Um… hello there everyone! I AM SO SORRY! There is no excuse for why you all had to wait 10 months for a new chapter except for my own writer's block and lack of drive. I still love this series, but I just wanted to make sure I am inspired when I write for it so you all get the best possible chapters. You all have been so incredibly kind and I am SO happy to hear you are enjoying the sequel thus far. So thank you all SO much! This chapter is going to start right after Jimmy and Cindy's 'couple's squabble' in the previous chapter. But buckle up, as we all know with 'Jindy'… things can get pretty crazy depending on the situation. Lol. XD Enjoy!

I kept sitting in the hover car as I kept contemplating everything that just happened.

Then again nearly 2 months without us having any kind of an argument was a rare occurrence, but none of those were anything like this.

This was the first actual fight we had since we started dating… or even ever to this sort of a degree.

I put the forefinger and thumb from my right hand on the bridge of my nose as I sighed, trying to sort through my thoughts and process everything that just happened even further.

Eventually, I calmed down enough to get out of the hover car and close up the shed. I walked into the house and I was surprised to hear nothing until I saw a note stuck to the fridge with a magnet.

Hi sweetie,

Your father is at his monthly duck appreciation club meeting this evening and the ladies and I from the book club have gone out for dinner together. There's a plate of leftover pork chops, carrots, and roasted potatoes in the fridge for whenever you're hungry.

Love,

Mom

I sighed as I took the note off the fridge and put it in the recycle.

Well, looks like I'm on my own tonight.

Honestly, it's probably a good thing in this instance.

I opened the fridge and saw the plate mom left for me and decided to just take it down to the lab and microwave it when I was ready.

It was early and I didn't have any homework, but I needed to keep myself focused on something else.

At least I have a lab full of distractions that I can work on rather than go up to my room where I'm more likely to think about it, right?

3 hours later

Once I finished logging in all my data from the study that I completed recently on my botanic gene project, I slumped back into my control chair.

I glanced over at the empty dinner plate that I just finished eating.

Honestly I was surprised I even had an appetite, but at this point I think my entire physiology welcomed any sort of distraction.

Even though I was preoccupying myself with my lab work, I still couldn't clear it out of my head. I looked at my phone and didn't even see any messages.

Again, not surprised.

Sheen was out on call working like he usually does now after school on Monday, Wednesday, and sometimes Friday for his dad. That and Sheen also got a new game that was going to keep him occupied until he passed out tonight.

Then Carl said he had a doctor's appointment with his allergist before he was going to talk to Elke later so he was out too.

Then again, maybe it's a good thing that I'm alone.

My phone remained clear since Cindy didn't even say one thing to me in over 3 hours since we had that fight, and we usually text very frequently with each other now, at least since we started dating.

As much as I wanted to put my phone down… I couldn't.

What do I do? Should I text her… or call her?

Or do something?!

I kept wracking my brain as I clenched a hand into my hair. Cindy's the first girl I ever dated so… I don't know what to do?

Is there a protocol for when you have an argument with a significant other?

Do I try to reach out? Do I wait for her to reach out? Do I give her space?

These questions kept circling my head and confusing and frustrating me even more the more I kept pondering over them.

I kept getting swallowed up in my thoughts until I heard a familiar buzzing of rotors and a bright flash out of the corner of my periphery.

She's here…

That's okay, don't panic. Just remain calm and just try to talk things out like mom and dad do when they have a rare disagreement.

I let out a deep breath and stood up from my chair, keeping my eyes shut on reflex, and trying to mentally prepare myself…. Despite feeling very frustrated and confused about what to do right now in this current situation.

I heard her sneakers taking steps on the lab floor toward me as I opened my eyes and was about to say something until all of a sudden my eyes snapped open as my shock and confusion doubled when I felt and saw Cindy secure her arms around my neck and her lips practically colliding roughly onto mine.

Wha… huh?!

I was in a state of total confusion about what was even happening… BECAUSE WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!

My feet were unsteady and I felt myself losing my balance as I started stumbling physically with my steps and mentally stumbling practically chaotically over my thoughts at the present moment over what was currently happening.

I… I don't understand? I thought she was mad at me... So why is she kissing me?!

I kept stumbling and felt the popliteal regions of my knees react as I felt my legs get knocked out from under me as we both fell onto the couch I always keep set up in the lab for when I relax… or most recently for when Cindy came over.

And at the present moment, Cindy was still not relaxing her grip on me. I mean, not that I would have ever complained about this sort of thing happening between us before now, but… I'm just so confused.

"C-Cin… dy… what… are you?..." I tried to get out even though she still wasn't giving an inch on anything until I felt her pull back from me.

Both of us were breathing really heavy as we both just stared. Her face was red but her eyes somehow looked almost determined.

But determined to do what, I have no idea?

I still have no idea why she came over to my lab and started making out with me completely unprompted just now. I was about to repeat what I was trying to ask her before until I froze up and my mouth involuntarily opened slightly at what she did next.

She didn't break eye contact with me the whole time as she reached down and pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it to the floor.

At that moment… I had no concept of thought.

Sure I've been to Cindy's house in the past for pool parties so it's not like seeing something in a similar regard to 'this' wasn't and entirely new concept. All I could do was stare as I felt my heart rate slow down but increase in intensity as my face took on a sensation of craniofacial erythema.

I had no other time to think on it as she immediately closed the distance between us and pressed her lips against mine again as we both fell back on the couch.

I probably would have reacted more to that if it wasn't for her tugging upward on the hem of my shirt, making my eyes widen in shock.

Holy Heisenberg...

15 minutes later

(Cindy's POV)

Neither of us were even saying anything as we were trying to catch our breath. Even though I have no idea what to say… and I was the one that just impulsively did this!

WHAT THE HELL COULD I EVEN SAY AFTER 'THIS'?!

I could feel my face practically burning on reflex as I felt like receding into myself just thinking about it.

Just feeling pathetic to completion about just impulsively coming over to his lab and making out with him to alleviate my frustration… especially we just had a fight.

Ugh, why am I like this?! WHAT WAS I EVEN THINKING?!

But… I don't regret anything I just did.

After I took out my anger on my striking pad that I normally use to practice for my Karate competitions in my room, I just kept thinking about everything that happened and all the frustration and just… I don't know?!

It's like I was still mad but at the same time now that I got a lot of my frustration out in a very insane way just now and probably put Jimmy in a very weird and confused position because of everything I just did.

It's just… I don't know?

It's like I was determined to get out my flustered frustration with him… and also to prove I could make him feel something Betty Boring couldn't. Yes, as weird and as completely insane as it sounds… but, heck, I did it!

Even though right now we were just kind of cuddling in silence after… everything.

I didn't have to look at him right now to know he's probably still extremely confused about everything that happened in the past couple hours.

And… not that I'd blame him at this point for thinking I'm a total basket-case.

Ugh, I'm even confused and borderline disgusted with myself for everything I've done today.

And that's not including me just coming over here and just throwing myself at him just now. As much as I hate to admit it and me from years in the past would probably smack me for admitting this, but I am so into Jimmy that it's pathetic.

Especially when it's just us alone, I have a very hard time trying not to just throw myself at him and keeping my hands off him.

So… HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO HIM?!

Especially since all I think I do is just sound insane, especially since we just argued and he probably thinks I was completely infuriated with him.

Well, I was… and still kind of am, but… UGH, I don't know?

I bit my lip a little before letting out a sigh and finally admitting, "I'm sorry about going after you like that earlier."

It was quiet for several seconds before I heard him respond, "Well, not that I'm necessarily complaining… but perhaps to spare my total confusion from several minutes ago you could have just told me that to begin with."

I whipped my head around and saw him giving me a joking and almost teasing expression.

"I know, I know, shut up." I got out, more teasing and still embarrassed than anything.

After both of us awkwardly laughed about it out of equally awkward nerves, we eventually both sat up before sitting back on the couch to talk about what was going on.

Which wasn't as easy as it sounded.

It was painfully quiet between us again until I heard him ask, "Are you really that jealous about Betty?"

At first, I had a compulsion to just lash out until I looked over at him and saw a genuine look of curiosity on his face that made me immediately backtrack and bite my lip.

Ugh… dammit.

I felt so pathetic as I kept wresting with every thought going through my head, and all of them would make me sound stupid and insane if I said any of them out loud. I kept trying to figure out what was happening until I looked down and saw Jimmy resting a hand on one of mine that was resting palm down on the couch.

"Cindy, I know I probably shouldn't have said this earlier like I did, but I meant it. Do you even... trust me?" He asked, sounding a little annoyed still but also genuine.

It also didn't help when I looked at him and saw him looking at me with this really genuine look on his face.

After fighting it, I knew it was pointless.

I finally owned up to myself and admitted, "Yes, I trust you, it's just… ugh, I just saw you and her in the tutoring center laughing and talking and… whatever, you probably just think I sound certifiably insane now anyway." I immediately turned away from him, not wanting him to see me have a micro-mental breakdown over something like this… and I also just wanted to spare myself from just allowing myself to look this pathetic in front of him.

Well, until I felt Jimmy squeeze my hand that I completely ignored he was holding until he reminded me by doing that as I heard him start, "Cindy… just hear me out. Because you're right, I do like Betty."

I gave him an annoyed gare as I started, "Seriously? You're just going to admit that after…" "But, I like you more." He finished, cutting me off.

My eyes went wide as I whipped my head back over to look at him, making direct eye contact.

I felt locked in and even though I saw his face going red, I saw him look at me completely determined.

He sighed and looked at the ground while rubbing the back of his neck before looking back at me and saying, "Look, I do think Betty's nice and pretty and smart… but, she's not Cindy Vortex."

My face practically felt like it was on fire as my heart felt like it was crawling up my throat as I saw his fingers intertwine with mine on the couch.

But he kept looking me right in the eye, his face equally red as he started with a sigh, "Cindy... you're the only person in my whole life so far that has ever challenged me. Sure there were times you usually always drove me crazy… and still do because of it, but that's what I like about you. You're intelligent, you're beautiful, you're way more athletically inclined than me, you can debate topics with me better than anyone else I know and you make me… feel things I've never felt before about any girl other than you."

Every muscle in body was locked up in a state of shock. For as long as I've known Jimmy and I have always been able to admit this, he may be very eloquent when it comes to science… but he's not really William Shakespeare when it comes to 'romance'.

That Valentine he gave me when we were 11 proved that more than anything.

But right now… I had no idea what else to say to that?

Luckily I think he caught that as he started, still sounding nervous but still serious, "Cindy… I just want to make sure we trust each other. Because I don't want…" "I know, I know… I'm sorry. I do trust you, it's just… it's just me. I won't do this again, I promise." I cut in, just wanting to put this whole awkward situation behind us and not talk about it anymore.

I felt him squeeze my hand a little as I glanced up slightly and saw him smiling slightly at me.

Slowly, I returned the look as I squeezed his hand back. It was quiet until I saw him look away and rub the back of his neck again as he started, "Well, just hypothetically speaking, if there's any possibility you'd want to come to the lab unannounced like this again… I wouldn't have any complaints."

My eyes went wide and my face went red in complete embarrassment to see him giving me a slight smile with a slight look in his eyes. I felt like my whole body almost became flush as a warmth rushed through me for several different reasons. Crap… Well, until I tried to get it together as quickly possible as I gave him a smirk and rolled my eyes as I shoved his shoulder and remarked, "Don't push it."

We both started laughing before we eventually got our shirts back on. Even though I was relieved that this weird-ass situation got resolved 'somehow'... It's like I couldn't get the last thing he said to me during our 'fight' out of my mind.

I grimaced slightly as I thought about it again.

"No, because I don't get jealous! Especially not over trivial idiocies like this!"

"Hey, do you want to stay and watch a movie?" I whipped my head behind me and saw Jimmy looking at me fully dressed again.

Quickly I headed in the right place as I started, "Actually I need to get home. But… you can walk me back if you want to?"

I smiled as I held out my hand to him only for him to give me that usual genuine 'boyish' smile he's had for as long as I've known him and grab my hand before we walked out of the lab together.

Told you things were going to get a little 'crazy'. Lol. XD But, to be honest, in my head canon of what Cindy Vortex would be like as a teenager… I'd imagine her to be mature in some ways, but when it comes to Jimmy and their relationship she'd still be kind of dramatic, jealous, and impulsive. Then add teenage raging hormones on top of it… Cindy would literally live up to her 'Vortex' namesake if you catch my meaning. Haha. XD Plus, I am enjoying writing teenage Jimmy Neutron over analyzing 'intimate/physical situations' when he's with Cindy and still can't shut off the scientist aspect of himself in 'romantic situations'. That aspect of him is so much fun for me to write and interpret. Especially in a situation where Cindy just completely throws herself at him in an impulsive make out session to prove she's 'better than Betty'... and because she's 'majorly' into Jimmy. That's our Cindy! Lol. XD Next chapter should have a mix of both SxL plus JxC so stay tuned! Also, just in case you guys want to start making your predictions, let's just say I did some MAJOR foreshadowing at the end of this chapter. So… ready, set, predict! Haha. Anyway, thank you all SO much for reading and constructive feedback is ALWAYS very much appreciated. Thank you so much to you all!

Stay classy, safe, and healthy everyone!
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