Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter Thirty-Five

Later that day Jody knocked on Aaron Cole's door. She remembered the first time she had done that- 14 months ago. His apartment building was right next to hers and if she looked out her bedroom window, she could see into his living room.

Every day for about 3 months she'd watch him come home from his work and watch tv or eat his dinner or talk on the phone or whatever it was he was doing.

One day Eva forced her to go over and talk to him. She reluctantly did so, and an absolutely gorgeous man opened the door. They were both 26 at that point (both 27 now) and they had spent that first night talking for hours and hours. Aaron told Jody all about his life- his job and girlfriend Alyssa. And she told hi all about Charlie and their long exhausting history.

They instantly became best friends. He had an amazing sense of humor and could make Jody laugh like no one else. When they were together, nothing else in the world existed. All of Jody's problems disappeared when she saw his face.

He was sweet, funny, understanding, cute, hot, sweet, and, oh, absolutely hilarious. There's no wonder Jody loved him so much.

Jody knocked again and Aaron opened the door and smiled.

"Hi Jody, come on in."

Jody walked in and shut the door behind her.

"Something wrong?" Aaron noticed the look on her face.

"Um, sorta. You, uh, you might wanna sit down."

Aaron sat down slowly. "What is it? Is there something in my teeth?"

Jody smiled slightly. "No."

"Then what?"

Jody took a deep breath and began slowly. "As you know, after my whole Charlie ting, I thought I'd never really love another man again. I thought I'd spend my life as this miserable mess, but then I met you and I don't need to tell you how happy you've made me. You've seen the difference from that first night we met. And I really thought we were just friends until, uh, when, um… you, uh-" Jody sighed and struggled for the right words. "You old me you were going to propose to Alyssa a week ago. And I'm really happy for you, because Alyssa's great, she's so nice and all. Abut- as soon as you told me you were proposing to her, I realized that, um, I love you Aaron." Jody looked into his deep brown puppy-dig eyes, then quickly looked away.

Aaron stared up at her, speechless.

A good 5 minutes went by without anyone saying anything.

"Please, say something!" Jody exclaimed.

Aaron looked at Jody and started to stand. "I really don't know what to say Jody. I mean, what- what- when?"

Jody bit her lower lip and said, "I guess it was, uh… 3 months ago at that party we went to. That old (** It's not old now, but this is a few years in the future, so it will be old then **) Backstreet Boys song, 'I Promise You', came on and you asked me to dance. And I guess I just got caught up in the moment, the words of the song and your arms wrapped around me. I just… totally fell, and no one was there to catch me." Jody said, hoping she didn't sound too cheesy.

Aaron nodded and stepped closer to her as he talked. "Ok, ok. But, what the hell am I supposed to do now? I mean, I'm gonna-" Aaron stopped his own words by kissing Jody.

Jody closed her eyes and kissed him back. She was expecting the complete flying sensation, like her first- and every- kiss with Charlie. Instead, she felt like they were falling through the floor. But, she decided it was still a good feeling.

Aaron broke the kiss and stepped back. "I always-" He was cut off by the phone ringing. "Hello? Alyssa!" Jody stood motionless as Aaron turned away. "Really? Ok. Uh, yeah, it's really fancy. Ok, I love you too. Ok, see you tonight." Aaron sighed and turned back to Jody as he hung up.

"What did she say?"

"She wanted to know if the restaurant I'm taking her too was fancy, so she's know how to dress."

"Oh." Jody nodded.

"Um…" Aaron looked to the floor. "Maybe you should go." He said quietly.

Jody looked down and nodded. "Ok… um, good luck tonight, Not that you'll need it… bye." She turned quickly and ran down the hallway.

Aaron sat back down on his couch and put his head in his hands. "Holy shit." He muttered.

He was still sitting there 10 minutes later and Jody watched him from where she sat in her bedroom, crying.