Just Friends

CHAPTER-18

THE DATE

Just as Jade was getting into her mom's car, her cell phone started to ring.

She pulled it out of her purse and saw that it was Julia.

"I need to take this call." She told Amanda who was getting into the driver's seat.

Amanda nodded, "Want me to wait?"

"No it's okay. I'll walk. I'll call you later, okay?"

Jade gave one last parting smile to her mom and started walking.

"Hi, Julia!" She said after picking up the phone.

"Hello Jade! So what have you been up to after your major escape?"

Jade laughed at Julia's teasing tone, "Look the great escape had been necessary. You could not see Emma's face. She looked like she wanted to kill me. Like really!"

"Well... She almost killed Alec!" Julia chuckled, "So I guess it was good you ran."

"What happened after I left?"

"Nothing much... At least nothing that I know about. She started throwing questions at him. And well we- Steve and me- excused ourselves. I was reluctant but my dear husband forced me. I was scared that the Emma would eat my little brother alive."

Jade laughed at that, "Then...?"

"Then there were in Alec's room for like an hour. At first we could hear her yell and then suddenly everything went quiet. I have no clue what happened."

"You're not at home are you? If anyone hears you speaking like that about Emma...."

Julia interrupted her, "Ofcourse I'm not at home. I don't have a death wish. I had actually gone to invite Nicole and Jason."

Jade frowned, "Invite?"

"That's the reason I called. See since you and Emma started off in such a good manner..." They laughed at that, "I was thinking let's sort out all the tension. We'll go for drinks and dancing. Maybe have dinner."

"But..."

This was what she had been dreading. Jade didn't want to go, not for any other reason but because she would be like the third wheel, or the seventh wheel in this situation.

Without a boyfriend she would just feel awkward.

"No... Don't say no. Look it's all sorted out. Emma and Alec are game. Nicole is calling her mom to take care of the twins. Please Jady!" Begged Julia.

By this time Jade had reached the Main Street. She looked around aimlessly, trying to find some some excuse so that she could avoid going.

"Jules..." Suddenly she saw something that made her smile.

She had an idea.

"Okay..." She continued, "But I'll be getting a date!"
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"That was the last patient for now, Matt."

Matt picked up his head from the file he had been concentrating on, to see Mrs Lloyd standing at the door to his office.

Mrs Lloyd was a middle aged, sweet lady who worked as the receptionist at his clinic. But was more like a substitute mother to him in the absence of his own mom.

"Thanks Mrs Lloyd! Why don't you take a break? Go get some lunch." Matt said with a smile, before returning to his file.

Instead of taking him up on his offer, Mrs Lloyd walked into his office.

Agatha Lloyd had seen many young men in the town of Millbrooke. Some of them ambitious, others just lazy.

But Matt Damon was the most hard working guy she had met. He worked day and night. Sometimes missing meals to see a patient.