Hello there I'm back again. School is getting intense here but I'm pulling throught for u all. It seems I'm having easier time with this story than my others, which is lame cause I really want u all to see what I have planned for my spy story and my súper (Mostly u Mickey) but one way or another u will all behold the awesomeness that is Moi xD
MICKEY PENNY FARAH CARRIE HAILEY & BREEZY HOPE U ALL ENJOY!...
Jo pov
Ever since the other when I snapp my wrist it's been taking me time to adjust to just using one arm. It was nice to have my parents and friends to help me with difficult stuff but I could manage just fine on my own, I was more independent than I let on but why brag about it.
At school it proved to be a challenge carrying all my books to class every hour or opening my locker and reaching for more books or using scissors and holding paper to cut. But lunchtime I got a break from all that I just sat around with my sister and friends and some of the other seniors in school.
"Here's your lunch Jo" Holly places my tray at me "And your Drink too" Willa and Holly had gotten me my lunch for the sake of just doing it.
"Thanks!" I smiled
"We'll be right back with our lunches" Willa says as they walk back to the line.
I noticed Joelle was across from me texting away on her phone moving around like a weirdo making me laugh.
"You better put your phone away sis or you'll get detention"
"I will as soon as I finish this text!"
"Who are you texting?"
"Spencer!" She says.
I look over her and I could see Spencer texting on his phone too.
"But he's right there at his table with his friends why don't you talk to him face to face!"
"Not everyone needs to know we're a thing!"
"Everyone already does know!" I mumbled but she didn't hear me. She keeps her eyes glued to that phone reaching her hands out for the ketchup and squirts.
"GAH!" She gets ketchup over her purple corset "Oh no! I'll be right back sis I gotta clean this off" She gets up and walks off.
"Take your time" I call laughing.
I was all alone now just nibbling away on my lunch getting lost in a daydream. My arm itched but I could hardly scratch it with this cast on me and I got really irritated. I see my fork beside me and think, pick it up and use it to scratch, sweet relief.
"Jo!" I hear a voice that made me jump
"Nicholas?" I said surprised to see him and happy as well. "Hi!"
"Hey!" He said back the same way "May I sit down" He says taking a seat
"Well you already are so..." I try not to make too much eye contact with him.
"So what's up?"
"Oh you know managing a broken wrist!" I smiled.
"I heard about your wrist, sorry" He says showing sympathy.
I smile "That's okay it happens"
"Does it hurt?"
"No! well not as much as it was, but it sure does itch!" I say still using my fork
"So I guess with a broken wrist you can't be in the talent show then"
"No but Joelle taking my place for me"
"How nice of her!"
"But I am having my hand in helping music wise!"
"Oh you're a musical prodigy!" He smirks
"I wouldn't say that. I am a music lover so...eh!"
"Cool!" He smiled. "Oh before I forget I got you this to make you feel better" He pulls out a rose for me and lays it down.
"Oh thanks it lovely" I pick it up and sniff.
"So are you!" He says blushing and I blush too
"Thanks!"
"Well I better get back to my friends" he gets up to leave.
"Yeah but first..."
"Yeah?"
"I wanted to say that...uh...that I..." I wanted to tell him my real feeling but was too afraid of being shot down or laughed at. Ugh! why was I such a girl when it came to telling cute boys how I feel
He interrupts me "Hey can I sign your cast?" He ask out of the blue.
"My cast? uhmm...Ok" I smiled, he pressed his pen on my hand and began to scribble on it
"Hahaha that tickles"
"Stop flinching!" He laughed still writing on my hand.
"Done!" He smiles. I look at it, all there was were numbers.
"Numbers?" I ask confused.
"It's my phone number so we can talk"
"Oh cool I'll remember that"
"You better, see you around!" He gets up and walks off.
"We're back!" Holly and Willa take their place next to me
"Sorry we took so long Holly was fighting for the last slice of meatloaf!"
"It was mine to begin with!" She debates.
Jo comes back to and smiles at me "Jo who wrote on your cast?" She notices the markings on my cast now.
I got embarrassed to tell them at first "Oh Nick came by when you all left and he wanted to write on it" I explain.
"Nick Waterfront? The hottest boy on the swim team?"
"Yes!" I say going Into a semi-daydream
"He wrote his cell number?" Holly smirks
"Just to call and talk" I say
"aaaaahhhh!" The girls went wild and crazy "See this proves he likes you!"
"Oh here we go again"
"Jo wake up and smell the amor he wants you"
"So what?"
"So you need to do the same and go for him"
"I don't like him that way"
"WHY NOT?"
"Ok I'm going" I said getting up to leave
"No stay!" Joelle says pulling me back down
"We're just being honest with you Jo!" Willa says
"Well stop it because Nick and I are just friends and that's all we're ever gonna be" I state
"If you say so sis" Joelle sighs eating.
What were their deals anyway Nick and I were just friends only friends and just ever will be friends.
After school we were all still preparing for the the talent show some of us were still on props and others were passing out flyers around the block to spread the word and I was helping some of the teachers with auditions for the showcase, we needed only the best talent to raise enough money and the most people had to perform too.
"Jo here's the first round of acceptances!" The teacher hands to me
"Great I'll give these to the Principal!"
"Hey I was hoping I'd see you here!"
"Oh really!" I said trying to act alof
"Yeah I was just here to see how things were going with the preperations!"
"Oh they're doing just fine!"
"Good it all looks great!"
"Look I'd love to chat but I really need to get these papers to the principal!"
"Allow me!"
"I can do it myself!"
"I know but the Principal not here, she4 had to leave school for busness and she left me in charge till she gets back!"
"Oh ok!"
"I'd be happy to leave them on her desk for you!"
"Of course here you go!" I hand him the papers
"Great I'll be right back!" He walks out the back door and I smiled.
"Jo!" I hear my sister scream and run up to me with a large trunk of stuff.
I race over to help her out "Need a hand sis!" I take the other side of the box and help her lower it down to the ground
"No time for that now but we need to get to the music room some instruments need to get moved here!"
"Ok I'm coming!" The music room was on the other side of the school and we had to cart box after box of instruments from there to the auditorium.
"Last thing!" Me and Joelle struggled to push in the grand piano from the large door
"Finally my legs are killing me!" I collapsed on a stack of prop pillows beside me as Joelle did the same.
"Friday os going to be some kind of showcase!"
"You got that right!"
"But we're going to be the center of attention! or at least I will!"
"You?"
"Well I am going to do some Karate not that you would know anything about that!"
"Oh is that so!" I take a pillow and whack her with it
"Oh that's how you want to play!"
"Game on!" She takes a pillow and whacks me and together we whack and toss pillows all over, feathers and fluff got everywhere but we were having too much fun to notice.
"AHEM!" We stopped when we heard and saw Principal Munoz walk in she was a tall Hispanic women with a bun on the left side of her head and small pointed spectacles and always wore a lavender power suit. We got off the ground and stood up brushing off the feathers when she walked inside
"Glad to see you girls helping out so much with the preparations!" Her tone was sarcastic and we lowered our heads a bit embarrassed. "And the place looks great with feathers everywhere!" More sarcasm.
"Uh...we'll clean this mess up ma'am!" Joelle promised
"See that you do!" She said sternly "Attention I have an announcement!" Everyone gathered around to listen.
"First I just want to say how pleased I am with all of you cooperating to help make this Talent show the best it can be!" Everyone applauded "This is such an important honor that we help as much as we can to help all those precious little orphans who are in need!"
"Which brings me to my next point, Vice Principal Milo bring them in!" Vice Principal Kilo walked in with a bunch of kids wearing dingy almost worn out clothing, they all looked extremely skinny and pale and weak in the faces, like they hadn't eaten in weeks, but still they had smiles on their faces.
"Who are all of them?"
"These are the little orphans from the orphanage and I promised the foster board director of the orphanage to give the little children a tour around to see what you're all doing to make their lives a little better!"
"aaaawwww their all so cute!" Willa smiled.
"Children don't you all have something to say to the teens!"
"Thank you for helping us have a better life!" They said in unison
"You very welcome!" We all say back.
"Now why don't you all give the kids a tour around while I head off for a brief moment, have fun!"
All the teens paired up with about two or three kids. Holly and Willa chose one kid together and three little boys picked us and Jo
"Hi I'm Jo and this is my sister Joelle!"
"I'm Tony!"
"I'm Rico!"
"I'm Elliot"
"Are you all brothers?!"
"Yes! But I'm oldest!" Rico said.
"C'mon lets take a look around!" We walked them all over the auditorium it was cute how fascinated they were by everything.
"So what do you boys want to do in life?" I asked them
"We just want to find a family who will love us!"
"Wwwwwww!" That made my heart melt."I know a lot of nice couples without children I'm sure they'd love to have three young boys like you!" \
"Yeah there are dozens of couples looking to adopt kids of their own and even add more to them!"
"I bet a lot of families would be interested in great kids like you all!"
"If there are then why haven't we found a nice family to love us!" Eliot sighed with his brothers all looking so sad. I hated to see this it was unbearable.
"We have to do something!"
"But what more can we do we've already got the show to worry about and our performance!"
"I know but I just can't help but feel we should do something more!"
"Boys what are you all doing!"
"We like to play fight sometimes!"
"Yeah I want to do karate one day HI-YA!"
"That's it I've got an idea!"
"What?" Jo asked me.
"Alright young children gather back time for a head count to send you back to the orphanage"
"And just in time too!" I raced towards Mrs. Munoz "Principal Munoz!"
"Jo dear what is it is something wrong?"
"I had a great idea!"
"Oh!"
"I was thinking since this talent show is all for charity maybe we could take it a step further and have them perform with us!"
"Huh?" Everyone asked
"Yeah we could all pair up with one of the children who could help us in our talent acts maybe that would get a lot more families involved in adopting them!"
"That's a great idea!" Holly said
"Brilliant idea!"
"That's my sister!"
"But Jo have the children perform on such short notice I don't know!"
"It's a great way to get the word out and besides the kids would be involved in something that would benefit their development and child development is very important for young children!"
"True!"
"Besides backstage a lot of kids we're doing some things we would be doing in the showcase, they could be a great part of the others acts!"
"Still..."
"They don't have to be good just make it more fun for them!"
"Well I suppose it would be alright if everyone else is interested!"
"YEAH!" Everyone did like the idea.
"Kids would you all be interested in being in the show too!"
"Really can we!?"
"I ant to do it!"
"Me too!" The kids seemed so excited about that. If this worked out they could all find happy loving homes.
I looked back to Principal Munoz "Well since you all feel so strongly with this. Yes I think it's an excellent idea!" She agreed and everyone especially the orphans were cheering happily.
"I'll see what the head of the orphanage has to say about it in the meantime you children pair up with the orphans of your choice!"
It was easy because the kids had all chosen the same kids and me and Jo got paired with the boys again who we were very fond of.
"I'm glad we got paired with you boys!"
"So are we! so what are we going to do?" Eliot asked
"Me and Jo already had an Idea planned out!"
"Oh is it cool and awesome and possibly dangerous!"
"That depends how would you boys feel about doing Karate?!" I asked they all began screaming their heads off laughing and smiling.
"We'd love too!" They shout
"Then we have work to do!"
"But first we have to clean up this pillow mess we made!"
"I'll take care of it you take the boys and get them warmed up. Sweeping won't damage my wrist any worse!"
Joelle walks away with the boys leaving me by myself to organize the mess. As I was I began humming a tune to myself
Blacked out,
Everything's faded on your love,
I'm already wasted, so close
That I can taste it now, now
So let's break right out of these guilty cages
We're going to make it now
Don't ever turn around
Don't ever turn around
"Well you probably should turn around!" That voice made me jump in fear. I turned in a flash getting ready to pounce
"Whoa easy I come in peace!" He holds his hands up
"Oh Nick you scared me!" I give him a weird look.
"Sorry didn't mean to intrude on your solo singing!"
"Just give me a heads up next time you do that!"
"Deal! He smiles
"So...What was that song you were singing!"
"Red lights by Tïesto"
"Hmmm I like that song!"
"It's maybe 7 in my top 10 favorite songs" I admit
"So any word on that wrist!"
"It's healing I can feel it can't put to much pressure on it through!" I smile
"Well hang in there you little trooper!" He smiled
"I will!" I smiled as he walked away.
After school Dad took me back to the doctor to inspect my wrist.
"So doc any word?"
"Hmm it's still a bit torn in the bone, nothing serious. She still can't put any pressure on it though!" Doctor puts away his stetherscope and magnifying glass.
"So I still have to be one armed!" I sighed.
"Only until the start of next week!" He smiled and so did I.
"Thank you Doctor. Come along Jo we must get home Juliet should be done with dinner by now!"
When we were driving home I was a daydream about earlier when I was talking to Nick. He was just so sweet and I couldn't get him out of my mind. I let out a long sigh.
"Something wrong sweetie?"
"No not exactly!" I smiled.
When we got home we were greeted by Juliet and Joelle.
"There you both are!" Juliet ran over kissing dad.
"We had to make a quick stop!"
"Well good you got home when you did we've got guest arriving!"
"Guest?" We both said.
"Nanette and Paris were coming for dinner!"
"Oh yeah!"
"Now you too go get ready! And Jo make sure Joelle gets dressed on time!"
Dad and I head upstairs to get dressed and about an hour later we were sitting at the table eating and smiling with everyone.
"Juliet I must say your lasagna's delicious!" Paris smiled.
"Thanks at least someone here appreciatesit!" Juliet looks at Dad who rolled his eyes.
I reach for the plate of pudding at the same time as Joelle and ee look at each other.
"Ok we both want this pudding!"
"Right!"
"So how do you wanna settle this?"
"First one to race to the stairs and back wins!"
"Readysetgo!" We both took off out of the room leaving the adults alone.
"Kids!" Gnomeo says "What are you gonna do?"
"We can't wait to have kids!" Nanette said.
"Wwww really?"
"Yes we think a child would be perfect for us!"
"You thought wrong!" Gnomeo shouts as Juliet gave him a nudge.
"In fact we were thinking of a baby as soon as possible...even in s few months!"
"OMG!Congratulations!" Juliet was overjoyed for her best friend.
"You're having a baby! How does that even work!" Gnomeo thought it was weird with a frog and gnome having a child.
"Gnomeo stop that!" Juliet hits him."Maybe we keep this from the girls for a while" They all nodded.
The door burst open and Jo raninside with Joelle on her tail. "YES I WIN TO CLAIM MY PRIZE!" She claims her pudding bowl and eats it.
Joelle walks in past her "Fine I don't need that pudding! I wouldn't want my mouth full anyway when I get my call!"
"Call?"
"From Spencer!" She shreiked.
"Why would Spencer call you?"
Joelle gave me a glare "Because that's what boyfriends do. Call their women!"
"Yeah to breakup with them!" I snickered.
"I still say you're too young to date. Beside Spencers no good for you!"
"Oh Daddy not this again!"
"I'm just saying!"
"Well I am saying he is the best guy there is...now if only he'd hurry up and call!"
That moment the phone rang "That's him!"
"No!" Dad stands up "Do not answer that phone!"
"But..."
"You wanna talk to Spencer do it tommorow until then sit down!" He orders.
I take her arm as we sit with Juliet, Nanette and phone stops ringing for a while then rings again.
Joelle was getting anxious "Daddy can I just"
"No!"
"But"
"NO!"
Joelle hits her seat as I rub her back. The phone stops and our voicemail came on.
You've reached Bluebury residence. Please leave a message.
The person who left the message was a shock.
Jo it's Nicholas, yeah I was just calling to talk to you for a while, but I guess your busy or something so I can just tell you what I need to tell you at school tomorrow. So if you get this message I'd love for you to call back if you can, I mean I'd really love it if you did or if you can, just so we can talk together.
So check back with me later, Bye.
That message was an ear catcher to everyone. I was kinda touched he called me and I wanted to call him back too. But I had a feeling I would have to deal with something else first.
"Well Jo you wanna explain yourself with that? Dad gave me a stare.
I gulped hard "Explain how?"
"For starters. Who is Nicholas?"
"A boy!"
"A boy?!"
"Who I know from school and we're close friends!"
"Close friends? With a boy? Who I haven't met!"
"Dad don't go crazy we're just friends!"
"Joelle told me the same thing when she said she was 'friends' with Spencer!"
"Hey when did this become about me?" Joelle snaps.
"Guys thanks so much for dinner but I think it's time we head off now, Nanette"
"Quite right dear!"Nanette grabbed her coat and so did Paris.
"Glad we could have you guys over!" Juliet waved.
"Jo...nice job!" Nanette gave me a thumbs up right before they walked out.
I wave goodbye before looking back to dad "Dad I am not interested in Nicholas like that ok!"
"Why not he seems interested in you!" I give her a glare as she walks away.
"Dad I am not trying to get roped into a relationship right no. With me and Nick is only a simple friendship" I say seriously hoping he would believe it.
"Alright if you're sure. But I'm keeping an eye on you everyday!"
I laughed and walked out and up to my room. I heard the shower running and singing since Joelle was in there I made this time to see if I could call Nicholas back. I reach for my phone and dial his number but he never picked up.
You've reached Nicholas leave a message and I'll get back to you.
"Hey Nick it's Jo. Sorry I didn't pick up before but I just wanted to call you back but you didn't pick up so II'm leaving you this message. Call me back if you can, Bye."
I hang up and sighed looking at my ceiling. So many things running through my mind I liked Nick but I didn't want to like him in that way. But this feeling, this love feeling was kinda taking control of me and it made me feel awkward and dirty.I rubbed my eyes and yawn, maybe sleep will just help me take my mind off things.
I snuggledin my blankets and closed my eyes. "Have sweet dreams of me baby!" I look over and see Jo doing a bad Nick impression.
"Goodnight Joelle!" I hit her with my pillow as she runs to her bed.
"Don't blame me If you do end up dreaming about him"
"Actually I have every right to blame you!" I smile turning back to bed.
...
The next day at school was pretty much the same thing the talent show was days away and we had a lot to do still and Principal Munoz was making sure we did it all and didn't slack off one second.
"Alright everyone lets make this happen! There's a lot to prepare for the show"
"You're telling me! I'm working my hat off since lunchtime!" I say wiping sweat off my face
"And Jo don't forget to help Vice Principle with the auditions!"
"I'm already on it!"
A whole hour of auditions and I was getting bored by the minute. Some acts were good, others wee just cheap twists on old classics, not to mention I had to get the names of all the teens who were having the orphans in their act and that took more time than getting a new hair style at the salon.
"Ok how many auditions was that Jo?"
"Uh so far 54 auditions!"
"God I need to smoke. Watch the other auditions for me would you!"
"Uh Vice Principle!"
"Yes Nicholas!"
"Uh I came to get the audition files for Mrs. Munoz"
"Of course Jo give them to him!"
I reached with my one good hand grasping the papers and passed them forward. "Here you go!"
"Thanks!"
"I need to step out Jo charge!" He stepped out leaving me alone.
"Quite a few auditions here!"
"And more to come!"
"These acts are pretty much the same aren't they!?"
"No kidding how about some originality?" Ee both laughed hard.
"My act will be original!"
"Really what is it?"
"Wait like everyone else!"
I roll my eyes "Hey you still got my number?"
"Saved In my phone!" I show him
He smiled "Keep it there I might call you later!" He winked and walked off
I got blushed "I'll be waiting! " I shout
"YEAH I'VE BEEN WAITING TOO!" The yelling of the next audition-e was impatiently awaiting my attention.
"Sorry go ahead!"
After a few more auditions I was finally free. I was backstage with the girls helping move the big sign to the main door and then Joelle helped me Polish and shine the instruments and wax the floor.
"Busy day huh sis?"
"I've seen busier!"
"Hey Jo!" Holly an Willa walked up to us. "We just wanted to let you know we're all done and heading home!"
"Already!"
"Yeah we'll come back tomorrow to do last minute preparations! "
"Cool see you girls tomorrow!" I hug them both
"Hey Willa you mind hanging these fliers out in the park on your way home?"
"Yes I'll do it. See you girls!" They both walked out.
"Bye! Guess it's just us now sis!"I smiled.
"Yeah...I gotta get to the orphanage to help the boys with our routine. See ya at home!"
"You're leaving too what am I gonna do?"
"Go home and relax!*sniff* and shower you smell like wood and furniture polish!" She joked walking out.
I rolled my eyes grunting. I saw Nick by the stage door with his friends smiling. I smiled at him too but he didn't notice me looking at him. I couldn't put my finger on it but there was just something about him, something that made him different from other guys I've met. I looked over and saw him wave at me and I waved back to be nice. He gave me a wink and I started to giggle. When he playfully blew me a kiss and made that 'call me' gestures I went pink and flustered. I kept staring at him like I couldn't help myself. My heart was racing and my cheeks were red and a long deep love sigh escaped me.
"Oh god what is wrong with me!"
"Judging by the way you sad It I'd say that's love"
I remembered Juliets words. I was feeling love. Head over heels puppy love and It was sickening.
"No please not now not like this!" I say panicking. "I don't want to being love that junks like poison that screws in your mind!"
"Talking to yourself, never a good sign!"
"Talking no I was just thinking...aloud!"
"Thinking of me?" He leans closer to me winking.
I laugh and push his face away smirking "You wish!"
He leans to my ear whispering "Wishing for something always comes true!"
"Maybe in fairy tales!"
"How do you know this isn't a fairytale and I'm your knight in shining AMOR!" He whispers walking off.
He just had that certain something to him that I loved about him.
"Oh why am I feeling this way?"
"You're in love!"
"No!"
"Yes! And with a charming young boy!"
"Love is just a word it has no real power!"
"It does on you...a lot!"
"I don't want to be In love!"
"Love is not an emotion of choice!"
"Yeah its the emotions of evil!"
"Jo love is inside you for a reason. It won't go away because you want it too. The only way to relieve it is doing something about it!"
"Oh I'll do something about it alright!" I grab onto the closest object I could find and toss it right towards Nick. It wasn't until after the screwdriver left my reach I regretted it.
"Noooo!" I screamed for someone to stop it but it was too late. There was a loud shriek and a body went limp, everyone crowded to see what had happened.
"Oh my gosh what did I do!" I started freaking out hard.
"Is he breathing?"
"What happened?"
"Quick get him to the nurse' office! "
"Jo what was all that about?"
"I don't know!" I ran out following Nick to the nurses office.
It was about an hour before they finally let him go. He had a patch on his eye and a bag of ice.
"Ok dear you rest that eye and take some aspirin when you get home!"
"Yes nurse Jodi!" He grins
"Take this ice pack and enjoy the rest of your day honey!"
I walked up to him while he was walking with a light grin. I hope he wasn't too mad.
In walk beside him a while before I get the nerve to actually speak "Nick!"
"Yes Jo!" His voice didn't sound to pleased
"I am so so so very sorry about this I don't know what to say!"
he look to me with a straight face "It's cool really!"
"No it isn't!"
"Yes It is, but I gotta know why?" He asked
I got embarrassed and had to think of something to say "It was my sister she was being a brat and I got mad and next thing I knew this happened. I guess it was on me too for snapping so hard."
"You think!" He joked
"Shut up!" I elbow his arm as he smiles.
"Shut up yourself!" He hit me back laughing and then frowning
"Ow!" He held his eye with more ice.
"Does that hurt?!"
He shakes his head "Just stings!"
"I feel so bad I should make this up to you!"
"No Jo I couldn't ask you too do that!"
"I have about I treat you to an after school treat!"
"I prefer taking you out to dinner!"
"Dinner? With me?"
"I could arrange a dinner for two at that cafe downtown!"
"Isn't that place like for the rich!"
"Well I am rich so not a problem for me!"
"I don't know..." Even thought I really wanted too.
"Come on please!"
"But..."
"Jo just have one dinner with me that all I ask!"
"How can I refuse!" I agree
"Great meet me downtown at 6 o'clock and wear something classy!"
I slapped my head against the wall sighing "The things I do for guilt!"
Later I arrived in a taxi downtown right outside the cafe in my silver night dress and boots. The air was cold, wish I had my jacket on but Nick shouldn't be too long. I was waiting for almost half an hour and still he was a no show.
"I should never have agreed to this! I should just turn around and..."
"There you are!" Nick comes walking up in a sweater vest and dress pants.
"You're late!"
"I hear it's good to fashionable late'"
"For girls yes! I was starting to think you stood me up!"
"Oh I would never do that!"
"Really?"
"Of course if I cancel a date, I tell them face to face!"
"Mature!"
"Sorry I had to drive my car around to find a space. All the way on the next block!"
"That explains why you look worn out!"
"Shall we!" He offers his arm to me.
I smile and take it as we walk inside. Such high class society in here gold and polished marble everywhere.
"So...Rich in taste
"Yeah I made a reservation for two; Waterfront"
"Oui monsieur!"
"Your table!"
"Will that be anything else!"
"We're good for now. Just send someone to take our order!"
"Allow me!" He takes my chair and pulls it out.
"Oh thank you!" I smile having a seat while he sits opposite of me.
"So Jo you got any plans for after senior year of school!"
"I'm trying to talk my dad into letting me travel around, see some things!"
"Nice I myself would travel to Greece to learn of my heritage!"
"Your greek?"
"On my mother side yes, but all British on me dear old Dads!"
"Well Greece is nice but I would travel to France!"
"The city of Amor!" He gives me a smirk and I hide my smile under my glass with a sip.
"What about you?"
"Maybe Join some sports something to stay active!"
"Nice!"
"But I'm not too anxious to leave high school either not before I get my one goal for it!"
"What would that be?"
"To meet my high school sweetheart!"
"Wwww that's so sweet!"
"Yeah. Before high school ends I'll be walking on stage on Graduation and right as I walk away I'll take my lady by the hand and give her the kiss of a lifetime!"
"I can onlyimagine what that would be like"
"How about you?"
"I don't have a special someone. Guys are jerks!"
"That's a bit harsh"
"Harsh but true!"
"Not all guys are like that!"
"Maybe not the ones who are actual Gentlemen!"
"Like me!"
"Sure!"
"I can be a gentlemen."
"I know!"
"And you could be my lady!"
"What?"
"If you want to be?"
"Thanks for the offer but I'm not looking to date now!"
"Suit yourself!" There was silence as I played with my spoon on my plate.
"I need to head to the bathroom!"
"I'll be here!" As soon as he left I took out my purse and put lipstick on in a hot pink shade. Not that I was planning anything big to happen but luck favors to prepare right.
"Yes sister!"
"Jo where are you. My parents are gone and so are you. I Thought you would be at home?"
"Jo this is not a good time I'm kinda on a date right now?"
"Date with who?"
"A friend"
"Come on Jo you can tell me who is he or she?"
I gulped hard "Uhm Nick!"
I heard her scream over the phone "I knew you liked him I knew it!"
"Shut up it's not that kind of date I just didn't want to turn him down. I have no interest in him ok bottom line!" I hissed
"I f you say so. But what should I tell dad?"
"Just tell him I'll be home late and don't tell him about this or he'll flip out!"
"Gotcha!"
"Uh Jo!" I hear Nick's voice.
"I gotta go don't call me again!" I look back up to Nick who was just looking at me.
"Who were you talking too?" Nick asks.
I hang up my phone and smile "Joelle my sister"
"You have a twin sister named Joelle too, that must be confusing at home" He laughed.
I looked at him and rolled my eyes "She's not my twin I'm older than her"
"But you're both named Joelle?"
"Yes!"
"Why?"
"Because my Dad didn't know my name was Joelle when he first met me and my sister Joelle...Well she's more of my half sister!"
"Huh?"
I explained it to him "See we both have the same father but different mothers. See my parents dated a long time ago and when they broke up my mum got pregnant with me before my dad left and 17 yrs later I was reunited with my dad and my mum had some 'complications' with my Dad's new wife and things took a bad turn and well...to make a long story short...I live with my Dad, my half-sister and my step-mum now!"
"Cool!" He smiled
"Really when I told my friends they thought it was weird"
"I think it's cool!"
"Well you'd be the first!"
"Jo if I could just say you're an amazing girl and I really like you"
"I like you too!" I smile "And this date wasn't all that bad"
"You thought it was going to be bad?" He asked eying me.
"Well kinda I really kinda guessed it would be...See I don't get asked out a lot!" I said slightly embarrassed about it
"You should you're so beautiful and amazing, Guess some guys just don't see that in you"
I smiled "My Dad says the same thing to me all the time"
"You're dad must really love you then"
"He does and I love him too!"
"Me too!"
"What?"
"Oh Nothing nothing at all!"
"Cause I thought I heard you say you loved me!"
"No no I didn't!"
"Nicholas?" I gave him a sly look as he got a bit nervous
I saw the sweat on his face "Wow where is that waiter, the service here huh?"
I gave him a smirk "I guess!"
About 2 hours later we had finished dinner and dessert and Nick was driving me home it was almost 10 at night but I wasn't suppose to be home till 10:30
"The night's still young wanna just take a night drive!"
"I suppose I'm up for it!"
"I know this nice little night club that you're gonna love!"
We drove farther downtown till we reached the central heart of the city where all the big lights and nighttime fun took place.
"Here we are!" He opens my door as we were right outside of a large grand hotel!"
"Harrington Hotel what are we doing here?" I asked grabbing my purse from the seat.
"Just come inside!" He takes my hand as we walk through the lobby.
"Yes can I help you!" The clerk at the front desk asked.
"Yes I'm here on business can I please speak to the manager!" He talks like he was an important business man.
"One moment please!"
"Businesses you're not here on..."
"Shush just follow my lead!" He whispers.
"But...!" He covers my mouth when the manger walks up to us
"Yes Mister can I help you with something?"
"Yes I would like to enter the top floor Business executive tower please!"
"Do you have an Id?"
He pulls out an ID card from his pocket and the manager inspects it "Yes this looks Valid and the madame?"
"She is my escort and is required to be here with me, yes!"
"Very good sir. If you would follow me!"
"Just so we're clear I'm not a prostitute!"
"I never said you were!"
"I'm your escort?!"
"You play by diffrent rules around here just play along!" He said in a gentle whisper.
We hopped on the elevator and arrived at the very top of the hotel roof. It was breathtaking up here. So much of the city nightlights and the extended view of the ocean and far away out into the horizon of the landscape. The night sky was crystal clear the stars looked so much closer if I could just pick one from the sky and hold it in my hands. I was truly at a loss for words.
"Beautiful isn't it?"
"Beyond!" I say taking a step off the elevator. There werequite a few more up here all dressed like bigshots drinking glasses of expressive liquor.
"Drink?" He offered me a tall glass of liquor.
I gave him a weird look "You don't need to drink it. Just hold it, like everyone else" he asks as I take it from him.
He takes me by my hips startling me "Remember you're my'escort' you have to look the part. Just don't talk much" he leads me in plain view of the others around u. He was right a lot of young women here did look like prostitute escorts but what sutprised me is that noone else noticed how young we looked.
We walked to the edge over-looking the hotel banister watching the lights of the night glimmer like earthly stars. From high atop here wind was much breezier and it made me pulled off his sweater and gave it to me and wrapped his arm to me as well.
"Thanks" I lean over on his arm geeting a warm feeling Insider of me. Watching Nick stand beside me with his hair blowing gently in the wind was mesmerized by me. The aching in my heart got faster, beating inside my chest and making me flustered. ..and I liked it.
"Jo you know what the best part of tonight was?" He asks, my head shakes no leaning on his arm.
"Being out with you?" He said ever so sweetly.
"I feel the same!" I smiled sighing low but heavenly.
"Say you wanna know what we could do before the night ends?" whispers in my ear and I get a smirk on my face.
"Lets doit!" I takr my glass of wine and he takes his as we hold them over the balcony.
"BOMBS AWAY!" We dump the liquor as it falls feets to the ground and we share laughs.
"I really hope that landed on someone!"
"You're mean!" He nudged me.
"Just following your idea!" I nudge back.
A few moments later we leave the hotel and Nick drives me home as we listen to smooth jazz radio.
"Thanks for the nice evening Nick!" I smiled getting out of his car
"You too it was fun!"
"We should do it again sometime"
"We should are you free next weekend?"
"I might be Ill get back to you on it!"
"I'll be waiting! Ta-Ta" He went driving like a speed demon as I walked back to the garden.
"I'm home!" I shout putting my Jacket on the rack.
Dad popped right in my face "Where were you?"
"Out!"
"Out?" He eyed me
"With friends!"
"And..."
"And...what?"
"Who we're you with"
"I just said my friends; Holly and Willa!"
"Oh really?"He crossed his arm
"Yes!"
"Because they called here earlier asking for you and I was wondering where you were too?" I felt a lump swell up in my throat. What to say?what to say?
"I was with another group of my friends!"
"Doing what?"
"Nothing!"
"Are you lying to me!"
"Of course not!"
"Jo!"
"I'm not lying I was just having lunch with some friends and that's it. Wow you have like no trust in me at all do you?" I grined.
"Next time you wanna hang out at night call me first!"
"I told Joelle to tell you!" I looked to the couch Joelle was looking at us with a nervous grin.
"I might've let that slip my mind"
"Just don't do it again!" He says walking away.
I rolled my eyes hard and walked up to my room as Joelle followed me "So tell me everything!" She shrieked locking the door
"About what?"
"You're date!"
"Oh my god!"
"Tell me was it romantic? Did he try to hold your hand? Did he flirt with you? What went on?"
"Wow talk about Nosy in my business" I smirked
"C'mon I've been waiting forever to know" she grips my shoulders shaking me. I had to slap her away from me.
"Well we went to lunch and talked" I keep it vague and simple. Last thing I need is her blabbing it to the world.
"That's it? That doesn't sound like a very romantic date"
"It wasn't a date it was just us having Lunch what made you think it's a date?"
"Maybe because he's drop dead hooked on you"
"How do you know that?"
"Cause I just do!"
I roll my eyes "You know nothing!" I say grabbing a book from my nightstand to read.
"So he seriously didn't try to do anything!"
"No because he and I are friends!"
"But he likes you why else would he want to take you to lunch?"
I slap my book in my lap "Cause maybe just maybe friends treat other friends to lunch sometimes for no good reason at all!"
Joelle wasn't buying any of it "Oh please he's probably just hiding his feelings for you!"
"Feelings he doesn't have for me!" I say going back to reading my book
"Well I'll find out for myself tomorrow if he does or doesn't!"
"Leave him alone Joelle. Nick is my friend and the last thing I need is for you to do something stupid!" I says seriously.
"But don't you want to know is he likes you!"
"No I don't and even if he does I only see him as a friend"
Joelle scoffs "Wow way to break a guy's heart!" She huffs.
I groan hard and look at my book. She jumps in bed and clicks off the light.
"Night!"
"Sleep tight!" I smile as she turns over to sleep.
I stay up reading my book for a imagining I was the character in it.
I was standing on a mountain top Iin the rocky, snoey alps. For miles there was nothing but the peaks and curves and valleys of a mountain landscape. Eagles majestic and so bold flew high above my head crying their eagle calls. I could taste the puff of clouds and touch the sky with my arms spread wide. I was only in a white flowing sun dress and shoes with my blonde locks being pulled back against the rushing wind. I felt no cold nor a shiver, I felt free as if I had the world in the touch of my fingertips. As I closed my eyes and let wind sweep the land beneath me I could feel as though it was actually calling my name.
"Jo my love, we shall be together soon!" That voice sounded so like Nicholas. I loved this dream and I never wanted to wake up from it.
I don't know when but I feel into a deep sleep having that dream in my head.
Looks like Jo .is getting bitten by the love bug extra hard! ;) Whatv dobu all suppose wIll happen next? Good? Bad? Only way to know Is to waIt and see
~Jazz star