Hey guys. I'm still not sure what I think about this thing...oh well, I'm going to post this and see where it goes from here...
Oh, and Merry Christmas (eve)!!
"Suze?" Jaz snapped her fingers in front of me. "Heeellooo?" She followed my gaze and saw what I was looking at . "Oh...that little..." She stormed off towards him.
"Um...Jaz...don't!" I called as I pushed myself through the crowd. But it was too late. She was already yelling at Jesse.
"Oh gosh." I groaned as I watched the little drama unfold.
"How could you? I mean, have you seen Suze? She is was prettier than this little-" She looked down at the girl Jesse was with. "-whatever you want to call it. What is wrong with you?"
Jesse was unable to answer. Jaz smiled and stood on a chair. "Fine, be that way." She grabbed the mistletoe and held it in her hand as she stood back down in front of them.
"Ok...It?" The girl narrowed her eyes at Jaz when she called her that. "This is for you." She stuffed the mistletoe in her mouth, which was accompanied by oooh's and aaah's and a few laughs. "And Jesse, this is for you." And she slapped him.
She smiled when he put his hand to his cheek. "Merry Christmas." She said, pleasantly. "And make sure next time, you think twice about messing with my girl." And walked off. It was just like one of those scenes from those cheesy teen movies. Where the unpopular girl pours a drink on the popular girl's head.
Well, this time it was a slap and mistletoe.
I stared at her in horror as Jaz walked back to me. "Jaz? Let me first off say, that was so awesome..." She smiled, but then I added, "but completely NOT NECESSARY...AND, GENUIS, MISTLETOE IS POISON."
She laughed, "No it's not."
I glared at her, "Then why is It being carried away in an ambulance?" Her jaw dropped and she was afraid to turn around.
"And now, the securety is talking to Jesse and walking this way." I said.
"Miss?" One of them said.
She took one look at me and ran out the door. They followed calling after her, "HEY YOU! GET BACK HERE!"
I looked behind me and Cee was trying not to laugh. "Sorry." She said when she saw me looking. "I am, this was just..."
Yeah, I know.
"Come on. Someone's going to have to bail her out of jail." Cee nodded as she followed me out. I could feel Jesse, along with everyone else in the club, staring at me.
Although, I did hear one voice that found this amusing. "Whoo hoo! Go, Suze!" I turned around and Orlando winked at me. I laughed as we walked out.
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"Thank you." Jaz said as we walked out of the jail. I didn't answer. "Are you mad at me?" I still didn't answer. "Suze, why are you mad at me?"
"Hmm, Jaz, I don't know...maybe it was because you humiliated me in front of Hollywood! And my ex AND ORLANDO FREAKIN' BLOOM!"
Cee smirked, "Actually, Orlando liked it."
Jaz smiled and said, "I knew he liked you."
"Jaz." I groaned. "Look, I like him too. But not like that." Cee and Jaz both stared at me in horror like I had just confessed I had murdered someone.
"It's Orlando Bloom." Cee pointed out. I nodded and said, "Yes, but that doesn't mean you have to like him in that way."
Jaz snorted, "So that's why you two made out last summer at the MTV Movie Awards After-Party."
"I was drunk." I spat at her. She leaned her face closer to mine and said, "You didn't have one drink. You never do."
Ok...now what?
"Ok, so I did it. That doesn't mean I like him anymore."
Jaz smiled, "Anymore! You did like him!"
I got inside the limo.Jaz was still yapping away. " I mean, he is so hot...and British..and-"
"Jaz." Cee said to shut her up. Jaz looked over at me. I was crying.
"Suze." Jaz said in a completely different tone. "I didn't know..." I smiled sadly at her and said, "Well, now you do." She put her arms around me and said, "I hate him so much for doing this to you."
"It wasn't him." I said. "It was me." Jaz pulled away and looked at me. "Some guy kissed me at a Christmas party and...he thought I kissed that guy, but I didn't. He kissed me. Jesse got all mad and left and..." I broke down into sobs. Jaz put her arms around me and brought me closer so my head was on her shoulder.
"That's why I hate Christmas." I said, lifting up and wiping my tears. She wiped one of them away and said, "You really love him, don't you?"
No freakin' duh, Jaz.
"Yeah, I do."
She smiled and said, "Well, we'll help you get him back." Cee looked over at her when she said 'we', but when Jaz glared at her, she turned to me and smiled.
"And how are you going to do that?"
She smiled, "Jealousy, my dear."
"Oh gosh, please. No more Orlando. I have humiliated myself enough in front of him." I groaned. She looked at me and said, "Well, I was going to say I have Johnny Depp's number..." She laughed when she saw my expression and said, "I was kidding...well, I wasn't. I do have it, but he has a girlfriend." She smiled again, "Actually, I have this guy. He's from England too. He's studying here to be a director. He's really hot, sweet, single...He'll agree to it, I'm sure. What do ya say?"
I sighed and said, "Sure."
She smiled, "Great...now, all we have to do is make sure you and Jesse will be at the same place when you go on your date..."
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"I don't feel right about this-"
"SHH!" We were in bushes painted up with what I called green 'war-paint'. We had leaves stuck to our hats and binoculars too. Jaz was spying as Jesse and It talked. Cee was pushing buttons on this thing that let's you hear people's converstaions from a far away distance.
"I am so sorry about what happened-" Jesse said to her. She smiled and said, "It's no big deal. I didn't swallow enough of the mistletoe for it to affect me."
Why would you swallow any of it? You could have just spit it out, Blondie.
Jesse looked away from her and said, "Susannah's always been a...headstrong girl, I guess you could say." Hey, I'm not the one who did it!
"Do you miss her?" It asked. He didn't answer, but something in his face changed. He finally said, "I'd be lying if I said no."
"YES!" I screamed. Jaz and Cee looked over at me and, sadly, so did Jesse. But I guess our leave hats and war paints paid off, since he couldn't see me.
"Shut up, Simon." Jaz whispered.
Jesse was still looking in our direction, when It said, "So, I'll see you tommorrow at the ariport?" He was in a daze and said, "Hmm?"
"The airport, Jess." Jess? JESS? I was the only one that could call him Jess! "For New York...for New Year's?"
He smiled and said, "Oh yeah. See you there." And she kissed his cheek.
"YOU LITTLE-" Jaz pulled me back and said, "Shut up!" She yelled that louder than me and the next thing we knew, is Jesse's head was looking down at us.
But apparently, he didn't reconize us.
Well, me or Jaz, considering we ran and left Cee in the bush alone...
"CeeCee?" He asked. We turned around as we hid behind a building.
"Um..." She threw a glare at us. Then to him she said, "No...I'm just in your imagination..." He looked down at her like she was insane. "Bye, Jesse." And she threw the voice bow thingy at him as she ran.
He stood there holding it, and looking in the direction she ran.
I could have sworn I saw a tear, but...I was probably just seeing things...
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"Sit down, Simon!!!" Jaz pushed me down into the seat, as she stood in hers looking for Jesse. "I don't see him." She said as she looked around.
"Maybe because he's in front of us." I said. She looked in front of her and smiled. I rolled my eyes and said, "Well, it doesn't matter anyway. He's three seats in fron of us."
"Excuse me." She left and went to go talk to the boys that were in the seats behind Jesse. She walked back and said, "Come on, Simon."
"What did you say to them?" I asked.
"Give. What I gave to them. I gave them...Keira Knightley's phone number."
"JAZ!"
She laughed, "It's not really. It's the HollyWood's police department." I smiled at her as we went to go sit down. Cee came a little while later, right on cue, and walked down the aisle.
"Oh, Jesse! What a surprise it is seeing you here!" Cee said. "We're off to New York for New Year's." Jaz groaned and I sank down into my seat.
Hmm, Cee...maybe that's why we're on a plane that goes to New York...
She walked down and sat behind us. She was smiling, apparenlty not noticing how much her acting sucked.
"Look, I just wanted to say that I am so sorry about the other night." Jaz said to It a few hours later. "I mean, I totally overacted and..I'm really, really sorry."
And that is how Jaz and It got into a huge fashion discussion. "Yeah, I've got some totally cool designs in here." Jaz said pulling out her bag. "Hey, Suze. Switch seats witl Mischa (It's name) so she can see them."
"I'm srue she can see them fine from where she's at." I said, grumpily.
"Suze, come on." Jaz pleaded. I looked back at her and she winked. I mouthed 'No'. But it was too late, Jaz had already pushed me out of my seat, and I had to switch with Mischa putting me beside Jesse.
"Oh, that is gorgeous!" Mischa shrieked. "Yeah, it's one of Suze's designs." Jaz said. I sighed and looked out the window.
I could feel Jesse looking at me.
"So, how have you been, Susannah?" He asked, finally. I answered, still not looking at him, "I've been better." I wasn't sure if Jesse caught on to my meaning or not, since he didn't say anything. "How are you, Jesse?"
This time I looked at him, "I've been better too." We were silent for a minute. "So...Orlando Bloom, huh?" I laughed, "No."
"Really?" He asked, the eyebrow with the scar in it went up.
I smiled, "No, I mean...we were, but no." I looked up at him. I wanted to ask him about It, erm, Mischa, but I didn't.
"Susannah-"
"We are getting ready to land, please fasten your seat belts." Damn you, pilot man!! I fastened it and looked out the window.
We were silent until we were in the airport getting our stuff. "I'll see you later?" He asked. I smiled at him and said, "Sure, Jesse."
He smiled and said, "Bye, que-Susannah." And he and Mischa walked off.
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"Hi, I'm David." Oh. This was the guy that Jaz set me up with. "You must be Susannah."
I smiled and said, "Suze."
"Suze, such a pretty name for such a pretty girl." Oh, gag me with a spoon, Harry Potter. Of course, I didn't say that out loud, because be my luck he was Harry Potter and pull out a wand and zap me.
I can't believe I just thought that.
But, he did look like it. Harry Potter, I mean. In a Daniel Radcliffe kind of hot way. "Would you like to dance?"
"No-" But then I saw Jesse with Mischa. "I mean, sure thing. Lead the way." Ok, I only have to deal with this until midnight...
What time is it now?
Ah, 10:30.
Only one and a half more of this Harry Potter torture. Oh gosh, please don't expect me to give him a kiss at midnight...
Gross.
But if I don't, he could turn me into a toad.
I really need to shut up.
I swear, we danced for an hour...at 11:50, I decided to call it a night with the dancing and walked out of the club. I heard footsteps, and expected it to be Mr. Potter. Imagine my surprise when I turned around and saw Jesse.
"Where's Mischa?"
He looked surprised at me. "With her boyfriend." I looked behind him, he laughed and said, "You thought she was my girlfriend?" He started laughing, "Susannah! Well, I guess that would explain what happened on Christmas Eve."
He walked over to me and stood beside me on the balcony, looking over the rail. We had a perfect veiw of the ball that was going to drop in about 5 minutes.
"Who is she then?" I asked.
"She's one of my patients. We became close while she was at the hospital and that's all. Her family lives here and she wanted me to come with her since this may be her last New Year." I looked over at him as he said this, "She has Cancer, Susannah."
"Oh my gosh." I said, quietly. I bet Jaz is going to feel pretty bad when she finds out, considering what she did to her.
"Yeah." He looked at his watch, and looked like he was almost waiting for something."What happened between us, Jesse?"
He sighed, "I thought you kissed him. After I thought about it, I knew you wouldn't but...it was too late. You were already gone."
"Why didn't you come after me?" I asked.
"Because, I thought you moved on...I mean, working with all those celebrities and stuff...I just thought..I mean, Orlando Bloom, Susannah."
I couldn't help but laugh. Jesse did too. "I never did, Jesse."
"I never did either." He said, quietly.
"10, 9, 8-" We heard them yell below us as the ball slowly dropped. I was silent, and then I felt a pair of arms go around me.
"Susannah, I never stopped loving you."
"6, 5-"
Come on, Simon...say something...
Well, actions speak louder than words...
"4, 3, 2-" And that's when I kissed him.
"-1! Happy New Year!" The crowd cheered below us. I felt Jesse smile against my lips as he brought me closer to him.
"Should all acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind-" They were so clearly drunk as they sang this. I usually hated this song, but now, I didn't care.
"I love you, Jesse." I said when he pulled back.
He smiled as he rested his forhead on mine, "I love you too, querida."
"Whoo hoo!" I looked over my shoulder and saw Jaz and Cee smiling at us. I glared at them and they ran off. Jesse laughed, "What about..."
"Harry Potter..I mean, David? He'll survive." He laughed as he kissed me again.
Perfection!
Well, I thought that until I walked into my hotel room after so much partying I thought I was dreaming this. My phone rang, and the name that flashed on the screen?
Paul Slater.
Merry Christmas guys!!! I'll udpate Tuesday!
Love ya!
XOXOXO
-SASTMJ