Jess opened his eyes to look at the clock. 3:55 pm. Where had the time
gone? He and Phoenix had been making out for almost two hours. He pulled
away from her.
"What? Is something wrong?" she asked.
"No. My shift starts in five minutes."
A pout formed on Phoenix' face. "Okay," she said in a whinny voice. "Just one more."
With that, she kissed him again. It was like every other kiss they had, great technique, but no passion.
"So, why don't you come over to my house tonight when your shift is done and we can pick up where we left off?" she asked.
Jess sighed internally. He was actually kind of getting sick of making out with Phoenix. It was all they did. They hadn't ever gone on an actual date, and that time they had lunch together was the only time they had an actual conversation.
"My parents are out of town," she continued. "So maybe we could do something a little more fun then just make out, if you know what I mean."
Okay, that was it. Jess had to take action. There was no way he was sleeping with this girl after knowing her for only two weeks.
"Why don't we do something different tonight?" he asked gently.
"Like what?" Phoenix looked confused. She had probably never done anything with a guy except make out or "more fun things."
"We can go on an actual date. I'll pick you up at 7:00, okay?"
"Fine."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Jess finished his shift at 6:55, and went upstairs to clean up before his first date with Phoenix. He reached her house at exactly 7:00.
"You ready?" he asked when she answered the door.
"Are you sure you don't just want to come inside?" she asked, still confused as to why he wanted to go out.
"My lips need a rest."
They walked over to a restaurant right next to the bookstore. He chose it because it was the farthest restaurant from the diner. The conversation at dinner was full of awkward pauses. About halfway into the meal, Jess somehow got onto the subject of Rory and he found himself going on and on about her. Of course he didn't mention anything about the kiss or his feelings for her. He knew he was probably boring Phoenix, so we would stop often to allow Phoenix to change the subject. But whenever he did, she just sat there silently. And so, he would continue.
"Do you mind if we stop in the bookstore?" he asked her as they left the restaurant.
"You like reading? I never got the fun of reading. I mean, why not just watch TV instead. It's so much easier. But sure, whatever." Jess decided to let that one slide. So she didn't like reading, big deal.
As Jess walked down the aisle of the Literature section, he could feel Phoenix getting more and more anxious to leave. Just five more minutes, he told himself. When he reached the "F" section, he picked up the Fountainhead.
"Rory made me read this book. I still don't get it," he said, thinking back to the time they ate lunch together on the bridge. When there was no response, he turned around to see that Phoenix was nowhere in sight. He walked outside and found her standing on the street corner, looking bored.
"What is it with you and this Rory girl? She sounds like a real loser to me. No guy that I would date would like a girl like that," she said.
That was it. As much as Jess wanted a way to get over Rory, and as good of a kisser as Phoenix was, he just couldn't do this anymore. He had to be with someone that he could have a conversation with and he could grow to love. Phoenix was not that person.
"Then I guess I'm not a guy you should date," he said as gently as possible.
Phoenix just rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm going home." And with that, she walked away.
Jess knew what he had to do. Even if she didn't feel the same way, he had to tell Rory how he felt about her.
Next time: Jess decides to tell Rory how he feels, but something he hears may make him change his mind.
"What? Is something wrong?" she asked.
"No. My shift starts in five minutes."
A pout formed on Phoenix' face. "Okay," she said in a whinny voice. "Just one more."
With that, she kissed him again. It was like every other kiss they had, great technique, but no passion.
"So, why don't you come over to my house tonight when your shift is done and we can pick up where we left off?" she asked.
Jess sighed internally. He was actually kind of getting sick of making out with Phoenix. It was all they did. They hadn't ever gone on an actual date, and that time they had lunch together was the only time they had an actual conversation.
"My parents are out of town," she continued. "So maybe we could do something a little more fun then just make out, if you know what I mean."
Okay, that was it. Jess had to take action. There was no way he was sleeping with this girl after knowing her for only two weeks.
"Why don't we do something different tonight?" he asked gently.
"Like what?" Phoenix looked confused. She had probably never done anything with a guy except make out or "more fun things."
"We can go on an actual date. I'll pick you up at 7:00, okay?"
"Fine."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Jess finished his shift at 6:55, and went upstairs to clean up before his first date with Phoenix. He reached her house at exactly 7:00.
"You ready?" he asked when she answered the door.
"Are you sure you don't just want to come inside?" she asked, still confused as to why he wanted to go out.
"My lips need a rest."
They walked over to a restaurant right next to the bookstore. He chose it because it was the farthest restaurant from the diner. The conversation at dinner was full of awkward pauses. About halfway into the meal, Jess somehow got onto the subject of Rory and he found himself going on and on about her. Of course he didn't mention anything about the kiss or his feelings for her. He knew he was probably boring Phoenix, so we would stop often to allow Phoenix to change the subject. But whenever he did, she just sat there silently. And so, he would continue.
"Do you mind if we stop in the bookstore?" he asked her as they left the restaurant.
"You like reading? I never got the fun of reading. I mean, why not just watch TV instead. It's so much easier. But sure, whatever." Jess decided to let that one slide. So she didn't like reading, big deal.
As Jess walked down the aisle of the Literature section, he could feel Phoenix getting more and more anxious to leave. Just five more minutes, he told himself. When he reached the "F" section, he picked up the Fountainhead.
"Rory made me read this book. I still don't get it," he said, thinking back to the time they ate lunch together on the bridge. When there was no response, he turned around to see that Phoenix was nowhere in sight. He walked outside and found her standing on the street corner, looking bored.
"What is it with you and this Rory girl? She sounds like a real loser to me. No guy that I would date would like a girl like that," she said.
That was it. As much as Jess wanted a way to get over Rory, and as good of a kisser as Phoenix was, he just couldn't do this anymore. He had to be with someone that he could have a conversation with and he could grow to love. Phoenix was not that person.
"Then I guess I'm not a guy you should date," he said as gently as possible.
Phoenix just rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm going home." And with that, she walked away.
Jess knew what he had to do. Even if she didn't feel the same way, he had to tell Rory how he felt about her.
Next time: Jess decides to tell Rory how he feels, but something he hears may make him change his mind.