Three days had passed. Madison sat at her cubicle at the L.A. Daily thinking about how she and Jorey only had a few more days together before Jorey had to go back to Indiana. Madison almost felt like she was going to relive five years ago when Jorey left her. All she wanted was to be with her but both of them had separate lives. Lives that existed half way across the country.

She was supposed to be writing a column on healthy side dishes to make the perfect meal. It was something that she didn’t know a lot about so it was taking her longer than she ever wanted. She looked at the clock, it was only ten o’clock. She didn’t get off of work until four. Six more hours before she could leave and see Jorey again.

Jorey sat in her hotel room wondering what she could do. Madison was at work. Ashley and Spencer were on the last leg of Ashley’s tour. She was by herself. What a vacation. She finally went out to the balcony of her hotel room. It was a bright, beautiful California day. She looked down to the ground below. There wasn’t much movement. Everyone was probably at work. The pool was calm and vacant. Huh…I think I know what I can do. Jorey went back inside and changed into her bikini.

When she got to the pool she stood at the side trying to determine the best way to get in. If it was cold then jumping in was her best bet. She squatted down, placing her hand in the water to feel how warm it was. To her surprise it was quite warm. There was no need to jump in, she could walk in comfortably. She laid her towel on one of the loungers and walked to the steps that gradually went into the water. As she walked in she felt relief. Not that she hadn’t had any relief in the past three days, but this was different.

Madison was almost done with her column and she needed a serious break. She grabbed her phone and quickly dialed Jorey’s cell phone number. It rang a couple of times and Madison was starting to get worried. When Jorey answered the phone she was a little winded, “Hello?”