Chapter Six:
I slowly pulled away from the kiss. Jeff looked at me with concern in his eyes. I looked down at my hands shyly and took a deep breath.
"What's wrong Lisha?" Jeff asked.
"I'm just shy about things like this." Came my soft reply.
"Oh…OH! Your still a virgin…"Jeff said. My gaze remained on my hands, which were now trembling. 'Don't be so nervous Lisha!' I scolded myself. I slowly nodded my head yes.
"I understand, we wont do anything." Jeff said as he placed a gentle hand on mine.
"But I want to…with you. I know that I've only just met you, but it all goes back to the love at first sight thing. Jeff, there is this connection between us and I know that we both feel it. Please…come upstairs with me." I said in a soft tone.
"I feel it too." Jeff said as he brought his lips down to mine for a breath taking kiss. When the kiss broke, I stood up, took Jeff's hand, and led him to my room.
~At The Guys House~
"So, tell us some more about your life back in Massachusetts Jessi." Matt said.
"Actually, what Matthew is trying to ask is if you are seeing anyone back home." Jay said soon receiving a slap to the back of the head from Matt.
"Ouch dude." Jay said as he rubbed the back of his head. Jessi just sat there giggling at the scene before her. After getting hit, Jay got up and left the room, leaving Matt and Jessi alone. There was a silence between them, and they both knew it was because of Jay's question.
"No." Jessi said breaking the silence.
"No what?" Matt asked confused, but Jessi saw right through it.
"You know what. It's ok, you could have just asked me yourself and saved yourself the embarrassment." Jessi said.
"I just didn't want to be rude." Matt said and Jessi let out a chuckle.
"You wouldn't have been rude, but I must say that I did enjoy the show you put on with Jay, very entertaining." Jessi said.
"Yea well, I try." Matt said with a smirk on his face.
"Aren't you just the smug one." Jessi said adding in a smirk of her own. They both let out a laugh and relaxed more.
"Thanks again for letting me crash here and not asking to many questions about it. This really means a lot to Alisha." Jessi said.
"No problem. It seems like tonight really means a lot to Alisha…why is that?" Matt softly questioned.
"Long story, but Alisha is a big believe in true love, and love at first sight, and stuff like that. I think that she sees all that in Jeff, but don't tell him that cause I don't want to scare him off from her." Jessi said with a light chuckle. 'Great answer Jessi!' She mentally congratulated herself.
"So, why are you single Jessi?" Matt continued on the older subject.
"Because I…I'll admit it, I'm stubborn sometimes. Specially when it comes to relationships and love. I always seen to push the guys I like away, I don't know how I do it, it just seems to happen. Like one day I'll wake up and this great thing I had going on is over…out the window." She said with a light sigh.
"What about you?" She turned the tables on him now.
"What about me?" He questioned, trying not to be obvious that he was nervous about his answer.
"Why are you single?" She continued.
"Because…it's hard for me to keep a relationship when I'm on the road 5 out of the 7 days in a week. I don't get very many vacations and when I do I like to spend them at home and not out on the town. Know what I mean?" He asked.
"Yea I know what you mean. I would be the exact same way if I did what you do for a living." Jessi said. She let a small yawn escape her lips, and she tried her best to cover it.
"I saw that." Matt caught her. They both let out a chuckle.
"I'll let you get some rest sweetheart." Matt said as he stood up and started towards the doorway.
"See ya in the morning Jessi." He said as he looked back at her.
"Night Matt." Jessi replied as she pulled the blanket they had given her up over her body.
~The Next Morning~
I rolled over as the sun seeped through the window and onto my face. I opened my eyes to see Jeff watching me with a smile on his face. I smiled back at him as I stretched and let out a small yawn.
"Morning Sunshine." I said in between stretches.
"Morning Beautiful." Came his soft response. I snuggled closer to his warm body as he tightened his grip around my waist.
"Jeff, last night…"He cut me off.
"Was amazing. Your so beautiful, you know that right?" Jeff said looking me dead in the eyes. He was so serious I was starting to get nervous.
"What is it Jeff? What's wrong?" I asked as I propped myself up on my elbow.
"I…uh…I haven't been completely honest with you Alisha, and I'm so sorry." Jeff said as he sat up and racked a hand through his fading blue and purple hair.
"What is it? You can tell me." I said trying to get him to open up to me.
"I…I…Her name is Beth…" Jeff said and it all suddenly became clear to me. 'He is seeing someone…' I thought to myself. Jeff turned to look at me, and I was shell shocked from the bomb he had just dropped on me.
"How…I…I feel so stupid! I should have known! Why did you lie? How could you lead me on like that? I…I gave you something special last night…now I just feel cheap…I…" I was in awe and didn't know what to say or feel. I stood up from the bed taking the sheet with me, holding it tightly around my body.
"Lisha, I'm so…" I cut him off this time.
"I bet your so sorry, right? Well, I'm sorry too. I'm sorry for being so naive and for trusting you!" I shouted back at him, letting my emotions get the better of me.
"But it wasn't like that…I…" He started to say.
"Save it for someone who cares. Just leave Jeff. I can't even look at you." I said as I turned away from him. I wouldn't let him see me cry.
"Lisha…"
"Leave!" Jeff hung his head in shame as she pulled on his clothes and left. I let out a sigh when I heard the front door slam shut and the tears started to flow. I fell to my knees as the sobs racked my body.
I slowly pulled away from the kiss. Jeff looked at me with concern in his eyes. I looked down at my hands shyly and took a deep breath.
"What's wrong Lisha?" Jeff asked.
"I'm just shy about things like this." Came my soft reply.
"Oh…OH! Your still a virgin…"Jeff said. My gaze remained on my hands, which were now trembling. 'Don't be so nervous Lisha!' I scolded myself. I slowly nodded my head yes.
"I understand, we wont do anything." Jeff said as he placed a gentle hand on mine.
"But I want to…with you. I know that I've only just met you, but it all goes back to the love at first sight thing. Jeff, there is this connection between us and I know that we both feel it. Please…come upstairs with me." I said in a soft tone.
"I feel it too." Jeff said as he brought his lips down to mine for a breath taking kiss. When the kiss broke, I stood up, took Jeff's hand, and led him to my room.
~At The Guys House~
"So, tell us some more about your life back in Massachusetts Jessi." Matt said.
"Actually, what Matthew is trying to ask is if you are seeing anyone back home." Jay said soon receiving a slap to the back of the head from Matt.
"Ouch dude." Jay said as he rubbed the back of his head. Jessi just sat there giggling at the scene before her. After getting hit, Jay got up and left the room, leaving Matt and Jessi alone. There was a silence between them, and they both knew it was because of Jay's question.
"No." Jessi said breaking the silence.
"No what?" Matt asked confused, but Jessi saw right through it.
"You know what. It's ok, you could have just asked me yourself and saved yourself the embarrassment." Jessi said.
"I just didn't want to be rude." Matt said and Jessi let out a chuckle.
"You wouldn't have been rude, but I must say that I did enjoy the show you put on with Jay, very entertaining." Jessi said.
"Yea well, I try." Matt said with a smirk on his face.
"Aren't you just the smug one." Jessi said adding in a smirk of her own. They both let out a laugh and relaxed more.
"Thanks again for letting me crash here and not asking to many questions about it. This really means a lot to Alisha." Jessi said.
"No problem. It seems like tonight really means a lot to Alisha…why is that?" Matt softly questioned.
"Long story, but Alisha is a big believe in true love, and love at first sight, and stuff like that. I think that she sees all that in Jeff, but don't tell him that cause I don't want to scare him off from her." Jessi said with a light chuckle. 'Great answer Jessi!' She mentally congratulated herself.
"So, why are you single Jessi?" Matt continued on the older subject.
"Because I…I'll admit it, I'm stubborn sometimes. Specially when it comes to relationships and love. I always seen to push the guys I like away, I don't know how I do it, it just seems to happen. Like one day I'll wake up and this great thing I had going on is over…out the window." She said with a light sigh.
"What about you?" She turned the tables on him now.
"What about me?" He questioned, trying not to be obvious that he was nervous about his answer.
"Why are you single?" She continued.
"Because…it's hard for me to keep a relationship when I'm on the road 5 out of the 7 days in a week. I don't get very many vacations and when I do I like to spend them at home and not out on the town. Know what I mean?" He asked.
"Yea I know what you mean. I would be the exact same way if I did what you do for a living." Jessi said. She let a small yawn escape her lips, and she tried her best to cover it.
"I saw that." Matt caught her. They both let out a chuckle.
"I'll let you get some rest sweetheart." Matt said as he stood up and started towards the doorway.
"See ya in the morning Jessi." He said as he looked back at her.
"Night Matt." Jessi replied as she pulled the blanket they had given her up over her body.
~The Next Morning~
I rolled over as the sun seeped through the window and onto my face. I opened my eyes to see Jeff watching me with a smile on his face. I smiled back at him as I stretched and let out a small yawn.
"Morning Sunshine." I said in between stretches.
"Morning Beautiful." Came his soft response. I snuggled closer to his warm body as he tightened his grip around my waist.
"Jeff, last night…"He cut me off.
"Was amazing. Your so beautiful, you know that right?" Jeff said looking me dead in the eyes. He was so serious I was starting to get nervous.
"What is it Jeff? What's wrong?" I asked as I propped myself up on my elbow.
"I…uh…I haven't been completely honest with you Alisha, and I'm so sorry." Jeff said as he sat up and racked a hand through his fading blue and purple hair.
"What is it? You can tell me." I said trying to get him to open up to me.
"I…I…Her name is Beth…" Jeff said and it all suddenly became clear to me. 'He is seeing someone…' I thought to myself. Jeff turned to look at me, and I was shell shocked from the bomb he had just dropped on me.
"How…I…I feel so stupid! I should have known! Why did you lie? How could you lead me on like that? I…I gave you something special last night…now I just feel cheap…I…" I was in awe and didn't know what to say or feel. I stood up from the bed taking the sheet with me, holding it tightly around my body.
"Lisha, I'm so…" I cut him off this time.
"I bet your so sorry, right? Well, I'm sorry too. I'm sorry for being so naive and for trusting you!" I shouted back at him, letting my emotions get the better of me.
"But it wasn't like that…I…" He started to say.
"Save it for someone who cares. Just leave Jeff. I can't even look at you." I said as I turned away from him. I wouldn't let him see me cry.
"Lisha…"
"Leave!" Jeff hung his head in shame as she pulled on his clothes and left. I let out a sigh when I heard the front door slam shut and the tears started to flow. I fell to my knees as the sobs racked my body.