(A/N: I'm sorry that took a while. My h/w was piling up and I am in a
theater production so I got pretty busy. Here is the next Chapter, enjoy!)
Jo looked at the table where the boy sat. "Him?" she asked Jimmy. "He kind of seems like a goof ball."
J.T. had just flicked a spoon full of pasta at his friends across from him. Paige smiled "He does seem a bi immature but he IS rather sweet. He would help you with the sewing."
"Is he good?"
"He's actually pretty great!" Ashley answered. "His friend Toby is my step- brother, and he told me that J.T. sewed pretty skirts for about half the girls in his class!"
"Wow...I sure could use the help...alright then. I'll ask him after the bell. But which costumes do you like best?" Jo turned back to her book.
"This one!" Paige pointed to the same one that she did before "It's quite becoming!" she smiled.
"Yeah and quiet revealing!" Ashley said disapproving. "You know how low that bodice is?"
"Is that the only thing about it that you have a problem with, Ashley?" Jo asked.
"Yeah, other then that it looks cool."
"No problem, I'll bring it up for you."
"Oh that would be great!"
"Ok it's settled then." Jo shut her book.
~*~
After they ate, the bell rang. "You guys go ahead." Jo told all the others. "I have to bring up the situation to the hire-helped." Jo waved to the others and waited at the door when all the other students filed out past her. Lucky for her this J.T. boy was the last to leave. When he finally came to the door she blocked his exit. The boy stopped, and then grinned "Well hello.." he said.
"Jo. And you must be the famous J.T..." Jo smiled.
J.T's grin grew wider "Well I don't know about famous..." He tried to sound as modest as possible. Jo tried not to laugh, this boy definitely a wanna- be charmer.
"Well J.T. I have a job for you that you might find interesting. And you shall be paid for it if you agree."
"My lady, what is your wish?"
"Well from what I hear you are quite handy with a needle..."
J.T.'s smile weakened slightly, even though what Jo said was true and that lots of girls found his talent quite extraordinary, lots of his guy friends made fun of it. But he listened to Jo closely.
"I need your help with costumes for me, Paige and Ashley. I am designing the patterns and will provide material. I need you to help me put them together. Think you're up to it?"
"Well.." J.T. began to think, was this really worth it? He barely knew this girl yet. But...how could he turn down a lovely damsel in distress?
"You'll get $20 for each costume you help me with." Jo smiled.
"Done!"
"Great! Meet me later and I'll tell you the details." Jo turned to leave but J.T. stopped her.
"Wait um...could we keep um...a low profile on this?" he asked.
"Yes...I guess so. Why?"
"Well I haven't done this for a while and some guys around here..."
"Oh I see. They aren't appreciative?"
"Exactly!"
"Well alright, if that's what you want. But you can't back out on this deal! I have lots of work being put into this J.T."
"Don't worry Jo." J.T. walked out of the lunchroom with her. "Jo...what is that short for?"
"Josephine. My dad wanted another boy to name Joseph, but he got me instead."
"Ah...so you have a brother I'm guessing?"
"Yes, my big brother, Brent. He doesn't go here though. He graduated high school last year before we moved."
"Really? Where are you from?"
"California."
"Awesome! Heard the girls there are hot!" J.T. smiled again.
"Yup! They are." Jo laughed. J.T. did think much about what she just said. For all he knew it was just a joke. Jo told him more about herself and what she wanted for the costumes and what they were for. J.T. agreed to the plan.
~*~
"Ladies, we shall have costumes by the end of the month!"
"Awesome!"
"Jo you rock!"
Jo was lying on her bed and at home and was talking to Ash and Paige on the phone.
"I was surprised J.T. agreed so quickly. I mean he really only had one condition and that was to keep quiet about the whole deal."
"Probably because you're gorgeous Hun." said Paige. "J.T. is one of those guys who will never pass up in spending time with a pretty girl. I went through this last year, but I admit I was pretty annoyed."
"Uh-oh...he's not going to become like, my personal stalker now, is he?"
"J.T.? Not really. Last year he was kind of a twerp. But he can take hints."
"Guys, I'm no heart breaker..." Jo said.
"Don't worry Jo. J.T. may not even like that much at all. He is always willing to do favors if he's being paid. Trust me I know." Ashley thought about her campaign two years ago and J.T. ran against her. He willingly dropped out when she offered cash.
"Well I'll have plenty of time to talk to him anyway. But back to the costumes. I'll be going out later to pick out material, and I think you both should come with me."
"Duh! I want to be sure it's my color!" Paige smiled to herself. She already new what she had in mind.
"We'll all have the different colors that suit us Paige. You can count on that. But there is one part of the dress that needs to be black, but I think that could work for all three of us. You both cool with that?"
"Yes."
"Of course."
"Um...Have you two talked to Hazel? Or Terrie?" Jo asked. She hadn't talked to either Terrie or Hazel since her audition. In fact she barely saw them. Jo wondered if they were perhaps avoiding her. Paige answered Jo "Hazel was already going to do something with Jimmy. She told me before I could even bring up the idea, so she says she's fine with it."
"And Terrie?"
"Well, she also said she had plans. And was very secretive about it. I really don't know though." Ashley said the sound of her voice slightly changed.
"Was she mad?"
"I don't think so."
"Ashley, with Terrie, sometimes it's hard to tell. Especially when she's talking about ESP or something." Said Paige.
"ESP? What is she physic?"
"She claims to be but Toby said she failed his test to prove it."
"Well it's cool to think about though! What does she do?"
"In my opinion, she was playing with the dark arts." Ash said.
"No way! It's not dark unless she was trying to hurt someone! She wasn't, was she?"
"She claimed I was dying once..."
"That was an accident Paige. Terrie read her wrong hand."
"Well if that is all, then she must have been trying to predict the future, which in truth, nobody can do that for sure. We can only try and hope for signs. And sometimes they are correct. And there is really no devil involved unless you're out to hurt somebody." Jo explained.
"How do you know all this?"
"I had a friend back home, who was a Wicca. I found it fascinating though I am Christian."
"Josephine! Come down here now!" a voice called from downstairs.
"Uh-oh. I got to go guys, my dad is calling me. I'll see talk to you later."
"Alright, bye."
"See you Jo."
(A/N: Thanx for the reviews, there will be more action in the next Chapter. I promise!)
Jo looked at the table where the boy sat. "Him?" she asked Jimmy. "He kind of seems like a goof ball."
J.T. had just flicked a spoon full of pasta at his friends across from him. Paige smiled "He does seem a bi immature but he IS rather sweet. He would help you with the sewing."
"Is he good?"
"He's actually pretty great!" Ashley answered. "His friend Toby is my step- brother, and he told me that J.T. sewed pretty skirts for about half the girls in his class!"
"Wow...I sure could use the help...alright then. I'll ask him after the bell. But which costumes do you like best?" Jo turned back to her book.
"This one!" Paige pointed to the same one that she did before "It's quite becoming!" she smiled.
"Yeah and quiet revealing!" Ashley said disapproving. "You know how low that bodice is?"
"Is that the only thing about it that you have a problem with, Ashley?" Jo asked.
"Yeah, other then that it looks cool."
"No problem, I'll bring it up for you."
"Oh that would be great!"
"Ok it's settled then." Jo shut her book.
~*~
After they ate, the bell rang. "You guys go ahead." Jo told all the others. "I have to bring up the situation to the hire-helped." Jo waved to the others and waited at the door when all the other students filed out past her. Lucky for her this J.T. boy was the last to leave. When he finally came to the door she blocked his exit. The boy stopped, and then grinned "Well hello.." he said.
"Jo. And you must be the famous J.T..." Jo smiled.
J.T's grin grew wider "Well I don't know about famous..." He tried to sound as modest as possible. Jo tried not to laugh, this boy definitely a wanna- be charmer.
"Well J.T. I have a job for you that you might find interesting. And you shall be paid for it if you agree."
"My lady, what is your wish?"
"Well from what I hear you are quite handy with a needle..."
J.T.'s smile weakened slightly, even though what Jo said was true and that lots of girls found his talent quite extraordinary, lots of his guy friends made fun of it. But he listened to Jo closely.
"I need your help with costumes for me, Paige and Ashley. I am designing the patterns and will provide material. I need you to help me put them together. Think you're up to it?"
"Well.." J.T. began to think, was this really worth it? He barely knew this girl yet. But...how could he turn down a lovely damsel in distress?
"You'll get $20 for each costume you help me with." Jo smiled.
"Done!"
"Great! Meet me later and I'll tell you the details." Jo turned to leave but J.T. stopped her.
"Wait um...could we keep um...a low profile on this?" he asked.
"Yes...I guess so. Why?"
"Well I haven't done this for a while and some guys around here..."
"Oh I see. They aren't appreciative?"
"Exactly!"
"Well alright, if that's what you want. But you can't back out on this deal! I have lots of work being put into this J.T."
"Don't worry Jo." J.T. walked out of the lunchroom with her. "Jo...what is that short for?"
"Josephine. My dad wanted another boy to name Joseph, but he got me instead."
"Ah...so you have a brother I'm guessing?"
"Yes, my big brother, Brent. He doesn't go here though. He graduated high school last year before we moved."
"Really? Where are you from?"
"California."
"Awesome! Heard the girls there are hot!" J.T. smiled again.
"Yup! They are." Jo laughed. J.T. did think much about what she just said. For all he knew it was just a joke. Jo told him more about herself and what she wanted for the costumes and what they were for. J.T. agreed to the plan.
~*~
"Ladies, we shall have costumes by the end of the month!"
"Awesome!"
"Jo you rock!"
Jo was lying on her bed and at home and was talking to Ash and Paige on the phone.
"I was surprised J.T. agreed so quickly. I mean he really only had one condition and that was to keep quiet about the whole deal."
"Probably because you're gorgeous Hun." said Paige. "J.T. is one of those guys who will never pass up in spending time with a pretty girl. I went through this last year, but I admit I was pretty annoyed."
"Uh-oh...he's not going to become like, my personal stalker now, is he?"
"J.T.? Not really. Last year he was kind of a twerp. But he can take hints."
"Guys, I'm no heart breaker..." Jo said.
"Don't worry Jo. J.T. may not even like that much at all. He is always willing to do favors if he's being paid. Trust me I know." Ashley thought about her campaign two years ago and J.T. ran against her. He willingly dropped out when she offered cash.
"Well I'll have plenty of time to talk to him anyway. But back to the costumes. I'll be going out later to pick out material, and I think you both should come with me."
"Duh! I want to be sure it's my color!" Paige smiled to herself. She already new what she had in mind.
"We'll all have the different colors that suit us Paige. You can count on that. But there is one part of the dress that needs to be black, but I think that could work for all three of us. You both cool with that?"
"Yes."
"Of course."
"Um...Have you two talked to Hazel? Or Terrie?" Jo asked. She hadn't talked to either Terrie or Hazel since her audition. In fact she barely saw them. Jo wondered if they were perhaps avoiding her. Paige answered Jo "Hazel was already going to do something with Jimmy. She told me before I could even bring up the idea, so she says she's fine with it."
"And Terrie?"
"Well, she also said she had plans. And was very secretive about it. I really don't know though." Ashley said the sound of her voice slightly changed.
"Was she mad?"
"I don't think so."
"Ashley, with Terrie, sometimes it's hard to tell. Especially when she's talking about ESP or something." Said Paige.
"ESP? What is she physic?"
"She claims to be but Toby said she failed his test to prove it."
"Well it's cool to think about though! What does she do?"
"In my opinion, she was playing with the dark arts." Ash said.
"No way! It's not dark unless she was trying to hurt someone! She wasn't, was she?"
"She claimed I was dying once..."
"That was an accident Paige. Terrie read her wrong hand."
"Well if that is all, then she must have been trying to predict the future, which in truth, nobody can do that for sure. We can only try and hope for signs. And sometimes they are correct. And there is really no devil involved unless you're out to hurt somebody." Jo explained.
"How do you know all this?"
"I had a friend back home, who was a Wicca. I found it fascinating though I am Christian."
"Josephine! Come down here now!" a voice called from downstairs.
"Uh-oh. I got to go guys, my dad is calling me. I'll see talk to you later."
"Alright, bye."
"See you Jo."
(A/N: Thanx for the reviews, there will be more action in the next Chapter. I promise!)