Jessica just looked at him. "W-what do you mean?"
"I mean how can anyone not care about you? You're sweet, beautiful, honest, you're just amazing."
"Thank you Reese, that means a lot." Said Jessica smiling.
"Well, I'd better walk you home before your father has the whole police department out looking for you." Said Reese getting up.
"Yeah." Said Jessica regretting that the night had to end. "Do you think we could hang out at the Book Café tomorrow afternoon?"
"Sure, I have to go to Castleton in the morning for an insect convention and then I'll meet you there at about 2, is that okay?"
"Yeah, perfect." Said Jessica helping him pack everything up. Reese walked her home through the silent streets of Harmony and to her house.
"Goodnight Jess. I'll see you tomorrow." He said kissing her on the cheek.
Jessica blushed . "Good night, Reese." She said smiling and going inside.
Reese smiled, turned around and walked away.
"Jessica, who was that HOT guy you were with? And at this late at night, if mom and Dad knew you'd be dead. He's almost as cute as Miguel!" said Kay looking out the window after Reese's retreating figure.
"Kay, you'll be disappointed to know that that is Reese Durkee, the same guy you rejected."
"Oh my God! What did he do?" asked Kay surprised.
"Well after a girl broke his heart he decided to change, for himself not you." Said Jessica walking up the stairs.
"Whatever." Said Kay walking back over to the sofa and sitting down. Jessica went upstairs, changed, brushed her teeth and hair and jumped into bed. She pulled out her journal from under the mattress and got a pen when she wrote another entry:
You won't believe how much my life has changed since that last entry, Now I know I am in love and I can't describe how wonderful it is. I love Reese Durkee and I have for almost a year, it was so sweet how he gave me his jacket at the prom and today…gosh it was wonderful, I just can't believe that this is happening to me. Reese comforted me today and then we ate a picnic dinner and watched the stars for hours, he even kissed me on the cheek, that's actually my first kiss! Well I better get to sleep, if I can, I just feel so happy! I'm going to see him tomorrow and I can't wait!
Jessica
Reese got home and unlocked the door. His parents were away on business like always so he walked upstairs to his room. It was neat and tidy and hardly anything was out of place. He plopped down on his bed and looked up at the ceiling. He felt different as well as looked it. He remembered how much fun he had had today with Jess, she was so great and pretty and a lot of other stuff and she had always been nice to him, regardless of how he looked. He took off his clothes leaving on his boxers, got under the covers and turned off his lamp.
Jessica woke up at 10:00 and was thankful school didn't start for another week. She took a shower, got dressed and went down stairs. "Hey, Mom." She said to Grace as she came down into the kitchen.
"Hi, Sweetie." Said Grace giving her a plate of pancakes. "Kay told me you were out kind of late with a friend." Said Grace smiling.
"Yeah, I was. It was Reese."
"Oh, that's good, he's such a nice young man." Said Grace smiling.
"Yeah." Said Jessica digging into her pancakes.
Grace smiled and went upstairs to do some cleaning. "Hi, Jessica." Said Charity coming into the kitchen with Miguel behind her.
"Hey you two, what's up?" asked Jessica.
"I'm taking Charity out to dinner tonight to celebrate our one year anniversary." Said Miguel smiling.
"That's great." Said Jessica.
"You seem really happy, is there a reason?" asked Charity smiling.
"Not really, I hung out with Reese last night though." She said trying not to smile.
"Oh I see." Said Miguel smiling and leading Charity outside.
At fifteen till two Jessica took one last look in the mirror. She had her hair pulled back in a clip, a long pink skirt with light purple flowers and a matching light purple shirt. She grabbed her purse and headed over to the book Café. When she got there Reese was surrounded by a huge group of girls and Jess felt a surge of jealousy. She watched as Reese pulled out one of his bug collections and smiled as some girls screamed and yelped and all of them left. Jessica went over and sat by him smiling.
"The bugs work every time." He said smiling mischievously.
Jessica laughed. "Yeah it looks that way. How was the insect convention?"
"It was great, I had a lot of fun. Do you want something to drink or eat?"
"Umm… ..a glass of orange juice would be fine." She said smiling.
"Orange juice is really good for your body because-never mind, I'll go get your juice." He said getting up and walking to the counter.
"Gosh, why am I so nervous around her all of a sudden? She's just a friend." Reese said to himself as he stood in line.
"Reese looks so incredible today, his eyes are such a beautiful color and he's so sweet, he's utterly perfect." Jessica said to herself while staring off into space.
Reese came back to their table with a glass of orange juice for each of them. When he got there Jessica had her eyes half closed and she seemed to be on another planet.
"Jess?" he said waving his hand in front of her face.
"Oh sorry, I was just thinking." She said smiling at him.
"Here's your juice. I was wondering if you'd like to go to the Seascape with me for dinner tonight?" He asked hopefully.
Jessica looked at him shocked. "R-really? But that's the most expensive restaurant in Harmony."
"Only the best for the best." Said Reese smiling.
"I'd love you-I-I mean I'd love to-go, that is..." Said Jessica blushing a deep red.
Reese decided to ignore the 'I'd love you' part because he could see she was embarrassed. "Okay, great. I'll pick you up at 7?"
"Sure, that'd be great."
They talked about Reese's family for awhile and then Jessica walked home.