Chapter Fifteen
"Hey!" Jessica said as she ran into Scott's arms and hugged him.
"Hey girl!" he said as he squeezed her tightly.
"Oh gosh I've missed you so much." Jessica said as she walked into his apartment and put down her things.
"You, I know what you mean." He said while shutting the door.
"So, what have you been up to?" Jessica asked, trying to make conversation.
"Just hanging out with Kirsten. You?" Scott asked back.
"Hanging out with Patrick. You really like Kirsten don't you?" Jessica asked.
"Uh yeah I guess I do. I don't really know her the way I know you but it'll get that way. How was the play?"
"It was nice. I like the movie better but it was nice." Jessica said as she took off her shoes and plopping onto the couch, making herself at home.
"Oh!" Scott said, then silence made its way into the room.
"Um, are you doing anything tonight? Wanna go to the movies or something." Jessica asked.
"Oh, um, Kirsten…" He replied.
"Oh, well that's cool." She said before getting quiet again. "Why is it so hard for us to talk?" Jessica asked. "I mean we should have a lot to say, we haven't talked in a while." Jessica said.
"I don't know." He said. "Wanna watch a movie?" Scott asked.
"Um ok, what do you wanna watch?" Jessica asked.
"I have Blade!" He said. "Kirsten bought it for me, for our one week!" He said.
"Your one week? You guys celebrated that?" She asked.
"I didn't think we were but Kirsten was excited about it." He said.
"Yeah she would be. She always keeps up with that stuff." Jessica said and smiled. "Go ahead and put in Blade." Jessica said as she made room for Scott.
Once Scott put the movie in and sat down, Jessica put her feet on his legs and relaxed.
"I've really missed this." Scott said.
"Missed what?" Jessica asked while watching the previews.
"This, you and me, watching a movie. You're my best friend you know that right?" Scott asked.
"I kinda figured." Jessica said with a grin. "Your one of my best friends too." Jessica said.
"One of them? Who's the other?" Scott asked.
"Kirsten. She and I have been friends since we were 14 years old, in the ninth grade." Jessica said. Their conversation was cut short when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Scott answered.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Kirsten asked.
"Jessica is over. We're watching a movie." Scott said.
"Oh yeah I forgot she was coming over today. I just missed you so much it must have slipped my mind." Kirsten said.
"Oh well, that's ok but can I let you go?" Scott asked.
"Yeah, I'll call you later." Kirsten said and hung up.
"Sorry about that." Scott said.
"Who was it?" Jessica asked.
"Kirsten!" He said.
"Oh well its no big-" Jessica was cut off by her cell phone. "Sorry." She said as she answered it. "Hello?" She said.
"Hey what's up?" Patrick asked.
"Hey, I'm over at Scott's." She said.
"Oh what are ya'll doing?" He asked.
"Watching a movie, can I call you back later?" Jessica asked.
"Sure, later." He said and hung up.
"Patrick!" Jessica said as she put the phone of the coffee table.
"Oh!" Scott said.
"I'm sorry!" Jessica said and sat up, putting her feet on the floor.
"Don't be, its not our fault that we're such tasty morsels and have to get phone calls every two minutes." Scott said. Jessica smiled.
"I think I'm going to break up with Patrick." Jessica said.
"Why? I thought everything was going good with you two." Scott said.
"It is, but he's not the one I want." Jessica said. "I liked him a long time ago but I've changed since then." Jessica said.
"Oh, when are you going to do it?" Scott asked.
"Tonight, when he comes over to my place." Jessica said.
"Well good luck with it." Scott said and put his arm around her.
"Thanks!" She said as she laid her head on his shoulder. "Kirsten's gonna kill me." Jessica said.
"Oh well I'll protect you!" Scott said and pinched the side of her stomach causing her to gasp loudly and jump up.
"Scott! Don't do that!" She said holding her side.
"I didn't know you were ticklish!" Scott said as he got up and walked towards wiggling his fingers.
"Scott Barringer stop it, sit back down!" Jessica demanded, back up into his room and running to the bathroom, slamming and locking the door.
"Jessica open the door!" Scott said from the other side.
"No!" she said.
"Please Jessica, I gotta go to the bathroom!" Scott said, making up excises.
"Go pee in a cup!" Jessica said.
"I gotta go number two!" He replied.
"Then find a bigger cup, or just a pot. That'll be big enough." Jessica said as she sat on the toilet.
"Please open the door Jess!" Scott said, before running to the front door and knocking then running back to the bathroom door. "I gotta go answer the door, I'll be right back!" Scott said and ran to the front door, opening it and shutting it, then hurrying back to the bathroom door. "Uh Jessica, Patrick's here for you!" Scott said.
"Patrick?" Jessica questioned while walking to the door and unlocking it. "Why is he here?" Jessica asked and opened it, only to see Scott leaning against the wall and grinning. "You're a jerk you know that right?" She said as he stood up straight and licked his lips.
"Yep!" He said and slowly walked towards her. She quickly grabbed the door and when she shut it when he put his foot in front of it. He slowly pushed it open.
"Scott, I want to watch the movie now!" Jessica said trying to walk past him. He put his arm around her stomach. She started walking backwards. "Scott, don't you dare!" Jessica said as she finally felt the tub hit the back of her legs. A smiled that showed fear rose on her face. "Scott!" She said. "Stop!"
"I don't think so." He said until he was right in front of her. Forgetting about the tub, Jessica went to take a step back and started to fall backwards. She instantly gasped and grabbed Scott's shirt, pulling him down with her.
"Ow!" she said while laughing. Scott put his hands on the bottom of the tub and pushed up just enough to not squish her.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah I'm fine, are you?" Jessica asked.
"Yeah I'm ok!" He said while smiling.
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to pull you in with me like that, it was a reflect!" She said.
Then Scott stopped laughing and looked into her eyes.
"What?" She asked as Scott moved his right hand and pinched her stomach. "AHH Scott, stop it, STOP IT!" She screamed, trying to get away from him. She got herself totally into the tub and pushed herself to the wall.
"I'm sorry, it's just a reflect!" He said, still tickling her. He climbed on top of her and held her arms down with one hand and tickled with the other. Jessica started screaming and kicking her feet violently. Finally her foot his the faucet and turned on the showerhead.
"OH that's cold!" Scott said, sitting up quickly and letting go of her arms.
"AHH!" Jessica screamed and laughed as she tried to cover her face. Scott leaned his body, over her, covering her from the cold water. She lowered her hands, still laughing. "Oh my gosh, my stomach hurts so bad."
Scott looked at her, and gently moved the hair that was sticking to her face away. Jessica looked up at him and stopped laughing. He looked down at her, into her eyes and slowly lowered his lips to hers. Once their lips met, a chill went down Jessica's spine as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed back. After a few moments, Scott pulled away and looked at her.
"You look beautiful!" Scott whispered. A smile slowly went across Jessica's face.
"Well I try!" Jessica said, before letting the smile fade.
"What's wrong?" Scott asked as Jessica put her hand on his chest and pushed him off of her.
"Kirsten!" Jessica said. "What about her?"
"Oh, yeah!" Scott said, getting up and helping Jessica out of the tub. He walked to the towels and tossed her one.
"I'm gonna go!" Jessica said, while walking out the door. Scott went after her and grabbed her arm.
"Why? It's not like we've never kissed." Scott said.
"I know but that was different." Jessica said.
"How? I was still kinda with Shelby." He argued.
"Yeah, but Shelby wasn't my best friend." Jessica said and walked out of the apartment. On her way to her car, she ran into Kirsten.
"Why are you so wet?" Kirsten asked.
"Oh, uh, long story!" Jessica said.
"Oh, well did you have fun with Scott?" Kirsten asked.
"You could say that!" Jessica said, smiling a little. "How much do you like him?" Jessica asked.
"I really think he might be the one." Kirsten said. "Why?"
"Curious, I haven't really talk to you, I just wanted to kinda find out how close you two were!" Jessica said.
"Oh, well now you know. I'm glad you're my best friend Jessica, if you weren't, I know I wouldn't be able to trust you alone with Scott." She said before walking into the building and to Scott's apartment.
Jessica didn't call Scott and he didn't call her after that day. It had only been three days but it was to weird for him and hurt too much for her. After thinking long and hard, Jessica decided to talk to Kirsten. She had to do everything in her power to win Scott. She knew deep down Scott must have feelings for her.
Scott, on the other hand, didn't know what to do. He liked Kirsten and Jessica was the best friend he could ever ask for. But that's all her thought of her as, was a friend. But if it was all he thought of her, why did he kiss her? And why did he want to continue kissing her, even after the mention of Kirsten?
"Hey, Scott, how are you?" Scott's dad asked over the phone.
"I'm good, how are you?" Scott asked back.
"I'm doing good. Listen, uh, I was wondering if you were doing anything tomorrow night."
"No, nothing special, why?" Scott asked.
"Well I was wondering if you and what's her name? That girl you were talking about wanted to come have dinner with me. I would like to meet her." He asked.
"Uh no I think Jessica has plans." Scott said.
"Not, Jessica! The way you talk about her, her name is permanently stuck in my head, I meant your girlfriend."
"Oh, uh Kirsten. I'll ask her ok? I gotta go though, I'll talk to you later." Scott said and hung up before his dad could answer. He walked and sat on the couch. "Of course Dad meant Kirsten, why did I think he was talking about Jessica?" Scott asked himself.
Author's note~ I am happy with the reviews I'm getting. I thought that on my last two chapters I rushed it. I know I rushed it but I spent more time on this chapter and I hope you guys like it. For those who left the negative reviews, I'm sorry if you don't like my story but I'm not making you read it. If you don't like it, don't read it. But I am sorry that I didn't make it to your liking.
"Hey!" Jessica said as she ran into Scott's arms and hugged him.
"Hey girl!" he said as he squeezed her tightly.
"Oh gosh I've missed you so much." Jessica said as she walked into his apartment and put down her things.
"You, I know what you mean." He said while shutting the door.
"So, what have you been up to?" Jessica asked, trying to make conversation.
"Just hanging out with Kirsten. You?" Scott asked back.
"Hanging out with Patrick. You really like Kirsten don't you?" Jessica asked.
"Uh yeah I guess I do. I don't really know her the way I know you but it'll get that way. How was the play?"
"It was nice. I like the movie better but it was nice." Jessica said as she took off her shoes and plopping onto the couch, making herself at home.
"Oh!" Scott said, then silence made its way into the room.
"Um, are you doing anything tonight? Wanna go to the movies or something." Jessica asked.
"Oh, um, Kirsten…" He replied.
"Oh, well that's cool." She said before getting quiet again. "Why is it so hard for us to talk?" Jessica asked. "I mean we should have a lot to say, we haven't talked in a while." Jessica said.
"I don't know." He said. "Wanna watch a movie?" Scott asked.
"Um ok, what do you wanna watch?" Jessica asked.
"I have Blade!" He said. "Kirsten bought it for me, for our one week!" He said.
"Your one week? You guys celebrated that?" She asked.
"I didn't think we were but Kirsten was excited about it." He said.
"Yeah she would be. She always keeps up with that stuff." Jessica said and smiled. "Go ahead and put in Blade." Jessica said as she made room for Scott.
Once Scott put the movie in and sat down, Jessica put her feet on his legs and relaxed.
"I've really missed this." Scott said.
"Missed what?" Jessica asked while watching the previews.
"This, you and me, watching a movie. You're my best friend you know that right?" Scott asked.
"I kinda figured." Jessica said with a grin. "Your one of my best friends too." Jessica said.
"One of them? Who's the other?" Scott asked.
"Kirsten. She and I have been friends since we were 14 years old, in the ninth grade." Jessica said. Their conversation was cut short when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Scott answered.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Kirsten asked.
"Jessica is over. We're watching a movie." Scott said.
"Oh yeah I forgot she was coming over today. I just missed you so much it must have slipped my mind." Kirsten said.
"Oh well, that's ok but can I let you go?" Scott asked.
"Yeah, I'll call you later." Kirsten said and hung up.
"Sorry about that." Scott said.
"Who was it?" Jessica asked.
"Kirsten!" He said.
"Oh well its no big-" Jessica was cut off by her cell phone. "Sorry." She said as she answered it. "Hello?" She said.
"Hey what's up?" Patrick asked.
"Hey, I'm over at Scott's." She said.
"Oh what are ya'll doing?" He asked.
"Watching a movie, can I call you back later?" Jessica asked.
"Sure, later." He said and hung up.
"Patrick!" Jessica said as she put the phone of the coffee table.
"Oh!" Scott said.
"I'm sorry!" Jessica said and sat up, putting her feet on the floor.
"Don't be, its not our fault that we're such tasty morsels and have to get phone calls every two minutes." Scott said. Jessica smiled.
"I think I'm going to break up with Patrick." Jessica said.
"Why? I thought everything was going good with you two." Scott said.
"It is, but he's not the one I want." Jessica said. "I liked him a long time ago but I've changed since then." Jessica said.
"Oh, when are you going to do it?" Scott asked.
"Tonight, when he comes over to my place." Jessica said.
"Well good luck with it." Scott said and put his arm around her.
"Thanks!" She said as she laid her head on his shoulder. "Kirsten's gonna kill me." Jessica said.
"Oh well I'll protect you!" Scott said and pinched the side of her stomach causing her to gasp loudly and jump up.
"Scott! Don't do that!" She said holding her side.
"I didn't know you were ticklish!" Scott said as he got up and walked towards wiggling his fingers.
"Scott Barringer stop it, sit back down!" Jessica demanded, back up into his room and running to the bathroom, slamming and locking the door.
"Jessica open the door!" Scott said from the other side.
"No!" she said.
"Please Jessica, I gotta go to the bathroom!" Scott said, making up excises.
"Go pee in a cup!" Jessica said.
"I gotta go number two!" He replied.
"Then find a bigger cup, or just a pot. That'll be big enough." Jessica said as she sat on the toilet.
"Please open the door Jess!" Scott said, before running to the front door and knocking then running back to the bathroom door. "I gotta go answer the door, I'll be right back!" Scott said and ran to the front door, opening it and shutting it, then hurrying back to the bathroom door. "Uh Jessica, Patrick's here for you!" Scott said.
"Patrick?" Jessica questioned while walking to the door and unlocking it. "Why is he here?" Jessica asked and opened it, only to see Scott leaning against the wall and grinning. "You're a jerk you know that right?" She said as he stood up straight and licked his lips.
"Yep!" He said and slowly walked towards her. She quickly grabbed the door and when she shut it when he put his foot in front of it. He slowly pushed it open.
"Scott, I want to watch the movie now!" Jessica said trying to walk past him. He put his arm around her stomach. She started walking backwards. "Scott, don't you dare!" Jessica said as she finally felt the tub hit the back of her legs. A smiled that showed fear rose on her face. "Scott!" She said. "Stop!"
"I don't think so." He said until he was right in front of her. Forgetting about the tub, Jessica went to take a step back and started to fall backwards. She instantly gasped and grabbed Scott's shirt, pulling him down with her.
"Ow!" she said while laughing. Scott put his hands on the bottom of the tub and pushed up just enough to not squish her.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah I'm fine, are you?" Jessica asked.
"Yeah I'm ok!" He said while smiling.
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to pull you in with me like that, it was a reflect!" She said.
Then Scott stopped laughing and looked into her eyes.
"What?" She asked as Scott moved his right hand and pinched her stomach. "AHH Scott, stop it, STOP IT!" She screamed, trying to get away from him. She got herself totally into the tub and pushed herself to the wall.
"I'm sorry, it's just a reflect!" He said, still tickling her. He climbed on top of her and held her arms down with one hand and tickled with the other. Jessica started screaming and kicking her feet violently. Finally her foot his the faucet and turned on the showerhead.
"OH that's cold!" Scott said, sitting up quickly and letting go of her arms.
"AHH!" Jessica screamed and laughed as she tried to cover her face. Scott leaned his body, over her, covering her from the cold water. She lowered her hands, still laughing. "Oh my gosh, my stomach hurts so bad."
Scott looked at her, and gently moved the hair that was sticking to her face away. Jessica looked up at him and stopped laughing. He looked down at her, into her eyes and slowly lowered his lips to hers. Once their lips met, a chill went down Jessica's spine as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed back. After a few moments, Scott pulled away and looked at her.
"You look beautiful!" Scott whispered. A smile slowly went across Jessica's face.
"Well I try!" Jessica said, before letting the smile fade.
"What's wrong?" Scott asked as Jessica put her hand on his chest and pushed him off of her.
"Kirsten!" Jessica said. "What about her?"
"Oh, yeah!" Scott said, getting up and helping Jessica out of the tub. He walked to the towels and tossed her one.
"I'm gonna go!" Jessica said, while walking out the door. Scott went after her and grabbed her arm.
"Why? It's not like we've never kissed." Scott said.
"I know but that was different." Jessica said.
"How? I was still kinda with Shelby." He argued.
"Yeah, but Shelby wasn't my best friend." Jessica said and walked out of the apartment. On her way to her car, she ran into Kirsten.
"Why are you so wet?" Kirsten asked.
"Oh, uh, long story!" Jessica said.
"Oh, well did you have fun with Scott?" Kirsten asked.
"You could say that!" Jessica said, smiling a little. "How much do you like him?" Jessica asked.
"I really think he might be the one." Kirsten said. "Why?"
"Curious, I haven't really talk to you, I just wanted to kinda find out how close you two were!" Jessica said.
"Oh, well now you know. I'm glad you're my best friend Jessica, if you weren't, I know I wouldn't be able to trust you alone with Scott." She said before walking into the building and to Scott's apartment.
Jessica didn't call Scott and he didn't call her after that day. It had only been three days but it was to weird for him and hurt too much for her. After thinking long and hard, Jessica decided to talk to Kirsten. She had to do everything in her power to win Scott. She knew deep down Scott must have feelings for her.
Scott, on the other hand, didn't know what to do. He liked Kirsten and Jessica was the best friend he could ever ask for. But that's all her thought of her as, was a friend. But if it was all he thought of her, why did he kiss her? And why did he want to continue kissing her, even after the mention of Kirsten?
"Hey, Scott, how are you?" Scott's dad asked over the phone.
"I'm good, how are you?" Scott asked back.
"I'm doing good. Listen, uh, I was wondering if you were doing anything tomorrow night."
"No, nothing special, why?" Scott asked.
"Well I was wondering if you and what's her name? That girl you were talking about wanted to come have dinner with me. I would like to meet her." He asked.
"Uh no I think Jessica has plans." Scott said.
"Not, Jessica! The way you talk about her, her name is permanently stuck in my head, I meant your girlfriend."
"Oh, uh Kirsten. I'll ask her ok? I gotta go though, I'll talk to you later." Scott said and hung up before his dad could answer. He walked and sat on the couch. "Of course Dad meant Kirsten, why did I think he was talking about Jessica?" Scott asked himself.
Author's note~ I am happy with the reviews I'm getting. I thought that on my last two chapters I rushed it. I know I rushed it but I spent more time on this chapter and I hope you guys like it. For those who left the negative reviews, I'm sorry if you don't like my story but I'm not making you read it. If you don't like it, don't read it. But I am sorry that I didn't make it to your liking.