Things had changed a lot. Jessica was single, and ok with it. She had packed her bags, ready to leave the small apartment. She had been accepted to Milsaps, a private college in Mississippi. She was suppose to leave within the next few days and had never been more ready for anything.
She was at the mall, looking for new clothes for her new life when she saw a shirt in the window of the store Scott once worked in. the thought and memories of Scott never crossed her mind. She had completely moved on, until she bumped into him.
"Jessica?" He asked.
"Oh my gosh, how are you doing?" she said and greeted him with a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"I'm good, how are you?" He asked.
"Great." she said, and then the awkward silence came. "So.." He said after a few seconds. "What are you doing?" "Just a little shopping. I could use a shopping buddy." She said.
"Me too." He said and they locked arms and started shopping. The awkwardness soon wore off and everything felt as if they had never stopped talking. Soon they were at Jessica's apartment, getting ready to make popcorn and put in a movie, just like old times. "What are all the boxes for?" Scott asked.
"Oh I got accepted to Milsaps, in Mississippi. I'm leaving on Friday. Want something to drink?" She offered as she grabbed a sprite for herself.
"No thanks." Disappointment fell over Scott. Old feelings quickly returned and the thought of her leaving broke his heart. She would be gone. Gone forever. Everything that they once shared would be lost. Jessica bounced onto the couch next to him and the movie started. She laid her head on his shoulder and he turned his head slightly to look at her. "What?" she asked and grinned. He gently rubbed her cheek and slowly leaned in. He carefully kissed her lips and pulled away. She looked into his eyes and began to wonder if she could ever really leave.
"I'm sorry!" he said. "I better go." He quickly got up and walked to the door.
"No wait!" she said and he turned to look at her. "Call me tomorrow. We can go hang out." She said.
"Ok!" He said and grinned before walking out the door. As soon at the door shut a smile big enough to light up the world spread over Jessica's face. She quietly giggled to herself as the butterflies danced around her stomach.
As soon as Scott got home he called Auggie.
"What going on mochacho!" Auggie said.
"I saw her tonight!" Scott said.
"Who? Shelby?" "No, Jessica!" He said.
"Oh!" "It was like nothing changed between us. She was so beautiful and sweet and I couldn't help it. I had to kiss her and it was amazing. I'm going to see her tomorrow." Scott said.
"Yo man calm down. What about Shelby? The weddings his Friday!" He said.
"I know. I love Shelby. We're just going to hang out." Scott said.
The next morning Scott arrived at Jessica's. She opened the door ready for a day of fun with the man she loved.
They started the day at the park. It was so nice. The day was warm and the wind was soft. Jessica took off her shoes and walked through the cool grass. "Do you want some ice cream?" Scott asked.
"Only if your paying." Jessica said and he went to go get it. She sighed as she watched him get one for her, one for him and one for a little girl that had dropped hers on the ground.
"Here you go!" he said.
"Thank you!" She said. After a few minutes of silence she turned to him. "I missed you!" she said.
"What?" He asked.
"I missed you." She his hand into her own. "I like being with you." She said.
"Yea, me too. I missed you too." he said. "So, you leave tomorrow?" He said.
"Yep, Friday. Although, I'm thinking of staying." She said.
"Really?" He asked.
"Yea, why not? I'll stay here with you." She said and they began walking. "Do you wanna rent a row boat?" She asked.
"Yea sure."
Soon they were on the water, dropping pieces of bread into the small lake for all the ducks to eat. Jessica giggled at how they splashed and fought over the tiny crumbs.
"I still love you!" she finally said.
"What?" He asked, shocked.
"I thought I was over you but, I'm not. I love you!" She said, waiting for him to say it back.
"But Shelby…" "Shelby? You're… you're still with her?" She asked. "But you kissed me and… why didn't you tell me?" She asked.
"I'm getting married to her tomorrow. But Jessica I want you to know that I have the same feelings for you that you have for me." He said. "I don't want you to leave tomorrow." "You're engaged? How can you ask me stay when your engaged? Are you planning on leaving her?" She asked. When he didn't answer she sighed. "Take me back to shore. I want off this boat!" she said. He began to row.
Scott stood in front of the mirror. Today was the day he was going to give himself to Shelby forever.
"Dude if you still have to hot's for her, you shouldn't be marrying Shelby." Auggie said. "I love Shelby!" Scott said.
"Yea, but you love Jessica too!" "If she comes here to stop me and Shelby from getting married, then I'll stop the wedding." Scott said.
"I cant believe I'm finally marrying Scott." Shelby glowed as she looked into her mirror. "All of my dreams are coming true."
Jessica looked around her packed apartment with tears in her eyes and pain in her heart. She had to go to the church and get Scott back. She instantly raced for the church. She knew if she could make it on time, Scott would be hers. After many red lights and breaking speed limits Jessica made it to the church. She ran to the door and began to pull it. Once it cracked, she slowly walked in and saw him standing at the alter, next to Shelby. She froze. She wanted to move. She wanted to speak up when the preacher asked for any objections but couldn't. She was completely frozen in time.
"I now pronounce you Mr. And Mrs. Scott Barringher. You may kiss the bride." Everyone cheered as Scott and Shelby shared their first kiss as husband and wife. Jessica turned to leave, knowing that everything was how it should be. As she was walking out, Scott turned around smiling a smile full of joy and happiness when he noticed her walking out the door. She didn't stop the wedding. She was there, she could have stopped it all but she didn't. And with that, she took a piece of his heart and walked out of his life forever!
The End
"Jessica?" He asked.
"Oh my gosh, how are you doing?" she said and greeted him with a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"I'm good, how are you?" He asked.
"Great." she said, and then the awkward silence came. "So.." He said after a few seconds. "What are you doing?" "Just a little shopping. I could use a shopping buddy." She said.
"Me too." He said and they locked arms and started shopping. The awkwardness soon wore off and everything felt as if they had never stopped talking. Soon they were at Jessica's apartment, getting ready to make popcorn and put in a movie, just like old times. "What are all the boxes for?" Scott asked.
"Oh I got accepted to Milsaps, in Mississippi. I'm leaving on Friday. Want something to drink?" She offered as she grabbed a sprite for herself.
"No thanks." Disappointment fell over Scott. Old feelings quickly returned and the thought of her leaving broke his heart. She would be gone. Gone forever. Everything that they once shared would be lost. Jessica bounced onto the couch next to him and the movie started. She laid her head on his shoulder and he turned his head slightly to look at her. "What?" she asked and grinned. He gently rubbed her cheek and slowly leaned in. He carefully kissed her lips and pulled away. She looked into his eyes and began to wonder if she could ever really leave.
"I'm sorry!" he said. "I better go." He quickly got up and walked to the door.
"No wait!" she said and he turned to look at her. "Call me tomorrow. We can go hang out." She said.
"Ok!" He said and grinned before walking out the door. As soon at the door shut a smile big enough to light up the world spread over Jessica's face. She quietly giggled to herself as the butterflies danced around her stomach.
As soon as Scott got home he called Auggie.
"What going on mochacho!" Auggie said.
"I saw her tonight!" Scott said.
"Who? Shelby?" "No, Jessica!" He said.
"Oh!" "It was like nothing changed between us. She was so beautiful and sweet and I couldn't help it. I had to kiss her and it was amazing. I'm going to see her tomorrow." Scott said.
"Yo man calm down. What about Shelby? The weddings his Friday!" He said.
"I know. I love Shelby. We're just going to hang out." Scott said.
The next morning Scott arrived at Jessica's. She opened the door ready for a day of fun with the man she loved.
They started the day at the park. It was so nice. The day was warm and the wind was soft. Jessica took off her shoes and walked through the cool grass. "Do you want some ice cream?" Scott asked.
"Only if your paying." Jessica said and he went to go get it. She sighed as she watched him get one for her, one for him and one for a little girl that had dropped hers on the ground.
"Here you go!" he said.
"Thank you!" She said. After a few minutes of silence she turned to him. "I missed you!" she said.
"What?" He asked.
"I missed you." She his hand into her own. "I like being with you." She said.
"Yea, me too. I missed you too." he said. "So, you leave tomorrow?" He said.
"Yep, Friday. Although, I'm thinking of staying." She said.
"Really?" He asked.
"Yea, why not? I'll stay here with you." She said and they began walking. "Do you wanna rent a row boat?" She asked.
"Yea sure."
Soon they were on the water, dropping pieces of bread into the small lake for all the ducks to eat. Jessica giggled at how they splashed and fought over the tiny crumbs.
"I still love you!" she finally said.
"What?" He asked, shocked.
"I thought I was over you but, I'm not. I love you!" She said, waiting for him to say it back.
"But Shelby…" "Shelby? You're… you're still with her?" She asked. "But you kissed me and… why didn't you tell me?" She asked.
"I'm getting married to her tomorrow. But Jessica I want you to know that I have the same feelings for you that you have for me." He said. "I don't want you to leave tomorrow." "You're engaged? How can you ask me stay when your engaged? Are you planning on leaving her?" She asked. When he didn't answer she sighed. "Take me back to shore. I want off this boat!" she said. He began to row.
Scott stood in front of the mirror. Today was the day he was going to give himself to Shelby forever.
"Dude if you still have to hot's for her, you shouldn't be marrying Shelby." Auggie said. "I love Shelby!" Scott said.
"Yea, but you love Jessica too!" "If she comes here to stop me and Shelby from getting married, then I'll stop the wedding." Scott said.
"I cant believe I'm finally marrying Scott." Shelby glowed as she looked into her mirror. "All of my dreams are coming true."
Jessica looked around her packed apartment with tears in her eyes and pain in her heart. She had to go to the church and get Scott back. She instantly raced for the church. She knew if she could make it on time, Scott would be hers. After many red lights and breaking speed limits Jessica made it to the church. She ran to the door and began to pull it. Once it cracked, she slowly walked in and saw him standing at the alter, next to Shelby. She froze. She wanted to move. She wanted to speak up when the preacher asked for any objections but couldn't. She was completely frozen in time.
"I now pronounce you Mr. And Mrs. Scott Barringher. You may kiss the bride." Everyone cheered as Scott and Shelby shared their first kiss as husband and wife. Jessica turned to leave, knowing that everything was how it should be. As she was walking out, Scott turned around smiling a smile full of joy and happiness when he noticed her walking out the door. She didn't stop the wedding. She was there, she could have stopped it all but she didn't. And with that, she took a piece of his heart and walked out of his life forever!
The End