I wake up but not in Jamie's house. What the hell? I small a slight but very familiar cologne. Kind of like green apple and pine.
I turn to my side and see that fluffy light brown hair. What the hell was I doing here!
Panicked, I slap myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I mean how the hell would I know?
The person on the bed turns over to face me. Those blue eyes are so piercing it hurts. I feel myself smile and and pull myself closer to him. Jack doesn't say anything but kisses me softly on the head and hugs me so my chin is resting on the crook in his neck.
All of a sudden he pulls away and says something.
"Ella? Hello?" Says a voice that wasn't Jacks. "Ellaaa?" I snap out of it and realize that I was no longer in Jacks bedroom. I was in my room at Jamie's place. It takes me a second to get used to my surroundings and there sitting straight up in the bed, tears start rolling down my face.
"Ella, what's wrong? I was just telling you that breakfast is ready. You know we have work today." She comes closer and sits on my bed.
"I just can't take feeling alone here!" I burst out.
"Wha-" I cut Jamie off.
"I know I have you and I really really appreciate you. It's just missing Jack and not having someone to be coming home to at the end of the day is killing me Jamie." I let out a muffled sob and Jamie brings me into her arms.
Crying into her shoulder, she says something that sparks motivation in me.
"I've seen him at that cafe down the street multiple times lately. You know he could miss you too."
"That was his favourite Cafe. He has a good friend that's a waitress there that he enjoys talking to. I doubt it has anything to do with me." I've calmed down a little bit but I'm still crying.
" you don't know what he's thinking, ella."
Neither does she so I wish she would just drop the subject.
" anyways, we will be doing your little magazine front cover work when we get into work today."
I totally forgot about that.
" let's just leave now then so we can get it done." I add. I admit, at first it sounded fun but with all the shit going on in my life, I just don't feel like it anymore. I'm going to do this for Jamie though.
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We arrive at the building. I say hi to the receptionist and continue my way to the elevator.
Once we arrived on our floor, Jamie ushered me into her office.
"Okay El, we need to start on this story for the cover." She explained.
"Alright shoot me some questions then."
As she was asking the questions I couldn't help but just zone out. Jack was getting into my head. I had to focus, just at least for this interview.
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After the interview was done, I went back to my desk to approve some project ideas.
Why don't you just go to his house?
Shut up, I'm at work right now.
You can't even focus without thinking about him.
I can't just go to his house.
Just do it.
If it will make you shut up then I'll do it.
My mind would not stop convincing me to go to his house. I just had to let those intrusive thoughts win though.
I was going to do something I might regret later.
I get up and go into Jamie's office.
"Can I use your car quickly?" I ask.
"Why?" She asks suspiciously.
"Oh it's nothing, I just need to check up on something."
"Alright, here you go." She hands me the keys.
I run back into my office to grab my LuLuLemon cross bag and go to the car.
The elevator ride was just pleasant. I'm now starting to overthink my decision. I could turn back. I still have time.
I reached the bottom floor and took the back door into the parking garage. I found Jaimie's car.
I tuned the car engine in and made my way out of the covered area.
Once I made my way onto the street and turned the corner, I knew there was no turning back.
About ten minutes later
I could see the sign for the neighbourhood.
I drove a little farther up the road to see the big houses.
Once I found the house, I got out of the car and made my way to the front door.
As I rang the doorbell, the thought of regret passes over my head.
Trying to cheer myself up before I face him, I remember that the ball is tomorrow.
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Jack
I was honestly just going to go back to the hotel after our game in Toronto.
Seeing Ella put me in a sad and depressing mood. I was going to mope all night until we got back on the road to Ottawa.
My plans were disturbed when Nico texted me last minute asking if I wanted to get some drinks at a nearby bar.
Nico Im tired as hell rn
Just come if you're really that bad you can go back
Fine
And that is the story of how my friend got me out of my depressing mood. At least for now.
I met him in the lobby and we walked down the street into a nice city themed bar. It wasn't too loud but I couldn't hear people that were far away from me.
As we got settled in, I notice that there is a familiar coloured hair sitting at the bar.
Ella? Could she be here?
"Want to go get a drink Jacky?" Dawson asks me?
"Uh yeah sure.." I want to forget about Ella right now. This is a chance for me to relax with my teammates.
We walk up to the bartop and that helped me catch a better glance of the girl I was looking at.
Good news. She wasn't Ella. But saying that kind of disappointed me.
I tell Dawson that I'd be right back and walked over to the lone girl at the bartop.
"Hi." I use my ol' rusty womanizer skills that I had and strike up a conversation with her.
"My names Lianna. Nice to meet you..?"
"Jack- Jack Hughes."
We sit there for what seems like forever and she seems nice but something just doesn't seem right.
It's probably because it's not Ella.
"Wanna get out of here?" She asks.
"Uh, sure." I put on a fake smile and walk out with her.
"Ooohhh Jacks finally getting over someone!" I can hear the mocking tones of my teammates behind me as I walk out the door.
We arrive at her apartment. She lived not far at all from the bar. Maybe a block away from the hotel.
I can tell by the way that the apartment is decorated that she's not my type. There aren't any plants or any sort of thing that made the house look nice. Ella would always make sure the house was lively and interesting with her plants and pictures.
She takes my hand and leads me into her bedroom. There she place both her hands on my chest and pressed her thin cold lips against mine.
That's when it hit me. I needed Ella, not some random girl at a bar. I let her get to the point where she took my shirt off as we keep out lips connected before I pull away.
"I- I'm sorry. I can't do this." I say abruptly ending the make out session.
"What?" She asks angrily. "You're the one who came up to me."
"I'm sorry." I pick up my shirt from the floor and left the apartment fully knowing now that I was meant for one person only.
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