Chapter 3

I pulled up to 'T and C Studio of Music!' and walked into the studio. As soon as I walked in I smell cookies and heard laughter from kids. I felt relaxed already. I walked into the room where all the noise was coming from and saw Trent sitting on the floor, and Geoff and Bridgette behind a table with puppets on their hands putting on a show for the kids. Everyone was wrapped up in what they were doing. So I was unnoticed as I walked to the back of the room and sat in a seat.

Bridgette was holding a really big puppet of really old lady, and Geoff was holding a small puppet of a cow. Trent was strumming his guitar, and the kids were giggling and waiting for them to continue.

"-There was an old lady who swallowed a cow." Geoff stuff the cow down the old lady's throat and the kids laughed.

"I don't know how she swallowed a cow.
She swallowed the cow to catch the dog.
She swallowed the dog, to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
that wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly
I guess she'll die. " Trent said smoothly.

"I know an old lady who swallowed a horse... "

Geoff put a horse in the puppets mouth, but as soon as he did Bridgette pushed all the animal out of the old lady to make it look like she threw them up, and plopped the puppet on the table.

"She's dead, of course!" Trent yelled, with a smile as the kids laughed. I started clapping and everyone looked at me.

"Courtney!" The kids yelled as they same and gave me hugs. They were so small and cute. Fridays' at the studio were a good way to end the day. Fridays' were kids, under the age of 10 and older than 4, day to learn about music and just hang out.

"Courtney, Trent is going to teach us how to play 'There was an Old Lady' on the guitar!" Sammy, a seven year old girl with her front teeth missing, said excited jumping around me.

"Really? Can I help too?" I asked her, with a smile. She looked at Trent, who shrugged, then looked at me a nodded her head.

"Okay next time we'll learn how to play the song." I smiled at her, then looked around the room again.

"I smell cookies, but I don't see any." I said to no one I particular, but Kyshell, a 10 year old girl with brown hair and hazel eyes, smiled.

"My mom baked some cookies for everyone. But Bridgette said that it would be best if we ate them at the end of the session." Kyshell said, and then looked at Bridgette who nodded her head to let us know its okay to eat the cookies. The kids yelled and followed Kyshell to her bag as her started handing out the cookies to the other kids in the group. I walked over to where Trent, Bridgette, and Geoff where sitting, and sat next to Trent, and smiled.

"You guys wouldn't believe my day. Lewis and I got promoted to manager at the law firm!" I squealed quietly, Bridgette joined, while Geoff and Trent just congratulated me.

"Court, this is great, it's what you always wanted!" Bridgette said with a bright smile.

"I know that is why I'm so happy." I said with a smile equally as bright.

"Mocha, I'm proud of yah. I always knew you would become a top notch lawyer dudette." Geoff said with his goofy grin.

"Yeah Court we're all proud of you, you really deserve it." Trent said with his sweet smile.

"Thanks guys, I don't know what I would do without you guys, really I don't." I said honestly. Bridgette laughed then smiled.

"You would be doing the same thing now, but you would be stress out of your mind." Bridgette said then laughed, we all joined in because it's probably true.

"Mocha, we should totally hit the club again to celebrate!" Geoff said joyfully.

"No!" Trent, Bridgette, and I all said quickly not wanting to repeat what happened last weekend.

"I mean not this time Geoff, Courtney probably wants to go home and relax." Bridgette tried to convince Geoff out of doing to the club. To make it more believable I yawned.

"See she is totally not in the party mood." Bridgette said to Geoff, who just frowned.

"Trent? You want to hit the club with me?" Geoff said, still trying to go.

"Sorry, but Court and I have business to discuss tonight. Maybe next weekend." Trent said to the down party boy.

"You guys just had to kill my mood, huh?" Geoff said as he looked down. I couldn't help but laugh Geoff was just so cute at the moment. Everyone else laughed too, even Geoff. We just openly talked until all the kids parent came to take them. Once all of them left we all walked together to the parking lot.

"Are you guys sure you don't want to go clubbing?" Geoff asked for the 9th time. We all groaned, and Bridgette nudged him.

"We are all positive Geoff." I said as I walked over to my car. Bridgette and Geoff were walking toward Bridgette's ford fiesta. Trent was walking in the direction of the bus stop. I looked in the parking lot but didn't see his car.

"Trent, where is your car?" I yelled at him, he stopped and looked at me.

"My girlfriend has it for the weekend, she went on some kind of convention for work in Springfield." Trent said to me.

"Trent get in the car, it's freezing out here. " I said as I opened my door and got in my car. I waved to Bridgette and Geoff as they drove by going to their shared condo. I started my car and waited for Trent to get in. Trent walked to the passenger side and got in.

"Thanks Court." He said as he put his hands up in front of the heater . I put my seat belt on and started driving.

"No problem Trent, what kind of friend would I be if I let you walk home in this weather?" I said with a warm smile, then I look at him and noticed he wasn't wearing his seat belt.

"Put your seatbelt on, safety and the law always come first." I said to Trent , who just smiled and did as I said. Trent turned the radio on and soft rock music played through the car. Not even half way to his house we ran into traffic.

"Trent." I said to him, he looked and smiled.

"You remember Heather right?" I asked him. He thought about it, then gave me a puzzled look.

"Heather… Heather who lives in New York or the Heather who stalked you because she wanted to be you?" Trent said with a smile, probably remembering the dimwit who followed me 24/7 because she liked my life. I glared at him.

"The Heather who lives in New York." I said.

"Yeah, I remember her. Why?" He asked, I looked forward and started to bit my lip. Who would've known this would be so hard for me to ask him to go.

"Well, she going through some junk and she asked me to come and help her. But I don't want to go alone… so-" I started but stopped when Trent put his hand on my shoulder. I looked at him, and he had a small smile on his face.

"Courtney, don't worry I'll go with you. I know how you feel about going back." Trent said with a comforting smile. I smiled, only Trent could make me feel happy when I stress.

"Thanks. But what about your girlfriend?" I asked. He just shrugged.

"I'll call her and tell her. She shouldn't care if I go to the city will she is gone." Trent said carelessly. I smiled a bit.

"So when am I going to meet this lovely lady?" I asked Trent with a joking smile .

"I don't know… She a bit anti-social to people she hasn't met before." Trent said, I looked at him oddly.

"Well, how is she going to comfortable around?" I asked.

"Hmm, you got a good point there. I'll talk to her to see if she up for it, but she probably say no the first couple of times before. But after a while she'll crack, and then you will met Megan." Trent said putting his hands behind his head relaxing.

"Megan? That's her name huh? So tell me about her." I said, while waiting for the traffic to start moving again. Trent thought about it and after a minute he answered

"Well, she is an artist, a loner but has a couple of friends, and is very… unique." Trent said looking at me.

"Do you think she is the one?" I asked him. He was quiet for a second then answered again.

"… I like to think so. But I'm not sure. All I know is I love her." Trent said with a small smile. I turned the smile then looked into the traffic and groaned.

"Trent, do you mind staying over my house? This traffic is not moving at all and I had a long day." I asked running my hand through my hair. Trent shrugged.

"Sure, I don't mind at all." Trent said carelessly.

"Good." I said as I took the next exit off the highway and started to drive to my house.