so i should warn everyone right now that ive been having some writers block and in order to get this story back on track, there are going to be some time lapses. not that huge, just a couple of weeks at the most. like last chapter was in november, this chapter is in late december, close to the holidays. and i am also going to warn you that my transitions between scenes aren't that good. hopefully i can fix that. even though there aren't as many reviews as usual, i still hope people are reading the story.
i opened the reviews for anonymous people too, just so you know. thank putteiblabarsskogen for that.
FeelLikeRain-not gonna lie, but my i-pod is envied by all. the wrestler is deff. gonna be worth watching, despite Mickey. and marissa being in it is a bonus. watching the BAFTA's does not make you a bad person lol. and i enjoy long reviews. they make me feel special so thanks for all of the compliments.
WonderousPlaceForAnEcho-if you want more jessie and katie moments, you got more jessie and katie moments. your reviews are never terrible and writing them when you are tired is better than not writing any at all.
oh and happy valentines day...eh who am i kidding, i hate that holiday. and happy birthday to some presidents cuz....you know, they're dead but we get off from school so it's all good=)
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B+W testimonial: Karen: I still see her as my little girl, coming home from her first day of kindergarten. That's what I see every time she walks though the door. It's hard to believe that she's grown up. She won't need me for anything soon.
"I got it. I got it." Jessie ran into the house, straight up the stairs, leaving the door wide open. Karen came out of the living room as Katie walked through the door, closing it behind her.
"What's going on?"
"She passed her road test." Karen scrunched her eyebrows.
"She took her road test?" Jessie bounded down the stairs, wearing a different jacket.
"Yeah. You told me not to tell you when I start driving, remember?"
"When did I say that?"
"In the hospital. After the accident." Karen smirked.
"You probably shouldn't have told me then." She walked over and hugged Jessie. "Congratulations. I'm very proud of you."
"We were gonna go celebrate. Do you want to come?" Katie asked. Karen looked at the clock on the wall, then back at the girls.
"Well, Henry was coming over in a few minutes. Do you mind if he tags along?" Jessie smiled.
"Not at all."
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"Come on Henry, give them another one," Karen nudged him. He swallowed his food and put down his fork.
"Ok. A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could that be?" Katie tapped her finger on the table.
"I got it. The beggar is a crazy hobo and made the whole thing up." She smiled at him as he let out a chuckle.
"Not even close."
"Oh, is the beggar guy dead already?"
"Clever but no." Jessie slumped back into her seat.
"I tried."
"Wait the beggars a girl right? So she would be the sister and not a brother?"
"Correct." Katie smiled triumphantly.
"Looks like you lose Jess." Jessie frowned.
"There is no way i'm losing to you. Henry think of another one." Before he had the chance to answer Katie's phone started buzzing. She looked down at the caller I.D. and stood up.
"I hafta take this. Be right back." Jessie watched her leave then turned back to Henry.
"Would it be cheating if you gave me one without her here?" He shook his head laughing and stood up.
"I'm going to go pay the check." A minute later Katie returned to the table and sat down, not saying a word. Her face was void of any emotion. Karen and Jessie exchanged a look at each other, but didn't say a word. Henry came back and they all grabbed their coats to leave. Jessie grabbed Katie's hand just outside the door of the restaurant and tilted her head up at the girl.
"Is everything all right?" Katie put on a fake smile and squeezed the blonde's hand.
"Yeah." She tried to walk away but Jessie pulled her back.
"You sure?" Katie leaned down and kissed the shorter girl.
"How could anything be wrong when i'm with you?" The blonde smiled and cupped Katie's cheeks, pulling her down for another kiss. She let her toungue trace Katie's lips for a brief moment before reluctantly pulling away.
"We better get to the car." The brunette nodded, placing a small kiss on Jessie's cheek, she grabbed Jessie's hand and started walking toward the car.
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"Do you believe in fate?" Katie stared up at the ceiling, her head resting on the pillow in her room. Jessie was lying perpendicular to her, her head on Katie's stomach. For the last few minutes they had been doing nothing but lying on the bed in complete silence, just enjoying each other's company as the snow fell softly outside.
"What do you mean?" Katie scrunched her eyebrows in concentration.
"Fate. That some things you can't control, they're just meant to be?" Jessie let a smile grace her lips.
"Like us?" Katie smirked, finding it hard not too. She took Jessie's hand in her own, stroking her thumb across her smooth skin.
"Yes, but not just us. What if everything we do, no matter how small, has a dramatic affect on tomorrow? Like that guy who was suppose to get on that plane that crashed? What if his alarm clock did go off and he made his flight? Like there is some mysterious force that somehow guides our lives, but because we can't see it, we can only believe that it exists...somewhere...beyond our realm of perception. Do you believe in that?" Jessie bit her lip.
B+W testimonial: Jessie: That's my Katie. Completely random. Most of the time it's just funny. And then there are these times where she is completely serious. The look she gets when she's talking about something important. It's incredible. So different from what most people see.
"I guess. What brought this on?"
"English. We hafta write a paper on fate versus free will."
"So you don't believe in free will?" She paused.
"I believe in it. But it's like…you have a set of doors in front of you and God is the only one who knows what's behind them. He let's you pick but in the end, what happens, happens." Jessie turned her head to the side to look at her.
"Something's wrong," she stated, knowing that there was something behind what Katie was talking about. "What's wrong?" Katie let her eyes drift down to meet Jessie's for a moment, then looked up at the ceiling again.
"My uncle died." Jessie's face fell. She climbed up higher on the bed and laid down next to her on her stomach, wrapping her arms around the girl. She left a feather light kiss on her cheek.
"I'm so sorry. Are you ok? Wait, that's a stupid question to ask." Katie's gaze had not moved from the spot on the ceiling.
"It's ok. I didn't really know him that well. He was a cop in LA. Apparently a drug bust went wrong or something and he got shot. It just got me thinking about stuff." Jessie ran her fingers through Katie's hair in a soothing manner.
"Stuff like fate?"
"Stuff like fate," she confirmed. "Like what would have happened if he didn't go to work that day, or if the bust didn't go wrong, or if he didn't become a cop at all. Did he just have bad luck? Did he make the wrong decision? Did he like, pick the wrong door or something?"
"What do you think?"
"Honestly? My only answer is that there is none. Maybe if he didn't become a cop, he still would've died. Or maybe he'd be at home right now with his kids. I guess we'll never know." They were silent for a few minutes. Jessie began running her hand up and down Katie's arm.
"Maybe we're not supposed to know. Maybe we're supposed to just trust that everything will be ok. Carpe diem it. Don't worry about tomorrow, just focus on the now. And right now, it is me and you." Katie picked her head up to look Jessie in the eye, and planted a lingering kiss on her lips. "What was that for?" Katie grinned.
"For being you. You get my craziness, and you even try to make sense of it." Jessie rested her head back in its place.
"I think I deserve a medal for that." Katie smirked.
"I'll notify the press." After a few minutes of silence Katie shot up from the bed, almost knocking Jessie off of it. "Hey, let's go make snow angels." Recovering from her almost fall, Jessie stood up and raised her eyebrow at her girlfriend who was busy putting her jacket on.
"Katie, it's freezing outside. You're gonna get sick."
"Who are you my mom? 'Cause if you are, this relationship is really creepy." Jessie let out a heavy sigh.
"Fine. Let me get my coat."
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Jessie cautiously opened the door and tiptoed to the bed, putting the books down on the desk. She slowly laid down next to the big blob currently occupying the bed. Jessie reached out for the thick covers and quickly pulled them down, causing Katie to shiver and curl into a fetal position.
"Don't be mean, I'm sick," Katie groaned, trying desperately to pull the covers back over her head. "What are you doing here anyway?" Jessie lifted up the covers and climbed under, scooting closer to Katie.
"I wanted to see how you were doing." Katie opened one eye and glared at her.
"You brought me homework didn't you?" Jessie pecked her nose.
"I couldn't let you fall behind, now could I?" Katie put on a big smile.
"Any chance you wanna do it for me?"
"Yeah, because I know Calc." The brunette let out a heavy sigh.
"Fine, I'll do it." She grabbed Jessie's hand and brought it close to her face, planting a light kiss on her knuckles. "You should probably go. I don't wanna get you sick."
"But if you got me sick, we could stay in bed together all day." Katie let out a soft chuckle.
"Yes but instead of doing fun things, we'd just be lying here feeling like crap." Jessie blushed, thinking of the 'fun things' Katie was implying.
"So I guess I gotta go huh?" She nodded solemnly.
"I guess so." Jessie leaned over and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Bye Billie. Love you."
"Love you too babe." As she heard her bedroom door close, she brushed the used tissues off of the bed and settled down again to sleep.
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A week later:
Jessie sat in her desk, anxiously staring at the clock as it ticked away the seconds until winter break. After what felt like an eternity, the final bell went off and students took off running. Jessie walked out of the school, instantly being covered in the fresh, white powder falling from the sky. She glanced around, looking for any sign of her girlfriend when Grace came up next to her.
"Hey, have you seen Katie?" She laughed.
"She's over there reliving her youth." Jessie scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. She turned around only to see Katie, Tad, and, what looked like, a sad attempt at building a snowman. The body was disfigured, one arm was shorter than the other, and the clothes it was wearing did not match. Jessie and Grace exchanged an amused look before walking over to them.
"Hey Tad, he looks just like you," Grace called out. Both Tad and Katie turned around at the sound of her voice. He opened his mouth as if offended.
"Hey!"
"No Grace, you're wrong. They don't look alike." He smiled at Katie.
"Thank you."
"The snowman is definitely better looking." The girls broke into laughter as Tad turned around and started scooping up snow. When he stood up again, Katie stopped laughing and started inching backwards. "Oh no. Don't you dare." He smirked and launched a snowball in her direction, only to hit Grace when Katie ducked out of the way. Her eyes darkened as she wiped the snow off of her face. He held up his hands in defense.
"That was totally not my fault." She kept advancing toward him. As she bent down to pick up some snow he took off running.
"Get back here you loser!" Grace shouted as she chased after him. Katie walked over to Jessie smiling and kissed her.
"You do know that whatever happens to Tad is your fault, right?" She shrugged her shoulders.
"Yeah. Now come on. I'm in the mood for some hot cocoa." Jessie laughed as she linked arms with Katie and headed toward the car.
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ok so some A/N's: the phone call Katie got was from someone telling her, her uncle was dead.
ummm i'm off for the week but i'm still busy so i will try to get as many chapters as possible up.
ok leave your thoughts for me.=)
