"I-I'd better go. It was very nice meeting you; maybe we could talk after my shift? Or-"

"JESSELLE!" again her mother's voice boomed.

This time Josh jumped. "Um, no," he said, getting up to leave. "I really should get going." He handed Jesselle the mug and a couple folded up bills. "Thank you for the coffee." He turned and practically ran out the door, hoping not to receive the wrath of Jesselle's mother.

At first Jesselle couldn't say anything. She just looked so disappointed. She poked her head out the door and yelled, "You're welcome. Um, Goodbye?" It was more of a question than a comment, but the statement was never returned because Josh was already hurrying down the alley.

Jesselle huffed. Once again her mother had scared away a guy. Only this time it was "Hollywood's Newest Heartthrob: Josh Hartnett. He was the guy that was the object of the posters on her wall. The one whom her and her friends had dreamed about since they first saw him in "Here on Earth". They had seen every movie since then, knew every line, had all the memorabilia, read all the books!

"JESSELLE!!!" she jumped again. She'd almost forgotten the reason why Josh had left in the first place. Her mother. She ran out of the room.

She was scared, knowing there would be consequences tonight.