Chapter 9 - Out of Your League
Melissa walked n, her eyes bloodshot from crying.
"Oh, Melissa...." I started, "I am so sorry." My arms embracing her in a hug,
"Don't you EVER do that to me again." She said gaining her composure. "You had me scared to death girl! And the last thing we did together was fight, and that was all I could think about...."
"Yeah, I know. About our fight....I'm REALLY sorry I didn't talk to you more and everything, it's just that there are some really cute guys at work and you just get talking to them and forget about everything else and you come home and it's late and..."
"Cute guys. Yeah. I've heard ALL about them" she sighed, "Look. Here's the deal :you bring me along one day to the set, introduce me to your "cute guys", and we'll call it even, ok?"
I smiled. "OK. It's a deal. Come over to my house at 7 next Tuesday morning and I'll give you a lift there, ok?"
"Sounds good to me! When are you gettin' out of this joint , anyway?"
"I think in a couple days. That's what the nurse told me, anyway."
"All right. Well there's this other girl out there waiting for you, so I'd better go."
"Ok, see you Tuesday then! Wait...who's the girl?"
"I don't know....I think her name's Jennifer. Later!" She said and waved goodbye.
I gasped. Jennifer? Here? But she should be working! Why would she come to see me? She barely knows I exist!
The door opened and in came Jennifer Garner. She looked gorgeous, as usual. Her brown hair shimmering - even in THIS lighting. Man, I envy her!
She smiled, her dimples going deep into her cheeks, I smiled weakly back.
"Hey. I heard what happened. I'm really sorry." She said sincerely. "The whole crew has been worried about you. Especially Matt."
"Yeah." I said, blushing.
"So do you have a boyfriend?"
I looked up, startled by her question. "No, I don't, why?"
"Oh, I don't know. Matt just seemed pretty interested in you the last time I checked."
"Well...."
"You should go for it! He's cute, funny, he likes acting...."
I looked down, avoiding her gaze.
"What is it? Is there another guy in this picture?"
"Kinda..." I said, my voice trailing off.
"Oh?"
"It's Michael....and ......David....."
"Michael...and David?" She said, suppressing a laugh. "Well, don't you think they're a little out of your league?"
"I guess so. And Matt DOES kinda like me. I guess."
"Exactly. You guys would be SUCH a cute couple."
I could say the same for you and Michael! I thought. "Well, I'll certainly think about it."
"Great. Well, I'm supposed to give these to you." She handed me a bouquet of assorted flowers. "They're from the cast."
"Awww, that's so sweet! Tell all of them thank you for me."
"I will. I'll guess I'll see you next week!" she said, getting up to leave.
"Oh, hey, just between you and me...I think Michael has a crush on you. Big time." I said with a giggle.
She laughed. "Thanks for the warning!"
"Watch out! I hear he bites!" I hollered after her. I laughed to myself and pulled out my Esquire magazine to busy myself for the two long days ahead.
Melissa walked n, her eyes bloodshot from crying.
"Oh, Melissa...." I started, "I am so sorry." My arms embracing her in a hug,
"Don't you EVER do that to me again." She said gaining her composure. "You had me scared to death girl! And the last thing we did together was fight, and that was all I could think about...."
"Yeah, I know. About our fight....I'm REALLY sorry I didn't talk to you more and everything, it's just that there are some really cute guys at work and you just get talking to them and forget about everything else and you come home and it's late and..."
"Cute guys. Yeah. I've heard ALL about them" she sighed, "Look. Here's the deal :you bring me along one day to the set, introduce me to your "cute guys", and we'll call it even, ok?"
I smiled. "OK. It's a deal. Come over to my house at 7 next Tuesday morning and I'll give you a lift there, ok?"
"Sounds good to me! When are you gettin' out of this joint , anyway?"
"I think in a couple days. That's what the nurse told me, anyway."
"All right. Well there's this other girl out there waiting for you, so I'd better go."
"Ok, see you Tuesday then! Wait...who's the girl?"
"I don't know....I think her name's Jennifer. Later!" She said and waved goodbye.
I gasped. Jennifer? Here? But she should be working! Why would she come to see me? She barely knows I exist!
The door opened and in came Jennifer Garner. She looked gorgeous, as usual. Her brown hair shimmering - even in THIS lighting. Man, I envy her!
She smiled, her dimples going deep into her cheeks, I smiled weakly back.
"Hey. I heard what happened. I'm really sorry." She said sincerely. "The whole crew has been worried about you. Especially Matt."
"Yeah." I said, blushing.
"So do you have a boyfriend?"
I looked up, startled by her question. "No, I don't, why?"
"Oh, I don't know. Matt just seemed pretty interested in you the last time I checked."
"Well...."
"You should go for it! He's cute, funny, he likes acting...."
I looked down, avoiding her gaze.
"What is it? Is there another guy in this picture?"
"Kinda..." I said, my voice trailing off.
"Oh?"
"It's Michael....and ......David....."
"Michael...and David?" She said, suppressing a laugh. "Well, don't you think they're a little out of your league?"
"I guess so. And Matt DOES kinda like me. I guess."
"Exactly. You guys would be SUCH a cute couple."
I could say the same for you and Michael! I thought. "Well, I'll certainly think about it."
"Great. Well, I'm supposed to give these to you." She handed me a bouquet of assorted flowers. "They're from the cast."
"Awww, that's so sweet! Tell all of them thank you for me."
"I will. I'll guess I'll see you next week!" she said, getting up to leave.
"Oh, hey, just between you and me...I think Michael has a crush on you. Big time." I said with a giggle.
She laughed. "Thanks for the warning!"
"Watch out! I hear he bites!" I hollered after her. I laughed to myself and pulled out my Esquire magazine to busy myself for the two long days ahead.