Title:
Author: Sara and Lizzie
Disclaimer: Meg is God. We borrowed it, don't sue.
Rating: Pg-13, with a possible change.
Summary: Several years after Jesse disappeared, Suze is living in San Francisco, finally leading the normal life she dreamed of when she was a teenager. Until she returns to Carmel for a Fourth of July weekend that changes her life again.
"I gotta get outta here, cause I can't stand to fall." -Something Corporate
I felt myself start to sink to the floor, and then I felt two arms around me. Jesse. I still sank to the floor, but he came with me. To be honest, I don't think he could do this standing either. We hit the floor gently, and I honestly thought I was going to pass out.
The unbelievability of it all was just too much. Jesse was here. With me. And very much alive. I instinctively wrapped my arms around him and just cried. I saw Father Dominic's feet moving as he quietly left the room.
When I could speak, I pulled a way from Jesse, but stayed close enough so his arms were still around me. I reached up and touched his face softly. "How did this happen?" I breathed.
He shook his head. "I don't know Susannah. I just woke up and I was breathing."
"When?"
"Three days ago."
"Oh God." I grasped one of his hands. It was shaking. "Jesse are you ok?"
He smiled. "I'm fine. It's just. Oh querida." He said, pulling me to him.
So there I am. Sitting on the floor in Father Dominic's office, with Jesse. I pinched myself, just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I didn't wake up, but I still wasn't convinced.
I lifted my head from Jesse's shoulder to see tears in his eyes. "Is this really happening?" I whispered.
He touched his lips to mine softly. "I think so querida." He said, resting his forehead against mine. "It feels very real to me."
I should have put a lot of distance between us then. But before I knew what was happening, our mouths were connected. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him with everything I had been holding in since he left.
And I was now remembering what a good kisser Jesse was. I was also realizing that I wasn't an innocent high school girl anymore. Without realizing it, we seemed to be sliding from our sitting position into a more horizontal one.
I was kissing and kissing Jesse, and sliding my hands over the arms and stomach that I hadn't touched in so long. Not that I'd touched them much then anyway, but I was making up for that now.
And that's when I remembered. Alex. My wedding. To Alex. Not Jesse. I pulled away from him.
"Jesus, what am I doing?" I asked no one in particular. I looked at Jesse. "I'm engaged you know." I said, starting to panic. How could I do this? "I'm supposed to be getting married Jesse."
Jesse raised his eyebrows. "Supposed to be?"
I shot to my feet. "I can't do this right now." I said, preparing to leave the office.
"We're going to have to do it sometime Susannah." Jesse said to my back as I opened the door.
"I gotta go." I said, bolting. "I gotta go."
Author: Sara and Lizzie
Disclaimer: Meg is God. We borrowed it, don't sue.
Rating: Pg-13, with a possible change.
Summary: Several years after Jesse disappeared, Suze is living in San Francisco, finally leading the normal life she dreamed of when she was a teenager. Until she returns to Carmel for a Fourth of July weekend that changes her life again.
"I gotta get outta here, cause I can't stand to fall." -Something Corporate
I felt myself start to sink to the floor, and then I felt two arms around me. Jesse. I still sank to the floor, but he came with me. To be honest, I don't think he could do this standing either. We hit the floor gently, and I honestly thought I was going to pass out.
The unbelievability of it all was just too much. Jesse was here. With me. And very much alive. I instinctively wrapped my arms around him and just cried. I saw Father Dominic's feet moving as he quietly left the room.
When I could speak, I pulled a way from Jesse, but stayed close enough so his arms were still around me. I reached up and touched his face softly. "How did this happen?" I breathed.
He shook his head. "I don't know Susannah. I just woke up and I was breathing."
"When?"
"Three days ago."
"Oh God." I grasped one of his hands. It was shaking. "Jesse are you ok?"
He smiled. "I'm fine. It's just. Oh querida." He said, pulling me to him.
So there I am. Sitting on the floor in Father Dominic's office, with Jesse. I pinched myself, just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I didn't wake up, but I still wasn't convinced.
I lifted my head from Jesse's shoulder to see tears in his eyes. "Is this really happening?" I whispered.
He touched his lips to mine softly. "I think so querida." He said, resting his forehead against mine. "It feels very real to me."
I should have put a lot of distance between us then. But before I knew what was happening, our mouths were connected. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him with everything I had been holding in since he left.
And I was now remembering what a good kisser Jesse was. I was also realizing that I wasn't an innocent high school girl anymore. Without realizing it, we seemed to be sliding from our sitting position into a more horizontal one.
I was kissing and kissing Jesse, and sliding my hands over the arms and stomach that I hadn't touched in so long. Not that I'd touched them much then anyway, but I was making up for that now.
And that's when I remembered. Alex. My wedding. To Alex. Not Jesse. I pulled away from him.
"Jesus, what am I doing?" I asked no one in particular. I looked at Jesse. "I'm engaged you know." I said, starting to panic. How could I do this? "I'm supposed to be getting married Jesse."
Jesse raised his eyebrows. "Supposed to be?"
I shot to my feet. "I can't do this right now." I said, preparing to leave the office.
"We're going to have to do it sometime Susannah." Jesse said to my back as I opened the door.
"I gotta go." I said, bolting. "I gotta go."