Kim walked into the dojo the next day, a pair of sunglasses shielding her eyes. As soon as she put her bag down, she pulled out a bottled water and an aspirin.
Her hangover was unbelievable.
"Hey Kim." Milton greeted cheerfully, causing her to glare at him.
"Do you have to be so loud?" She asked with a forced patience.
He looked to the side. "Right. I forgot you guys went to that party last night." He turned back to her with an expression of sympathy. "How are you feeling?"
She sighed. "Well, every time I walk I feel like the room is spiraling at fifty miles an hour. Is that normal?"
Milton chuckled as she smiled. "Be sure to take a bunch of aspirin."
She held up the small capsule of pills. "Got it covered."
He smiled at her before walking off, leaving her by the bench. She sighed and began to pull her gear out of her bag, but then had to sit down to stop her head from spinning.
Just then Jack and Jerry walked in, laughing about God knows what. She heard the noise and automatically covered her ears.
"Yeah, and that's when I said "Yo, that's not a potato!" Jerry explained, making Jack laugh out loud.
"That's classic, man." He smiled. He then noticed Kim practically in a ball on the bench. "Oh hey Kim. Rough night?"
She looked up at him. "You have no idea."
"Oh, but I might." Jerry smirked, causing Kim to give him one of her warning looks.
Jack shrugged and said, "Well, I know my night was great!" He turned back to Jerry. "Things are getting pretty serious with Amy."
He opened his mouth to reply but was cut off by Kim exclaiming, "Alright, I know you two don't have hangovers, but some people do! So could you quiet down?"
Jack raised his hands up. "Whoa, sorry."
She nodded him off and went over to her locker, just as Rudy came out of his office. "Okay everyone!" They all gathered around him to listen, when he shrugged. "You know what to do."
He began toward the exit when Jack called, "Hey, where are you going?"
Rudy turned around. "Gotta talk to Falafel Phil. His goat got into my office again last night."
They all nodded in understanding as Rudy left the dojo, leaving them to themselves.
Jerry spotted Kim in the corner and took advantage of the moment, walking over to her with a smirk plastered on his face.
"Hi Kim." He said into her ear, causing her to spin around.
"Ow!" She groaned, holding her head. She then glared at him. "Don't do that!"
He chuckled. "Sorry. I just wanted to know how you're feeling this morning." He raised an eyebrow. "You look awful."
"Thanks. Always something great to hear." She replied sarcastically.
He smirked again. Then he looked around to make sure nobody was near them. "Look, I hope your feelings for me don't get in the way of training today."
She stared at him through narrow eyes. "Jerry, what are you talking about-"
He pushed his index finger against her lips, cutting her short. "We both know that last night was the best night of your life." She rolled her eyes. "But please, I don't want anything to change between us."
"Ha ha, very funny." She turned back to her locker as he laughed quietly.
"But seriously, you don't look so well." He said with a sympathetic smile. "Are you sure you wanna be in here today?"
She sighed before nodding. "I have to. I'm not going to let my feelings get in the way of my training." She looked at Jack out of the corner of her eye. "No matter how strong they are."
He just stared at her with a form of longing in his eyes, when suddenly they were interrupted by someone walking in.
"Hey everybody!" Amy greeted, a smile on her face. Jack looked surprised yet pleased as he walked over and kissed her.
Kim took one glance and scowled. "Oh great, look what the cat dragged in."
Jerry chuckled as he placed his hands on her shoulders. "Contain yourself."
She was still glaring at the happy couple as she mumbled, "Yeah yeah."
He smiled once more at her before walking over to Jack and Amy. "So, how's the girlfriend?"
"She's great!" Amy giggled, her arms around Jack's torso. He looked down at her and smiled.
"Is she cute or what?" He gushed, making everyone else mentally barf over the sweetness of it all.
Jerry looked at them as if they were crazy. "Yeah, okay." They were too wrapped up in each other to notice as he walked over to Milton. "Alright, what are they on?"
Milton rolled his eyes. "They're just in the honeymoon phase."
"Well hopefully it'll be over soon." Jerry muttered.
"Agreed." Milton nodded.
"Oh hey, you wanna see us in action?" Jack asked, where Amy smiled.
"Of course!" She giggled.
Jack smiled at her and walked to the middle of the mat. "Okay, who wants to be the unlucky opponent?" He looked around the room until he saw Kim. "Hey, what about you Kim? We're both black belts."
Kim looked over before downing two more pills. "Sure, whatever you want Jack." He missed the bitterness in her tone. She walked over and got into position.
"Ready?" Jack asked with a raise of his eyebrows.
She smirked, showing her normal self for once that day. "I believe the question is…are you ready?"
Jerry smirked at her confidence as she and Jack went at it. She kicked, he ducted, he kicked, she ducted. Just like usual, they were both too good against each other.
Eventually it ended with Jack pinning Kim to the mat, a smile on his face. "Well played, Crawford."
She tried to hide her blush as he helped her to her feet again. But her happy mood faltered when Jack turned back to Amy.
"Wow, that was amazing!" She exclaimed. "I only wish I had moves like that!"
Jack put his arm around her shoulders. "Well maybe I can teach you sometime?" She giggled again as they walked to another part of the room.
Kim brushed herself off as Jerry walked over to her. "That was pretty good. But next time I suggest you don't let him win."
She gave him a look. "Wow, what helpful advice!" He chuckled as she stared daggers into the back of Amy's head. "She just has to ruin everything, doesn't she?"
Jerry followed her gaze. "Yeah, well, she is his girlfriend."
"Yeah not helping." She snapped.
He looked to the side. "Sorry. Just making an observation."
She rolled her eyes. "You and your observations." She muttered as she walked away, leaving him with a smile on his face.
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"No, Milton, I don't care what you say. Knowing every digit of pi is not something to brag about!"
Suddenly there was a knock on Jerry's door. He glanced at it before sighing into the phone, "Look, I gotta go. See ya man."
With that he pushed the end button and walked over to his front door. Quickly checking his reflection in the mirror that hung on the wall, he was satisfied and opened the door to reveal none other than…
"Kim?" He questioned, truly surprised to see her at his door step.
She wouldn't meet his gaze. "Hey Jerry."
He stepped out onto the porch, closing the door behind him. "What are you doing here?"
It was quiet for a second before she finally looked at him. "Well, i-it has something to do with…uh…"
"Jack?" He asked with a knowing tone.
She hung her head. "Yes. Look, I'm sorry to keep bothering you about this, but you're the only person who knows about my feelings for him. Well, you and Joan. But I don't think talking to her would be such a good idea."
He sighed and leaned against the front door. "I get it. You need to vent."
She showed a small smile. "Yeah." Then she breathed out, getting angry again. "I keep thinking about what happened the other day, when Jack and I were fighting."
"It's not such a big deal." He told her, trying his best not to sound annoyed.
"It is to me!" She exclaimed, making it sound like the most obvious thing in the world. "Whenever I'm around him I just…I don't know.."
He smirked and looked to the ground. "It's simple; you want him, he wants Amy. Classic tragic love story."
She gave him a look before rolling her eyes. "Yeah, okay."
Jerry thought for a minute before saying, "Okay, let's try something. You tell me all the great things about Jack and I'll see if they're just in your head or not."
She raised her eyebrows. "How is this going to help?"
He shushed her. "I'm in the zone. Now shoot!"
She sighed. "Fine. Let's see, uh…" She was lost in thought before a dazed smile appeared on her face. "Well, he's attractive. Plus he's smart. Also, let's not forget funny, charming, sweet, loyal, caring. And you know, he's the only other black belt in the dojo!"
Jerry raised his eyebrows and cleared his throat, where she looked to the side and mumbled, "Sorry."
He rolled his eyes and said, "Well, one thing is clear."
She looked up at him. "What?"
"You're in love with Jack." He explained with a thoughtful look on his face.
She just stared at him before punching his arm. "We've already covered that!"
He winced and held his injury. "Hey, if you don't want my help then-"
"Wait! There was one thing that I thought maybe…" She began. But then she shook her head. "Never mind, I don't want your help!"
She made to run off the porch, but he chuckled. "You want me to distract you again, don't you?"
She sighed and turned around again. "I don't know, it seemed to help that night at the party. And I'm desperate."
He shook his head, still laughing. "I don't know, Kim. I think you might need to start paying me for this."
She rolled her eyes. "I don't think of you as a male prostitute, Jerry."
He nodded. "Don't worry, I'm kidding."
They stood in awkward silence for a minute. She then sighed and said, "You know what, just forget I ever asked. Pretend I never came here tonight."
She started to walk away and he felt a small pang of regret hit his stomach. Truth be told, he wanted to be close to her in that way again ever since the party. So he made up his mind and called, "I'll do it."
She looked back at him with surprised eyes. "You will?"
He hesitated before walking out onto the dark lawn and kissing her fully on the lips. She was taken aback at first as he pulled her closer to him. He then drew back and said, "I want you to be happy, Kim. Or…happier anyway. If this is a way I can help, then I'll do it. No doubts."
She smiled up at him. "I wouldn't be asking if I didn't trust you."
He grinned and took her hand, leading her into his house for the night.
I know, this story is different! haha But just go with it! Jerry is Kim's distraction from Jack, even though he secretly has feelings for her.
Anyway, I want to say thank you to all the positive feedback I received! I honestly didn't expect that! :P I don't know if updates will be this fast the next time, but summer is coming up so who knows?
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