overtime | clark & martin

fifty-four.

"Melody! You're going to be so proud of me!" Jessica says as she looks at her best friend's face on Facetime.

"You finally picked out a dress from my list?" Melody asks, her eyes lighting up.

"Actually, yes I did, but that's not why you'll be proud of me. Guess who has a date for your wedding?"

Melody gasps, "Shut up! Who is it? Wait, can I guess? It's Kate, isn't it?"

"It is!" Jessica exclaims, "We went to Applebee's and then she walked me home, and then we kissed and then she stayed the night and then we cuddled and then we went to practice and then at practice we kind of acted like nothing happened."

Melody's brows furrow as she looks at her friend, "Oh um okay. And have you spoken to Kate about being your date to the wedding?"

"No," Jessica answers honestly and Melody sighs as she bangs her head on the table that her phone is resting on.

"Jessica, you don't have a date for my wedding. You don't even have a girlfriend!"

"Okay I'm pretty sure I have a girlfriend," Jessica says, "I think. Are the words we should date enough to make things official?"

"Oh my god! Jessica!" Melody screams, "How have you had so many women chasing after you?"

"I have game, okay? But usually, I just attract! I think I'm pursuing right now, and I don't really know how to do that," Jessica says, "But I feel like because I asked Kate out last time she should ask me out this time."

"How did you ask her out the first time?" Melody asks.

"I told her she was my girlfriend," Jessica says.

Melody sighs, "Call Vanessa."

"What? Why?"

"You know what, I'll call her," Melody says. Soon a little square of Vanessa appears in the corner.

"Heyo!" Vanessa says with a grin.

"Van! I have so much to catch you up on!" Jessica says, "First why didn't you tell me that there was a girl who looked just like me working at WXIN?"

"Lauren?" Vanessa asks, "When did you meet her?"

"At the Fever and Aces game. There's a lot of tea about that but I'll have to tell you in person. Also, guess who has a girlfriend-"

"No, don't say that," Melody interjects, "Guess who kissed someone and let them sleep over but didn't clarify what they were?"

"I'm assuming Jessica?" Vanessa states.

"Bingo!" Melody exclaims.

"Oh my god, who is it? Jackie? No Paige! No no no, Azzi? Nika? A new person perhaps? Hailey! Maybe you went older? Oh my god, do you and Sydney pretend to beef because you guys are dating and that's your foreplay?"

"Sydney?" Jessica asks her nose curling in disgust, "Coulson?"

"Yes," Vanessa says, "She's quite attractive. Brooke wants you to introduce her-"

"Absolutely not, tell Brooke's freaky ass to stay away. And Sydney's like my big sister- wait hold up. What beef? Did she say something about me?" Jessica asks.

"Have you not been on Twitter?" Vanessa asks.

"It's more like what hasn't she said about you," Melody adds.

"She's been dissing me on Twitter? What an asshole! I'm going to deal with her," Jessica says.

"Okay wait who are you dating-"