Fight Left In Me ✔

Chapter 42 - Dartplayer

Jo hums while getting dressed, excited to go back to work. Dart looks at her from the bed with a smile on his lips. Jo feels him looking at her and winks at him. She feeds the cats and puts on some make-up. She checks herself in the mirror and smiles. Skinny jeans, boots and a sleeveless top are her favorite work combo. She walks back into the bedroom, her phone beeps and she checks the message. "It's from Maria. She wants me to come over to the cafe early." 

Jo crawls onto the bed to kiss Dart goodbye. He wraps his arms around her and holds her tight. His voice is laced with sleep, when he says: "Hmm, don't go. I need more kisses." 

Jo smiles and kisses him again, wriggling free from his arms. She gets up and yells all excited: "Bye handsome! See you later!" She blows him a kiss and skips out of the door.

When she reaches the cafe, she sees that Jake is busy on the terrace, putting the chairs and tables in place. She walks up to him and hugs him. "Good morning, big brother." 

Jake hugs her back and says: "Morning, pretty sister. Maria is waiting for you in the kitchen." Jo enters the kitchen and sees the table is covered in pictures. 

Maria smiles at her and says: "Good morning, Jo. Come and look at this." Jo looks at all the pictures and smiles wider with every picture she picks up. 

"Maria, they are all awesome!" 

Maria says: "I know! I was hoping I could talk some things through with you." 

Jo sits down and says: "Okay. Tell me what you need from me." 

Jake walks in with two mugs of coffee and the women say in unison: "I love you." 

Jake laughs and says: "I know what makes my girls happy." He walks back out into the cafe and Maria sits down at the table across from Jo. 

"Jo. I am thinking about starting a webshop. But I need some help with the exposure. So I was hoping you would say yes to me using these pictures on social media and in the printed press. It's just... I can't pay you a lot of money for it." 

Jo gets up and speaks up: "Stop! I would never accept money for it Maria." She walks over to Maria and hugs her lovingly. "I would love to help you out with it all, free of charge. Well... Some nice clothes are always welcome." Maria gets all teary-eyed and hugs Jo tight. 

"Oh Jo. Thank you." They both sit down again and sip from their coffee. Maria says: "I will keep you posted on what gets used where. I'm so happy you want to help me." Maria smiles and calls for Jake. 

Jake comes in immediately and says: "Can I give her my gift now?" Jo looks at him in surprise and he hands her a gift. Jo unwraps it and pulls out a black, sleeveless shirt, with a print on it. Jo reads it: Born to be a dart player and bursts out in laughter. 

"That is awesome Jake! I love it! Putting it on right now." Jo takes off her own top and puts the new one on. She hugs Jake tight and he chuckles. 

"I knew you would love this one. I had so much fun just buying it." 

Jo does a spin and says: "My favorite shirt from now on." 

Maria hands her an envelope and says: "I have a gift for you too. But you might want to open it when you're alone. It's the pictures of you in the white bikini." Jo blushes when she thinks about the effect that bikini had on Dart and what it lead to. 

Jake chuckles and says: "Ooh, I bet you put it on for Dart yesterday." 

Jo turns to him and says: "Shut up Jake. Dart already pointed out how obvious it was that I wasn't sleeping. Next time, I'll pretend I'm not there."