nine, the agent took them upstairs to look
around the part that was built for the purpose of the staff. This
included a staff room, shower rooms, changing rooms, a meeting room
and every member of staff had their own office which they had made
personal to them. Alexia really liked that as she knew all too well
that since you spend most of your life at work you have to be happy
and it was little things like that helped. Then they followed the
agent into what would be Alexia’s office and she nearly fell over,
it was massive with floor to ceiling windows, a seating area, a
meeting table, a kitchen, a bathroom and just outside there was two
more offices that would be for Tracy and Sarah.
Tracy and Sarah stood gobsmacked
and without thinking Alexia blurted out, ‘I’ll take it, with the
children’s play area as well, cash payment, I can have the money
transferred ASAP, it’s sat there ready.’ The agent looked at her
with a big grin on her face and Tracy and Sarah whipped their heads
round to look at her in shock. They went to meet with the current
owner to get things sorted and due to the fact that “money talks”
as people say, everything was sorted there and then. They had
called both lawyers on a conference call and the money was
transferred that day. Alexia was going to be holding the keys in
her hand a week on the following Monday. The girls drove home in a
daze and as soon as they got inside Alexia’s house they went mad
screaming and jumping up and down, they put some music on and went
crazy.
‘ OH MY GOD! I can’t
believe I actually own a dance studio! Finally after years of
struggling, thanks to my mother I finally have my dreams come
true,’ Alexia said smiling.
‘ Well there’s one piece of
the puzzle missing,’ Tracy said.
‘ What?’ Alexia looked at
her.
‘ A man! Not just any
man….James.’ Alexia went to argue but Tracy jumped in first, ‘I
mean if the past was different and you two had still been together,
all your dreams would have come true today because you have your
children, your house, your dad back in your life and now your dance
studio. He is the missing piece. He is and always will be the love
of your life. And after what happened with him in his office I
think you’re going to see him a lot more because you’re going to be
trying to avoid him. Just one of those things, the more you try to
avoid someone, the more they pop up.
‘ That’s what I’m afraid of
now I’ve moved here. Him upsetting the kids and the fact that I
just can’t get over him. He’s going to hurt me too. But I will
cross that path when it comes, now how about we go shopping for
shit food and lots of wine so we can celebrate?’
‘ PERFECT!’ Tracy and Sarah
shouted at the same time and they all laughed.
*******************
Alexia got the keys on time. She
agreed with Tracy and Sarah that this was all about them learning
everything they needed to know and got a list together of things
they wanted to make their own which was actually quite small as it
place worked just nicely. Alexia was glad for the distraction as
she still couldn’t get James out of her mind.
The second week they really
focused on the up and coming show and everyone was feeling the
pressure with knowing there could be a big contract in it. Tracy
was sat on her computer and looking at the shows schedule for
Friday night and froze as she saw nothing else but the words “Mike
Hudson V James Taylor.” She slowly got up and walked over to Sarah
and Alexia who were making a cup of coffee.
‘ Hey, are you ok? You look
like you going to pass out,’ Sarah said.
‘ I think I am,’ she said
in shock.
‘ Why? What's the matter?
Do I need to call the doctor?’ Sarah jumped up.
‘ No no, nothing like that.
Erm.....Alexia...you know the fight club we’re going to on
Friday?’
‘ Yes.’
‘ One of the main event
fighters is James.’
Alexia froze and just
stared at her friend “OH
FUCK” she thought to