Ok this may be a little bad…but I wrote it at like 3 this morning cause I couldn't sleep. That darn cat…grrrrr! Anyhow I hope you guys like it. R&R!
Jess
Dedicated to Emma and Rosalie…absolute legends!
PJ couldn't believe it when Jo rocked up at his doorstep. It had been almost 12 years since he had seen her last and he couldn't believe his eyes when she showed up with the divorce papers in her hands.
"Jo." He stepped back. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to give you these. It seems that you forgot one important thing when you handed them to the lawyer."
"And what was that?"
"Your signature!" She shoved them into his face.
"Look I'm a little busy right now. Maybe you could come back tomorrow."
"I can't come back tomorrow. I'm supposed to be getting married in a week and it takes 5 days for the papers to go through."
"So?"
"I can't get married until these papers have gone through. If I don't put them through today I cant get married."
"I missed the part where that was my problem." He yawned. "Now if you'll excuse me I'm going back to bed." He slammed the door in her face.
"Ugh!" She screamed and banged her fists on the door. "You get your ass back out here and sign these fucking forms."
"I'm sorry, I can't hear you." He walked away from the door, switched the stereo on and turned it right up.
"You're going to be sorry for this!" She yelled through the door, but PJ ignored her.
She shoved the papers through the mail slot and stormed back to her car. She got in and drove in towards town.
She drove to the nearest hotel and walked inside.
"Can I help you?" the lady asked.
"Yeah I was wondering if I could use your phone."
"Sure, there's a payphone just behind the stairs." The lady pointed towards the stairs.
"Thanks." Jo made her way through the screaming crowds and drunken men to the payphone. She opened her purse and pulled out her purse.
"Hello?" Lena answered the phone.
"Helena it's your mother. Look is Landon there I really need to speak to him?"
"I don't think so. He and his parents have gone to some press conference thing." Lena replied. "Mum where are you?" She asked when she heard the noises in the background.
"I'm in what looks like a pub."
"What?" Lena laughed. "Mum seriously where are you?"
"I'm in Mt Thomas."
"Now that's got to be a lie. Be serious Mum."
"I am being serious. And your father is being his usual asshole of a self."
"Hey don't talk about dad like that!"
"Sorry Lena. I'm just really pissed off. I've tried several times to get your father to sign the divorce papers, but he just wont."
"You mean you guys are still married?"
"No. We split up a long time ago, and I was under the impression that we were divorced. Obviously I was mistaken."
"So there could be a chance of you two getting back together?" Lena was hopeful for the first time in years that her father might be happy again. PJ had never stopped loving Jo and he always let Lena know that.
"Helena there is no chance in hell of us getting back together. Your father is an egotistical bastard."
'And you're a stuck up snob.' Lena retorted in her mind.
"Sorry mum I've got to go. Keefer and I are going surfing. Bye!" before Jo could say anything else Lena had hung up.
"Dammit." Jo hung the phone back up. She put her bag over he shoulder and walked back up to the bar.
"Did you find the phone alright?' The woman asked.
"Yes thankyou. Umm…I was wondering if you might have a room free for the night?"
"Sorry no, we're all booked out for the week. Maybe you could try the hotel down the road a bit…I think they might have a few rooms free."
"Right, thanks anyway." Jo left the hotel. She got into her car and drove down the road for a while, taking in all the familiar sites and smells of the country. She kept driving until she came to a place that was home to her for many years…The Imperial Hotel.
"Hi welcome to the Imperial. How can I be of service?" a young blonde woman at the bar smiled at Jo when she walked up.
"I was just wondering if you had a room I could stay in tonight."
"Ah let me just check." She bent down and picked up the book with all the room schedules in it.
"It looks like we do. Lucky last. Is that just for tonight?"
"Ah…" She thought for a minute. "Better make it two nights."
"Sure. Did you want breakfast included?"
"Ah…ok."
"That'll be $135."
Jo handed the woman the money.
"Ok room 12. Just up the stairs to your right."
"Thankyou." Jo was about to get to the top of the stairs when she heard a very familiar voice.
"Hey Danii."
"Yeah Chris?"
"Has the band checked in yet? They're playing in two hours."
"Nah sorry Chris. Only one person has checked in this afternoon. Someone by the name of…Parrish."
"What did you say?"
"Parrish. She checked in to room 12. That is ok isn't it? That room wasn't booked?"
"No. Thanks Danii." Chris turned and walked towards Jo. Jo smiled and walked back down the stairs and just got to the bottom as Chris came in to sight.
"Jo!" Chris called. "Jo is that you?"
"Chris. It's been a while." Jo smiled and hugged Chris, who was waiting with open arms.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine."
"What are you doing here?"
"Long story."
"Well I've got plenty of time. Come and sit down, I'll shout you a drink."
"Thanks Chris, but I really should be getting to bed. I've got a lot of things to do tomorrow."
"Come on Jo. It's only 9:00. You've got to have at least one drink. It's on the house."
"I guess one drink won't hurt." Jo smiled and followed Chris to the bar.
"So tell me, what brings you back to Mt Thomas?"
"PJ didn't sign the divorce papers."
"So you guys are still married?" Chris was just a shocked as Jo was when she found out. "But that means…wait a minute…you came all the way down here, just to get PJ to sign a few forms, when you could have sent them in the mail?"
"It's not like that Chris. I need the papers to be processed as soon as possible. Otherwise I can't marry Landon."
"You're getting remarried?"
"Surely you would have seen it in the papers?"
"We don't get anything but the Gazette here, and I don't think they'd be interested in anything that goes on in Melbourne. We get plenty of news here as it is."
"Yeah well…I'm getting re-married."
"To who?"
"Landon Miller. He's one of the richest actors in Australia."
"Well, aren't you a lucky girl. Congratulations."
"Yeah. Lucky." She smiled.
"So did Lena come with you?"
"No she's back at the house sorting out wedding stuff."
"So you came here bye yourself…just to get PJ to sign some forms…" Chris raised her eyebrows.
"It's not like that. I've sent him the forms three times now and he just keeps giving them back. It's as if he doesn't want me to move on or something."
"You know I think you might be on to something there…" Chris hinted.
"What are you talking about?"
"It's not up to me to say. All I know is you need to speak to him and get it all sorted out."
"And how am I meant to do that if he wont listen to a word I say?"
"Ah…I don't know…but here's your chance." Jo looked up and saw PJ walk through the door. When he saw Jo he walked straight back out again.
"PJ wait!" She called and stood up. She walked out after him and got to him just as he was about to get into the car.
"We need to talk."
"I've got nothing to say to you."
"PJ please. If you wont listen to me then at least tell me why you wont sign the forms?"
PJ remained silent.
"PJ please just tell me. Is it because you don't want me to move on?"
Still he kept silent.
"It's because you still love me isn't it. You're still in love with me aren't you?"
PJ didn't answer he just opened the car door and sat in the drivers seat.
"PJ!" she glared at him. "I asked you a question. Can you at least give me an answer?"
"Yes." He mumbled.
"What?"
"Yes ok. Yes I'm still in love with you, yes I cant bear to see you with someone else, I don't want you to get married because I'm still in love with you. Happy now?"
Jo was about to say something when PJ slammed the door and drove off leaving her standing there dumbfounded.
Ok so there's another chapter. Please let me know what you think and whether I should continue or not.
Jess