Chapter 14

4:22

Tru stepped into her father's law office. She strode to the elevator and pushed the button for the fourth floor (Note: I don't know if his office is on the fourth floor, it just sounds good). She tapped her foot impatiently as the elevator slowly ascended the building. With a slight jerk and a cheerful ding, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open. Tru stepped out of the elevator, nearly running into the mail boy's cart and turned to the left, towards her father's office. She stopped when she came up to his secretary's desk. She was on the phone and talking animatedly.

"…And he was like…Yeah!" She said, and spoke in a stage whisper "My boss has a client, I'll call you back later." She hung up the phone and looked at Tru expectantly.

"I don't have an appointment, but can you let Mr. Davies know his daughter is here to see him?" Tru asked, sounding preppy and flashed a cheesy smile. The secretary sighed.

"I would, but Mr. Davies is out of the building. Would you like to schedule an appointment with him?" Tru scowled.

"I don't need an appointment to see my own father."

"Ma'am, this is a law office; of course you need to schedule an appointment." The secretary opened a datebook and flipped through it. "Let's see…I have an opening next Thursday at…Hey! Where are you going!" The secretary demanded. Tru just walked away, feeling annoyed.

She got back to the elevator and jammed the down button. She pursed her lips and waited impatiently for the elevator to open and grant her entrance. Once the doors opened, Tru gaped at who was standing in the nearly vacant elevator. Everyone left except for Jack.

"Tru, what a pleasant surprise." Jack said, a big smile on his face. Tru scowled at him and shoved him into the elevator with her. The doors closed behind them. "Well, Tru, if I had known you felt that way…OW!" He said, rubbing his ribs where Tru elbowed him.

"You're still meeting with my father!"

"Well, yeah. I kinda had to."

"Well, he's not in his office." Tru said, matter-of-factly.

"So that's what has you in a tizzy."

"I'm not in a tizzy!"

"That's what they all say." Jack stated, smiling at Tru getting angry. Tru fumed at him and said nothing. She stepped away from him and jabbed the main floor button. The elevator lurched into motion and Tru felt her stomach move with the motion. She stood across the elevator and leaned against the wall, similar stature as Jack, staring him eye-to-eye.

"So, why were you meeting my father?"

"Same reason you are." Jack stated, a smirk on his face. Before Tru could refute, the elevator lurched to a stop. Tru lost her balance and fell forward. Jack stepped out and grabbed her around the waist to keep her from falling on her face. They stood, barely an inch apart, eye to eye. Tru cleared her throat and moved away from him.

"Thanks." She muttered.

"No problem." Jack said, glancing up at the elevator floor indicator.

"Why did we stop? The elevator isn't that fast…and why aren't the doors opening if someone else called the elevator?"

"Uh, Tru?"

"yeah?"

"I think we're stuck."

"hu!"

"The elevator stopped…I think we're stuck." Jack stated, looking for the emergency button on the panel.

"No way."

"Way." Tru groaned.

"I can't be stuck in an elevator with you!"

"Well it looks like you are." Jack said, his voice light with laughter.

"Thank you, Captain obvious." Tru muttered, and leaned against the wall. Jack found the emergency button and sat back on his heels.

"Now what?"

"Now we wait for someone to let us out."

"Great." Tru stated, with a sigh.

"Well, I could think of a few ways to pass the time…" Jack said, his voice conveying the suggestion.

"No." Tru stated. Jack sighed.

"How are you and…what's his face?"

"Jensen?"

"Yeah. Him." Jack said, sitting on the floor and straightening his legs infront of him.

"We're fine." Tru muttered, looking at the ground.

"Oh really?"

"He went home for a few weeks. He said he had to get away to think." Tru muttered, knowing what he'd say next.

"I'm sorry." Jack said, and Tru looked up, surprised. "I can't say I blame the guys though."

"Guys?"

"Yeah. I mean, come on Tru. You give them lame excuses; you run off without saying why, I know that would make me wonder what my girl was off doing." Jack said, and noticed the pain-filled look on her face.

"What am I supposed to do? He'd think I was crazy if I told him about my life. Hell, I thought I was crazy at first!"

"I don't know Tru." Jack said and laughed.

"What?"

"It's funny."

"What is?"

"We're the only two people in this world who will ever fully understand each other." Jack said sincerely and looked into Tru's eyes. He saw consideration in her eyes and thoughtfulness, as if she was taking into consideration what he had to say.

"I think you're right." Tru said with a sigh of defeat. Jack gave her a sad smile.

"Except we're fated to hate each other. Gatta love irony."

"Not everything is dictated by fate." Tru suggested.

"No one can't fight fate."

"I can." Tru said, and sat down next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "We can."

Jack stared into her brown eyes and saw a flicker of hope deep within them. He knew his feelings were forbidden. He wasn't supposed to love her; but he did. He knew if he went down that path, he would loose his will to fight her and that would be alright with him. He just didn't know how she would take the sudden change of events. He could feel himself moving closer to her, like opposite ends of a magnet, slowly at first; almost painfully slow. Once his lips touched hers, it was like fireworks. It was a feeling he'd never felt before; like he was at piece. Complete.

Tru was shocked when his lips touched hers. She wanted to pull away. She didn't know why, but she kissed him back. Every cell in her body told her she shouldn't be doing this. Shouldn't want to do this. But she did. And it felt right. She liked Jensen; she had liked Luc, but she had never felt anything like the moment Jack's lips touched hers. It made her feel alive in a way she never felt before and she didn't want that to end. She kissed him back, deepening the kiss and before she knew it, she couldn't get enough of his mouth on hers.

A clearing of a throat caused them to jump apart. They both turned to see a janitor standing by the elevator doors, toolbox in hand.

"Sorry about that folks, seems this elevator is always trapping people inside." He said, and picked up his tools and walked away. Tru and Jack looked at each other and laughed, feeling like teenagers getting caught necking on the couch by their parents. They got up off the floor and stepped out of the elevator, together.