A few days later
"So you wanna run the drug PSA before the community calendar?", Jina and Rod were in the studio working on some things for their show.
"Yeah", he was staring directly at Jina with his brown eyes.
"What?", she questioned look at him.
"Nothing your really beautiful thats all", Jina looked away.
"Rod please.. dont", she stated he began to get closer to her she tried pushing him away.
"Just once please", he stated. Rod had wanted to kiss her since the first day he layed eyes on her.
" I just can't I...", before she could say anything Rod had planted a kiss on her.
~*~
Joel strolled down the hallway of the radio station he was going to suprise Jina and meet her after work with some flowers and then treat her to a late night dinner as friends. He had a huge boquet of white roses Jina's favorite. Joel came across the studio with the glass windows, at first he didn't see anyone so he walked over to the door and slowly opened it. He looked over to the corner where a small table was and he saw Jina kissing Rod. Joel felt his eyes began to tear up. He hadn't cried in years over Jina or over anything. A tear fell down his cheek as he dropped the flowers and the little yellow note that went along with it. He ran out of the building.
~*~
"What was that?", Jina questioned pulling away was quick as possable.
"That was awesome", he stated.
"Rod I said Im not interested Im really sorry...please stop and can we just be friends and work like professionals", Jina stated. Rod sighed and got up to leave the room.
"What's this?", Rod picked up a boquet of flowers and the yellow peice of paper that lay next to them. Jina rushed over to him.
"Let me see", she grabbed the flowers and looked at them.
"White roses", she whispered. She then grabbed the yellow note out of his hand.
Dear Jina,
Im sorry for the way I acted the other day about everything I should have realized how much you need some space. I really want to be friends like we were before we were a couple and we can let it go slow and see how it goes from there Im willing to try it slow for you. I love you.
Love Always,
Joel
A tear fell from Jina's eyes as she read the letter. Rod looked down at Jina.
"Jina Im soo sorry, you dont have to work tonight if you dont like to it's friday night anyways go home and get some rest I'll see you monday night.. ", he put his hand on her shouldure. Jina looked up at him and put her arms around him for comfort.
"I hope you work it out with Joel, Im sorry I did this to you", he told her.
"It's okay..", Jina wiped her tears and walked away with a smile.
"Hey Benj", Jina stated as the door opened to the Madden house. It was Saturday morning and Jina wanted to stop by to talk to Joel.
"Hi, Joel's not here", he stated looking at her.
"Oh", she stated.
"Sorry to bother you Benji", Jina turned herself around and began to walk away from the door. Benji watched her slowly walk to her car and he shut the door.
"Who was that Benj?", Joel came down the stairs in his red pladded boxers and a gray t-shirt.
"It was Jina, I told her you weren't here", Benji stated.
"Oh", he stated.
"Well Im going to take a shower, good luck with Heather later", Joel stated as he went upstairs to take a shower. Benji walked over to the white chordless phone on the wall in the yellowish kitchen. He grabed the phone and sat down at a round wooden table. He sat down and put his hand against his forehead leaning on the table with his elbo he looked down at the phone. Slowly he sat up and grabbed the phone. He began dialing Heathers number.
"Hello?", Heather answered. Benji was silent.
"Hello?? is anyone there???", Heather stated again.
"Bye", she said and hung up the phone. Benji wanted to kick himself in the ass as he pressed the talk botton to shut the phone off. He turned the talk botton back on and began to dial her number again.
"Hello?", her voice sounded a little aggrivated.
"Heather?", Benji's voice sounded nervous.
"Benj?", she questioned.
"Yeah it's me", he sounded a little down.
"What do you want?", she questioned.
"I wanna go on a date with you", he stated remember how the first time he asked her out on a date back when she actually started to talk to him.
~*~
"I wanna go on a date with you", he told her over the phone.
"Okay...... I guess", Heather didn't sound like she really wanted to. He looked over at his brother who was standing there for support.
"How's 7pm at the Greek Garden", he told her.
"Thats fine Benji, you sound a little weird are you okay?", Heather questioned.
"Yeah just fine, I'll walk to your house AT 7", he told her.
~*~
"Okay.. I guess I'll go with you", she stated. Benji shut his eyes in releif this time his brother was not standing there with him for support he had his own love life problems.
"Greek Garden 7pm, I wont be there in my car I wanna walk you there", he told her. He heard Heather began to sound a little choked up.
"Heath you okay?", he questioned.
"Yeah.. I'll be ready", she told him quietly and hung up the phone.
~*~
Heather fell back on the couch as she looked up at the ceiling.
"Just like old times", she thought to herself.
"Heather!", she heard Jina's voice on the other side of the door. Heather got up off the couch and walked over to the door.
"Jina!", Heather was a little suprised to see Jina standing at her front door. Jina stood there with a tear stained face and red cheeks.
"Whats wrong get in here", the situation felt all to firmilar with Heather's experience as well coming over during the day upset about Benji. Jina sat on Heather's couch and put her head in her hands.
"Whats wrong?", Heather questioned.
"Last night I was working at the station.. and Rod was getting way to personal and he kissed me and I guess Joel was coming to give me flowers down at the station and i dunno what else he was planning but when he came Rod was kissing me, and after he left I was telling Rod how I didn't like him that way.. and what ever and then I went to their hous this morning and Benji told me that Joel wasn't there even tho I know he was... I remember Benji did that to me in High School as well, he would always tell me Joel was not around when we were fighting it makes me soo f*cking angry", Jina explained.
"I can't believe Benji did that, he's so ignorant sometimes.....".
"Im sorry Heather Im blabbing on about what happend with Joel and me whats up with you and Benj?", Jina questioned.
"It's okau.. but Benj asked me out on a date tonight.. you know like he did on our first date the phone call I told you about and you laughed at him for it", Heather laughed which made Jina laugh.
"Yeah.. so your gonna go with him to the garden tonight?", Jina questioned with a smile.
"Yeah.. and he's recreating the whole first date thing because he's picking me up.. not in a car he's walking to my house", Heather stated with a laugh.
"That's soo awesome Heather.. have fun.. Im not going to bore you with my pathetic love life then have fun tonight", Jina stated as she picked up her bag and gave Heather a hug and left. Joel sat on his bed and began to sing a song that he had written it was a rought draft of the song called Say Anything on their new album. He sat in his room on his bed laying down looking up at the ceilign singing.
~*~
"She makes me laugh, She'll make me cry, and when we talk she wonders why, that i cant breath into this life, with the things she says ill wanna die, all things we talk about you know they stay on my mind.... all the things we laugh about that brings us through it every time................................".
"And i would drive the whole night through just so i could spend it with you i know your mine and i hope it's true that when he fight we will make it through", Joel sighed as he looked at the clock in his room. It was 1pm and he hadn't done anything all day but shower. He was too angry to call Jina and too mad to.
~*~
The rock seemed a lot bigger without Joel sitting on it with her. She was going to sit on the rock until the sunset. She wanted to leave a message on Joel's answering machine to tell him to meet her down there, or maybe leave a message on his cell which ever one he didn't answer. She pulled out her cell and dialed their home number first. It rung about 6x and then the answering machine picked up.
!*!
"Joel, it's Jina if you get this before 6 come down to the rock, Ive been here since about 1:00 or so.. itz nos about 3:15 if you get home in time.. I wouldn't mind company the rock is lonley without you.. ", Jina hung up and put the phone away in her pocket. She layed her head down on her sweatshirt which she rolled up to make it comfortable. She watched around her as kids played at the park and couples walked by it made her feel like she was in a movie a really bad romantic movie, and everything is all planned out the characters dont know that it's predictable but the audience sure as hell knows.
~*~
Joel slowly made his way downstairs and into the kitchen for a snack. It was about 4:30 and he had fallen asleep. It had been a really lazy Saturday for him but he didn't mind because touring was tuff and he had actually gotten some rest. He looked at the red flashy thingie on the answering machine. He walked over it and pressed play. Joel was just about to open the fridge when he heard the message. Joel thought about it for a minute then he ran upstairs to grab his sweater and THE BOX!.
~*~
Jina lay there her eyes were just about closing and the sun was about to set it was about 5:30 and she knew Joel was not coming. She opened her eyes a mere 5 minutes later to someone's hand running their fingers through her hair. She looked up at a bright sun spot on his face. It was Joel she smiled a little and sat up.
"You came", she stated looking down at her watch to see it was about 5:45.
"As fast as I could", he smiled. Jina couldn't help but give him a hug. She backed away sat indian style looking at him.
"I have to show you something", he told her. He pulled the black box out of his sweater.
"Oh god not the box", she stated. He looked up at her and then down at the box.
"Open in Jina I want you to open it", he told her with a pleading look on his face. Jina took a gulp and took the box. She opened it as the pretty evening sun fadded into the sky the orange and pink still lingered in the sky giving them enough light just to see what they were doing. Jina slowly opened the box she saw the picture of her and him their senior year in High School in the cafeteria. Jina placed her hand on her mouth as she lifted up a peice of paper and revealed the two rings. She looked at the bands.
"Together.......Forever", she whispered and a tear fell from her cheek.
"Joel I wish I would have taken this 7 years ago", she stated.
"Don't cry", he told her with a smile and he took the ring that said Forever on it.
"Give me your finger Jina", he stated. Jina showed him her ring finger.
"Jina, Im not proposing to you because I know you aren't ready for any kind of serious relationship with us.... but... this is one of those promise rings that is something a helpless romantic does as Benji would say.. I want us to be together forever even if we are friends or together together.. I want you to have forever because no matter what happens I will you will forever be in my heart Jina", he stated with a smile. She looked into his brown eyes.
"Aww Joel your soo cute", she stated as she wrapped her arms around his slim body. She felt his arms wrap around her really tight.
"I left tear stains on your shirt", she stated.
"It's arlight", he said holding her.
~*~
"Okay Heather breath", Heather stated pacing back and forth through her livingroom looking out the window every 5 minutes for Benji. She was going to break down any second and run after him she wanted him so bad. She quickly turned her head when she saw Benji coming up the isle. He had his hair in his new lepard print style. He was wearing a nice black botton downed shirt she had never seen him in, black pants and of course to complete it his black converses. Heather was in her small red skirt with a red tank top and her 3 inch heal boots which came up to her knees. Benji had never looked so good she thought to herself. She opened the door and her mouth dropped open he looked like a million dollars.
"Benji!", Heather was almost speechless.
"You look awesome Heather", he smiled.
"No I dont Benji but you look it's almost unreal your all dressed up for me you look soo nice your not all punked out your wow", was all Heather could say. Benji laughed as he brought her in for a hug. She could smell his cologne and she missed that smell. She closed her eyes as they pulled away.
"Ready?", he questioned her. She nodded and they walked down the street together.