Forgiveness.....
Mattie entered Tibby's for the second time in 10 minutes and walked cautiously over to Jack..
"I wouldn't do dat," warned Itey as he grabbed her arm to stop her.
Mattie snatched her arm away and glared. "No you probably wouldn't." She continued to Jack's booth with many stunned gazes watching and several slacked jaws. "Jack," she said quietly. No response. "Jack, I need to talk to you."
Jack scowled at her as he looked up from his plate of untouched food. " I sorta want ta be alone."
Mattie winced as her own words slapped her in the face. She took a deep breath and sat down opposite of Jack, despite his scowl. "Well, then you'll have to be alone with me sitting right here."
"I don't wanna talk, Mattie," Jack looked back down at his food, still scowling.
"Then I'll talk. All you need to do is listen," she said with a hint of impatience. Jack kept staring at his food but he wasn't scowling anymore. Taking that as a sign of having his complete attention, she continued, "I just want to say that I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. I had some problems with...a customer and I was pretty upset. I know that's no reason to snap at someone who's been nothing but a great friend to me."
Jack looked up into Mattie's eyes and studied her. Mattie shifted uneasily under his all-knowing gaze and looked away. *She's hidin' somet'ing,* thought Jack skeptically.
"Mattie, ya can trust me," he said quietly but firmly. "Don't be afraid ta tell me anyt'ing."
Mattie's gaze snapped back to his quickly. She stared blankly at him, not knowing what to say in response to his all too discerning stare.
Jack smiled suddenly and leaned forward to start shoveling food into his mouth. Mattie watched for a minute and then stood up to go to where Sapph, Race, Mush, and KidBlink were sitting. As she began to walk away, she felt a hand rest on her arm and stopped.
"Ya can sit 'ere, Mattie," said Jack as he looked up at her with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "I promise not ta bite ya. At least not taday."
Mattie laughed softly as she rolled her eyes at him. She sat back down and waved a waiter over so she could order. Mattie relaxed as Jack began to talk about the day's headlines.
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Hey~ I'm sorry this is so short but don't worry cause I put in another chappie to make up for it. The next chappie is pretty long but worth it. I'll do shout-outs in the next chappie too so read on and Please REVIEW!!!!!!
~Molly
Mattie entered Tibby's for the second time in 10 minutes and walked cautiously over to Jack..
"I wouldn't do dat," warned Itey as he grabbed her arm to stop her.
Mattie snatched her arm away and glared. "No you probably wouldn't." She continued to Jack's booth with many stunned gazes watching and several slacked jaws. "Jack," she said quietly. No response. "Jack, I need to talk to you."
Jack scowled at her as he looked up from his plate of untouched food. " I sorta want ta be alone."
Mattie winced as her own words slapped her in the face. She took a deep breath and sat down opposite of Jack, despite his scowl. "Well, then you'll have to be alone with me sitting right here."
"I don't wanna talk, Mattie," Jack looked back down at his food, still scowling.
"Then I'll talk. All you need to do is listen," she said with a hint of impatience. Jack kept staring at his food but he wasn't scowling anymore. Taking that as a sign of having his complete attention, she continued, "I just want to say that I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. I had some problems with...a customer and I was pretty upset. I know that's no reason to snap at someone who's been nothing but a great friend to me."
Jack looked up into Mattie's eyes and studied her. Mattie shifted uneasily under his all-knowing gaze and looked away. *She's hidin' somet'ing,* thought Jack skeptically.
"Mattie, ya can trust me," he said quietly but firmly. "Don't be afraid ta tell me anyt'ing."
Mattie's gaze snapped back to his quickly. She stared blankly at him, not knowing what to say in response to his all too discerning stare.
Jack smiled suddenly and leaned forward to start shoveling food into his mouth. Mattie watched for a minute and then stood up to go to where Sapph, Race, Mush, and KidBlink were sitting. As she began to walk away, she felt a hand rest on her arm and stopped.
"Ya can sit 'ere, Mattie," said Jack as he looked up at her with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "I promise not ta bite ya. At least not taday."
Mattie laughed softly as she rolled her eyes at him. She sat back down and waved a waiter over so she could order. Mattie relaxed as Jack began to talk about the day's headlines.
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Hey~ I'm sorry this is so short but don't worry cause I put in another chappie to make up for it. The next chappie is pretty long but worth it. I'll do shout-outs in the next chappie too so read on and Please REVIEW!!!!!!
~Molly