Chapter Seven:
"Hey man, what's wrong?" Jay asked Jeff as he came through the front door of their house.
"I just screwed up big time Jay." Jeff mumbled as he walked past the blonde and straight to his room. Jay just shrugged his shoulders and went on with what he was doing. Jessi slowly stirred awake on the couch when she heard the front door slam shut from Jeff. She rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up looking around, remembering where she was. She stood up and walked into the kitchen where everyone else was.
"Morning guys." She said as she entered the room.
"Hey." They all said in unison. "What's all the commosion? I heard the front door slam shut, what I miss?" She asked as she head a seat next to Matt at the table.
"Jeff came storming through here, but he wouldn't say what was wrong." Jay said with yet another shrug.
"What do you mean he came through here? He's supposed to be at my house. Oh crap I've got to go. Thanks for everything guys. I'll be back later to pick up my bag." Jessi said as she ran out the back door and across the beach to our house.
"I wonder what could be wrong. I'm gonna go talk to Jeff." Matt said as he stood up from the table and went up stairs.
~At Our House~
"Lisha! Lisha, sweetie where are you?" Jessi called out as she entered the house. There was no response. She searched the first floor then headed upstairs to my room. I heard her coming, so I turned to look at my room door as it opened. She walked over to me on the window seat and sat down next to me. She looked up at me and she could tell I had been crying.
"Sweetie, what's wrong?" She asked.
"He lied." Was all I could say.
"Who?" She questioned.
"Jeff...he lied to me." I whispered out and I hugged myself tighter. Jessi moved closer to me and took me in her arms.
"What did he lie to you about?" Jessi asked.
"Beth..." I whispered.
"Beth? Who's Be...girlfriend?" She questioned. I only nodded my head yes as more tears took over my eyes. Jessi pulled me to her body and held me tightly as I cried. It was the only thing she could do for me.
~Meanwhile~
Matt came to Jeff's door and waited a minute. He took a deep breath and then knocked lightly. He heard a muffled come in and slowly opened the door to see Jeff laying face down on the bed.
"What's wrong little bro?" Matt asked as he walked in and sat down next to Jeff's prone body on the bed.
"I screwed up." Jeff said as he sat up to talk with his brother.
"How so?" Matt asked back.
"I slept with her Matt! I f*cking slept with the woman of my dreams!" Jeff shouted.
"How is that screwing up?" Matt questioned trying to calm his brother down.
"BETH! Argh I can't believe I did that!" Jeff exclaimed. He flopped back down on the bed and let out a huff of breath.
"But I thought that you and Beth were "taking a break", aren't you?" Matt asked.
"No, she called before we left to come down here and we talk it out and we're together still. Matt, I screwed up big time! I f*cked with Lisha's feeling, I f*cked with Beth's feelings, and I f*cked with my own feelings!" Jeff said a little more calmly.
"I'm sorry bro. I wish that there was something I could say or do to make this all go away, but I can't." Matt said looking at his younger brother.
"Maybe Jessi will be able to talk to Alisha, and work something out, but your gonna have to wish for a miracle." Matt said. He gave Jeff's knee a gentle pat and he stood up and left the room.
~Two Days Later~
"How is she holdin up?" Matt asked on the other line.
"Not so good. I'm worried about her, Matt. She wont go out with me, she wont take any calls, and she barely touches her food! All she does is sits out on back porch watching the ocean. Jeff hurt her really badly, you have no idea." Jessi said back.
"Well, I'm gonna come down this weekend and see what I can do. I'll try to take you two out. I've been told that I'm good at cheering people up, Lisha will be my ultimate test." Matt said with a little chuckle. Jessi let a chuckle escape her lips and then a sigh.
"We will see, Matt. We will see." Jessi said. She turned to the back door in the kitchen when it opened and I stepped in. She covered the bottom of the phone and looked at me.
"Sweetie, it's Matt. Wanna talk to him? He would love to talk to you." Jessi said as she held out the phone to me.
"Sure, why not." I said as I gently took the phone from her and put it up to my ear.
"Hi Matt." I said quietly.
"Hey sweetie. How are you?" Matt asked nicely.
"I'm moving, so nothing to complain about." I said sarcastically.
"Want me to give you someting to complain about?" Matt chuckled out.
"Sure why not." I said as I too let out a little chuckle of my own. Jessi looked at me with a smile, I hadn't laughed since everything had happened.
"So, when are you coming back Matt?" I asked.
"Friday night. I'm gonna stay with you guys till Sunday, is that ok with you?" Matt asked giving me a dose of sarcaism.
"Yes, that's fine with me. I know that it's what Jessi really wants. She misses you so much! What did you do to her Matt?" I asked with a laugh as I watched Jessi's eyes go wide in shock and embarassment.
"Haha. I see that your doing much better." Matt said jokenly. There was a pause as I had to hold Jessi off from ripping the phone right out of my hand.
"Well, Sweetie, I've got to go get ready for my match. I'll talk to you Friday when I get there." Matt continued.
"Ok. Talk to you then Matt." I said back. We exchanged 'good-byes' and hung up. I turned my full attention to Jessi.
"You are so gonna pay for that one girl!" Jessi exclaimed as she darted towards me. I quickly moved out of the way and ran away from her. I was starting to feel a little better and I know it showed.
"Hey man, what's wrong?" Jay asked Jeff as he came through the front door of their house.
"I just screwed up big time Jay." Jeff mumbled as he walked past the blonde and straight to his room. Jay just shrugged his shoulders and went on with what he was doing. Jessi slowly stirred awake on the couch when she heard the front door slam shut from Jeff. She rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up looking around, remembering where she was. She stood up and walked into the kitchen where everyone else was.
"Morning guys." She said as she entered the room.
"Hey." They all said in unison. "What's all the commosion? I heard the front door slam shut, what I miss?" She asked as she head a seat next to Matt at the table.
"Jeff came storming through here, but he wouldn't say what was wrong." Jay said with yet another shrug.
"What do you mean he came through here? He's supposed to be at my house. Oh crap I've got to go. Thanks for everything guys. I'll be back later to pick up my bag." Jessi said as she ran out the back door and across the beach to our house.
"I wonder what could be wrong. I'm gonna go talk to Jeff." Matt said as he stood up from the table and went up stairs.
~At Our House~
"Lisha! Lisha, sweetie where are you?" Jessi called out as she entered the house. There was no response. She searched the first floor then headed upstairs to my room. I heard her coming, so I turned to look at my room door as it opened. She walked over to me on the window seat and sat down next to me. She looked up at me and she could tell I had been crying.
"Sweetie, what's wrong?" She asked.
"He lied." Was all I could say.
"Who?" She questioned.
"Jeff...he lied to me." I whispered out and I hugged myself tighter. Jessi moved closer to me and took me in her arms.
"What did he lie to you about?" Jessi asked.
"Beth..." I whispered.
"Beth? Who's Be...girlfriend?" She questioned. I only nodded my head yes as more tears took over my eyes. Jessi pulled me to her body and held me tightly as I cried. It was the only thing she could do for me.
~Meanwhile~
Matt came to Jeff's door and waited a minute. He took a deep breath and then knocked lightly. He heard a muffled come in and slowly opened the door to see Jeff laying face down on the bed.
"What's wrong little bro?" Matt asked as he walked in and sat down next to Jeff's prone body on the bed.
"I screwed up." Jeff said as he sat up to talk with his brother.
"How so?" Matt asked back.
"I slept with her Matt! I f*cking slept with the woman of my dreams!" Jeff shouted.
"How is that screwing up?" Matt questioned trying to calm his brother down.
"BETH! Argh I can't believe I did that!" Jeff exclaimed. He flopped back down on the bed and let out a huff of breath.
"But I thought that you and Beth were "taking a break", aren't you?" Matt asked.
"No, she called before we left to come down here and we talk it out and we're together still. Matt, I screwed up big time! I f*cked with Lisha's feeling, I f*cked with Beth's feelings, and I f*cked with my own feelings!" Jeff said a little more calmly.
"I'm sorry bro. I wish that there was something I could say or do to make this all go away, but I can't." Matt said looking at his younger brother.
"Maybe Jessi will be able to talk to Alisha, and work something out, but your gonna have to wish for a miracle." Matt said. He gave Jeff's knee a gentle pat and he stood up and left the room.
~Two Days Later~
"How is she holdin up?" Matt asked on the other line.
"Not so good. I'm worried about her, Matt. She wont go out with me, she wont take any calls, and she barely touches her food! All she does is sits out on back porch watching the ocean. Jeff hurt her really badly, you have no idea." Jessi said back.
"Well, I'm gonna come down this weekend and see what I can do. I'll try to take you two out. I've been told that I'm good at cheering people up, Lisha will be my ultimate test." Matt said with a little chuckle. Jessi let a chuckle escape her lips and then a sigh.
"We will see, Matt. We will see." Jessi said. She turned to the back door in the kitchen when it opened and I stepped in. She covered the bottom of the phone and looked at me.
"Sweetie, it's Matt. Wanna talk to him? He would love to talk to you." Jessi said as she held out the phone to me.
"Sure, why not." I said as I gently took the phone from her and put it up to my ear.
"Hi Matt." I said quietly.
"Hey sweetie. How are you?" Matt asked nicely.
"I'm moving, so nothing to complain about." I said sarcastically.
"Want me to give you someting to complain about?" Matt chuckled out.
"Sure why not." I said as I too let out a little chuckle of my own. Jessi looked at me with a smile, I hadn't laughed since everything had happened.
"So, when are you coming back Matt?" I asked.
"Friday night. I'm gonna stay with you guys till Sunday, is that ok with you?" Matt asked giving me a dose of sarcaism.
"Yes, that's fine with me. I know that it's what Jessi really wants. She misses you so much! What did you do to her Matt?" I asked with a laugh as I watched Jessi's eyes go wide in shock and embarassment.
"Haha. I see that your doing much better." Matt said jokenly. There was a pause as I had to hold Jessi off from ripping the phone right out of my hand.
"Well, Sweetie, I've got to go get ready for my match. I'll talk to you Friday when I get there." Matt continued.
"Ok. Talk to you then Matt." I said back. We exchanged 'good-byes' and hung up. I turned my full attention to Jessi.
"You are so gonna pay for that one girl!" Jessi exclaimed as she darted towards me. I quickly moved out of the way and ran away from her. I was starting to feel a little better and I know it showed.