Melanie was afraid that Jake had spilled the beans about why she really
went to New York, and Bobby Ray was calling to ask her about it. "How's New
York?" he asked. "Lonely," she said, lying down on the bed. "I know why you
left Pigeon Creek," said Bobby Ray. Melanie sat up anxiously. "Did Jake
tell you?" she screamed. Bobby Ray was silent for a moment. "Yeah," he
answered. "Damn it! He swore her wouldn't tell," she said. "He was worried
about you Mel," said Bobby Ray. Melanie began to cry. "I'm so ashamed," she
said. "Don't worry, everything will work out," said Bobby Ray, though he
has a hard time making himself believe it was true. "I don't know what I'm
gonna do," said Melanie, trying to fight off tears. "We'll help you Mel, we
promise. Please come back to us, we miss you and we want to help," said
Bobby Ray coaxingly. "I can't come back Bobby Ray, everyone will talk about
me. I will be the talk of the town," she said, tears cascading down her
cheeks. "Until." Bobby Ray stopped. "I can't come back. I'm not coming
back," she said. Bobby Ray was quiet. "I understand," he said, though he
desperately wanted to talk to her some more and try to get her to come
back. But he knew she wasn't going to listen, at least not now. "I still
need to unpack and I'm really tired, so I'll talk to you later," said
Melanie. "Good night Bobby Ray," she said. Click. She set her phone on the
nightstand next to the bed and pulled the covers down. She set her bags on
the floor with the rest of her clothes in them and crawled into bed without
even changing her clothes. She shut the light off and pulled the covers
over her, crying herself to sleep and wondering what was going to happen.
The next morning she woke up to the sound of her cell phone ringing on her bedside table. "Hello?" she answered groggily. No one was there. "Hello?" she asked again. "Ugh!" she sighed and hung up. The pulled the covers down and went to wash her face and change her clothes. She put her phone in her purse and went downstairs after she made sure she had her room key.
She walked across the street and got a bagel instead of the hotel food, but she felt sick afterwards and ended up throwing up. She missed Jake and Bobby Ray and Eldon and Wade. She had no idea how she was going to make it on her own.
Melanie walked down the streets of New York city, looking for somewhere to apply for a job. She saw a sign in the window of a clothing store called Now, and went in to try and see if she could get a job there. When she walked in, there was a cute guy at the counter who caught her eye. "Can I help you?" he asked, smiling at her. "Hi, I." she stuttered and smiled shyly, embarrassed. "I saw the sign in the window and I was wondering if I could apply for a job," she said. He reached behind the counter and got a piece of paper. "What's your name?" he asked, searching for a pen. "Melanie," she said. "That's a pretty name," he said, smiling at her. "My name's William," he said. "Hi," she said, smiling back. "Could I buy you lunch, and we could do the interview then?" he asked hopefully. Melanie smiled. "That'd be great," she said. William came from around the counter and they waited outside for a cab. They stopped at a small deli near the store and sat down at a small table while they waited for the waitress. After they gave their order, William began asking Melanie questions, though she got suspicious after a while when they didn't really have anything to do with work, and they were more personal than job-related.
"Do you have nickname?" he asked. She looked at him a little oddly. "Well, my real name's Melanie but all my friends call me Mel," she answered casually. "Okay Mel," he said. "Yeah, my real name's William but I go by Will," he said. After a brief silence he looked down at the papers again. "So.let's finish the interview," he said, and continued to ask her questions from the sheet, taking notes as he drank his Coke. They finished their lunch and Will paid the bill. He followed Melanie out of the restaurant and they waited for a cab. "Thank you for lunch," she said with a smile. "We'll let you know about the job as soon as possible," he said. "Oh, I forgot to ask for your phone number so that I can reach you as soon as I hear," he said. Melanie scribbled it on a piece of paper and handed it to him as the cab pulled up to the curb. She got into it and Will watched as it drove away.
Six days later, Melanie was in her hotel room when she got a call on her cell phone. It was from Will. "Hello?" she answered; hopefully it was good news. "Hey Mel, it's Will," he said. "Good news I hope?" she asked. Will laughed. "Yes, you got the job, you start Monday," he said. "That's great thank you so much," she said. "Listen," said Will, "I had a really good time today with you. And I was wondering if you wanted to have dinner tonight." "That sounds great," said Melanie. "Meet me at the Macaroni Grill on Maple Blvd. at 7:15," he said. "Okay I'll see you then," said Melanie. Click. She was a little unsure about going out with Will, but he was nice and she was lonely. Anything to take her mind off of Jake and Pigeon Creek.
She waited inside the Macaroni Grill when she saw Will walk in. She stood up when he came to her. "Hi," he said. "Hi," she smiled. "You look beautiful," he said. Melanie blushed slightly. "Thank you," she said. The waiter showed them to their seats and handed them the menus. The ordered their food and sat in silence for a few minutes after the waiter left the table.
Melanie sighed, she knew she had to tell him about the baby. But she didn't want to just yet. While she was pondering, the waiter brought them their food and refilled their glasses. "Cheers," said Will, and they clinked glasses. They finished their meal but didn't talk much. Will paid for the meal and they left. Standing outside of the restaurant, Will leaned in close to her and put his arms around her. Then he whispered in her ear, "Can I kiss you?" Melanie nodded, and Will leaned in to kiss her. It was a nice soft kiss. He pulled away and looked at her. "Want to go back to my place and watch a movie?" he asked, though she knew he wasn't really thinking about watching a movie. Melanie nodded, and Will flagged a cab down.
Inside the cab, Will moved close to Melanie. Her hand was flat on the seat next to her leg. He put his hand over hers and then took it in his, squeezing it a little. They got to Will's apartment. Will paid the cab driver and they got out. They walked up two flights of stairs and they were at his door. Melanie stood at the door as he fished inside his pocket for the key. "Found it!" he laughed, and unlocked the door. He walked in and flipped the lights on. It was a nice, roomy apartment. Will shut the door and took Melanie's jacket off of her shoulders. She sat down on the couch and he sat down next to her. She looked around the apartment, as Will watched her. He took her chin in his hand and turned it towards him, placing his lips to hers. He brought her body closer to hers and moved his hand down her body.
The next morning she woke up to the sound of her cell phone ringing on her bedside table. "Hello?" she answered groggily. No one was there. "Hello?" she asked again. "Ugh!" she sighed and hung up. The pulled the covers down and went to wash her face and change her clothes. She put her phone in her purse and went downstairs after she made sure she had her room key.
She walked across the street and got a bagel instead of the hotel food, but she felt sick afterwards and ended up throwing up. She missed Jake and Bobby Ray and Eldon and Wade. She had no idea how she was going to make it on her own.
Melanie walked down the streets of New York city, looking for somewhere to apply for a job. She saw a sign in the window of a clothing store called Now, and went in to try and see if she could get a job there. When she walked in, there was a cute guy at the counter who caught her eye. "Can I help you?" he asked, smiling at her. "Hi, I." she stuttered and smiled shyly, embarrassed. "I saw the sign in the window and I was wondering if I could apply for a job," she said. He reached behind the counter and got a piece of paper. "What's your name?" he asked, searching for a pen. "Melanie," she said. "That's a pretty name," he said, smiling at her. "My name's William," he said. "Hi," she said, smiling back. "Could I buy you lunch, and we could do the interview then?" he asked hopefully. Melanie smiled. "That'd be great," she said. William came from around the counter and they waited outside for a cab. They stopped at a small deli near the store and sat down at a small table while they waited for the waitress. After they gave their order, William began asking Melanie questions, though she got suspicious after a while when they didn't really have anything to do with work, and they were more personal than job-related.
"Do you have nickname?" he asked. She looked at him a little oddly. "Well, my real name's Melanie but all my friends call me Mel," she answered casually. "Okay Mel," he said. "Yeah, my real name's William but I go by Will," he said. After a brief silence he looked down at the papers again. "So.let's finish the interview," he said, and continued to ask her questions from the sheet, taking notes as he drank his Coke. They finished their lunch and Will paid the bill. He followed Melanie out of the restaurant and they waited for a cab. "Thank you for lunch," she said with a smile. "We'll let you know about the job as soon as possible," he said. "Oh, I forgot to ask for your phone number so that I can reach you as soon as I hear," he said. Melanie scribbled it on a piece of paper and handed it to him as the cab pulled up to the curb. She got into it and Will watched as it drove away.
Six days later, Melanie was in her hotel room when she got a call on her cell phone. It was from Will. "Hello?" she answered; hopefully it was good news. "Hey Mel, it's Will," he said. "Good news I hope?" she asked. Will laughed. "Yes, you got the job, you start Monday," he said. "That's great thank you so much," she said. "Listen," said Will, "I had a really good time today with you. And I was wondering if you wanted to have dinner tonight." "That sounds great," said Melanie. "Meet me at the Macaroni Grill on Maple Blvd. at 7:15," he said. "Okay I'll see you then," said Melanie. Click. She was a little unsure about going out with Will, but he was nice and she was lonely. Anything to take her mind off of Jake and Pigeon Creek.
She waited inside the Macaroni Grill when she saw Will walk in. She stood up when he came to her. "Hi," he said. "Hi," she smiled. "You look beautiful," he said. Melanie blushed slightly. "Thank you," she said. The waiter showed them to their seats and handed them the menus. The ordered their food and sat in silence for a few minutes after the waiter left the table.
Melanie sighed, she knew she had to tell him about the baby. But she didn't want to just yet. While she was pondering, the waiter brought them their food and refilled their glasses. "Cheers," said Will, and they clinked glasses. They finished their meal but didn't talk much. Will paid for the meal and they left. Standing outside of the restaurant, Will leaned in close to her and put his arms around her. Then he whispered in her ear, "Can I kiss you?" Melanie nodded, and Will leaned in to kiss her. It was a nice soft kiss. He pulled away and looked at her. "Want to go back to my place and watch a movie?" he asked, though she knew he wasn't really thinking about watching a movie. Melanie nodded, and Will flagged a cab down.
Inside the cab, Will moved close to Melanie. Her hand was flat on the seat next to her leg. He put his hand over hers and then took it in his, squeezing it a little. They got to Will's apartment. Will paid the cab driver and they got out. They walked up two flights of stairs and they were at his door. Melanie stood at the door as he fished inside his pocket for the key. "Found it!" he laughed, and unlocked the door. He walked in and flipped the lights on. It was a nice, roomy apartment. Will shut the door and took Melanie's jacket off of her shoulders. She sat down on the couch and he sat down next to her. She looked around the apartment, as Will watched her. He took her chin in his hand and turned it towards him, placing his lips to hers. He brought her body closer to hers and moved his hand down her body.