I pulled up in Mom's driveway at about seven in the morning. I
figured she would be up by then. I was right, because when I knocked on the
door, she answered within seconds.
"Emma?" she asked.
"Hi, Mom," I said.
She looked at the car and saw the boxes of stuff. "What happened?"
"It's a long story, Mom," I said.
She looked into my eyes...and it was like she could sense the pain. She moved aside and let Sunni and me in. I sat down on the couch, Sunni at my feet.
"You've had your heartbroken, haven't you Em?" she asked.
"I guess you could say that," I answered.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"Not right now," I said. "I applied at The Dot, but I was wondering if I could stay here for awhile?"
"Of course, honey, of course you can," she said. "Your room downstairs is still just like you left it...but its probably a little more dusty," she joked.
I laughed. "Yeah, probably."
I tried to get over it. I tried to heal and be happy.
I received a phone call the next day from The Dot, saying that I had the job. I nearly freaked when they told me what shift I had. Graveyard. Same as Jay. I sighed and told them that I would be able to come into work that night.
I walked into The Dot slowly, wanting to disappear. I couldn't believe this was happening.
"Here for another coffee, Blondie?" he teased.
"Guess again," I said, walking behind the counter.
"So they hired you?" he asked.
"Yep," I said.
"Oh brother," he said.
Just then the door opened, and my heart stopped. Joshua. Oh my god. I turned around, hoping he didn't see me.
"Emma," he said. it was too late. "Can we talk?"
"No."
"Come on, I left her. We're getting a divorce..." I could feel Jay gaping at me.
I turned to face him. "It doesn't matter, Joshua, its over. She's pregnant...you need to be with your wife."
"I told her about us. She was so pissed..."
"Joshua get out of here."
"Man, if your going to order something then do it. Otherwise get out," Jay said.
"Emma," he started.
"Get out of here," I said.
he looked at me, sighed and left.
I leaned against the counter, feeling drained.
"Who was that? Did you have an affair with a married man?" he asked.
"Not only was he married," I said. "He was my boss."
He chuckled. "So, Nelson, you're not a prude anymore."
I laughed.
"Lets celebrate, lets go out for a drink. We change shifts at three," he said.
I looked at him. God, he was hot. "Alright."
I downed the third beer and bought another. "Dang, Blondie, take it easy."
"I don't want to take it easy," I said.
I was starting to feel dizzy. I knew I was getting drunk, but I didn't really care. I was having fun.
I woke up and felt somebody's arms around me. I smiled and snuggled closer. Then I opened my eyes. Jay. I shot up. "Oh my God," I said.
He sat up and our eyes met. "What happened?" I asked.
"Emma?" she asked.
"Hi, Mom," I said.
She looked at the car and saw the boxes of stuff. "What happened?"
"It's a long story, Mom," I said.
She looked into my eyes...and it was like she could sense the pain. She moved aside and let Sunni and me in. I sat down on the couch, Sunni at my feet.
"You've had your heartbroken, haven't you Em?" she asked.
"I guess you could say that," I answered.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"Not right now," I said. "I applied at The Dot, but I was wondering if I could stay here for awhile?"
"Of course, honey, of course you can," she said. "Your room downstairs is still just like you left it...but its probably a little more dusty," she joked.
I laughed. "Yeah, probably."
I tried to get over it. I tried to heal and be happy.
I received a phone call the next day from The Dot, saying that I had the job. I nearly freaked when they told me what shift I had. Graveyard. Same as Jay. I sighed and told them that I would be able to come into work that night.
I walked into The Dot slowly, wanting to disappear. I couldn't believe this was happening.
"Here for another coffee, Blondie?" he teased.
"Guess again," I said, walking behind the counter.
"So they hired you?" he asked.
"Yep," I said.
"Oh brother," he said.
Just then the door opened, and my heart stopped. Joshua. Oh my god. I turned around, hoping he didn't see me.
"Emma," he said. it was too late. "Can we talk?"
"No."
"Come on, I left her. We're getting a divorce..." I could feel Jay gaping at me.
I turned to face him. "It doesn't matter, Joshua, its over. She's pregnant...you need to be with your wife."
"I told her about us. She was so pissed..."
"Joshua get out of here."
"Man, if your going to order something then do it. Otherwise get out," Jay said.
"Emma," he started.
"Get out of here," I said.
he looked at me, sighed and left.
I leaned against the counter, feeling drained.
"Who was that? Did you have an affair with a married man?" he asked.
"Not only was he married," I said. "He was my boss."
He chuckled. "So, Nelson, you're not a prude anymore."
I laughed.
"Lets celebrate, lets go out for a drink. We change shifts at three," he said.
I looked at him. God, he was hot. "Alright."
I downed the third beer and bought another. "Dang, Blondie, take it easy."
"I don't want to take it easy," I said.
I was starting to feel dizzy. I knew I was getting drunk, but I didn't really care. I was having fun.
I woke up and felt somebody's arms around me. I smiled and snuggled closer. Then I opened my eyes. Jay. I shot up. "Oh my God," I said.
He sat up and our eyes met. "What happened?" I asked.