Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters involved with Ghost Whisperer that appear in this story such as : Melinda, Jim, Andrea, and any future characters that are involved with the show. I do however own the character of Josh and the plotline.

Authors Note: This story does not follow the storyline of the show, just in case you got confused.

Author's Note 2: This is a new story that I wrote. I will still be posting for my other stories as well. Let me know what you think.


Kissing Love Goodbye

Chapter Nine-Hide and Seek And Josh

That night, Melinda waited for Jim again in her bedroom. She was at the window waiting for him when she saw him walking into her back yard.

When she saw him she waved excitedly. He waved back and then Melinda opened her window and then climbed down the tree. Once she got to the bottom, she threw her arms around Jim.

"Hi!" she whispered excitedly.

"Hey Mel!" he said hugging her tighter. "Come on, let's go." Jim said taking her by the hand and walking with her.

Melinda pulled her hand out of his and put both of her arms around him as they walked. Jim did the same and kissed her head.

Suddenly Jim stopped and picked her up bridal style and then began to carry her to the car. Melinda laughed and then put her arms around his neck.

"Is it necessary to carry me every time?" she asked. Jim nodded.

"Yup, it comes complimentary every time I pick you up for a date." He smiled and Melinda rolled her eyes.

"Well I'm not going to complain." She laughed.

"Good." Jim said.

Once they got to the car, Jim put Melinda down and kissed her before letting her get into the car. He got into the other side of the car, closed the door and started the car.

Once he started to drive, Melinda asked "So, where are we going?" she asked.

"No idea..." Jim said.

"Seriously?" Melinda asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, I really don't know where we're going."

"Well, I think it's safe to say you're well organized." Melinda chuckled.

Jim glared at her then smiled. "True, but don't you think it's more fun this way?" Jim asked.

"Yeah, actually it is." Melinda agreed. Jim took her hand and kissed it. Melinda smiled. Jim drove around for a half an hour then he thought of a place to go.

"Mel, close your eyes." He said.

"Why?"

"Just do it..." he said and so she did.

Melinda felt the car slowing down and finally come to a stop. "Can I open my eyes yet?" she asked.

"Yeah, go ahead." He said and Melinda opened them and looked at Jim, a confused expression on her face. Jim had pulled up in the parking lot of a children's playground.

"Jim, you pick the weirdest places to take a girl on dates..." Melinda smiled. Jim looked down, appearing hurt.

"Jim, I didn't mean it in a bad way..." she said, not wanting to have hurt him. Jim looked up at her with a smile and Melinda knew he had been faking it.

She slapped his arm and he laughed. "I hate you." She said.

"Thanks...i hate you too?" Jim said and Melinda laughed.

They got out of the car and then Jim grabbed Melinda's hand. Jim walked over to the swing set and then sat down on one of them, pulling Melinda down onto his lap as he did.

Melinda leaned her lead on Jim's as he pushed off with his foot. They went back and forth and Jim had his arms securely around Melinda. Jim leaned down and kissed Melinda. When they broke apart, Melinda laid her head on Jim's shoulder, tucked into Jim's neck. Her lashes tickled his neck and Jim nestled his head on top of hers.

Melinda let her feet drag as they went back and forth on the swing. After a while, Melinda got up and Jim got up after her. "Hey, you wanna play a game?" Jim asked.

Melinda eyed him suspiciously. "What kind of game?"

"hide and seek..." Jim asked.

"Jim...how old are you?"

"Okay, fine...if you don't want to..." Jim said walking away from her.

Melinda rolled her eyes and then ran up to where he was walking and she said

"Okay, fine..." Melinda said and then Jim spoke "

Okay, you wanna hide?" he asked. "Yeah!" she said then Jim covered his eyes.

"Okay... one...nine...ten..." he said and he had expected to see Melinda still looking for a hiding spot but he couldn't see her anywhere. He walked around and looked everywhere he thought she would hide. He couldn't find her and then he said out loud "Mel, okay, I can't find you...where are you?" at first he heard nothing then he yelled as Melinda jumped onto his back out of nowhere and said loudly

"here I am!"

"God Melinda! You almost gave me a heart attack!" He said and Melinda slid off of his back and laughed.

"It's not funny." Jim said seriously.

He looked angry to Melinda and Melinda asked "Are you mad?" Jim smiled. "No, I was kidding. Where the hell were you hiding? I couldn't find you."

"Oh, I was up there." Melinda said pointing to a big oak tree to the left of them.

"Wow, good hiding spot." He said. "Okay, you go hide..." she said as her phone started ringing.

"Why do people have such bad timing?" she muttered as she flipped it open.

"Hello?" she said.

"Hi Melinda." she heard Josh's voice.

"Josh, what do you want?" she asked angrily and then heard him hang up.

"I want you..." she heard his voice from behind her and Jim.

They turned around and then saw him standing there smirking.

"Josh, leave me alone!" she said and Melinda could feel Jim's muscles tighten when she held onto his arm.

"Melinda, please... I want you back...i miss you..." he said and Melinda could feel Jim getting angrier.

The only reason Jim was keeping his temper was because of Melinda.

"Josh, I don't want to be with you! God, why can't you understand that?" she said.

"Why not? Because you're with this guy?" Josh asked.

"Yeah, I am Josh." She said and she leaned into Jim and he put his arm firmly around her.

"What's so great about him?" Josh said.

"Well, for one he actually cares about me and treats me so amazingly. Josh, I don't feel anything towards you...nothing at all." She said.

"Melinda, what do I need to do to get you back?" Josh asked.

"Nothing..." Melinda said simply.

"What?" Jim and Josh said at the same time.

"Josh, you lost me once okay, you don't get any more chances. You can't just throw me away and pick me back up whenever the hell you want!" she said and Jim smiled at her.

"I'll get you back...you'll see..." he said walking away towards his car.

Once he was gone, Melinda turned to Jim and said "Jim, I'm so sorry...i didn't know..." she couldn't finish because Jim reached down and kissed her. He pulled away and pulled her into him. "Don't worry about anything...you're mine and I'm not gonna let you go..." he said softly and Melinda's eyes brimmed with light tears and she hugged Jim tighter than she ever had.

"You're amazing you know that?" she enquired.

"I'm only amazing because I have you." He said and Melinda laughed a bit.

"What?" he asked.

"You're so corny, but I love it." She said.

"Come on, I think it's time to get you home..." Jim said.

"Why?" Melinda asked yawning and leaning her head on him.

"Because you're falling asleep." He said and Melinda yawned again mid sentence.

"I...am....not" she said and Jim gave her a knowing look.

"Come on," he said and Melinda followed.

They got into the car and started to drive. "Jim...I'm sorry I ruined our date." She said and Jim took her
hand.

"Mel, you didn't ruin anything." He said and she smiled.

"What?" he asked.

"I love it when you call me Mel." She said.

"Why?" he asked.

"Because I like that only you call me that." Jim gave her a funny look.

"What? It's sweet." She said. and Jim smiled back at her.

"Good. Cause you're my Mel and no one else's." Jim said and Melinda laughed.

"Possessive much?" Melinda asked.

"Just a bit." He chuckled. He drove her home and when they were saying goodbye Melinda was hanging onto Jim a bit more than usual.

"You okay?" he asked. "Yeah. I just don't want you to go..." she said sadly.

"Mel...don't do this to me..." he griped.

"Do what?"

"Make me miss you more than I normally do..." and Melinda smiled.

"Mel, it's not like I'm not gonna see you this weekend." Jim said slowly.

"I know..." she said glumly.

"Come on, smile... it'll be just us." He said and Melinda kissed him.

"Okay, I guess you're right." She said giving him a smile. "bye..." she said and hugged him excitedly.

"Bye, Mel." He said and then he gave her a boost to help her get into the tree. He made sure she got into her room okay, then he waved goodbye to her and left to go back to his apartment.

kinda weird but i hope you like it anyways