CHAPTER TWO
When Jesse found Kesia, she was deep in the woods behind their house, sitting on a grassy knoll, crying silently.
"Kesia," Jesse cried out softly.
"GO AWAY!" she yelled back at him. When she lifted her head and noticed it was Jesse the expression on her face changed. "NO JESSE, WAIT! DON'T GO!" she yelled to him.
Jesse turned around, walked over, and sat down in front of her.
"I'm sorry Jesse, I thought you were somebody else, but why'd you come and not Dom or Mia?" she asked curiously.
"Well, I don't like it when you fight with Dom and Mia and I hate to see you upset," he replied reaching out and holding her hand.
"Jesse, I just hate it when they judge the things I want to do. It's either they agree with it or they don't. Simple as that," she told him. Kesia looked down and smiled at the sight of his grease-covered fingers. No doubt from spending hours working on cars.
"Yeah, I think I know what you mean. My parents were like that. I mean I know Dom and Mia aren't exactly Papi and Mami, but they're just trying to.to. I don't know, be like parents to you," he replied watching her glance at his fingers.
"I know, I know," she answered back. "Yeah, Jess I know they're trying to be parents to me and I seldom think of what it would be like if my parents hadn't died. I mean, I love the life I have, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I guess I just hate people disagreeing with the decisions that I make." She looked up from Jesse's fingers. He was smiling at her like a little kid. Kesia smiled back through her tears.
"Well, please don't disagree with this," he said to her. Then he just leaned in and planted a kiss on her lips. It wasn't just any ordinary kiss on the lips; it was a very sensuous kiss.
Jesse pulled back to see what her reaction was going to be, but she didn't do anything. She just sat there stunned.
"Jesse, I wasn't expecting that, but.umm. I know you like me and everything now, but we can't be together and you should know that. Dom would never allow it. I like you too, but I don't want to damage our friendship by going out. Do you understand, Jesse? Please, let's just stay friends. I love our friendship," Kesia said to him gently.
"I totally understand, Kesia. I just hope I didn't ruin it by doing that," he replied with a sound of relief in his voice.
"It's not going to change a thing," she replied kindly.
Then from out of no where came a whistle. Dom was standing at the edge of the woods.
"Come on you two. It's getting dark," he called out in his gravely voice. It's a wonder that it never sets of car alarms.
"Coming Dom," Kesia replied. She glanced back at Jesse with a concern. "You don't think he saw us, do you?" she asked worryingly.
"No, 'cause if he did I'd be dead already," he answered.
They got up, brushed off and ran to catch up with Dominic.
When Jesse found Kesia, she was deep in the woods behind their house, sitting on a grassy knoll, crying silently.
"Kesia," Jesse cried out softly.
"GO AWAY!" she yelled back at him. When she lifted her head and noticed it was Jesse the expression on her face changed. "NO JESSE, WAIT! DON'T GO!" she yelled to him.
Jesse turned around, walked over, and sat down in front of her.
"I'm sorry Jesse, I thought you were somebody else, but why'd you come and not Dom or Mia?" she asked curiously.
"Well, I don't like it when you fight with Dom and Mia and I hate to see you upset," he replied reaching out and holding her hand.
"Jesse, I just hate it when they judge the things I want to do. It's either they agree with it or they don't. Simple as that," she told him. Kesia looked down and smiled at the sight of his grease-covered fingers. No doubt from spending hours working on cars.
"Yeah, I think I know what you mean. My parents were like that. I mean I know Dom and Mia aren't exactly Papi and Mami, but they're just trying to.to. I don't know, be like parents to you," he replied watching her glance at his fingers.
"I know, I know," she answered back. "Yeah, Jess I know they're trying to be parents to me and I seldom think of what it would be like if my parents hadn't died. I mean, I love the life I have, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I guess I just hate people disagreeing with the decisions that I make." She looked up from Jesse's fingers. He was smiling at her like a little kid. Kesia smiled back through her tears.
"Well, please don't disagree with this," he said to her. Then he just leaned in and planted a kiss on her lips. It wasn't just any ordinary kiss on the lips; it was a very sensuous kiss.
Jesse pulled back to see what her reaction was going to be, but she didn't do anything. She just sat there stunned.
"Jesse, I wasn't expecting that, but.umm. I know you like me and everything now, but we can't be together and you should know that. Dom would never allow it. I like you too, but I don't want to damage our friendship by going out. Do you understand, Jesse? Please, let's just stay friends. I love our friendship," Kesia said to him gently.
"I totally understand, Kesia. I just hope I didn't ruin it by doing that," he replied with a sound of relief in his voice.
"It's not going to change a thing," she replied kindly.
Then from out of no where came a whistle. Dom was standing at the edge of the woods.
"Come on you two. It's getting dark," he called out in his gravely voice. It's a wonder that it never sets of car alarms.
"Coming Dom," Kesia replied. She glanced back at Jesse with a concern. "You don't think he saw us, do you?" she asked worryingly.
"No, 'cause if he did I'd be dead already," he answered.
They got up, brushed off and ran to catch up with Dominic.