"Hello?" Jessie asked as she answered her phone.
"Jess, can you meet me at the theater? I can't seem to get the Bad Idea scene right. I need some help from you."
"Yeah, of course! I'll be right there, give me one minute to write a note for Andy." Jessie hung up the phone and wrote a note telling Andy where she'd be. She put on her shoes and began to walk to the theater. Sara was already there, waiting patiently for Jessie to arrive.
"Sara, you here?" Jessie shouted from backstage.
"On the stage!" Jessie made her way onto the stage, Sara was sitting on the examination table.
"Since you're taking over the role as Jenna, I'll be Dr. Pomatter, sound good?" Sara nodded and tossed Jessie the doctor's coat. The two practiced Bad Idea, but at the part where Jenna and Dr. P. kiss, they'd awkwardly laugh and get off the table.
"Let's run it one more time," suggested Jessie, "then I have to get going, we're going out with family for dinner."
"Okay, I think I'm getting the hang of it, I should be good after this." The scene started, everything was executed perfectly. Soon, the final verse of the song was near. Jessie was on top of Sara, as the song ended. The script called for them to kiss, and that's exactly what happened. Jessie leaned down and kissed Sara, just like in the show. A few moments later, Jessie broke the kiss and got off of Sara.
"Crap, please don't tell Andy. He can't find out about this."
"Calm down, you were only playing your role. No one has to know, it was all acting right?" They both knew it was a little more than acting.
For the next few days, Sara and Jessie tried to ignore each other, thinking they could ignore the feelings that were growing. One day, at rehearsals, Drew notices Sara staring at Jessie.
"You okay? You've been staring at Jess for a while now." Sara looked away quickly.
"Uh yeah, I'm fine," Drew could tell she wasn't fine. He grabbed her hand and led her to his dressing room.
"Drew, I'm sorry but I don't like you like that," Sara said, causing Drew to laugh.
"But you like Jessie like that," Drew said smirking.
"Did she tell you about our kiss? She told me not to tell anyone! Is it that obvious that I have feelings for her?" Drew laughed again.
"I actually didn't have proof of any of that, but you just confirmed my suspicion," Drew smiled innocently.
"Please don't tell anyone," Sara begged.
"Okay, I won't, but the only way that happening is if you go out to dinner with me. Not on a date or anything, just out to dinner, okay? To celebrate you taking over as Jenna."
"Fine, when?"
"Tomorrow night, 7 o'clock. Dress nicely. I'll text you the address later," Drew said as he walked out of his dressing room, looking for Jessie.
"Ah there you are Miss Mueller, I've been looking for you everywhere."
"Hey Drew, what's up?"
"I would be delighted if you would come to dinner with me tomorrow night, would you like to join me?"
"What time?"
"7 PM, dress nicely. I'll send you the address," Drew walked away with a smile on his face.
Tomorrow night came quickly, and Sara and Jessie got ready for their dinner with Drew. He had texted them the address a few hours earlier to remind them of their date. After putting on two of the most beautiful dresses known to man, they, separately, made their way to the restaurant. Sara got to there first, Drew said he was running a little late and just to tell the hostess his name and she'd led her to their table. The hostess showed Sara to her table, as Jessie walked through the door.
"Do you have a reservation?" asked the hostess.
"I hope so, for a Drew?"
"Ah yes, right this way." The hostess led Jessie to the table where Sara was sitting,
"There must be a mistake, I'm supposed to be meeting Drew." Sara looked up, her eyes immediately finding Jessie's.
"What are you doing here?"
"Drew asked me to meet him here for dinner."
"No, Drew asked me to meet him here for dinner."
"Well Drew has his credit card on file here, so let's not waste this perfect opportunity to go crazy," Jessie smiled and sat down. Combined, they ordered almost everything on the menu, having no mercy on Drew's credit card.
After an hour of stuffing their faces, they decided it was time to go.
"Can I come over to your place? It's closer than mine and I don't want to walk that far in these heels," Jessie asked as they walked out of the restaurant.
"Yeah, of course. I might need help if I pass out from all that food we just ate," Jessie laughed. As they walked to Sara's apartment, their hands kept bumping, until finally, Jessie intertwined their fingers. They held hands until they made it into Sara's apartment."
"Do you mind if I sleep here? I'll sleep on the couch," Jessie said, taking off her heels.
"You can just sleep in my bed with me, it's a king, so it's big enough for both of us."
"Do you have some spare clothes that I could sleep in? I didn't realize I'd be having a sleepover, so I didn't bring any extra clothes." Sara laughed and grabbed her a t-shirt and some sweatpants.
"The bathroom is over there to the right."
"Sara, I've been in your apartment before." Jessie went to the bathroom and changed into the clothes. When she walked out, Sara smiled at her.
"You look so cute in my clothes, keep them." Jessie smiled and climbed into Sara's bed.
"Get in bed already, dork." Sara jumped onto the bed, before snuggling up to Jessie. A few minutes later, they were fast asleep, tangled in each other's arms.
Sara's alarm went off at 7 AM, causing Jessie wake up and complain about how early it was
"Come on Jess, ya gotta get up, we have rehearsals today." Jessie rolled over and pulled the pillow over her head, trying to shield herself from the light.
"But I don't have any other clothes," she mumbled.
"I can give you more of mine," Sara said getting up and picking out clothes for Jessie.
"What would I do without you?" Jessie sat up and changed into the clothes Sara had just picked out.
"Hmm, you'd probably be naked right now, but I wouldn't be complaining." Jessie blushed and stood up, putting on a pair of Sara's flipflops. After finishing getting ready, they walked to the Brooks, not holding hands in case they saw Andy. They made it through rehearsals without attracting too much attention. At the end, Jessie went into her dressing room and texted Sara to come in. Sara made her way to her dressing room and shut the door behind her.
"Could you lock it?" Jessie asked. Sara locked the door and stepped towards her.
"You need something?" Jessie didn't respond, kissed Sara passionately, pushed her down onto the couch.
