Chapter Three
The doors of the elevator opened onto the lobby and Jeanette looked up.
She had got on the Elevator in the underground parking lot. She didn't know how much power Doom had acquired so she was just being safe. She looked up and saw Johnny standing at the door. Oh no…
He was wearing his old leather jacket, a red tee shirt and loose jeans; his hair was way shorter too. Not that it was ever really long per say. He had to be the best looking guy she knew. Why did it have to be him? She tried to get the doors to close but Johnny slid in. He looked at the doors almost surprised, shrugged and turned to see Jeanette. She pulled the hat down further over her face.
She was about to say hello when he beat her to it. "Well, hello beautiful." He couldn't have surprised her more if he had slapped her. He didn't recognize her!
She was a little taller, and was defiantly shapelier for lack of a better word. Her hair was down to the middle of her back apposed to her chin length bob that she had two years ago when they last saw each other.
"Hello," She said quietly. Johnny didn't notice the fact she had already pushed the pent house button, but just pushed it again anyway. He wasn't taking his eyes off her and it was annoying her and making her agitated at the same time.
"I don't think I have seen you in the building before because I am sure I would have remember such a gorgeous face." She raised an eyebrow. This was defiantly a little mushier then his usually pick up lines. She didn't look him in the face though. She wanted to see how far she could go with this.
"Well, you certainly have a way with words." She had to keep from scoffing this is going swimmingly.
"So I have been told." He rested his forearm above her head seeming to bear down on her. It bothered her the tingle that raced down her spine the second he got closer.
"What floor are you heading too?" God he is so annoying, she tried to tell her self but she would defiantly prefer for him to move away from her. His closeness was making her…what could she call it? Her breathing was shorter and she was practically sweating.
"Why don't we go to your floor and see what happens." His mouth fell open at this proposition. She sniggered in her head. He actually believed her. He was so self absorbed.
The doors opened Johnny was still staring at her so Jeanette made the first move. She walked out of the elevator.
"Hey wait a minute." Johnny was running up behind her. Reed came out of his office at the sound of Johnny's voice.
"Jeanette?" She smiled at her brother's surprised expression. He pulled her into a hug. Johnny was behind them dumb struck. "What are you doing here? You aren't due for another two weeks!"
"I know, Reed we have to talk." But her brother wasn't listening.
"Sue! Sue? Jeanette is here!"
"Reed!" He would have listened if she had a bullhorn.
"Jeanette?" Sues voice came wafting down from the upper level.
"Hi Sue, REED!"
"Ben? Jeanette is here!" Reed called through to the kitchen, Ben came lumbering out.
"Hi, Jenny." His nickname warmed her heart she had missed him.
"Hi Ben, Reed!" Reed was standing beside Sue he still hadn't heard him.
"Can you believe she is here?" Sue wasn't really listening to him.
"Reed!" Everyone else seemed to know she wanted to talk to him, but her brother didn't notice.
"Look at her she is so grown up, although I am not sure I agree with that outfit." That was it.
Reed was dragged across the room by an invisible hand until she had the back of his collar. He was so shocked he didn't say anything. "We need to talk."