Chapter 6: "What drawback?"

"This is a house?" I asked. William nodded. I looked puzzled as I went inside the building. The interior was so cozy because the lobby is air conditioned. I have to take the suit out …it's too hot right now; I am pouring sweat like crazy, I thought. I felt faint because the heat from the suit is killing me. Plus it's 90 degrees out! My vision is so blurry and I was breathing heavily. William looks at me worriedly:

"Jude…You don't look so good…the suit!" William yelled. I just collapsed on the floor and I couldn't breathe easily. Then a person went near William. I closed my eyes. Their conversation sounded muffled.

"Is she going to be okay?" The voice asked. William's voice then came out of nowhere:

"Don't send her to Bayview…Send her to the infirmary on the third floor…" Then the mystery voice came out of nowhere:

"I need a stretcher right now in the lobby!" I opened my eyes and my vision is still blurry; can't see three inches in front of me. I was lying down on the floor the whole time. William came close to me and knelt with one knee.

"Jude…you okay?" he asked, "The suit is killing you, huh?"

"I guess…" I exclaimed.

"We don't need a stretcher! She's fine!" William said. He held out his hand and I grabbed it. He pulled me up and I wiped my eyes with my leather gloved hands. "Jude…you almost made me nervous right now…"

"Hey…you don't have to be so protective on me…"

"All right…big girl…" He said playfully. I punched him softly on the arm. We both laughed and William started walking towards an elevator. I followed and William looks through his pockets and finds a silver key…ok a metal key. He puts it on the elevator key slot. He turned it and the elevator was there in an instant. The elevator bell rang and we both went inside the elevator.

We just stood there and didn't talk until the elevator reached the 12th floor. When the elevator doors opened, a girl was in front of us. She was wearing a red shirt and black denims and blue sneakers. She has a supermodel look and she has really long blond hair. The girl looked so familiar, but I'm not sure where I met her, I thought.

"What are you doing here?" William asked furiously, "You know what…"

"Listen, William…" the girl said gravely, "I need a place to stay… I can't be on the streets…I'll die there…" William looks at her with no interest whatsoever and replies:

"Look…either you leave this place or I'll call security…" Suddenly, I realize that that was William's dark side. He looked so kind and gentle from the outside when I met him. But in this case, the nice William suddenly becomes one with the dark side. I never looked at William the same way ever again. The girl went inside the elevator as we went outside to get in the room .I never saw her from there. "Jude…I am really sorry about that…" Just like that, William just went from angry and furious to a calm person in an instant.

"Who was she?" I asked.

"That was my ex, Katherine Thompson…She was the girl you almost got involved in a fight during the gig in Edmonton…" William said. I see a couch in front of me and I just lied on it like I actually lived in the place. "Jude, mi casa es su casa." I felt more comfortable when William said that. I closed my eyes and just sleep the day off with the leather suit on.

I opened my eyes and I looked at the wall clock. Damn it…3:30! I have to get home… William is asleep in a couch across from me. He was wearing grey track pants and a blue shirt. I went close to him and I tapped him in the shoulder. William opened his eyes and with a dazed expression, he asked:

"Jude…"He sighed and continued: "…What's up?"

"I have to get home…my mom is going to kill me!" I bitched.

"You want to grab a bite first? I'm starving…" William said. My stomach growled and I blushed. William's stomach growled after mine growled. I giggled and William just smiled because we are embarrassed that we are hungry.

"Yeah… I guess we both need to eat." I said. William goes to the bathroom and after a couple of minutes, he changed his clothes. He is wearing a red Chevy logo T-shirt and black track pants.

I took off my motorcycle suit and I am wearing my clothes. Finally…I'm out of my suit. William's house phone rang out of nowhere and William picked it up:

"Turner residence, William speaking…" He greeted, "Oh…hello, dad…Who? Oh… I have to go to G Major HQ? Yeah…Jude's here…You want to speak to her? Oh sure…Hold on." William covers the receiver with his hands. William talks to me this time: "Jude…it's my dad…" He hands me the cordless phone and I answered:

"Yes…" I said.

"Jude…this is Phillip Turner…William's dad…Can I ask you one favor?" He asked. "I met up with Darius today with his associate, Liam at G Major. I told him to continue your recording of your second album. So, will you work on it?" I sighed with content and I looked at William. He raises a loose leaf paper and the paper said: "YOU'RE WELCOME!" I, of course, said:

"Of course, I'll work on it." William was at the elevator door and waits for me to go with him. William's dad said:

"A fine choice, darling. Recording will start whenever you're ready. See you soon, Ms. Harrison."

"Yes…thank you so much!" I said. I turned off the phone and I rushed to William. I hugged him as a way of saying thanks. I get to work on the album again! "William…Thanks a lot…I don't have much to say." William looks discontented and I looked at him with a doubtful look. "William…What's wrong?"

"There's a drawback with the offer…"

"What drawback?" I interrupted. William puts the elevator key on the slot and went inside the elevator. As we went to the lobby and go through a set of stairs that led to a parking lot, William didn't answer the question. William went to this really cool orange car. He opened the door by pulling the door up. I did the same thing but I thought that the door is locked. William cooperatively opened the door for me. "Thanks…" William walked by me like I was a ghost. I tapped him in the shoulder and now he has my attention. "William…What's wrong?" William didn't answer and went inside the car. I went inside the car and William isn't so well and started the car up. William drove off the parking lot then he talks to me:

"Jude…" I ignored him and with a displeased look, I just didn't talk to him until we were in a restaurant. After 20 minutes of driving, we finally reached to a restaurant. It was Joanne's Tofu Shack. The car went inside the restaurant's parking lot and finds parking immediately. He turns off the car and opened his door first. He went around the car and opened the door. I stepped out of the car and we went inside the restaurant.