Chapter Four
Getting Even
Jessica checked her appearance in her full length mirror. She was wearing a white mini, a knit blue-green spaghetti strap that was Elizabeth's and her slip on Doc Martins, and had her hair in a French twist. "Perfect. Jeremy will just die when he sees me." She smiled, and walked out of her room.
Jessica walked down the stairs to the kitchen, where Elizabeth was sitting at the table, eating a sandwich. "Hi Jess."
Jessica cocked her head at the side and looked at her sister. "So, how much trouble are you in?" She asked, taking a Diet Coke out of the refrigerator.
Elizabeth sighed. "I'm grounded for a week. And then I have a week of probation."
"You make it sound like a prison term."
"It is." Elizabeth gave her a slight smile. "Why are you so happy?"
Jessica smiled. "Oh, Jeremy's taking me out for lunch."
Elizabeth's eyes opened wide. "Jeremy Aames? You're ex-?Jessica rolled her eyes. "No, Jeremy Randall, my ex-fiancée. You drip! Of course Jeremy Aames."
Elizabeth stuck out her tongue. "Oh goody. I guess you two patched up your differences."
Jessica shrugged. "I guess we did. Anyway, he should be here any minute." At that moment the doorbell rung, and Jessica sit her pop down. "Gotta go. See you, Liz!" She spun on her heels and ran over to the door.
Jeremy took Jessica's arm, and gave her a warm smile. "Hey Jess. You look great."
Jessica beamed. "Thanks! You look great yourself."
Jeremy smiled and open the passenger side door of his car. He waited for her to sit down and then walked around to the driver's side. "So, you like Mexican food, right?" Jeremy backed his car down the driveway.
"Yeah. Where are you taking me?"
Jeremy smiled. "A little Mexican place about half an hour a way, on the coast. It's called Vista Grande. Ever been there?"
Jessica shook her head. "It sounds wonderful. Thanks for taking me out."
Jeremy stopped at a red light and turned and smiled her. "You're welcome. I was glad you excepted."
Jessica laughed. "I was glad that I did too. Liz is in a pathetic mood. Mom and Dad grounded her for a week."
"I thought that she was supposed to be the mild twin."
"She is. I'm really not sure how much more I can take of seeing Elizabeth in teen rebellion mode. I can't believe that she stayed out until two in the morning!" Jessica said.
Getting Even
Jessica checked her appearance in her full length mirror. She was wearing a white mini, a knit blue-green spaghetti strap that was Elizabeth's and her slip on Doc Martins, and had her hair in a French twist. "Perfect. Jeremy will just die when he sees me." She smiled, and walked out of her room.
Jessica walked down the stairs to the kitchen, where Elizabeth was sitting at the table, eating a sandwich. "Hi Jess."
Jessica cocked her head at the side and looked at her sister. "So, how much trouble are you in?" She asked, taking a Diet Coke out of the refrigerator.
Elizabeth sighed. "I'm grounded for a week. And then I have a week of probation."
"You make it sound like a prison term."
"It is." Elizabeth gave her a slight smile. "Why are you so happy?"
Jessica smiled. "Oh, Jeremy's taking me out for lunch."
Elizabeth's eyes opened wide. "Jeremy Aames? You're ex-?Jessica rolled her eyes. "No, Jeremy Randall, my ex-fiancée. You drip! Of course Jeremy Aames."
Elizabeth stuck out her tongue. "Oh goody. I guess you two patched up your differences."
Jessica shrugged. "I guess we did. Anyway, he should be here any minute." At that moment the doorbell rung, and Jessica sit her pop down. "Gotta go. See you, Liz!" She spun on her heels and ran over to the door.
Jeremy took Jessica's arm, and gave her a warm smile. "Hey Jess. You look great."
Jessica beamed. "Thanks! You look great yourself."
Jeremy smiled and open the passenger side door of his car. He waited for her to sit down and then walked around to the driver's side. "So, you like Mexican food, right?" Jeremy backed his car down the driveway.
"Yeah. Where are you taking me?"
Jeremy smiled. "A little Mexican place about half an hour a way, on the coast. It's called Vista Grande. Ever been there?"
Jessica shook her head. "It sounds wonderful. Thanks for taking me out."
Jeremy stopped at a red light and turned and smiled her. "You're welcome. I was glad you excepted."
Jessica laughed. "I was glad that I did too. Liz is in a pathetic mood. Mom and Dad grounded her for a week."
"I thought that she was supposed to be the mild twin."
"She is. I'm really not sure how much more I can take of seeing Elizabeth in teen rebellion mode. I can't believe that she stayed out until two in the morning!" Jessica said.