Hey! Did you like my last chapter? I hoped you would! Well on with the story.
We were all hanging out in the living room after my Grandma left. Paul was messing with my hand while I was listening to Seth go on about Kaylyn. I tuned him out and turned to Paul. "So, can I call you Jessica?" He asked. I glared at him.
"Hell to the no.". He smiled. "Okay what about Alexandria?" He asked. I rolled my eyes. "And that why you aren't not going to meet the rest of my family." I told him. He laughed.
"Yeah she was pretty crazy." He said. Kattie popped up out of nowhere and said, "Yeah. She's not just crazy she's insane." She said. Paul nodded.
"So you take after her." He said. I gave him a look. "I do not! Why would I take after a horrible old lady?" I asked.
"Uh, um...you wouldn't. Because you're amazing and she's not." He said. I smiled and turn my head away to hide my blush. He intertwined my fingers with his. Seth stood up.
"Sorry, Jared and I have girls to go meet. Oh and thanks for that Alex." He said. I nodded at him and watched as they walked out the door. Kattie stood there awkwardly. "Well, I'm pretty sure that I have a friend that I need to catch up with." She said while grabbing her car keys. Before she walked out the door she yelled, "No sex!". I glared at the door. Paul turned towards me.
"We have the whole house to ourselves." He said waggling his eyebrows. I smiled but shook my head. He pouted them lowered his head towards mine. Then he captured my lips with his. After what seemed like hours of kissing I pulled away so I could breathe.
"Sorry, I'm not a magical creature that can hold my breath for hours." I said when he got a sad look on his face. He kissed me twice then said, "We can't hold our breath forever either. That's vampires. Being able to hold your breath forever is creepy, so you should stay away from them." He said then pulled my head to his chest. He kissed the top of my head.
"I'm surprised you don't have your computer or camera with you. Because last time I checked you were obsessed with emailing." He said. I gave him a confused look. "Oh! Jade! Yeah, it's only been a few days. Since, you know, I've emailed her." I said.
"Will I ever get to meet her?" He asked. I looked up at him. "Meet her? Why?" I asked. He shrugged. "She seems...interesting." He said. I laughed.
"But seriously, why do you want to meet her?" I asked. "Well, you've met all my friends. I would like to meet your one." He said. I scoffed. "I have two friends thank you very much." I told him. He sighed. "Didn't one of them move?" He questioned.
"How'd you know that?" I asked. "Didn't you tell me when we were painting?" He asked. I tried to remember but I couldn't. I guess I did. I shrugged. "So why can't I meet them?" He asked. I looked at my hands.
"I don't want you to see that side of me. It was always the three of us. Alex, Val and Jade. The troublemakers. I had the attitude, Val had the guys while Jade planned all our crimes. Well, I guess that's what you could call them." I said. "And well, them coming here could totally ruin all my progress. So until I'm more stable I think that meeting will have to wait." I said. He smiled.
"Why are you smiling? I just told you I'm a criminal! Aren't you disgusted with me?" I asked. He shook his head. "I knew you came with baggage. Don't get mad, but Kattie told me a few stories. I'm just happy you actually told me." He said. I laughed. "I'd trust you. I know that I could tell you biggest secret and you wouldn't tell a soul. I also know that if I told you that when I wasn't doing stupid shit with Jade and Val I played tetris on my laptop." I said. He raised his eyebrows.
"Really?". I nodded. "And if you tell anyone I'll throw another bat at your head." I told him. "Hey I thought you trusted me!" He exclaimed. "I do! I just have to take my precautions." I told him. He smiled and nodded then wrapped his arms around me. "I love you, Alex." He said.
I rested my head back on his chest. "I like you too, Paul." I told him. "I know you do. I know." He said softly. I must of fell asleep because I woke up with a hard pillow. Which was Paul's amazingly hot chest. I looked up at him. "You're so cute when you sleep." He said to me. I blushed.
"Thanks, I guess." I said. "Is Kattie back yet?" I asked him. He shook his head the grabbed his phone. "It's kind of late, I wonder if she is coming back at all." He said. I sat up. "Well, since we have the house to ourselves I think I'm going to make you a meal." I said. I jumped up and ran to the kitchen.
"Hold up Alex. Your arm." He said. I glanced at it. "Yeah it's coming along great. Thanks for noticing." I said with a smile. He rolled his eyes and sat on the counter. When I gave him a weird look he shrugged. "You two seem to do this often and I wanted to know what was so great about it." He said. I laughed and searched the fridge. "I can make...well I don't really know. Because most of the meals I know how to make, the meat has to sit out." I said. He shrugged.
"You want some cereal?" I asked. He laughed. "I'm serious." I said. He nodded. "Sure. Let's eat some cereal then we can head upstairs for a nice little shower then we can got to your bed and see what adventure awaits us." He said smiling suggestively. I rolled my eyes.
"I took a shower this morn-wait. No I didn't!" I gasped. "Do I smell?" I asked nervously. He shook his head. "Are you just saying that?" I asked. "No. I'm not. I think you smell amazing, but if you want we can take that shower a little early." He said. I shook my head.
"You're never going to stop are you?". "Nope.". "Well how about I let you see me in my bra and panties, then I kick you out of the bathroom so I can take my shower." I said. He smiled. "Really?".
I sighed. 'Well, why the hell not? I'm going to be spending the rest of my life with this guy and one day he's going to see me in my birthday suit. So a little sneak peek won't do any damage. Beside, it's not like I haven't done worse...' I thought. "Sure, but I'm eating first. And if your good I might even let you pick out my pj's." I said with an evil smile. I knew he'd be on his best behavior now. I walked over to our pantry.
"So what kind of cereal would you like? We have Frosted Flakes, Coco Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Lucky Charms, Cheerios-" He cut me off.
"It's like every kids dream. Just grab whatever, I'm not very picky." He said. "But I need to know what kind of food you like so I can be a good wife." I clamped my mouth shut and hoped he didn't notice the last part. He gave me a cocky smirk. "Wife?". I felt my face get hot.
"I...I uh...I didn't say wife. I said...life! I said life. So I can be a good life-" He cut me off. "A good life partner?" He asked. I glared at me.
"Yeah! Okay! I said wife! It's not like you haven't been thinking it." I said. He shrugged. "Well, I'd like some Cookie Crisp, Darling." He smiled. I rolled my eyes and got out two bowls and the milk. I place the box of cereal in front of him. I got the Lucky Charms for myself.
"Wanna know a secret?" I asked him. "Sure.". "When I eat Lucky Charms I save the marshmallows for last." I told him. He smiled. "You're not the only one." He said. "Do you do it?" I asked. He shook his head.
"No, but I think Seth does it too." He said. We finished eating and we walked to the bathroom. I slipped my pants off carefully and stepped out of them as they fell to the floor. I took my top off and dropped it down to the ground. I was in a light pink bra with matching panties. "Like what you see?" I said spinning around a few times. He nodded.
I started to shoo him out the door, but not before he kissed me. I took a quick shower and padded across the floor to my room. Paul was sitting on my bed messing with some clothes. He lifted them up when I shut the door. It was a gray pair of cotton shorts and a lacy undershirt. I yanked them out of his hand and slipped them on. "Happy?" I asked. He nodded then pulled me onto the bed. He gave me a quick kiss then pulled me close to him. I rested my head on his chest and fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning alone. I sat up. "Is this what a one night stand feels like?" I asked myself. I pulled the blanket closer to me. I frowned, but crawled out of bed anyways. I walked downstairs to see Kattie. She smiled at me.
"So how was your night?" She asked. I looked around. "Where's Paul?" I asked. "He went home. He said that he'd see you later today." She said. I nodded. 'I guess this is the perfect time to pick a song...' I thought. I smiled at her and walked back up to my room. I looked at my name that was painted on my wall. I grabbed my laptop and put it in my lap. I opened it to be greeted by Paul's face. I smiled. 'I remember when he did that...'. I got on Google and typed Almost Love songs and I got nothing. I glared at my screen.
"Maybe Youtube will help." I said to no one in general. I logged on and typed the same thing. "Almost wrote you a love song. No. Almost a love song? Maybe.". I clicked it and got this slow old song. Frowned and hit the back button. "Almost Over You. No. Almost Love by Jessica Jarrell. Who's that?". I clicked on it. I listened to the song over and over again. I smiled at the screen. "This is it." I said to myself. I got up a looked through my stuff for a blank CD. I put in my computer and found it on iTunes. I bought it and then I downloaded it onto the CD. I took it out a grabbed my purple sharpie. Almost Love by Jessica Jarrell. I smiled and put it in it's case.
"Perfect. So instead of rambling on and on and sounding like an idiot when I don't know what to say, I have a song that explains it all. Almost love!" I exclaimed. I checked my email. Alex! Ah! There's a rumor your grandma is leaving to visit you! So warning! I'm glad I rank higher than Paul. How much fun can that little town be? My escape plans are not color coated. They're all in the same color. Black. Pen to be exact. You got in a fight already? Damn girl already have an enemy? You get around quick. Got yourself a boyfriend, huh? Nice. Nice. Question! Are we drifting apart? Because Val is back and said you have talked to her in forever. You've been gone for a few weeks, but that doesn't mean you can ditch us! We were The Troublemakers! Remember all those fun times we had? Look Alex, I'd rather you tell me you don't like me anymore instead of blowing me off by email. Well, talk to you later. -Jade.
What was I going to say. She could sense I was changing through email. My fingers lightly tapped the keys while I thought of what to write. I sighed and started typing. Jade, yeah my Grandma was just here yesterday. This town can be a lot of fun. Very dramatic, I think they're planning a bonfire for next weekend. Remember how we used to love those? Well, I think your escape plans are going to have to wait for someone...more willing to leave. Paul is very important to me. He's so different from the guys back home. He's amazing to me.(: I haven't had time to talk to anyone lately. I've really only talked to you. Tell Val I love her and I have a very long and informational email sent to her in a few days. Yes. Paul is my boyfriend. No enemies just dumb bitches. No. We're not drifting part! It's just the distance. I get why you would be pissed. It's like being in a long distance relationship. It's going to have it's ups and downs. Plus, from what I hear the beginning is always the toughest part. I'm not blowing you off, okay? -Alex.
I pushed my laptop away and slid under the covers. I stared at the ceiling. My life is a big bowl of complications. "Maybe I should write Val." I said.
"Maybe you should." Paul said. I sat up. He smiled at me. "Where'd you go?" I asked. "Oh, did you miss me?". I rolled my eyes.
"No. I was just wondering." I told him. He laughed. "I just went home. I need to look nice for my lady." He said. "Your lady?". He nodded and sat on my bed.
"Yeah. You're my girl." He said. I smiled. I've never really had a guy be possessive of me. "So what's Val like? You said she got the guys, right?" He asked. I nodded. She was always with someone. Always had boy lined up for when she broke up with the first one. She was always setting me up with people. Like Dustin, Jake, Aaron, Derrick, Jayson, Dimitri, Drake and Eli." I said. He scowled when I named all the boys.
"She's really nice though. She's such a great friend. She always knew what to wear and what looked good. I miss her." I said. He nodded. "You should invite her to come over here." He said. I gave him a look. "I already told you I can't have them here.". He nodded.
"Well what does she look like?". "Red-brown hair, tan, brown eyes. Her hair used to be long, but I haven't seen her since the end of the school year. I'll have to ask her." I told him. "What about Jade?". I laughed. "You probably wouldn't think she looked like this." I told him.
"She has long platinum blond hair, brown eyes, she is tan also because she got to spend two weeks with Val in the summer." I said. "She doesn't even have green eyes! Why is her name Jade?" He asked. I shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe her parents liked the name.".
"Wanna eat?" Paul asked. I shrugged. "Nah. I don't eat much." I told him. "Well I do. So, you're coming downstairs with me to eat." He said. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Fine. Just let me change and I'll meet you down there." I told him. He nodded and left the room. I put on some track pants and a sweatshirt. I brushed my teeth and walked downstairs. I saw Paul eating an apple while Kattie was watching TV. Paul smiled at me a patted the spot on the couch next to him. I sat beside him and rested my head on his shoulder. Kattie turned towards us.
"Sorry, you two are just more entertaining than TV." She said with a smile. I rolled my eyes. "How?" I asked. She shrugged.
"It's like a reality TV show, there is always something going on. I remember when he freaked you out." She said. I smiled. Paul turned to look at me with a shocked expression. "I freaked you out?". I laughed.
"Well...yeah.". He shrugged. "We all have our moments." He said. I laughed again. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I asked. "We all have our moments. Like we all have bad hair days...well girls do. We all have times when we feel bad about ourselves. We all have those bad first meetings. So like I said, we all have our moments.".
"Paul! You sounded smart for once!" I exclaimed. He scoffed. "Well thanks Alex. You make me feel so good about myself.". Kattie laughed and stood up. "See? Reality TV.". I smiled. She walked to the stairs.
"I'm going to my room to get ready. I'm meeting up with someone." She said. I raised my eyebrows at her. "Who is this someone?".
"Trent." She said. "And when will I meet this Trent?" I asked.
"Ha! Never! Like I'd actually let you scare him away.". I gaped at her. "Why would I do something like that?" I asked. She gave me a look then went upstairs. Paul looked at me.
"You scare away her boyfriends?". "No! She's just a weirdie." I said. He looked at his watch. "Hey Alex, I gotta go. I need to catch some rest before patrol tonight." He said. I jumped up.
"Okay, but let me get something first." I ran upstairs and grabbed the CD. I ran back downstairs and handed it to him.
"What's this?" He asked. I smiled. "Just a little something. Listen to it at home or something. I think you'll like it." I told him. He smiled and took it. He hugged me and kissed me. "Later Alex.".
"See ya." I said. I plopped down on the couch. When he left I said, "Oh, I wonder what he's going to think.". I threw my arm across my eyes and fell asleep.
I woke up to am empty house. I found Kattie's note on the table. Alex, I'm out with Trent. I'm might not come home, if you know what I mean. ;) -Kattie. "Hey! What a bad example. I can't believe she's having sex with a guy I just heard about. Huh. Maybe that's where she was yesterday.". I grabbed a banana and walked up to my room. I sat on the edge of my bed and peeled it. After I finished it I fell back on my bed.
"Ugh. School tomorrow. I wish my life was a book and I had all the time in the world.". I heard my door squeak and I looked up to see Paul. He shut my door and stood by my bed.
"Almost Love by Jessica Jarrell?" Paul asked. I gave a small smile. "I'm not good with feelings, and that about sums it up." I said. He laughed and looked up at the ceiling. "Well we've come a long way from when we first met. You were some crazy cussing girl who just wouldn't like me and I was some guy that looked like a freaky stalker. I can never forget the look on your face. 'Rapist wolves!' Ha! Oh that was classic." He said with a smile. I rolled my eyes, but with a smile on my face.
"Yeah and just think, we'll be going an even longer way." I said. He wrapped his arms around me. "I'm glad we're on the same page." He said. I looked up at him.
"Same page?". "Yeah, you used to say you liked me, but now you're saying your almost in love with me." He said. I laughed.
"You seem so happy.". "Why shouldn't I be? You almost love me, and that's good enough. For now.". I rolled my eyes.
"You know just how to ruin the moment." I told him. He shrugged. "Yeah so does patrol. I've gotta go." He said. "Forget I even exist! I am all a dream." I told him. He leaned down and kissed me. "You're a pretty amazing dream.".
Aw. I want a guy to say that to me! (: I wrote this chapter really fast. A record for me. Haha! So I've got the next chapter planned. And here's a hint. It's called A Beautiful Mess. Try and figure it out! Now, I have character pictures up on my profile, but I still need help finding one of Alex. So, if you have any advice please tell me! P.S if you don't want to ruin your own image of my characters don't look at the pictures. Oh! and listen to the song Almost Love. I love the song and when I heard it I knew I had to put it in this story. So I think you should listen to it. JESSICA JARRELL. - She's the singer. -A