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If there is one thing that makes me want to write, it's people who are reading. As a writer, I write for myself but it's nice to have an audience. I hadn't written a word of this for months until music4mysoul showed an interest recently. I think you may be the only one reading write now but I just wanted to thank you for inspiring me to write again. :)
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The theater lights came up and the clapping continued. Rory and Jess made their way out of the room as fast as possible.
"Why did we clap after that?" Rory muttered under her breath with a bit of sarcasm.
"I'm not exactly sure. We were being polite I guess." Jess replied, grabbing her hand as they walked down the sidewalk.
"That was probably the worst show I have ever had the opportunity to suffer through." He twirled her around. "I loved it." She smiled.
"Glad you enjoyed yourself." He replied. "That was the point."
"Hey, I need to pick up some milk in here." She pointed to a small corner convenience store. "You know what we should do? We should grab some Tai food and watch movies all night!" She was very excited.
He glanced at his watch; it was nearly 10:30.
"I'd love to but, aww, screw it. Do you have Willy Wonka at home or do we need to rent it?"
Rory continued stuffing random junk food into the basket next to her milk. "I've got it. I needed to have my own copy when I moved out. Mom bought me one and like four for her so she wouldn't lose them." She smiled and put the items down on the counter.
"I love those damned Oompa Loompas. They are so adorable!" Rory laughed really sharply a few times. She was at the point where you'd think she was drunk or high if you didn't know she was Rory. Things she said didn't make much sense anymore. As the credits rolled she nestled into him as he put his arm around her shoulder. She was still laughing.
"Yeah, they are pretty crazy." He replied sarcastically. She was hilarious this way. "Rory?" He asked.
"Hmmm," she murmured obviously almost asleep.
"Nothing." He replied. He picked her up and dropped her into bed, covering her with the sheets and blanket. He stood there a moment looking at her and smoothed down her hair.
He returned to the living room, turned the T.V. off and started to write the review for the show they had just seen.
"Loved the review, Jess" Marilyn noted as she met him at the coffee maker. "Very real, honest and edgy," She replied.
"Thank you." He managed a small smile, and then he yawned.
"Late night?" She asked.
"Show got done at ten, and my girlfriend wanted to watch her favorite movie and eat Tai food till all hours of the night. I didn't sleep at all. How could I say no?"
"You have a girlfriend? I didn't know that about you. How long?"
"On and off again for three years. The last four months have been steady though."
"Wait, you just moved her four months ago. Did she move with you? She lives with you?"
"Yeah."
"Pretty serious, huh?"
"Yeah, I guess. I chased her for so long. Never really thought I'd get her. Gotta hold on now."
"What's she like?" Marilyn asked sipping her black coffee.
"Classic pretty, brunette, funny, smart."
"Sounds nice," she smiled and walked away.
He wasn't sure but he thought she might have had a thing for him. She was nice. He hoped he hadn't hurt her or something.
"Professor Jenkins? You wanted to see me?" Rory asked.
"Yes. I just wanted to hand this to you in private. You did an excellent job on this paper. Stand up ideas and opinions, really."
"Thanks." She smiled, grabbed her paper and headed for the door.
"Rory?" She turned around. "The school is sending me on this writer's trip or conference thing this weekend. I'd love it if you'd join me." He smiled.
"Well, that sounds fun but my boyfriend and I are going to a few shows this weekend."
"Boyfriend?" He seemed surprised.
"Yeah, Jess Mariano. He writes for the Manhattan times."
"Really? I've read his reviews. I generally agree. Very good stuff."
"Thanks for the paper." She replied shutting the door and leaning against it. 'Was he hitting on me?' She wondered. Professor Jenkins was quite attractive. She was flattered but he was her professor and she had Jess.
"My professor asked me out today!" Rory blurted as she twirled her spaghetti around her fork.
"What?"
"Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Just thought I should be honest."
"It's not like you did anything, did you?"
"No. I just felt like I should tell you. Honesty is my favorite new policy." She smiled.
"My boss kinda seemed like she was interested in me today. As long as we were being honest," He replied.
"Anything else you'd like to say?" She asked.
"I never once thought about taking her up on her offers, however subtle they were. I'm so glad you decided to come live with me."
"Me too," She agreed. "It's been an awesome adventure, so not typical for me." She smiled. They continued eating their spaghetti and listening to NPR.
author's note
I wrote so much at work tonight. I wrote another whole chapter so that will be up soon. I was gonna get it up tonight but other things got in the way and it's 1am here, so I am going to bed.
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