Jude’s P. O. V
It was Stephanie and I didn’t know what to do. So I did the first thing that came in my mind. I immediately reversed the car and got the hell out of there.
“Jude? What are you doing?”
“Er getting out of here?”
“But-But why?”
“Didn’t you just see who was there right now?”
“Er Stephanie?”
“Exactly”
“But I thought you were giving her chance?”
“I was being an idiot” I admitted and turned away from my home. Wade and Sean caught up with us.
“Dude!” yelled Wade rolling down his window, “”what the hell was that about?”
“Stephanie”
“Yeah but that is your home ask her to get the hell out of there!”
“Yes well I just couldn’t think, besides I wasn’t in the mood for a confrontation tonight”
“Ok” said Natasha, “we can’t keep driving around all night in the hopes of avoiding her! Jude call her and tell her that your parents are with us and she needs to get out from there”
Just then my phone rang, speak of the devil. “Hello”
“Jude” screamed Stephanie shrilly, I winced and held my phone away from my ear. “What the hell? What was the meaning of zooming off like that?”
“Stephanie!” I yelled back, “what the hell are you doing there? I told you my parents are here with me!”
“Well if they are with you why are you yelling?”
“I have stopped the car and I am away from it”
“Oh ok. Well I wasn’t really thinking and I am sorry”
“Yeah a likely story” I scoffed.
“What is that supposed to mean”
“It means that Stephanie I am tired of your stupidity and your lies! You were just trying to stir up trouble between my parents and me. All you think of is yourself! You are so freaking selfish!” I took a deep breath after finishing my rant.
“Jude that is not true”
“You know what Stephanie; I don’t think I want to give us a try at all.”
“Jude please listen to me”
“I am done talking now please leave from there”
“You know what you are really angry I will speak to you tomorrow” and she hung up.
“Yeah don’t count on it” I said.
Natasha was giggling and I glared at her.
“What? It was so funny!”
“No it wasn’t!”
“Yes it was”
“Whatever”
“Wade!” I hollered, “lets go”
We drove like maniacs and when we reached there, I asked Natasha to go check if the coast was clear. She giggled like a moron and came and said, “All clear sir!” and mock saluted me. I rolled my eyes at her and got out of the car.
“Jude” reprimanded Sean, “that was the craziest thing you have done!”
“Well I wasn’t thinking”
“Guys stop” said Wade, “even Jude has his blonde moments”
Everyone laughed at my expense and I punched Wade hard.
“Dude! That hurt”
“Good” I said as I opened the door to my apartment.
“Sean what time are you leaving tomorrow?” asked Natasha.
“I will leave around noon”
“Oh god so we can all stay up and chit chat right now?”
“Oh yes just as soon as we change”
Wade and Sean took the spare room and went to change. Natasha and I went to my room to change. I changed quickly and went out to see Wade and Sean sitting on the couch. I went and sat down and said without preamble, “I like her”
“Who?”
“Natasha!”
“Finally!”
“What?”
“You finally realized that you liked her.”
“I knew it but I was scared but I have now realized that Natasha is not Stephanie”
“Yeah well spotted” said Sean.
“Guys stop making fun of me and tell me what do I do?”
“Tell her!” said Wade.
“Yeah but what?”
“God!” said Sean, “I am surrounded by idiots!”
“Hey!” said Wade and I.
“Look” said Sean, “just tell her how you feel”
“Ok. Do I do it with flowers?”
“Er Jude do you like someone for the first time?”
“No”
“Then what’s with all these questions?”
“Look I want to get it right this time! I can feel it she is the one!”
“Like you felt Stephanie was?”
“I was having a blonde moment” I said sheepishly.
“Fair enough” said Wade.
“Look guys, will you stop being so difficult and just help me out!” I aid imploringly.
“Well just tell her you like her”
“That’s it?”
“Yeah sensible girls like Natasha like it simple.”
“Ok, do I go tell her now?”
“No you idiot. Wait for tomorrow till we’re gone!”
“Heads up” coughed Sean and we all looked up to see Natasha walking in the kitchen.
“SO” said Sean changing the topic, “what are we doing tonight? Do we watch a movie?”
“Nope” said Natasha skipping over to us, “we are swapping ghost stories!”
“No!” yelled al three of us.
Natasha doubled up in laughter and said, “Relax I was just joking”
“I am hungry” said Wade.
“Aha a midnight snack” said Natasha rubbing her stomach. I smiled at her and said, “What do you want to eat?”
“I dunno”
“Wade?”
“I don’t mind a sandwich”
“A sandwich it is!” said Natasha and made a move to go make it.
“I’ll help” I said.
“Don’t be silly, spend some time with your brothers. Sean is leaving tomorrow for his university”
I smiled at her thoughtfulness and sat back while Natasha went to make some cheese sandwiches.
“So tomorrow after you guys leave I go up to Natasha and tell her I like her, right?”
“Yep”
“DO I get flowers for her?”
“Er while you are telling her you like her? Not really” said Wade.
“But you can say it over breakfast” said Sean and then suddenly clapped and said, “I know!”
“Shhhhhhhhhh” said Wade and I at the same time.
“Sorry” he whispered, “get her breakfast in bed that should soften her up a bit”
“Ok”
We sat in silence watching the TV when I spoke up again.
“What do I make for her?”
Sean smacked his hand to his forehead and Wade groaned. “What does she like?” asked Sean.
“She eats everything! I mean I have never heard her say no to any kind of food!”
Sean chuckled and said, “True”
“Make scrambled eggs, French toast, poached tomatoes, and a milkshake” said Wade.
“Too much fat” said Sean, “make boiled eggs, brown bread toast and a glass of juice!”
Wade and I stared at Sean, “What! Its healthy”
“I am not her nutritionist!” I exclaimed.
“Fine then make her the heavy breakfast with lots of fat. Don’t tell me when she wont fit into her wedding dress!”
“She never gains weight” I said smugly and Sean huffed. We returned to watching a wrestling match between John Cena and another wild looking wrestler.
“Oh he is so hot!” exclaimed Sean and wade and I rolled our eyes.
Natasha came in with a tray laden with sandwiches and four glasses of hot chocolate. I made space for her next to me and she sat down and rested her hid on the couch.
“Oooh he is one hot wrestler!” said Natasha looking at John Cena. I looked at her and then flexed my arms, “I have muscles” I said and she smiled. I saw Wade and Sean smirking at each other and stopped flexing my muscles.
I sat there eating my sandwich as we spoke about Sean’s college, Wade’s work, my work and then Natasha spoke up, “I want to learn interior designing!”
“That’s great” I said, “maybe you can help me out with my work then”
“You think so?” she asked with a huge smile.
“Yep” I nodded and saw Sean giving me a discreet thumbs up as if to say ‘way to go!’
“Maybe you could look up online for where the course is available and we could get you enrolled immediately”
“Really?” she yelled and I nodded.
“Oh Jude!” she turned and enveloped me in a tight hug. I hugged her back and Wade and Sean both gave me the thumbs up this time and I grinned like an idiot.
We watched some more wrestling matches and then settled to watch a documentary about under sea animals. Natasha ooohed and aahed at all the colorful fish they showed and her enthusiasm was infectious. Soon we were all trying to see who could spot the most beautiful fish.
“Oh I wish I was a mermaid!” said Natasha and we all looked at her funnily. “Ever since I saw the little mermaid I wanted to be one!”
We all laughed at her and she glared at us, “Well you would make a pretty mermaid” I said and she blushed.
Wad and Sean grinned at me again and I smiled, I was on a roll tonight. I seemed to say all the right things tonight.