A/N: Thanks for all the nice reviews! I'm so sorry it took me so long to write this chapter. My computer temporarily shut down and I haven't been home all last week. So finally on with chapter 6...

Chapter 6

Tell me, why is my cousin from New York talking to my almost- boyfriend-who- happens- to- be- dead- who- kissed- me- twice- and- avoided- me- for- like- three- years! They were sitting in my window seat in my room. I shouldn't even be surprised that my cousin is also a mediator. Ever since moving here to Carmel, I've found people who were just like me. As in having the same stupid 'gift'.

But why Jesse? Why did her first ghost she encounters in California have to be Jesse? Clover thought nothing of borrowing my clothes, my books, and even my makeup. Did she think she could borrow Jesse, additionally? I think not! I felt a pang of sick jealousy that hit like a boulder whack into my chest.

Forget Jesse and his hoe. Jesse was history, and Clover is my next punching bag. That's the way he wanted it- the way we both wanted it.

No, it wasn't. Jesse was mine first and I'm not giving him up for anybody without a fight. Clover can have stupid

Paul Slater a.k.a. 'Satan's child that he put on Earth to torment me', for all I care.

I walked into my room with my fist balled up and ready to fight. I stared right at Clover. She looked up at me and stood up from her place at the window seat and acted like she wasn't talking to any ghost. I didn't even look at Jesse as he sat quickly.

Oh please! If she hasn't noticed, everyone here in Carmel is a mediator.

"Ah... I was just looking at the ocean." Clover quickly made up. I put my hands under my chest and my eyebrows went up.

"Oh really? It looked like you were talking to him." I pointed to Jesse. At that point he stood up and just looked at me like he couldn't find the right words to say to me. Clover's jaw went down and she looked from me to Jesse.

"You mean you can see Jesse?" She stupidly asked.

"Well Duh!" I practically shouted at her. "I guess you're a mediator, then." Uncrossing my arms.

"Oh if you can see Jesse then you must be a mediator also." She said finally getting it.

I nodded slowly and said, "Well, mediator/ shifter whatever you may call it." Finally Jesse spoke.

"Susannah you didn't tell me you had a cousin that was visiting." What? That statement did not make any kind of sense. How could I tell him she was coming when he hasn't even stopped by to say hello?

I shook my head. "That doesn't even make sense Jesse. Go away like you always do." I responded. I think he winced. But I don't care. Oh yeah, I forgot, I'm mad at Clover.

"You know you could have helped me wash the dishes downstairs."

"I did help, I was drying them. I told you, my nails." She waved her moronic nails at me.

"Whatever, and what were you two doing up here?" I said suspiciously.

"What's with all the questions? We were just talking. Do you mind?" She said nastily. I didn't like her tone. She is really starting to piss me off.

"Yes I do mind." I said stepping up to her ready to break her pretty little nose, anger in my eyes. I guess Jesse seen it also because he stepped between us.

"Susannah I think we should talk," He said, he turned to Clover. "Could you excuse us for a minute." Yeah! Get the hell out of my room!

"Whatever. Susie, we will finish this conversation." She said giving me the evil eye. What the hell did I do to her...yet? She turned to Jesse and blown him a kiss and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her. How dare she do that in front of me, knowing that will just piss me off more then ever?

"Susannah, we need to talk." Jesse repeated.

"I know that. Didn't you just say that like four thousand times already?" I responded with my hands on my hips and a dull look on my face.

"Susannah, please don't be mad at me. I just want what's best for you and you know that." He said trying to calm me down, using his silky voice on me that I always fall head over heels for him. Again.

I calmed down and told him how I felt.

"And I know that I do want to be with you. No matter what people say," that's code for I don't give a monkey's ass what Paul says or even Father D. "It just really hurts when you didn't even visit me once this past two months." That's when he held my hands. I love this man! I had this big goofy grin on my face and I think he smiled also.

"I'm sorry for all the pain I caused you, querida. I just want us to go back and become good friends again."

Yay!

He called me querida again! I'm so happy! He pulled me into a hug and kissed me on the forehead. He looked down into my eyes and said goodnight. And that's it, he just dematerialized. Which is bullcrap.

Wait!!

Did he just say he wanted things to go back like they were when we first met? That he justs wanted to be good friends? That's the stupidest thing I heard come out of his mouth. Didn't he hear what I just said a minute ago?

What a damn ripe off!

I guess I'll talk to him later. I have bigger fish to fry.

A/N: Ok. That's that end of chapter 6. Tell me what you think, please!!!

LenaMarie