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~* Possibilities *~
Shalimar watched as Brennan walked away. Pain and heartbreak were evident on her beautiful face. With her mind on her pain as she walked, she didn't notice the person just around the corner.
"Shalimar," he whispered.
Shocked out of the thoughts of herself, Shalimar tried to quickly cover the feelings she was sure were displayed on her face. "Oh, hi Jesse. What's up?"
"Shal, don't." Jesse looked at her with deep compassion reflected in his eyes.
"Don't what?" she asked trying to sound nonchalant.
"Don't try and mask in front of me. You don't have to. Do you want to talk about it?"
She heard the love and concern in his voice and was just too hurt to try to continue the game. Putting her hands over her face she began to cry.
Jesse immediately pulled her into his embrace and began walking her to her room. Once he led her in and closed the door, he guided her to the bed and sat beside her. "I heard what he said. He didn't mean to hurt you."
"I know. I don't know what's wrong with me. I usually don't let the things he says and does bother me. This time though," she stopped and looked away.
"Have you told him yet?" Shalimar looked up with such confusion in her eyes that Jesse couldn't help but chuckle. "Come on Shal. I know you love him. You have for a while now. I also know that he really loves you."
Shalimar let out a sarcastic sound, "Yeah, right. It didn't sound that way out there. He really wanted to be with Samantha. If she had lived, they would be out together right now."
"No, Shal. Listen to me. It's not that clear cut this time. He's not just down about a girl he didn't get. This is different. She carried his consciousness back from the dead a bunch of times. They were connected on a whole different level. It has nothing to do with love. He felt sorry for all she was going through and got a small taste of the burden of her mutation."
Jesse took her hands. "Do you remember how you felt about Kristoff when he saved your life? You felt a connection to him."
"Yeah," she whispered staring out into her room.
"Brennan watched you mourn for him. He knew there was a lot of emotion for you to work through. Were you in love with him?"
Startled by the question, she snapped her gaze back to Jesse. "No, I wasn't in love with him."
"Samantha shared a connection with Brennan and then in the end sacrificed herself for him." Jesse watched as Shalimar's face turned from hurt to shame. "He doesn't love her, Shal. He loves you. Just give him some time to work through the feelings."
Shalimar turned and hugged Jesse pulling him close. "What would I ever do without you? Thanks, Jess."
Jesse smiled as he hugged her. "Don't thank me. Just do me one favor."
"Anything," Shalimar pulled back to look at him.
"When he's feeling better and starts chasing you again," Jesse gave her a sly smile.
"Yeah?" she questioned warily.
"Will you just let him finally catch you? You are both driving me crazy."
She shyly punched his arm and looked away before he pulled her into another hug. "You know I love you, right?"
"Yeah, I know. I love you, too, Jess. Thanks."
He smiled and kissed her cheek before leaving her room and closing the door again.
*Could Jesse, be right? Could Brennan really love me? I need to know before I go crazy. I'll have to come up with some way of getting it out of him without him realizing what I'm up to.* Shalimar laid back on her bed and curled up with the pillow. She fell asleep thinking about how she was going to get Brennan to make his next move. Steeling his little black book was fun but it obviously wasn't enough.
~*~* This one was my mom's. Hope you liked it. Please review!*~*~
~* Possibilities *~
Shalimar watched as Brennan walked away. Pain and heartbreak were evident on her beautiful face. With her mind on her pain as she walked, she didn't notice the person just around the corner.
"Shalimar," he whispered.
Shocked out of the thoughts of herself, Shalimar tried to quickly cover the feelings she was sure were displayed on her face. "Oh, hi Jesse. What's up?"
"Shal, don't." Jesse looked at her with deep compassion reflected in his eyes.
"Don't what?" she asked trying to sound nonchalant.
"Don't try and mask in front of me. You don't have to. Do you want to talk about it?"
She heard the love and concern in his voice and was just too hurt to try to continue the game. Putting her hands over her face she began to cry.
Jesse immediately pulled her into his embrace and began walking her to her room. Once he led her in and closed the door, he guided her to the bed and sat beside her. "I heard what he said. He didn't mean to hurt you."
"I know. I don't know what's wrong with me. I usually don't let the things he says and does bother me. This time though," she stopped and looked away.
"Have you told him yet?" Shalimar looked up with such confusion in her eyes that Jesse couldn't help but chuckle. "Come on Shal. I know you love him. You have for a while now. I also know that he really loves you."
Shalimar let out a sarcastic sound, "Yeah, right. It didn't sound that way out there. He really wanted to be with Samantha. If she had lived, they would be out together right now."
"No, Shal. Listen to me. It's not that clear cut this time. He's not just down about a girl he didn't get. This is different. She carried his consciousness back from the dead a bunch of times. They were connected on a whole different level. It has nothing to do with love. He felt sorry for all she was going through and got a small taste of the burden of her mutation."
Jesse took her hands. "Do you remember how you felt about Kristoff when he saved your life? You felt a connection to him."
"Yeah," she whispered staring out into her room.
"Brennan watched you mourn for him. He knew there was a lot of emotion for you to work through. Were you in love with him?"
Startled by the question, she snapped her gaze back to Jesse. "No, I wasn't in love with him."
"Samantha shared a connection with Brennan and then in the end sacrificed herself for him." Jesse watched as Shalimar's face turned from hurt to shame. "He doesn't love her, Shal. He loves you. Just give him some time to work through the feelings."
Shalimar turned and hugged Jesse pulling him close. "What would I ever do without you? Thanks, Jess."
Jesse smiled as he hugged her. "Don't thank me. Just do me one favor."
"Anything," Shalimar pulled back to look at him.
"When he's feeling better and starts chasing you again," Jesse gave her a sly smile.
"Yeah?" she questioned warily.
"Will you just let him finally catch you? You are both driving me crazy."
She shyly punched his arm and looked away before he pulled her into another hug. "You know I love you, right?"
"Yeah, I know. I love you, too, Jess. Thanks."
He smiled and kissed her cheek before leaving her room and closing the door again.
*Could Jesse, be right? Could Brennan really love me? I need to know before I go crazy. I'll have to come up with some way of getting it out of him without him realizing what I'm up to.* Shalimar laid back on her bed and curled up with the pillow. She fell asleep thinking about how she was going to get Brennan to make his next move. Steeling his little black book was fun but it obviously wasn't enough.
~*~* This one was my mom's. Hope you liked it. Please review!*~*~