replied.
“I
just wanted to say you guys were really good tonight. I had a lot of fun.” I
said.
“Well
I just wanted to say that I’m really glad you came tonight.” Jack said.
“I
am too.”
We
stared at each other for a moment. I didn’t want to leave him and I got the
feeling he felt the same way.
“Well.....I
guess I’ll see you later?” He asked.
I
nodded and we both turned to go into our apartments.
Chapter Five
––––––––
A s
soon as I got to work Monday morning, I tossed my stuff into my office and ran
over to Jocalyn’s desk. She was barely able to sit still and I was sure she had
been waiting for me to come in.
“So,
what happened with you and Dex after you left Saturday night?” I asked her.
Jocalyn
started giggling. “Well we went back to my place and he left this morning. We’ll
just leave it at that! What happened after I left?”
“Nothing
really, Jack gave me a ride home, but that’s about it.”
“Oh
my god! No way! Are you dating? Did he give you a good snogging?”
“Snogging?”
“You
know, kiss, make out, what have you.”
“No.”
“To
which question?”
“Both.”
She
seemed deep in thought for a minute.
“I
bet you will though and then we could double date! Oh my gosh! How much fun
would that be?”
“Tons.”
I tried to picture the four of us on a double date. I felt like we would have
to go somewhere where talking was not necessary since I was ninety percent sure
Jocalyn would dominate any and all conversation. It’s not her fault. She’s just
chatty and excited. Like an overly caffeinated cheerleader.
At
that moment, Jonathan’s office door opened up. He stepped out and started
walking our way. I almost turned to run into my office, since I wasn’t supposed
to be hanging out at Jocalyn’s desk chatting. Then I remembered Jonathan was
laid back and most likely didn’t care what I did as long as my work was getting
done.
“Good
morning ladies. Staff meeting Chloe. Five minutes. Conference room C.” He said
without even stopping.
I
raised my eyebrows at Jocalyn before heading to my office to grab a notebook
and a pen. I settled into a seat between Wes and Skylar. We sat there and
chatted about our weekends for a few minutes while we waited for Jonathan to
come in.
“Okay
everyone. Just a few things real quick,” Jonathan said, “First off we were
invited to attend a Charity Christmas Ball the second weekend of December. This
is a plus one invite.”
Wes
leaned in front of me, looking at Skylar.
“Wanna
go?” He whispered.
She
nodded her head.
Jonathan
moved onto his next topic but I wasn’t really paying attention. I had already
started daydreaming about what I was going to wear to the ball. Satin was nice,
but I really loved chiffon. Should I do floor length or knee length? I have to
think of a color too, but not red or green. It’s kind of cliché to wear red or
green to a Christmas event. Blue’s a good color. I started to picture myself in
a blue ball gown, with an overlay of silver shimmer and a full, poofy skirt.
Then I realized I was picturing myself as Cinderella and -
“Uh
Chloe.....you okay?”
Wes
and Skylar were staring at me with matching looks of amused confusion on their
faces. I looked around and realized that the room had nearly cleared out. How
long had I been daydreaming?
“Yeah
fine, sorry I got sidetracked.” I said.
I
had four messages waiting on my desk for me when I got back to my office. Two
were from tabloids wanting to know if it was true that Julissa and Kyle were
getting back together. One was from Marleigh Tomkins saying that she heard the
guy from the other night now had two broken legs and had been hit by broken
barstool debris in a very unfortunate area. I was surprised to hear Jack’s
voice on the fourth message. The sound of his smooth British accent made my
heart rate accelerate.
“Good
Morning Chloe, Jack here. I was wondering if you were free to hang out
Wednesday. We
“I
just wanted to say you guys were really good tonight. I had a lot of fun.” I
said.
“Well
I just wanted to say that I’m really glad you came tonight.” Jack said.
“I
am too.”
We
stared at each other for a moment. I didn’t want to leave him and I got the
feeling he felt the same way.
“Well.....I
guess I’ll see you later?” He asked.
I
nodded and we both turned to go into our apartments.
Chapter Five
––––––––
A s
soon as I got to work Monday morning, I tossed my stuff into my office and ran
over to Jocalyn’s desk. She was barely able to sit still and I was sure she had
been waiting for me to come in.
“So,
what happened with you and Dex after you left Saturday night?” I asked her.
Jocalyn
started giggling. “Well we went back to my place and he left this morning. We’ll
just leave it at that! What happened after I left?”
“Nothing
really, Jack gave me a ride home, but that’s about it.”
“Oh
my god! No way! Are you dating? Did he give you a good snogging?”
“Snogging?”
“You
know, kiss, make out, what have you.”
“No.”
“To
which question?”
“Both.”
She
seemed deep in thought for a minute.
“I
bet you will though and then we could double date! Oh my gosh! How much fun
would that be?”
“Tons.”
I tried to picture the four of us on a double date. I felt like we would have
to go somewhere where talking was not necessary since I was ninety percent sure
Jocalyn would dominate any and all conversation. It’s not her fault. She’s just
chatty and excited. Like an overly caffeinated cheerleader.
At
that moment, Jonathan’s office door opened up. He stepped out and started
walking our way. I almost turned to run into my office, since I wasn’t supposed
to be hanging out at Jocalyn’s desk chatting. Then I remembered Jonathan was
laid back and most likely didn’t care what I did as long as my work was getting
done.
“Good
morning ladies. Staff meeting Chloe. Five minutes. Conference room C.” He said
without even stopping.
I
raised my eyebrows at Jocalyn before heading to my office to grab a notebook
and a pen. I settled into a seat between Wes and Skylar. We sat there and
chatted about our weekends for a few minutes while we waited for Jonathan to
come in.
“Okay
everyone. Just a few things real quick,” Jonathan said, “First off we were
invited to attend a Charity Christmas Ball the second weekend of December. This
is a plus one invite.”
Wes
leaned in front of me, looking at Skylar.
“Wanna
go?” He whispered.
She
nodded her head.
Jonathan
moved onto his next topic but I wasn’t really paying attention. I had already
started daydreaming about what I was going to wear to the ball. Satin was nice,
but I really loved chiffon. Should I do floor length or knee length? I have to
think of a color too, but not red or green. It’s kind of cliché to wear red or
green to a Christmas event. Blue’s a good color. I started to picture myself in
a blue ball gown, with an overlay of silver shimmer and a full, poofy skirt.
Then I realized I was picturing myself as Cinderella and -
“Uh
Chloe.....you okay?”
Wes
and Skylar were staring at me with matching looks of amused confusion on their
faces. I looked around and realized that the room had nearly cleared out. How
long had I been daydreaming?
“Yeah
fine, sorry I got sidetracked.” I said.
I
had four messages waiting on my desk for me when I got back to my office. Two
were from tabloids wanting to know if it was true that Julissa and Kyle were
getting back together. One was from Marleigh Tomkins saying that she heard the
guy from the other night now had two broken legs and had been hit by broken
barstool debris in a very unfortunate area. I was surprised to hear Jack’s
voice on the fourth message. The sound of his smooth British accent made my
heart rate accelerate.
“Good
Morning Chloe, Jack here. I was wondering if you were free to hang out
Wednesday. We
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