Across the Times
By: Nightingale
Rating: PG13
Gin strolled back into the hotel with Jack and Tyler next to her. They passed the desk and were heading for the stairs when the guy behind the desk stopped them.
"You got a call last night Ms. Dolson."
"Who was it"
"She was frantic to talk to you could hardly understand her. I think she said her name was Rain"
Gin didn't hear anything else she rushed up the stairs. Once she reached the door she started fumbling for her key. She tried multiple times to get the card to go into the slot but she couldn't stop the frantic motions of her hands. Jack grabbed the key from her.
"Let me do it or you'll never get that door open." Jack pushed open the door and Gin rushed through.
"I was so stupid to leave my cell phone here." Gin kept muttering as she searched for the small phone.
By the time she found it her hands had a little more confidence as she quickly pressed buttons. Jack watched as she paced the floor with the phone pressed to her ear.
"Hello" came a voice
"Rain! What's wrong"
"Wrong nothing why"
"Why'd you call"
"Oh you wouldn't believe it Gin." sudden Rain started rambling off faster than Gin could comprehend.
Jack watched her pace the room back and forth. At first he was afraid for the out come of this call but she had somehow moved from fear to anger. He just don't get it.
"You did what" she suddenly shouted into the phone
"You heard me. He said he'd publish it" She exclaimed
"You weren't supposed to take it to a publisher you were just supposed to read it."
"He said you did great work though. Lots of emotions and"
"Rain"
"Think of the money, Gin."
"You don't understand."
"What is there not to understand"
"I found him"
"Who"
"Him."
"Who Jack? Gin you've lost it maybe you should really come home."
"It's him but not him. Timid too. You ever hear the theory of past lives I think it's real."
"You've lost it."
"It wouldn't be the first time I've ever heard that."
"Anyway the publisher wants to meet you Gin."
Gin looked to Jack and Timid sitting not far from her. Could she really bare leaving them again?
In truth she had to eventually she had a job in New York...friends.
"I'll meet him when I get back Rain. In the meantime you stay away from him."
"I will try my hardest. When are you getting back again"
"End of the week."
"Alright I'll see you then"
"Bye Rain."
"Bye"
She hung up the cell phone and looked back at Jack.
"So what was the emergency" he asked
"She showed a publisher this story I wrote and he wants to publish it. She wasn't suppost to do that."
"You're a writer"
"I just work here and there. Nothing big well nothing until now at least."
"Well lets go celebrate. I'm sure I can get a babysitter."
"Why do we need a babysitter? I don't see why Tyler can't come along."
"I knew I liked this one, Jack." the small boy piped up