The phone rang through the house. Callie was the first to get to it.
“Hello?” She asked as she wrapped the cork around her finger.
A feminine voice spoke, “Hi, is James there?”
“Yep, hold on while I get him.” Callie replied. She placed the phone done as she made her way to James’ room. She gently knocked on the door to hear a feminine laugh echo through the room. “James, you have a phone call.” Callie began to walk away as James and Michele exited the room. James headed straight for the phone, while Michele trailed behind Callie. Callie noticed this and stopped. “Hey Michele, I’m going out to the supermarket to get some food, want to come with me?”
A wave of relief seemed to wash over her features and a giant smile swept her face. “Sure. Let’s go!”
Meanwhile James had picked up the phone by this time. A huge smile spread upon his lips. “Joy? Gosh, it’s so good to hear your voice.” He said with a lovesick sigh.
“James... How are you hun? It’s not the same here without you.” Joy whispered, showing that she was going through the same withdrawal as him. Joy was his girlfriend. The two had been going out since freshman year of college. The two were made to be together. Everyone back home was counting the days till James popped the question.
“Miserable. How am I going to make it through six more months without you. But besides that, it’s beautiful here. We just found out that we will be going on a ‘group’ trip to Spain in a couple of months. Plus, we have this mission of sorts. It has to do with starting our own business. So, what’s up in Mississippi?” James said, a weight of sorts being lifted from his shoulders. He hadn’t been able to speak with her since he came to Malibu and the guilt was beginning to hit him.
“Good. Works the same. All our friends are the same. Oh! Did Joey tell you he got a job in California?” Joy said with an excited tone.
“No! When is he coming here?” James asked, a little hurt that his best friend hadn’t told him the important news.
“Um, in a few days. Don’t feel bad honey, he literally just found out. They called him today in fact. It has to do with some TV pilot. You know how Joey has been trying to get into show business.”
James exhaled, he was realized to know that his friend wasn’t keeping something this big from him. “Wait! A few days. Does he plan on staying with me?” James said in a frantic tone.
“I’m not sure. Call him. Then call me back when you find out.” Joy said, sadden by the fact that their conversation was cut short.
“I’ll have to do that. Babe, I’m sorry this has to be cut short.” James said. It amazed Joy that he seemed to know her inside and out.
“It’s okay, just call me back alright?” Joy pleaded.
“I will. I promise. I love you.”
“I love you too. Bye bye.” Click. James hung up to only pick it right up to dial a number that was engraved in his memory. It was quickly picked up.
“Hello?”
”Joe, it’s James. So you coming to California bud?” James said, with a smile.
“Yep. I was gonna call you later today about it... So, can I stay with you?” Joey asked, mentally crossing his fingers.
“I’d have to ask my other roommates, but I’m sure it’ll be cool. For how long?”
“Only for two weeks. Or until I find a decent hotel room. But if the job works out I might be there