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"Oh my God! Yes!" I screamed. My tears turned to joyful tears. Jeff and I ran downstairs.
"Everyone listen up. Jeff and I are engaged." I screamed. We got congratulations from everyone. A few minutes later the phone rang. I excused myself and answered the phone.
"Hello," I picked it up.
"Jen, I'm at the Airport that's twenty minutes from your house. I need you to come get me now."
"Jessica? What happened? Why are ya here?"
"Just come please. I'll explain everything when you get here. And if John calls you haven't heard from me."
"Ok. I'll be there as soon as possible."
"Ok bye." I hung up and went and found Jeff.
"Who was on the phone?"
"Jess. I need to run out for a while. By the sound of it, she's going to need a coffee. I'll be home in about an hour and a half to two hours. And if John calls we haven't heard from her."
"She's here?"
"Yeah. She's at the airport. Call my cell if ya need me." I kissed him and left.
25 minutes later, Jessica and I were sitting in a café, ordering coffee. "Ok now, what happened that resulted in ya here and John staying in Rhode Island?"
"We had a fight. He's been living with me for almost six months and things were going great. Then I decided this morning that we should rearrange the furniture and junk and unpack all his things. He said he likes living with most of his things in boxes incase he needs to move out. That made me think he just wants to be with me for a short time."
"Jess, Ya've been with him for over two and a half years. Ya guys are totally in love. If he didn't want to stay around for a while, he wouldn't have asked ya to marry him."
"You know, deep down something doesn't feel quite right. I don't know if we're really meant to be together. Jen, I don't know anything for sure anymore. I thought we were in love but if he loves me, why won't he unpack his boxes?"
"Jess, I'm gonna tell ya something ya probably ain't going to like, but it's the god's honest truth. I think ya both are scared. I mean think about it. Ya have been dating for a while, but it was never all that serious. Now ya want to take it to the most serious step ever, ya have never had a relationship that lead all the way to marriage and that makes ya both nervous. Jessica, ya never know whats gonna happen, but ya gotta try. Ya can't let fear stop ya."
"Jen, you are right, but I can't help being scared. And I think John feels the same way."
"Why don't ya stay here for a few days, take a little break from John. Then when ya build up enough courage, call John and talk this thing out with him."
"Ok." We finished our coffee and headed back to my house. When we got there, everyone but Matt and Amy had left.
"Jenny, there ya are. Oh hey Jessica. How are ya?" Matt said.
"Hi Matt. Hi Amy. Hi Jeff. I'm ok. How are you doing?"
We sat around talking about different things. Matt and Amy stayed for dinner and left about 7:30. I set up the guest room for Jessica and then the three of us lounged around the living room watching T.V. Right at a good part in the show, the phone rang.
"Are ya here if its John?" I asked Jess before picking up the phone.
"No. I'm not ready to tlak to him yet!"
"Ok." I picked up the phone. "Hello."
"Jenny, don't lie to me. Is Jessica there?"
"John? No. She's not here. Why would she be here?"
"You are the worst lyer. I know ya know that I refused to unpack my boxes and she took off. I also know that she's sitting in your living room or in a hotel somewhere near your house. So I want you to tell her I'm sorry. The only reason I don't want to unpack is because unpacking makes everything seem so final. Almost like once I unpack, I can't change my mind."
"So ya ain't truly sure ya want to marry her?"
"Jen, I lover her and I want her to marry me or else I wouldn't have asked her. I guess its just a fear thing. Tell her I'm sorry and if she comes home, I'll gladly unpack the stupid boxes."
"Ok, if I see her I'll tell her. Bye." I hung up.
"What did he say?" Jessica asked.
"He's sorry and he loves ya. Jess, sleep on it tonight and call him tomorrow."
"Ok, I will."
We watched T.V. for another two hours. About 10, Jeff and I headed for bed. I fell asleep almost instantly. About 2 in the morning I woke up hearing someone talking in the other room. I got up to see what was happening. Jessica was sitting on the couch talking on the phone.
"Ok, John, honey. I love you too. I'll see you in a few hours." She hung up and then noticed I was in the room. "Oh, I didn't wake you did I?"
"No, I was just headed to the bathroom. So ya called John huh?"
"Yeah. Jen, thanks for letting me stay here the night. John and I have been talking for over an hour. Don't worry, I'll give ya the money for the phone call. So anyhow, we talked and worked everything out. I'm gonna fly home in the morning. Thanks for everything."
"Good I'm glad ya worked it all out. Jess, thanks for dealing with me when we were younger and I'd be going crazy about different guys."
"Yeah, what about Bill? That was probably the worst."
"Yeah I was crazy about him." We reminiced for a while about my past crushes. Jeff had woken right when we began so he got to hear all about my past obsessions. We finally went back to sleep about four am."
Jeff and I both woke up around nine. Jessica was still sleeping. I decided to make breakfast. I cooked eggs, bacon, toast, and homefries. The smell of the food must have woken Jessica, because just when the food was ready she came out of the bedroom.
"Hey Jessi. Just in time. Ya hungry?" I asked.
"Sure. Thanks for everything." I put the plate infront of her. She grabbed my hand. "Where'd you get that?"
"Oh I didn't tell ya. I'm engaged."
"To Jeff?"
"No the milkman. Duh of course to Jeff."
"Details please."
"What's there to tell? I love Jen, she loves me. I asked her to marry me. She said yes. Now we're engaged," Jeff responded.
We ate and then Jess asked me to drive her to the ariport. I got changed and we left. As soon as we got around the cornor, Jessica hit me in the arm. "Owww. What was that for?"
"Jen I shoulda hit you in the head. Maybe that would knock some sense into you."
"Excuse me!?!"
"Think about it. You've known him six months and now you're gonna marry him. Jen, it's bad enough you're living with him, but now you're gonna connect yourself to him forever. Are you crazy?"
"Yeah, I'm crazily in love with Jeff."
"How though? You haven't even known him long enough to be in love with him."
"Jess, time doesn't matter. We've been over this before. I mean look at it this way, Jeff and I have only been together six months and we love each other as much if not more so than you and John who have been together over two years."
"Jen, I don't want to fight over this. I just want you to be careful. Don't rush into anything."
"Jess, I've already dove in. I mean think about it. I had known him less than a week when I moved in with him. I dove into wrestling with him a week after moving in with him. Jess ya should know me by now. I always dive into things head first, and usually they turn out ok. don't worry, I'm a big girl and I can handle it."
"I only worry because you're my friend and I care about you."
"Oh my God! Yes!" I screamed. My tears turned to joyful tears. Jeff and I ran downstairs.
"Everyone listen up. Jeff and I are engaged." I screamed. We got congratulations from everyone. A few minutes later the phone rang. I excused myself and answered the phone.
"Hello," I picked it up.
"Jen, I'm at the Airport that's twenty minutes from your house. I need you to come get me now."
"Jessica? What happened? Why are ya here?"
"Just come please. I'll explain everything when you get here. And if John calls you haven't heard from me."
"Ok. I'll be there as soon as possible."
"Ok bye." I hung up and went and found Jeff.
"Who was on the phone?"
"Jess. I need to run out for a while. By the sound of it, she's going to need a coffee. I'll be home in about an hour and a half to two hours. And if John calls we haven't heard from her."
"She's here?"
"Yeah. She's at the airport. Call my cell if ya need me." I kissed him and left.
25 minutes later, Jessica and I were sitting in a café, ordering coffee. "Ok now, what happened that resulted in ya here and John staying in Rhode Island?"
"We had a fight. He's been living with me for almost six months and things were going great. Then I decided this morning that we should rearrange the furniture and junk and unpack all his things. He said he likes living with most of his things in boxes incase he needs to move out. That made me think he just wants to be with me for a short time."
"Jess, Ya've been with him for over two and a half years. Ya guys are totally in love. If he didn't want to stay around for a while, he wouldn't have asked ya to marry him."
"You know, deep down something doesn't feel quite right. I don't know if we're really meant to be together. Jen, I don't know anything for sure anymore. I thought we were in love but if he loves me, why won't he unpack his boxes?"
"Jess, I'm gonna tell ya something ya probably ain't going to like, but it's the god's honest truth. I think ya both are scared. I mean think about it. Ya have been dating for a while, but it was never all that serious. Now ya want to take it to the most serious step ever, ya have never had a relationship that lead all the way to marriage and that makes ya both nervous. Jessica, ya never know whats gonna happen, but ya gotta try. Ya can't let fear stop ya."
"Jen, you are right, but I can't help being scared. And I think John feels the same way."
"Why don't ya stay here for a few days, take a little break from John. Then when ya build up enough courage, call John and talk this thing out with him."
"Ok." We finished our coffee and headed back to my house. When we got there, everyone but Matt and Amy had left.
"Jenny, there ya are. Oh hey Jessica. How are ya?" Matt said.
"Hi Matt. Hi Amy. Hi Jeff. I'm ok. How are you doing?"
We sat around talking about different things. Matt and Amy stayed for dinner and left about 7:30. I set up the guest room for Jessica and then the three of us lounged around the living room watching T.V. Right at a good part in the show, the phone rang.
"Are ya here if its John?" I asked Jess before picking up the phone.
"No. I'm not ready to tlak to him yet!"
"Ok." I picked up the phone. "Hello."
"Jenny, don't lie to me. Is Jessica there?"
"John? No. She's not here. Why would she be here?"
"You are the worst lyer. I know ya know that I refused to unpack my boxes and she took off. I also know that she's sitting in your living room or in a hotel somewhere near your house. So I want you to tell her I'm sorry. The only reason I don't want to unpack is because unpacking makes everything seem so final. Almost like once I unpack, I can't change my mind."
"So ya ain't truly sure ya want to marry her?"
"Jen, I lover her and I want her to marry me or else I wouldn't have asked her. I guess its just a fear thing. Tell her I'm sorry and if she comes home, I'll gladly unpack the stupid boxes."
"Ok, if I see her I'll tell her. Bye." I hung up.
"What did he say?" Jessica asked.
"He's sorry and he loves ya. Jess, sleep on it tonight and call him tomorrow."
"Ok, I will."
We watched T.V. for another two hours. About 10, Jeff and I headed for bed. I fell asleep almost instantly. About 2 in the morning I woke up hearing someone talking in the other room. I got up to see what was happening. Jessica was sitting on the couch talking on the phone.
"Ok, John, honey. I love you too. I'll see you in a few hours." She hung up and then noticed I was in the room. "Oh, I didn't wake you did I?"
"No, I was just headed to the bathroom. So ya called John huh?"
"Yeah. Jen, thanks for letting me stay here the night. John and I have been talking for over an hour. Don't worry, I'll give ya the money for the phone call. So anyhow, we talked and worked everything out. I'm gonna fly home in the morning. Thanks for everything."
"Good I'm glad ya worked it all out. Jess, thanks for dealing with me when we were younger and I'd be going crazy about different guys."
"Yeah, what about Bill? That was probably the worst."
"Yeah I was crazy about him." We reminiced for a while about my past crushes. Jeff had woken right when we began so he got to hear all about my past obsessions. We finally went back to sleep about four am."
Jeff and I both woke up around nine. Jessica was still sleeping. I decided to make breakfast. I cooked eggs, bacon, toast, and homefries. The smell of the food must have woken Jessica, because just when the food was ready she came out of the bedroom.
"Hey Jessi. Just in time. Ya hungry?" I asked.
"Sure. Thanks for everything." I put the plate infront of her. She grabbed my hand. "Where'd you get that?"
"Oh I didn't tell ya. I'm engaged."
"To Jeff?"
"No the milkman. Duh of course to Jeff."
"Details please."
"What's there to tell? I love Jen, she loves me. I asked her to marry me. She said yes. Now we're engaged," Jeff responded.
We ate and then Jess asked me to drive her to the ariport. I got changed and we left. As soon as we got around the cornor, Jessica hit me in the arm. "Owww. What was that for?"
"Jen I shoulda hit you in the head. Maybe that would knock some sense into you."
"Excuse me!?!"
"Think about it. You've known him six months and now you're gonna marry him. Jen, it's bad enough you're living with him, but now you're gonna connect yourself to him forever. Are you crazy?"
"Yeah, I'm crazily in love with Jeff."
"How though? You haven't even known him long enough to be in love with him."
"Jess, time doesn't matter. We've been over this before. I mean look at it this way, Jeff and I have only been together six months and we love each other as much if not more so than you and John who have been together over two years."
"Jen, I don't want to fight over this. I just want you to be careful. Don't rush into anything."
"Jess, I've already dove in. I mean think about it. I had known him less than a week when I moved in with him. I dove into wrestling with him a week after moving in with him. Jess ya should know me by now. I always dive into things head first, and usually they turn out ok. don't worry, I'm a big girl and I can handle it."
"I only worry because you're my friend and I care about you."