Miss Independent Part 2
"Oh come on!" the woman yelled at the car in front of her. She was already late for work and now this car was driving slow. She sat up in her seat and with a quick glance in the rearview mirror she swirved into the next lane only to get a beep from the car she pulled in front of.
"Yeah, whatever." she said rolling her eyes as she sped up. She pulled into her parking space and quickly got out of the car.
"Good morning Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald." the receptionist said cheerfully as Theresa made her way through the door.
"Hi Alice." she said making her way over to her mail box. "Did I get any messages?" she asked as she flipped through her mail.
"Yes. You got a call from Mrs. Roberts saying that she'll scheldule the earliest appointment that she can." Alice answered.
Theresa nodded. "Do I have any appointments today?" she asked.
"No, but you do have that board meeting at 2 o'clock." she informed her.
Theresa groaned and stopped when she realized what she was doing. "Ok, thanks." she said as she made her way to her office. She blew the stray hair out of her face as she threw her purse on the floor next to her chair.
She once again sorted through the mail until she came to a letter addressed to her from Fox Crane. Theresa paused as her began to beat wildly at the thought of her old flame.
She slowly turned the envelope over and quickly opened it, not caring that she was ripping it in half. She quickly unfolded the letter until she finally began to read it.
Theresa,
How are you? I haven't heard from you in almost two months. Is everything going ok with your job? I'm doing great, and here's the latest Harmony gossip. You remember how Kay and Miguel's baby died? Well Charity hooked up with John and now Kay and Miguel are together. What a surprise ending, huh? Whitney and Chad are still together and Ethan and Gwen are starting to make amends once again. And as for me, I'm still a loner. Well thats about it. Sorry for the short letter but I have a meeting to attend to!
Love,
Fox
Theresa stared down at the letter and smiled at the memory of Fox. It had been 2 years now since she had last set foot in Harmony and seen any residents from Harmony. She missed her family so much but she was doing well in LA. She had gotten a job at a local fashion designing company and she loved it.
She was interrupted by the ringing of her phone. Theresa put the letter down on her desk and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hello Theresa? This is Patty." her bosses southern voice droned over the phone.
"Hi, is there anything I can do for you?" she asked.
"Yes, could you run across the street to Starbucks and get 12 decaffinated coffees for the meeting?" she ordered more rather than asked.
Theresa rolled her eyes and responded sweetly, "Sure! I'll go get them now." she hung up the phone and reached for her purse. Another day in her world of being an underdog.
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Theresa unpatiently tapped her fingers on the counter. What was taking them so long to make her 12 coffees? She sighed and turned around to sit in a chair when she felt a hot cup of coffee drip down her suit.
"What the hell is your problem!" she screamed as she fanned herself with napkins.
"I am so sorry Theresa." a womans voice said.
Theresa looked up to see her annoying and clumsy co-worker holding the cup that had just damaged her suit.
"Do you know how much this cost?" she said angrily. "It cost me half of a pay check!"
"I'm sorry!" she said on the verge of tears.
Theresa looked at her and her face melted. "It's ok. I'M sorry for loosing my temper."
She smiled at Theresa's change of attitude. "It's ok."
"So I exaggerated, it was on sale for 40 bucks." Theresa chuckled.
"What a bargain!" she said cheerfully.
"Can, can I ask you a question?" Theresa asked.
"Shoot!" she said as her chipper self.
"How come you're always so happy? Just curious." Theresa asked truthfully.
"Haha!" she said beginning to laugh.
Theresa stared horrified as her co-worker laughed that annoying laugh with a snort in between.
"I guess you could say because I have a little spice in my life." she said winking at Theresa.
"Right. And what exactly is this spice?"
"A boyfriend. I met him online on this website called Matchmaker." she grinned from ear to ear.
"You met him ONLINE." Theresa repeated. "Interesting."
"You may think its weird, but I could really say we're a match made in cyber space!" she said cracking the corniest joke Theresa had ever heard.
Theresa managed to pull off a laugh.
"But really, you should try it. It works."
"M'am, your coffees are ready!" the man said from behind the counter.
"If you'll excuse me..."
"Marcie." the woman completed.
"Marcie." Theresa said smiling and turning away. "I wonder if they can clean my suit in cyber space too!" she muttered under her breath.
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Fox sighed as he sank down in his chair. It had been a long day and he wanted to check his e-mail before he went to bed. He paused as he glanced at the picture that rested next to the computer. It was a picture of the one thing that had ever mattered the most to him.
He shook himself out of his daze and scrolled through his inbox.
He still hadn't gotten a response from anyone on his Matchmaker ad that he had posted online. Maybe the whole idea of finding 'love' online was a waste. Fox got up from his seat and turned off his computer and headed for bed.
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Theresa sighed as she sat down in front of the computer. Today had been a long day and she was whipped. A fellow co-worker had mentioned to her about finding a date online on a website called Matchmaker. Theresa didn't believe that it could work, but she knew that she couldn't doubt fate so she decided to give it a try.
After she signed up, she browsed through the ads of her matches until her eye fell upon one. It was a man in his early 20's who lived on the east coast and was looking for a committed relationship. Deciding to give it a try, with the click of her mouse Theresa sent him an e-mail telling him she was interested.
"That was quick and easy." she said to herself as she closed her internet off. She got up from her chair and headed for her bedroom.
"Oh come on!" the woman yelled at the car in front of her. She was already late for work and now this car was driving slow. She sat up in her seat and with a quick glance in the rearview mirror she swirved into the next lane only to get a beep from the car she pulled in front of.
"Yeah, whatever." she said rolling her eyes as she sped up. She pulled into her parking space and quickly got out of the car.
"Good morning Miss Lopez-Fitzgerald." the receptionist said cheerfully as Theresa made her way through the door.
"Hi Alice." she said making her way over to her mail box. "Did I get any messages?" she asked as she flipped through her mail.
"Yes. You got a call from Mrs. Roberts saying that she'll scheldule the earliest appointment that she can." Alice answered.
Theresa nodded. "Do I have any appointments today?" she asked.
"No, but you do have that board meeting at 2 o'clock." she informed her.
Theresa groaned and stopped when she realized what she was doing. "Ok, thanks." she said as she made her way to her office. She blew the stray hair out of her face as she threw her purse on the floor next to her chair.
She once again sorted through the mail until she came to a letter addressed to her from Fox Crane. Theresa paused as her began to beat wildly at the thought of her old flame.
She slowly turned the envelope over and quickly opened it, not caring that she was ripping it in half. She quickly unfolded the letter until she finally began to read it.
Theresa,
How are you? I haven't heard from you in almost two months. Is everything going ok with your job? I'm doing great, and here's the latest Harmony gossip. You remember how Kay and Miguel's baby died? Well Charity hooked up with John and now Kay and Miguel are together. What a surprise ending, huh? Whitney and Chad are still together and Ethan and Gwen are starting to make amends once again. And as for me, I'm still a loner. Well thats about it. Sorry for the short letter but I have a meeting to attend to!
Love,
Fox
Theresa stared down at the letter and smiled at the memory of Fox. It had been 2 years now since she had last set foot in Harmony and seen any residents from Harmony. She missed her family so much but she was doing well in LA. She had gotten a job at a local fashion designing company and she loved it.
She was interrupted by the ringing of her phone. Theresa put the letter down on her desk and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hello Theresa? This is Patty." her bosses southern voice droned over the phone.
"Hi, is there anything I can do for you?" she asked.
"Yes, could you run across the street to Starbucks and get 12 decaffinated coffees for the meeting?" she ordered more rather than asked.
Theresa rolled her eyes and responded sweetly, "Sure! I'll go get them now." she hung up the phone and reached for her purse. Another day in her world of being an underdog.
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Theresa unpatiently tapped her fingers on the counter. What was taking them so long to make her 12 coffees? She sighed and turned around to sit in a chair when she felt a hot cup of coffee drip down her suit.
"What the hell is your problem!" she screamed as she fanned herself with napkins.
"I am so sorry Theresa." a womans voice said.
Theresa looked up to see her annoying and clumsy co-worker holding the cup that had just damaged her suit.
"Do you know how much this cost?" she said angrily. "It cost me half of a pay check!"
"I'm sorry!" she said on the verge of tears.
Theresa looked at her and her face melted. "It's ok. I'M sorry for loosing my temper."
She smiled at Theresa's change of attitude. "It's ok."
"So I exaggerated, it was on sale for 40 bucks." Theresa chuckled.
"What a bargain!" she said cheerfully.
"Can, can I ask you a question?" Theresa asked.
"Shoot!" she said as her chipper self.
"How come you're always so happy? Just curious." Theresa asked truthfully.
"Haha!" she said beginning to laugh.
Theresa stared horrified as her co-worker laughed that annoying laugh with a snort in between.
"I guess you could say because I have a little spice in my life." she said winking at Theresa.
"Right. And what exactly is this spice?"
"A boyfriend. I met him online on this website called Matchmaker." she grinned from ear to ear.
"You met him ONLINE." Theresa repeated. "Interesting."
"You may think its weird, but I could really say we're a match made in cyber space!" she said cracking the corniest joke Theresa had ever heard.
Theresa managed to pull off a laugh.
"But really, you should try it. It works."
"M'am, your coffees are ready!" the man said from behind the counter.
"If you'll excuse me..."
"Marcie." the woman completed.
"Marcie." Theresa said smiling and turning away. "I wonder if they can clean my suit in cyber space too!" she muttered under her breath.
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Fox sighed as he sank down in his chair. It had been a long day and he wanted to check his e-mail before he went to bed. He paused as he glanced at the picture that rested next to the computer. It was a picture of the one thing that had ever mattered the most to him.
He shook himself out of his daze and scrolled through his inbox.
He still hadn't gotten a response from anyone on his Matchmaker ad that he had posted online. Maybe the whole idea of finding 'love' online was a waste. Fox got up from his seat and turned off his computer and headed for bed.
__________________________________________________
Theresa sighed as she sat down in front of the computer. Today had been a long day and she was whipped. A fellow co-worker had mentioned to her about finding a date online on a website called Matchmaker. Theresa didn't believe that it could work, but she knew that she couldn't doubt fate so she decided to give it a try.
After she signed up, she browsed through the ads of her matches until her eye fell upon one. It was a man in his early 20's who lived on the east coast and was looking for a committed relationship. Deciding to give it a try, with the click of her mouse Theresa sent him an e-mail telling him she was interested.
"That was quick and easy." she said to herself as she closed her internet off. She got up from her chair and headed for her bedroom.
