Chapter 5

It was Chris' day off so Jessie was letting him sleep in; he had certainly earned it after last night. She looked at herself in the mirror before getting into the shower. She had dark circles under her eyes showing lack of sleep. Some muscles she didn't even know she had used were sore, it had been awhile since that happened. Fifteen minutes later she came out of the washroom to grab her clothes. She looked up and saw Chris was not in bed; she stuck her head in the hallway and could smell the coffee brewing. She came down the hall and into the kitchen, which was full of dishes.

"I think we got a little sidetracked last night." Chris said smirking.

"I seem to remember it being a good distraction though. Pretty…" she said picking up the plates and putting them in the sink.

"Incredible," he said finishing her statement.

"Incredible yes, also a lot more than I expected."

Just then a thought came to Jessie. She turned to face him right on and with a serious look on her face asked him one question.

"Chris, are you really happy with me?"

"What are you talking about?" he sputtered.

"I mean we are not even married yet and yet I have to wonder if we have gotten too comfortable. Last night was something that we haven't done in a long while, you know being spontaneous like that."

"I don't think we have gotten 'comfortable' in that area," he put his arms around her, "We haven't even begun to explore all there is in our sex life. I think that we are busier. yes, and not quite as spontaneous as we used to be, but I think last night was a step a direction I can't wait to explore further."

"So you still want to marry me, even after all this time?"

"I want to marry you more now than I did last week. If it wouldn't upset our families so much I'd take you to Vegas and marry you right away."

"That's all I wanted to hear…are you coming to my appointment with Dave later today? Because if you want to come, you can."

"I told him I would leave that up to you. He booked me for 2:45 so if you want me to stay with you that shouldn't be a problem."

"Oh, he wrangled you into an appointment too did he?"

"Over lunch the other day. Started psycho analyzing me before we'd even gotten our food."

"Ah ha, so I'm not the only one holding back then. Glad to hear it, I was beginning to think you were too perfect."

"Ha ha, it's almost eight, you'd better get going."

"Oh damn, where did I put my outline?" she scanned the living room and found it. "Got it, sorry about the mess hon."

"Don't worry, I'll have this place spic and span sooner than you think. Good luck with your test today, and don't be late."

"Thanks. I love you," she called out as she left the house.

"I love you too," he shouted back to her.

Jessie pulled out of the driveway and made her way to the university. When she got there her friend Cathy was waiting for her by the main door. They hugged when she made her way over there and they walked into the building together testing each other, preparing for the weekly exam. When class ended 2 hours later Jessie made her way over to the library so she could do some research for her anthropology course. Just as she got in the door she could feel her cell phone start to vibrate on her hip. She looked at the call display and saw that it was her mother. She walked out the door into the courtyard so she could answer.

"Hi mom."

"Hello dear, how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, how are you?"

"Your father and I are fine. Are you busy?"

"Well I'm at school. I just finished a class and was heading into the library. Is there something I can do for you?"

"Well first of all, I don't want to be a grandmother for a few years more, so please keep that in mind."

"Stop please mom, to hear you talk about anything even related to sex creeps me out."

"Sorry dear. What was I calling you about…oh yes? When are you two going to register for gifts? Your wedding is only a couple of months away; you need to get these things done."

"Don't worry mom, Chris has tomorrow off and we are going to do it then, even if we have to be out all day to do it. Did you only call to pester me about the wedding because you know we could always run away and elope?"

"No don't do that dear, I also wanted to see how school was going; but we'll talk about that later. Go do your homework or research, whatever it is you have to do. We'll meet for coffee on Sunday and then go see your dress. You want to make sure it fits properly on your big day."

"Aargh, good bye mom. I'll call you Sunday."

"Bye dear."

Jessie hung up the phone and quietly growled at her phone. Her mother could really drive her nuts sometimes. She could never just call to say hi and see how things were; she always had to bring up some aspect of the wedding. She remembered the first time she had taken Chris home with her to meet her parents. It was thanksgiving and the first time she had seen them since coming home from the camping trip. Her father and brother were giving Chris the 3rd degree, not a stretch considering both were lawyers, and her mother just smiled.

Later when they were cleaning up the dishes her mother looked at her and with all seriousness said, "Chris seems like a very fine young man; however, I worry that he may grow tired with you. You two met under some very unfortunate circumstances and eventually you will find you have nothing left in common to talk about."

Jessie was furious at what her mother had said that day. At least now she could see that they hadn't grown tired with each other, but were more in love today than they had been even then. She walked into the library and looked at her watch. She had 3 hours before she had to leave for the hospital so she'd have to be quick. Sometimes she could really get lost in the old stacks looking up her research topics.