Chapter Twenty four
"Happy Birthday Jessica!" Jessica's family said around her. Everyone smiled and cheered as she blew out her candles. She smiled. She didn't know why she smiled. She didn't see a point in it. She was miserable. Everything was over with Scott. She hadn't talked to him in nearly 6 months. She went to the mall the other day and talked to one of his CO-workers.
"How are you Jessica?" Asked Benny, Scott's CO-worker.
"I'm good." She said.
"I haven't seen you in a while. I heard about you and Scott. He's with that Shelby chick now. Between you and me, I like you better."
Her mom cut the cake and handed her a piece with a side scoop of ice cream.
"Thanks mom." Jessica said.
"So, Jessica what have you been up to?" Her mom asked.
"Nothing really." She said and took a bite of cake, quickly followed by a bite of ice cream. "The cake is good." She said.
"Thank you." Lisa said. Lisa loves to bake.
After talking for another hour Jessica looked at her watched.
"Oh I gotta go. I'm going out with the girls tonight." Jessica said.
"Ok bye honey."
"Bye mom, bye dad. Bye guys." Jessica said to her parents and sisters after hugging them bye.
Jessica was so relieved to be home. She never really felt at home in her parent's house. She never had. She went to her room and flopped down onto her bed. She lied to her parents. She wasn't going anywhere. She never talked to Kirsten since the fight for Scott. Until Jessica found Scott, She only had two or three really close friends. She never talked to Kirsten; Brandy was away at College to become a doctor. She hardly ever spoke to Lindsay anymore.
But she was happier this way. She liked to quietness and not having to worry about anyone else, just herself. She didn't need any friends; she didn't want a boyfriend. She was enjoying just being alone.
Jessica woke up early the next morning. She had a few errands and wanted to hurry and get them done. After paying some bills, she went to the store. She pulled her list out of her pocket and slowly started checking things off when she turned the corner and hit someone's buggy.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She said looking up and seeing a man with black hair. The same man that she talked to on the bench after the break up. "YOU!" She said loudly.
"Me!" He said back, with a confused tone.
"Oh, I can't believe that out of all the people in the world to run into, I run into you!" She said angrily, scooting her buggy to the side and trying to get around him. He jumped in front of her buggy, blocking her. "Move!" Jessica said.
"What do you mean out of all the people to run into, you run into me?" He asked.
"You don't remember me?" She asked.
"Not really." He said.
"Figures, you probably hit on everyone you see." Jessica said, pushing the buggy enough to make him move.
"Oh I remember you now. You're the girl from the park." He said, chuckling. "Well what happened? Did you take him back?"
"That is none of your business." She said.
"Oh, so you didn't. Well what happened?" He said, turning his buggy and following her.
"Nothing, after that day we didn't talk again." She said.
"So who are you seeing now?" He asked.
"No one." She said.
"Hmm, interesting. So how 'bout I take you to dinner tonight?" He asked.
"I don't think so." She said, adding things to her basket.
"Why not?" He said.
"I don't even know your name Romeo." She said.
"Well there ya go Juliet." He said.
"Your name is Romeo?"
"No, it's Joel. But you have to admit, I am as charming as Romeo." He said and grinned. Jessica couldn't help but smile. "And what is your name?" He asked.
"Jessica." She said.
"I like it." He replied.
"Well thanks, I'm so glad." She said sarcastically and started walking again.
"Now, how about dinner tonight?" He asked again. "You know my name, you have no reason to say no." He said.
"No!" She replied, making her way to the checkout line.
"Why now?" He asked again.
"Because." She said.
"Because why? You don't like me?" He said.
"I don't know you." She said, putting things on the checkout counter.
"But you do like me. I know you like me." He said.
"Is that so?" Jessica smirked.
"Yep!" He said.
"And how do you know?" She asked.
"You remembered me. You obviously thought about me after we met. Just admit, your head over hills for me." He said.
"I can't admit something that's not true." She said, while paying the cashier. "Bye!" She said, and left.
Joel looked at all of his groceries, then to the cashier, then to Jessica leaving. He moved his buggy out of the way, leaving everything and went about her.
"I thought you might like some help putting those into your car." He said, walking with her.
"What about your stuff?" Jessica asked.
"I left it in there, I decided not to buy anything." He said. "That means there is no food at my place. So I'm going have to go out to dinner and since its your fault that I don't have any grocery's-"
"How is it my fault?" Jessica asked, opening her trunk.
"Because I had to help you with your grocery's." He said. Now, as I was saying, since if your fault that I have no food, you should come and keep me company at dinner." He said and grinned.
"Will you stop grinning and help me like you said?" Jessica asked.
"Depends, will you come to dinner with me?" He asked.
"No." She said.
"Then, no." He said.
"That's fine. I am fully capable of loading grocery's into the trunk of a car all on my own." Jessica said, loading the last few bags and walking to her into her car. He walked to her window and she rolled it down.
"So what time should I meet you at the restaurant?" He asked.
"You're not picking me up?" She asked.
"I don't know where you live." He said.
"I'll be there at 8." She said.
"See you then." He said and backed away from the car as she left the store.
Author's Note~ Hello you guys. I want to thank everyone who supported me through the whole review thing. It really meant a lot to me. Um I think I'm about to end the story. I think there will only be a few more chapters. I don't know for sure yet. I have no idea how it's going to end. I just write as it comes and I have the feeling that I wont be much longer. Thank you all for reviewing and loving my story. If any of you are Good Charlotte fans, I'm writing a Good Charlotte fanfic. I'll give you the link to it when I start posting it on fandomination.net. Just let me know. Anyway, thank you all so much. I love you guys for it. Hehe.
"Happy Birthday Jessica!" Jessica's family said around her. Everyone smiled and cheered as she blew out her candles. She smiled. She didn't know why she smiled. She didn't see a point in it. She was miserable. Everything was over with Scott. She hadn't talked to him in nearly 6 months. She went to the mall the other day and talked to one of his CO-workers.
"How are you Jessica?" Asked Benny, Scott's CO-worker.
"I'm good." She said.
"I haven't seen you in a while. I heard about you and Scott. He's with that Shelby chick now. Between you and me, I like you better."
Her mom cut the cake and handed her a piece with a side scoop of ice cream.
"Thanks mom." Jessica said.
"So, Jessica what have you been up to?" Her mom asked.
"Nothing really." She said and took a bite of cake, quickly followed by a bite of ice cream. "The cake is good." She said.
"Thank you." Lisa said. Lisa loves to bake.
After talking for another hour Jessica looked at her watched.
"Oh I gotta go. I'm going out with the girls tonight." Jessica said.
"Ok bye honey."
"Bye mom, bye dad. Bye guys." Jessica said to her parents and sisters after hugging them bye.
Jessica was so relieved to be home. She never really felt at home in her parent's house. She never had. She went to her room and flopped down onto her bed. She lied to her parents. She wasn't going anywhere. She never talked to Kirsten since the fight for Scott. Until Jessica found Scott, She only had two or three really close friends. She never talked to Kirsten; Brandy was away at College to become a doctor. She hardly ever spoke to Lindsay anymore.
But she was happier this way. She liked to quietness and not having to worry about anyone else, just herself. She didn't need any friends; she didn't want a boyfriend. She was enjoying just being alone.
Jessica woke up early the next morning. She had a few errands and wanted to hurry and get them done. After paying some bills, she went to the store. She pulled her list out of her pocket and slowly started checking things off when she turned the corner and hit someone's buggy.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She said looking up and seeing a man with black hair. The same man that she talked to on the bench after the break up. "YOU!" She said loudly.
"Me!" He said back, with a confused tone.
"Oh, I can't believe that out of all the people in the world to run into, I run into you!" She said angrily, scooting her buggy to the side and trying to get around him. He jumped in front of her buggy, blocking her. "Move!" Jessica said.
"What do you mean out of all the people to run into, you run into me?" He asked.
"You don't remember me?" She asked.
"Not really." He said.
"Figures, you probably hit on everyone you see." Jessica said, pushing the buggy enough to make him move.
"Oh I remember you now. You're the girl from the park." He said, chuckling. "Well what happened? Did you take him back?"
"That is none of your business." She said.
"Oh, so you didn't. Well what happened?" He said, turning his buggy and following her.
"Nothing, after that day we didn't talk again." She said.
"So who are you seeing now?" He asked.
"No one." She said.
"Hmm, interesting. So how 'bout I take you to dinner tonight?" He asked.
"I don't think so." She said, adding things to her basket.
"Why not?" He said.
"I don't even know your name Romeo." She said.
"Well there ya go Juliet." He said.
"Your name is Romeo?"
"No, it's Joel. But you have to admit, I am as charming as Romeo." He said and grinned. Jessica couldn't help but smile. "And what is your name?" He asked.
"Jessica." She said.
"I like it." He replied.
"Well thanks, I'm so glad." She said sarcastically and started walking again.
"Now, how about dinner tonight?" He asked again. "You know my name, you have no reason to say no." He said.
"No!" She replied, making her way to the checkout line.
"Why now?" He asked again.
"Because." She said.
"Because why? You don't like me?" He said.
"I don't know you." She said, putting things on the checkout counter.
"But you do like me. I know you like me." He said.
"Is that so?" Jessica smirked.
"Yep!" He said.
"And how do you know?" She asked.
"You remembered me. You obviously thought about me after we met. Just admit, your head over hills for me." He said.
"I can't admit something that's not true." She said, while paying the cashier. "Bye!" She said, and left.
Joel looked at all of his groceries, then to the cashier, then to Jessica leaving. He moved his buggy out of the way, leaving everything and went about her.
"I thought you might like some help putting those into your car." He said, walking with her.
"What about your stuff?" Jessica asked.
"I left it in there, I decided not to buy anything." He said. "That means there is no food at my place. So I'm going have to go out to dinner and since its your fault that I don't have any grocery's-"
"How is it my fault?" Jessica asked, opening her trunk.
"Because I had to help you with your grocery's." He said. Now, as I was saying, since if your fault that I have no food, you should come and keep me company at dinner." He said and grinned.
"Will you stop grinning and help me like you said?" Jessica asked.
"Depends, will you come to dinner with me?" He asked.
"No." She said.
"Then, no." He said.
"That's fine. I am fully capable of loading grocery's into the trunk of a car all on my own." Jessica said, loading the last few bags and walking to her into her car. He walked to her window and she rolled it down.
"So what time should I meet you at the restaurant?" He asked.
"You're not picking me up?" She asked.
"I don't know where you live." He said.
"I'll be there at 8." She said.
"See you then." He said and backed away from the car as she left the store.
Author's Note~ Hello you guys. I want to thank everyone who supported me through the whole review thing. It really meant a lot to me. Um I think I'm about to end the story. I think there will only be a few more chapters. I don't know for sure yet. I have no idea how it's going to end. I just write as it comes and I have the feeling that I wont be much longer. Thank you all for reviewing and loving my story. If any of you are Good Charlotte fans, I'm writing a Good Charlotte fanfic. I'll give you the link to it when I start posting it on fandomination.net. Just let me know. Anyway, thank you all so much. I love you guys for it. Hehe.