Chapter Twelve:
~ A week later~
"Are you sure your up to going out tonight hun?" Jessi asked in a concerned tone.
"100% sure." Came my reply.
"Ok. Let's go downstairs. Matt and Jeff are waiting." Jessi said as we walked out of my roon. We were both in a pair of flare jeans. Jessi had on a navy blue tank top with white sneakers, and I had on a hit baby tee with white flip-flop sandals. Jessis hair was pulled up into a ponytail, and my ahir was half up half down and curly. We were going down to the pier with Matt and Jeff to see the 4th of July fireworks. We walked down the stairs and met up witht the boys in the livingroom.
"Ready?" Matt asked.
"Ready." Jessi replied. We all climbed into Matt and Jeff's rntal car and headed to the pier. Whn we arrived it as already starting to get dark and a lot of people were there. I sat quietly in the back seat with Jeff, but I wasn't paying any attention. I was just watching people through the window. I was broght back to reality when my door as opened. Jeff opened my door and extened his hand to me. I took it and got out. e walkd down the pier and had a seat along the edge, dangaling out feet out over the side.
"What are you thinking about?" Jeff asked me.
"This." Came my reply.
"The fireworks? They should be great, huh?" He asked.
"No, this." I said as I took his hand in mine. He looked down at our intertwined hands and then back up at my face and smiled. I smiled back at him then looked over at Matt and Jessi. She was leaning against him with her head on his shoulder. He had his arm draped around her, holding her securely at his side.
Soon the fireworks started and they were a beautiful display of colors and they brought and even bigger smile to my face. Sometime during the display Jeff wrapped his arm around me and I didn't mind it one bit.
When I fireworks ended we all decided to get somehting to eat. We went to the Cracker Barrel. We were seated in the back away from the people so Matt and Jeff wouldn't get recognised.
"That was amazing. I just love fireworks." I said as we looked over the menus.
"I'm glad you had a good time." Matt said.
"I had a great time! I say we go out dancing after dinner. What do you all think?" I asked.
"I'm game." Jeff said. Matt and Jessi declined.
O'm tired, but you two go and have a great time." Matt said. Jessi agreed with him and I just shook my head.
"You guys are like rabbits." I remarked.
"We are not! WE enjoy eachother's company." Jessi deffended.
"Sure you do. Don't worry you'll have the house to yourselves for a good couple hours." I said with a smirk.
"Lisha!" Jessi exclaimed as she playfully hit my arm. I could only laugh at her and so did everyone else.
"What can I get for y'all?" The waittress aked as she came over to our table. We gave her our orders and she left. We were all having a great time and talking about all kinds of things, but mainly about the guy's wrestling schedule.
After dinner we went our seperate ways. Matt and Jessu went back to the beach house and Jeff and I went for a walk. We walked along in a peaceful silence for a ways, till I broke it.
"Why?" I asked.
"Why what?" Jeff asked confused.
"Why are you here? Why am I here? Why are things so complicated?" I started.
"I dunno. Things happen for a reason you know. Although sometimes you can't always find the reason why." Jeff said as he looked over at me. We stopped walking, and turned to face eachother.
"I know, but I just want to know why? Why you came into my life now and not before? I mean, until you came around I thought I was ready for all of this...no I'm just not sure. Life is funny and ironic this way, ya know?" I said shaking my head. I turned away from his gaze and wrapped my arms around myself. Jeff just didn't know what to say.
"I just have to get over all of this. I wonder why people always wonder why?" I said with a slight laugh. I could hear Jeff chuckle behind me. I turned back towards him.
"Lets just have a great time and not worry about the rest of the world. All that really matters is you and me." Jeff said as he reached out for my hand. I looked at him hand then slowly back up to his face as I took his hand. We continued down the pier, watching the ocean, people, and the stars. We came across this elderly couple sitting on a bench eating ice cream. They were so in love and we could tell. The man wasn't eating his fast enough and a little bit dropped on his chin. The woman took her napkin and gently wiped it off and smiled at him. It was the cutest sight I had seen in a long time. It was refreshing to me to see that.
"What are you thinking about now?" Jeff chuckled as he shook my hand in his. I looked at him and smiled.
"Them." I said as I pointed to the couple on the bench. Jeff smiled.
"Their cute. C'mon, it's getting late. Lets get you home." Jeff said as he pulled me closer and slipped his arm around my lower back. I nodded and laid my head down on his shoulder with a sigh.
~ A week later~
"Are you sure your up to going out tonight hun?" Jessi asked in a concerned tone.
"100% sure." Came my reply.
"Ok. Let's go downstairs. Matt and Jeff are waiting." Jessi said as we walked out of my roon. We were both in a pair of flare jeans. Jessi had on a navy blue tank top with white sneakers, and I had on a hit baby tee with white flip-flop sandals. Jessis hair was pulled up into a ponytail, and my ahir was half up half down and curly. We were going down to the pier with Matt and Jeff to see the 4th of July fireworks. We walked down the stairs and met up witht the boys in the livingroom.
"Ready?" Matt asked.
"Ready." Jessi replied. We all climbed into Matt and Jeff's rntal car and headed to the pier. Whn we arrived it as already starting to get dark and a lot of people were there. I sat quietly in the back seat with Jeff, but I wasn't paying any attention. I was just watching people through the window. I was broght back to reality when my door as opened. Jeff opened my door and extened his hand to me. I took it and got out. e walkd down the pier and had a seat along the edge, dangaling out feet out over the side.
"What are you thinking about?" Jeff asked me.
"This." Came my reply.
"The fireworks? They should be great, huh?" He asked.
"No, this." I said as I took his hand in mine. He looked down at our intertwined hands and then back up at my face and smiled. I smiled back at him then looked over at Matt and Jessi. She was leaning against him with her head on his shoulder. He had his arm draped around her, holding her securely at his side.
Soon the fireworks started and they were a beautiful display of colors and they brought and even bigger smile to my face. Sometime during the display Jeff wrapped his arm around me and I didn't mind it one bit.
When I fireworks ended we all decided to get somehting to eat. We went to the Cracker Barrel. We were seated in the back away from the people so Matt and Jeff wouldn't get recognised.
"That was amazing. I just love fireworks." I said as we looked over the menus.
"I'm glad you had a good time." Matt said.
"I had a great time! I say we go out dancing after dinner. What do you all think?" I asked.
"I'm game." Jeff said. Matt and Jessi declined.
O'm tired, but you two go and have a great time." Matt said. Jessi agreed with him and I just shook my head.
"You guys are like rabbits." I remarked.
"We are not! WE enjoy eachother's company." Jessi deffended.
"Sure you do. Don't worry you'll have the house to yourselves for a good couple hours." I said with a smirk.
"Lisha!" Jessi exclaimed as she playfully hit my arm. I could only laugh at her and so did everyone else.
"What can I get for y'all?" The waittress aked as she came over to our table. We gave her our orders and she left. We were all having a great time and talking about all kinds of things, but mainly about the guy's wrestling schedule.
After dinner we went our seperate ways. Matt and Jessu went back to the beach house and Jeff and I went for a walk. We walked along in a peaceful silence for a ways, till I broke it.
"Why?" I asked.
"Why what?" Jeff asked confused.
"Why are you here? Why am I here? Why are things so complicated?" I started.
"I dunno. Things happen for a reason you know. Although sometimes you can't always find the reason why." Jeff said as he looked over at me. We stopped walking, and turned to face eachother.
"I know, but I just want to know why? Why you came into my life now and not before? I mean, until you came around I thought I was ready for all of this...no I'm just not sure. Life is funny and ironic this way, ya know?" I said shaking my head. I turned away from his gaze and wrapped my arms around myself. Jeff just didn't know what to say.
"I just have to get over all of this. I wonder why people always wonder why?" I said with a slight laugh. I could hear Jeff chuckle behind me. I turned back towards him.
"Lets just have a great time and not worry about the rest of the world. All that really matters is you and me." Jeff said as he reached out for my hand. I looked at him hand then slowly back up to his face as I took his hand. We continued down the pier, watching the ocean, people, and the stars. We came across this elderly couple sitting on a bench eating ice cream. They were so in love and we could tell. The man wasn't eating his fast enough and a little bit dropped on his chin. The woman took her napkin and gently wiped it off and smiled at him. It was the cutest sight I had seen in a long time. It was refreshing to me to see that.
"What are you thinking about now?" Jeff chuckled as he shook my hand in his. I looked at him and smiled.
"Them." I said as I pointed to the couple on the bench. Jeff smiled.
"Their cute. C'mon, it's getting late. Lets get you home." Jeff said as he pulled me closer and slipped his arm around my lower back. I nodded and laid my head down on his shoulder with a sigh.