"Jessie, will you please stop running?" James asked, almost out of breath.
Jessie turned around, "Who is she?"
"Who? Carol?"
"Oh, Carol is it?"
"She's my partner."
"Your partner, huh? Partner in what?"
"Team Rocket, of course!"
Jessie shot him an 'and?' look.
"We're kind of together."
"So I see. She couldn't keep her hands off you!"
There was a short pause.
"Are you jealous?"
"Me? Jealous? Get real!"
"Then why do you seem so upset?"
"James, I have the worst headache, I feel like I'm about to throw up, and if I don't get back to the hotel soon, I'm going to be in even more pain!"
"Jessie, I forbid you to go anywhere! You're going to sit down and you're going to tell me what the hell is going on!"
He grabbed her arm and sat her down on the ground, "Now, who was that man and why did he hit you?"
"Cane? He's my team mate, we get along great, in fact, we're together, just like you and 'Carol' are. He hit me because...I...was drunk and I...told him to hit me whenever I was getting too..."
James gave her an unconvincing look, which made it impossible for her to lie.
"I hate him! He makes my life miserable. He doesn't respect me, he's constantly abusive and the only reason I haven't requested a transfer is because I thought I could deal with him. But I can't..."
She suddenly burst into tears. James put his arms around her shoulders to comfort her. She cried into his chest for what seemed like hours.
"James, I miss you, I miss you so much. I miss having someone to talk to, I miss having someone to hold and most of all, I miss having someone to..."
"Control?"
She looked up at him, "NO! I was going to say love, but now that you mention it, yeah, I guess I do miss being the one in control..."
They looked deep into each others' eyes, "Come back to me, James. I promise I won't hurt you again. I've been seeing Dr. Maya, she thinks I've changed; I think I've changed! Please? Come back to me? We can be partners again, just like old times. We won't even work for Team Rocket! We'll just live normal lives and be happy and..."
"Gee, Jessie, I'd really like to, but..."
"But what?"
"I can't drop everything just because you've decided that it's okay for me to be around you now! What about Carol? I can't just leave her; she helped me through one of the toughest times of my life. She's never done a thing to hurt me, so why should I hurt her?"
"Because I love you!"
"I know, but Carol was there for me when you weren't, I can't just leave her like that now, can I?"
"I must admit you do have a point there, James."
An awkward silence surrounded them, "James, I'm going to have to get moving soon, so I have this to say to you. Nothing would thrill me more than to spend the rest of my life with you, but if you don't want to spend the rest of your life with me, than I'd prefer to not be a part of it at all."
"But why?"
"Because I can't stand seeing you with another woman, alright? It's just like having someone rip out your heart and throw it in the trash. Anyway, I need you to make a decision, I need you to decide who you would prefer to spend the rest of your life with, her..."
"Carol!"
"Or me?"
"Jessie..."
"Hurry up, James, I've got to get back to Cane before he wakes up!"
"Jessie, I have a feeling that he won't be waking up for quite a while..."
"What do you mean?"
"Let's just say that after he knocked you unconscious, I took it upon myself to make sure he got a good nights sleep as well..."
"You knocked him out?"
James blushed.
"So you do care then?"
"Nobody messes with my Jessie and gets away with it," he smiled.
"Your Jessie?" she asked, curiously.
"I couldn't stand seeing you in trouble. So I hit him right there, on the double!"
Jessie's ears pricked up. She knew what was coming...
"To protect us both from unhappiness,"
"To allow ourselves the very best."
"To announce that we two are much in love,"
"Can't believe I'm giving my girlfriend the shove!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Our time spent apart was a real bore,"
"Now we'll be together forever more!"
"I love you James!"
"I love you Jessie!"
To be concluded...
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