"Jasmine, I know this is short notice—but do you think you would have a
problem being the head waitress tomorrow night?" asked Imani as she leaned
against the side of the storeroom door where Jasmine and Jack were opening
boxes.
"That's a big responsibility, but I think I can manage. Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, it's fine—I just have somewhere else to be, that's all," she said smiling at Jack and then going to the front where Frank was cleaning up, "I thought Neil had a game soon."
"Oh yeah, that's right. Listen, I'll try to be back as soon as I can," he said grabbing his coat. "Will you let Jack know?"
"Yeah, I will," she said as a grin came upon her face.
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"Let me help you with that," said Caleb as he watched Livvie trudging into the studio with the guitar on her shoulder.
"It's a lot heavier than you think. Too bad we don't have an elevator," she laughed.
"Yeah, well I guess that would help. Anything going on at the Trinity today?"
"I met Myra."
"Really? Did she say anything interesting or thought provoking?"
"Just that she knew a lot about the past of the Morley's. Said she would tell me about you all later on," she said getting a magazine and flipping through it.
"Well, I'm sure whatever she may say is probably another one of her lies," said Caleb to himself.
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"Can you grab that other box?" asked Jack as he picked on up himself and went to the storeroom door to find it locked.
"Is something wrong?" she said looking at him.
"No, it just seems to be stuck—that's all," he said putting down the box and trying again. "Imani! Frank! Are you out there? Hello?" he screamed as he banged on the door.
"Didn't Frank have somewhere to be for Neil?"
"Yeah, a hockey game, but Imani should be out there still. Where is she?" he said slamming on the door again.
"Why don't we call someone to come over here and let us out? Why not try Rafe?"
"Sounds good," he said getting out his cell phone, happy to have a signal in here.
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"So I was thinking that tomorrow, maybe we could go out for a nice dinner," said Alison softly as she gave Rafe a kiss. It was late, and they were about to close the gym when they heard the door open, "Sorry, we're closed for repairs," she yelled from around the corner.
"Well, we're not here for a workout," said Caleb as he came in with Livvie. "Olivia was paid a visit today by Myra."
"Really? That's nice," said Rafe, who still had his eyes on Alison.
"Can you please focus for just a minute?" he groaned.
"Fine Caleb. What did she say?" asked Rafe to Livvie.
"Just that she knew your past and would love to share some old stories about you later. Nothing incriminating."
"Well, that's a first," he said as he heard his cell phone begin to ring. "Both of you need to just avoid her, please," he said to both Livvie and Alison.
"Rafe, she seemed innocent to me," she shrugged as they kept hearing Rafe's cell phone going off.
"Will you please answer that or shut it off?" yelled Caleb.
"It's off. See?" he said hitting the off button and showing it to Caleb.
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"I can't believe he's not answering," he said hanging up, and tapping the top of his phone.
"I think he's busy doing something with Caleb," she said trying to close her eyes inconspicuously so Jack wouldn't realize what she was doing. "Anyone else you can think of?"
"I guess my brother, but it'll take him at least twenty minutes to break free from whatever he's working on."
"Well, we can just chat and get to know each other while we wait on him," smiled Jasmine as she found one of the old Elixir chairs and sat on top of it.
"Fine, what would you like to chat about?" he said finding a box with crackers in it and throwing a few packs to Jasmine who caught them perfectly.
"How about why you seem to have this chip on your shoulder about Rafe and Caleb?"
"Is it that obvious?" he said with a nervous laugh.
"Yeah, it is. I mean I know they are different, but we all are really—and it's not what's on the outside what counts, but the inside really."
"Well, with Caleb it's mainly because he stole my girl—not once, but twice. Did you know that he split Livvie into two parts? And in the end both parts chose Caleb over me. I'm pathetic."
"I don't think you are pathetic at all. Just stop trying to outdo Caleb. Nobody has yet to be able to accomplish that feat, trust me. So now why don't we discuss Rafe?"
"Rafe, well he tries to push people to do things his way. It's his way or the highway, you know?"
"You know what it is with you and Rafe?"
"Are you a psychiatrist by chance?"
"No," she laughed.
"So what is it with me and Rafe?"
"You are both leaders, and there's no way two leaders will ever work together perfectly. With him you just have to find a way to parallel his way of doing something so it still helps you both."
"I'll try that next time. You are really easy to talk to," he smiled.
"Thanks," she said closing her eyes and seeing Imani standing outside the storeroom door. "I think Imani's back," she said jumping off the stool right as she unlocked the door.
"Were you two in here the whole time I was gone?" asked Imani, who was trying to act innocent.
"Yeah, thanks for locking us in here together," said Jack.
"Anytime," she smiled, helping with the box he had.
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"Thank you, now was that too hard?"
"Caleb, remind me why you came here of all places?" asked Rafe.
"I just wanted you to know that Olivia has met Myra."
"At least introductions are out of the way now," he said rolling his eyes. "What do you want me to say, Caleb? All I can say is what I've said before—avoid her like the plague because her 'stories' have as about much truth to them as a politicians speech. Do you have anymore to add Caleb?"
"I don't even know why I bothered," said Caleb, rolling his eyes this time.
"Me either, Caleb. We can't do anything about her except avoid her."
"We can do a lot more than that, you just have to realize that if you don't try then your happily ever after is going to end the same way that Gregory's did."
"Then maybe you and Trevor will have the same outcome also," he grinned.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" said Caleb who was now at the door about to leave.
"Sure I would, who wouldn't?" he grinned.
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"That's a big responsibility, but I think I can manage. Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, it's fine—I just have somewhere else to be, that's all," she said smiling at Jack and then going to the front where Frank was cleaning up, "I thought Neil had a game soon."
"Oh yeah, that's right. Listen, I'll try to be back as soon as I can," he said grabbing his coat. "Will you let Jack know?"
"Yeah, I will," she said as a grin came upon her face.
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"Let me help you with that," said Caleb as he watched Livvie trudging into the studio with the guitar on her shoulder.
"It's a lot heavier than you think. Too bad we don't have an elevator," she laughed.
"Yeah, well I guess that would help. Anything going on at the Trinity today?"
"I met Myra."
"Really? Did she say anything interesting or thought provoking?"
"Just that she knew a lot about the past of the Morley's. Said she would tell me about you all later on," she said getting a magazine and flipping through it.
"Well, I'm sure whatever she may say is probably another one of her lies," said Caleb to himself.
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"Can you grab that other box?" asked Jack as he picked on up himself and went to the storeroom door to find it locked.
"Is something wrong?" she said looking at him.
"No, it just seems to be stuck—that's all," he said putting down the box and trying again. "Imani! Frank! Are you out there? Hello?" he screamed as he banged on the door.
"Didn't Frank have somewhere to be for Neil?"
"Yeah, a hockey game, but Imani should be out there still. Where is she?" he said slamming on the door again.
"Why don't we call someone to come over here and let us out? Why not try Rafe?"
"Sounds good," he said getting out his cell phone, happy to have a signal in here.
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"So I was thinking that tomorrow, maybe we could go out for a nice dinner," said Alison softly as she gave Rafe a kiss. It was late, and they were about to close the gym when they heard the door open, "Sorry, we're closed for repairs," she yelled from around the corner.
"Well, we're not here for a workout," said Caleb as he came in with Livvie. "Olivia was paid a visit today by Myra."
"Really? That's nice," said Rafe, who still had his eyes on Alison.
"Can you please focus for just a minute?" he groaned.
"Fine Caleb. What did she say?" asked Rafe to Livvie.
"Just that she knew your past and would love to share some old stories about you later. Nothing incriminating."
"Well, that's a first," he said as he heard his cell phone begin to ring. "Both of you need to just avoid her, please," he said to both Livvie and Alison.
"Rafe, she seemed innocent to me," she shrugged as they kept hearing Rafe's cell phone going off.
"Will you please answer that or shut it off?" yelled Caleb.
"It's off. See?" he said hitting the off button and showing it to Caleb.
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"I can't believe he's not answering," he said hanging up, and tapping the top of his phone.
"I think he's busy doing something with Caleb," she said trying to close her eyes inconspicuously so Jack wouldn't realize what she was doing. "Anyone else you can think of?"
"I guess my brother, but it'll take him at least twenty minutes to break free from whatever he's working on."
"Well, we can just chat and get to know each other while we wait on him," smiled Jasmine as she found one of the old Elixir chairs and sat on top of it.
"Fine, what would you like to chat about?" he said finding a box with crackers in it and throwing a few packs to Jasmine who caught them perfectly.
"How about why you seem to have this chip on your shoulder about Rafe and Caleb?"
"Is it that obvious?" he said with a nervous laugh.
"Yeah, it is. I mean I know they are different, but we all are really—and it's not what's on the outside what counts, but the inside really."
"Well, with Caleb it's mainly because he stole my girl—not once, but twice. Did you know that he split Livvie into two parts? And in the end both parts chose Caleb over me. I'm pathetic."
"I don't think you are pathetic at all. Just stop trying to outdo Caleb. Nobody has yet to be able to accomplish that feat, trust me. So now why don't we discuss Rafe?"
"Rafe, well he tries to push people to do things his way. It's his way or the highway, you know?"
"You know what it is with you and Rafe?"
"Are you a psychiatrist by chance?"
"No," she laughed.
"So what is it with me and Rafe?"
"You are both leaders, and there's no way two leaders will ever work together perfectly. With him you just have to find a way to parallel his way of doing something so it still helps you both."
"I'll try that next time. You are really easy to talk to," he smiled.
"Thanks," she said closing her eyes and seeing Imani standing outside the storeroom door. "I think Imani's back," she said jumping off the stool right as she unlocked the door.
"Were you two in here the whole time I was gone?" asked Imani, who was trying to act innocent.
"Yeah, thanks for locking us in here together," said Jack.
"Anytime," she smiled, helping with the box he had.
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"Thank you, now was that too hard?"
"Caleb, remind me why you came here of all places?" asked Rafe.
"I just wanted you to know that Olivia has met Myra."
"At least introductions are out of the way now," he said rolling his eyes. "What do you want me to say, Caleb? All I can say is what I've said before—avoid her like the plague because her 'stories' have as about much truth to them as a politicians speech. Do you have anymore to add Caleb?"
"I don't even know why I bothered," said Caleb, rolling his eyes this time.
"Me either, Caleb. We can't do anything about her except avoid her."
"We can do a lot more than that, you just have to realize that if you don't try then your happily ever after is going to end the same way that Gregory's did."
"Then maybe you and Trevor will have the same outcome also," he grinned.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" said Caleb who was now at the door about to leave.
"Sure I would, who wouldn't?" he grinned.
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