Prologue
“So have you found her?” Conner asked as he laced his fingers
together.
“Um...no, I haven’t.” Kevin stated softly.
“What! How hard can it be to find one girl!?” Conner said as his eyes grew wide. “Where the devil can she be?” Conner continued as he started to turn red.
“I’m sorry Conner but, this takes time. If I knew where she was I would be able to find her.” Kevin said with a tight smile. Conner just glared at him and motioned him away. After he left Conner sighed and shook his head thinking he would never find this girl. He was losing hope each time Kevin, his hired help, came to him and told him he had yet to find her.
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Chapter 1
“Yeah...” Emma sang as she finished up the song they were practicing.
“Emma your going mad.” Jake said in a sing-song voice.
“Jake, the song is we’re going mad. Anyways, I’m not going mad
you are.” Emma jested.
“Oh be nice Emma, cuz he just wants to be your teddy bear.” Aly
said with a straight face.
“Oh Jake have I heard right? You want Emma to be your teddy bear.” Austin said with mock shock.
“No Austin, he doesn’t want her to be his teddy bear he wants to be hers.” Emily said as she joined in on the teasing.
“You guys, are you sure he wants to be her teddy bear and not someone else’s in this room.” Blake said as he smirked at Jake.
“Uh...I...um...” Jake stuttered. Emma looked over at Jake in his baby blue shirt and blue jeans. and laughed at the shock she saw in Jake’s jade green eyes which she could barely see because of his shaggy black hair. Everyone looked over at Jake to see just what she was laughing at and they busted into gales of laughter too. He just scowled at his friends and then he smirked and got on his knees in front of Emma.
“I don’t wanna be your tiger cuz tigers play to rough. I don’t wanna be your lion cuz lions ain’t the type to love enough. I just wanna be your teddy bear, your teddy bear oooh...” Jake sang his favorite Elvis song to a very quite room.
“Wow Jake, You know what? I think you should sing instead of play the electric guitar.” Aly said while grinning in a knowing way.
“No way! That would never happen not in my lifetime.” Jake said with defiance.
“Well, you know what. I gotta go to work cuz I’m gonna be late for my job. So we can talk about Jake singing later.” Emma said as she headed for her little red jeep. As she left she heard her friends laugh and Jake tell them to shut up. She laugh to her self and got in her jeep and drove away laughing.
“Hey Emma, you will never believe how happy I am to see you.” Jan said as she finished wiping down the table.
“I bet I can guess.” Emma smiled as she took the rag from a very pregnant Jan.
“Thanks, your a doll.”
“No worries, I’m just doing my job. So when is she coming?”
“Next month but, if she has her way it will be next week. Well I’ll see you later.” Jan said as she walked off.
“Tell rusty I said Hi and to behave himself!” Emma called out. All Emma heard was laughter then a door shut and the car drive away.
“Emma is that you!” Joe shouted from his office.
“Yes sir! Who else could it be!”
“None other than you.” Joe said as he stepped out of his office.
“Where is everybody?”
“They are in the break room.”
“Not much business?”
“Nope, none at all.” Joe sighed.
“Well, to change the subject. Is there anything you want me to do?”
“You can sweep but that is just about all you have to do for now.”
“Okay. Will do.” Emma smiled as she went to get the broom and
get to work. As she swept she looked around the “Little Cafe”. It wasn’t bad but it
could use some fixing up like some more paint and maybe new furniture. The couches beside the stage in the corner were looking a little shabby and the stage curtain could be dusted off and of course the stage could be put to use. It had just been sitting there unused. when she finished with her job she went over to the stage and studied
it carefully. she was so caught up in it that she didn’t hear Joe come
up behind her. “It needs help.” Emma jumped at the sound of his voice and whirled around with a hand upon her heart. “Yes it does.” She agreed while she tried to slow her heart down before it tried to jump out of her chest from fright.
“Yes, but it needs something more.” Joe quickly looked at Emma and then looked away.
“Like what?”
“We need a band to play here because I think music will bring more people in. Though first we need to clean it up and then we can use.” Emma heard the love he had for his cafe in his voice.
“Yeah, well you can get people to clean it up, but, who are you going to get to play here? You and me both know that no one cares that much.”
“Yes, I know people will clean it, but you are wrong about one thing.”
“What am I wrong about?”
“That no one will play here.” Joe smiled.
“Who? Cuz I sure don’t know one.” She said in disbelief.
“Well, I do and you do too.”
“Who? Who is it?” Emma nearly jumped up.
“You mean you don’t know.” Joe joked.
“JOE!” Emma shouted.
“It’s you and your band.” Joe said as quietly as possible.
