~Chapter 4~
~One Week Later~
Chris walked in the kitchen to see Kathryn already awake & reading the morning paper. "Morning," he smiled, scratching his chin.
"Morning," Kathryn smiled, looking up at him. "Sleep well?"
"Yep. You?"
"Mmhm," she yawned. "So good I wanna go back to sleep," she giggled.
"Then why don't you?"
"Because I need to get out & find a job."
"Why?"
Kathryn looked at Chris. "I won't live off of you Chris. You've done enough for me as is," she smiled. "Besides, I feel guilty for all you've done so far."
"Well, how about you come to work for me?" Chris offered.
"What?"
"Yeah. I like you. You have FuMan potential."
"FuMan?"
"FuMan Skeeto..."
"No clue."
"The clothes you're wearing. They're from my clothing llink, FuMan Skeeto. Do you like them?"
Kathryn nodded. "Your designs?"
"Mine & Danielle Raabe's. Dani's the C.E.O of the company."
"Oh. You & her both have great taste."
"Thank you. I'll be sure to let her know you said that."
Kathryn smiled. "So, if I did go to work for you, what would I do?"
"Well, I need a filer."
"I can file."
"Records?"
"Yep. Mama taught me all about filing."
"Alright," Chris smiled.
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~Four Days Later~
Kathryn was making copies of some important files in the copy room when Dani walked in.
"Hey Kathryn," she smiled.
"Hi Dani," Kathryn smiled, putting the copies in a folder. "How are you today?"
"I'm good. How are you?"
"Good."
Today was Kathryn's third day working for Chris, & so far, things were going wonderful. Nothing had gone wrong yet & she was hoping things would stay that way.
"So, rumor has it that Chris' friend Josh is coming here today."
"I hadn't heard."
"Oh. Well I think you'll like him. He's a sweetie & very cute," Dani giggled.
Kathryn giggled. "You can have him. I'm not really look for anyone at the moment."
"And just why not?" Dani asked, giving her an odd look. "You're not taken are you?"
"No..." Kathryn felt her cheeks blush. "I just don't want anyone at the moment."
"Poor man kind," said a voice from the doorway. "You sure about that decision?"
The girls looked to the doorway to see a man with hazel eyes & brown hair that was sort of curly. Dani smiled.
"Josh, this is Kathryn," Dani smiled, introducing the two to one another. "And Kathryn, this is Josh."
"What a wonderful pleasure to meet such a lovely woman," JC said, kissing the top of Kathryn's hand after she extended her hand for him to shake.
Kathryn blushed. "Nice to meet you too," she smiled, removing her hand from his grasp. "So, you're another friend of Chris'?"
JC nodded. "Yes, I am. He's just neglected to tell me about you. I'm sure we would've met sooner if he had said something," he smiled. "Do you think he would mind if I stole you at lunch? Take you out?"
"I'll leave you two alone," Dani giggled & left the room, leaving the two alone.
JC looked at Kathryn. "Well?"
Kathryn smiled. "I'd love to, but Chris was going to take me. Sorry Josh."
"Tomorrow then."
"Lance."
"The day after."
Kathryn thought a moment. "Okay. Done," she smiled.
"Alright then. I'll meet you in the lobby for lunch," he smiled.
"Alright, see you then," she smiled as he left. "Hope he doesn't think of this as a date," she thought to herself.
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~Two Days Later~
Kathryn & JC were sitting in Blimpie, dining silently on their subs. He had made sure to wear a hat & sunglasses.
"So, how old are you?" he asked, swallowing a bite of his sub.
"I'm twenty-one. How old are you?"
"Twenty-six."
"Recently turned, or going on twenty-seven?"
"Recently turned."
"Happy Belated Birthday if it was very recent," she smiled.
"Thank you," he smiled. "So, where are you here from?"
"Paris."
"...when I moved to Tennessee, she moved to Paris," Justin's words rang through his head.
"Where you born there?" he asked, hoping he wasn't really talking to who he thoguht he was.
"No. I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina."
"Raleigh, North Carolina..." Justin's words rang out.
"So, you moved from Raleigh to Paris?"
She smiled. "Nope." She took a bite from her sub & chewed before she swallowed. "I moved from North Carolina to Millington, Tennessee."
JC silently gulped. "Oh... So, why did you leave?"
"Momma wanted to visit, but we ended up staying."
"Oh." Suddenly JC took a closer look at Kathryn. Brown hair, blueish-green eyes... This was Kathryn! Justin's Kathryn!
"Oh shoot, I have to get back to work. Don't want Chris to have to fire me," she giggled, throwing away her trash. "Thanks for lunch Josh."
JC waved to her as he watched her go. He had to let Justin know... But maybe he didn't have to find out...
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