A/N: Here we go! On with the rest!

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Second Chance

I just stood there staring at Jesse. I mean, if you thought that he looked hot in his white shirt and black pants, you should've seen what he looked like in a pair of khakis! It was enough to make a girl melt.

Jesse looked just as stunned or even more so then I was. He had the kind of look on his face of a deer caught in headlights.

Jesse slowly looked down at himself and fingered the bottom of his shirt. A slow smile broke out across his face and before I knew it, he was laughing out loud. He had grabbed me around the waist and lifted me off the ground, spinning me around.

I just laughed right along with him and screamed, "Jesse!! Your alive!!"

'I know querida!" he said setting me back on the ground. He pulled me closer to him and gave me a kiss on the lips. I slipped my arms around his neck and he held me across my back.

And let me tell you, I couldn't figure out what was better; the kiss Jesse was giving me or that he was alive.

The people on the beach watching us must of thought we were wacko. I mean if they hadn't already noticed that a guy just appeared out of thin air.

After our little kiss there was only one thought that kept playing over and over in my mind: Jesse can finally take me to the prom!

"Susannah," Jesse said still stunned, "What am I gonna do? I mean, I just appeared out of nowhere!"

I thought for a moment and then the best idea popped into my head.

"You can come stay with me! Of course, I could say you're a friend from New York, and you can live with me in my room for as long as you want and then you can come to school with me or no wait you'd probably have to go to collage, but then what would you do about a job? Oh I know! You could get a job with sleepy! Yeah, that would work!" I just kept rambling on and on. I have a tendency to babble when I'm really happy or nervous.

"Susannah," Jesse said laughing at me, "Calm down, your babbling." Jesse grabbed my shoulders and looked me right in the face.

I stop talking and looked at him. It still hadn't sunk in. Jesse was alive! Alive!

I was so happy a grabbed his face in my hands and gave him another kiss. He chuckled slightly as I was kissing him.

After we stopped he got a serious look on his face.

"We really need to talk," he said, "since I'm now alive what am I going to do, Susannah?"

I smiled at him. "Don't worry you can stay with me, I'm sure mom and Andy won't mind, we can just tell them your a friend from New York and you lost all your stuff on the plane and you have no where to stay."

Jesse frowned. "Are you sure? I don't want to impose on your family."

"No sweat, once mom sees what a hunk you are, she'll be happy to know that I actually have guy friends" I laughed as I said that and Jesse gave me a funny look.

"What is a hunk?" he asked in his silky voice.

I rolled my eyes at him, "You know hot, cute, sexy." At his still slightly confused face I said with exasperation, " Attractive, then."

Jesse got a grin on his face, "So you I think I'm attractive, do you Susannah?" he said with a glint in his eye.

I blushed and said quickly, "No, what I said was mom would think you're attractive."

Jesse just kept on grinning at me, "oh, I see." He said and took my hand in his, "Come on let's go home, and on the way we can formulate a plan of what we're going to do when we get there."

"Ok," I said and stood on my tiptoes and gave him a peck on the cheek, "I still can't believe you're alive!!! This is the best thing ever!"

"I know querida," he said giving my hand a squeeze, "It's like a second chance."

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The whole way home I couldn't help but feel like skipping. Jesse also seemed the happiest I've ever seen him. He couldn't stop smiling and he even laughed at some of my stupid jokes.

By the time we had finished the twenty-minute walk home, we had pretty much figured out what we were going to do.

We had decided that when we got home that we were gonna tell mom the idea I had earlier. You know, the friend visiting from New York who lost his stuff on the plane. And then I also convinced Jesse that after mom let him stay that we would go shopping for him with some of the money I got from babysitting Jack.

Jesse didn't quite like that idea but I finally convinced him by saying that he couldn't walk around in the same pair of clothes forever.

And of course I had to be there, to be his personal stylist. I mean, I get to stand around and watch the hottest guy in the world and tell him how good he looks! What more could a girl want?

Also we had decided that we could get Jesse a job or whatever with Andy because I'm sure Andy would help him out. Or if Jesse wanted he could go to the community collage, but of course not for a while because he needed to get readjusted to being alive.

It was really weird planing out Jesse's life, but I told him he could do whatever he wanted for as long as he wanted, until he was totally used to being alive.

And I'm sure mom would let him stay with us for years but I'm not really sure if Jesse would like that. I mean, he just got his life back why would he still want to be living in my room?

So anyway right when I walked in the door I was like, "I'm home! And I've got company."

My mom came bustling into the room the minute I said company and you could tell by her face that she liked the company I brought home. "Oh hello," she said with her big t.v smile, "I'm Suzie's mom, Mrs. Ackerman,"

Jesse reached out his tanned hand and said all politely. "Hello, I'm Jesse De Silva. Nice to meet you Ma'am."

I almost burst out laughing at Jesse when he said "Ma'am" but I held it in when I got a sour look from him.

"Mom," I said interrupting there little chat, "Can I talk to you for a second?" I gave Jesse a look so he knew what I was talking about.

"Sure, Suzie what is it?" she answered.

"Umm, Jesse you can go up to my room if you want, I'll be up in two seconds" I said turning to look at him.

"O.K." He said, getting the hint. He gave me a smile and then turned and clonked up the stairs. And I mean clonked. I almost fell into new peals of laughter after realizing that Keri had given Jesse new clothes but had forgotten to get rid of his big black boots.

"Suzie," my mom said, giving me an odd look, "how does Jesse know where your room is?"

That question sure stopped me from feeling like laughing, "Umm," I said trying to sound casual, but I was really trying to think of a good answer, "because I told him where it was on the way over here, Oh and that's what I want to talk to you about." I said changing the subject.

"Talk to me about what?" she asked confused.

"About Jesse," I said, "you see, he's a friend from New York and he just came down to visit but he lost all his stuff on the plane and now he has no where to stay."

"Are you asking if he can stay with us?" my mom said raising her eyebrows.

"Umm, yeah, I guess I am, but he really doesn't have a place to stay or anything 'cause he lost everything on the plane." I said really quickly hoping she'd be sympathetic of Jesse's fictional circumstances.

"Ok Suzie," she said, "but only because I know you miss your friends from New York, but where is Jesse going to stay and for how long."

"We'll I was thinking that he could, you know, stay in my room," I wasn't kidding, Jesse's been living in my room for months with me, like he's going to try and take advantage of me now just because he's alive. Not that I wouldn't mind exactly if Jesse tried to take advantage of me, but I know Jesse wouldn't do that.

"And he might have to stay with us for quite awhile, until he gets like an apartment or whatever." I said, hoping that Jesse wouldn't be thinking about moving into an apartment.

My mom looked thoughtful for a moment and sighed, "Fine, but I'll have to talk it over with Andy, in the mean time he can stay in your room on an extra cot since we don't have a guest room."

"Thank you soooo much!" I yelled throwing myself into her arms, "and I swear Jesse's the nicest guy you ever met."

My mom smiled as I ran up stairs to give Jesse the good news.

To Be Continued….

A/N: R&R! Did you like this chapter? It was kind of filler to show how Jesse was going to stay with them cause like I don't think any normal parent would be like oh yes your friend can live with us with out even talking to them! AND I SWEAR THIS STORY ACTUALLY HAS A PLOT LOL! Ok buhbye! I'll update soon!