Chapter Five:
Later that night after Jeff and Matt had dropped Jessi and I off at home, I found myself out on the back porch alone. Jessi ran out to pick up some ice cream and a movie, because neither of us were sleepy. I sat on the stairs and looked out onto the ocean water that was gently breaking onto the beach. I sniffled as a few tears slipped down my cheeks. The ocean breeze blew my hair and I let out a sigh as I though about all the things that I would soon no longer have. I quickly dried my eyes when I heard Jessi's car pull into the driveway. I got to my feet and walked into the house. Jessi was already in the kitchen.
"You really seem to like it out there, huh?" Jessi asked gesturing towards the back porch.
"Yeah, I do. What kind of ice cream did you get?" I asked changing the subject.
"I got Vanilla Fudge Swirl, and I got 'Dirty Dancing'! Damn I love that movie." Jessi said as she took out two bowls for our ice cream.
We sat on the couch and watched 'Dirty Dancing' swooning over Patrick Swayzy and wishing we could be in Jennifer Grey's shoes. When the movie was over, we turned off the TV. and switched on the radio.
"Jessi, what do you think about Jeff?" I questioned.
"Honestly? I like him. He seems like a sweetie, why?" She asked back.
"Because I like him, and I mean REALLY like him. They are leaving the day after tomorrow and I was thinking about maybe doing something special tomorrow night, if you catch my drift?" I stated more than questioned.
"Really?" Jessi asked.
"Yes really. But I want it to be special, so I'm gonna cook dinner and then take it from there. So you'll have to stay at their house, please? I questioned. Jessi smiled brightly at me.
~The Next Day~
"Hey Matt, Adam, Jay?" Jessi asked as she approached the group of guys on the beach. They all turned and said 'hi' to her.
"I have a question to ask all of you." Jessi said.
"Ask away." Jay said.
"I was wondering if I could possibly crash on your couch tonight?" Jessi asked.
"Sure, but why?" Adam asked.
"Because Alisha has this special night planed for her and Jeff and she's kicked me out." Jessi replied.
"Does Jeff know about this special night?" Matt asked.
"Nope, not yet. So keep your mouths shut about it, or you'll have to deal with Alisha." Jessi said.
Later that night I had set everything up to my liking and everything was about ready. The meal was in the
oven finishing up cooking and now all I had to do was get ready myself. I walked into the living room to see Jessi seated on the couch watching TV.
"Jessi, will you go over now?" I questioned in a soft tone.
"Sure. Jeff will be over when he's ready, probably." Jessi said as she grabbed her back pack and started towards the kitchen door.
"Good luck hun. I'm sure you'll knock his socks off." Jessi said with a chuckle and a wink. I let out a giggle and gave her a smile that spoke a million "thank you" s. When the door shut behind her, I turned and darted up the stairs.
I quickly jumped into the shower and was soon out of it drying off and getting dressed. When I was fully clothed in my black spaghetti strapped satin dress, I walking into my bed room and began to work on my hair. I had decided to leave it down and let it curly naturally. Before I knew it my hair was curly and it looked great, better than I had expected. I then moved on to the make-up. I put a little bit of light brown eye shadow on, some eye liner (to bring out the color of my eyes a little better), some mascara, and then finally some lip gloss after I brushed my teeth. I slipped on a pair of black dress heels and went back downstairs. I went into the kitchen and everything was going as planned. I began to pace nervously as the time passed and Jeff still hadn't showed up yet. Just as I was about to pick up the phone to call, there was a knock at the front door. I walked over to the door and opened it revealing Jeff. A bright smile played his lips as he gingerly looked over my satin clad body. I blushed slightly and moved to let him in.
"You look really nice." Jeff said as he handed me a white rose
"Thank you. You looked great yourself." I said as I took the flower from him. Jeff walked in and I shut the door behind him.
"what's the special occasion?" Jeff asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"Nothing much. I mean if you have something else to do, I don't want to be the one to stop you, I don't want to be the one to step in your way." I said as I avoided his gaze. Jeff brought his hand up to my cheek, bringing my face to look at him.
"What could possibly be more important that this?" Jeff asked.
"I dunno, maybe a date with a busty blonde?" I shyly suggested.
"Nope, but I do have a date with a beautiful red head." Jeff said as he placed a gentle kiss on my cheek and I couldn't help but blush.
"So, what do you have planned for this evening? Cause I'm all yours." He said as he took my hand in his.
"Nothing much. I just made some Lasagna and bought some Italian bread." I said as I led us into the kitchen.
"Sounds and smells great babe." Jeff said as he went a little further and slipped his arm around my waist. I smiled at him.
A few minutes later we were enjoying our meal and chatting up a storm. Jeff told me so many stories about the crazy antics he and Matt used to do when they were younger. I also learned that they had lost their mother at the young ages of 9 and 11. There was a short silence after that, but I broke it deciding to share his pain and tell him about my father.
"When I was 13, my dad died. He was in a car accident. The police told my mother and I that the impact had happened so fast that he more than likely didn't feel any pain. I like to think that he didn't and that he'd be proud of me today." I said as I took Jeff's hand in mine.
"Maybe your mom and my dad are friends up in heaven." I suggested in a small voice. Jeff smiled as he gently tightened his grip on my hand.
"I think so." Jeff said. We finished our meals and I put away what was left over in the refrigerator.
"Jeff?" I questioned from my place between his legs. We were seated out o the back porch steps, he was on a step higher than mine.
"Hmm?" Jeff mumbled back as he lazily ran his hands up and down my arms.
"I know that this is silly, but do you believe in love at first sight?" I asked shyly.
"Very much so. Do you?" He asked back.
"Yes. Jeff, I think that there is something you should know about me…" I began but was stopped by Jeff's lips on mine.
"You don't have to say anything. But, I think I know where your going with the love at first sight thing, and I have to say that I feel the same way." Jeff whispered before he captured my lips once again. 'I'll tell him later…' I thought to myself.
Later that night after Jeff and Matt had dropped Jessi and I off at home, I found myself out on the back porch alone. Jessi ran out to pick up some ice cream and a movie, because neither of us were sleepy. I sat on the stairs and looked out onto the ocean water that was gently breaking onto the beach. I sniffled as a few tears slipped down my cheeks. The ocean breeze blew my hair and I let out a sigh as I though about all the things that I would soon no longer have. I quickly dried my eyes when I heard Jessi's car pull into the driveway. I got to my feet and walked into the house. Jessi was already in the kitchen.
"You really seem to like it out there, huh?" Jessi asked gesturing towards the back porch.
"Yeah, I do. What kind of ice cream did you get?" I asked changing the subject.
"I got Vanilla Fudge Swirl, and I got 'Dirty Dancing'! Damn I love that movie." Jessi said as she took out two bowls for our ice cream.
We sat on the couch and watched 'Dirty Dancing' swooning over Patrick Swayzy and wishing we could be in Jennifer Grey's shoes. When the movie was over, we turned off the TV. and switched on the radio.
"Jessi, what do you think about Jeff?" I questioned.
"Honestly? I like him. He seems like a sweetie, why?" She asked back.
"Because I like him, and I mean REALLY like him. They are leaving the day after tomorrow and I was thinking about maybe doing something special tomorrow night, if you catch my drift?" I stated more than questioned.
"Really?" Jessi asked.
"Yes really. But I want it to be special, so I'm gonna cook dinner and then take it from there. So you'll have to stay at their house, please? I questioned. Jessi smiled brightly at me.
~The Next Day~
"Hey Matt, Adam, Jay?" Jessi asked as she approached the group of guys on the beach. They all turned and said 'hi' to her.
"I have a question to ask all of you." Jessi said.
"Ask away." Jay said.
"I was wondering if I could possibly crash on your couch tonight?" Jessi asked.
"Sure, but why?" Adam asked.
"Because Alisha has this special night planed for her and Jeff and she's kicked me out." Jessi replied.
"Does Jeff know about this special night?" Matt asked.
"Nope, not yet. So keep your mouths shut about it, or you'll have to deal with Alisha." Jessi said.
Later that night I had set everything up to my liking and everything was about ready. The meal was in the
oven finishing up cooking and now all I had to do was get ready myself. I walked into the living room to see Jessi seated on the couch watching TV.
"Jessi, will you go over now?" I questioned in a soft tone.
"Sure. Jeff will be over when he's ready, probably." Jessi said as she grabbed her back pack and started towards the kitchen door.
"Good luck hun. I'm sure you'll knock his socks off." Jessi said with a chuckle and a wink. I let out a giggle and gave her a smile that spoke a million "thank you" s. When the door shut behind her, I turned and darted up the stairs.
I quickly jumped into the shower and was soon out of it drying off and getting dressed. When I was fully clothed in my black spaghetti strapped satin dress, I walking into my bed room and began to work on my hair. I had decided to leave it down and let it curly naturally. Before I knew it my hair was curly and it looked great, better than I had expected. I then moved on to the make-up. I put a little bit of light brown eye shadow on, some eye liner (to bring out the color of my eyes a little better), some mascara, and then finally some lip gloss after I brushed my teeth. I slipped on a pair of black dress heels and went back downstairs. I went into the kitchen and everything was going as planned. I began to pace nervously as the time passed and Jeff still hadn't showed up yet. Just as I was about to pick up the phone to call, there was a knock at the front door. I walked over to the door and opened it revealing Jeff. A bright smile played his lips as he gingerly looked over my satin clad body. I blushed slightly and moved to let him in.
"You look really nice." Jeff said as he handed me a white rose
"Thank you. You looked great yourself." I said as I took the flower from him. Jeff walked in and I shut the door behind him.
"what's the special occasion?" Jeff asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"Nothing much. I mean if you have something else to do, I don't want to be the one to stop you, I don't want to be the one to step in your way." I said as I avoided his gaze. Jeff brought his hand up to my cheek, bringing my face to look at him.
"What could possibly be more important that this?" Jeff asked.
"I dunno, maybe a date with a busty blonde?" I shyly suggested.
"Nope, but I do have a date with a beautiful red head." Jeff said as he placed a gentle kiss on my cheek and I couldn't help but blush.
"So, what do you have planned for this evening? Cause I'm all yours." He said as he took my hand in his.
"Nothing much. I just made some Lasagna and bought some Italian bread." I said as I led us into the kitchen.
"Sounds and smells great babe." Jeff said as he went a little further and slipped his arm around my waist. I smiled at him.
A few minutes later we were enjoying our meal and chatting up a storm. Jeff told me so many stories about the crazy antics he and Matt used to do when they were younger. I also learned that they had lost their mother at the young ages of 9 and 11. There was a short silence after that, but I broke it deciding to share his pain and tell him about my father.
"When I was 13, my dad died. He was in a car accident. The police told my mother and I that the impact had happened so fast that he more than likely didn't feel any pain. I like to think that he didn't and that he'd be proud of me today." I said as I took Jeff's hand in mine.
"Maybe your mom and my dad are friends up in heaven." I suggested in a small voice. Jeff smiled as he gently tightened his grip on my hand.
"I think so." Jeff said. We finished our meals and I put away what was left over in the refrigerator.
"Jeff?" I questioned from my place between his legs. We were seated out o the back porch steps, he was on a step higher than mine.
"Hmm?" Jeff mumbled back as he lazily ran his hands up and down my arms.
"I know that this is silly, but do you believe in love at first sight?" I asked shyly.
"Very much so. Do you?" He asked back.
"Yes. Jeff, I think that there is something you should know about me…" I began but was stopped by Jeff's lips on mine.
"You don't have to say anything. But, I think I know where your going with the love at first sight thing, and I have to say that I feel the same way." Jeff whispered before he captured my lips once again. 'I'll tell him later…' I thought to myself.