http://slow.writerscafe.org/vmr496 The original writings of author VivianMarie en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776196716 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Joey was thrilled to see Jeanie, when he went to New York during one of the off-weeks. Jeanie had promised to show him New York from a resident’s view, Joey really didn’t care what they did; he was only looking forward to seeing her because it had been months. Matt answered the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vmr496/735531/ Joey got a call from Denny. "If we invite you out tonight, are you gonna kick and scream like usual, or will you trust us?" "Uh, I'll be fine. Why?" "Because we like bringing you with us. You're more fun than Harvick," Denny said. "Oh. Really?" Joey asked. "Not re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vmr496/735527/ "I'm so sorry. Matt's just dumb." "It's okay. Is he, uh, into you?" Jeanie laughed. "No. But he might be into you." She said with a wink. "Oh, good." 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Joey put his arm around Jeanie. "Sure" Jeanie nodded. "There's this nice place called Thalia's." "Let's meet there." "Alright. I've got to go, there was a magazine I was going to buy." Jean.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vmr496/734837/ A few days later Jeanie was out shopping at CVS. She hadn't yet gotten around to telling Joey the truth, he had a lot on his mind and she wanted to wait until he wouldn't get worked up. While she was flipping through the newest Cosmo she heard someone behind her."Jeanie?" She recognized that voi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vmr496/734835/ After their disastrous first date Joey and Jeanie talked or texted pretty much every day. Jeanie ended up moving to New York and rooming with a guy she knew in college. One night, months later, Jeanie and Joey were on the phone together. "You race tomorrow night, right?" 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