AUTHORS NOTE: Just to reply to some reviews: No, I am not Jessica. I just thought it would be cool for Jonesy to have a twin sister that he didn't know about. Also thanks for positive reviews! I'm almost sure where I'm going with this story. =]
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As Jess was walking to the Khaki Barn she caught sight of Jude on his skateboard again. This time he met her gaze, causing him to crash into a planted tree. Jess ran over to him to make sure he was okay. He opened his eyes, a little dazed, and smiled.
"H-hey dudette, what's h-happenin?"
"Well, I just got a job at Albatross and Finch, was on my way to the Khaki Barn, and then you fell."
"Oh sorry about that.. I kinda got distracted."
Jess looked around. There wasn't that many people in that section of the mall. She looked back to Jude.
"By what?" she asked, even though she kinda already knew the answer.
Jude thought for a minute.
Should I tell her the truth, that I'm absolutely crazy about her, or lie and say that my cell phone buzzed and freaked me out. Hmm.. I'm gonna tell the truth.
"By you." Jude said, blushing.
Jess blushed too. They sat there for a long time, then something interrupted them.
"GET UP YOU MAGGOTS! NO LAYING DOWN ON MALL PROPERTY! Oh what do we have here? Hang-Ten, what is your little girlfriends name?" Ron asked.
"First off dude, she's not my girlfriend." Jude said 'Yeah, she's not my girlfriend.... Yet!'
Jess's heart sunk when he said that, but she didn't know what he was thinking.
"And second off, her name's Jessica. She's Jonesy's sister."
"Oh, I see. Well, I'm watching you, punk." Ron said as he walked off.
Jess stood up, then realized that Jude was still on the floor, looking up at her. She put out a hand to help him up. He took it and stood up, never breaking the gaze that he had on the floor.
"Who was that?" Jess was clearly confused.
"That my friend, was Ron-The-Rent-A-Cop. He's our sworn enemy. He doesn't like any of us. I swear dude, he hates our guts."
"Oh! Okay, so stay away from him?"
"Correct."
"Cool."
Just then her cell phone went off. It was a text message from Nikki.
Did you get the job? -Nikki
Jude was patient as she wrote a reply.
Yeah, I'm on my way to the Khaki Barn now. -Jess
"Hey Jude, I gotta go down to the Khaki Barn, were you going anywhere before you ran into that tree?"
"Well, the lemon, but that's not that important"
"Well, do you wanna walk down to the Khaki Barn with me?"
"Sure, dudette."
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As Jess and Jude walked into the Khaki Barn they heard Nikki and Jonesy arguing about something.
"JONESY! This is how you fold the sweaters!" Nikki yelled.
"I don't care! This job sucks! The clones don't even like me anymore.." Jonesy whined.
They heard a slap. Jude laughed. Knowing Nikki it was probably her hand hitting Jonesy's face. As they got closer, they saw smiles on their faces. They were just annoying the clones, and from the look of things, it was working. Kirsten and Kristen were under the desk that Chrissy was slamming her head against.
"STOP IT!" Chrissy yelled, but it had no effect. Nikki and Jonesy kept it up.
Nikki grabbed some sweaters and threw them at Jonesy. Then Jonesy grabbed some jeans and threw them at Nikki.
"My display!!!!" screamed Kirsten. "Maybe you should take some time to think about what you just did."
"Ya know what Kirsten, I think I will. I'm going on break! Come on Jonesy." Nikki said, grabbing Jonesy's hand.
Jess stood in total awe, but Jude was laughing. He thought is was hilarious! Jess ran up to Jonesy.
"Are you crazy?! You could get fired for that!" Jess yelled.
"Nah, the clones wouldn't fire this." He said, pointing to his body.
"Jess, calm down, I've worked here for almost two years, believe me, if the clones were gonna fire me, they would have done it by now."
"Uh, Nikki, they already did."
"Yes, and I quit once too. I got my job back didn't I?"
"Yeah, I guess.. Anyway, I need a coffee. Let's go!"
"Okay, okay Wyatt we'll get you your coffee."
The four laughed as they headed out of the Khaki Barn and started towards Grind Me. This day was going great so far for Jess.