What Are Friends For.....
Jack stormed into Tibby's, drawing the attention of everyone inside.
"What? Ya gotta problem?," he growled.
Everyone looked away at this burst of pent-up frustration. Jack barely noticed the side glances as he stalked over to an empty corner booth. No one approached him because they knew the penalty of such a crime.
Five minutes later, Mattie walked into Tibby's with a depressed look on her face. Again everyone looked over but Mattie said nothing as she looked around.
Sapphire whispered something in Race's ear before sliding off his lap and walking up to Mattie. "C'mon," she said as she led Mattie outside. She took her to the side of the building and watched as Mattie slumped down next to the wall. "What's wrong, girl?"
"I...I can't tell you," said Mattie, shaking her head.
"Well of course ya can. You can tell me anyt'ing," said Sapphire with a reassuring smile.
"It's a long... okay maybe not that long of a story but it will make you.....then again maybe you won't get mad since you and Race were laughing about it earlier...," she paused to look at Sapphire but upon seeing Sapphire's look of confusion she added, "About Oscar."
"Oh," said Sapph as realization dawned on her. "What 'bout Oscar?"
"Well 'e kissed me," said Mattie barely loud enough for Sapph to hear. "It wasn't just a quick peck or anything like that. It was a full-blown 'exercising-the-tongues' kind of kiss."
"Whoa...wait.Ya let 'im kiss ya?," she asked surprised.
"Well, yea. I know I shouldn't have but it just felt so ...right. I didn't want it to end, but we do need air to breathe. Well he flipped and then started acting as if the kiss meant nothing. I know he felt it, though. At least I hope he did."
"I t'ink 'e's afraid ta let 'imself care fer ya," reasoned Sapph. "I t'ink I should tell ya dat I almost went wid Oscar."
"You and Oscar?"
"Yea, yea I know it's crazy but it's true. I picked Race ovea 'im dough because I felt dat somet'ing in his kiss dat Oscar didn't 'ave. Oscar 'asn't trusted a newsgoil since."
"Wow."
"Yea." Sapph smiled and rolled her eyes jokingly. "So do ya know what's wrong wid Jack?"
"Oh, he came up to me after Oscar left abruptly and I just wanted to be alone so I kind of snapped at him. I should go in and apologize." Mattie got back on her feet and started to turn but stopped. "You won't tell the guys about this will you? I don't think they would be too happy."
"I won't tell if ya don't want me ta."
"Thank you, Sapph," said Mattie as she pulled her into a hug.
"No problem," said Sapphire on a laugh.
Mattie turned and skipped inside in search of Jack Cowboy Kelly.
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Hey~ Okay that's the last chappie for today...Please REVIEW and check out my story "Past"...after you review this that is... Hope you enjoyed it....
~Molly
Jack stormed into Tibby's, drawing the attention of everyone inside.
"What? Ya gotta problem?," he growled.
Everyone looked away at this burst of pent-up frustration. Jack barely noticed the side glances as he stalked over to an empty corner booth. No one approached him because they knew the penalty of such a crime.
Five minutes later, Mattie walked into Tibby's with a depressed look on her face. Again everyone looked over but Mattie said nothing as she looked around.
Sapphire whispered something in Race's ear before sliding off his lap and walking up to Mattie. "C'mon," she said as she led Mattie outside. She took her to the side of the building and watched as Mattie slumped down next to the wall. "What's wrong, girl?"
"I...I can't tell you," said Mattie, shaking her head.
"Well of course ya can. You can tell me anyt'ing," said Sapphire with a reassuring smile.
"It's a long... okay maybe not that long of a story but it will make you.....then again maybe you won't get mad since you and Race were laughing about it earlier...," she paused to look at Sapphire but upon seeing Sapphire's look of confusion she added, "About Oscar."
"Oh," said Sapph as realization dawned on her. "What 'bout Oscar?"
"Well 'e kissed me," said Mattie barely loud enough for Sapph to hear. "It wasn't just a quick peck or anything like that. It was a full-blown 'exercising-the-tongues' kind of kiss."
"Whoa...wait.Ya let 'im kiss ya?," she asked surprised.
"Well, yea. I know I shouldn't have but it just felt so ...right. I didn't want it to end, but we do need air to breathe. Well he flipped and then started acting as if the kiss meant nothing. I know he felt it, though. At least I hope he did."
"I t'ink 'e's afraid ta let 'imself care fer ya," reasoned Sapph. "I t'ink I should tell ya dat I almost went wid Oscar."
"You and Oscar?"
"Yea, yea I know it's crazy but it's true. I picked Race ovea 'im dough because I felt dat somet'ing in his kiss dat Oscar didn't 'ave. Oscar 'asn't trusted a newsgoil since."
"Wow."
"Yea." Sapph smiled and rolled her eyes jokingly. "So do ya know what's wrong wid Jack?"
"Oh, he came up to me after Oscar left abruptly and I just wanted to be alone so I kind of snapped at him. I should go in and apologize." Mattie got back on her feet and started to turn but stopped. "You won't tell the guys about this will you? I don't think they would be too happy."
"I won't tell if ya don't want me ta."
"Thank you, Sapph," said Mattie as she pulled her into a hug.
"No problem," said Sapphire on a laugh.
Mattie turned and skipped inside in search of Jack Cowboy Kelly.
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Hey~ Okay that's the last chappie for today...Please REVIEW and check out my story "Past"...after you review this that is... Hope you enjoyed it....
~Molly