Emotionless
Chapter Seven
Jude walked into the dining room and saw her kids working on their homework. "Vinny, did you get number 21 on the math?" Vincent nodded and slid her a piece of loose-leaf. Madison smiled and looked it over, "What's this?" Vincent picked up his head and looked at it, "12 times 10 is 120, you wrote 1,200." Vincent explained pointing to her paper. Madison hit her forehead and erased her answer and replaced it with the right one. Vincent smiled and returned to his English homework, "Mommy!" Jude stopped staring and smiling and walked over to her son, "Yeah?"
"Is The Empire State Building a noun?" Jude patted her son's head and looked over his shoulder to read the paper, "Well, a noun is a person, place, or thing. So what do you think?" Vincent thought for a second, "Well the Empire State Building is a building so it's a thing. But it's also a place. That's two out of three so I'm guessing it's a yes." Jude smiled and kissed her son's head, "That's right." Vincent smiled and wrote it down.
Jude left her kids to finish her homework and walked back into the kitchen to clean the plates from dinner. She looked at the clock and sighed, "10:00…on a school night." Jude picked up the phone and dialed Michael's cell phone to see where he was.
Michael stopped strumming and everyone else followed suit, Kristen stopped singing. They all turned to look at him. "Well dude, pick it up." Dan said motioning to his ringing pocket. Michael sighed and picked it up. "Hello? Hey Mom." Michael sent Dan a look, telling him not to say or do anything. Tommy's ears perked up and he looked at his son.
"Sorry, I didn't realize what time it was…C'mon mom I can skip school tomorrow…Why not?...Fine…I said fine…just give me like half an hour…yes I finished my homework…no we ate…alright thanks…that'd be great…alright see you soon…love you too…bye." Michael flipped his phone shut, "I have half an hour and Dan you can stay at my house tonight if you want. We have the dance tomorrow." Dan nodded and turned back to his guitar. "Dance?" Kristen asked. Dan nodded, "It's like the pre-prom. It's casual at our school." Kristen nodded, "Well I'm a senior too, and I'm starting tomorrow."
Dan smiled, "Well Michael's girlfriend just moved away so if you want you two could probably go together." Michael sent Dan a looked but Kristen was already smiling and nodding.
Michael sighed, "It's tomorrow at eight in the school. We'll pick you up here. As for this song, let's play it one more time before I gotta head home. Last time I was late I got grounded for two weeks." Michael turned back to his guitar and Brad counted off with his sticks. Kristen smiled and turned back to the microphone.
((He Said, She Said by Ashley Tisdale))
Boy
walk in the spot he so fresh n', uh huh
He got what he needs,
impressin'
Just look at the way that he dressin'
Ain't no
question, chicks like 'whoa!'
Girl walk in the spot, She stops
traffic
She got everything you cant pass it
So Jessica Alba fantastic
Instant classic, Boys like 'Woah'
Baby
I can see us movin' like that (like that)
Baby I can see us
dancin' like that (like that)
Baby I can see us chillin' like
that (like that)
We don't need no more than he said, She said
Baby I can see us movin' like that (like that)
Baby I can
see us dancin' like that (like that)
Baby I can see us chillin'
like that (like that)
We don't need no more that he said, She said
He said girl you winnin'
She said boy where you been
at?
stop talkin' let's get with it
Just like that that they
He said 'you're amazing'
She said 'then why you
waitin'
No more deliberatin'
Watcha doin' lets get
movin'
Just like that they
Boy actin' as if there's no
pressure
He'd do everything to get with her
He'd say anything
to convince her
Money spent, two diamond centre.
Girl
playin' it cool, But she's with it
She's lovin' the fact that
she's gifted
Everything that he do, She gets lifted
Feels so
wicked, lovin' like oh!
Baby I can see us movin' like that
(like that)
Baby I can see us dancin' like that (like that)
Baby
I can see us chillin' like that (like that)
We don't need no
more than he said,
Baby I can see us movin' like that (like
that)
Baby I can see us dancin' like that (like that)
Baby I
can see us chillin' like that (like that)
We don't need no more
than he said, She said
He said 'girl you winnin''
She
said 'boy where you been ?'
Stop talking, let's get with
it
Just like that they
He said 'you're amazing'
She
said 'then why you waiting'
No more deliberating'
Watcha
doin' lets get movin'
Just like that they
One day with
you, Boy just one day with you
All the things we could do,
Everyday I think of
Being with you, no one else but us two
All
our dreams would come true
If we just get together
yeah yeah
yeah
Baby I can see us movin' like that (like that)
Baby I
can see us dancin' like that (like that)
Baby I can see us
chillin' like that (like that)
We don't need no more than he said,
She said
Baby I can see us movin' like that (like that)
Baby
I can see us dancin like that (like that)
Baby I can see us
chillin' like that (like that)
We don't need no more than he said,
She said
c'mon wat u waiting for
He said 'girl you
winnin''
She said 'boy where you been at?'
Stop
talkin', for a minute
Just like that they
He said 'you're
amazing'
She said 'then why you waiting?'
No more
deliberatin'
Watcha doin' lets get movin'
Just like that they
you gonna like it,
uh huh, it you gonna want it,
uh huh, you gonna like it,
uh huh
we don't need no more than he said she said
you gonna like it,
uh huh, it you gonna want it,
uh huh, you gonna like it,
uh huh
we
don't need no more than he said she said
The whole time she was singing Kristen was sending Tommy a sex look. Throughout the years the only way Tommy had changed was his hair now had a few gray hairs, he had a slight salt/pepper style, but it made his face seem more defined. And he had a few more wrinkles around his eyes and forehead that made him seem like he was deep in thought at all times, but if you really looked at him, you could tell how tired he was.
Kristen had a reputation, everyone knew it. She was staying with her older cousin for a reason, her older cousin who is in college and would barely notice her enough to take care of her, and he was in a band which made him cool.
Michael snapped his guitar case shut, "Alright, I need to get home now. Dan, are you coming?" He nodded as he finished packing his bass up and followed Michael out the door. "Be here at ten to eight!" He yelled to Kristen on his way out. Kristen just smiled and turned to Brad, "So where am I sleeping?" Brad wrapped an arm around his little cousin and showed her to her room.
Tommy got up and followed Michael out of the apartment. "Where are you going?" Michael turned around, holding the car keys in his hands. "Did you not hear me say home? And you are not coming. My mom wouldn't want to see you." Tommy once again looked ashamed.
"Please, I need to talk to her."
Michael just looked at him and his phone rang form his pants again, "He looked at the called ID and held up a hand to Tommy telling him to hold on. Dan took the keys from Michael's hand and got into the car. Michael answered the phone, "Hey mom…oh hi Vincent…yeah I'm on my way home now…No I'm just with my friends…I know mom's worried…Listen, just go back to mom…it's okay I'll be home soon…I know you're worried too but it's not even eleven yet…alright go to bed…tell her to tuck you in then…alright I'm leaving now…yeah Dan's coming too…alright love you man…bye." Michael slid the cell phone into his pocket and looked up at Tommy, "I need to go. Don't follow."
Michael slid into the driver's side of his own Viper and smiled as it turned on and their band's last demo blasted through the speakers, Tommy smiled at the car. 'Just like me…' he thought. 'But who the hell is Vincent? And why would Jude tuck him in…?'
Tommy sighed and watched his son drive away before getting into his Viper and heading back home.