm not."
They both look towards the stairs and see Monique and Kirsten coming down. "Come here and give me a hug lil one." Jeff places Nicole down and she runs into her mom's open arms. "You gonna behave for Aunt Kirsten?"
"Of course Mom."
"Ok." Gets up from her squatting position, straightens out her outfit.
"You look great Mon."
"Thank you"
Jeff hands her a bouquet of orange roses. "These are for you."
Monique gets that smile again.
"THAT SMILE! RIGHT THERE! That's the one I was talking about." Kirsten says from the background.
"Shut up you...and put these in some water."
"Oh, I see how it is. Kirsten, help me with this...Kirsten put these in water."
Jeff laughs and walks over to Kirsten and hugs her. "It's ok...I still love ya."
"Well in that case." Kirsten pushes Monique and Jeff out the door. "You two have fun now...and don't do anything I wouldn't to."