Chapter Twenty Two
It had been two months since the funeral. Jessica never cried. She always had a smile on her face but Scott knew even still, the loss of her grandmother was tearing her up inside. Scott was there for Jessica anytime she needed him and he would continue to be by her side but it was getting hard, too hard. She wasn't the same person. Nothing was the same.
"So do you want to do anything tonight?" Scott asked Jessica.
"I don't care." Jessica replied, taking a sip of sprite. She and Scott were watching Sponge Bob and it was her favorite episode. She wasn't laughing.
"I was thinking we could go out to dinner, rent a romantic movie and hang out here." He said.
"What about Shelby?" Jessica asked.
"What about her?" Scott asked.
"Well I'm sure she'll find a way to tag along. She always does." Jessica said.
"Are you mad at me because she hangs out with us?" Scott asked.
"No." Jessica sighed.
"You know you doesn't find a way to tag along. I ask her to come with us." Scott said.
"You ask her to come on dates with us?" Jessica asked, sitting up. "You ask your ex-girlfriend to come on a date with you and your current girlfriend?" Jessica's voice was slowly rising.
"Well what do you expect me to do? You haven't been much fun lately." Scott said trying to defend himself.
"What?" Jessica asked, not believing what she was hearing.
"Since your grandmother died, you just don't seem to happy and you never want to do anything anymore. Are you still upset over it?" Scott asked. "I mean it's been a long time, maybe it's time to let go and move on."
"No, don't you dare go there. That is none of your business." Jessica said her voice loud and cracking, her face getting red and tears forming in her eyes. "Don't you dare bring her into this!" Jessica said.
"I'm sorry but-" Scott began to say.
"No but! She has nothing to do with anything!" Jessica said.
"Ok fine!" Scott said. "Let's just calm down and finish watching TV." Scott said. Jessica took a deep breath before sitting down and watching the TV. Then there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Scott said, getting up and answering the door. It was Shelby.
"Hey Scott!" She said. Then she saw Jessica on the couch. "Hey Jessica!" She said.
"Unbelievable!" Jessica muttered before getting off the couch and putting on her shoes.
"Where are you going?" Scott asked.
"You're date for this evening is here! I'll be at home." Jessica said and walked out of the apartment.
"What's going on?" Shelby asked as she put down her purse.
"I don't even know. Remember after we got back from the funeral, I said something was missing from Jessica?" Scott asked.
"Yeah!" Shelby said as the two made their way to the couch. Scott muted the TV.
"It's still gone. She is still empty and I don't know what to do. I tried talking to her about it and she bites off my head. I try ignoring it and acting like everything is the same as it always has been and she just mopes around. She's not the same girl anymore. I loved her so much." Scott said.
"What did you say?" Shelby asked.
"What?" Scott asked back.
"You said you loved her? As in used to, as in not anymore." Shelby said. Excitement was growing inside of her.
"No I didn't." Scott said.
"Yes you did, I heard it." Shelby said. Scott looked up at Shelby and saw a glow in her eyes. The glow he remembered from when they were together.
"I don't know." Scott said. "She's not the same. She's not the person I fell inlove with. I want to be with her but it's not her anymore. It's not the person I love anymore." Scott said, still starring into Shelby's eyes.
"Scott, don't look at me like that?" She said.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because it makes me want you even more. Don't sit there and play games with my heart." Shelby said.
"I'm not!" Scott said quietly and slowly leaned towards her, bringing his lips to hers.
Shelby grew nervous and excited. She slowly leaned towards him too, waiting for their lips to meet, waiting for what seemed like a lifetime. Then it happened. Her stomach started growing with butterflies when she felt there lips touch. Everything she had felt for him when they were together hit her more powerful than ever. Everything she was waiting so long to back was finally hers again.
And when their lips had met, Jessica had walked back into the door.
Authors Note~ Ok I know this chapter is short but I really like it. I want to apologize if I came off rude to everyone who reads my story. My grandmother is a real big subject for me and when I got reviews say that they were my dead grandmother and that my grandmother wasn't watching over me from heaven it really hurt. I have no problem with a bad review- if it's for the story and not just something deliberately hurt me. I know the reviews saying that aren't on the review page because I had them remove but if you want to read them yourselves just email me and I'll send them to you. Again I'm sorry. Thanks to everyone for their nice reviews. I love them so much.
It had been two months since the funeral. Jessica never cried. She always had a smile on her face but Scott knew even still, the loss of her grandmother was tearing her up inside. Scott was there for Jessica anytime she needed him and he would continue to be by her side but it was getting hard, too hard. She wasn't the same person. Nothing was the same.
"So do you want to do anything tonight?" Scott asked Jessica.
"I don't care." Jessica replied, taking a sip of sprite. She and Scott were watching Sponge Bob and it was her favorite episode. She wasn't laughing.
"I was thinking we could go out to dinner, rent a romantic movie and hang out here." He said.
"What about Shelby?" Jessica asked.
"What about her?" Scott asked.
"Well I'm sure she'll find a way to tag along. She always does." Jessica said.
"Are you mad at me because she hangs out with us?" Scott asked.
"No." Jessica sighed.
"You know you doesn't find a way to tag along. I ask her to come with us." Scott said.
"You ask her to come on dates with us?" Jessica asked, sitting up. "You ask your ex-girlfriend to come on a date with you and your current girlfriend?" Jessica's voice was slowly rising.
"Well what do you expect me to do? You haven't been much fun lately." Scott said trying to defend himself.
"What?" Jessica asked, not believing what she was hearing.
"Since your grandmother died, you just don't seem to happy and you never want to do anything anymore. Are you still upset over it?" Scott asked. "I mean it's been a long time, maybe it's time to let go and move on."
"No, don't you dare go there. That is none of your business." Jessica said her voice loud and cracking, her face getting red and tears forming in her eyes. "Don't you dare bring her into this!" Jessica said.
"I'm sorry but-" Scott began to say.
"No but! She has nothing to do with anything!" Jessica said.
"Ok fine!" Scott said. "Let's just calm down and finish watching TV." Scott said. Jessica took a deep breath before sitting down and watching the TV. Then there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Scott said, getting up and answering the door. It was Shelby.
"Hey Scott!" She said. Then she saw Jessica on the couch. "Hey Jessica!" She said.
"Unbelievable!" Jessica muttered before getting off the couch and putting on her shoes.
"Where are you going?" Scott asked.
"You're date for this evening is here! I'll be at home." Jessica said and walked out of the apartment.
"What's going on?" Shelby asked as she put down her purse.
"I don't even know. Remember after we got back from the funeral, I said something was missing from Jessica?" Scott asked.
"Yeah!" Shelby said as the two made their way to the couch. Scott muted the TV.
"It's still gone. She is still empty and I don't know what to do. I tried talking to her about it and she bites off my head. I try ignoring it and acting like everything is the same as it always has been and she just mopes around. She's not the same girl anymore. I loved her so much." Scott said.
"What did you say?" Shelby asked.
"What?" Scott asked back.
"You said you loved her? As in used to, as in not anymore." Shelby said. Excitement was growing inside of her.
"No I didn't." Scott said.
"Yes you did, I heard it." Shelby said. Scott looked up at Shelby and saw a glow in her eyes. The glow he remembered from when they were together.
"I don't know." Scott said. "She's not the same. She's not the person I fell inlove with. I want to be with her but it's not her anymore. It's not the person I love anymore." Scott said, still starring into Shelby's eyes.
"Scott, don't look at me like that?" She said.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because it makes me want you even more. Don't sit there and play games with my heart." Shelby said.
"I'm not!" Scott said quietly and slowly leaned towards her, bringing his lips to hers.
Shelby grew nervous and excited. She slowly leaned towards him too, waiting for their lips to meet, waiting for what seemed like a lifetime. Then it happened. Her stomach started growing with butterflies when she felt there lips touch. Everything she had felt for him when they were together hit her more powerful than ever. Everything she was waiting so long to back was finally hers again.
And when their lips had met, Jessica had walked back into the door.
Authors Note~ Ok I know this chapter is short but I really like it. I want to apologize if I came off rude to everyone who reads my story. My grandmother is a real big subject for me and when I got reviews say that they were my dead grandmother and that my grandmother wasn't watching over me from heaven it really hurt. I have no problem with a bad review- if it's for the story and not just something deliberately hurt me. I know the reviews saying that aren't on the review page because I had them remove but if you want to read them yourselves just email me and I'll send them to you. Again I'm sorry. Thanks to everyone for their nice reviews. I love them so much.