Jessie dragged Buzz outside of Bonnie's room. As soon as they were outside of her door, Jessie turned around and peered back into the room to see if they had been noticed.
"No one knows we left," she said. "Perfect!"
Buzz didn't quite understand where Jessie was taking him, but as long as Jessie was taking him somewhere, what did it matter? He was with her and, frankly, that's all he cared about. She led him down the stairs and into the kitchen. They crawled through the pet door and found themselves outside on the patio. Jessie led Buzz over to the birdhouse Bonnie's parents had recently placed in the backyard. She began to climb the pole when Buzz started to back away.
"What's wrong Buzz?" Jessie asked.
"I don't think we're supposed to go in there. That's for birds Jessie," Buzz said matter-of-factly.
"Well duh! C'mon! It'll be exciting! Just you and me in this birdhouse Buzz!" Jessie winked, trying her best to seduce him. Buzz shook his head and followed her up the pole. She had a way of pulling at his heart strings, and at times, Buzz wished he could break the spell she had cast over him.
They continued to climb the pole until they reached the top. Jessie peered in. It was dark, but there was a little light being let in through the opening. Perfect, Jessie thought to herself. She grabbed Buzz by the hand and took him inside with her.
"This is kind of…cramped," Buzz said as he tried to figure out the best way to comfortably sit down.
Jessie forced Buzz to sit down, and though it was a small area, Buzz was able to find a comfortable position to sit down in. He began to make room for Jessie when, all of sudden, she plopped herself down in his lap. She leaned back, her head resting on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her small waist and held her close. She looked up at him and smiled the kind of smile that would melt his heart. He kissed her forehead, and she turned her head to look out of hole of the birdhouse. They sat in silence for what felt like hours, but in turn, was only a few minutes. Jessie broke the silence.
"Buzz?"
"Yes Jessie?"
"I love Bonnie."
"So do I," Buzz replied, not quite understanding what Jessie was talking about.
"I don't want her to turn into an Emily." Buzz looked down at Jessie, a tear visible on her plastic cheek. He wiped the tear with his index finger, and she hugged him.
She looked up at him and said, "I don't want to be abandoned again."
"You won't. Bonnie will never abandon you."
"How do you know that? How do you know that I won't be left behind? How do you know what will happen to us in ten years from now?"
"Jessie," Buzz said sternly, "I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that I will always love you, and I will NEVER abandon you. You are mine, and I am yours. No matter what the future holds, we will always love each other."
Jessie clung tighter to Buzz and whispered in his ear the three most fragile words in the English language: I love you.
Before Buzz could reply, Jessie had positioned her body so that she could comfortably wrap her legs around his waist. Her arms wrapped around his neck, and she began to passionately kiss him. Buzz was caught off guard, but he kept his grasp firm around her waist and began to kiss her with equal passion.
While they were still kissing, Buzz released his right hand from her waist and brought it up to Jessie's hair. He pulled the elastic out, and her yarn hair fell like a curtain past her shoulders. He ran his fingers through her hair.
As Buzz released his right hand, Jessie had brought her right arm close to her body and had begun to trace the buttons on his chest. She subconsciously began to trace the red button on his chest over and over again. Her finger began to trace smaller and smaller circles until her finger was in the center of the button.
SWISH! Buzz's wings had popped out! Embarrassed, he immediately broke away from Jessie and began to push his wings back into place. Jessie giggled and tried to help him.
Once his wings were back in place, Buzz looked at Jessie, his cheeks red, and said, "S-sorry…I…I…"
Jessie put her index finger to his lips and whispered, "Say no more space ranger."
With that being said, she lightly kissed him on the cheek and hopped out of the birdhouse. Buzz crawled to the opening of the birdhouse and watched her play in the yard. After a few minutes had passed, he finally decided to join her. She ran towards him and embraced him mid-leap.
She looked up at him with wide eyes and asked, "Wanna play hide n' seek?"
He smiled down at her and replied, "Certainly, lil' missy."
