Chapter Two

The Real First Time

"Ugh!" Jessica sighed almost a week later, on Friday morning as she

rushed around her room, failing to locate her white mini. She'd wanted to

wear it that day because Jeremy was picking her up after school and she

wanted to look good. "Where the hell could it be?" she muttered,

riffling through her closet.

Fifteen minutes later, Jessica had found her skirt, changed, and done

her makeup. She was currently working on her hair when she heard a knock

on the door. Before she could say anything, Melissa had walked in and

over to her.

"Hey Jess!" She chirped, smiling at her friend.

Jessica was slightly shocked. "Hey Melissa. What are you doing here?"

she asked, confused.

Melissa rolled her eyes. "Um, hello? Don't you remember calling me last

night and asking for a ride to school today? I just got her early so your mom

let me in."

Oh. Yeah, Jessica remember. The Jeep wouldn't start, and her dad had

said something was wrong with it. "Yeah, now I remember."

"You look great." Melissa said, handing Jessica a clip. "Jeremy is going to be

drooling."

Jessica laughed. "No, I don't think so. My honey is a little more

sophisticated then that." She kissed her finger and touched it to the framed

picture of Jeremy that was sitting on her dresser.

Melissa rolled her eyes, but smiled anyway. "You're lucky to have Jeremy.

He's so sweet."

"And sexy, and handsome, and caring, and wonderful…"

"And shut up before you make me jealous." Melissa cut in laughing, then

looked at the clock. "And if we want to be at school in time, I think

that we had better leave."

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Conner cursed under his breath as he walked to his car after school on

Friday afternoon. If he didn't get his butt moving, he was going to be

beyond late for work. "This has to have been the worst day of my life."

Conner muttered as he unlocked the Mustang, throwing his book bag in

the passenger seat.

That morning, Elizabeth had felt so sick that Conner's mom had refused

to let her go to school. Conner had managed to leave his calculus,

English, and physics homework laying on his desk at home, as well as his

draft for creative writing, which he'd scribbled out during passing

period. In English he got a lecture on Mr. Collins homework policy, and a

C-minus on the paper that would account for half his second semester

grade. He'd done even worse on his last creative writing assignment. And to

top it all, he was late for work.

Making the turn off for the Valley Mall, Conner sighed. The last thing

he wanted to do was work the five hour shift at Music Stop. He was

exhausted, the night before, Elizabeth had thrown up repeatedly. No matter

how hard she'd tried to be quiet, Conner had heard her and usually come

in and checked on her. So when he got home he'd also have to deal with

a girlfriend that was probably in a bad mood.

Hurrying inside, Conner pushed that thought out of his head. He loved

Elizabeth more than anything, but she wasn't fun to be around when she

felt bad. That's when Conner saw the long line that was creeping out the

door of Music Stop. It was going to be a long night.



Later that evening, Jessica was trying her hardest not to giggle at her

boyfriend's eating habits. Jeremy had picked her up from school, then

they'd spent some time around his house, making out, and now were eating

at a little Italian restaurant about forty five minutes up the coast.

Jeremy was having a little trouble mastering the talent of not letting

his spaghetti hand out of his mouth.

Finally she couldn't take it, and let loose a few short giggles. Jeremy

blushed. "I'm not laughing at you," Jessica said, smiling, "It's just

you're so cute when you do that."

The comment made Jeremy blush even more. "Thanks a lot, Jess." He said,

pretending to be mad.

Jessica laughed, and took a bite out of her fettuccine alfredo. "You're

very welcome." She teased, leaning over the table and giving him a kiss

on the cheek. "You know I only tease you because you're cute when you blush."

Jeremy rolled his eyes. "You're so weird." He smiled. "But I like it

that way."

Jessica stuck out her tongue. "You should talk. You're the weird one in

this relationship."

Thirty minutes later, the couple had finished dinner and decided to

take a walk along the beach before driving back to Sweet Valley. By the

time they'd walked outside, the sun had just started to set.

"So," Jeremy asked, taking her hand and guiding her toward the shore.

"What are your plans this weekend?"

Jessica leaned her head against his shoulder. "Well, my parents are out

of town this weekend." She said, smiling.

Jeremy pulled her back. "You're kidding, right?"

"No," she said, confused.

Jeremy laughed. "So are mine." He took her hand again. "And Emma and

Trish are staying with our grandparents."

Jessica let out a quick squeal of delight. "Well, I think my plans are

going to be to spend it with you." she said coyly.

"Oh, was that a come on?" Jeremy shot back.

"You bet."

Elizabeth slowly walked down the stairs to the kitchen, and checked the

time on the grandfather clock. It was almost eight thirty, which meant

Conner would be home soon. She'd noticed that he'd left some of his

homework at home, and she also knew that he hadn't gotten much sleep the

night before. Her fault, actually, but Elizabeth figured he'd be tired

and in need of some time alone with her. That was how things usually

worked out when he'd had a long shift on Friday nights.

Walking over to the refrigerator, Elizabeth opened it and pulled out a

can of diet Coke. At that moment, she heard the front door swing open.

A few seconds later, Conner appeared, giving her a hug and a quick kiss.

"Hey baby." He said, kissing her again. "How are you feeling?

"Oh, better, but still not great." Elizabeth said as he pulled her in

close to him. She rested her head on his shoulder. "So, how was your day?"

Conner pulled back from her, but kept his arms around her. "Pretty bad."

"Pretty bad?" she asked, looking up into his emerald green eyes.

Conner shrugged. "I forgot some of my homework, and got some bad grades

in English and creative writing."

Elizabeth frowned. "I'm sorry sweetie. I know you've been pretty stressed lately."

Conner let go, smiling. "It's okay. This late in the year it's not

going to do much." He let go of her, and took her hand instead. "Now, do we

have any food around here? I haven't eaten since lunch."

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Jeremy looked up at Jessica, admiring the way her skimpy, silver bikini

accented her perfect figure. After dinner, they'd decided to go back to

her house and swim in the Wakefield's pool. At the moment, she was

about to dive off their diving board.

He felt the water splash against his face as she entered the water. A

few seconds later she emerged and swam over to him, where he was

standing in the shallower water. Jessica pushed her feet on the bottom,

wrapped her arms around his neck, and gave him a firm kiss.

"So," she asked when she pulled back, "Was that good?"

Jeremy stared deeply into her blue green eyes, his mind still swimming

from the kiss. "What? Your dive or the kiss?" he asked, placing his

hands on her hips and pulling her closer.

"The dive, stupid." She said, rolling her eyes.

"Very nice Jess." He said, leaning in to kiss her again. "I'd give it a

nine." Then Jeremy got a teasing look in his warm brown eyes. "The kiss

too."

Jessica put her hands flat on his chest, and pushed him under. When he

emerged a few moments later, she laughed. "Cute Aames. Very cute."

"I know."

Jessica smiled, but then a cool breeze chilled her. Otherwise, the

night in late February was warm and comfortable. "It's getting cold. Why

don't we get out and go inside?" Jeremy nodded, taking her hand and

pulling her toward the swim ladder. Once out, he tossed her one of the

towels they'd brought out.

After they were semi-dry, the couple walked back into the Wakefield's

house. Jessica saw that it was just after ten o'clock. "Do you need to

shower?" she asked Jeremy once they were up in her room.

One the way home from the restaurant, they'd stopped by Jeremy's house

to get some of his stuff. Since their families were out of town,

Jessica had asked Jeremy if he wanted to stay at her house, and he'd happily

agreed.

"No," he answered, "I'm good."

Jessica nodded. "I don't think I'm going to either." She walked over to

her dresser and pulled out her baby doll nightie. "I'm just going to

put on my nightclothes. You can too."

Jeremy nodded, and grabbed his bad from where he'd dropped it on her

messy floor. "Okay. Now about tonight…" he smiled. "Where do you want me

to sleep?"

Jessica giggled. "Well, I guess you can sleep in Steven's room… but I

sure wouldn't mind if you slept in here."

Jeremy nodded, grinning. He grabbed his bag and walked toward her

bathroom. "I'll change in here, okay?"

Jessica nodded. "Sure."

Five minutes later, Jessica had taken off her bikini and changed into

her nightgown, when Jeremy stepped out of the bathroom in his boxers and

a white t-shirt. Amazing, she thought, he can even looks good in his

boxers. She walked over to her bed and sat down, and he sat down next to

her

Almost immediately, Jeremy pulled her into his lap, and began kissing

her. Jessica quickly became lost in his kisses, and then felt his hand

slid up on her thigh. A moment later, they fell back on Jessica's bed.

In her mind, Jessica thought about what they would happen if they

didn't stop. It was almost inevitable. She knew she was ready to take that

step, and Jeremy was the one she wanted to take it with.