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Chapter 40 - Whatever you do, don't mock Jori

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Chapter 40 - Whatever you do, don't mock Jori.

Tori's POV.

Despite the disastrous way the date turned out, my enthusiasm for dating Jade was undiminished. I was upset, don't get me wrong, but I do understand why she did what she did. She wanted to help someone who, simply didn't want to be helped. It's a frustration I know all too well. That and Jade is a volatile person at times, that simply goes with the territory.

After bidding Jade goodnight, I got ready for bed and ran the events of the night through my head. It could be said that it was too soon for us to officially date. As I lay there in bed, I guessed that even if I had waited another day, week, month or a year, Michael would have still wound up on the floor. Sadly, he most likely wound up as a martyr and that poor girl will put up with his shit for God knows how long, because of it. I can only hope she comes to her senses. I knew a girl in school a while back, she broke her nose in a car accident, after that, it was just a bit crooked. If there is a God, his nose will look like that and then some. As a constant reminder of the fierce, amazing, goth beauty that kicked his ass.

I fell asleep with that Goth beauty on my mind, hoping she'd visit me in my dreams.

The following day was Friday, the one day of the week I worked both jobs. The next morning as usual, Jade didn't get up until I was already eating breakfast.

"Hey there." The Goth said as she poked her head in the kitchen.

For some reason, I love that very first view of her each day. Even with sleep in her eyes and her hair a mess, she still looks fabulous. For that reason, I smiled. "Hey there yourself."

Jade stepped into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of coffee I made. Studying her, I could tell she looked just a bit apprehensive about something. "I was thinking of something last night."

"And what was that?" I said between spoonful's of Frankenberry cereal.

"How odd it is for us to date, considering that I'm sleeping on your couch. I mean does that bother you...no that's not right.....I mean do you think it will make things difficult?"

Actually, it was something I had thought about, so my answer didn't take long to come up with.

"No. I don't. A bit unconventional perhaps. But no. Jade we've been through, too much to let anything stupid wreck this. We will have to work at it and I'm sure there will be missteps. I'm sure we'll have days where maybe we need to give each other space, but I think we'll do fine. Nothing will sink the Jori ship."

Jade furrowed her eyebrows. "Jori?"

Feeling quite proud of myself for coming up with it last night, I said. "Jori, it's a combination of our names, J from your name and ori from my name Tori. It symbolizes us as a couple and all we can accomplish together. It will always sail and despite any rough seas it encounters, will never sink. So what do you think?"

Hoping for a positive response I looked to Jade, but her silent and disappointed looking scowl, told me I wasn't going to get one.

"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Have a nice day." The Goth quipped, as she left me and my falling spirits alone in the kitchen.

I thought I was so clever only to have Jade callously crush my wonderful Jori concept. I think my ship may have just sprung a leak.

I finished getting ready and still smarting from Jade's rejection of my wonderful and I may add utterly brilliant Jori concept, I felt the need to retaliate.