Melanie Jayne opened her eyes early the next morning and realized that she was not on her bed at home. She looked to her side and she was shocked to see Victor lying next to her. She got up and looked around and everything started coming back to her. She fell asleep on the daybed Victor and Warren had built her in their living room the night before.
She slowly got herself off the bed without waking Victor up and realized that Jean was in the kitchen, making coffee and breakfast. Jean looked at her and smiled.
Jean: Good morning, Miss Anderson.......
MJ: (blushing) I didn't do anything with him last night, Jean.......
Jean: (laughs) Yeah, I know. I was asleep right there on the floor next to your bed.........
MJ: (sits at the dining table) What time is it? It looks like it's still dark outside.
Jean: (looking at his watch) It's about 5 in the morning. (hands Melanie a cup of coffee) Here. (sits at the dining table with Melanie) You feeling better?
Melanie Jayne nods as she sips her cup of coffee. Jean smiled and sipped his cup of coffee. He didn't say anything. He didn't want to. He just wanted Melanie Jayne to get herself well and composed again.
MJ: Are we gonna do Tai Chi today?
Jean shakes his head.
Jean: I'm afraid I have some matters to attend to this morning, Miss Anderson.
Just as Jean said that, a pickup truck pulled over outside. It was green with a hook on the bed of the truck and it was parked behind Mr. Keel's truck Jean was working on the night before. Jean excused himself and headed outside.
A woman comes out from the driver's seat of the pickup truck. She had yellowish blonde hair with green eyes and a magnificent smile as she saw Jean coming out from the house.
Jean: (smiles) You're early.
Woman: You said ASAP. You never specified what time exactly. I assumed sunrise was a good time.
Jean: (smiles) You never disappoint, Miss Watson.
Warren came out rushing as he ran his fingers through his hair, trying to make himself look presentable. Jean looked at Warren and smiled as he introduced the woman to Mr. Keel.
Jean: Your parts arrived. This is Miss Kiana Watson. She'll be assisting us with your truck today, Mr. Keel.
Warren looked at Kiana and smiled. She was young and he did not expect his mechanic to be a woman. She also had a very pleasant personality which made things a little easier. Kiana did not waste any time and got a good look at Warren's truck right away. She had a fairly good idea of what the problem was despite the information Jean had provided her the night before.
Warren stood by the truck and watched Kiana work.
Warren: Uh......you're not from here, are you? I've never seen you around here.........
Kiana: (working in the engine bay) No, sir. I just happened to be nearby when Jean called me last night.
Jean: Miss Watson is more of an on-call mechanic, Mr. Keel.
Warren: (nods) I see. Well, thank you for coming to my rescue on such a short notice, Miss Watson.
Kiana: Not a problem at all, Mr. Keel. It's all in a day's work.
Warren: It's Warren.
Kiana looked at Warren and smiled.
Kiana: Alright, Warren. You wanna try cranking up that engine for me?
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If Only
General Fiction*A conversation occurred between Melanie Jayne and Victor about how she wonders if things would have been different for them if they ever met when they were in school and if he would have had a better school life. In the main storyline, it was just...
