XBeLLaViTaX: yea i saw the travelling company in DC but ive seen the movie too. im basing it on the broadway version tho!
so ive been perty darn good about updatng....um until now-im sorry it took a while this time bc my computer wouldnt let me log in!o yea-and i dont know what the deal is historically with phones and dont feel like worrying about it cause-its my story-so theres gonna be phones k? haha deal with iiiittt....oh one more thing-the dialogue at the beginning is pretty much straight from the show so-disclaaaiimmm-im using it. not mine. as well as the physical comedy that umm is in later...haha it was too funny i have to use it-kinda embarassing but still hilarious! OH sorry also-ha-i realized i kinda modernized their speech, so don't burn me or send in reviews with all my dialogue issues....ok NOW you can read...
Chapter 6: Forget About The Boy
Madison worked...and worked...and worked. The other stenographers looked up from their desks at times wondering why she was working so vigorosly. The phone rang..
"Grayson Steel....No Jack I said to stop calling! I don't want to talk to you!" she hung up.
Several seconds later it rang again, "Grayson Steel....Jack! Leave me alone!"
The head secretary, Ms. Dannery walked in, "Personal matter...not on company time!" she yelled.
"I don't want him to call! I never want to speak to Jack Kelly again!"
"Good-forget the boys Jones. Get yourself a canary." she walked away.
"A canary?!" Madison was flamming mad. She wished she had never let herself fall for Jack.
No canary in a cage for me!
This canary's ready to fly free!
Cut the cord.
Is that the man I once adored?
He's nothing but an albatross, not great loss, doublecrosser-
Forget about the boy.
Pull the plug.
Ain't he the one who pulled the rug?
He's lower than an alley cat, dirty rat, andI flatter!
Forget about the boy.
Forget about the boy.
Forget about the boy!
And in the moonlight-don't ya think about him!
Sista' you're much better off without him.
You can blow the blues a kiss goodbye
And put the sun back in the sky
Cause when he comes crawlin'-
I'm not fallin'!
Shout hooary and halleluh!
Now me and mister wrong are through.
I'll find myself another beau
Who I know is no rover!
Forget about the boy.
Forget about the boy.
Forget about the boy!
Mr. Grayson emerged from his office suddenly, "Jones-into my office please..." she followed him in and sat down, "Now-why don't prepare yourself and we'll just go straight to what matters..."
She looked up at him, taking his words the wrong way, (he failed to notice) "I need you to take this letter down even though it may seem odd..." she let out a sigh of relief and took down the letter he gave her.
Once they finished Madisondecided to moveon with her plan to marry her boss. Jack obviously didn't care about her, so why should she believe in love anymore? She crossed her legs and changed her posture as she spoke, Mr. Grayson completely oblivious...
"So Trev...mind if I call you Trev?" she said in a low, seductive voice, "What are your thoughts on today's-" she swiveled in her chair, throwing her head back dramatically, "-modern woman?"
He looked at her blankly, not sure what to think. She then attempted to change positions again-terrible mistake. Her butt managed to slide between the desk and the chair-whichto make matters worsehappened to be attached. Her arms and legs where now above the rest of her body-she was stuck. Mr. Grayson watched silently, unsure how to react, as she manuvered her way under the desk, legs and arms tangled. After the longest minute of her entire life she finally got herself back up on the chair, paused, and pressumed the position she had first taken. (A/N: okay you really have to have seen the show to understand how UNBELIEVABLY hilarious this scene was. I havent laughed that hard in forever!...and Mr. Grayson just stands there....expressionless....
The phone rang and Mr. Grayson quickly answered it, nodding for her to leave as he talked. She took her pencil and notepad, defeated, and walked back out to her desk and plopped down. Could she have made more of a fool of herself?
An hour later she was one of the only stenographres left, typing up another letter, when she looked out the window and saw something she never expected to see-Jack. She opened it...
"Uh, Jack? How did you get up here?" she was on the seventh story of the fifteen story building.
"That's a damn good question..." he said, never taking his focus off the streets below him.
Night had almost finished falling over the city as she leaned out the window to look down, "Jack..."
"Yea..." he said, focus still unaltered.
"Wanna tell me why you climbed seven stories to talk to me?"
He looked at her, clinging as best he could to the wall behind him, "That Ms. Dannery is hard to get by!"
She laughed, but then went stone faced again when she remembered why she hadn't wanted to speak with him in the first place, "What do you want?"
He carefully sat on the ledge next to where she was leaning out, "Madison-why won't you return my calls or notes? Suddenly you just cut me off!"
She couldn't believe he was playing innocent, "Oh please! You think I didn't see you come out of Chloe's room last night? I knew you didn't mean anything by that kiss! You just can't settle with one girl can you Jack Kelly?"
She looked at him coldly, "Madison..." he started laughing slightly, "It's not what you think it is I swear..."
She rolled her eyes, "Not that I haven't heard that one before..."
"No really-there's nothing like that going on between us!"
"Then what is it exactly that you just had to go into her room to get or do or whatever is it you New Yorkers call it..."
"Madison nothing happened! I told you! I just can't tell you why I was there...I know that doesn't sound so great but I promise you'll know when the time is right. But...you'll just have to trust me for now..."
She looked at him. She wanted to badly to just belive him and move on, but what if he was lying? He looked back at her with pleading eyes-she couldn't resist them much longer.
He placed a hand on her face gently, "Please? I promise..." she finally gave in.
He smiled and placed a soft kiss on her lips. He then extended his hand and she took it, joining him out the the small ledge. They sat, legs dangling over the edge, watching the city below them as they talked.
"How 'bout this-you and me. Dinner-tomorrow night. I'll come by around 7 and we'll go to the nicest place we can find."
"A place where the menus don't even have prices!"
He laughed, "And the waiters bring you a bottle of wine on the house just because you're there..."
She agreed and went back in, shutting the window. Not long after she heard a muffled, "Umm...Madison?"
She looked out the window, then laughed as she opened it and he jumped in.
"Jones!" they heard Ms. Dannery coming .
"Quick!" she whispered, pushing him under he desk before sitting at it just as Ms. Dannery walked in.
Madison pretended to be working again as she walked up the the front of her desk, "Well Jones, I must be going. I am sure you will see to it that everything is in order before you leave?"
"Why of COURSE!" Jack tickled her leg under the desk, "Of course Ms. Dannery...." she said calmly.
"Everything alright there Jones?" she asked, suspicious.
"Yes Ma'm, I'm FINE!" she kicked Jack under the desk for tickling her again.
Jack made a slight noise, and Madison attempted to cough it off, "Get some sleep Jones- you need it..."
She turned and walked out. Madison threw one of her notepads at Jack as he came out from under the desk, "You could get me fired!"
"You could get me killed! Those shoes hurt!" he said, rubbing his side.
She laughed, "I'm going home. I'll see you tomorrow night..." she kissed his cheek.
He tickled her sideagainandshe smacked him over the head with her bag. The war continued as they made their way outside. Once they were about to go their separate ways she hit him last before he pulled her into another kiss. She smiled as they broke away, "You know-we fight back and forth like my folks back home..."
He smiled, sliding his arms around her, "But it always ends with me settling you down now, doesn't it?"
She decided to prove him wrong and pulled him in by his collar, kissing him deeply, "Not always..."
She smirked before turning and making her way down the street towards the hotel. Jack just shook his head and watched till she was out of sight before heading back to the lodging house...
A/N: this is turning out way diff than i thought it would!in a good way tho...and yes this is why i said "strongly based on the plot" in the summary bc a LOT of it is straight from the show! okay review, and tell me something-would you like to see more spot and chloe stuff? i realized i never continued with it. it wouldnt be a HUGE part of it if i did but i wanna know what u think....