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hi.”
“Look, I have to go in there now. If Cath is in there, I’ll let her know you’re here and if she wants to talk to you, she’ll come out.”
The guy nods and moves back to crouch down on the side of Jack’s truck. I stare at him for a moment, trying to figure out what his deal is, but give up and walk inside, shaking my head.
“Good Morning Clara.” I call out to the reception.
“Good Morning Mr. McDermott.” She says back.
I cringe. I have asked her at least a dozen times to call me Tyler but she insists on calling everyone by their last names. I don’t really like it. It makes me feel...old. It also makes me feel like I am more important around this place than I actually am, which I guess isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I don’t really want to be important though, I just want to be the drummer of an amazing rock band.
“Is everyone in yet?”
Clara nods. “I think they went up to the cafeteria for some coffee.”
I take the steps two at a time up to the second floor where the cafeteria is.
“Hey Cath,” I say as I walk in. “There’s some guy outside asking for you.”
She furrows her brows. “What guy?”
“Don’t know his name, he didn’t say and I didn’t ask. He seems to be a bit nervous to me...sort of odd too.”
Cath sets her cup down and an odd expression crosses her face. “What does he look like?”
I shrug my shoulders. “I don’t know. Average height, I guess, stocky build, dark hair, and a very unfortunate receding hair line.”
She looks at Ann and Marie and at the same time they all say “Jesse.”
“So you do know him? You guys are friends?”
“No, we are not friends.” Cath says sternly. “We were sort of friends once, years ago, but we aren’t friends anymore. He’s not supposed to be here. He’s not supposed to be following me at all and he manages to show up everywhere we are.”
“He’s supposed to be engaged or married or something but he’s spent the last few years practically stalking her.” Ann says.
“What did he say to you?” Marie asks “Cause you can’t trust anything he says. He once told us he had kids when he didn’t, then when we formed our band, he was supposedly formed one too. He kept telling us all of these stories about landing gigs and recording an album and it turns out he made them all up.”
“He’s been trying to get Cath to date him for as long as we’ve known him. He used to yell out date requests from across parking lots at her and then wonder why she would turn him down. Half the time we couldn’t tell if he was serious or joking,” Ann shakes her head. “Some people just don’t understand what no means.”
“All he asked me was if she was here,” I say. “Have you filed anything against him?”
“He’s been given warnings but nothing formal has been filed. I tried but was told he hadn’t done anything to threaten me or my family. He was showing up wherever I was but I had nothing to prove that it was anything other than a coincidence.” Cath says quietly.
I frown, my eyebrows knitting together. “So he would have to threaten you or harm you for anything to been done? That’s ridiculous.” I say.
“It’s scary,” Cath says, an odd look crossing her face. “I don’t know how he finds out where I am but he does. I don’t want him here. I don’t want to see him or talk to him. Either he has to leave or I will.”
I walk over to her and pull her in for a hug, wrapping my arms tightly around her. Cath glances up at me and smiles as she snuggles in to me. It feels strange holding someone else so intimately but she looked like she needed to be comforted and I didn’t know any other way to do it. She is safe here and she needs to know that.
I hear three very familiar male voices joking around and laughing and I try to back up but I’m not quick enough. Jack, Dean and Noah walk in before I have a chance to move away from Cath. Jack flashes me a dirty look, his eyes radiating with anger.
“Look, I have to go in there now. If Cath is in there, I’ll let her know you’re here and if she wants to talk to you, she’ll come out.”
The guy nods and moves back to crouch down on the side of Jack’s truck. I stare at him for a moment, trying to figure out what his deal is, but give up and walk inside, shaking my head.
“Good Morning Clara.” I call out to the reception.
“Good Morning Mr. McDermott.” She says back.
I cringe. I have asked her at least a dozen times to call me Tyler but she insists on calling everyone by their last names. I don’t really like it. It makes me feel...old. It also makes me feel like I am more important around this place than I actually am, which I guess isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I don’t really want to be important though, I just want to be the drummer of an amazing rock band.
“Is everyone in yet?”
Clara nods. “I think they went up to the cafeteria for some coffee.”
I take the steps two at a time up to the second floor where the cafeteria is.
“Hey Cath,” I say as I walk in. “There’s some guy outside asking for you.”
She furrows her brows. “What guy?”
“Don’t know his name, he didn’t say and I didn’t ask. He seems to be a bit nervous to me...sort of odd too.”
Cath sets her cup down and an odd expression crosses her face. “What does he look like?”
I shrug my shoulders. “I don’t know. Average height, I guess, stocky build, dark hair, and a very unfortunate receding hair line.”
She looks at Ann and Marie and at the same time they all say “Jesse.”
“So you do know him? You guys are friends?”
“No, we are not friends.” Cath says sternly. “We were sort of friends once, years ago, but we aren’t friends anymore. He’s not supposed to be here. He’s not supposed to be following me at all and he manages to show up everywhere we are.”
“He’s supposed to be engaged or married or something but he’s spent the last few years practically stalking her.” Ann says.
“What did he say to you?” Marie asks “Cause you can’t trust anything he says. He once told us he had kids when he didn’t, then when we formed our band, he was supposedly formed one too. He kept telling us all of these stories about landing gigs and recording an album and it turns out he made them all up.”
“He’s been trying to get Cath to date him for as long as we’ve known him. He used to yell out date requests from across parking lots at her and then wonder why she would turn him down. Half the time we couldn’t tell if he was serious or joking,” Ann shakes her head. “Some people just don’t understand what no means.”
“All he asked me was if she was here,” I say. “Have you filed anything against him?”
“He’s been given warnings but nothing formal has been filed. I tried but was told he hadn’t done anything to threaten me or my family. He was showing up wherever I was but I had nothing to prove that it was anything other than a coincidence.” Cath says quietly.
I frown, my eyebrows knitting together. “So he would have to threaten you or harm you for anything to been done? That’s ridiculous.” I say.
“It’s scary,” Cath says, an odd look crossing her face. “I don’t know how he finds out where I am but he does. I don’t want him here. I don’t want to see him or talk to him. Either he has to leave or I will.”
I walk over to her and pull her in for a hug, wrapping my arms tightly around her. Cath glances up at me and smiles as she snuggles in to me. It feels strange holding someone else so intimately but she looked like she needed to be comforted and I didn’t know any other way to do it. She is safe here and she needs to know that.
I hear three very familiar male voices joking around and laughing and I try to back up but I’m not quick enough. Jack, Dean and Noah walk in before I have a chance to move away from Cath. Jack flashes me a dirty look, his eyes radiating with anger.
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