That night, Sam went to see Shakespeare's As You Like It at the new theater
downtown. During the play he looked around, and was astonished to see the
blonde woman up on the balcony to his right. He saw her mouth moving and
realized that she was reciting the play. Amazed, he continued to stare at
her as she finished the act together with the actors on stage. When the
play ended, the woman stay seated with a contented sigh, closed her eyes
and had a dreamy expression on her face. He was awed at the fact that the
woman obviously loved the words of Shakespeare and actually took them to
heart. Sam was suddenly excited to talk to her again, find out her name,
and spend more time together. He rushed out to find the steps up to the
balcony, his fear of heights completely forgotten as he madly climbed up to
reach the blonde woman. The huge smile on his face vanished as he saw that
her chair was now empty. As disappointment welled up in him, he sat down
and tried to calm himself before he left the theater.
Josie never saw Sam. She was so wrapped up in the actors on stage, she failed to notice anything of her surroundings. Oblivious to Sam's efforts, she had exited another staircase that would be closer to where she had parked. Smiling happily, thinking of Orlando and Rosalind's love for each other, Josie's thoughts went to the green-eyed man at Aldys' school. She concluded that he's probably a teacher, wondering what class/subject he teaches. Maybe she can ask Aldys if she has any teacher that looks like a model for Calvin Kline perfume. Josie then giggled as she recalled the look on his face when she kissed him. She didn't regret it a bit, he had sported a small crooked smile that sped up her heart.
The next day was Josie's day off. Rob had called her, needing help with shopping for groceries. (Rob is 5 yrs older than Josie, a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees. On one of his flights to a game at the Dodgers stadium in LA, he had fallen in love at first sight with a stunning flight attendant Tracey. She had been a #1 fan of the Yankees, and was also infatuated with their shortstop Rob Geller. After 6 months, they were finally married and are now blessed with an adorable daughter Rosie. The 3yr old has her mother's straight blonde her, also kept short. She also acquired Tracey's gray eyes and fair skin. Rob and his young family lives in the Gellers' home, where Rob had lived before and after Josie and his parents died.)
Although Rob is a wonderful father, he still needs a woman to buy food both for him and his daughter. Tracey had left for an emergency trip/flight and won't be back until the next afternoon. Since baseball season was over, Rob is home with Rosie. So on this particular day, he had sought out his sister's help with things to feed his daughter. Josie, being a loving aunt who totally adores the cute toddler immediately agrees to spend time with her brother and niece. Rob offered to pick her up, and they all headed for Albertson's.
Meanwhile, Sam decided to head out for lunch. As much as he loves teaching the high schoolers, today he was completely tired from a sleepless night. He declined his fellow teacher/friend Scott Romano's invitation to join him and Ms. Knox, thinking that 3 is definitely a crowd. He was really happy for them, they seemed to be very much in love. He pushed the thought aside as he drove to the deli inside Albertson's. While eating on one of the tables, he spotted blonde curls under a baseball cap belonging to a woman in tight jeans. She was concentrating on which cereal to pick when a brown- haired man joined her with a wiggling toddler inside a cart. From then on, Sam's delicious lunch was tasteless and he felt as if he had been punched in the gut. It was confirmed that the woman was the same one that had occupied his thoughts lately. Unfortunately for him, she is already married and has a daughter that looks just like her. She and her husband had laughed together, hugged each other now and then as their daughter amused them with her antics.
Sam was glad that he was still in one piece as he wearily reentered South Glen for his last class of the day. Aldys noticed his forlorn expression as he started his lectures. She wondered why her usually smiling favorite teacher looks so tired and hopeless. Most of his students were really clueless when it came to literature. When the bell rang, Aldys approached Mr. Coulson to offer him some kind of sympathy when she heard him say "I wish there's at least another person who loves Shakespeare or any written word as much as I do."
Instinctively, Aldys thought how perfect Josie would be for Mr. Coulson and vice versa. From what she could tell, they are about the same age and would find lots of things in common. Plus, he's handsome and she's beautiful, hmm.
"You know, Mr. Coulson," Aldys began, "I have a close friend, we're almost like sisters really, who is totally into Shakespeare. She's an editor at Chicago Sun Times and she loves reading the classics, like you." Curious about Aldys' friend, Sam asked for her age and how they became friends, though he wasn't surprised because Aldys seemed so mature for a 17 yr old. Aldys told him that the woman is Josie Geller, she's 25 and she's really kind and sweet, "not to mention beautiful," she added with a sly smile. Sam chuckled as he realized that Aldys is playing matchmaker. However, he agreed to meet Aldys' friend before school the next morning. Now Aldys just have to ask Josie to stop by and hope she'll say yes.
Josie never saw Sam. She was so wrapped up in the actors on stage, she failed to notice anything of her surroundings. Oblivious to Sam's efforts, she had exited another staircase that would be closer to where she had parked. Smiling happily, thinking of Orlando and Rosalind's love for each other, Josie's thoughts went to the green-eyed man at Aldys' school. She concluded that he's probably a teacher, wondering what class/subject he teaches. Maybe she can ask Aldys if she has any teacher that looks like a model for Calvin Kline perfume. Josie then giggled as she recalled the look on his face when she kissed him. She didn't regret it a bit, he had sported a small crooked smile that sped up her heart.
The next day was Josie's day off. Rob had called her, needing help with shopping for groceries. (Rob is 5 yrs older than Josie, a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees. On one of his flights to a game at the Dodgers stadium in LA, he had fallen in love at first sight with a stunning flight attendant Tracey. She had been a #1 fan of the Yankees, and was also infatuated with their shortstop Rob Geller. After 6 months, they were finally married and are now blessed with an adorable daughter Rosie. The 3yr old has her mother's straight blonde her, also kept short. She also acquired Tracey's gray eyes and fair skin. Rob and his young family lives in the Gellers' home, where Rob had lived before and after Josie and his parents died.)
Although Rob is a wonderful father, he still needs a woman to buy food both for him and his daughter. Tracey had left for an emergency trip/flight and won't be back until the next afternoon. Since baseball season was over, Rob is home with Rosie. So on this particular day, he had sought out his sister's help with things to feed his daughter. Josie, being a loving aunt who totally adores the cute toddler immediately agrees to spend time with her brother and niece. Rob offered to pick her up, and they all headed for Albertson's.
Meanwhile, Sam decided to head out for lunch. As much as he loves teaching the high schoolers, today he was completely tired from a sleepless night. He declined his fellow teacher/friend Scott Romano's invitation to join him and Ms. Knox, thinking that 3 is definitely a crowd. He was really happy for them, they seemed to be very much in love. He pushed the thought aside as he drove to the deli inside Albertson's. While eating on one of the tables, he spotted blonde curls under a baseball cap belonging to a woman in tight jeans. She was concentrating on which cereal to pick when a brown- haired man joined her with a wiggling toddler inside a cart. From then on, Sam's delicious lunch was tasteless and he felt as if he had been punched in the gut. It was confirmed that the woman was the same one that had occupied his thoughts lately. Unfortunately for him, she is already married and has a daughter that looks just like her. She and her husband had laughed together, hugged each other now and then as their daughter amused them with her antics.
Sam was glad that he was still in one piece as he wearily reentered South Glen for his last class of the day. Aldys noticed his forlorn expression as he started his lectures. She wondered why her usually smiling favorite teacher looks so tired and hopeless. Most of his students were really clueless when it came to literature. When the bell rang, Aldys approached Mr. Coulson to offer him some kind of sympathy when she heard him say "I wish there's at least another person who loves Shakespeare or any written word as much as I do."
Instinctively, Aldys thought how perfect Josie would be for Mr. Coulson and vice versa. From what she could tell, they are about the same age and would find lots of things in common. Plus, he's handsome and she's beautiful, hmm.
"You know, Mr. Coulson," Aldys began, "I have a close friend, we're almost like sisters really, who is totally into Shakespeare. She's an editor at Chicago Sun Times and she loves reading the classics, like you." Curious about Aldys' friend, Sam asked for her age and how they became friends, though he wasn't surprised because Aldys seemed so mature for a 17 yr old. Aldys told him that the woman is Josie Geller, she's 25 and she's really kind and sweet, "not to mention beautiful," she added with a sly smile. Sam chuckled as he realized that Aldys is playing matchmaker. However, he agreed to meet Aldys' friend before school the next morning. Now Aldys just have to ask Josie to stop by and hope she'll say yes.