The next morning, Melody woke up to the sound of her alarm clock. She loved the fact that it played cd's and she could wake up to whichever music she picked out. Reluctantly she rolled out of bed, she'd rather stay in bed but she had to go to work, she got dressed and made toast for breakfast after asking Tyler if he wanted breakfast.
Just when she was about to sit down in the couch next to him, she heard a knock at the door. She put her plate back on the counter in the kitchen and walked to the door.
“It’s only 8.30. You were going to phone tonight.” She said after she opened the door.
“Yeah, I think I forgot my jacket.” He said rubbing his right arm with his left hand nervously.
“Oh.” She said. “Come in, do you want some coffee?” She asked after gesturing him in, through the hall and into the open kitchen and living room. She made him sit in the couch and asked if he had breakfast, he didn’t, so she offered him some. She left for the kitchen to make more toast and get coffee.
Just when she was about to sit down in the couch next to him, she heard a knock at the door. She put her plate back on the counter in the kitchen and walked to the door.
“It’s only 8.30. You were going to phone tonight.” She said after she opened the door.
“Yeah, I think I forgot my jacket.” He said rubbing his right arm with his left hand nervously.
“Oh.” She said. “Come in, do you want some coffee?” She asked after gesturing him in, through the hall and into the open kitchen and living room. She made him sit in the couch and asked if he had breakfast, he didn’t, so she offered him some. She left for the kitchen to make more toast and get coffee.
“Hi.” He said a bit unsure to Tyler who was lying on the couch.
“Hey.” He said hoarsely. “You my mum’s date?” He asked Jon.
“We only went out last night.” He answered leaning forward in his seat, his elbows resting on his knees.
“But you’re here. Going on a second date then?” Tyler asked even hoarser than before.
“Yeah, I hope so, soon.” Jon answered honestly.
Tyler nodded and turned back to the tv when Melody walked in and handed Jon a plate with toast and a cup of coffee.
She went to sit next to him and had her own breakfast.
“Where are your other kids?” Jon asked, again a bit unsure.
“Oh they left for their dad’s on Sunday, they’ll be back Sunday night. Tyler just didn’t want to go this week, he wanted to stay with his mum for 3 weeks, didn’t you sweetie?” She asked Tyler, he glared back at her, not happy with her comment at all. “Too bad you got no voice to deny it.” She said.
“Teaser.” Jon said, taking a sip from his coffee, he nodded appreciately.
“Only when I can." She laughed. "Besides, you kinda have to with 3 teenagers.” She said.
“Even with two.” Jon agreed.
“When do you see your kids?” She asked him.
“Only on the weekends and school holidays, we agreed two years ago that was easiest. With me touring and stuff all the time and she moved out to another part of the city. It’s nice to go to Red Bank during the weekends, short escape from the city, although it's been since Christmas.” He explained to her.
“That’s nice.” She said, finishing her toast.
She walked to the kitchen to put her plate away. When she turned around at the counter to go back to the living room she noticed he followed her in and was standing by the table, holding his leather jacket.
“So what about that second date?” He asked her. “Are you free tonight?”
“No I work late all week.” She said disappointed.
“Lunch?” He asked.
“I got a doctor’s appointment with him.” She said, pointing to the living room. “What about tomorrow?”Melody asked.
He shook his head. “No, I got that concert.” He said now disappointed too, he clenched his jacket and looked over at the clock. “I’ll still phone you tonight.” He said while she walked him to the door. Again he gave her a light kiss on the cheek before he left.
“Hey.” He said hoarsely. “You my mum’s date?” He asked Jon.
“We only went out last night.” He answered leaning forward in his seat, his elbows resting on his knees.
“But you’re here. Going on a second date then?” Tyler asked even hoarser than before.
“Yeah, I hope so, soon.” Jon answered honestly.
Tyler nodded and turned back to the tv when Melody walked in and handed Jon a plate with toast and a cup of coffee.
She went to sit next to him and had her own breakfast.
“Where are your other kids?” Jon asked, again a bit unsure.
“Oh they left for their dad’s on Sunday, they’ll be back Sunday night. Tyler just didn’t want to go this week, he wanted to stay with his mum for 3 weeks, didn’t you sweetie?” She asked Tyler, he glared back at her, not happy with her comment at all. “Too bad you got no voice to deny it.” She said.
“Teaser.” Jon said, taking a sip from his coffee, he nodded appreciately.
“Only when I can." She laughed. "Besides, you kinda have to with 3 teenagers.” She said.
“Even with two.” Jon agreed.
“When do you see your kids?” She asked him.
“Only on the weekends and school holidays, we agreed two years ago that was easiest. With me touring and stuff all the time and she moved out to another part of the city. It’s nice to go to Red Bank during the weekends, short escape from the city, although it's been since Christmas.” He explained to her.
“That’s nice.” She said, finishing her toast.
She walked to the kitchen to put her plate away. When she turned around at the counter to go back to the living room she noticed he followed her in and was standing by the table, holding his leather jacket.
“So what about that second date?” He asked her. “Are you free tonight?”
“No I work late all week.” She said disappointed.
“Lunch?” He asked.
“I got a doctor’s appointment with him.” She said, pointing to the living room. “What about tomorrow?”Melody asked.
He shook his head. “No, I got that concert.” He said now disappointed too, he clenched his jacket and looked over at the clock. “I’ll still phone you tonight.” He said while she walked him to the door. Again he gave her a light kiss on the cheek before he left.
She went back inside and went to put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
“You’re dating Jon Bon Jovi?” She heard from the living room.
“Not dating, we haven't even planned a second date.” She answered him.
“But still, and it’s Jon Bon Jovi, that’s crazy.”
“Yeah it is.” She agreed and left him to go to her room to shower and get ready for work.
When she was dressed, it was almost 10 pm. She went to the living room asking Tyler if he was ready to go. He got up, dropped his blanket on the couch and they left. After the appointment, she dropped him off at home and drove to the city. It was a busy day at work, a lot of tourists checking in at the hotel, a lot barely spoke English which made everything even more difficult. She advised restaurants, touristic sights and assigned rooms, all day long.
“You’re dating Jon Bon Jovi?” She heard from the living room.
“Not dating, we haven't even planned a second date.” She answered him.
“But still, and it’s Jon Bon Jovi, that’s crazy.”
“Yeah it is.” She agreed and left him to go to her room to shower and get ready for work.
When she was dressed, it was almost 10 pm. She went to the living room asking Tyler if he was ready to go. He got up, dropped his blanket on the couch and they left. After the appointment, she dropped him off at home and drove to the city. It was a busy day at work, a lot of tourists checking in at the hotel, a lot barely spoke English which made everything even more difficult. She advised restaurants, touristic sights and assigned rooms, all day long.
By 8 pm her shift was over and she could finally go home. It was about at 45 minute drive from the hotel to her house, but it was busy on the road as it usually was. By the time she got home it was 9.30 pm. She walked inside and dropped her keys on the table by the door, kicked her shoes off by the heap of other shoes that nobody ever bothered to put away, hung her coat in the closet and went to the kitchen.
She started making Kraft mac and cheese when her phone received a call. She picked it out of her pocket and answered without checking who was phoning.
She started making Kraft mac and cheese when her phone received a call. She picked it out of her pocket and answered without checking who was phoning.
“Hey.”
“Hey, are you home yet?” He asked her.
She smiled, she'd been looking forward to it all day and hoped he wouldn't phone to early while she was still at work or driving him. “Yeah, I just got in, just started making dinner. How about you, how was your day?”
“Was just fine, did some planning for tomorrows concert but that’s it, the rest of the day I waited to phone you.” He said.
“Aw, aren’t you sweet.” She said.
“Yeah, I am.” He laughed. “How’s Tyler?”
“Well, he’s bummed out he’s missing his hockey game on Saturday. He’s got a flu, so he’ll be fine by next week.” She said while adding the pasta to the boiling water.
“Oh that sucks.” He said. She agreed, they talked until she finished making her supper.
“I should let you have you supper.” He said. “I’ll phone you Friday, okay?”
“Sounds great,” She answered, “Have fun at your concert tomorrow.”
They said goodbye and hung up. She had her dinner and got ready for bed.
“Hey, are you home yet?” He asked her.
She smiled, she'd been looking forward to it all day and hoped he wouldn't phone to early while she was still at work or driving him. “Yeah, I just got in, just started making dinner. How about you, how was your day?”
“Was just fine, did some planning for tomorrows concert but that’s it, the rest of the day I waited to phone you.” He said.
“Aw, aren’t you sweet.” She said.
“Yeah, I am.” He laughed. “How’s Tyler?”
“Well, he’s bummed out he’s missing his hockey game on Saturday. He’s got a flu, so he’ll be fine by next week.” She said while adding the pasta to the boiling water.
“Oh that sucks.” He said. She agreed, they talked until she finished making her supper.
“I should let you have you supper.” He said. “I’ll phone you Friday, okay?”
“Sounds great,” She answered, “Have fun at your concert tomorrow.”
They said goodbye and hung up. She had her dinner and got ready for bed.
The next two days she had normal busy days at work. Working later hours all week, even staying an extra hour on Thursday. While the kids were at their dad's she always took the longer shifts and worked shorter ones when they were home with her.
Late afternoon on Friday she got a text from him.
4.42pm: how late do you work?
It read. She pressed reply and send him a text back.
4.42pm: 8pm
She put her phone back in her pocket and went back to work forgetting about her phone. 3 hours later when she left work, she saw he texted her twice more asking if she was busy and one confirming he thought she was busy and a missed phone call in between the texts. Wondering why he texted her and phoned while he knew she was working, she sent him another text.
8.09pm: I’m sorry I didn’t answer, I'm going home now.
She went to her car and made sure the hands free system was on when she got in, in case he phoned her back, which he did by the time she hit the highway. She turned the system on and answered him.
“You’re driving?” He asked. He sounded annoyed. “That’s not safe.”
“Don’t worry,” She said, “I got a hands free system, both hands on the wheel.”
“Good.” He said shortly.
She sensed there was something wrong and asked him what was up.
“Nothing, just…” He sighed.
“Come on Jon, tell me what’s wrong.” She insisted and heard him sigh again, he was obviously bother by something and she wanted him to tell her so he'd have it off his chest and feel better.
“The kids aren’t coming. She made plans for them. Again! That’s the third week in a row she did that!”
“Third time? That’s terrible.” She said, not sure what she should say otherwise, he sighed again.
“It’s not fair.” He sighed.
“No, it’s not.” She agreed with him. "Did you have things planned?" She asked him.
"Yeah, was planning to take them to a movie on Sunday before they had to go." He explained to her and sighed again. "But plans or not, I just don't get to see them. It's been three weeks after this weekend there are only 2 more weekends before I go back to touring." He really was sad about not seeing them, he missed his kids.
“You know what? Let’s go out tomorrow and Sunday. You'll have something to do and take your mind off of things.” She said, hoping he’d like the idea.
“Yeah, good idea, we can go for lunch and spend some time together.” He sounded a bit happier now.
“Great, lunch. We could go for a walk in the park, if you’d like.” She said, getting a bit excited.
“That’ll take my mind off of things. I’ll pick you up tomorrow around 11 am, okay?” He asked her.
“That’s great. See you then.”
Melody was still driving home and they said goodbye until she phoned him back when she got home.
Chapter 4
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What about Tyler??????
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