Oh my God I'm so sorry for all those who wanted this story updated, I just couldn't get the inspration to continue, but now I think I do. Thank you for sticking to the story and encouraging me to update it and giving me ideas. If there are any questions please, please, please ask me and I'll be more then willing to answer them, or if you have any ideas that you would like to see in the story, give them to me too. I'll stop rambling so everyone enjoy this chapter and hopefully I can put some more up. Thanks again.
Feelings Being Revealed Part 2
About two weeks after Jack and Annabelle's little incounter in her room, Annabelle stayed quiet along with Jack. Instead of getting closer, they stayed the same and didn't talk about it to each other. She mostly was preoccupied with doing her job with keeping the team in order and sending her sister to school that she didn't have time to herself. Herb started to notice how she had jumped into her work and family, and not really herself and the team itself, that he came to her office one day.
"Hey Annabelle how's everything going?" Herb asked and sat down in front of her desk.
"Busy. Everything just doesn't seem to be going like it used to, and it's kept me busy." AB said and rubbed her temples.
"Well then today and tomorrow you will take off and do some girly things with my wife. I don't need you to wear yourself out before the end of the Olympics. Besides I think Patty would like to have you around since you never come over to our house."
"Thanks Herb, but I can't…"
"You will or I'll make you." Herb said seriously.
"Fine. I'll leave right now and not come in here tomorrow, but after that, please let me do my job?" AB said tiredly.
"Good. Now pack your bag or whatever you have to do and you can either watch the practice or go straight to my house."
Annabelle nodded and stood up. She gathered her things and followed Herb out of her office.
"You know Annabelle; I never knew that you took so much effort into your work." Herb said without looking at her. Annabelle knew what Herb was trying to do, and she played right into it.
"Well when it comes down to doing work for you Herb, you can't make a mistake." Herb looked back at her and smirked.
"Ah Craig I was just going to look for you." Herb said and jogged up to him. Annabelle continued walking out of the building.
"Hey Herb; what's the deal with AB?" Craig asked and watched as she walked outside.
"She's been working so hard that she's going to wear herself out, and I told her to take a break, but she really didn't seem to want to."
"I thought that would happen." Craig said and walked back into Herb's office. They had a little meeting and went off to the team practice.
Annabelle walked back to the U and changed. She called Patty and scheduled a girl night that day where they would go out and eat some dinner together and maybe shop some. She laid down and fell asleep for a few hours. She knew Herb was right, and she could wear herself out pretty fast if she was allowed to. This is what she loved about Herb; he never let her over work herself, and if she did, Herb would sort of suspend her from work until she was better. Annabelle woke up about 4 hours later, and changed into some jeans, light weight t-shirt, and tennis shoes. She walked to the bus stop, and rode until she was about three blocks from the Brooks' home. Annabelle was just about to ring the doorbell, until Danny and Kelly opened the door and almost tackled her to the ground.
"You're finally here!" Kelly squealed. Annabelle laughed and hugged the both of them until Patty came up to them.
"Danny, Kelly, don't try to kill Annabelle."
"No it's ok Patty. Besides they're right, I haven't been here in ages." Annabelle said and hugged Patty.
"Ok Margie will be over after she finishes making dinner and you two promise to be good? I don't want to come home to a disaster." Patty said and looked mostly at Danny. Annabelle chuckled and hugged both of them again before they went in. "Ok so what do you want to do first? Go shopping and the have dinner, or have dinner and then go shopping?"
"Um I really don't care. It's up to you." Annabelle said with a slight chuckle.
On they're walk to the bus stop, Annabelle told Patty about her little sister, living in Boston, and about any love life she had. When it came to the love life, Annabelle told her of a boyfriend she had before she was asked to work for the Olympic Games, and how they were planning on getting married. Over dinner they continued the discussion,
"So you truly loved this guy? What made you two split before the Games?" Patty asked and sipped her water.
"Yeah I loved him, but the only thing was, I had different views on everything then he did. He just seemed like a 1950s guy, where the wife stays in the kitchen, cleans the house, and has babies; but I'm not like that at all. I have to explore things, do what things that most women wouldn't do, and most of all voice my opinions. I can't just sit around all day knitting little booties for a baby that I'm going to have, make dinner, take his coat, say 'Did you have a lovely day dear?', and just be his maid."
"I can see where that is coming, but what did your mother think about him?"
"Oh she thought he was great. She even grounded me when I broke up with him." Annabelle said and laughed at that memory. "She even almost had me call him to say that I wanted to get back together because I was acting irrational, but I never did and I'm glad I didn't."
Patty nodded and chuckled a little at it. "Is your mom still giving you a hard time about being here?"
"No not really. I really haven't talked to her since I came here."
"Alright I know this is going to sound like I'm being noisy and all, and your dad or Herb might have warned you about it, but do you like anyone on the team?"
Annabelle had a feeling that Patty was going to ask that question, but was shocked at the same time. "I um…yeah I do like someone on the team, but I really don't know if I should say his name." Annabelle said with a chuckle. "But what the hell! Okay I like Jack. I've liked him since God knows when, and I still do, but I know that he doesn't have the same feelings as I do. But please Patty, please don't tell Herb. I don't want him to be kicked off the team, or be worked harder then the others."
"Don't worry Annabelle I won't tell him. It will be our little secret, and maybe after the Olympics, you can tell him exactly how you feel about him. Maybe he'll have the same feelings for you by then."
Annabelle smiled and thanked Patty. They continued to eat they're supper before heading off to do some well deserved girly shopping.
Again I'm sorry I didn't update this story. I'll try to keep up with it, but right now I'm recovering from surgery and next week school starts up again. I hope you like this chapter since I can't find the original chapters that I was going to revise. Please read and review.
