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Vegas Baby
Surprise Guest Chapter 2(A/N: Hey guys! Keep reading, but I just want to say one thing. The beginning of this chapter is kind of slow! Just a warning. )
Jamie had a great sleep. She dreamed about her parents and her old dog, Millie. She woke up around 10:30. And for once, there was no alarm clock blasting in her ear. She didn't have to get up at six, put on a skirt and blouse, and go to some preppy private school. It was the middle of summer break anyway. She sat up and kicked off the blanket she was given. Last night she slept in her clothes, because she couldn't fit pajamas into her small backpack. Jamie had to go the bathroom like all people do in the morning, but faced a minor problem.
I wonder which door leads to the bathroom?
After much thought, she came to a conclusion. She had completely forgot. "Umm… this one!" Jamie walked up to a random door, cracked it open, and cautiously peered inside. She gasped and slammed the door shut! "Oh great! I probably woke him up!" she yelled. After realizing her yelling would just make it worse, she clamped her hand over her big mouth and jumped back on the couch, covering herself with the blanket again.
"I never want to see that again," she whispered to herself. Wondering what she saw? Mark sleeping in nothing but a pair of underwear! Definitely the wrong door!
"Okay, I'll try this one next!"
She tiptoed over to her next chosen door and opened it slowly… YES! Finally the right door! She stepped in, happy to have found what she was looking for.
A few minutes later, she stepped out the door and saw Mark making some coffee. "Uh, good morning!" she called, secretly hoping he didn't know about her little ordeal.
"Hey, want some coffee?" he asked cheerily.
Whew, I'm safe. "Uh, I don't know. I've never had any,"
Suddenly from behind her, she heard the door opening. It was Roger emerging from his bedroom. His hair was still disheveled and he only had on a pair of sweat pants and a T-shirt.
"Good morning Roger," No reply "Good morning?" Still nothing "Hello?"
"Mark, is he always like this or does he just not like me?" Jamie asked, still watching Roger. He stepped in front of her and grabbed the cup Mark was offering him. From there he went to the window and sat on the large windowsill. He sipped his coffee and looked out the window. Jamie wasn't sure why he'd want to look out, there wasn't much to see.
"Nah, it just takes a while for him to wake up," Mark answered her. "Do you want to try some coffee or not?"
"Sure, why not?" She grabbed the cup he handed to her. It looked good. It smelled good. It tasted good. "Mmmm. No wonder he needs this stuff to wake up,"
She quickly finished the cup and asked for more. Mark finally cut her off after the 3rd. She didn't like that, but decided not to protest. Minutes later Mimi woke up and Roger pulled out of his morning daze. Mark left to go film and Mimi went to work. Roger convinced her to quit her job at the Catscratch Club and she now worked at a restaurant as a waitress. This left Jamie alone with the strangest of her new friends. "So, Roger, what do you do all day? Do you have a job?"
"Not really, no," he swallowed his words and sounded funny.
"Are you alright? You seem kinda shy?" Jamie asked and plopped down on the couch next to him.
He leaned to the other side and said, "I don't usually talk to kids,"
"Oh, come on! What's the difference?"
"Well, what if you don't understand what I say, or if I curse around you, or…" his voice trailed off.
"Okay, look. Any word you use, I'll probably know it. Trust me. And when it comes to cursing, don't worry I do too sometimes. Relax!" she explained. Enunciating every word, like she was talking to a little kid.
"Whatever," Roger mumbled and went into his room shutting the door behind him. Things were getting really awkward between them.
"Oh, great," Jamie said sarcastically. "We're just gonna be the best of friends!" The hours slowly creeped by. Most of the day Jamie took out the harmonica she received for her birthday last year and started practicing. It was her favorite instrument. Not to mention the only instrument she ever had. The whole time she was wondering why Roger didn't like her. Everyone else seemed to. Eventually, Mark and Mimi returned. Mark got home first and they talked while Mark was loading more film. Maureen called and asked him to come down to the performance space to help with the audio, so he did. That's when Mimi got home.
"Anyone home?" Mimi called from the door.
"Hey Mimi! How was work?" Jamie shot up from her lying position on the beat up sofa.
"Fine, thanks. Where's Rog?"
"He went right into his room after you left. I've been out here alone for awhile, "
For some reason this got Mimi mad. "How could he do that? I'm gonna fix this!" She marched up to the door leading to the room and yelled, "Roger!" Rustling was heard from inside the room and the door opened.
"What is it, baby?" he asked and stepped outside.
"Don't 'baby' me! I told you to make her feel welcome! And you just left her out here by herself!"
"Hey calm down! It's not like I'm her fcking babysitter!" The word that he chose to use only made it worse and suddenly yelling and screaming was heard throughout the building. At one point they changed the topic completely and started arguing about things like getting a job and nagging, but Jamie still felt responsible for this whole mess.
(A/N: I'm not going to write the real curse word, sorry. My parents…)
This continued for a couple minutes. It all ended with Roger saying something that was over the top and Mimi running out of the loft in tears. Roger, not being a total jerk, ran after her shouting, "Mimi, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!" Before he went out the door, he turned to look at Jamie. He just looked at her with a blank look. She couldn't tell if he was angry or not. When he was gone she could only think of one thing to do, run. It had been her philosophy in life and it probably wouldn't fail her now. She grabbed her pack and headed down the stairs and out the door. She walked down the steps and saw Roger trying to get Mimi to forgive him a few yards off to her right. It's strange how men are always the ones begging for women to forgive them and not the other way around…she thought, but quickly focused on her present task of running away. She turned to her left and started to jog away. She turned at a street corner and ran into Collins.
"Hey Jamie! Over here!" he called across the street. Jamie saw him walking and made the decision to join him. Maybe I don't have to run this time… She crossed the lonely street and walked with him. "Where are you going?"
"Just going on a walk," she lied.
"Down these streets? This is just about the ugliest place in New York, girl! Now tell me, what's up?" he stopped and faced her.
She had only met this guy yesterday and already it seemed like he actually cared about her. No one had ever really cared about Jamie after her parents died. At least, that's what it felt like to her. She sighed and explained the whole story from when Roger woke up to her running down the street. Jamie chose to leave out the part about Mark and the bathroom.
"Ahhh," he said understandingly, "Don't worry about Roger, he won't hurt you. Trust me, I've known him that long,"
"That's not what I'm really worried about," she told him. "That was a really bad argument! What if they break up forever! It'll be all my fault!" she started to feel really bad now.
"Don't sweat it, Jay! For Mimi and Roger, really bad would mean I could hear it from here. Every argument they have always ends with them making out anyway," Collins said trying to reassure her. "You'll see when we go back to the loft," he continued walking toward the place she just came from.
"Wait! Maybe I should just give them a day alone. You know, without me? I kinda wanted to see what your place is like too?" Jamie looked up at him and smiled her cheap, way too big for her face, yet adorable smile. He agreed and they headed towards the apartment building a block away where Collins and Angel stayed.
Today definitely didn't go very well…
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