After dropping Jean off, Leo drove around for a while, trying to figure out how he felt about Jean.
"We're two completely different people; it's obvious that it would never work out." He said out loud. "She's so beautiful though . . . "
After a little more thought, he returned to the cabin only to see Ronfar sitting on the deck.
"Hey Leo where have ya been? I saw you drop Jean off."
Leo just shrugged and sat on the bench. "I felt like driving around that's all"
Ronfar gave a knowing look. "Ahh . . . you and Jean having problems?"
"What? We're not even together!"
Ronfar tossed his dice in the air. "Well it's obvious you like her . . . Jean's a beautiful girl. Just make a move tonight, tell her how you feel."
Leo raised an eyebrow. It was unlike the gambler to be so sensitive. "Really?"
"Definitely. And then maybe you guys can get . . . closer." He emphasized the word with a wink.
Leo tried not to blush. "I think I'll be going now." Shaking his head he entered the cabin, turned left, and headed up the stairs. As he reached the top of the stairs, he was too much in thought to see Jean walking down the hall. In a matter of seconds they collided and Jean fell to the floor.
Leo apologized immediately. "I didn't see you . . . "
"That's ok. Can you help me up?"
Leo held out a hand and Jean put her small one in his. Leo pulled her up, a bit too hard, and she landed hard into his chest. His arms went around her slim waist to insure she wouldn't fall, causing Jean's heart to start pounding. She looked up and his eyes locked with hers. They stayed that way for what seemed like hours until Leo realized he was holding her. They each muttered their apologies and stepped back from each other. Jean spoke to break the silence.
"So are you still going to the dance tonight?"
"Yes. Unless you don't want me to."
"Of course I want you to." She smiled at him.
He looked away. "Yes well . . . I have to start getting ready." And with that said he started to walk past her. But Jean stopped him.
"Why do you keep doing that?"
"Doing what?"
She put her hands on her hips. "You've been trying to avoid me today. Why?"
"I didn't realize I was."
She rolled her eyes. "If you don't want to take me then just tell me."
Leo sighed. It wasn't that at all couldn't she see that? But how could he tell her that without her seeing how he felt about her? And there was no way he was going to embarrass himself by telling her that.
He felt something fly by him and down the stairs and realized it was Jean. Obviously when he didn't answer, she had gotten the wrong hint.
"Jean wait!"
She turned around. "It's ok Leo. I'll find someone else." Leo sighed once more and continued to his room.
***
Jean went down to the bar and slumped down in a seat by Ronfar, who was busy flirting with the waitress. He turned away from his toying and turned to Jean.
"What's the long face for?"
"Well . . . to make a long story short I don't have a date for tonight . . . again."
Ronfar raised an eyebrow. Just earlier Leo had basically confessed he liked her. "What are you talking about?"
"Leo doesn't want to go with me."
Ronfar thought for a second. If Leo said he didn't want to take her it was ok if he took her right? He smiled. "You're in luck. I just so happen to not have a date too."
"What about Mauri?"
Ronfar looked away for a second. "We broke up before I came here. She said we've both changed too much." He looked back at her. "So what do you say?"
"It sounds great." She tried to sound excited but she was stilled discontent over Leo. She had actually started to like him. As Ronfar ordered them dinner, Leo watched from afar, jealousy in his eyes. "Once again Ronfar you've betrayed our friendship."
Sorry it took so long to update. I had a slight case of writer's block. I hope you like it! And remember I'm always up for suggestions!
"We're two completely different people; it's obvious that it would never work out." He said out loud. "She's so beautiful though . . . "
After a little more thought, he returned to the cabin only to see Ronfar sitting on the deck.
"Hey Leo where have ya been? I saw you drop Jean off."
Leo just shrugged and sat on the bench. "I felt like driving around that's all"
Ronfar gave a knowing look. "Ahh . . . you and Jean having problems?"
"What? We're not even together!"
Ronfar tossed his dice in the air. "Well it's obvious you like her . . . Jean's a beautiful girl. Just make a move tonight, tell her how you feel."
Leo raised an eyebrow. It was unlike the gambler to be so sensitive. "Really?"
"Definitely. And then maybe you guys can get . . . closer." He emphasized the word with a wink.
Leo tried not to blush. "I think I'll be going now." Shaking his head he entered the cabin, turned left, and headed up the stairs. As he reached the top of the stairs, he was too much in thought to see Jean walking down the hall. In a matter of seconds they collided and Jean fell to the floor.
Leo apologized immediately. "I didn't see you . . . "
"That's ok. Can you help me up?"
Leo held out a hand and Jean put her small one in his. Leo pulled her up, a bit too hard, and she landed hard into his chest. His arms went around her slim waist to insure she wouldn't fall, causing Jean's heart to start pounding. She looked up and his eyes locked with hers. They stayed that way for what seemed like hours until Leo realized he was holding her. They each muttered their apologies and stepped back from each other. Jean spoke to break the silence.
"So are you still going to the dance tonight?"
"Yes. Unless you don't want me to."
"Of course I want you to." She smiled at him.
He looked away. "Yes well . . . I have to start getting ready." And with that said he started to walk past her. But Jean stopped him.
"Why do you keep doing that?"
"Doing what?"
She put her hands on her hips. "You've been trying to avoid me today. Why?"
"I didn't realize I was."
She rolled her eyes. "If you don't want to take me then just tell me."
Leo sighed. It wasn't that at all couldn't she see that? But how could he tell her that without her seeing how he felt about her? And there was no way he was going to embarrass himself by telling her that.
He felt something fly by him and down the stairs and realized it was Jean. Obviously when he didn't answer, she had gotten the wrong hint.
"Jean wait!"
She turned around. "It's ok Leo. I'll find someone else." Leo sighed once more and continued to his room.
***
Jean went down to the bar and slumped down in a seat by Ronfar, who was busy flirting with the waitress. He turned away from his toying and turned to Jean.
"What's the long face for?"
"Well . . . to make a long story short I don't have a date for tonight . . . again."
Ronfar raised an eyebrow. Just earlier Leo had basically confessed he liked her. "What are you talking about?"
"Leo doesn't want to go with me."
Ronfar thought for a second. If Leo said he didn't want to take her it was ok if he took her right? He smiled. "You're in luck. I just so happen to not have a date too."
"What about Mauri?"
Ronfar looked away for a second. "We broke up before I came here. She said we've both changed too much." He looked back at her. "So what do you say?"
"It sounds great." She tried to sound excited but she was stilled discontent over Leo. She had actually started to like him. As Ronfar ordered them dinner, Leo watched from afar, jealousy in his eyes. "Once again Ronfar you've betrayed our friendship."
Sorry it took so long to update. I had a slight case of writer's block. I hope you like it! And remember I'm always up for suggestions!