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Chapter 11:
the lab is unsanitary now
THE LAST LIST OF THE DAY…FOR AWHILE, ANYWAYS
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS – JIMMY'S PARTY!
by Libby Folfax and Cindy Vortex.
1). Well, I get emails from my best friend and my boyfriend's best friend saying "oh my gosh things are so difficult why isn't life easy" and also things like "I just love him/her so much but I'm so scared."
Oh, whatever. I did not say that.
Don't lie! I have the emails saved in my inbox. Want to read them, best friend?
Shut up.
2). Best friend and I arrive at party, where said best friend proceeds to flip out and send panicked text messages to me that say "I need mental help and there are butterflies in my stomach! I love Jimmy Neutron!!!111!!"
Okay, I did say some of that, but…it wasn't like that.
It wasn't?
No! Well…I do love him, and I did (well, do, I guess) need mental help and I also had butterflies in my stomach. But the wording is SO off.
Right. The wording was off. That's definitely it.
And you know what? You texted me back, saying you were nervous! You have NO room to judge!
I do. Because I made you feel better in the end, didn't I?
Shut up.
3). I believe this is where you take over, dearest. I just watched everything go down from the sidelines. Sigh. What I would have given to watch without three inches of glass blurring my view.
You're disturbed.
Only slightly. Please, enlighten everyone.
Okay. So I met Jimmy in his backyard and I was terrified. Which is weird for me, you know? I thought I was going to have a panic attack. Or a heart attack. Maybe even an asthma attack. Or…possibly all three. You know.
Yes, darling, I know. What happened next?
We talked a little…I thanked him for inviting me to the party –
PSH. You are the life of the party.
….
What?
Nothing, nothing. But yeah, and then I started apologizing and stuff and then I just kissed him. It was…
Spontaneous? Amazing? Bold? Wonderful?
All of that and more, yes.
What happened next?
4). We all lived happily ever after!
I'm rolling my eyes at your clichéd line, dear, but it's a nice thing to hear, after all that we've been through.
Agreed.
"Jimmy, my man…you're no longer single. How does it feel?" Sheen asked with a mischievous grin, spinning around in Jimmy's huge chair in the lab.
Jimmy whirled around and looked at Cindy and Libby, who were writing something in a notebook, laughing and whispering to each other. They were oblivious to their conversation. Grinning, he turned back to his best friends, who sat in front of him expectantly.
"It feels…great."
Sheen rolled his eyes and Carl smiled. "I'm glad this is all over," Carl sighed, looking more relieved than he had in weeks.
Jimmy nodded. "That makes two of us."
"Three of us," Libby chimed in from across the room, grinning the boys. Cindy just stared at them, confused.
"What?"
"Nothing, Miss Oblivious." Libby replied, and Cindy just shrugged.
Sheen sighed. "Look, it's like we're all a happy family again. This is just awesome. I say we go out for ice cream to celebrate and –"
Groans were heard throughout the room at his suggestion. "Sheen, we went out for ice cream last night. And this morning. And you also had two pints of ice cream less than an hour ago! How can you eat any more?" Libby exclaimed, exasperated.
He just shrugged and smiled sheepishly. "I am a growing man."
Cindy rolled her eyes. "His body grows but his brain sure doesn't."
"Hey, I heard that…"
"Really? That's surprising, because your attention span isn't very long. Like something else probably isn't very long either –"
"THAT IS UNCALLED FOR! LIBBY, YOUR FRIEND ISN'T BEING NICE."
"WHY DON'T YOU MAKE ME BE NICE, YOU STUPID FU –"
Jimmy just leaned back and smiled. Everything was back to normal.
Mostly.
Jimmy's Party.
Libby gasped. "Do you see that?! Oh my gosh! They're making out! There's no beating around the bush with them, is there?!"
Sheen pressed his face against the glass. "Yeah, they're really going at it."
Carl cringed slightly. "Should we leave them alone?"
"No," Libby and Sheen replied in unison.
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Pulling back from Cindy abruptly, Jimmy decided that maybe he should try replying to her earlier statements.
"Jimmy, I'm so sorry. For everything, I mean. For…cheating on you and then dragging this whole freaking thing out for weeks and weeks and then going with Nick to the fucking dance and then letting you kiss me in the closet and for letting you date Betty, because oh my god you have to be kidding me with that and I'm also REALLY sorry for this -"
"You're sorry? I should be sorry, too. You're not the only one who is guilty for cheating, after all, and you're right about Betty, of course. What was I thinking?"
Breathless, Cindy just smiled. "Of course I'm right."
He smiled back and stepped towards her again, wrapping one arm around her waist and pulling her against him. "I've missed you."
Grinning, she teased him, "Oh, well, I suppose I've missed you, too. Considering I've been thinking and planning of this moment since we've broken up."
"That makes two of us," Jimmy sighed, and he reached up to caress her face, and her teasing grin turned into a softer version. It was a light smile that just lit up her features; made her eyes seem brighter and her expression more loving. It was a smile she reserved for him. And he loved that about her. "Why did I ever let you go? How could I ever think that Betty could take your place?"
Flinching a little at what those words implied, Cindy just shook her head and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I suffer from those same dilemmas, James," She said dramatically, making him chuckle. "Nick is just a loser compared to you." She reached up and kissed him, smiling against his lips.
He smiled back, kissing her deeper, and after a few moments, it was Cindy who pulled away. "How many plans did you figure up?" She asked curiously.
He raised his brow. "Too many. You?"
"I counted. I had just one, but I know how many plans there were altogether."
Surprised, he gaped at her, "How many is that?"
"Four. Plan A and B, Sheen, Carl, and Cindy's Totally Awesome Plan and some random stupid plan Sheen thought of himself," She explained casually.
Looking even more surprised, Jimmy's jaw almost dropped to the floor. "You made a plan with SHEEN AND CARL?!"
There was a rapid beating sound and a few muffled yells. Jimmy and Cindy both turned towards the house and watched as Sheen and Libby both beat on the glass that separated them and Sheen yelled, "IT WAS THE BEST PLAN EVER!!"
They both laughed as Libby bopped him on the head and started yelling at him. Carl just inched away, slowly.
Cindy turned back to Jimmy and watched him observe their friends with a smile on her face. "I love you."
It was a statement simply meant to be thought, not said aloud, and Cindy didn't realize she had said it until Jimmy looked at her with a shocked expression.
"Damn. I wanted to say it first," He teased, and she blushed. He leaned in close to her ear, his lips brushing against her cheek. "I love you, too."
She hugged him tighter. "Are you my boyfriend now?" She asked simply, sounding tired but happy.
"Of course." Jimmy stated, his tone of voice sounding like she had just asked him if the sky was blue, or if the grass was green.
She pulled back from him slightly, an incredulous look on her face. "But you didn't ask me!"
Jimmy shrugged. "So? I'm not giving you a chance to say no."
"You really think I'd say no?"
"Probably not, but I don't want to give you the chance. You're my girlfriend. You think you can handle that?"
She sighed. "Probably not. Can you handle being my boyfriend?"
He grinned at her, kissing her forehead. "Probably not."
And they met in a kiss again, ignoring the muffled yells from their friends and the sounds coming from hands meeting glass.
To: musicsavesmysoul
From: greeneyedgoddess
Subject: HEY YOU.
Oh. My boyfriend - who is my new boyfriend and yet my old one, isn't that weird? – wanted me to tell you to tell your boyfriend that he needs to pick up all his empty, leaking ice cream cartons up from his lab.
It's getting a little gross in there. I would know. Wink, wink.
Also, did you know that Carl is a relationship genius?
I had no idea!
But it's great!
Cindy.
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To: greeneyedgoddess
From: musicsavesmysoul
Subject: Me?
Okay, okay...I get it! You have a boyfriend and la de da, everything is wonderful. You and Jimmy are both getting on my nerves a little. Just a little bit.
But yeah, I'll tell Sheen to stop being a slob and clean up his messes. Which is what his mother and the rest of the world has been trying to teach him since he was born!
Carl, a relationship guru? No way.
How do you know?
Libby.
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To: ultralordrulez
From: brainblast801
Subject: In case you didn't hear already
I about got electrocuted yesterday because your sopping, ice cream mess leaked into one of my computers and then I plugged it in without realizing it.
Thanks, thanks a lot.
CLEAN IT UP. NOW.
Unless, of course, you want a lawsuit on your hands whenever I'm dead and it's all your fault.
Just saying.
Jimmy.
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To: ultralordrulez
From: llamalover21
Subject: Hey.
You're ice cream mess in Jimmy's lab is kind of gross and it smells weird in there. Jimmy wanted me to email you and ask you to please clean it up.
It would probably benefit us all.
Why are Libby and Cindy calling me "The Relationship Guru?"
Carl.
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To: ultralordrulez
From: musicsavesmysoul
Subject: You are a disgusting pig
Clean up the freaking mess in Jimmy's lab! I haven't been in there yet, but I heard it's nasty and a fire-hazard, or something.
Maybe not a fire-hazard, but something equally as dangerous and…hazardous.
DO IT NOW.
Libby.
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To: ultralordrulez
From: greeneyedgoddess
Subject: You have five hours…
…to clean up the ice cream that's flooding Jimmy's lab or else we ("we" meaning me, Jimmy, Libby, and Carl and probably the electric company workers) are coming after you and drowning you in your own mess!
In case you haven't heard, I mean.
Because Jimmy and I were in there earlier and let's just say I got ice cream all over me. And it wasn't because Jimmy and I were doing anything inappropriate. Not. At. All.
Cindy.
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To: greeneyedgoddess, brainblast801, musicsavesmysoul, llamalover21
From: ultralordrulez
Subject: To all the haters!!!!
THE MESS IS CLEANED UP, OKAY?
YOU ALL DON'T HAVE TO MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT AND FLOOD MY INBOX WITH DEATH THREATS (CINDY) AND INSULTS (CINDY, LIBBY) AND OBNOXIOUS QUESTIONS (CARL).
I MEAN, GOD. YOU ALL ANNOY ME.
Speaking of annoying Sheen, I honestly have no idea why Cindy and Libby are calling Carl the Relationship Guru but it is the opposite of the truth.
What does Carl know about relationships?! Haha. Funny stuff.
Cindy, you can eat your own words because I cleaned up that mess in about 4 and a half hours. So HA!
Libby, I will take the "disgusting pig" comment as a compliment, thanks.
Jimmy…
If you and Cindy are doing it in the lab, get it steam-cleaned.
Please.
Sheen.
P.S. You know what? I don't think anyone should do it in the lab. That's just unsanitary.
HAHA I BET YOU ALL HATE ME.
THAT'S THE END.
END END END
I'm sure you're all disappointed in it, right? I don't know. I'm not. I thought it was funny and it was fun to write.
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