The next week was a blur, I tried to move on but when I did Craig turned
up. It's like he was always there, always following me. I know that's
crazy, but that's what I felt like.
"Jimmy," I said. "I want to make him hurt, I want him to be jealous. I want him to feel like I felt."
Jimmy and I were sitting in his living room floor. His parents weren't there, like always. We had a bowl of popcorn sitting between us as we talked.
"Date me. He'd be crushed to see that you moved on so quickly," he said.
"That's a really good idea," I said. "Jimmy, you're a genius."
"I'm having a party tomorrow night; do you want me to invite him?"
"Sure, am I invited?" I added innocently.
"of course," he joked back.
The night of the party, I wanted to look my best, which was weird because I usually didn't care. When I went shopping with Jimmy, I had bought an awesome black shirt and a pair of jeans with chains on them, which I was wearing tonight. I have to admit, I looked awesome. You have to do this, Ash. Get yourself together and pretend that you don't want him.that you don't miss him.
I arrived at Jimmy's house to help him set up. Other than me, Craig was the first one there.
"Ashley, I didn't know you would be here," Craig said.
"Why wouldn't I help my boyfriend set up with his party?" I asked.
He looked like he'd been slapped, "oh-you two are dating?" he stammered.
"Yeah, Jimmy's a great guy. I never should have let him go," I said. I meant it.
"I-I should go." Craig said.
"Naw, stay for the party," Jimmy said.
"I'll be back, I just.forgot somebody."
Craig left and I started to feel bad.not for Craig, but for Jimmy. I shouldn't be stringing him along like this.
"Jimmy," I said. He turned around, and I grabbed him, wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.
"Whoa, what was that for?" he said, surprised and smiling.
"For being there for me, and for being such a great person. You've really, helped me get over Craig."
He looked into my eyes. There was a connection there, and we stood there, just gazing at each other for what seemed to be hours, but was probably only a minute or two. I seemed to get lost in his caring, deep brown eyes. We leaned in closer.closer.closer..the doorbell rang and interrupted us.
"I should go get that." Jimmy said.
"Yeah," I replied weakly. He had taken my breath away; he'd always been able to do that.
An hour later, the party was really awesome, a lot of people showed up, but they always do for Jimmy's parties. I was having such a great time that I hardly even noticed when Craig walked in with Manny on his arm.hardly noticed.
"So, Jimmy, are you and Ash like officially a couple now?" Spinner asked.
"I guess, she wants to make Craig jealous and hurt, so I'm helping her do that," Jimmy said, sighing.
"I bet that makes you look good," Spinner continued.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jimmy questioned.
"I just mean that its obvious that you still have a thing for Ashley."
"Yeah, but she doesn't feel the same way."
After the party, I helped Jimmy clean up.
"Your scheme worked," Jimmy said flatly.
"What's that mean?" I asked.
"Nothing, just.he was totally jealous."
"Yeah.I really don't care though," I said truthfully.
"Yeah, right."
"Jimmy, are you mad at me?" I asked.
"No.I just, forget it. Its not important."
"It's important to me."
"I just hope you don't go back to him."
"I won't." I said. "I only want..you, just you."
He looked up at me and our eyes met. I kissed him, and he pulled me in closer. We got carried away..a lot.
"Jimmy," I said. "I want to make him hurt, I want him to be jealous. I want him to feel like I felt."
Jimmy and I were sitting in his living room floor. His parents weren't there, like always. We had a bowl of popcorn sitting between us as we talked.
"Date me. He'd be crushed to see that you moved on so quickly," he said.
"That's a really good idea," I said. "Jimmy, you're a genius."
"I'm having a party tomorrow night; do you want me to invite him?"
"Sure, am I invited?" I added innocently.
"of course," he joked back.
The night of the party, I wanted to look my best, which was weird because I usually didn't care. When I went shopping with Jimmy, I had bought an awesome black shirt and a pair of jeans with chains on them, which I was wearing tonight. I have to admit, I looked awesome. You have to do this, Ash. Get yourself together and pretend that you don't want him.that you don't miss him.
I arrived at Jimmy's house to help him set up. Other than me, Craig was the first one there.
"Ashley, I didn't know you would be here," Craig said.
"Why wouldn't I help my boyfriend set up with his party?" I asked.
He looked like he'd been slapped, "oh-you two are dating?" he stammered.
"Yeah, Jimmy's a great guy. I never should have let him go," I said. I meant it.
"I-I should go." Craig said.
"Naw, stay for the party," Jimmy said.
"I'll be back, I just.forgot somebody."
Craig left and I started to feel bad.not for Craig, but for Jimmy. I shouldn't be stringing him along like this.
"Jimmy," I said. He turned around, and I grabbed him, wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.
"Whoa, what was that for?" he said, surprised and smiling.
"For being there for me, and for being such a great person. You've really, helped me get over Craig."
He looked into my eyes. There was a connection there, and we stood there, just gazing at each other for what seemed to be hours, but was probably only a minute or two. I seemed to get lost in his caring, deep brown eyes. We leaned in closer.closer.closer..the doorbell rang and interrupted us.
"I should go get that." Jimmy said.
"Yeah," I replied weakly. He had taken my breath away; he'd always been able to do that.
An hour later, the party was really awesome, a lot of people showed up, but they always do for Jimmy's parties. I was having such a great time that I hardly even noticed when Craig walked in with Manny on his arm.hardly noticed.
"So, Jimmy, are you and Ash like officially a couple now?" Spinner asked.
"I guess, she wants to make Craig jealous and hurt, so I'm helping her do that," Jimmy said, sighing.
"I bet that makes you look good," Spinner continued.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jimmy questioned.
"I just mean that its obvious that you still have a thing for Ashley."
"Yeah, but she doesn't feel the same way."
After the party, I helped Jimmy clean up.
"Your scheme worked," Jimmy said flatly.
"What's that mean?" I asked.
"Nothing, just.he was totally jealous."
"Yeah.I really don't care though," I said truthfully.
"Yeah, right."
"Jimmy, are you mad at me?" I asked.
"No.I just, forget it. Its not important."
"It's important to me."
"I just hope you don't go back to him."
"I won't." I said. "I only want..you, just you."
He looked up at me and our eyes met. I kissed him, and he pulled me in closer. We got carried away..a lot.