Scott

     There I was in the middle of a beautiful park alone with the girl of my dreams... and she was on the phone with not only one of my bandmates but one of my best mates: Abs.  I don’t know if it was the psychic powers Abs always claimed he had or if it was a cruel twist of fate but right before I was about to make the move to snog Julie her bloody mobile went off.  Now-moments later she was still on the phone with HIM.  Wha’ about me!  Abs and I hadn’t really talked about our rivalry for Julie’s affections, but we both knew the others intent.  But I’d thought...or maybe I’d just fooled myself into believing that she was interested in me.  Now-Now I wasn’t so sure.  Everything she did expressed to me that she was feeling confused.  I just stared at her.  I watched her fingers run through her dark brown hair as she brushed it away from her face.  I looked at the way her eyes expressed exactly what she was feeling.  I noticed the way her mouth moved as she spoke.  Then she caught my eyes and stared back at me.  She stopped speaking for a moment, as if she were making a choice.  Silently, in my mind I knew what I had to do right then and there.  It was all or nothing. 

“Abs I...”    she began to say into the mobile, but before she could finish her statement I reached down and kissed her.  I heard the sound of her mobile fall to the ground as her arms encircled my neck.  The emotions in the air were so thick that you could eat it with a spoon.  I could've sworn we spent an eternity like this.  It was magical and scary at the same time.  I felt her heart beating, and could smell the sweet scent of her Jean-Paul Gaultier.  I knew from then on that the perfume, no matter who wore it at the time, would remind me of this moment always.  All of a sudden the spell was broken as I felt her pulling away.  The mixture of shock and dismay in her eyes spoke volumes to me.  I wondered if I had done the right thing.  Was forcing her not only to choose, but to choose me too much for her to take?  If she hated me from this moment on, I couldn't have stood for it.  Abs is one of my best mates, but I could never imagine Julie and he together when it should be me.

 “Scott...”, was all she could say. 

“Why did you do that?”, she continued looking away as she gathered her thoughts together her face flustered.

“I had to...I’ve wanted to since the first moment.  That’s what I wanted to tell you”, I replied reaching for her hand.

“Don’t”, she said pulling her hand out from my reach.

She reached over and picked up her mobile from the ground, still avoiding my gaze.  "Hello, hello, Abs?", she called into the phone urgently.  But by the tone of her voice I could tell he wasn't on the other end.  Abs...  A horrible
feeling creeped into my heart.  A desperate saddness.  Abs...  I remained
quiet.

“It’s Abs then is it....”,  I finally said defeated as I watched her move the phone away from her ear. 

“Scott....I...”, she said softly as he put the phone away and looked at me. 

Just hearing her say my name broke my heart into pieces.  Why did it all have to come to this?  Why did Abs and I have to be intrigued by the same bird.

“ I don’t know.  I just don’t know”, she said looking down again. 

I moved towards her, this time she didn’t move away.

“Don’t know what?”, I asked sadly already knowing that she was going to choose Abs and not me.

     She lifted her head slowly, her eyes gazing into mine and answered

“How I’m going to tell Abs about you”

“Me?”, I replied surprised and relieved at the same time, feeling a smile creep onto my face as I took her hand and pulled her close.

“You”, she said as she wrapped her arms around me.

We looked into each other's eyes, communicating more than we ever could with words.  Yes she had made her choice, she choose me.  But the realization was bittersweet.  What about Abs?  I looked down, and I thought, as her head rested on my shoulder, I hope she made the right choice.
 

     Julie

     What in the hell had I just done in the middle of this park with Scott!  I’d chosen Scott.  The realization of what had just happened still played in my mind over and over as Scott and I walked silently hand in hand away from the park.  We hadn’t said a word since.  I don’t know what he was thinking, but in the back of my mind there were doubts.  Doubts about my feelings.  Doubts about my choice.  Had I only picked him because I had been swept up in the moment of it all?  Or was it what I really wanted?  And Abs....what about Abs?  If I had made the right choice why was I feeling so... like this?  I looked at where we were headed, we were nearing that McDonald’s.  The very same McDonald’s that had caused all this.  Staring at it as we got closer, I wondered where Grace was.  We got to the door and I went in.  The PARTYGURLS were nowhere to be found, and neither was Grace.

“Great”, I muttered as I made my way back towards Scott.

“They’re not there?”, he asked.

“Nope.  And I have no idea where they went”, I replied sighing.  What was I supposed to do now?  And as luck would have it....just when something needed to be done...for the MILLIONTH time that day....
 

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring

I reached in my purse for my mobile to find that it wasn’t mine that was ringing.  I looked at Scott expectantly.

“Oh!  It’s mine”, he said sheepishly as he reached in his jacket and grabbed HIS cell phone.  Of COURSE he’d have one too....go figure!

“Hello...okay.....Ritchie...yeah I know....I’m not...No...With me...it’s complicated...well....yeah....okay then...I’ll be there....”, he spoke into the phone before hanging up quickly, a frown on his face.  “That was Abs”, was all he said as he looked at me.

“Abs”, I said quietly as we walked out of the McDonalds and headed down the street once again.

“He wants me to go back to the Fairmont.  Ritchie’s there with the other lads and they’re waiting for me.  We have two more interviews to do today...”, he continued as he hailed a cab. 

“Oh”, was all I could get out. 

We got in.  I guess I was going with him.  The PARTYGURLS were nowhere to be found...Ritchie was back with the guys....which meant Grace must have found her way back...and well....with everything that happened...I just had a lot of things on my mind.  I wasn’t sure what I wanted.  I stared out the window of the cab.  The Fairmont was really close and I knew we’d be there in moments.

“Jule....he asked if you were with me”, Scott said breaking my train of thought.  Jule huh?  For some reason it just sounded right coming from him....the british accent made it sound better.  I turned and stared into his blue eyes.  I did adore his blue eyes...and he was sweet....and I DID like him...didn’t I?  I did like him more than Abs...right?

“With you....or WITH you”, I asked questioningly.  Was the confrontation I was dreading going to come sooner than I expected.

“If you were there...  I didn’t give him any details...I told him it was complicated”, he replied looking at me questioningly.  Could he read the doubts I had swimming in my brain? 

“What are you going to tell him Scott?”

“What SHOULD I say to him Jule?”  We looked at each other for what seemed like forever.  I wasn’t quite sure how to respond. 

“ I....I don’t think you should tell him anything”, I said finally.  I wasn’t sure if I wanted Abs to know right away....at least not until I was sure....RIGHT?

Scott’s face took on a look of surprise and he was about to reply to my statement when the cab stopped in front of the Fairmont.  I quickly got out and headed for the lobby doors.  Scott caught up to me and grabbed my hand, turning me to face him.

“What do you mean by that?”, he asked softly looking at me his eyes filled with confusion...hurt.

“I mean...well....I”, I responded babbling before he inturrupted.

“Am I going to tell him about us?”, he said his eyes searching for a response from me.

“Scott...”, I said meekly trying to avoid the question that I knew was going to come...the question that I knew would finalize the choice I had made.

“Answer the question Jule.  Is there an us?  After everything....am I going to tell Abs that we’re together”, he continued not moving his eyes away from my gaze.  He HAD to ask.  DUDE!  Where was a phone call when I needed an inturruption.  Where was a Grace, a Jen, a Laura, a Michelle, when I needed them.  How could I answer that?  My feelings were a mess...all confused because of that moment....that ONE moment in the park.  Did I want this?  REALLY want this... 

“SCOTT!  It’s about time.  Come on they’re waiting in there”, Ritchie said inturrupting our conversation as he bounded towards us.  “Julie?  What are you doing here?  Are the other girls with you?  Grace?”, Ritchie continued firing all these questions at me all at once while Scott stood there still waiting for an answer.  His hand still held mine, and he was ignoring Ritchie’s prescence...all his attention was on me.

“You better get going Scott.  They’re waiting for you”, I said.  He looked at me his eyes still filled with questions.  And I did it.  I answered the question that had loomed in my mind....in his mind.  “I’ll be here.  I’m WITH you”, I whispered as I reached over and gave him a hug.  He pulled away and gave me one of those adorable smiles of his.  It reminded me of that moment during the Until the Time is Through video...that look he gave that girl in the video.  I smiled knowing that I’d cemented my decision-that YES for once I was not indecisive- that at that moment I KNEW in my mind I had made the right decision all along.  I turned to Ritchie who of course had NO idea what was going on.

“What happened with Grace?  Isn’t she here with you?”, I asked.

“No.  She went off with the other girls in your van...what exactly is going on you two?”, he said puzzled finally noticing our intertwined hands.

“Well RITCHIE my mate- Jule here is going to come with us...and do I have a story for you......but first why don’t you fill me in on what YOU’VE been up to”, Scott said as he let go of my hand and placed an arm around Ritchie.

“RITCHIE!  SCOTT!”, I heard a voice yelling from across the lobby,  We all turned.  It was Abs hollering from a doorway.  I caught Scott’s eye.  He leaned in towards me and whispered “Are you sure?”. 

“Completely”, I whispered back as I grabbed his hand and walked with Ritchie and him towards Abs.  Abs looked at me quizically.  I wondered what I was going to say to him....then as FATE would have it...right as I stood in front of Abs...
 

Ring Ring Ring Ring

My cell phone went off.  (YES the phone goes off rather conviently ALL the time doesn’t it?)

“Hello?”, I said into the receiver.

“JULES!  Where in the HELL are you?”

I KNEW that voice.

“GRACE!  Where have you been?”, I replied noticing that Ritchie, at the mention of Grace’s name got a silly grin on his face.  And Sean...well let’s not get into that one...he looked....and I was pretty far away but I could see...well he seemed to be frowning a bit...What was that all about?

“Where have I BEEN?  WHAT ABOUT YOU!”, she chided to me on the phone.

“Oh STOP!  Don’t blame me for your own inadequacies”, I replied laughing.  Okay- so I’d moved on from this confusion mode- to the right feeling mode- and DANG it I was feeling GREAT.

“Oh stop copying my words!  Where are you?”

“The Fairmont”

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE FAIRMONT??”  I heard Jen, Laura, and Michelle in the background asking Grace why I was at the Fairmont.

“Long story....”

“Well get your butt out in front of the hotel.  We’ll be there in 5 minutes.  Antonio just called.  We HAVE to go into the studio today.  It’s the only time we have.  It looks like our day off has been cancelled!” 

“OKAY”, I sighed as I looked over at the guys.  J and Sean had gotten to the doorway as well and they were all looking at me with confusion- probably wondering what in the hell I was doing there.

“And JULES....you are going to tell me what happened”, Grace continued.  In the background I heard Jen say “DUDE she’s going to tell us all what happened!”

“I Will...When you tell me what happened to you”

“Five minutes!”, I heard Grace say before she hung up. 

I put my phone away and turned to Scott.

“Change of plans...I’ve got to meet the girls...something came up...Antonio is in a fix again.  I’ll see you later.  Call me”, I said before quickly kissing him on the cheek and handing him my cell phone number (handy dandy Grace post-its...GO figure...I used her damm milky pens too!) 

“Alright love”, Scott said smiling.  Did I mention he had a great smile?
 
“Buy guys- I’ll see you all later”, I said looking into the faces of 3 confused looking British guys, and one guy (who shall remain nameless) with his perfect eyebrows raised in shock.  OH BOY.  I wonder how Scott was going to explain it all... 

“What exactly is going on Scott?  And what is it with this Antonio lad?”, I heard J ask as I turned away.
 
I wonder what the girls were going to say about my whole ordeal.  HELLO.  I think I just agreed to a relationship with Scott from FIVE.  HELLO.  I waited in front of the Fairmont....happy.
 

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