Joe: *thinking of selena* I told you were forever & always. I will try my best for that to happen. Youre worth fighting for, Selena.
*a/n: I know some of you guys said you dont want them to grow up fast. SORRY! Thats part of the story. Dont stop reading.*
AFTER COLLEGE
At 21, Selena had built her dream, the Naturalist Center. Shed supervised every aspect of the center, from the laying of the stone to the arrangement of seats in the small theater where visitors could watch a short documentary on the areas flora and fauna. She established the center inside her grandmas lodge as a part of it.
At the same age, Joe became a professional journalist. He chose to finish his studies after failing on getting selena back on his life. He was a feature editor for a certain magazine. Hes famous for all the articles he has written about a lost love. He was assigned on a different story on a different place and he would find a very juicy scoop on it.
WASHINGTON
Joe: *got out of his car for his new assignment* *went in the lodge and saw the wooden sign: NATURALIST CENTER* *goes in his suite and showered* *humming a sound then hears a knock on the door and grabs a shirt and carried it with him on the door* *opens the door and turns white* *he recognized her instantly*
She was thinner and her lips are firmer. She certainly has changed. The innocence was gone and that gave him one hard tug of annoyance and regret. She smelled like the woods and carried a stoneware bowl filled with fresh fruits.
Joe: *felt the foolish grin break out of his face and could think of nothing to say but: Hi.
Selena: compliments of The Russos River Lodge. *thrust the bowl at him, straight into the gut and with enough force to earn a grunt from him*
Joe: ah. Thanks.
Selena: *entered the room in one long stride that had him backing up automatically* *slammed the door at her back*
Joe: *lifted his eyebrows* do you come with the fruits? They hardly ever give me complimentary women in California.
Selena: you have a hell of a nerve, sneaking in here this way.
Joe: youre right. Absolutely. I dont know what I was thinking of, calling ahead for reservations, registering at the desk that way. *set the bowl down and gingerly rubbed his stomach* look, why dont we take a minute to---
Selena: Ill give you a minute.*rammed a finger on his chest* then you can get your butt back to California. You have no right coming here.
Joe: of course I have a right. Its a goddamn hotel. *lifted a hand* and dont poke at me again, okay?
Selena: I told you to stay away from me.
Joe: and I damn well did. Its been years selena! Were 21 now. We were in high school when we broke up!
Selena: *flashed her eyes*
Joe: *felt the warning in her eyes that had him narrowing his own* dont hit me again, sel. I mean it. Im pretty well fed up with female abuse. I broke up with demi and she wont take it. She burned my apartment.
Selena: who asked?
Joe: no one. I just wanted to share something to stop you. Now, we can just sit down and discuss this like reasonable adults, or we can just stand here and snarl at each other.
Selena: I dont have anything to discuss with you. Im telling you to go away and leave me alone.
Joe: thats not going to happen. Im not going anywhere, selena. You might as well talk to me.
Selena: Im entitled to my privacy.
Joe: sure you are.I have a story to cover about this place. Im going to feature it and as well as the people on it.*takes a bite from the apple* We can start with something simple, like what youve been doing with yourself the last years.
Selena: if you are half the man nick is, youd have some respect to this places privacy. I dont want it on public.
Joe: *studied his apple, turns it around in his hand until he was certain that he could speak calmly* you measured me by nick once before. *lifted his gaze at her and it was hard as a granite* dont do it again.
Selena: *jammed her hands in her pocket* you dont care what I think of you.
Joe: you dont know what I care about you.
Selena: money. Theyll pay you big bucks for this article, wont they? Then you come around all the talk shows.
Joe: of course, thats part of it. Now I know that youre here, youre part of it, it all changed.
Selena: it doesnt change anything. Go away, Joe. Go back and write about someone elses place.
Joe: sel, I wont go away. Not this time.
Selena: *walked away and didnt look back*
NEXT DAY
Selena: *discussing* she glanced up as the main door opened and instantly felt her nerves fray*
Joe: *saw her * *gave her a slight nod, a half grin then began to wander around the main area*
Selena: *continued her lecture* *felt joes stare from the crowd of listeners* *signals her assistant to take over.*
Joe: *followed her and pretended to be looking at the enlarged sides*
Selena: *realized that running away will be a sign of being coward. So, she decided to come over him*
oh wow, this is great. I hope Selena eventually forgives him though.
lesmiserables08 3 years ago 3
OMG IT WAS AWESOME
jelenafreak 3 years ago