"Oh look at that rad top!" I exclaimed as I pointed to an Express top
for CeeCee to observe. We were at the mall browsing.CeeCee had just gotten
some money for her birthday. But then all the sudden she stops looking at
the top, gasps and pokes me hard. Then says softly,"Look at the eye candy
that just walked in."
I look up and gasp too. But I gasp only in recognition."Jesse?" I manage to croak out softly.CeeCee doesn't hear me. My mind races. Why was he here.Wait,how could CeeCee see him!?Now I was thoroughly confused. But the shock was soon lost when 'Jesse' came right up to us after a minute of deciding.
"Hi," the Jesse impersonator said. I'm looking for Barnes&Nobles,can you tell me where it is?" I very quickly realized it wasn't Jesse when: A) He didn't recognize me and rush to me the minute he saw me. B) He didn't have his sexy Spanish hint of accent.
He was clearly a New Yorker. Which I realized right away when he had first opened his mouth. I knew when he had done so CeeCee hadn't understood a word he had said. But I did. This guy was totally hott.And looked soo much like Jesse, who currently, has been avoiding me like I had that dreaded poison oak ever since that kiss in the cemetary,so you can't blame me for I said next, "Um...I'm not quite sure how to tell you where it is so why don't we just show you??" "OK that would be great," he complied, "I'm Jamie," he said offering his hand and smiling. "I'm Susannah," giving him my best smile in return. "And I'm CeeCee." CeeCee bumped in and said.
As we walked to the bookstore I asked him, "So how long been in California from New York?" Jamie looked genuinely baffled for just a moment. "How did you know?" Then thought about it quickly and answered. "I just moved here." He still looked a bit puzzled so I offered an explanation. "Your accent, your from Brooklyn right?" "Yeah," he replied. But then quickly recovered."How long have you been in California from New York?" he retorted. "Almost two years," I replied. ''Hmmm...I've been here about three weeks. Its a pretty nice place,'' he said. "Yeah I like it alot." Some reasons not mentioned such as a certain person who lives with me in my room.
We talked on for awhile. And by the time we got to the store he had managed to get my number and permission to go out with me that next Saturday.
***
"OK Simon, what's the deal?" I looked at CeeCee startled."Huh,what do you mean?" I inquired. "You know what I mean Suze." We were in Mrs.Webb's car on the way to drop me off from the mall.
"CeeCee haven't the slightest clue to what your talking about, would you please tell me?" She emitted a growl and explained. "You were all over that Jamie guy!I thought you had Jesse!" Oops.But in my defense, I was not all over Jamie. But its not like I had exactly told her about Jesse or anything else. She totally guessed. And technically Jesse wasn't mine. And I was able to date freely if I wanted. I told her so to. She let the subject drop for now. But slowly I felt the guilt wash over me.
***
I look up and gasp too. But I gasp only in recognition."Jesse?" I manage to croak out softly.CeeCee doesn't hear me. My mind races. Why was he here.Wait,how could CeeCee see him!?Now I was thoroughly confused. But the shock was soon lost when 'Jesse' came right up to us after a minute of deciding.
"Hi," the Jesse impersonator said. I'm looking for Barnes&Nobles,can you tell me where it is?" I very quickly realized it wasn't Jesse when: A) He didn't recognize me and rush to me the minute he saw me. B) He didn't have his sexy Spanish hint of accent.
He was clearly a New Yorker. Which I realized right away when he had first opened his mouth. I knew when he had done so CeeCee hadn't understood a word he had said. But I did. This guy was totally hott.And looked soo much like Jesse, who currently, has been avoiding me like I had that dreaded poison oak ever since that kiss in the cemetary,so you can't blame me for I said next, "Um...I'm not quite sure how to tell you where it is so why don't we just show you??" "OK that would be great," he complied, "I'm Jamie," he said offering his hand and smiling. "I'm Susannah," giving him my best smile in return. "And I'm CeeCee." CeeCee bumped in and said.
As we walked to the bookstore I asked him, "So how long been in California from New York?" Jamie looked genuinely baffled for just a moment. "How did you know?" Then thought about it quickly and answered. "I just moved here." He still looked a bit puzzled so I offered an explanation. "Your accent, your from Brooklyn right?" "Yeah," he replied. But then quickly recovered."How long have you been in California from New York?" he retorted. "Almost two years," I replied. ''Hmmm...I've been here about three weeks. Its a pretty nice place,'' he said. "Yeah I like it alot." Some reasons not mentioned such as a certain person who lives with me in my room.
We talked on for awhile. And by the time we got to the store he had managed to get my number and permission to go out with me that next Saturday.
***
"OK Simon, what's the deal?" I looked at CeeCee startled."Huh,what do you mean?" I inquired. "You know what I mean Suze." We were in Mrs.Webb's car on the way to drop me off from the mall.
"CeeCee haven't the slightest clue to what your talking about, would you please tell me?" She emitted a growl and explained. "You were all over that Jamie guy!I thought you had Jesse!" Oops.But in my defense, I was not all over Jamie. But its not like I had exactly told her about Jesse or anything else. She totally guessed. And technically Jesse wasn't mine. And I was able to date freely if I wanted. I told her so to. She let the subject drop for now. But slowly I felt the guilt wash over me.
***