Ophelia awoke the next morning naked in the arms of Eric. After she had
left Evan at his apartment, she ran into Eric and he was there to comfort
her. Ophelia couldn't even remember why she had left Eric in the first
place.
He kissed her neck, "Morning cherub."
"Morning."
"How are you feeling?"
"Much better," she turned in the bed to face him. "You helped a lot."
He gave her a peck, "That's good."
"We should be getting ready for rehearsal."
Ophelia got up and put on Eric's robe while he followed. He took her up in his arms, "What's the rush?"
"No rush, I just want you in the shower."
"With you?"
"Of course."
He let a small laugh and kissed her softly on the lips. Ophelia took Eric by the hand and led her into the shower.
Evan woke up alone and scared. He had had awful dreams all night long. His pillow was soaked with tears. Looking at the alarm clock on his nightstand he groaned. Half an hour until rehearsal. Now not only did he have to face Amelia, but also Jade and Ophelia. He plopped back down on the bed. Perhaps he could call in sick. Bad idea. Evan had already avoided Jade one day, let alone two. He prepared himself for the day and headed out into the streets of Paris. How would he be able to look at Ophelia?
Ophelia and Eric walked in together arm-in-arm. She briefly glanced at Evan, but turned away from him just as quickly. Her main purpose was to make him believe she had no care for him-even as a friend.
Ophelia's cold shoulder had only helped Evan make up his mind further. With a new, and lonely, determination he decided once and for all that he could say yes to Jade. Evan looked around for her. She had been watching him. Jade quickly turned away about to die of embarrassment.
Evan made his way across the theater toward Jade, "Bonjour mademoiselle."
"Bonjour, so.have you come to a decision?"
"Oui."
"Oui you have? Or oui you will?"
"Both."
Jade smiled with great pleasure, "You will?"
"I already said yes."
Jade jumped up and kissed him hard on the mouth but then she pulled away, "One question: Why were you avoiding me yesterday?"
"I wasn't feeling very well," he replied.
"You swear?"
"Swear."
Jade leaned in again and they continued kissing. Evan was, to say the least, pleased but he could not help but think of Ophelia. Was she watching him? Was she jealous? Evan pulled away. Ellen's words began to fill his head. She hadn't sounded quite convincing on the phone. Had he made a mistake?
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," he lied. "I'm just worried I may still be ill and I wouldn't want you to catch whatever I have."
"Nonsense," she replied. "We can be sick together."
That jerk! Ophelia thought to herself. I was out of the picture for one day and he already has a new girlfriend?! Sure, I have Eric, but I wasn't the one who sat there obsessing every waking moment!
Confusion took over Ophelia's senses. She stumbled through her entire rehearsal whenever she was onstage. Suddenly Ophelia realized that forcing Evan to believe she had nothing but malice for him would be harder than she thought.
Evan sat alone in his apartment on the phone with Ellen once again. He found himself there quite often. She had met someone, a man by the name of Daniel.
"I was at a car race," she explained. "He was one of the drivers and I met him."
"Is it love?"
"Evan, you know I don't believe in all of that stuff."
"Is it love?"
"You know what? I think it might be. If he asked me to go out on a date with him right now I think I could easily fall in love."
"If?"
"Yes, if. Evan, we both know I don't believe in love-at-first-sight the way you do. Love has to grow."
"If you feel that way."
"But Daniel." she sighed. "He's kind of shy around me, but when we do talk I feel so wonderful. Daniel's like this perfect guardian angel."
"You got it bad!"
She giggled, "I know!"
"So, what are you going to do?"
"Well, I think I'll need your help with that. Well, let me rephrase that. I'll need your support. I've got five tickets to a show in a little more than a week. The day after the cast party."
"And you want me to come?"
"Exactly. Yes, you and a girlfriend of mine: Samantha."
"What about the fifth?"
"Bring Jade."
"Will do."
"Listen, I got to go. I'll talk to you later."
"Night," Evan put the phone on the receiver.
Jade? Evan had quite forgotten about her. He picked up the phone again. He got the answer machine, "Hey, it's Jade. Leave a message."
The phone beeped, "Hey, Jade. Honey, I was wondering if you'd like to do something this weekend. Give me a call."
Evan had already forgotten his new girlfriend in a matter of hours. Now she was out. Were they going to have enough time for each other? Evan was already having second thoughts.
He kissed her neck, "Morning cherub."
"Morning."
"How are you feeling?"
"Much better," she turned in the bed to face him. "You helped a lot."
He gave her a peck, "That's good."
"We should be getting ready for rehearsal."
Ophelia got up and put on Eric's robe while he followed. He took her up in his arms, "What's the rush?"
"No rush, I just want you in the shower."
"With you?"
"Of course."
He let a small laugh and kissed her softly on the lips. Ophelia took Eric by the hand and led her into the shower.
Evan woke up alone and scared. He had had awful dreams all night long. His pillow was soaked with tears. Looking at the alarm clock on his nightstand he groaned. Half an hour until rehearsal. Now not only did he have to face Amelia, but also Jade and Ophelia. He plopped back down on the bed. Perhaps he could call in sick. Bad idea. Evan had already avoided Jade one day, let alone two. He prepared himself for the day and headed out into the streets of Paris. How would he be able to look at Ophelia?
Ophelia and Eric walked in together arm-in-arm. She briefly glanced at Evan, but turned away from him just as quickly. Her main purpose was to make him believe she had no care for him-even as a friend.
Ophelia's cold shoulder had only helped Evan make up his mind further. With a new, and lonely, determination he decided once and for all that he could say yes to Jade. Evan looked around for her. She had been watching him. Jade quickly turned away about to die of embarrassment.
Evan made his way across the theater toward Jade, "Bonjour mademoiselle."
"Bonjour, so.have you come to a decision?"
"Oui."
"Oui you have? Or oui you will?"
"Both."
Jade smiled with great pleasure, "You will?"
"I already said yes."
Jade jumped up and kissed him hard on the mouth but then she pulled away, "One question: Why were you avoiding me yesterday?"
"I wasn't feeling very well," he replied.
"You swear?"
"Swear."
Jade leaned in again and they continued kissing. Evan was, to say the least, pleased but he could not help but think of Ophelia. Was she watching him? Was she jealous? Evan pulled away. Ellen's words began to fill his head. She hadn't sounded quite convincing on the phone. Had he made a mistake?
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," he lied. "I'm just worried I may still be ill and I wouldn't want you to catch whatever I have."
"Nonsense," she replied. "We can be sick together."
That jerk! Ophelia thought to herself. I was out of the picture for one day and he already has a new girlfriend?! Sure, I have Eric, but I wasn't the one who sat there obsessing every waking moment!
Confusion took over Ophelia's senses. She stumbled through her entire rehearsal whenever she was onstage. Suddenly Ophelia realized that forcing Evan to believe she had nothing but malice for him would be harder than she thought.
Evan sat alone in his apartment on the phone with Ellen once again. He found himself there quite often. She had met someone, a man by the name of Daniel.
"I was at a car race," she explained. "He was one of the drivers and I met him."
"Is it love?"
"Evan, you know I don't believe in all of that stuff."
"Is it love?"
"You know what? I think it might be. If he asked me to go out on a date with him right now I think I could easily fall in love."
"If?"
"Yes, if. Evan, we both know I don't believe in love-at-first-sight the way you do. Love has to grow."
"If you feel that way."
"But Daniel." she sighed. "He's kind of shy around me, but when we do talk I feel so wonderful. Daniel's like this perfect guardian angel."
"You got it bad!"
She giggled, "I know!"
"So, what are you going to do?"
"Well, I think I'll need your help with that. Well, let me rephrase that. I'll need your support. I've got five tickets to a show in a little more than a week. The day after the cast party."
"And you want me to come?"
"Exactly. Yes, you and a girlfriend of mine: Samantha."
"What about the fifth?"
"Bring Jade."
"Will do."
"Listen, I got to go. I'll talk to you later."
"Night," Evan put the phone on the receiver.
Jade? Evan had quite forgotten about her. He picked up the phone again. He got the answer machine, "Hey, it's Jade. Leave a message."
The phone beeped, "Hey, Jade. Honey, I was wondering if you'd like to do something this weekend. Give me a call."
Evan had already forgotten his new girlfriend in a matter of hours. Now she was out. Were they going to have enough time for each other? Evan was already having second thoughts.
