Author: Nicky
Title: You Got Me You
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, except for the ones that I made
up myself.
Rating: R for swearing
Feedback: Always, very wanted and needed: nicky@evan-rachel-wood.com. Now
be nice and give me some of that :-D
Summary: A series about Jessie looking back on her 21st birthday and all
the happenings of that day.
Author's Notes: Hey y'all! Here's a little story for you hungry readers out
there. This one's for Nicki, cause she thinks I'm evil :-p. I even included
her in the story; she gets to be the evil boss. And no, making her the evil
boss isn't proof for my evil-ness, she's the one that suggested it! So
there's an evil boss? Yup, there's an evil boss! What else is there? Ehm,
Jessie and Katie (duh!), an A/U where they haven't met yet, they're in
College (well, the flashback part), ok, so there's a flashback as well, and
ehm, oh right, it's Jessie's birthday. And as always, don't forget the
feedback, gotta have the feedback. Let me know what you guys think, please.
:-D I'll be shutting up now so you can finally start reading. Here it
comes. Enjoy! :-D
***
Tomorrow is a big day for me. Or so they say. Why? Cause it's my birthday. Yep, tomorrow I get to add one more year to my age. But really, what's the big deal? I've had 37 already. You only age one day, it's not like you become a whole year older over night. So today I'm 37, tomorrow I'll be 38.
A birthday has its ups and downs. Like, when you're young, and you're whole family shows up to congratulate you. Like I achieved something incredible just by living another year. Dude, I didn't do anything for it, it just happened. And then there's always this uncle that you've seen once when you couldn't even walk, patting you on the head, telling you how much you've grown and you're thinking, who the hell is this guy?
Well, of course there's the people you actually like seeing. Like your parents. Everybody is all cheerful and happy and your day is a good one and you're happy. And you get presents. Now that's a plus. Some are better than others of course, but I mean, the fact that people go through trouble to get you something is nice by itself. Doesn't really matter what they get you, they made an effort you know? But there are some presents you'll remember forever. You'll never forget, cause they really mean something or the person that gave it to you really means something. They make that one birthday special, memorable. And there's this one particular birthday that I'll remember forever. I was in college and I became 21. Now that one I'll never forget. Sure, I had reached the age where I could legally drink, but hey, I was a college student, need I say more? I had some experience in the alcohol department. Not that I was a drunk and lived at the pub but you know what I mean. Wait, now I'm getting all sidetracked. See, I have a very good reason why my 21st birthday was so special. It's actually a nice story. You know what? I'm gonna tell you all about it. You ready? Are you nice and comfortable here, cause this could take a while. Ok, here goes!
***
"Hey Jess!" I heard a voice behind me. I rolled my eyes, cause I knew what was gonna happen. Next thing I know someone throws herself around my neck and gives me this big hug.
"Happy birthday!" I hear in my ear as the girl around my neck tightens the embrace.
Ok, need to breath. I disentangle myself from my attacker and can't stop the smile from appearing on my face. "Thanks Michelle." I say.
Now let me tell you about Michelle. She's totally nuts. I mean really, she's a loony. But in a good way. That girl spats out everything without thinking about it. Somewhere in the past her brain must have been attached to her mouth, but I can assure you, it's not anymore. One minute she makes my ears turn bright red and the next she has me cracking up. The word 'shy' is not in her vocabulary. Now, don't get me wrong, I mean, Michelle might be a loony, she's also my best friend. We became roommates when we joined College. The day I arrived I had already unpacked my stuff and was placing some photographs of my family when she barged in.
"Hey, you're Jessie." she stated, throwing her bags on her bed.
"Last time I checked." I answered. She walked over, shook my hand, and noticed this picture I was holding in the other one.
"Wow, that your boyfriend?" she asked. "He's a hottie, nice job."
In shock I looked at the picture. "Ehm, no, that's my brother, Eli." I told her, feeling very disturbed someone actually thought of my brother as 'a hottie'.
"Oh." she said, her face turning into a wicked grin. "Is he available?"
I chuckled and shook my head. "Ehm no, he has a girlfriend." I told her, placing the picture next to one of my mother.
"Oh well, you can't have it all." She flopped down on the bed. "I'm Michelle, by the way."
"Nice to meet you." I said smiling, warming up to her.
And that was our first introduction. We became really close friends after that day. Shared a lot of good times and some bad ones too. Like when she found out that her boyfriend had cheated on her. I played the shoulder to cry on for nights in a row. She was devastated. But she got over it, and it brought us closer together. She helped me out a lot too, when I was struggling with issues in the love department.
So back to present day. She was standing in front of me, with a big smile on her face.
"So we're still on for tonight, right?" she asked, referring to our plans to celebrate my adulthood in this club on campus.
"You bet." I answered.
"Hey, got you something." She reached into her bag and took out a small package.
"Oh, you shouldn't have." I said while she handed it over to me.
"You only turn 21 once. Open it." she said while pushing me playfully.
I unwrapped the present and I saw a really cute photo frame with a picture of the two of us, taken a few months ago at a concert. We were sitting in the grass and it was obvious we were having a good time. It was a really nice picture and I was really happy with the gift.
"Ah Michelle, this is great, thanks." I smiled warmly at her and gave her a hug.
We started walking towards the University. "So, who else is coming?" she wondered.
I flung my bag over my shoulder. "Just Grace and Susanna. Grace is arriving in a few hours."
"Cool. We're gonna have so much fun. Do you think Scott is gonna be there?" Michelle asked with a grin.
"Ah, you are so smitten with him. Where were you this morning anyway?" Michelle hadn't been in the room when I woke up. "Did you spend the night somewhere else?" I asked suggestively.
"No. I wish. Scott doesn't even know I exist." Michelle sighed. "And I was taking care of your birthday present, that's why I was out." she added.
"Oh." I answered.
Suddenly I stood dead in my tracks. My mind went blank because before me was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. About 20 feet away from me was a girl, dark blonde long hair, and the face of an angel. She literally took my breath away, while she was looking at a bulletin board. I stood there gaping at her while Michelle noticed my absence. She turned around, followed my gaze and smiled. She took a few steps back towards me.
"Earth to Jessie." she said. When I didn't respond she waved her hand in front of my face and I snapped out of it.
"Huh, what? Yeah, me too." I said quickly, proving I was totally listening to what she said before. Well, at least I thought that was proof. She didn't agree.
"Sure." She said with a wink and looked at the cause of my sudden lack of thoughts.
I couldn't help it, I kept staring at this girl. She was truly something. She had the most beautiful body I had ever seen, and her face was angelic. Her hair was draped casually over her shoulders and she was wearing a light blue pair of jeans and a white tank top. Then she turned around and walked towards the dorms.
Michelle gave me a playful punch on my arm, bringing me back to reality. "Oh my God, you got it bad." she said.
I kept looking at the girl as she entered a building and let out a sigh. "Did you see that?" I asked her.
"Well, you kinda brought her to my attention."
"Who is she?" I wanted to know.
"No idea." Michelle answered. "Never seen her."
I started walking again, not sure if I should run into the building she disappeared into and chase after her or forget about her. I mean damn! That girl was definitely hot! But what would she possibly want with me? Besides, girls who look like that are always taken.
Michelle laughed to herself. I mean she knows me by now. I can be such a wuss when it comes to girls. Yeah, Michelle knows about my gayness. The way she figured it out is a whole other story, kind of an embarrassing one, too. We were out to this club once and we both got really drunk. The way home took us about an hour, when it was only like five minutes away. When we finally reached our dorm, she was searching for her keys and I was leaning against the doorway when I suddenly almost fell over. She saw it and tried to grab me but since she wasn't that sober herself we tumbled on the floor, with her right on top of me. And before I knew what I was doing I leaned up and kissed her. Just like that. I mean I wasn't even attracted to her or something, I just did. And she kissed me back for like 5 seconds before she realised what we were doing and pulled back. We looked at each other puzzled for a second and we got up. It was a little weird when we got in the room, so I told her I was sorry, and she said it was ok. We then just went to bed cause neither of us could think straight. Next morning we talked about it, and she asked me if I was gay and I confirmed. When she asked me if I was attracted to her I told her I wasn't, I just liked her as a friend and it was the alcohol that kissed her. She didn't have a problem with it at all, she wasn't gay but she thought it was kinda funny kissing a girl. She said she had never done that before and wasn't weird about it at all. So nothing ever happened between us again and neither of us wanted to, really. I mean, Michelle is the best, but I don't like her in that way. And Michelle is just, well, very straight.
So, now back to the good part, cause I know that's what you really want to hear about. So here I was, still thinking about the girl of my dreams.
"Why didn't you talk to her?" Michelle wondered.
"Yeah right." I stuttered. "Girls like that are always straight."
"You never know unless you've tried." she claimed. "I mean, you have a no, but you can always get a yes." she added. "You should invite her over tonight."
"Dude, I don't even know her." I told her, sighing. "Nah, forget it. Come one, let's get to class."
"Alright, it's you're sex-life. Or lack there of." A grin spread on her face.
"Shut up." I retorted as we headed for the building.
***
Tomorrow is a big day for me. Or so they say. Why? Cause it's my birthday. Yep, tomorrow I get to add one more year to my age. But really, what's the big deal? I've had 37 already. You only age one day, it's not like you become a whole year older over night. So today I'm 37, tomorrow I'll be 38.
A birthday has its ups and downs. Like, when you're young, and you're whole family shows up to congratulate you. Like I achieved something incredible just by living another year. Dude, I didn't do anything for it, it just happened. And then there's always this uncle that you've seen once when you couldn't even walk, patting you on the head, telling you how much you've grown and you're thinking, who the hell is this guy?
Well, of course there's the people you actually like seeing. Like your parents. Everybody is all cheerful and happy and your day is a good one and you're happy. And you get presents. Now that's a plus. Some are better than others of course, but I mean, the fact that people go through trouble to get you something is nice by itself. Doesn't really matter what they get you, they made an effort you know? But there are some presents you'll remember forever. You'll never forget, cause they really mean something or the person that gave it to you really means something. They make that one birthday special, memorable. And there's this one particular birthday that I'll remember forever. I was in college and I became 21. Now that one I'll never forget. Sure, I had reached the age where I could legally drink, but hey, I was a college student, need I say more? I had some experience in the alcohol department. Not that I was a drunk and lived at the pub but you know what I mean. Wait, now I'm getting all sidetracked. See, I have a very good reason why my 21st birthday was so special. It's actually a nice story. You know what? I'm gonna tell you all about it. You ready? Are you nice and comfortable here, cause this could take a while. Ok, here goes!
***
"Hey Jess!" I heard a voice behind me. I rolled my eyes, cause I knew what was gonna happen. Next thing I know someone throws herself around my neck and gives me this big hug.
"Happy birthday!" I hear in my ear as the girl around my neck tightens the embrace.
Ok, need to breath. I disentangle myself from my attacker and can't stop the smile from appearing on my face. "Thanks Michelle." I say.
Now let me tell you about Michelle. She's totally nuts. I mean really, she's a loony. But in a good way. That girl spats out everything without thinking about it. Somewhere in the past her brain must have been attached to her mouth, but I can assure you, it's not anymore. One minute she makes my ears turn bright red and the next she has me cracking up. The word 'shy' is not in her vocabulary. Now, don't get me wrong, I mean, Michelle might be a loony, she's also my best friend. We became roommates when we joined College. The day I arrived I had already unpacked my stuff and was placing some photographs of my family when she barged in.
"Hey, you're Jessie." she stated, throwing her bags on her bed.
"Last time I checked." I answered. She walked over, shook my hand, and noticed this picture I was holding in the other one.
"Wow, that your boyfriend?" she asked. "He's a hottie, nice job."
In shock I looked at the picture. "Ehm, no, that's my brother, Eli." I told her, feeling very disturbed someone actually thought of my brother as 'a hottie'.
"Oh." she said, her face turning into a wicked grin. "Is he available?"
I chuckled and shook my head. "Ehm no, he has a girlfriend." I told her, placing the picture next to one of my mother.
"Oh well, you can't have it all." She flopped down on the bed. "I'm Michelle, by the way."
"Nice to meet you." I said smiling, warming up to her.
And that was our first introduction. We became really close friends after that day. Shared a lot of good times and some bad ones too. Like when she found out that her boyfriend had cheated on her. I played the shoulder to cry on for nights in a row. She was devastated. But she got over it, and it brought us closer together. She helped me out a lot too, when I was struggling with issues in the love department.
So back to present day. She was standing in front of me, with a big smile on her face.
"So we're still on for tonight, right?" she asked, referring to our plans to celebrate my adulthood in this club on campus.
"You bet." I answered.
"Hey, got you something." She reached into her bag and took out a small package.
"Oh, you shouldn't have." I said while she handed it over to me.
"You only turn 21 once. Open it." she said while pushing me playfully.
I unwrapped the present and I saw a really cute photo frame with a picture of the two of us, taken a few months ago at a concert. We were sitting in the grass and it was obvious we were having a good time. It was a really nice picture and I was really happy with the gift.
"Ah Michelle, this is great, thanks." I smiled warmly at her and gave her a hug.
We started walking towards the University. "So, who else is coming?" she wondered.
I flung my bag over my shoulder. "Just Grace and Susanna. Grace is arriving in a few hours."
"Cool. We're gonna have so much fun. Do you think Scott is gonna be there?" Michelle asked with a grin.
"Ah, you are so smitten with him. Where were you this morning anyway?" Michelle hadn't been in the room when I woke up. "Did you spend the night somewhere else?" I asked suggestively.
"No. I wish. Scott doesn't even know I exist." Michelle sighed. "And I was taking care of your birthday present, that's why I was out." she added.
"Oh." I answered.
Suddenly I stood dead in my tracks. My mind went blank because before me was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. About 20 feet away from me was a girl, dark blonde long hair, and the face of an angel. She literally took my breath away, while she was looking at a bulletin board. I stood there gaping at her while Michelle noticed my absence. She turned around, followed my gaze and smiled. She took a few steps back towards me.
"Earth to Jessie." she said. When I didn't respond she waved her hand in front of my face and I snapped out of it.
"Huh, what? Yeah, me too." I said quickly, proving I was totally listening to what she said before. Well, at least I thought that was proof. She didn't agree.
"Sure." She said with a wink and looked at the cause of my sudden lack of thoughts.
I couldn't help it, I kept staring at this girl. She was truly something. She had the most beautiful body I had ever seen, and her face was angelic. Her hair was draped casually over her shoulders and she was wearing a light blue pair of jeans and a white tank top. Then she turned around and walked towards the dorms.
Michelle gave me a playful punch on my arm, bringing me back to reality. "Oh my God, you got it bad." she said.
I kept looking at the girl as she entered a building and let out a sigh. "Did you see that?" I asked her.
"Well, you kinda brought her to my attention."
"Who is she?" I wanted to know.
"No idea." Michelle answered. "Never seen her."
I started walking again, not sure if I should run into the building she disappeared into and chase after her or forget about her. I mean damn! That girl was definitely hot! But what would she possibly want with me? Besides, girls who look like that are always taken.
Michelle laughed to herself. I mean she knows me by now. I can be such a wuss when it comes to girls. Yeah, Michelle knows about my gayness. The way she figured it out is a whole other story, kind of an embarrassing one, too. We were out to this club once and we both got really drunk. The way home took us about an hour, when it was only like five minutes away. When we finally reached our dorm, she was searching for her keys and I was leaning against the doorway when I suddenly almost fell over. She saw it and tried to grab me but since she wasn't that sober herself we tumbled on the floor, with her right on top of me. And before I knew what I was doing I leaned up and kissed her. Just like that. I mean I wasn't even attracted to her or something, I just did. And she kissed me back for like 5 seconds before she realised what we were doing and pulled back. We looked at each other puzzled for a second and we got up. It was a little weird when we got in the room, so I told her I was sorry, and she said it was ok. We then just went to bed cause neither of us could think straight. Next morning we talked about it, and she asked me if I was gay and I confirmed. When she asked me if I was attracted to her I told her I wasn't, I just liked her as a friend and it was the alcohol that kissed her. She didn't have a problem with it at all, she wasn't gay but she thought it was kinda funny kissing a girl. She said she had never done that before and wasn't weird about it at all. So nothing ever happened between us again and neither of us wanted to, really. I mean, Michelle is the best, but I don't like her in that way. And Michelle is just, well, very straight.
So, now back to the good part, cause I know that's what you really want to hear about. So here I was, still thinking about the girl of my dreams.
"Why didn't you talk to her?" Michelle wondered.
"Yeah right." I stuttered. "Girls like that are always straight."
"You never know unless you've tried." she claimed. "I mean, you have a no, but you can always get a yes." she added. "You should invite her over tonight."
"Dude, I don't even know her." I told her, sighing. "Nah, forget it. Come one, let's get to class."
"Alright, it's you're sex-life. Or lack there of." A grin spread on her face.
"Shut up." I retorted as we headed for the building.