NOTE: Ok, so I am doing some more of this story, as promised. Guarded is coming along. Slowly. Very slowly. But coming along. ;)
-Momo
THING CAN GET CRAZY
Chapter Two
"Please pick up....pick up pick up pick up...damn..."
"Jack, stoppit!...sigh...hello?"
"Um...hi?"
"Who is this?"
"Um...this is Lo--James. It's James."
"Lo James, huh?"
"James."
"James....who?"
"I met you last night...at that bar..."
"Oh yeah! Hi! Yeah, so how are you?"
"Ok..."
"What's the matter?"
"Huh?"
"You seem...like...hesitant..."
"Sorry. It's just that...I can't really remember your name..."
"Oh! Yeah, it's ok! It's Natalie. Natalie Rose Ginger."
"Right right. Sorry, that was crap of me."
"No no, it's cool."
"...yeah..."
"Well, so, what's up?"
"Um, I was wondering if you would like to...come over tonight for dinner."
"For dinner?"
"Yeah. At the institute."
"Institute?"
"Yeah. I live there...here....whatever."
"Oh right. That's Xavier's School?"
"Yep."
"Cool, cool. Yeah...that sounds ok. I should be able to come..."
"Nice."
"So what time should I be over?"
"Um, dinner starts at 7:00 for us."
"For 'us'?"
"The adults. The, um, teachers."
"Oh neat. So it's casual, right?"
"Well, if you want to get all dressed up it ain't gonna do anything to you..."
"What are you wearing?"
"...what."
"What are you wearing?"
"Right now?"
"No no. I mean tonight."
"Same thing as I'm wearing now. Never get dressed up for dinner."
"Well, then what are you wearing now?"
"Um...jeans, T-shirt...look, don't sweat it. It's just dinner. No big deal. If you don't
wanna come, I mean, you don't have to. Just thought it might be--"
"Sorry."
"For what?"
"Freaking out and being stupid. I'm just..."
"You ok?"
"Yeah. It's just...Jackie..."
"Jackie...?"
"My boyfriend."
"Oh oh right. What's up with him?"
"He's...being difficult."
"..."
"..."
"...you need me to come get you?"
"Yeah."
"...you need me to come now?"
"...yeah."
"Ok."
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