Warning: Spoilers for Toy Story 3 are defitely here since it's set after the events of the third movie. Also, there is a lot of Jessie x Woody in this one... ahh! :D But please enjoy and review!

Second Thoughts

Louise Scarlet

"Woody…? Are you okay?" Jessie placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah. Fantastic."

Woody was sitting on the ledge of the window in the night, watching at the stars shining in the dark sky. He had been doing it the past week, and the other toys knew it was all because he felt alone and abandoned.

Jessie frowned.

"I know it's rough being left behind, but Andy did this because he loves you. He wanted you to be happy. Did you see the look on his face when Bonnie reached for you? He really had a hard time giving you up."

"Then why did he, Jess? Why did he?" Woody looked into her eyes, begging for an answer. Any answer that could explain to him why Andy left without him.

"Because he knows Bonnie will take care of you, play with you, love you. She'll be happy, and you'll be happy. And maybe Andy will come back one day to play. Who knows?"

Woody laughed to himself.

"Fat chance," he thought. Jessie pulled him into a tight hug.

"I want to help you get through this like you helped me."

"Oh? You want to save me from an airplane about to take off to Tokyo and invite me back to your house?"

Jessie giggled. Woody pulled out of the hug and looked into her glistening green eyes.

"Thanks, Jess."

"No problem partner."

Without thinking, Jessie pressed her lips to his cheek and stood up, hopping down to the kitchen counter and walking off as though nothing had happened.

Woody touched his face where her kiss still burned. His entire face was as red as the hair of the cowgirl who was going back to join her friends, leaving Woody even more confused than he had been just moments ago.

"Mommy that movie was amazing! When the princess saved the man from the dragon! And then they kissed!"

Bonnie's mother giggled.

"I'm glad you liked it so much."

She watched as her daughter piled all of her favorite toys into bed with her. The ones she had been sleeping with for the last year and all of the toys Andy had so nicely given her.

"Bonnie, sweetie, you can't keep all these toys in bed with you." Bonnie's mother said. The little girl sighed and tossed one of her pillows on the floor. Hamm and the Little Green Men joined it.

Bonnie frowned as she picked up Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head and placed them next to each other on the pillow. She looked over the other toys and eventually reached for Jessie and Woody.

"These two can sleep together because they're in love like the princess and the man in the movie." Bonnie tucked Woody's arm behind Jessie's back and placed them on the pillow as well. As Bonnie turned to face her bed again, Woody cast Jessie an apologetic glance. Jessie just smiled and shrugged it off. Mr. Potato head snickered, causing the awkward feeling Woody had in his stomach to return.

"Come on; let's get your teeth brushed." Bonnie's mother took her daughter's hand and led her out of the room.

"Looks like you two are getting cozy over there." Mr. Potato head commented.

"Yeah." Hamm agreed. "Hey Lightyear, seems like you've got some competition with the cowboy!"

Buzz promptly leaned over the edge of the mattress to glare at Woody.

"You just keep her safe down there."

"I can take care of myself. Don't you worry Buzz!" Jessie flashed him a smile and blew him a kiss. The spaceman blushed and smiled back, retreating to his place under Bonnie's comforter quickly.

Woody shifted uncomfortably, his arm still holding Jessie closely.

"I really am sorry about this, Jess." He said.

"Don't be, Woody." She nuzzled into his chest happily, causing the cowboy to turn scarlet.

"J-Jessie…"

Bonnie ran into the room at that moment, causing him to freeze in place. His new kid jumped onto the bed laughing and grabbing Buzz as her mother tucked her in. The adult kissed Bonnie goodnight and left the room, switching off the light. Woody looked at Jessie, who was still bravely resting in his arms as if there weren't a human in the room. He shook his head. He didn't love her, and she didn't love him.

The next day was rainy and wet. The rain pattered against the air conditioner in the window of the computer room. Monday afternoons were usually filled with the toys enjoying their time alone. Bonnie and her mother were at Sunnyside and her father was sound asleep, resting up for his night job. But the rain made them lazy. Rex and Trixie giggled as they played online games. Mr. Pricklepants and Dolly were reciting monologues. Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Hamm sat nearby playing UNO.

"Reverse. Back to you, Jessie." Woody said.

"Yee-haw! Draw four Buzz!" Jessie tossed a Wild Card into the pile. "I'll make it bleu!"

"Like we need any more bleu. If it weren't raining outside, I could be enjoying the kiddy pool!" Hamm said glumly, adding his card.

"Some of us can't swim." Woody reminded him and drew from the pile until he found another blue card.

"No need to be downers." Buzz commented. "It's nice spending time together like this."

"Buzz is right." Jessie placed her card down. "Draw two!"

"Augh! Come on!"

The others laughed as Buzz picked two cards from the pile.

"Shh! We're practicing!" Mr. Picklepants shushed them, a frown sprouting beneath his snout.

"Hey, what time is it?" Woody asked absently.

Trixie looked at the bottom of the computer screen.

"3:04." She replied. The toys paused.

"3:04!" They exclaimed.

"Bonnie'll be home any minute!" Rex shouted, becoming frantic.

"Alright, no one panic! Rex, shut off the computer! Jessie, Woody, help me get these cards cleaned up!"

The toys rushed to hide the fact that they had been anywhere other than where Bonnie had left them in the morning. They slipped into her room and dropped into their places just as Bonnie burst through her bedroom door.

"Giddy up cowboy!" Bonnie imitated a horse's neigh and galloped over to Jessie and Woody.

"The Witch is zapping everyone with her witchy powers! Zap! Zap!"

She lifted Jessie into the air.

"I hate you, Woody!"

She lifted Woody next to the cowgirl and used a deeper voice.

"I hate you too Jessie!"

"Ha ha ha!" Bonnie cackled, playing the part of the witch. "Now you'll never defeat me!"

Bonnie tossed the two western toys onto her bed and grabbed Buzz.

"Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!" He said as she pressed a button on his chest. She maneuvered his arm and clicked his laser, shooting the witch.

"Noooo!" Bonnie's witch voice shouted as she knocked Dolly over with her hand.

"How could you forget the great powers of Buzz Lightyear? Now it's up to Mr. Evil Dr. Porkchop!"

Hamm tackled Buzz, wrapping Slinky Dog around him like a cage.

"Woody! I need your help!" Bonnie cried as Buzz.

"I'm too busy being mad at Jessie!"

"And I'm too mad at Woody to help you, Buzz!"

"What's that?" Bonnie asked as herself, looking to the floor.

"Sir Porcupine! He's using his Flamey Spikes of Fury!"

She shook Slinky and placed him on the floor, voicing a long "No!" for the dog and Hamm.

"Thanks Sir Porcupine!" 'Buzz' said. He marched over to Woody.

"Snap out of it! You two love each other! The Witch is not powerful enough to make you break up!"

"Buzz is right, Jessie!"

"I love you Woody!"

Bonnie pressed their faces together with a giggle. Woody's arms wrapped around Jessie's neck.

"Bonnie, dear! Do you want to help me with these cookies?" Her mother called.

"Cookies!" Bonnie's face lit up. "Um, happily ever after. The end!" She dropped the toys and ran out of the room.

Woody pushed himself up off of Jessie, blushing. Jessie lay blushing in the spot she had collapsed.

"I…um…" The other toys were silent as they watched Woody. Except, of course, Jessie and Buzz.

"Are you alright?" Buzz asked, pulling her to him.

"Of course." She replied. He smoothed her hair and she kissed his cheek.

Woody bit his lip and looked away.

No matter how hard the cowboy tried, he could never understand how Jessie did it. She was so unfazed by everything they did together. No matter how many times little Bonnie made them "kiss", or hug, or tucked them into the same bed, Jessie simply put on her smile and played along as always. But afterwards, she never said a word of it. Aside from her cheeks becoming a bit rosy, Jessie never felt that awkwardness that Woody did. And boy was the uncomfortable feeling getting to him.

It was a Thursday afternoon. Most of Bonnie's toys were outside enjoying the time they could be in the backyard before the storm came. Already the sky was darkening and grey clouds could be seen inching closer in the distance.

Woody had woken up that morning fed up with his feelings. He couldn't keep Jessie out of his mind. And he knew it was all because of that stupid little kiss. It's not like it was the first time he'd thought about the possiblity though. But he and Jessie together...it wouldn't work. He knew that Jessie and Buzz loved one another.

"They must," he thought. "But what do you care? You don't like her that way. She's your best girl friend, that's all."

He paused, quickly shaking his head.

"Girl that is a friend. Not girl friend. Not even close."

Woody sighed, burying his head in his hands.

He had to stop pretending, he knew. He loved Jessie.

"Great. Just great!" He mentally shoved one of his brown boots into his own gut. "You had your chance ten years ago, when Jessie actually liked you. You were too busy with…"

Painful memories of being wrung around the neck by a familiar blue cane came rushing back. Being kissed and loved endlessly by a certain porcelain beauty with a love of sheep.

"…Bo." The cowboy sighed again and stood up. It was true that Jessie had liked him at one time; she herself had admitted it once to him (though why she had escaped his memory). Maybe it wasn't too late to win her back.

"Great idea, Woody. Steal your best friend's girlfriend. He'll love you for that one. And what if she's over you? What if she hates you for even thinking of such a thing?"

He stood up and quit thinking about what could happen. It was time to actually try.

"Hey, Jessie."

"Hiya Woody!"

"Want to play a game?" He asked casually.

"Alright!"

They walked into the living room together, the room darker than usual from the dark clouds now closer to the house.

"How about Scrabble?" Jessie asked, climbing a shelf in the closet.

Woody smiled to himself.

"That's perfect!"

"Alright.

L A M P S H A D E

Lampshade!"

Jessie smiled as she laid the final letter in place on the Scrabble board.

"Your turn." She challenged.

Woody stared at his rack of letters, and then to the 'E' his challenger had put on the board.

K

I

S

S

M

Jessie stared blankly at the letters.

"Kissme?" She paused. "Kiss me? Woody, that's not a…" Jessie looked up at the cowboy nervously sweating in front of her. Woody nodded slightly.

"I know."

He leaned across the board, lifting his knees onto the plastic squares and knocking out of place a few of the tiles. Jessie found herself leaning across the corner too. And the space between their faces and lips disappeared. Though this time it was on their own accord, not from a young girl enjoying her playtime.

Jessie pressed harder into Woody's lips, fully immersing herself in the kiss. She hadn't been sure about it at first, but now that she had gotten into it, she couldn't stop herself. Jessie moaned happily as Woody pulled her closer, her legs dragging across the board until Woody fell backwards onto the carpet and she went with him. Jessie felt Woody's fingers run through her hair as she continued kissing him.

Woody pushed Jessie away, catching his breath. His face was completely red, but Jessie was just beaming. No sense of embarrassment or hate. She wasn't angry at him? Woody couldn't believe it.

"Well, it's about time you admitted to liking me, cowboy." She whispered quietly. Jessie pulled away with a blush clearly showing on her face. "But I'm in a relationship with Buzz. A happy relationship."

Woody swallowed and tried to fight the mix of emotions he was feeling.

"Then why are you smiling? Why didn't you push away in the first place?"

"Like I said; I'm glad you like me. But I can't like you back. I like Buzz."

She stood, but Woody grabbed her arm. He had already gone this far- what could pushing it do?

"Do you? Do you really?"

"What do you mean 'really'? Of course I do cactus head!"

"You told me once you didn't really like Buzz."

Jessie's eyes widened as Woody finally remembered what had happened years before.

"So, you and Buzz are hitting it off, huh Jessie?" Woody nudged her in the elbow. "Huh? Huh?"

"Woody…not really. I mean, he's a great guy and all, but…"

"But what? You like Slinky Dog?"

"What! No!"

Woody laughed.

"Buzz is so nervous around me all the time. He's always clearing his throat, turning red, sweating…it's not pleasant."

"Well that's how you know he likes you so much. He's an awkward guy around pretty girls."

"You think I'm pretty?" Jessie smiled.

"Well, yeah."

"I like you more than Buzz." Jessie blurted. "You saved me and helped me and I always dreamed of having a Woody to be mine like Jessie did on the show."

"I never saw any of that in the show."

"Those were the episodes I didn't show you." Jessie replied glumly.

"Now come on, I'm really happy you like me, but I guarantee you love Buzz more. He's just your type! Strong, brave, um, action-ey!"

Jessie giggled.

"And he loves you with all of his heart, Jess. Don't pass up a guy like that."

"Yeah, I liked you better then," Jessie said. "But now I guarantee I love Buzz more." She pulled her arm angrily out of Woody's grip. Thunder shook the windows violently as Jessie stormed off. Woody hung his head.

"How stupid can a guy get?"

Wow, I think that's the longest chapter I've ever written for one story. Anyway, should I add any more chapters to this? Is anyone even interested? Thanks for reading, though! ~Louise