Getting Started

"Holy shit!" Dopey said when he saw Jesse and me on the bed. He froze and Jesse rolled off of me, quickly covering me in the process.

"Brad!" I yelled, "get the fuck out of my room!"

"Will do. Next time, lock the fuckin'door." He walked away, cursing under his breath.

OH. MY. GOD. I can't believe Dopey just saw me naked! That is by far the worst thing that has happened to me. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but that is absolutely gross!

"Querida, I am so sorry. I can't believe I forgot to lock the door." He said while putting his clothes back on.

"No, it's not your fault Jesse. He shouldn't just barge into people's rooms like that." I said, trying to sound reassuring.

"Okay, but we should be getting dressed anyway. I'll be back in a little while, I need to go to my apartment to get some clean clothes," he said, "and try not to get in a fight with Brad." Then he walked out of my room, leaving me there with only a sheet to cover me – but he did lock the door this time.

I got up and threw on some jeans and a tank top. Then I did my makeup and my hair. I went downstairs to watch some TV when I saw Brad in the kitchen eating as usual. He looked at me and just kept staring.

"What're you looking at?" I asked a bit vehemently.

He looked at my face and then said, "N-nothing."

"Whatever. Next time, knock before you enter. I don't appreciate my brothers seeing me exposed."

"Yeah, well maybe you should lock your door, because I didn't want to see your tits either."

I gave him a look that spelled death. He quickly looked away and started staring at a spot on the floor.

"Yeah, well I'm going to tell mom what you and him were doing in your room." Dopey said.

"You do and I'll tell her what you and Debbie were doing last night in your room." I said. (A/N: Okay,I know in the first chapterI said he hada girlfriend and stuff. so just forget that the first paragraph to the first chapter ever existed).He looked at me with wide eyes and just walked away. Aha! So I was right about him being up so early. Ah, that's nasty….eww……

I went into the lounge to watch some TV; nothing was really on though. So, I decided to change into my bikini and go for a dip in the pool – yes, over the past 2 years, Andy has installed an in ground pool in the backyard.

The pool was a bit cold when I first got in, but I got used to it pretty quick. I grabbed a raft from the shed and floated in the pool. I shut my eyes and I think I may have fallen asleep.

The next thing I knew, someone had flipped me and the raft over and now I was soaked and freezing.

I looked around the pool to find no one. Then, someone grabbed my leg and pulled me under. This shocked me a bit, but I grabbed the arm that grabbed me. It was Jesse.

"Jesse!" I screamed when we were both above the water, "what were you thinking?"

"I'm sorry, querida, but I just couldn't resist." He said between his laughter.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Thanks a lot. You scared me half to death."

"Just half?" He asked sarcastically.

"You know what I mean. I was perfectly fine just lying there on the raft. You didn't have to come and do that to me. I'm going to get you back for tha—" I didn't get to finish my little tirade because Jesse pulled me toward him and kissed me ever so passionately.

When we pulled away to get some air, I forgot where I was for a minute there – that's what Jesse's kisses do to me. When I regained memory, I just looked at Jesse.

Then I said, "Jesse, you can't always do that to shut me up. One day its going to come back and bite you in the ass." When I said that, Jesse just laughed again. Okay, this is getting annoying.

"I mean it Jesse. And don't think I've forgotten about what you did; I'm going to get you back." Before he could react to that statement, I jumped on him and dunked his head under the water. He grabbed my waist and pulled me under with him.

I looked at him under the water. He looked absolutely gorgeous, just like he always does. And have I mentioned that he has the best abs ever? Well, he does. He is so…..well, gorgeous. So, I did what any girl in my situation would have done – I kissed him.

He kissed me back, but before we could really get into it, we had to go up for air – yeah, we were still under the water.

Right when we both got enough oxygen in our lungs, we started kissing again. We had to go to the shallow end so we didn't sink. We were getting really, really into it, but Dopey had to ruin it again.

"SUZE! PHONE!" Dopey called from the kitchen I'm assuming.

I pulled apart from Jesse and got out of the pool. I think Jesse was staring at me as I walked away. I didn't have a towel because I forgot to get one before.

When I walked in the house, I grabbed the portable from Dopey's hand and hopped on the counter to sit so I wouldn't get the chairs wet.

"Hello?"

"Susie?"

"Yeah, mom, what's up?"

"Oh, nothing honey. Just wanted to see what you guys were up to. Where is David?" Um, how am I supposed to know?

I put my hand over the receiver. "Where is David?" I said to Dopey.

"He went over Shannon's house." Oh, did he now?

"He went over a friend's house, mom." I said. I don't know if she would like the idea of him being over his girlfriend's house.

"Oh, alright, just make sure he's home by eight. I'll talk to you two later. Bye."

"Bye, mom, love ya."

"Love you too." Then she hung up.

Dopey was still standing there. What the hell does he want? "What is wrong with you?" Okay maybe not the most subtle way to ask that, but he was just staring at me.

"Nothing. Why don't you just go back to your fiancé?" He said fiancé like it was some disease or something. Humph. Asshole.

"I will. Maybe you should go back to Debbie. I think she's getting impatient."

I don't think he had a witty response. He just said, "Fuck you!"

"No thanks. I prefer Jesse."

It took him a while to get what that meant, but when he finally did get it, he said, "What! Eww…no."

"Are you saying that I'm not sexy?"

"Um, well, y-yes actually I a-am." Okay, that doesn't sound so good. Oh my go! He actually liked what he saw before! Ewww…. My stepbrother saw me naked and actually liked it. Oh my fucking god! I don't think I'll ever survive this one.

"Whatever." I walked away to go back to the pool. I saw Jesse just lying there on the raft and decided to play with him a little.

So, I dived in and went under the raft and tipped it over. I laughed because it was funny – why else would you laugh?

"Susannah…" Jesse whined.

"Hey, that's what you did to me. I told you it would come back and bite you in the ass."

He smiled at that. Okay, what is that smile implying? His smile only got wider.

He pulled me toward him and kissed me. Then when he pulled away, he said to me, "Querida, are you missing something?"

"Um, no I don't think so. What do you mean?" He then let go of me and looked down. I followed his gaze to find that I had no top on. Ahh! Where'd it go!

I quickly put my arms over my boobs.

"Jesse! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" He just laughed and handed me my top, which was floating nearby.

"Because you flipped me over. I got you back for what you did to me."

I rolled my eyes while I was tying the back of my bikini top. "This is going to be a never-ending war, isn't it?"

"I don't know. We'll just have to find out won't we?" After he said that, he leaned over and kissed me again. This time, he didn't pull away until we were completely out of breath.

Then he picked me up and brought me inside. He grabbed a large towel from the laundry room and wrapped it around us. He sat down on the couch with me sitting in his lap. We began discussing the wedding plans.

We were talking about the wedding for about an hour. We came up with this: it would be two months from now and on the beach. Does that sound like a plan or what?

Well, after that we went back in my room and this time we locked the door behind us. We didn't get that far because someone was on the phone for me again.

"Hello?"

"Suze? Hey, Adam and me wanted to know if you and Jesse wanted to go to the beach."

"Um, sure, why not?"

"Cool. We'll be there in 20 minutes to pick you guys up."

"Alright. See ya soon." Then I hung up.

"We're going to the beach Jesse." I announced to him.

And that's pretty much how the rest of the day went. We went to the beach and had a lot of fun. Then, later that night, I went over Jesse's and slept over. We fell asleep in his bed – me in his arms. And the best thing? Yeah, I didn't have to worry about my mom's reaction because I'm an adult now and engaged. Could life get any better than this?


Disclaimer: The Mediator characters belong to Meg Cabot.