A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long.
Christmas Morning:
"Jessie. Jessie," Katie draws out slowly and softly as she gently shakes her. "It's morning. Time to get up," she whispers and Jessie stirs.
"Leave me alone," Jessie grumbles from under the blankets. Katie chuckles as she pulls the blanket down. "Hey," she grumbles as she squints her eyes in the morning sun. "Why'd you do that?" She pouts.
"Come on! It's Christmas! Let's go see the happy presents!" Katie says as she bounces out of the room, dragging a half asleep Jessie with her.
"You see the happy presents and I'll visit the happy coffee," Jessie yawns out. "And what, are you suddenly five again?"
"Don't be such a party pooper," Katie grins. As they reach the foot of the stairs, Katie leans over and steals a kiss from Jessie before running into the kitchen to greet Karen.
"Morning girls," Karen smiles as they enter. "You sleep well?" She asks them.
"Of course," Katie answers while sending a soft smile at Jessie.
"I did, but a certain someone had to wake me up," Jessie says pointedly at Katie, who is on the other side of the room with a triumphant grin.
"Good for her," Karen praises Katie with a smile. Jessie glares at them both before setting her head down on the table with another yawn.
Katie walks around to Jessie's side of the table and sets down a hot mug of coffee before taking a seat next to her. "You are a saint," Jessie mumbles to Katie as she lifts her head.
"Oh, I see how it is. Five seconds ago, you were bitching and moaning about me waking you up and now I'm a saint," Katie says dramatically while Karen chuckles and Jessie rolls her eyes. "What's for breakfast?" Katie asks, abruptly changing the subject.
Manning Manor-Later This Morning
"Hi Katie. Did you have fun last night?" Grace asks innocently, with a grin threatening to come out.
"What do you want to know?" Katie says, rolling her eyes and smiling.
"Whatever makes you think I was going to pump you for information on Jessie?" She asks trying to sound appalled. Grace catches the unaffected expression on her friend's face. "Okay, well, since you want me to. How did it go with Jessie last night?" She asks, leaning forward with interest.
Katie laughs softly. "It was, um...strange actually," she says, still trying to sort out everything that happened. Grace tilts her head in confusion. "I won't lie, it wasn't what I expected at all."
"Ooh," Grace says interestedly. "How so?"
"Well," Katie pauses, trying to figure out how to explain it. "I expected Jessie to be either angry or really happy," she pauses again and grunts in frustration. "I mean, what happened between us, well, it sucked. I half expected her to go postal on me. She didn't. The other half of me wanted her to jump into my arms. She didn't," she sighs.
"So, what did she do?" Grace asks, her curiosity mounting.
"Last night, she was, I don't know, somewhat indifferent. When we were talking, it was like she wasn't talking to me. She was just...talking, thinking out loud," Katie says with a confused look on her face.
"That's it? She was just indifferent the whole time?" Grace asks incredulously.
"No. Not the whole time," Katie says quickly. "This morning, she was kind of grumpy because I woke her up," she smiles.
"You slept with her," Grace says, her eyes growing wide. "But, how...why...huh?" She asks with an intense amount of concern.
Katie basks in a brief moment of confusion before Grace's words become clear. "We slept together as in literally slept," she laughs at Grace's accusation.
"Really?" Grace quirks an eyebrow in amusement. "How did that happen?"
"She was drunk, she dragged me upstairs into her room, pulled me onto the bed with her and fell asleep," Katie says with a shrug.
"And she was grumpy when you woke her up this morning?" Grace asks to make sure she was clear on it.
"Right. She made fun of my enthusiasm over Christmas," Katie pouts. "But, she wasn't angry or anything."
"Did you guys talk about what happened between the two of you yet?" Grace asks.
"No, not yet. Why?" Katie asks.
"You'll probably need to if you plan on having any kind of relationship. You know what I mean champ?" Grace asks, lightly punching Katie in the arm before getting up from the table, leaving Katie to think about what to do.
Katie stands up and walks over to the phone, picks it up and dials. "Hey Mrs. Sammler, is Jessie there?...Thank you...Hey Jess! Do you have any plans for this afternoon?...Me? No, I don't have any plans...Well, I was thinking that since you don't have plans and I don't have plans, maybe we could make plans together," Katie takes a deep breath when there is a pause on the other end. "Really?...How about lunch?...Okay, I'll see you in about half an hour, okay?...Great, bye," she hangs up and grins as she bounds upstairs to change.
"Hi...again," Jessie smiles as she gets into Katie's car.
"Hi Jess. Long time no see," Katie grins and Jessie rolls her eyes. "So, where do you want to go for lunch?" She asks.
Jessie thinks for a minute. "How about Subway?"
"Subway? That's not very romantic," Katie says with confusion.
"It's not like we're going out or anything," Jessie says with a shrug. "And besides, they really go all out when it comes to Christmas dinner."
"Not going out? But...I thought...last night we were..." Katie stutters with full-blown confusion.
"You thought what? That we were dating again?" Jessie asks and Katie nods. "It's not that simple Katie," she says with irritation. "One night of me being drunk and talking to you doesn't make us a couple again. We can't just pick up where we left off Katie. It's not that simple," she says crossly.
Katie pulls the car over to the side of the road. "But why not? I still love you Jess! I am so sorry for what happened and there is nothing that I would like more than to pick up where we left off," Katie says desperately.
"What?" Jessie breathes out in shock.
"I still love you," Katie says softly, reaching over and carefully taking Jessie's hand.
"But, how...why?" She pauses. "After everything I put you through, how can you still love me when I don't even love myself?" Jessie asks with tears threatening to come out.
Katie pulls Jessie into a tight hug. "How can I not love you?" She whispers in her ear. "You are the best thing that ever happened to me," she says with tears of her own and Jessie scoffs. "Before you, I was so confused. You were the only person to actually see the real me."
Jessie clings to Katie for a moment longer. "I am really not in the mood for food anymore," she whispers through sniffles. "Let's just go back to the house," she says softly as she regretfully pulls away.
"Yeah, okay," Katie agrees as she starts up the car and turns around.
When they pull up to the house, Jessie gets out of the car and starts walking up to the door and Katie sits in the car, watching Jessie go. Jessie stops and turns around. "Aren't you coming?" She asks.
Katie practically jumps out of the car. "Yeah, of course. I was just, um, thinking," she covers.
"Yeah, right," Jessie smirks as she opens the front door.
They step inside the house and Katie notes how quiet it is. "Where's your mom?" She asks curiously as they walk into the living room.
"She went to work or something. I forgot where exactly. I wasn't really listening," Jessie and Katie share a smile.
Jessie leans into Katie, letting their lips meet. Once her brain catches up to her body, Katie wraps her arms around Jessie's waist and pulls her body closer. Jessie throws her arms around Katie's neck to gain more leverage as she almost falls over from the force Katie uses to pull them closer. Jessie pulls Katie as close as she can. The force pulls them down and they fall onto the couch with Katie on top of Jessie. All the while, their lip-lock remains intact, their passion grows and their breathing becomes more labored.
Their hands begin to wander and Katie slowly starts to unbutton Jessie's shirt. After her shirt is unbuttoned, Jessie reaches down and unbuttons Katie's pants. She then reaches up and slides her hands under Katie's shirt. Her hands roam from Katie's sides to her back and back down to her side before sliding back down to her sides. Katie groans into Jessie's mouth under her touch.
She suddenly finds her top to be to constricting, so she breaks their kiss and reaches down and starts to struggle with taking it off. The task becomes increasingly difficult once Jessie starts to run her hands over Katie's stomach, sides and back. She looks desperately and eagerly into Jessie's eyes as her breathing gets harder. Katie manages to get the shirt halfway over her head, blocking her view. They both groan as Jessie bucks her hips into Katie's, making Katie's struggle to remove her shirt more difficult and unbearable.
"Jessie," Katie moans as Jessie bucks her hips again. Jessie closes her eyes and does it again and they both moan once more. "Jessie," she moans again, her shirt around her head.
There is the thump of a bag hitting the ground. "Oh my god," someone mutters from the doorway, causing both girls to stop their movements.
