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Spoilers:None
Rating:R-ish
***
First Day of Christmas Break,
Everything was blanketed in a light, dusty snow and it gave a somewhat surreal feel to everybody. Jessie was walking slowly down the street her dark blue eyes skyward as she watched the snowflakes fall down to the street. A smile seemed permantly attached to her face lately, she'd forgotten about Tad since he'd moved about a month ago. Tad's father had gotten a promotion, his new job was somewhere in Florida. Her face seemed light, worry-free for once.
Katie didn't miss the look. She too had a smile on as she watched Jessie, her problems had faded after two months. After all if Jessie was pregnant she would have been late, right? Katie's arm was linked with Jessie's as they walked down the snowy street slowly. Dim light fell upon their faces as they passed underneath another street light.
Jessie had on some jeans and a khaki jacket that kept her just warm enough over her white, long sleeved shirt, she also had on some khaki mittens with white fringes. Katie was wearing midnight blue jeans and a tight grey shirt under her deep blue jacket. While Katie's hair was up in a sloppy bun her girlfriends hair hung down in angelic curls.
Anyway the two walked down the street, leaving footprints in the fresh snow that were quickly covered by more sugary snow. Their voices were soft, not so that nobody could hear but because it seemed appropriate for the moment. It seemed like everything was calm, peaceful if you will. Occasionally the duo would pass a bench that lay hidden in the shadows, or a dim street light that barely lit the place at all.
"Wow...everything just seems so...calm and all that," said Jessie as she looked around in awe.
"I think it's beautiful, just like you," said Katie smiling softly as she leaned over kissing Jessie cheek lightly.
Grinning Jessie kept walking, raising a hand a pushing back some hair that had fallen on her face, "Katie..."
"Yes?"
"I think I'm falling in love with you," said Jessie softly, as though the words might break because they were so fragile.
Katie stopped and turned so that she was looking into Jessie's eyes, her hand moved up softly stroking Jessie's jawline as she leaned over kissing her. When her eyes fluttered open to look back into Jessie's she smiled, "I love you, Jessie."
Smiling, Jessie pressed her foreheads to Katie for a moment, the snow swirling around them seemed to envelope them in some sort of soft, peaceful blanket of calm.
***
The Next Day
Jessie lay comfortably beside Katie in her bed with the covers pulled up around them for warmth. As Jessie shook the sleep from her head, clearing her mind she heard soft tunes of Billy Holiday floating through the air to her. Smiling she lay back, turning to see how Katie responded. Katie turned onto her side grinning.
"So this is your new wake up call?"
"Yea, I just programmed my cd player to start at 9:00," said Jessie.
"I like it a lot."
"I figured you would," Jessie responded sincerly.
"But Jess, one question..."
"What's that?"
"Why in the world are we waking up at 9:00 if we don't have school or anything?"
"I'm taking you with me today."
"To?"
"That's a suprise," said Jessie, butterflies taking flight in her tummy as she hoped Katie would be ok with where they'd be going.
"I love suprises, but not near as much as I love you," said Katie before kissing Jessie.
***
An hour later
"Mmm...thanks so much for the meal Mrs. Sammler," said Katie as she finnished up her toast. She and Jessie had taken showers, brushed their teeth, etc. then they'd come downstairs to find eggs and toast waiting for them.
"Yea, thanks mom."
"Please Katie call me Karen, Mrs. Sammler makes me sound and feel old, and you're welcome Jessie" said Karen smiling warmly.
"Ok Mrs....I mean Karen," said Katie smiling.
"So are you girls ready to go?"
"Yea, but I just wish your daughter would go ahead and tell me where we're going," said Katie, throwing Jessie a playful look.
"I thought you loved suprises," said Jessie grinning.
"I do just not when I have absolutely no idea what they might be."
"That's just too bad."
"Can I get a hint?"
"After we're done you'll feel better about yourself," said Jessie, crossing her fingers that it would be so.
"Well if we don't get going I have a feeling we never will so, move it!" said Karen, grinning at watching her daughter and Katie. She'd taken the fact that they were a couple extremly well. That's because part of her had known it all along, and she was happy that Jessie had decided to tell her. When the girls had told their families they received nothing but warm support. They were still allowed the same freedoms as earlier because they'd obviously been just fine like that so there was no reason to change things.
Anyway Katie chugged down the last of her orange juice before hopping down off the stool. She pulled on a grey, wool, short trenchcoat over her white quater sleeve shirt that left some of her flat stomach visible over the dark frayed lowriders she had on. Jessie pulled on her khaki jacket and slid her hands into the pockets of her plain blue jeans that rested below her black tank top with "I 3 NY" on it. Karen had on some black slacks and white blouse that hide beneath her jean jacket. The three quickly loaded into Karen's car in anticipation. Jessie to see how Katie responded, Karen to get started, and Katie to see where exactly they were going.
***
45 minutes later
The car pulled to a stop in front of a large, plain brick building. Katie looked out curiously to see where they were. She was still absolutely clueless when they stepped out of the car. Jessie was tentaviley watching Katie, she was anxious to see how Katie would respond to this. She knew Katie would love it and she repeated that fact over and over in her mind before letting the words softly roll off of her tongue.
"She'll love it..," said Jessie softly, inaudibly.
"What was that Jess," asked Katie.
"Oh, nothing."
"Ok then," said Katie slightly disappointed, but she quickly shrugged that off as they walked towards the building.
When they stepped inside Katie was overwhelmed to say the least. Inside the large building were rows of tables and benches. On the tables were plates of different types of food or phamplets and broucheurs. Katie was still however confused until she saw a red and white banner hanging over the other side of the building, the sign read "Soup Kitchen." Jessie, who had just hung her coat up now pulled an apron off a hook then fixed it on over her clothes, Karen quickly followed suit.
"I signed us up to volunteer at the Christmas Soup Kitchen, I hope you don't mind," said Jessie as she walked back over to Katie.
"No, not at all, this is...wow," said Katie as she turned to look at Jessie.
"Yea, I've been coming here a lot more lately, last month I helped out with Habitat for Humanity."
"Come on girls," said Karen, grinning.
"Ok Karen," said Katie before looking back to Jessie, "so where's my apron?"
"Right here gorgeous," said Jessie grinning.
***
3 hours later
As Katie stepped out of the car she took Jessie's hand in hers and walked up to the porch before turning and looking into Jessie's eyes. Jessie smiled warmly as she leaned into Katie, pressing their lips together. When the kiss ended and Katie's mossy green eyes looked into Jessie's intelligent blue ones Katie spoke.
"That was great," she said warmly.
"So it didn't completely suck for you?"
"No, of course not, it was amazing," said Katie as she remembered a guy she'd talked to while handing out brocheures for jobs.
~*~
"Here ya go sir," said Katie as she handed a ragged looking man a broucheur.
"Thank you young lady, it's so good to see young people around here," said the man smiling, showing that he'd lost a tooth and the rest were in horrible shape.
"You look like my wife...," he said as his firey hazel eyes searched Katie's.
"Thank you, is she here with you?"
"No...she died a few years ago, she had this type of cancer...doc called it lukemia but she was an angel I think, an angel sent to help me out," said the man fondling remembering his wife.
"I'm so sorry," said Katie, she wanted to ask how she helped him out if he was still here but she didn't dare, obviously her face gave away the question because the man answered it.
"She helped me by giving me my daughter, Rachel. Rachel was an angel too, she and her mom were. She had these deep brown eyes like her momma. But Rachel got the cancer from her mom and she passed away a couple months ago," said the man, his eyes brimming with a mix of pride and excruiciating pain.
"I'm sorry to hear that," was all Katie could say and even that came out softly.
"Don't be, you couldn't have changed it, I just hope that I can see them again in heaven," said the man before smiling sadly and walking off with the broucheur Katie had just given him. The broucheur was about Church services and such. Katie watched his back, he had on a ragged green overcoat and some large grey trousers, in his other hand he carried a sign that read "Will Work For Food."
~*~
Jessie smiled, "so was I right?"
Kaite looked at her curiously, "about?"
"That you'd feel better about yourself?"
"Yes and no."
"Explain," said Jessie frowning slightly.
"Well I feel good that I helped but I feel bad that I never helped before," said Katie shortly before kissing Jessie again.
"I know that feeling," said Jessie.
"I'm starving so lets go get some dinner," she said trying to wipe the frown off of Jessie's face.
It worked at Jessie looked up at her, her face visibly lightening. She'd felt the same way as Katie had when she first started doing charity work. But then she'd reminded herself it was better late than never. Smiling again she took Katie's hand in hers and raised it to her lips, gently kissing her palm before closing the hand in hers and walking into the warm indoors of her mothers house.
***
Spoilers:None
Rating:R-ish
***
First Day of Christmas Break,
Everything was blanketed in a light, dusty snow and it gave a somewhat surreal feel to everybody. Jessie was walking slowly down the street her dark blue eyes skyward as she watched the snowflakes fall down to the street. A smile seemed permantly attached to her face lately, she'd forgotten about Tad since he'd moved about a month ago. Tad's father had gotten a promotion, his new job was somewhere in Florida. Her face seemed light, worry-free for once.
Katie didn't miss the look. She too had a smile on as she watched Jessie, her problems had faded after two months. After all if Jessie was pregnant she would have been late, right? Katie's arm was linked with Jessie's as they walked down the snowy street slowly. Dim light fell upon their faces as they passed underneath another street light.
Jessie had on some jeans and a khaki jacket that kept her just warm enough over her white, long sleeved shirt, she also had on some khaki mittens with white fringes. Katie was wearing midnight blue jeans and a tight grey shirt under her deep blue jacket. While Katie's hair was up in a sloppy bun her girlfriends hair hung down in angelic curls.
Anyway the two walked down the street, leaving footprints in the fresh snow that were quickly covered by more sugary snow. Their voices were soft, not so that nobody could hear but because it seemed appropriate for the moment. It seemed like everything was calm, peaceful if you will. Occasionally the duo would pass a bench that lay hidden in the shadows, or a dim street light that barely lit the place at all.
"Wow...everything just seems so...calm and all that," said Jessie as she looked around in awe.
"I think it's beautiful, just like you," said Katie smiling softly as she leaned over kissing Jessie cheek lightly.
Grinning Jessie kept walking, raising a hand a pushing back some hair that had fallen on her face, "Katie..."
"Yes?"
"I think I'm falling in love with you," said Jessie softly, as though the words might break because they were so fragile.
Katie stopped and turned so that she was looking into Jessie's eyes, her hand moved up softly stroking Jessie's jawline as she leaned over kissing her. When her eyes fluttered open to look back into Jessie's she smiled, "I love you, Jessie."
Smiling, Jessie pressed her foreheads to Katie for a moment, the snow swirling around them seemed to envelope them in some sort of soft, peaceful blanket of calm.
***
The Next Day
Jessie lay comfortably beside Katie in her bed with the covers pulled up around them for warmth. As Jessie shook the sleep from her head, clearing her mind she heard soft tunes of Billy Holiday floating through the air to her. Smiling she lay back, turning to see how Katie responded. Katie turned onto her side grinning.
"So this is your new wake up call?"
"Yea, I just programmed my cd player to start at 9:00," said Jessie.
"I like it a lot."
"I figured you would," Jessie responded sincerly.
"But Jess, one question..."
"What's that?"
"Why in the world are we waking up at 9:00 if we don't have school or anything?"
"I'm taking you with me today."
"To?"
"That's a suprise," said Jessie, butterflies taking flight in her tummy as she hoped Katie would be ok with where they'd be going.
"I love suprises, but not near as much as I love you," said Katie before kissing Jessie.
***
An hour later
"Mmm...thanks so much for the meal Mrs. Sammler," said Katie as she finnished up her toast. She and Jessie had taken showers, brushed their teeth, etc. then they'd come downstairs to find eggs and toast waiting for them.
"Yea, thanks mom."
"Please Katie call me Karen, Mrs. Sammler makes me sound and feel old, and you're welcome Jessie" said Karen smiling warmly.
"Ok Mrs....I mean Karen," said Katie smiling.
"So are you girls ready to go?"
"Yea, but I just wish your daughter would go ahead and tell me where we're going," said Katie, throwing Jessie a playful look.
"I thought you loved suprises," said Jessie grinning.
"I do just not when I have absolutely no idea what they might be."
"That's just too bad."
"Can I get a hint?"
"After we're done you'll feel better about yourself," said Jessie, crossing her fingers that it would be so.
"Well if we don't get going I have a feeling we never will so, move it!" said Karen, grinning at watching her daughter and Katie. She'd taken the fact that they were a couple extremly well. That's because part of her had known it all along, and she was happy that Jessie had decided to tell her. When the girls had told their families they received nothing but warm support. They were still allowed the same freedoms as earlier because they'd obviously been just fine like that so there was no reason to change things.
Anyway Katie chugged down the last of her orange juice before hopping down off the stool. She pulled on a grey, wool, short trenchcoat over her white quater sleeve shirt that left some of her flat stomach visible over the dark frayed lowriders she had on. Jessie pulled on her khaki jacket and slid her hands into the pockets of her plain blue jeans that rested below her black tank top with "I 3 NY" on it. Karen had on some black slacks and white blouse that hide beneath her jean jacket. The three quickly loaded into Karen's car in anticipation. Jessie to see how Katie responded, Karen to get started, and Katie to see where exactly they were going.
***
45 minutes later
The car pulled to a stop in front of a large, plain brick building. Katie looked out curiously to see where they were. She was still absolutely clueless when they stepped out of the car. Jessie was tentaviley watching Katie, she was anxious to see how Katie would respond to this. She knew Katie would love it and she repeated that fact over and over in her mind before letting the words softly roll off of her tongue.
"She'll love it..," said Jessie softly, inaudibly.
"What was that Jess," asked Katie.
"Oh, nothing."
"Ok then," said Katie slightly disappointed, but she quickly shrugged that off as they walked towards the building.
When they stepped inside Katie was overwhelmed to say the least. Inside the large building were rows of tables and benches. On the tables were plates of different types of food or phamplets and broucheurs. Katie was still however confused until she saw a red and white banner hanging over the other side of the building, the sign read "Soup Kitchen." Jessie, who had just hung her coat up now pulled an apron off a hook then fixed it on over her clothes, Karen quickly followed suit.
"I signed us up to volunteer at the Christmas Soup Kitchen, I hope you don't mind," said Jessie as she walked back over to Katie.
"No, not at all, this is...wow," said Katie as she turned to look at Jessie.
"Yea, I've been coming here a lot more lately, last month I helped out with Habitat for Humanity."
"Come on girls," said Karen, grinning.
"Ok Karen," said Katie before looking back to Jessie, "so where's my apron?"
"Right here gorgeous," said Jessie grinning.
***
3 hours later
As Katie stepped out of the car she took Jessie's hand in hers and walked up to the porch before turning and looking into Jessie's eyes. Jessie smiled warmly as she leaned into Katie, pressing their lips together. When the kiss ended and Katie's mossy green eyes looked into Jessie's intelligent blue ones Katie spoke.
"That was great," she said warmly.
"So it didn't completely suck for you?"
"No, of course not, it was amazing," said Katie as she remembered a guy she'd talked to while handing out brocheures for jobs.
~*~
"Here ya go sir," said Katie as she handed a ragged looking man a broucheur.
"Thank you young lady, it's so good to see young people around here," said the man smiling, showing that he'd lost a tooth and the rest were in horrible shape.
"You look like my wife...," he said as his firey hazel eyes searched Katie's.
"Thank you, is she here with you?"
"No...she died a few years ago, she had this type of cancer...doc called it lukemia but she was an angel I think, an angel sent to help me out," said the man fondling remembering his wife.
"I'm so sorry," said Katie, she wanted to ask how she helped him out if he was still here but she didn't dare, obviously her face gave away the question because the man answered it.
"She helped me by giving me my daughter, Rachel. Rachel was an angel too, she and her mom were. She had these deep brown eyes like her momma. But Rachel got the cancer from her mom and she passed away a couple months ago," said the man, his eyes brimming with a mix of pride and excruiciating pain.
"I'm sorry to hear that," was all Katie could say and even that came out softly.
"Don't be, you couldn't have changed it, I just hope that I can see them again in heaven," said the man before smiling sadly and walking off with the broucheur Katie had just given him. The broucheur was about Church services and such. Katie watched his back, he had on a ragged green overcoat and some large grey trousers, in his other hand he carried a sign that read "Will Work For Food."
~*~
Jessie smiled, "so was I right?"
Kaite looked at her curiously, "about?"
"That you'd feel better about yourself?"
"Yes and no."
"Explain," said Jessie frowning slightly.
"Well I feel good that I helped but I feel bad that I never helped before," said Katie shortly before kissing Jessie again.
"I know that feeling," said Jessie.
"I'm starving so lets go get some dinner," she said trying to wipe the frown off of Jessie's face.
It worked at Jessie looked up at her, her face visibly lightening. She'd felt the same way as Katie had when she first started doing charity work. But then she'd reminded herself it was better late than never. Smiling again she took Katie's hand in hers and raised it to her lips, gently kissing her palm before closing the hand in hers and walking into the warm indoors of her mothers house.
***