Well, Ma, see... there's this girl." Silence. He checked to make sure the call hadn't been dropped. "You still there, Ma?" A sniffle. "You can't be crying already," he said. "I haven't told you anything about her yet." "It doesn't matter, Nick," his mother said through her tears. "Those are the three words I've been waiting thirty-four years to hear.
Julie JamesJ.D. cleared his throat and pushed the button on the intercom. โUh, Payton, hi. Itโs J.D.โ Dead silence. Then another crackle. โSorry. Not interested.โ Cute. But J.D. persisted. Again with the button. โI want to talk to you.โ Crackle. โEver hear of a telephone, asshole?โ Okay, he probably deserved that.
Julie JamesGood. Or instead, what if I just told you that I love you?โ Payton gazed into his eyes. โWhat would you say, J. D. Jameson, if I told you that?โ J.D. smiled. He touched his forehead to Paytonโs, closed his eyes, and answered her with one word. โFinally.
Julie JamesI see that youโve had the non-pleasure of meeting my sister.Jordo, this is Rylann Pierce.โ Jordan raised an eyebrow pointedly at Kyle. He glared. An entire dialogue seemed to pass between them
Julie JamesI told you not to take off work for this." โAnd miss your big finale? No way.Iโm all atwitter to see how things turn out.โ โThatโs cute, Jordo.โ Then he frowned as Nick McCall was suddenly there, in their lives, and Kyle was therefore being a littleโฆcautious before welcoming him into the family. โBe nice, Kyle,โ Jordan warned. โWhat?โ he asked innocently. โWhen have I ever not been nice to Tall, Dark, and You Canโt Be Serious About This Guy?โ โI like him. Get used to it.
Julie JamesDid you just ask me out on a date, Ms Parker?โ โNo.โ โAre you sure? Because I-โ โStill no. I need something, and youโre the only guy who can give it to me.โ She cut him off before he could even say the words. โYes, thank you. Iโm aware of how that sounded. Iโm hanging up now.
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