What's A Girl Supposed To Do?
Chapter 2. Fears, Fun, And Other Thoughts
Author: j_rock873
Rating: R
Summary: Katie and Jessie enjoy the day in Chicago, and Zoe tries to decide on what to do about her crush on Katie.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone in this story.
Reviews: Yes, I would like them.
Author's notes: Like in my other stories, words in all capital letters required special emphasis.
The Navy Pier
The girls arrived at the Pier around noon and casually looked around, checking out everything they saw. Katie then looked at Jessie and pointed to the huge Ferris wheel.
"Do you want to ride the Ferris wheel, Billie?"
"No," Jessie said gently after glancing up at it.
"Why not, are you scared of it?" Katie asked, chuckling loudly.
Jessie blushed and looked toward the water.
"No, I'm not scared of it," she stated in an unconvincing tone and grumbled when she saw Katie's reaction.
"You are, aren't you?"
"So, what if I am?" Jessie revealed with a frown on her face.
"It's understandable if you are. It is pretty high up there," Katie replied sweetly trying to ease Jessie's fears.
"Don't patronize me, Katie."
Jessie frowned again.
Katie got down on her knees and began begging, "Oh please, Billie! Pretty, pretty, please with sugar on top?"
Katie didn't care if she was getting amused looks and laughter from the others walking by them. She knew it would work in her favor.
"Ok, fine. We'll ride it. Just no laughing if I end up getting scared."
"Sure thing, Billie. I promise not to laugh."
Shortly after the girls reached the top, Katie felt Jessie tugging on her arm. She looked over at Jessie and saw her starting to turn pale.
"It's ok, Billie. It will be over soon."
Katie began to admire the view from the top of the Ferris wheel.
"See it wasn't that bad, was it?"
Katie gave Jessie a huge grin as they got off.
"You said you wouldn't laugh at me," Jessie scowled at her before walking away with tears starting to form in the corners of her eyes.
"Who's laughing?" Katie said calmly before noticing the tears in Jessie's eyes.
"Oh, Jessie, I'm so sorry. I wasn't laughing, I swear. It's just that you looked so cute when you held on to my arm they way you did."
Katie then hugged her until the tears were gone.
"I'll make it up to you by buying you lunch."
They found a place they agreed on and began to enjoy their lunch as music from their favorite artists began to play in the background. When they finished their lunch, they headed over to the shoreline to lie down on the sand and enjoy the sunshine. They both seemed to enjoy the attention they got from a lot of the guys, and not to mention a few girls who occasionally stared and walked by them.
"Hey, do you want to have some more fun?" Jessie whispered into Katie's right ear, causing Katie to get goose bumps along the side of her neck.
"S-Sure. What do you have in mind?"
Jessie nodded over to a few guys that were almost drooling at the sight of her and Katie.
"Oh, I get it. You want to go first, or should I?" she questioned Jessie with a mischievous smile on her face.
"I will," Jessie whispered before speaking loud enough for the guys to hear.
"Honey, can you put some suntan lotion on my back for me, PLEASE?"
"Only if you do the same thing for me, sweetie," Katie spoke just as loud.
Katie grabbed the bottle of lotion and slowly rubbed it all over Jessie's back and legs. They both looked at the boys who were now blatantly staring at them. Then Katie lay down, so Jessie could do the same to her. Katie decided to take it a step further and began to drive the boys crazy.
"OH, Billie! That feels SO good!" Katie moaned loudly.
"I'm GLAD I could help you."
Jessie laughed softly, so only they could hear it. When she was almost finished, she came up with an idea of her own. Since Katie's bikini was a bit more revealing than hers, Jessie slowly rubbed some lotion onto Katie's butt and gave it a soft pinch. Katie was a little shocked that Jessie was willing to do that, but she went along with the act.
"OW! JESSIE, NOT SO HARD!"
"I THOUGHT YOU LIKED IT THAT WAY?"
"I DO. JUST NOT ALL THE TIME, SWEETIE!"
The girls then looked once more at the guys, who eyes couldn't have bugged out any wider, and collapsed on their towels, laughing so hard their sides hurt.
Back at the Sammler/Manning home
Zoe and Grace had just back home from their dad's house. While Grace got herself something to drink before watching tv, Zoe quietly made her way up to Jessie's room to see if the girls were still gone. When she didn't hear a sound, she slowly entered the room. Jessie's room was a little bit of a mess with clothes spread out over the floor and on the bed. Zoe could tell what side of the bed Katie had slept on by the scent of Katie's perfume lingering on one of the pillows. She listened to hear if anyone else was on their way upstairs. When she heard nothing, she sat down on the bed, leaned against the headboard, and grabbed that same pillow. Zoe smelled the pillow again and began to hug it as she started to think even more about Katie.
B&W Zoe: (looks in every direction, except straight ahead) "Katie's perfume smells so wonderful. She's so sweet and funny. Jessie's lucky to have a friend like Katie." (she then gets a slightly fearful look on her face) "Oh no, can anyone else, besides Grace, see that I really like Katie? It's hard to tell around this place."
Zoe is shaken out of her thoughts by the sound of a car pulling into the driveway. She glances out Jessie's window and sees Jessie and Katie getting out of Katie's car. Zoe quickly makes sure to put things back on the bed the way they were before sprinting downstairs to her bedroom.
"What's wrong, Jessie?"
Katie looked at her for a moment before looking up in the same direction as Jessie.
"I thought I saw someone looking out my window. I'm probably just imagining it though."
"Probably," Katie agreed with her, "So anything else on your mind, Billie?"
"Actually, there is. Since you seem to know at least two of my fears, do you have any fears that I don't know of?"
"Just one."
Katie shyly looked away from Jessie.
"What is it then?"
Jessie is curious by Katie's reaction.
"That there may come a day when we're not together as a couple."
"Katie, you know that will never happen."
Jessie smiled at her and gave her a hug before they entered the house.
B&W Katie: (has a sad look on her face as she looks towards the camera) "I really don't know what I'd do without her."
B&W Jessie: (just stands behind Katie looking at her with a heartwarming smile before glancing over to the camera, still smiling)