Jamie looked at the clock on the wall overlooking his desk.
It was quarter to six. Usually work doesn’t tide him over, but tonight he just
had to confirm an act to perform at next week’s charity gig. It should only
have taken half an hour at the most – but after listening to countless answer
phones, he had not been willing to leave his contact information because he
really needed them to confirm today. Deciding to call Felicity, the band’s
cook, on a whim that she’d be able to talk to someone, he did so and was very
pleased with the results he got. The band confirmed for next week, telling him
that they were in a place with barely any signal, so that was the cause of the
endless phones ringing! He was elated to hear that the band was able to meet
with him tomorrow to discuss their set list among other things.
Jamie put down the phone, looked at the clock and his
thoughts returned to tonight. Oh dear. It was around half past when he finally
left the office. He speeded home in 10 minutes, which was a personal best and
he changed quickly. He slung some jeans on and a white top, making sure it had
no stains on. He smiled before rushing into the bathroom to spike his hair up.
The doorbell went and Sophia arrived and Jamie went about making her favourite
cocktail in the kitchen. She sat down in his living room and he bought the
drink through to her. She had just come from work.
The doorbell chimed Ellie’s arrival at five past seven. She
was dressed in a skater dress and it complemented her perfectly. She was wearing
black tights beneath the dress and looked exquisitely made up. She really had a
sparkle in her eye tonight. He smiled when he greeted her at the door and let
her in momentarily spellbound by her as she moved past him. ‘Hey, Sophia isn’t
it? I’m Ellie,’ she very politely introduced herself and held out a hand to be
shaken. Sophia very gratefully accepted her warm hand and drank some more of
her drink.
Right on cue, Jamie walked in and handed Ellie a drink,
which he had taken the liberty of pouring out for her. ‘It’s vodka coke,’ Jamie
told her. She beamed back at him, he knew her so well. ‘Thank you,’ she said as
she drank a little and then set it on the coaster beside her.
‘Where’s Jeff?’ Sophia asked suddenly.
‘He’s out of town,’ Jamie replied.
‘Shame, I’ve always liked him, no one to get over Tom better
with…’ Sophia trailed off looking out of the window.
‘So, Tom –’ Ellie interrupted wanting to know more about why
she’d been summoned. ‘He was my everything…’ Tears fell from Sophia’s eyes on
cue and all that Ellie could do was hug her. ‘I know it’s tough…I know it’s
tough,’ she kept repeating into Sophia’s auburn hair.
About an hour later, Jamie decided to refresh the drinks. He
hated seeing Sophia, a work colleague from his old work go through so much pain
for Tom Sinclair, an ex-boss of Jamie’s. Jamie had told Sophia right at the
beginning, to get involved with Tom would not end well. Jamie has of course
threatened to go round to Tom’s place and knock some sense into him, but on
second thoughts had not, because of the bodyguards and people that Tom hung out
with. Tom really thought he was THE man and had the security guards to prove
it. Jamie placed another drink out for Sophia, only to be told she had an early
start and had to be going. ‘But thanks guys! It’s been great!’
Jamie bid her farewell and turned his attention to Ellie.
‘WOW! That was…’ Ellie began to say, unable to finish the sentence.
‘Something,’ Jamie handed her the word he used when unable to find the words.
‘Indeed,’ Ellie agreed, starting to laugh. Jamie loved her little giggle.
‘She can’t go back to work in that place,’ she told him,
getting serious.
‘I know, but jobs are so hard to come by these days, looks
like she’ll just have to suck it up, for a while anyway,’ Jamie replied. He
knew what Sophia should do, and she was a well-educated woman, but one with her
own mind when it came to what she wanted to do. And she had really hit the
jackpot, she had always wanted to be a manager and working under Tom had seemed
like the perfect fit. Jamie just didn’t realise how far under she’d crawled,
until it was too late.
Ellie drank the drink Jamie had gotten for Sophia. ‘So, you
really like her huh?’ she asked taking a sip. ‘She’s just a good friend,’ Jamie
told her. Ellie nodded.
‘Ok, so why’d you keep in contact?’
‘Her brother was having a hard time finding work, and we
just kept in contact because of that, and of course I knew the sleaze ball
Tom,’ Jamie told her matter-of-factly. ‘Want a refill?’ Jamie asked, noticing
her glass was empty.
‘Nah, I’ve probably got to go, Tall would kill me
otherwise!’ she looked him in the eyes. They were both caught in the moment,
not wanting it to end. ‘I’m sure she wouldn’t!’ Jamie replied playfully,
stealing his eyes away. He reached for the glass and caught her hand. A bolt of
energy struck him at their touch but he said nothing. He wondered if she had
felt it. Her eyes were now lit up, shimmering in the light, but they must have
been before and he scolded himself for not noticing. ‘So goodbye,’ she said
reaching out to hug him. But he was too quick. ‘Yeah, goodbye,’ he called from
the kitchen where he stayed until he heard the door shut softly behind her.
*Hope you liked it! If there's anything you'd like to see happen, let me know. What would you like to see in the next part?
Steph
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