JESSICA

"How's this?" Sally asked, we were in her backyard and I was trying to teach her some gymnastics and cheerleading routines.

She did one of the best back flips I had ever seen.

"Good job, Sally!!" I exclaimed running over to her, giving her a high five, "I have a really cool CD that you could do an awesome cheerleading routine to," I said.

"Okay where is it?" Sally asked.

"In my backpack, I'll go get it," I said walking back into the house and into the kitchen where my backpack was.

It was sitting on the kitchen table right next to Kaia, who was holding a pack of markers.

"Kaia, sweetie, what have you been drawing on?" I asked her.

"It's in your bag," she said.

I reached in my bag and reached around searching for drawing paper, I couldn't find any.

"Where is it?" I asked.

Kaia took my bag and dug inside and came out holding a notebook, my history notebook. She opened it up and flipped through the pages, all of my notes and my homework for tonight were scribbled all over with red, blue, and green marker ink.

I was mortified.

"Oh my God, Kaia, did you um, draw on anything else?" I asked.

Kaia smiled and nodded.

She reached in and pulled my assignment notebook out.

"Oh my God," I said under my breath.

I grabbed the notebook and flipped through my pages.

So much for my homework, I don't know what it is now anyway.

"Jessica, Kaia, Sally, I'm home!" I heard Damon call.

"Sally, could you come in here?" I asked.

Sally ran into the kitchen.

Damon walked into the kitchen and glanced over at my notebooks and saw all the scribbling.

"Wow, Jess you sure have a knack for doodling," he joked.

"Yeah, I'm a good artist," Kaia said.

Damon's eyes widened, "You drew all over Jessica's notebooks?" he asked.

Kaia grinned.

"Okay, um, Kaia go upstairs, Sally you go with her, okay?" Damon asked.

Sally nodded, "C'mon Kaia," she said and the two went upstairs.

"Jess, I am so sorry," Damon said.

"Don't worry about it," I said grabbing my notebooks and putting them in my messenger bag, and slipping it over my shoulder and heading to the front door.

"Jess, my sister scribbled over your homework,"

"I have Liz, it's fine, she'll give me the assignments, it'll be okay," I said.

Damon walked over to me, "Thanks again,"

I smiled, "No problem, anytime you need me...I'll be here," I said, beginning to notice that my face was getting closer to his.

"Thanks," Damon said, his face getting closer as well.

I could smell his boyish smell and his after shave it made him even more irresistible, I could feel myself beginning to breath heavily.

And suddenly, our lips brushed against each other. I closed my eyes and let myself enjoy the kiss.

My arms went around his neck and his went around my waist.

The kiss was growing deeper and longer.

We began kissing slower until we broke apart.

I kept my eyes closed for a few seconds and then opened them and looked up at Damon.

And then Jeremy's face flashed through my mind.

"I uh, I have to go, I'll see you tomorrow though," I said with a smile.

"Yeah, see you tomorrow," Damon said quietly.

I nodded and headed out the door.

I got into my Mercedes and leaned my head back against the headrest.

I could feel tears filling my eyes.

I can't believe I just kissed him. I am so dumb! What about Jeremy?

I shook my head and pulled out of Damon's driveway and headed back towards my house.

"Hey Jess," Liz said from her computer desk as I ran up the stairs and into my room.

I grabbed my latest issue of Teen People and flipped to the page I needed.

"Jess? What's up?" Liz asked walking into my room. She had changed out of her school clothes and was now wearing a pair of her pajama pants with cute cartoon frogs on them and a white tank top showed a little bit of her stomach.

"Nothing, studying," I said quickly.

Liz laughed, "Studying what? Kevin Kyle's body?" she asked pointing to the cover of the magazine, which had a picture of Kevin Kyle, lead singer of Splendora on it with his shirt off.

"Never mind," I said.

"Jess, what are you reading?" she asked grabbing the magazine from my hands she began reading the title aloud, "Help! I did the worst. What to Do When You Cheat on Your Boyfriend? Jess, what's that all about? You haven't cheated on Jeremy, have you?"

I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I clutched a pillow to my chest.

"Jess, what happened?" Liz asked putting her arm around my shoulder.

"Today, after I was done baby-sitting, I wound up kissing Damon!" I cried out.

"Oh God, Jess," Liz said pulling me into a hug.

"I have to tell Jeremy, because the kiss wasn't even the worst part,"

"What was?" Liz asked.

I looked her in the eyes, "The fact that I liked it,"