Emma was still running, however slow a pace, away from Brennan. The things he had said earlier were either completely insane or a cruel joke that no one loved her. The more she thought about it the more her head hurt. Tears flooded down her face and dropped to the leafy ground. She imagined that if she had cried the tears she had cried today all in one place, she would be standing in pools of water and ruining her boots, which were ruined anyway because of the mud. Brennan had been running after her for a while now, half an hour she'd guess, but she had managed to get away from him, at least for a while.
Emma had stopped running and was now walking quite rapidly and wiping the tears off her face with her sleeves. Suddenly, Emma spotted something sparkle in the moonlight up ahead of her. Looking again, she could see that it hid behind a tree and she could see streaks of short brownish blonde hair. Emma breathed in with a rush of excitement in her heart. Jesse! Emma thought and smiled to herself. Running again, she headed for that tree.
"Jesse." Emma whispered, hoping he could hear her. She didn't want Brennan to find her. She got to the tree and discovered him sleeping peacefully. Emma smiled at his innocence. Why can't Shalimar see how truly wonderful he is? Her rational mind snapped back into gear and decided that she must get him up. "Jesse." She repeated. Jesse had begun to stir and he heard a familiar voice calling out to him. Opening his eyes, a vision of perfection knelt before him, smiling so sweetly.
"Emma/" Jesse said, completely bedazzled by her beauty. Was she always so beautiful? What an idiot that I had not paid attention to her before!
"Yes." She confirmed, helping him stand up. She noticed that he had not taken his eyes off her.
"Is something wrong?" She asked worriedly. She had always tried to look her best for Jesse, but now realised that she must be puffy and red around her eyes after crying.
"No, it's just…" He trailed off, totally mesmerised.
"Just what?" Emma was confused. If her eyes disgusted him, wouldn't he have looked away from her by now?
"Your eyes are so amazing!" He breathed and smiled seductively at her.
"Huh?" Emma said, sounding like a total idiot.
"You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen." Jesse clarified as he walked closer toward her, taking in her scent. She smelt like spring, when the daffodils were growing and the tulips had emerged. Emma was quite taken aback.
"Did you hit your head? Can you see spots?" Emma, although amazed that Jesse had finally noticed her, was not so convinced that he was himself.
"I feel clearer than I've ever been before and I only see the most stunning creature on the planet looking back at me." As Jesse stepped forward, Emma stepped back until Jesse was walking towards her confidently.
"You must be under some kind of manipulation." Emma figured out, walking backwards, faster and faster as Jesse stared to get too close. Suddenly, a tree blocked her way backwards and before she could move around it, Jesse had pressed her against the tree; his minty breath blew against her face. He was stroking her face and playing with her hair and at the same time pulled her closer towards him.
"Jesse, as much as I want this, this is not you. You're under some kind of - " Jesse put his mouth to hers and forced his way into her. She was completely shocked, but this was Jesse. The love of her life was kissing her, the thing she always wanted, she gave in and returned his affection. He moved his hands all over her body and his lips took on a life force of his own. Such passion fulfilled their souls and each person tried to get closer to the other. As passion and heat took over, each breath was heavy and rare. Suddenly, Jesse just stopped and froze. Smiling at Emma, he collapsed into unconsciousness on the floor. Before Emma had time to react, she noticed Brennan standing 20 feet in front of her with blue sparks dancing on his fingers and a smug smile on his face.