A/N: Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. You all are great. This chapter
is a lot longer that the last one because of all of your wonderful reviews.
So here's chapter 2: Secret's out
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Here I am sitting in Father Dom's office telling him everything that just happened and crying my eyes out. If you don't know what happened, well, let me tell you.
After Maria introduced Jesse and I to his long-lost daughter, I looked at Jesse hoping that he would assure me that this little girl wasn't his. He seemed like he was at a loss for words, which doesn't happen very often, so I rested my hand on his shoulder hoping to bring him back to reality. "Jesse?" I said.
"Is it really true?" he asked.
"Yes, Jesse," Maria said. "This is our daughter."
Josephine, who was still hiding behind her mother's skirt, loosened her grip on Maria, and stared at Jesse. "Daddy," she said. Then, and I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, Josephine ran into Jesse's arms and he embraced her.
"Daughter," was all he said.
I was really shocked by this affection he had for this child that he just now met, and I envied her. I wanted Jesse to embrace me the way he did for her. The only time he did this for me was when I was in danger or crying.
It was then that Jesse seemed to remember me and said "Oh, Susannah," but as soon as I saw that look on Jesse's face I felt the water works coming, and I knew I had to go. His face didn't have a look of shock on it, no. It was a look of realization. So, I ran. I ran back to the feast of Father Serra. CeeCee called out to me, but I had to find Father Dom. I was running around probably looking like some crazy maniac. I'm sure that my hair was totally messed up and my face was probably red and puffy, but I had to find Father Dom. I spotted him as the hot dog booth, and ran over to him.
"Father D," I called out to him. Luckily, he heard me and when he saw me he knew that something was seriously wrong because it is rare that I cry. Actually, I had been crying a lot lately, and they all seemed to have to do with Jesse. Anyway, I told Father Dom everything that had happened. I, of course, omitted the part about Jesse and I kissing because I didn't think that Father Dom would like that very much. So now we're back to where we began, me crying in Father Dom's office.
As Father Dom was handing me a tissue, Jesse materialized into the room; but he wasn't alone. Along with him were Josephine and Maria. I wondered where Paul was, but I definitely wasn't going to go looking for him. He'd probably just rub the fact that Jesse had a kid in my face. When I saw that Jesse had materialized, I tried to wipe away all my tears so I wouldn't look like I had been crying; but I guess it didn't work. "Susannah, I'm so sorry about all of this, but I can't change the fact that I have a daughter. And the fact that I have a daughter doesn't change anything between us." Jesse tried to assure me. I, however, was pissed; and nothing that Jesse says will change that.
I completely ignored Jesse's attempt to get me to forgive and forget, and averted my eyes every time he tried to meet my gaze. "Father D," I said acting as if we were the only people in the room. "I'm going back to the booth at the feast to help CeeCee, okay?"
Father Dom looked at me like he wasn't sure if he should let me go or not, but I guess he decided that he wanted to talk to Jesse, Josephine, and Maria privately first because he said "Okay, but come back by sometime before you leave."
"Okay, Father D." I said as I walked out of his office without acknowledging the presence of anyone else in the room. I thought that it was weird that Jesse hadn't tried to stop me from leaving the room, but as I turned around to close the door to Father Dom's office, I saw why Jesse hadn't tried to stop me. He didn't even know that I had left. He was busying himself by playing with Josephine, and he never even knew that I had left.
After seeing that Jesse hadn't even noticed that I was gone, I realized that I wasn't angry, I was downright pissed. 'This has not been a good day' I thought to myself. Then, to add to my terrible day, as I walking to the feast of Father Serra to help CeeCee with the booth that I had left unattended, someone was leaving one of the classrooms and opened the door just as I was walking by. Smack! The door hit me and I stumbled back. Everything seemed to be ok except for my nose, which I thought was broken. 'He's lucky I'm a quick healer' I thought.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," the guy said. He looked to be about 16 or 17 years old; and I don't mean to betray Jesse, but this guy was hot. He had black hair that had this curly perfection to it, and he had soulful brown eyes that seemed to see past me even though he was looking directly at me. And talk about tone. He was muscular, but not too muscular. He looked he stepped right out of a magazine. "I was just looking for the principal's office, and I thought everyone was at the feast of what guy, and I-"
'Man, this guy can babble' I thought. 'He's worse than me' "It's ok." I said as he helped me to my feet.
"Yeah, well I'm really sorry. Hey do you think that you can show me where that principal's office is?" He asked as I started to walk away.
"Uh," I wasn't sure if I wanted to go back because Jesse might be there, but this gut did seem to need some help. Although, he did hit me with a door, but it was an accident. I decided to nice and said "Sure, why not."
So we went. As we walked, the guy said "My name's Chris, Chris Taylor. What's yours?"
"Susannah Simon, but if you want to make it to the principal's office without any broken bones call me Suze."
"Okay, Suze." He laughed. When he laughed his whole face seemed to brighten u. His smile just made him even more attractive. 'Kelly Prescott is going to be all over him' I thought. 'I would probably be too if I wasn't in love with Jesse.' And this was true. Even though I was really pissed at him right mow, that didn't meant that I would stop loving him.
"Here it is." I told Chris.
"Thanks," he said to me before opening the door. When he opened the door, he looked at Father Dom and then at the couch where Jesse, Josephine, and Maria we're sitting. "Oh, I see you're busy." He said and then closed the door.
I don't think he realized what he said until he saw me staring at him with my mouth hanging open and my eyes bulging. Last time I checked Jesse, Josephine, and Maria were ghosts, and only mediators and shifter's can see them.
"Oops," he said slapping his hand over his mouth.
Father Dom came to the out in the hall with us and said "Chris, I think we need to talk."
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A/N: So what did you think? Please review with your comment, compliments, put-downs, and critiques. I am very proud of this chapter. And please tell me what you think of Chris.
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Here I am sitting in Father Dom's office telling him everything that just happened and crying my eyes out. If you don't know what happened, well, let me tell you.
After Maria introduced Jesse and I to his long-lost daughter, I looked at Jesse hoping that he would assure me that this little girl wasn't his. He seemed like he was at a loss for words, which doesn't happen very often, so I rested my hand on his shoulder hoping to bring him back to reality. "Jesse?" I said.
"Is it really true?" he asked.
"Yes, Jesse," Maria said. "This is our daughter."
Josephine, who was still hiding behind her mother's skirt, loosened her grip on Maria, and stared at Jesse. "Daddy," she said. Then, and I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, Josephine ran into Jesse's arms and he embraced her.
"Daughter," was all he said.
I was really shocked by this affection he had for this child that he just now met, and I envied her. I wanted Jesse to embrace me the way he did for her. The only time he did this for me was when I was in danger or crying.
It was then that Jesse seemed to remember me and said "Oh, Susannah," but as soon as I saw that look on Jesse's face I felt the water works coming, and I knew I had to go. His face didn't have a look of shock on it, no. It was a look of realization. So, I ran. I ran back to the feast of Father Serra. CeeCee called out to me, but I had to find Father Dom. I was running around probably looking like some crazy maniac. I'm sure that my hair was totally messed up and my face was probably red and puffy, but I had to find Father Dom. I spotted him as the hot dog booth, and ran over to him.
"Father D," I called out to him. Luckily, he heard me and when he saw me he knew that something was seriously wrong because it is rare that I cry. Actually, I had been crying a lot lately, and they all seemed to have to do with Jesse. Anyway, I told Father Dom everything that had happened. I, of course, omitted the part about Jesse and I kissing because I didn't think that Father Dom would like that very much. So now we're back to where we began, me crying in Father Dom's office.
As Father Dom was handing me a tissue, Jesse materialized into the room; but he wasn't alone. Along with him were Josephine and Maria. I wondered where Paul was, but I definitely wasn't going to go looking for him. He'd probably just rub the fact that Jesse had a kid in my face. When I saw that Jesse had materialized, I tried to wipe away all my tears so I wouldn't look like I had been crying; but I guess it didn't work. "Susannah, I'm so sorry about all of this, but I can't change the fact that I have a daughter. And the fact that I have a daughter doesn't change anything between us." Jesse tried to assure me. I, however, was pissed; and nothing that Jesse says will change that.
I completely ignored Jesse's attempt to get me to forgive and forget, and averted my eyes every time he tried to meet my gaze. "Father D," I said acting as if we were the only people in the room. "I'm going back to the booth at the feast to help CeeCee, okay?"
Father Dom looked at me like he wasn't sure if he should let me go or not, but I guess he decided that he wanted to talk to Jesse, Josephine, and Maria privately first because he said "Okay, but come back by sometime before you leave."
"Okay, Father D." I said as I walked out of his office without acknowledging the presence of anyone else in the room. I thought that it was weird that Jesse hadn't tried to stop me from leaving the room, but as I turned around to close the door to Father Dom's office, I saw why Jesse hadn't tried to stop me. He didn't even know that I had left. He was busying himself by playing with Josephine, and he never even knew that I had left.
After seeing that Jesse hadn't even noticed that I was gone, I realized that I wasn't angry, I was downright pissed. 'This has not been a good day' I thought to myself. Then, to add to my terrible day, as I walking to the feast of Father Serra to help CeeCee with the booth that I had left unattended, someone was leaving one of the classrooms and opened the door just as I was walking by. Smack! The door hit me and I stumbled back. Everything seemed to be ok except for my nose, which I thought was broken. 'He's lucky I'm a quick healer' I thought.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," the guy said. He looked to be about 16 or 17 years old; and I don't mean to betray Jesse, but this guy was hot. He had black hair that had this curly perfection to it, and he had soulful brown eyes that seemed to see past me even though he was looking directly at me. And talk about tone. He was muscular, but not too muscular. He looked he stepped right out of a magazine. "I was just looking for the principal's office, and I thought everyone was at the feast of what guy, and I-"
'Man, this guy can babble' I thought. 'He's worse than me' "It's ok." I said as he helped me to my feet.
"Yeah, well I'm really sorry. Hey do you think that you can show me where that principal's office is?" He asked as I started to walk away.
"Uh," I wasn't sure if I wanted to go back because Jesse might be there, but this gut did seem to need some help. Although, he did hit me with a door, but it was an accident. I decided to nice and said "Sure, why not."
So we went. As we walked, the guy said "My name's Chris, Chris Taylor. What's yours?"
"Susannah Simon, but if you want to make it to the principal's office without any broken bones call me Suze."
"Okay, Suze." He laughed. When he laughed his whole face seemed to brighten u. His smile just made him even more attractive. 'Kelly Prescott is going to be all over him' I thought. 'I would probably be too if I wasn't in love with Jesse.' And this was true. Even though I was really pissed at him right mow, that didn't meant that I would stop loving him.
"Here it is." I told Chris.
"Thanks," he said to me before opening the door. When he opened the door, he looked at Father Dom and then at the couch where Jesse, Josephine, and Maria we're sitting. "Oh, I see you're busy." He said and then closed the door.
I don't think he realized what he said until he saw me staring at him with my mouth hanging open and my eyes bulging. Last time I checked Jesse, Josephine, and Maria were ghosts, and only mediators and shifter's can see them.
"Oops," he said slapping his hand over his mouth.
Father Dom came to the out in the hall with us and said "Chris, I think we need to talk."
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A/N: So what did you think? Please review with your comment, compliments, put-downs, and critiques. I am very proud of this chapter. And please tell me what you think of Chris.