A/N: I apologize for taking so long with this chapter, but I had hit a period of being busy with school and other things. Don't worry, it won't happen again, I swear. :) I hope you like it and tell me what you think.

"Bye guys!" Jessie called on her way out the door with Katie. "I'll see you there," she said as she ran out the door, pulling Katie with her by the arm.

"Bye," Katie said and gave a slight wave as Jessie pulled her out the door.

"Bye," Lily said, puzzled as to why Jessie would be in such a hurry to leave. After all, the play wasn't going to start for another hour.

"What's the rush Billie?" Katie asked curiously with a grin.

Jessie giggled. "No rush. I just didn't want to spend anymore time with them than necessary," she shrugged with a smirk.

"So, who all's going to be there?" Katie asked. Jessie gave her a puzzled expression. Katie rolled her eyes and sighed. "From your family. Are they all coming?"

"Eli said he would, but he's probably too doped up to remember," Jessie and Katie giggled, knowing how true it was. "My dad, Lily and Zoe are definitely coming though. I'm not sure about my mom though," she said the last part ponderingly.

"Are you excited to see Grace in the play? I can't wait," Katie said with a huge grin.

"Me neither," a mischievous smirk appeared on her face. "This will give me something to mock her on for the rest of her life. I even brought a camera," she stated proudly, pulling the camera out of her bag.

"Why would you do that?" Katie laughed. Then she looked at Jessie. "You love to torture her," she said matter-of-factly.

"Pictures for posterity...and the torture part of course," she grinned. "She doesn't know that I brought it. She'd kill me," they both laughed.

"That's real nice," Katie said, the sarcasm dripping. God I love her. She looked over at Jessie. "What are you doing?" She asked with a giggle as Jessie was messing with the camera.

"Trying to figure out if the flash-" she was cut off by the camera going off in her face. "-is on," she grumbled agitatedly, Katie trying to stifle her giggles.

"I guess it is, huh?" She asked, finally letting go. Jessie turned and glared at her, causing Katie to laugh even harder. Jessie picked up the camera and aimed it at Katie and took a picture. Katie stopped laughing and scowled at Jessie. "That was uncalled for," she grumbled and returned her eyes to the road. Jessie just flashed a triumphant grin.

"When did you say this started?" Katie asked Jessie as they walked into the school. There was about a hundred people there already.

"I'm not sure. I think it was something like eight or around there," she shrugged. "It's only seven-thirty," she said as she glanced at her watch.

"Now Jessie, what kind of sister are you when you can't even remember what time your sister's play starts?" Katie said in mock angry tone.

"She's not my sister," Jessie growled.

Katie smiled at Jessie and pulled her into a hug. "I am so sorry Jess. Will you ever forgive me?" She asked dramatically.

Jessie's eyes all but bugged out of her head with shock. "What are you doing?" She asked, pulling herself out of Katie's embrace.

"What are you talking about?" Katie asked with a confused expression. "Jess, what's wrong with you?" She asked, hurt by Jessie's reaction.

"Yeah, it's just...we can't..." she threw her arms in the air in frustration, "Never mind," she sighed. "Are you ready to go in?" Jessie asked after finally being able to look Katie in the eyes again. She saw Katie's emerald eyes looking deeply into her own sapphire ones, as if she was looking into her soul. Jessie averted her eyes, preventing Katie from continuing her gaze. "I'm sorry, I just-"

"It's okay," Katie said, stopping Jessie mid-sentence. "Let's go in," she said with a smile. Jessie will come around eventually...I hope. She thought anxiously with a sigh as they walked inside.

As they walked inside, a person in a very bad costume came running up to them. "Hey you guys," they said with a grin. Neither of them could place the person behind the make-up.

"Grace?" Jessie said incredulously. Grace nodded. "Oh my god," she said starting to laugh. "You look like a hooker from the '50's," she cried out between giggles of which Katie soon joined in.

Grace rolled her eyes with her arms folded. "Thank you ever so much Jess. I thought you were here for moral support, but no, no. You came to make fun of me," Grace said, trying to elicit sympathy from Katie at least.

"You're not going to be that melodramatic onstage, are you?" Katie asked unable to help herself as Jessie stifled a giggle.

"I can't believe you both are ganging up on me now," she whined, then turned to Jessie with a glare. "You've turned her into you," she sniped.

"Oh please," Katie rolled her eyes. "As if that would be such a bad thing," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. Jessie smiled over at her and Grace saw it.

"That is so cute," Grace mocked-adorableness.

"Hey Grace," Jessie said. "Don't you, like, have a play to perform?" She asked, trying to get rid of her increasingly annoying stepsister.

"Okay, okay. I get it," Grace grinned, backing down. "I'll see you later." She smiled at them both as they walked over to find their seats.

After they sat down, Katie turned to Jessie. "She knows?" She asked in a cautious whisper.

"Yes," Jessie sighed. "She somehow figured it out before I did," she mumbled.

"Oh," Katie said, not sure how to answer. She wondered how Jessie felt about it. "How did she find out?" Katie asked quietly.

"I'm actually not sure," Jessie said, then she scoffed. "Grace figured it out, but my parents and brother, who have known me my whole life, are clueless," she rolled her eyes. "They are so completely dense," she said, somewhat disappointed.

"Do you like it that way?" Katie asked, knowing full well that, in this case, Jessie wanted her whole family to remain clueless. Jessie just shrugged. "What about Grace, will she tell anyone about...us?"

"No. She's actually been really great about it. She said that she won't tell anyone," Jessie shared a smile with Katie. "She said that she'd let me do that," she frowned.

"Well, that's good, right?" Katie urged. "That she's keeping this big secret for you," Katie smiled.

"Yeah, but, she kept trying to push the fact that I should just come out and tell everyone," Jessie said, almost to herself. "I think it's getting ready to start," Jessie whispered, signaling the end of the conversation.

From behind the curtains, Sarah Grasser saw Katie and Jessie talking. Her eyes clouded over with anger. I am so going to kill that bitch. She wasn't sure, but she felt that something was going on between them and she determined to find out. The house lights dimmed and she was pulled out of her thoughts, but before she did, Katie spotted her staring at them. Sarah looked like a deer caught in the headlights as Katie cast her a menacing glare. She stepped back behind the curtains.

During the course of the play, Katie kept glancing over at Jessie, who was completely engrossed in it. She smiled thinking of how serious Jessie looked. Katie reached over to hold Jessie's hand. They grazed against each other causing Jessie to jump and gasp. "What are you doing?" She hissed at a startled Katie..

"I was just...I was just trying to hold your hand," she replied, exasperated. Jessie's expression softened and she went to say something. "No. It's fine, forget about it," Katie said as she noticed Jessie's sorry expression. She was glad it was dark because she was on the verge of tears. They both turned their attention back to the play.

Jessie glanced over at Katie minutes later and saw the tears brimming in her eyes. She couldn't help but feel awful. To make amends, she moved her hand over and slipped her hand in Katie's, discreetly of course. Katie looked over with a puzzled expression and Jessie leaned into Katie's ear. "I'm sorry," she whispered softly.

All Katie could feel were the sensations running through her body with Jessie so close to her. As Jessie whispered into her ear, she felt her warm breath on her neck causing her whole body to tingle. With Jessie's body rubbing against her, she felt all the hair on her arm stand up. She closed her eyes because these feelings were to intense to keep them open. Never once in her whole life did Katie know that just being near someone could make a person feel like this...like they were flying.

Jessie smiled, pulled her body away and looked at Katie, who had her eyes closed still. Katie opened her eyes slowly upon sensing Jessie's subtle movement, yearning for it to return. She gently turned her head and met Jessie's soft gaze. They smiled tenderly at one another before returning their attention to the play.

After the play was over, they went backstage to meet up with Grace and the others before leaving. "So, what'd you think?" Grace said, practically bouncing over to them with a mile-wide grin. She knew full well that they had their attention focused on each other, but she still wanted to ask.

"You were great," Jessie said with a blissful smile on her face.

Jessie nudged Katie, who was staring at her. "Yeah," Katie said with the same smile Jessie held. "You were really good. I never knew Shakespeare could be so entertaining," she said, lying.

"Nice save," Grace said as Jessie giggled at her girlfriend's weirdness. "You almost had me fooled with a response that so obviously came out of your ass," she said as sincerely as that phrase can be taken.

"Well, a person can try, can't they?" Katie asked with a shrug. She looked up and saw Sarah glaring at her from the other side of the room. "I'll be right back," she said seriously, glancing at Jessie with a grin.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Sarah growled as Katie walked up to her.

Katie, didn't say anything, she just grabbed Sarah by the arm and pulled her into a corner. Before she said anything, she glanced back at Jessie, who was talking with Grace and some of her family. "What's wrong with you?" Katie asked.

"I could ask you the same thing," Sarah growled. "Don't think I don't know what you're doing, I'm not blind," she cried out.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Katie answered weakly.

"Like hell you don't," Sarah cried out. "Don't you fucking lie to me Katie," she said.

"Okay, I will," Katie relented, not completely willing to tell all.

"How could you do this to me?" Sarah cried. Katie was about to defend herself, but Sarah stopped her. "No, don't even. You knew I liked Jessie, I even told you. Now you're going out with her," she accused, incredulous and disgusted with her, now, former-friend.

"Sarah, I-" Katie began apologetically.

"Hey," Jessie interrupted cautiously as she walked into a seemingly heated conversation. "Are you ready to go?" She asked Katie, glancing over at the now silent Sarah.

"Uh, yeah. Let's go," Katie said looking back over to Sarah. "Bye. I'll see you later."

"Bye," Jessie said politely with a wave. As somewhat of an afterthought, Jessie turned around. "You were really good tonight," she added with a smile before walking off. Jessie turned back to Katie and as their voices faded out, Sarah watched Jessie and heard her ask Katie, "So, do you want to spend the night?"

"Sure," she heard Katie respond as she looked back over her shoulder to notice Sarah with a pained expression. Katie gave her an apologetic look. Sarah desperately wanted to say or do something to stop them, but she was paralyzed, or so it seemed. Instead, she just stood there and watched them walk off, absolutely crushed.