“Mel, can you help me out Thursday and next Tuesday too?” Daniel asked his sister through the open door of his office.
She looked up from putting cd’s away and said she’d have to check her work schedule first. After she finished putting the cd’s away, she walked to the register when someone walked in the store.
“Can I help you?” She asked without looking up from the register.
“Nope, just looking.” She continued to look at her schedule but another costumer was waiting at the register so she helped the lady first. “Have a nice day.” She said to her after handing her the bag with cd’s she just bought.
She checked her schedule and saw she was free those two days, she turned around to open the door to Daniel’s office and told him she could help him out. When she turned around the man that had just come in was standing at the register.
“Hi,” he said trying to read her name tag as she walked closer. “Melody. I’m looking for a cd but I don’t seem to find it.”
She looked up at him, she couldn’t see his eyes because he was wearing sunglasses. In January? She thought. “Which cd are you looking for sir?” He said a band’s name and a cd title as he took his sunglasses off and put them on the collar of his t-shirt that he was wearing under a half opened black leather jacket. She couldn't resist looking at his face for instant, recognizing him immediately. Noticing she was still looking at him she turned her head and checked the computer if the cd was in stock.
“You’re right sir, we don’t have it in stock, but I can order it and have it here by Thursday.” She looked up at him again. God, those blue eyes, wow.
“That’d be great.” He said with a very white smile. “Thanks.” He said and took his sunglasses back out as he left the store.
“Have a nice day, sir.” She said, he chuckled and wished her the same. “Did that just happen?” She accidentally said out loud when the door closed, just as Daniel walked out of his office.
“What happened?” he asked her wondering.
“Jon Bon Jovi just ordered a cd.” She said dumbstruck as she turned around to face him.
“Did he?” Daniel asked her not really believing her. “And you stayed calm like that?”
Thursday morning before she left to help at her brothers record store, Melody made sure to look extra good and put some more make-up on than she usually did. She took the bus to the cd store. It was only 20 minutes on the bus, she felt stupid for driving such a short distance if her brother couldn’t pick her up and she would have some time to read a book while she sat on the bus.
“Checking back for Jon Bon Jovi?” Daniel asked her when she walked into the store.
“How could I not?” She asked him shrugging. “I’ve only been drooling over him since I was 17.”
“Weren’t they touring?” Daniel asked her when he walked to the door to turn around the closed sign.
“They were in December but now they’re on a break until February something.” She explained to him.
“Alright then, have fun.” He told her and went into his office, leaving her to her job of taking care of the store.
She started sorting out some cd’s and restocking the shelves. Every time she heard the bell above the door, she looked up hoping it was him but every time she turned back to what she was doing.
Finally around noon she was lucky and he walked in, sunglasses, baseball cap and his black leather jacket with red stitching. She loved that jacket on him, he looked amazing in it, she watched him as he walked in the store. As he walked over to the rock section, he took his sunglasses off and put them in his pocket. She walked to the register to help some costumers and had to take her eyes off of him. She'd seen him at the many concert she had been to but now he was right there, again. After helping the costumers that were already standing in a line he walked up to the register too.
“Hi, Melody, right?” He asked hestantly. She nodded with a smile, again looking at his beautiful face, noticing his perfectly white teeth as he spoke to her. “I ordered a cd a few days ago, do you have it for me?”
“Yes, right here.” She looked on the shelves under the register and reached for it, “Here it is sir.” She scanned the cd and put it in a plastic bag as he looked for money.
“Oh and I was over there looking for this other cd but I didn’t seem to find this one either.” He said, taking a 20 dollar bill out of his pocket and handing it to her.
“I’ll check for it.” She said as she took the 20 and put it in the register. She read how much change she had to give him from the register's screen and quickly counted out the change and handed it to him. Tearing her eyes away from him again, she looked over at the computer. “Which cd?”
He again, said a bands name and said the cd had the same name.
“You’re right again; you seem to like the cd’s we don’t have in stock.” She joked. “And I usually make sure there’s enough stock of this band when I get to help out here.”
He chuckled and smiled at her.
Oh god. “I can have the cd by Tuesday.” She said. Actually by Monday but then I don’t get to see you “Ok, see you on Tuesday then.” He said and took his bag as he started to walk out.
“Have a nice day.” She said when he reached tha door and he chuckled again.
She looked up from putting cd’s away and said she’d have to check her work schedule first. After she finished putting the cd’s away, she walked to the register when someone walked in the store.
“Can I help you?” She asked without looking up from the register.
“Nope, just looking.” She continued to look at her schedule but another costumer was waiting at the register so she helped the lady first. “Have a nice day.” She said to her after handing her the bag with cd’s she just bought.
She checked her schedule and saw she was free those two days, she turned around to open the door to Daniel’s office and told him she could help him out. When she turned around the man that had just come in was standing at the register.
“Hi,” he said trying to read her name tag as she walked closer. “Melody. I’m looking for a cd but I don’t seem to find it.”
She looked up at him, she couldn’t see his eyes because he was wearing sunglasses. In January? She thought. “Which cd are you looking for sir?” He said a band’s name and a cd title as he took his sunglasses off and put them on the collar of his t-shirt that he was wearing under a half opened black leather jacket. She couldn't resist looking at his face for instant, recognizing him immediately. Noticing she was still looking at him she turned her head and checked the computer if the cd was in stock.
“You’re right sir, we don’t have it in stock, but I can order it and have it here by Thursday.” She looked up at him again. God, those blue eyes, wow.
“That’d be great.” He said with a very white smile. “Thanks.” He said and took his sunglasses back out as he left the store.
“Have a nice day, sir.” She said, he chuckled and wished her the same. “Did that just happen?” She accidentally said out loud when the door closed, just as Daniel walked out of his office.
“What happened?” he asked her wondering.
“Jon Bon Jovi just ordered a cd.” She said dumbstruck as she turned around to face him.
“Did he?” Daniel asked her not really believing her. “And you stayed calm like that?”
Thursday morning before she left to help at her brothers record store, Melody made sure to look extra good and put some more make-up on than she usually did. She took the bus to the cd store. It was only 20 minutes on the bus, she felt stupid for driving such a short distance if her brother couldn’t pick her up and she would have some time to read a book while she sat on the bus.
“Checking back for Jon Bon Jovi?” Daniel asked her when she walked into the store.
“How could I not?” She asked him shrugging. “I’ve only been drooling over him since I was 17.”
“Weren’t they touring?” Daniel asked her when he walked to the door to turn around the closed sign.
“They were in December but now they’re on a break until February something.” She explained to him.
“Alright then, have fun.” He told her and went into his office, leaving her to her job of taking care of the store.
She started sorting out some cd’s and restocking the shelves. Every time she heard the bell above the door, she looked up hoping it was him but every time she turned back to what she was doing.
Finally around noon she was lucky and he walked in, sunglasses, baseball cap and his black leather jacket with red stitching. She loved that jacket on him, he looked amazing in it, she watched him as he walked in the store. As he walked over to the rock section, he took his sunglasses off and put them in his pocket. She walked to the register to help some costumers and had to take her eyes off of him. She'd seen him at the many concert she had been to but now he was right there, again. After helping the costumers that were already standing in a line he walked up to the register too.
“Hi, Melody, right?” He asked hestantly. She nodded with a smile, again looking at his beautiful face, noticing his perfectly white teeth as he spoke to her. “I ordered a cd a few days ago, do you have it for me?”
“Yes, right here.” She looked on the shelves under the register and reached for it, “Here it is sir.” She scanned the cd and put it in a plastic bag as he looked for money.
“Oh and I was over there looking for this other cd but I didn’t seem to find this one either.” He said, taking a 20 dollar bill out of his pocket and handing it to her.
“I’ll check for it.” She said as she took the 20 and put it in the register. She read how much change she had to give him from the register's screen and quickly counted out the change and handed it to him. Tearing her eyes away from him again, she looked over at the computer. “Which cd?”
He again, said a bands name and said the cd had the same name.
“You’re right again; you seem to like the cd’s we don’t have in stock.” She joked. “And I usually make sure there’s enough stock of this band when I get to help out here.”
He chuckled and smiled at her.
Oh god. “I can have the cd by Tuesday.” She said. Actually by Monday but then I don’t get to see you “Ok, see you on Tuesday then.” He said and took his bag as he started to walk out.
“Have a nice day.” She said when he reached tha door and he chuckled again.
Sunday evening her ex husband came around 8pm to pick up the children.
“Are they ready?” He asked her after he let him in. They got divorced 5 years ago, the divorce wasn’t too bad although the youngest kids didn’t understand it then. He hadn’t cheated on her, she hadn’t cheated on him, they just couldn’t do it anymore.
“Yes, they are, except Tyler, he’s still deciding if he’s going or not.” She explained to Rob as they walked to the living room.
“What do you mean he’s deciding to go or not?” He asked and she started explaining how Tyler started feeling sick in the morning and hadn’t felt better since when Faith walked in happily, hugging her father.
“Missed you.” She said to him when he hugged her back.
“Go tell your brothers.” He said, turning back to Melody,
“That sick?” He said surprised. She nodded. “Where is he? I wanna talk to him first though.” He said.
“In bed, he never got out.” She told him.
He went downstairs to the bedroom the two oldest sons shared. She followed him to make sure the kids cleaned up the den before they left. She saw Rob walk into the bedroom, he left the door wide open when he talked to his son. Melody put away some dvd cases that were left on the coffee table and cleaned up some books that were next to the coffee table. She heard Rob in the bedroom and how agreed with Tyler. Looking back up from the bookcase she saw Rob walk out and saw Tyler reach for the trash can before Rob closed the door.
“Probably best,” he said to Melody, “or they might all get that.” he pointed to the closed bedroom door over his shoulder. Melody agreed with him and grabbed the back pack that was left by the door and went upstairs with him.
The kids were all standing ready by the door to leave.
“See you all next week.” She said, hugging the youngest before she walked outside to the car first. “Want this?” She asked her oldest tried to get away without a hug and held his back pack to him.
He smiled at her. “Thanks.” He said and started to leave when she yanked him back.
“No, you don’t.” She said pulling him into a hug.
“See ya.” He said, turned around and closed the door behind him.
“Are they ready?” He asked her after he let him in. They got divorced 5 years ago, the divorce wasn’t too bad although the youngest kids didn’t understand it then. He hadn’t cheated on her, she hadn’t cheated on him, they just couldn’t do it anymore.
“Yes, they are, except Tyler, he’s still deciding if he’s going or not.” She explained to Rob as they walked to the living room.
“What do you mean he’s deciding to go or not?” He asked and she started explaining how Tyler started feeling sick in the morning and hadn’t felt better since when Faith walked in happily, hugging her father.
“Missed you.” She said to him when he hugged her back.
“Go tell your brothers.” He said, turning back to Melody,
“That sick?” He said surprised. She nodded. “Where is he? I wanna talk to him first though.” He said.
“In bed, he never got out.” She told him.
He went downstairs to the bedroom the two oldest sons shared. She followed him to make sure the kids cleaned up the den before they left. She saw Rob walk into the bedroom, he left the door wide open when he talked to his son. Melody put away some dvd cases that were left on the coffee table and cleaned up some books that were next to the coffee table. She heard Rob in the bedroom and how agreed with Tyler. Looking back up from the bookcase she saw Rob walk out and saw Tyler reach for the trash can before Rob closed the door.
“Probably best,” he said to Melody, “or they might all get that.” he pointed to the closed bedroom door over his shoulder. Melody agreed with him and grabbed the back pack that was left by the door and went upstairs with him.
The kids were all standing ready by the door to leave.
“See you all next week.” She said, hugging the youngest before she walked outside to the car first. “Want this?” She asked her oldest tried to get away without a hug and held his back pack to him.
He smiled at her. “Thanks.” He said and started to leave when she yanked him back.
“No, you don’t.” She said pulling him into a hug.
“See ya.” He said, turned around and closed the door behind him.
After they left she was alone and decided to phone her friend, who lived a few houses down the street to tell her what happened this week at the store. Melody knew her friend would come over right away. So Melody started making coffee. When she finished pouring a cup Lori walked in through the back door into the kitchen an sat down on one of the bar stools at the island. "Tell me everything." Putting her elbows on the counter, resting her head on her hands and listened to what Melody had to say.
“No, he wasn’t!” Lori's eyes went wide in surprise.
“Yeah, he definitely was.” Melody said happily.
“Wow, remember in college when we had every wall covered?”
“That was wonderful, I still do that.” Melody pointed to the hallway by the front door and remembered their dorm, it was full of posters, everywhere, every inch was covered with a picture of Jon or the band, pillows, coffee mugs, their dorm was full of Bon Jovi stuff. When she and Rob bought the house she had a few pictures up and still had the coffee mugs. Since he left, she had put up more posters up again, back to just having one man in her life and this one always listened to her and was always nice.
They talked some more before Lori decided it was time to go. Melody led Lori to the door and said good night. After cleaning up, she went to say good night to Tyler and went to bed too.
6 comments:
Hi, Good start to your story. I'm interested in seeing more. Good thing you have more chapters up for me to read:)
awesome story twyla your so talented and your writing on all these chapters are really good thank god i saved the link i read them all the time, i think i need to take a few lessons from you, your so talanted n i cant wait to read more work from you x
Interesting story so far. Just one small suggestion though - the hearts, stars and music notes are really distracting and make your story hard to read.
Can't wait to see where this goes.
Agree...hearts, stars and music notes make it hard to read.
I've been trying to do, just so the text background would have a colour, cause i do agree it was hard to read, but i now finally found out how to do it
hope you like it better now
Fantastic! Much easier on the eyes! Now, get writing girl! :) Can't wait to read more...
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