Chapter 2
Mandy's POV
I pulled my hair back into a ponytail as Jay sat on my couch reading me some story that he had been writing.
"What do you think so far?" he asked. I shook my head and smiled as I sat down next to him on the couch and placed my hand on his shoulder.
"Its great! I can't wait to hear more," I insisted. He put on a content smile and I knew he was proud of his work. In all actuality, it wasn't a bad story. It was a romantic anecdote about a troubled man who's life changes as a mysterious woman enters his world turning it upside down. To me, it seemed to strangely parallel the story of Adam and I. The story was unfinished, but was coming along nicely.
"Have you heard from Adam at all lately?" Jay questioned. I frowned and turned away from him as I threw some of my things into my gym bag.
"No, I haven't talked to him since last month," I pretty much knew that Adam was avoiding me. It didn't surprise me. Our phone conversations were very emotional and it was a hard thing for both of us. Eventually, he just stopped calling. Jason's smile faded.
"I'm sure he'll call soon. He's just been so busy lately. He's gonna be getting the title next week," he announced. I looked at him questioningly.
"How do you know that?"
"He told me," Jay replied. I turned to him but he looked away. That's nice, so Adam calls Jay but not me. "I'm sorry."
"You shouldn't be. You didn't do anything," I stated picking up my bag and heading for the door.
"Why don't you give him a call?" Jay stopped me. I shook my head and leaned against the doorframe.
"I've tried. Either he doesn't answer, or he makes an excuse not to talk. I don't know what to think anymore," I answered. Jay got up and walked over to me pulling me into a hug.
"Listen to me, Adam is like my brother, and I have never heard him talk about anyone like he talks about you. I know he loves you, I wouldn't worry about that," he comforted. Just then, Chris walked up to us from the hallway.
"Excuse me, am I interrupting an intimate moment here?" he asked with a smirk. I scowled at him and finished my hug before giving him the middle finger. "Hey Morticia Addams, don't you already have a boy toy? I'm sure Adam would love to hear about this little fiasco."
"Fuck you Jerky. Jay, have fun with Uncle Fester over there. Try not to pass out from inhaling his body odor for too long. I've got the cell on incase you need me to rush you to the emergency room," I announced as I started walking down the hall. By this time, Jay was laughing so hard by our exchange of words that he could hardly breathe and Jericho was hotter than ever.
"That's not very lady like, Mandy," Chris called at me from down the hall. I turned around and smiled sympathetically at him.
"I feel sorry for you it that's the best comeback you can throw at me. Sorry, Jerky, you might be losing your touch there," I yelled back before turning the corner leaving Jay rolling on the floor laughing and Chris standing angrily in the doorway.
Mandy's POV
I pulled my hair back into a ponytail as Jay sat on my couch reading me some story that he had been writing.
"What do you think so far?" he asked. I shook my head and smiled as I sat down next to him on the couch and placed my hand on his shoulder.
"Its great! I can't wait to hear more," I insisted. He put on a content smile and I knew he was proud of his work. In all actuality, it wasn't a bad story. It was a romantic anecdote about a troubled man who's life changes as a mysterious woman enters his world turning it upside down. To me, it seemed to strangely parallel the story of Adam and I. The story was unfinished, but was coming along nicely.
"Have you heard from Adam at all lately?" Jay questioned. I frowned and turned away from him as I threw some of my things into my gym bag.
"No, I haven't talked to him since last month," I pretty much knew that Adam was avoiding me. It didn't surprise me. Our phone conversations were very emotional and it was a hard thing for both of us. Eventually, he just stopped calling. Jason's smile faded.
"I'm sure he'll call soon. He's just been so busy lately. He's gonna be getting the title next week," he announced. I looked at him questioningly.
"How do you know that?"
"He told me," Jay replied. I turned to him but he looked away. That's nice, so Adam calls Jay but not me. "I'm sorry."
"You shouldn't be. You didn't do anything," I stated picking up my bag and heading for the door.
"Why don't you give him a call?" Jay stopped me. I shook my head and leaned against the doorframe.
"I've tried. Either he doesn't answer, or he makes an excuse not to talk. I don't know what to think anymore," I answered. Jay got up and walked over to me pulling me into a hug.
"Listen to me, Adam is like my brother, and I have never heard him talk about anyone like he talks about you. I know he loves you, I wouldn't worry about that," he comforted. Just then, Chris walked up to us from the hallway.
"Excuse me, am I interrupting an intimate moment here?" he asked with a smirk. I scowled at him and finished my hug before giving him the middle finger. "Hey Morticia Addams, don't you already have a boy toy? I'm sure Adam would love to hear about this little fiasco."
"Fuck you Jerky. Jay, have fun with Uncle Fester over there. Try not to pass out from inhaling his body odor for too long. I've got the cell on incase you need me to rush you to the emergency room," I announced as I started walking down the hall. By this time, Jay was laughing so hard by our exchange of words that he could hardly breathe and Jericho was hotter than ever.
"That's not very lady like, Mandy," Chris called at me from down the hall. I turned around and smiled sympathetically at him.
"I feel sorry for you it that's the best comeback you can throw at me. Sorry, Jerky, you might be losing your touch there," I yelled back before turning the corner leaving Jay rolling on the floor laughing and Chris standing angrily in the doorway.