EPISODE 1: BRAD!
Disclaimer can be found on Chapter 1.
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Brad was directly opposite her at their table and she couldn't stop think about him. She tried not to look at him and she tried even harder to restrain herself from jumping him right there and then, but Jondy just couldn't stop thinking about him. He looked so good dressed in the no tie suit that showed of his neck and his brown eyes radiated with the light shining into them. Gosh he knew how to glam up.
But she had to control herself; Brad and her never worked out. Their relationship was doomed from the start. Last year when they started going out everything had felt so good, but then everything was ruined when Brad couldn't trust her. Brad knew that Jondy had a past and he wanted to know about it, but Jondy couldn't tell him and he couldn't take it. After 8 months they broke up leaving both heartbroken and still today pinning for each other.
At first avoiding each other was easy, but then the opportunity to work on cancer therapies came up and Jade (Jondy) and Brad were chosen to partner each other in studying cancer cell nucleotides. This ultimately led up to 6 months of studying together as well as the various other involvements they already had with lectures and study groups. The break up wasn't really one that had a lot of leverage and over the time after their break up had fought so many times.
Brad was obviously feeling the same way Jondy was feeling about him. He was very silent and that was very odd for the forever speaking Brad.
"Jondy, that guy opposite seems really shy, from the introduction I assumed you were friends. You should talk to him." Max was whispering and Brad stood up and started to move over to the buffet.
"I think I might!" Jondy excused herself and started after Brad.
"Brad wait, please we need to talk. Can we go to the foyer so we are away from everyone." Brad just started putting food on his plate when Jondy put her hand on his and again pleaded. "Please, you know we need to resolve this. Lets do this now while we have the chance."
Brad turned and looked directly at Jondy. "Jade, we have talked so much and yet we haven't spoken on the real issue have we. You don't trust me and your not willing to so I think it's just best we not go there and I want to finish my meal." When he turned around Jondy was directly in front of him and she knew Brad would give in. "Fine, in the foyer. But let me finish my dinner first. Then we can go and talk, not that it will do any good." Jondy settled for that and let Brad pass her and headed back to the table.
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Brad and 'Jade' sat in the foyer on some couches and were alone as no one was checking in to the hotel right then.
"So, where do we start." Brad had all his defences up and obviously didn't want to open up. But Jondy had other ideas. Although Jondy knew that Brad and her didn't work, she was so depressed being apart and Max and Logan had made her see something that she needed to see of recent. They may be doomed to be apart forever, but they still won't give up on each other and will do anything to try and make it work. All of these reasons had prompted Jondy to talk to Brad and try to get him back.
"Brad, I know you want me to open up about my past and everything but it is so hard and painful and not even my parents know about my past. I want to be able to open up but that will take time and I want you to be patient. I can't promise you anything and I know that's not good enough for you to accept. So you think me dragging you out here is me trying to ask for friendship, I mean that's what I've done every other time we have talked about this but I know that will never happen. Finally I know we can never be friends." Brad still seemed peeved.
"So, what's the point of trying to resolve our problems if we can't be friends?"
"Brad, I want you back. I want you back in my life because I hate my life with you not in it. The last two years I have spent pinning for you every minute and I think I need you. I may not be able to talk about myself but that doesn't mean I won't some day. I'm asking for time and for hope. Please, can we try again? " Jondy stood up and stood in front of Brad and knelt down in front of him. " Brad, I love you and I don't want anyone but you."
"Jondy, I can't deal with this, I want to trust you but I can't. Tell me your past or there is no relationship." Brad stood up.
"Brad please, can't you just give me the chance- wait...what did you just call me?" Jondy was sure Brad had just called her Jondy.
"Jade, what did I just call you? Jade, I called you by your name, Jade." Jondy stood up and faced Brad.
"No you didn't. You called me something else, what do you know? How did you know to call me that? Brad, have you been checking up on me or is it something else? Who do you work for? No wait, I don't want to know. I gotta go." Jondy raced out of there and left Brad who stood there bewildered.
"That's what your friend called you!" Jondy was already gone. She was going to go to see Max and Logan. She had to get away, her location had been compromised and that meant only one thing. She needed to get away and fast.