*A/N: ok, I wrote this really quickly to go with chp 6, but I put it up as
a new chp. All's well?? Review! No ones reviewed yet, and I'm getting a
little worried! And, oh yea, I updated chp 5 - I added a bit at the
beginning. Alright, peace out, Laala*
"Um..ok, let's just go," I muttered, blushing crimson. G is going to pay. I'm clumsy enough round Jesse without her adding to it, "and, Gina?"
"Yes?" she said, smiling at me in that stupid, teasing way.
"Don't do that! Anyway, don't tell Mom or Andy about Jesse, ok? Nothing on the whole matter of ghosts, actually..not a good idea, I've realized."
"Susannah.."
"Jesse, shut it," I interrupted, "look, I don't give if Father Dom wants me to tell my Mom and Andy - I don't want them to know. Besides, I don't think they'll be all that pleased."
"Susannah.."
"Jesse, please!" I begged. I looked up at him in which I hoped was a cute way, frowning slightly.
"Fine," he said shortly. Opps. Struck a nerve. When he doesn't argue with me, and agrees on something he'd normally wouldn't agree with, he's angry. Very angry.
"Thank you," I said, and, without warning I reached up - have I mentioned Jesse was TALL? - and pulled Jesse into a hug. I buried my head in his shoulder and I could almost swear he kissed the top of my head.
When I pulled away, heart pounding, I didn't look at Jesse. I ran down the stairs with G and him behind me. "Andy? Andy, is Sle- Jake around?"
"No, he went out with Tami either..you were here, Suze, remember?"
"Oh, yeah," I nodded. My face fell.
"What is it, sweetie?"
"Oh, it's just that I wanted to see if he could drive us over to the Mission -"
"I'd be happy to take you, Suze," Andy smiled.
"Really? Oh that's great!! Right, guys, jump on in the car," I shouted behind me.
"Guys?" Andy said quizzically.
I saw G's eyes widen. I threw her a look which told her I had the situation under control, "sorry, Andy, you might think Gina and I are a bit..weird. It's just that when we were younger, when we were talking about the other person, we'd include ourselves too..kind of cocky, mind you, but still."
"So 'you two' instead of the person's name?" Andy said, looking as though he was trying to figure out something very complicated.
"Yeah," I smiled, "you got it..just don't do it, it's addictive and irritating."
"O-k, Suze," Andy said, looking at me in a funny way, "you guys go into the car and I'll be there in a second."
"Sure, Andy. And thanks!"
"You're welcome, honey. And what do you want to do at the Mission, anyway?"
"Project. Cee Cee might be meeting me there," I shrugged, "Father Dominic said we were allowed to go in whenever, to use the library and stuff."
"Oh, that's great," he said and disappeared up the stairs. I rolled my eyes at his back and turned to G and Jesse.
G looked on adoringly, "how'd you do that? Even I couldn't come up with a lie that quick."
I grinned at her, "comes with the job. Let's get in the car before he asks another question.."
"Susannah, are you sure you want me to come along? Might be a little less hard to fool your father.."
"STEPfather, Jesse!" I almost raised my voice.
"Yes, yes," Jesse nodded, "what do you think? Shall I come along with you or shall I meet you there?"
I started flushing again. I didn't want him to meet us there, but then again, there was absolutely no point in him staying. Except for the fact that I wanted him to, of course.
"Er, no, we'll meet you there, Jesse.." I trailed off; giving what I hoped was a winning smile.
All Jesse said was, "ok." Then dematerialised. Andy arrived a few minutes later, and he smiled at us at started a cheerful conversation on our way.
"Thanks, Andy, you're a lifesaver," I smiled as we climbed out the car, "see you at home."
"You got a ride home?" he asked.
"Sure," I said easily, "I think Adam'll bring me home. I'll give you a ring if I'm stuck here, ok?"
"Great," Andy said and went off.
I turned around and I caught the most handsome guy. He got me totally off guard, I hadn't expected to see him again..or at least not here, outside the Mission.
"Bryce!" I called out. He turned around and smiled.
"Um..ok, let's just go," I muttered, blushing crimson. G is going to pay. I'm clumsy enough round Jesse without her adding to it, "and, Gina?"
"Yes?" she said, smiling at me in that stupid, teasing way.
"Don't do that! Anyway, don't tell Mom or Andy about Jesse, ok? Nothing on the whole matter of ghosts, actually..not a good idea, I've realized."
"Susannah.."
"Jesse, shut it," I interrupted, "look, I don't give if Father Dom wants me to tell my Mom and Andy - I don't want them to know. Besides, I don't think they'll be all that pleased."
"Susannah.."
"Jesse, please!" I begged. I looked up at him in which I hoped was a cute way, frowning slightly.
"Fine," he said shortly. Opps. Struck a nerve. When he doesn't argue with me, and agrees on something he'd normally wouldn't agree with, he's angry. Very angry.
"Thank you," I said, and, without warning I reached up - have I mentioned Jesse was TALL? - and pulled Jesse into a hug. I buried my head in his shoulder and I could almost swear he kissed the top of my head.
When I pulled away, heart pounding, I didn't look at Jesse. I ran down the stairs with G and him behind me. "Andy? Andy, is Sle- Jake around?"
"No, he went out with Tami either..you were here, Suze, remember?"
"Oh, yeah," I nodded. My face fell.
"What is it, sweetie?"
"Oh, it's just that I wanted to see if he could drive us over to the Mission -"
"I'd be happy to take you, Suze," Andy smiled.
"Really? Oh that's great!! Right, guys, jump on in the car," I shouted behind me.
"Guys?" Andy said quizzically.
I saw G's eyes widen. I threw her a look which told her I had the situation under control, "sorry, Andy, you might think Gina and I are a bit..weird. It's just that when we were younger, when we were talking about the other person, we'd include ourselves too..kind of cocky, mind you, but still."
"So 'you two' instead of the person's name?" Andy said, looking as though he was trying to figure out something very complicated.
"Yeah," I smiled, "you got it..just don't do it, it's addictive and irritating."
"O-k, Suze," Andy said, looking at me in a funny way, "you guys go into the car and I'll be there in a second."
"Sure, Andy. And thanks!"
"You're welcome, honey. And what do you want to do at the Mission, anyway?"
"Project. Cee Cee might be meeting me there," I shrugged, "Father Dominic said we were allowed to go in whenever, to use the library and stuff."
"Oh, that's great," he said and disappeared up the stairs. I rolled my eyes at his back and turned to G and Jesse.
G looked on adoringly, "how'd you do that? Even I couldn't come up with a lie that quick."
I grinned at her, "comes with the job. Let's get in the car before he asks another question.."
"Susannah, are you sure you want me to come along? Might be a little less hard to fool your father.."
"STEPfather, Jesse!" I almost raised my voice.
"Yes, yes," Jesse nodded, "what do you think? Shall I come along with you or shall I meet you there?"
I started flushing again. I didn't want him to meet us there, but then again, there was absolutely no point in him staying. Except for the fact that I wanted him to, of course.
"Er, no, we'll meet you there, Jesse.." I trailed off; giving what I hoped was a winning smile.
All Jesse said was, "ok." Then dematerialised. Andy arrived a few minutes later, and he smiled at us at started a cheerful conversation on our way.
"Thanks, Andy, you're a lifesaver," I smiled as we climbed out the car, "see you at home."
"You got a ride home?" he asked.
"Sure," I said easily, "I think Adam'll bring me home. I'll give you a ring if I'm stuck here, ok?"
"Great," Andy said and went off.
I turned around and I caught the most handsome guy. He got me totally off guard, I hadn't expected to see him again..or at least not here, outside the Mission.
"Bryce!" I called out. He turned around and smiled.