Juliet.
Written by Martana Alexander, aka Elizabeth Summers
Edited by tigereyes320
Rating: pg-13 for sexual situations and language, so be warned now.
Pairings: s/b, and two oc.s
Disclaimer: I don't own them. But wait, I do own Miss Juliet Elizabeth Fox, and Mr. Ashleigh Ryan Carter. Of course you won't see their middle names here that much, and Ashleigh won't be in the story much though his name is mentioned several times. I also don't own Dawson's Creek, no matter how many times the show is mentioned in the story.
Chapter 1. Joey and Dawson.
Juliet Fox shook back her long copper locks and laughed as he violet eyes locked onto her cousin who was dancing with her new husband. The sweet couple was smiling at one another as they danced totally in love. Juliet smiled and then smoothed out her lavender dress as she scanned the room.
"Sick isn't it?" Jesse asked as he sat down next to her at the table.
"They're in love." Juliet answered with a shrug. "One day it will be you out there dancing with your bride."
"So what do you think she'll look like? Short with copper hair and violet eyes?" Jesse teased.
"She'll be tall and thin with dark brown hair and her eyes will be brown or green." Juliet decided after a moment of though. "I'd never marry you, and I am already spoken for."
"Thanks a lot, Juls. You want to dance?"
"Sure, if you promise not to step on my brand new shoes."
"I have my card as a member of the Rich Kids Club if you want me to give you proof that I do know how to dance."
"Funny. So what all does that membership card say you can do?" Juliet asked as she stood up and let him lead her out on the dance floor.
"Plenty of things." Jesse answered and pulled her close. She laid her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her waist as they began to dance. "I'm not a platinum member though."
"Why not?"
"Because I failed the snobbery test."
Juliet laughed and stood on her tip-toes to lightly kiss him.
"People are going to think we are an item." Jesse teased.
"They already do. It's not my fault we look sweet together you know."
"Well I don't mind if you don't and are sure Ashleigh wont kill us."
"He's not here to find out, and why would I mind being associated with a handsome and rich guy?"
"Just wanted to be sure that you were ok with being linked with me."
"As long as you treat me well I'm happy to let these people think I'm your girlfriend, but don't think you'll get me in bed."
"You think I have a death wish? Your cousin and boyfriend would both kill me if I so much as looked at you wrong."
"You are so funny, but you know I still love you to death."
"I'm glad that you still love me, Juls. The worst thing that could happen to me is to have my best friend hate me."
"Your best friend and your soul mate, Kilmartin. That reminds me, we have a date with the TV tomorrow."
"Dawson's Creek, the bittersweet show for teenagers and the favorite of actress Juliet fox. You are so cute at times."
"Don't you want to se what happened? Will Joey finally choose between Pacey and Dawson? Will Jack ever find a boyfriend? Will Sheriff Doug Witter finally come out of the closet? Who will Jen sleep with this week?"
"We watch re-runs, Juliet. You and I both already know what's gonna happen in answer to each of those questions."
"I like watching re-runs, Jesse. If you already know what happened it is that much easier to see the little details."
"And how many times do you want to watch each episode?"
"Until I know every word of every line. Come on, you know you like watching the 'Merry Mayhem' episode when the car is driven into the house."
"This is from the girl who got jealous because Audrey was 'singing back up' for John Mayer?"
"If I wasn't so into acting I'd be a signer. You know I've got a good voice."
"Yes, you are a good singer. I meant to tell you that you did very well singing at the wedding. Deanna Carter's 'Color Everywhere' was a good choice."
"It was either gonna be that one or 'Strawberry Wine.' That is the one I wanted to sing, but no, Brennan wouldn't let me. He said it was an inappropriate song for a wedding."
"Maybe I will let you sing it at the reception after my wedding."
"I'll keep in practice."
Jesse smile and pulled the girl closer against him. Juliet's eyes closed as she wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. In perfect contentment they danced together through the long run of slow songs, seeming like the dream couple to those who saw them together.
"Time to throw the bouquet!" Shalimar cried out when the last song ended.
"Come on, Jesse! Let's go get the bouquet and garter!" Juliet said.
"Alright, alright, we'll go catch you the bouquet." Jesse laughed.
They ran over to the group of single women and Juliet prepared to catch the bouquet. Shalimar turned around and threw the bouquet over her shoulder. There was a scuffle as the women all tried to catch the bouquet, but Juliet grabbed it, and the second the flowers were in her hands, she ducked out of the crowd and ran back over to Jesse.
"You have to catch the garter now." She instructed.
"Whatever, Juls."
"Go now, they are just about to do it!"
Jesse sighed and walked over to where Juliet had sent him.
Brennan slipped the garter off Shalimar's leg and then threw it out. Jesse made a half-hearted attempt to catch it, only in order to please his demanding best friend, and was shocked when he realized that he had actually caught the lacy piece.
A few moments later Jesse found him self kneeling in front of Juliet, who was sitting regally on a chair. Juliet pulled her skirt up so that her shapely legs were revealed, earning several wolf whistles from the men in the audience.
Jesse quickly slipped the garter up Juliet's leg and then pulled her skirts back down, covering her legs, much to the dismay of the men. Juliet laughed, then stood up and drug him back out onto the dance floor for the remainder of the reception.
Several Hours later at Sanctuary
Juliet and Jesse walked into Sanctuary, arm in arm following Adam and Emma.
"That wedding was so much fun." Juliet laughed, swaying slightly from intoxication. "I can't believe that the bartender gave me a three-quarters full bottle of champagne and told me to go for it."
"Juliet, you must learn temperance." Adam reprimanded.
"I'll take care of her, Adam." Jesse volunteered as he bent down and picked the girl up. Juliet laid her head against his shoulder and shifted so her legs rested more comfortably on his arms. "We're still going to sleep in the rec room and watch TV tonight, but I'm going to help her out of this bridesmaid dress first."
"You just wanna get me out of my clothes don't you? Putting that garter on my leg must have sparked your interest." Juliet whispered. Jesse blushed slightly and then carried her into her bedroom where he set her down on the bed.
"Alright, Juliet, can you get out of your dress or do you need help?"
"You'd better help me, Jess. I'm not feeling that great."
Jesse stood her up and quickly unzipped her dress and got her out of it.
Juliet had just barely gotten out of the dress when she dashed for her bathroom. Jesse quickly followed her and held back her hair as she threw up.
"You alright now?" Jesse asked the girl when she sat up.
"I think it might be a bit before I'm better. You go change out of that tux before you take care of me."
"I can slip out of it here if you don't mind seeing me in boxers and an undershirt."
"Seen ya like that plenty of times. Lay your clothes on my bed. I think I can hold things down till you get back."
"Alright, I'll be right back with you." Jesse stood up and went into Juliet's bedroom where he quickly stripped down to his boxers and undershirt, and then went back to Juliet. He sat down behind her and gently massaged her shoulders.
"Jesse can you hold me? I feel so bad, but I don't think I'll throw up anymore."
"Come here."
Juliet moved back so she was sitting in his lap and closed her eyes as she laid her head back. Jesse wrapped his arms around her and with one hand played with the lace of the garter that was still on her leg.
"It looks good doesn't it?" Juliet asked.
"Not your color. It is all white, and for you there needs to be some lavender."
"Jess, do you realize how scantily clad we both are? I'm only in a bra, underwear, and a slip."
"I've walked in on you in the shower. I definitely saw more skin then than I am seeing now."
"I still say it was on purpose, but I guess its just that were so close together dressed like this."
"You alright with it? 'Cause I can go to my room and put something else on if you want me to."
"I'm fine. You are not that guy, and you would never hurt me, I trust you."
"Just wanted to keep you comfortable. I can't believe anything that jerk did to you."
"Jess, I'm alright. That was a long time ago, and now I'm here, safe. I don't look at every man and assume that he is going to try to abuse me."
"Scars take a long time to heal. I wish I could have been there to save you from it all. The emotional abuse by your mother, and then that jerk. It makes me so fucking angry, Juls. That bastard deserves everything in the book to be thrown at him for the sexual abuse you had to go through."
"Don't get angry, Jess. Everything is alright. I have no problem with sex, and that is what the shrink told me would be the final wall to fall. I'll never be one to sleep around, but I can do it if I truly want to."
"You know that I will never be able to fully trust anyone with you. Not Bren, not Adam, hell, I don't even trust myself. I barely trust Ashleigh, but I try to let you go when it comes to him."
"He's a good man. Shallie and I trust you. Shallie said that she couldn't imagine you ever trying to do anything to me even if I offered myself to you, and I agree with her."
"Juls, don't talk about that. I don't trust myself with you, and there are times I am scared that I'll do something I will regret."
"You won't ever hurt me. Now, let's go to the rec-room. I'm feeling a whole lot better."
"I'll let you change and then meet you in the rec room."
"Let's stay dressed like this. I'm really comfortable this way."
"I'm not comfortable with you like that."
"Alright, I'll put on some pajamas, and brush my teeth. Ten minutes."
"Ten minutes."
Twenty Minutes Later
Juliet walked in the rec room and in front of the sofa where they were going to sit to watch the movies, found that Jesse had already pilled up his pillows and laid out some blankets. She quickly set her pillows up next to his. The soft pallet that Jesse had set up was big enough for them to both sleep comfortably, and her light weight blanket would help keep them warm. Once she had arranged her stuff in the rec room she went to the kitchen to find Jesse.
Jesse was standing in front of the microwave waiting for a bag of pop corn to pop. He was dressed only in a pair of loose black pajama pants and his hair looked like he had gotten a quick shower. Juliet walked over behind him and put her arms around his waist and laid her cheek against his back.
Feeling both the coolness of Juliet's soft lavender tank and the warmth of her cheek, Jesse smiled and turned to face her.
"You love that tank set don't you?" Jesse asked as he gently pushed a lock of her hair back from her face.
"You bought it for me." Juliet answered as she fingered the silk material of her pants.
"It's your color." Jesse answered. He brought a hand to cup her face and stared into her bright violet eyes.
"My material too." Juliet whispered. Her eyes were locked on Jesse's, and she brought a hand to his face. Slowly she leaned in and kissed him. Jesse hesitated, but then slowly relaxed as he felt her small body press tighter against his and her tongue run across his teeth. He gently opened his mouth to allow her to deepen the kiss and brought his other hand to cradle the back of her head.
Emma walked into the kitchen for a glass of water and her eyes widened in surprise at the scene before her.
"Guys?" she said startling the two.
"Emma," Juliet said as she turned around. "this isn't what it looks like."
"I know, but I suggest you two find a better place then the kitchen if you want to do that. If Adam had caught you he wouldn't be the least bit forgiving." Emma said as she quickly got her glass of water and left the room.
"So what was that?" Jesse asked when Emma had left the room.
"I don't know, but whatever it was I think I liked it, and I want to try that again." Juliet answered and then leaned in to kiss him again.
"Ashleigh." Jesse whispered just before her lips met his.
"Hmm? What?"
"Your boyfriend. The man you love." Jesse answered pulling Juliet back to reality.
"Oh my god, Jesse. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done that."
"Juls, its ok, Let's just forget it happened and get on with our fun tonight."
"Thank you. Lets go to the rec room and watch a movie."
"I suppose you'll want to watch American Pie."
"Jesse Kilmartin, I don't want to watch that every time we have a sleep over. I wanna watch 'Heathers'."
"How about and eighties marathon? 'Heathers', 'Footloose', 'Flash Dance', 'Blue Lagoon', and 'Dirty Dancing'."
"That sounds like a lot of fun. Let's do it."
"Get the sodas while I get the popcorn and those double chocolate cookies you bought."
"See you in a minute."
A while later
Jesse sat leaned against his pillows while Juliet sat between his legs. 'I'm glad she's still ok with us doing the whole movie thing. I can't believe that I kissed her. Technically she kissed me, but I didn't do anything to stop her.'
"Make out session for your thoughts." Juliet said as she paused the movie and turned to face him.
Jesse laughed slightly and then sighed. "Just thinking about what happened in the kitchen. You still trust me?"
"Of course I still trust you, and I was the one who started it."
"I did nothing to stop you."
"Jess, don't over analyze it. We kissed end of story. We're Joey and Dawson not Jen and Dawson."
Jesse laughed and then stole one of the cookies Juliet had been eating. "We're good then?"
"Yep. Now let me watch my movie."
Juliet pressed play and the movie continued.
Several hours later
Jesse turned off the television hen the final movie went off. Juliet had fallen asleep half way through it, and was lying in the same place she'd been since they'd started their movie marathon. Jesse shifted slightly so that they would both be more comfortable, but made no effort to completely move the girl. He reached over and got the throw she'd brought and spread it over them before he fell asleep.
Two months later.
Juliet woke up in Jesse's room where they'd been watching TV the night before. Noticing that Jesse wasn't in bed she checked the clock on the nightstand. 'Nine in the morning? We were up until four, and Jesse does not wake up until he's had at least seven hours of sleep. Where could he be?'
Juliet was about to get out of the bed when Jesse walked in from his bathroom and fell across the bed.
"You ok, Jesse?" she asked, her voice heavy with concern.
"No, stomach virus. You'd better go so you don't get sick too."
"I'm staying. Some one has to take care of you."
"Juliet, I don't want you to get sick."
"I won't get sick, Jesse, I never do. You stay right here while I got get something for you to drink. Dehydration will only make you sicker."
"Don't' mention any kind of food or drink." Jesse moaned.
"I'm the nurse not you, now stay right there. I'm also going to get Adam in here so he can see if there is anything he can do to help you."
"Thank you, Juls."
"I've got to take care of you, Jesse. You're my best friend."
Jesse gave her a weak smile and then closed his eyes.
Juliet went to the kitchen for some ginger ale and then to the lab to get Adam.
An hour later
"Jesse, I can't do anything for you." Adam said. "you'll just have to let things run their course. Juliet will be taking care of you since she is the best nurse."
"See I told you I was the nurse." Juliet said as Adam left the room.
"Juls," Jesse said as he sat up.
"What?"
"Move." Jesse got out of the bed and ran to his bath room. Shaking her head Juliet followed him.
That night
Juliet collapsed on the bed next to Jesse thankful he was asleep. She had spent her day trying to get him to drink some of the ginger ale, holding is head back when he was sick, cleaning and disinfecting. Her deep violet eyes closed as she drifted off to sleep.
The next morning
Jesse woke up feeling better than he had the day before. Juliet was lying on the bed next to him still sound asleep. He smiled at her angelic look and closed his eyes hoping to allow her at least another hour of sleep. Soon he too was fast asleep.
Two hours later Juliet woke up happy to find Jesse still sleeping. She slipped out of the bed and went to her room. She quickly changed into a pair of old jeans and a tank top and then went back to Jesse's room
When she got to his room she found the bed empty, and sighing, walked into his bathroom. The second she stepped in she heard the sound of running water and turned to the shower. The glass door was covered in steam and blurred, but she took a s second to realize that Jesse was in the shower. She closed her eyes and turned around, then walked over to the sink where she braced herself on the counter and attempted to steady her racing heart. A few minutes later she jumped when she felt someone lay a hand on her shoulder. She turned to find Jesse standing in front of her, with only a towel wrapped around his waist.
"You ok, Juls?" He asked.
"I kinda walked in on you showering." she answered.
"So now we're even." Jesse teased and then gently kissed her forehead.
"Yeah I guess we are." she laughed nervously. "You feeling better today?"
"Yeah, you can go to your room and get a shower and then sleep for a while if you like."
"A shower sounds good. I'll come back in a few minutes to change your sheets an then we can both crash out on your bed and watch TV."
"You need to eat something."
"Playing nurse now, Jesse?"
"Protective older brother. Go shower, eat and then you can come watch TV."
"I should have Adam come confirm that you're better. Hopefully it was just a twenty-four hour thing."
"Well whatever it was you were a great nurse. I guess I should have known that my best friend would take care of me."
"I'll always take care of you."
Jesse gently hugged the girl and put a soft kiss on the top of her head.
A week later
"Jesse, I'm going out to meet Ashleigh now, you wanna go with me?" Juliet asked as she laid across the sofa next to him.
"Clubbing with you and Ash? I don't think so, Juls. The last time I went with you two I got stuck at the club with no way to get home since everyone was out or busy. Then when I finally got Shal to pick me up it looked like I couldn't drive."
"I'm really sorry about that. Ashleigh just hasn't seen everyone in so long, and he does like ya'll."
"He's coming here for Christmas next week isn't he?"
"Yep. I have to finish cleaning my room so things wont be a mess while he's staying here, and so he will actually have someplace to put his suitcases and stuff."
"What he's not staying in a guest room?" Jesse teased as he gently played with a strand of the girls copper hair that had escaped from her ponytail.
"Jesse, why in the world wouldhe be staying in a guest room, when he could go sleep in his girlfriends room with her."
"Go clubbing and I'll try to clean up a bit for you. Half the mess is probably my fault."
"I love you, Jesse!" Juliet sat up and quickly kissed him then ran out of the room.
Jesse shook his head and then went into Juliet's room. Looking around he found a pile of clothes in the floor, books and magazines scattered everywhere, and a pile of CDs, DVDs, and cassette tapes on the dresser.
"So this is what I've gotten myself into."
Carefully he walked across the room and began to sort through the scattered items.
Five hours later
Juliet walked into her bedroom to find it spotless and Jesse collapsed across her bed sound asleep. Laughing as she shook back her messy copper hair and gently kissed his forehead. She put her purse on its hook and then changed into her favorite pajamas before climbing into the bed next to Jesse. Her head rested on his chest as she closed her eyes and was lulled to sleep listening to the even rhythm of his heartbeat.
Three weeks later.
Juliet laughed as a pile of garland fell on her head when the box she was trying to put on the shelf in the storage closet dumped out on her head.
"We're cleaning, Juliet. No playing around with the decorations." Brennan admonished.
"I'm not playing, the box fell on topof my headhead." Juliet answered. She fought with the golden strands for a moment, but only succeeded in tangling herself in it further. She tripped over a strand and was about to fall when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her and held her up.
"Juls, what are you doing?' Ashleigh asked as he set the girl back on her feet and then started to help her untangle from the garland.
"Cleaning up like I'm supposed to."
"You are such a mess."
"And you love me."
"I guess I do." Ashleigh sighed.
Juliet turned around and kissed him, her fingers playing in the shaggy brown locks that she'd come to love.
"Get a room." Shalimar laughed as she walked by.
"Alright." Juliet agreed and then started to lead Ashleigh to her bedroom.
"She was just kidding. You two get back to work." Brennan said before the couple could get far. 'Mental note, never even tease Juls about that get a room thing, she'll take it way too seriously.'
"I can't work too much longer. My mother is expecting me to drop by today." Ashleigh said as he put away the repack box of garland.
"Can I come? I wanna meet my future in-laws." Juliet asked.
"Go change and brush your hair."
Juliet smiled and ran out of the room.
"Do you have any idea of how happy you've just made her?" Shalimar asked.
"I know she's really excited about meeting her future in-laws." Ashleigh said. "I promised her that before I gave her my ring she'd meet the family."
"This is the start of you two being engaged them?' Brennan asked.
"It means I've been starting to look at rings. I'm not purposing immediately, but she'll have that ring before the end of the summer."
"The second she has that ring on her hand you'll be pulled into wedding plans." Shalimar warned.
"I'm prepared for it, Shal." Ashleigh laughed
"As a married man I can tell you that you will never be prepared for marriage or any of the events that you have to go through before the wedding." Brennan said as he put up the final box of decorations.
"Who's getting married?" Jesse asked as he walked in.
"No one yet, but Ashleigh is taking Juls to meet his family." Shalimar explained.
"Taking Juls to meet the in-laws, that sounds like a fool's errand." Jesse said doubtfully.
"My mother asked me to bring her. My sister didn't get in town till yesterday, so we're celebrating Christmas today."
"The Carter family Christmas, from those stories you've told about them that sounds like something we'd enjoy seeing." Brennan laughed.
"Well, I'm going to enjoy it." Juliet said indignantly as she walked back in her hair brushed and changed into a simple dress.
"You look beautiful." Ashleigh whispered and then lightly kissed her. Juliet smiled and laid her head on his shoulder.
"You two had better behave your selves while you're over there." Shallimar warned.
"We will, Shallie." Juliet agreed.
"Time to go if we want to get there on time. I'll see you all alter." Ashleigh said as he led Juliet out to the car.
Two and a half months later.
"Emma, you want to hang out with me, Jess, and Shallie tonight?" Juliet asked as she stepped into the redheads rooms.
"You're inviting me to lovely hang out that you three are having?"
"You've always been invited, but you never come. It won't be that bad. Jesse will actually have on a shirt with those flannel pants, Shallie said he had to wear one.'
"That's not what bothers me. I just don't want to intrude on the family bonding."
"You're part of the family too, Emma. Please come and hang out with us tonight? I'll beg if I have to."
"I'll come."
"Great! After supper change into your pajamas and bring your pillows and blankets, then we'll all hang out, watch movies, and eat junk food."
"Sounds like a lot of fun. I'll see you there."
"O.K." Juliet smiled as and then left the room.
That night after supper
Juliet and Jesse sat in the rec room on their pallet of blankets. Juliet had taken her normal place sitting between Jesse's legs while she read. Jesse had a book, but he was paying more attention to Juliet who, as normal, was not concentrating well. During the last ten minutes she had straightened her hair twelve times, cleaned her reading glasses three times, adjusted the straps on her pale yellow silk tank countless times, and turned the page of her book once.
"Juls," Jesse began, "do you not like the book?"
"I love this book, Jess. I just can't concentrate on it right now. Where are Emma and Shal?"
"I don't know. What are you reading anyway?"
"Lois Lowry's A Summer to Die. It is one of my top five favorite books."
"It sounds depressing Juls."
"You're reading Cujo, Jess. That is a weird book."
"You were the one who told me to read it."
"No, I told you to watch the movie, not read the book."
"Let's not fight over his , Juls."
"Fine what do you want to do?"
"Keep you from making me crazy."
Juliet laughed and turned slightly so she could face him.
"I'm making you crazy?"
"Juls, all you do is make me crazy."
Juliet smiled and then leaned forward and gently kissed him.
"You are in so much trouble, Kilmartin." she whispered when she pulled back.
"So are you, I could taste the chocolate on your breath. That was supposed to be saved for all of us." Jesse answered, smirking slightly.
"I left the chocolate for tonight alone. I just had some that Ashleigh bought me."
"You aren't supposed to eat a lot of it, none of us are."
"Free night. I ate it after supper."
"You are hilarious."
"Who's hilarious?" Shalimar asked as she and Emma walked in.
"I am, at least according to Jesse." Juliet answered. "Where have you been?"
"Getting ready to come in here." Emma said as she set her stuff on one of the recliners.
Shalimar put her things on the sofa and then sat down in the floor. "You two were reading?"
"Yeah, she wanted to do something while we waited on you two." Jesse answered.
Juliet took off her reading glasses and set them on a side table where they would not be broken. "Movie time!"
"We're not watching anything R rated." Emma said before Juliet got over to the video cabinet.
"Fine then. We can watch something else. How about 'Clueless'?" Juliet suggested.
"Put in the disc, Juls. That sounds like a decent movie." Jesse said.
Juliet smiled and put in the disc and then went back to her seat.
"I don't know how you managed to talk us into this." Emma said as she picked up a bowl of popcorn.
"It's not that bad, Emma." Jesse argued. "We all have fun hanging out like this."
"You and Juliet are the only ones who really enjoy this whole sleeping in the floor thing. I'd rather be back in bed with Brennan. Sleeping out under the stars in fine, bet here, inside we should sleep in beds." Shalimar said.
"You're sleeping on the sofa, Shal. Jess and I are the ones sleeping in the floor."
"Are we going to talk through the whole movie?" Emma asked.
Everyone stopped talking, and they remained quiet through the rest of the movie.
A while later
"What shall we do now that the movie is over?" Juliet asked.
"I don't know, Juls." Emma said
'Play truth or dare. That sounds like a fun idea." Juliet said as she took a sip from the bottle of beer she and Jesse had been sharing.
"Juls, its not fun to dare you to do anything." Jesse said. "There is very little that you won't do."
"But we can have fun with truth." Emma pointed out.
"Lets pay." Shalimar said as she moved to the floor next to Jesse and Juliet. "Come on, Em."
Emma shook her head, but then joined the group in the floor.
"I start.' Juliet decided. 'Jesse, truth or dare?"
"Truth." Jesse decided hoping he could trust her not to ask anything too wild.
"Have you ever walked in on Shallie showering?"
"Once when we were young and had just moved in." Jesse answered, avoiding Shalimar's gaze. "Now I get to ask. Em, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to go into Juliet's room and find her diary and then bring it back in here."
"Sorry, Juls." Emma said as she stood up.
"It's ok. I'll just make Jesse pay for this later."
Emma left the room and returned several minutes later with a lavender book in her hands.
"Juls, truth or dare?" Emma asked as she sat down.
"Dare of course." Juliet answered simply.
"Fine, should have known you wouldn't go for truth. I dare you to French kiss Jesse."
"Alright." Juliet agreed. She moved so that she was sitting in his lap and then brought her lips to meet his. Slowly she deepened the kiss, and then held him in it for several seconds. "There I did it." she said triumphantly as she returned to her normal place. "Truth or dare, Shallie?"
"Truth, I'm scared of what you'd come up with as a dare."
Juliet grinned evilly and then asked her question. "How good is the sex?"
"You don't honestly expect me to answer that do you?" Shalimar asked in shock. "At least not in front of Jesse."
"Jesse can leave the room long enough for you to answer the question." Juliet consented. "Out with you, Jesse dear."
"Thank you, Juls." Jesse said as he got up and left the room. "That was a question I didn't want to hear the answer too."
"Spill, Shallie." Juliet said as soon as Jesse had left.
"It is amazing, and that is all I'm going to say about it."
"Fine, keep your secrets. Jesse, you can come back now!" Juliet called.
Jesse came back into the room and sat back down. The second he sat down Juliet climbed up into his lap and picked up her diary. She leaned her head back on his shoulder as she turned to a page and then handed it to him. "Read."
"Your diary?" Jesse asked.
"Yes, now read it."
"Alright, Juls." Jesse said. "'Dear Diary, today we all went out clubbing. Ashleigh came with us. Shal and Bren spent the whole night lost in their own little world. Adam sat at the table working out some sort of science stuff. Ash and I danced and watched Jesse and Emma flirt with people at the club. Emma kept on dancing with the hottest guys while Jesse managed to find these really smart women. I don't know how he does it. Gatta go now, bed time. Or at least according to Adam it is!.'"
"You did a good job, Jess. Now bed time." Juliet said and took the book from his hands.
"Alright, we'll go to sleep now." Jesse agreed.
Emma and Shalimar got out of the floor and climbed into their respective places. Juliet climbed out of Jesse's lap and laid down. Jesse laid next to her so they were spooning and gently wrapped and arm around her shoulders as she snuggled up close against him. Juliet closed her eyes and smiled as she fell asleep in the one place she truly felt safe, her best friend's arms.