Affairs of the Heart

Part One: High Doubts

Chapter three

"You can call me Suze you know." I said now shaking her hand.

"Thank you for letting come have dinner at your home."

"Technically it is still Jesse's home. I turn 18 in December."

"Really? But Jesse is 22."

"Yeah, but we don't care." Jesse said.

"Love at first sight." I said.

"Are you sure about that? I believe it took someone almost a year to admit their feelings." Jesse said loftily while setting up the supplies he needed to make homemade quesadillas.

"Excuse me, I believe that is the pot calling the kettle black Mr. De Silva."

"Whatever."

"Tough love." I said to Katie. She laughed.

After a few more minutes of chit chat, Jesse's food was ready.

We sat down at the kitchen table.

"So Katie, what field are you going to go into?"

"Pediatrician, I love helping children."

"Same as Jesse. Jesse and I want to have kids. But uh, not now." I said giving him a glance. Jesse smirked into his food knowing EXACTLY what I was talking about.

"Is it just you two in this big house, it looks like it gets lonely?"

"Yeah, but my family lives right down the road, so we are sometimes never alone."

"If you don't mind me asking, how did you get all this money?" she asked interested.

"I inherited money, lost for many generations." Jesse said.

"Oh I see."

After Dinner was done, I got out my cheese cake.

"This is really good Suze, taste just like it was from Brooklyn."

"That's where I am originally from, before I moved out here and meet Jesse."

"It is awesome!" she said eating it down.

I gave Jesse See!- I-CAN-cook look. Which he returned with a Susannah- please look. It's all about the looks we give people.

"Thanks for inviting me to dinner Jesse, it was wonderful, and Suze, that desert was great."

"You're welcome, Katie." I said.

"Any Time." Jesse replied.

"See in class tomorrow, 'bye!" Katie waved good bye and left. Minute later I heard her car pull off.

"She is nice." I said to Jesse.

"I think so, she is all alone out here, so that's why I invited her. Did you mind?" Jesse said to me as we walked into our room.

"Nah, I understand, you're just a softy Jesse."

"Excuse me?"

"you heard me." I said as I went into the bathroom and took a shower. Fifteen minutes later I came out in a tank top and short boxer shorts. I saw Jesse had changed for bed and was reading. He looked hot in his pajama bottoms and no shirt on. Makes a girl melt. Jesse was re-reading a big tome of his and I got into bed and lay on my stomach looking at Jesse.

"You are so boring Jesse."

"Excuse me Querida?"

"You are boring. You hardly ever do surprising things and you read those boring books. You are a book worm."

"Well this book worm is the man you are marrying."

"You are lucky, you are good looking." I said to him.

"Well your lucky you are good looking too Susannah." he replied and surprisingly giving my ass a smack. My mouth dropped.

"Jesse De Silva did you just smack my ass?" I said sitting on my legs looking at him.

"You said you like surprises."

"What am I to you? A piece of hot ass?" I asked teasingly.

"Exactly."

"Well in that case…" I took Jesse's book and threw it to the opposite side of the room.

"Now you asked for it querida." Jesse told me while advancing closer over top of me.

I Screamed and laughed as Jesse was on top of me Kissing my neck tickling my stomach.

"Okay, OKAY Jesse you win." I was laughing so hard.

"Say I'm not a book worm."

"Jesse De Silva is not a book worm. He is sexy man." I said.

"That's better."

"Mm hmm." I murmured as I kissed him on the lips and Jesse reached over and turned of the lamp leaving the room completely dark.

The next morning I vaguely remembered Jesse kissing me good bye as I stayed warm and snug under the blankets on our bed. I got up and showered and got ready for class.

When I was getting dressed though, I was greeted by an unwanted guest.

"Are you the mediator?" a guy voice said form behind me as I was brushing my wet hair. There was no need for me to jump.

"Can I help you? And can you make it quick I have class soon."

"Well, I guess you are the only person that can see me?" he asked. The ghost was a young dirty blonde hair boy with greenish brown eyes; he was wearing a t-shirt and jeans but oddly no shoes.

"Well, only mediators can, like my fiancé can."

"So it's just not you and me sweet thang?" he asked.

"Ew, no, god if this is all, can you go I have to get to class."

"Aw come on I am just kidding." he said leaning against the wall in a way that Jesse does.

"Hardy Har Har ."

"God loosen up a bit. You didn't tell me your name, I am Sam."

"I am Suze."

"For Susan?"

"No, Susannah."

"Like that song?" he asked.

"Exactly." Where have I heard this conversation before? Oh yes When I MET JESSE.

"It's a nice name; I am going to call you Susie."

"Um, no Suze is good."

"Touchy, touchy."

"If you don't mind I am late for class."

"Alrighty, Bye Suze."

"Whatever." I was not in a good mood now. That stupid ghost. I punched my punching bag and headed out the door.

If it was not for Gina I would have fallen asleep in my fashion class. Which was nothing but a lecture today and honestly, it was boring. I have to admit I sort of miss Mr. Walden throwing objects at us when he got pissed off at us.

So I went out to lunch again with Gina and Cee Cee.

"I am so going to get a date with that waiter." Gina stated looking at the hot waiter from yesterday.

"You are now?" Cee Cee asked her giving her a raised brow.

"Yup." Gina gave him a smile which he returned. He walked over and stop in front of our table.

"Can I get you ladies anything?" The guy was black and his braids were twisted back and had a million dollar smile. He shoulders were broad and I knew it was enough to make Gina melt. He was definitely above "hood" standards that she had set. He was enough to make her forget about Jake for about two weeks.

"Just the check now thanks." Cee Cee said.

"Sure thing." he left and got the check.

"Gina you are on a roll." I said to her with my head resting on my hand.

She winked at me and Cee and we watched the waiter come back with the check. He handed it to Gina and she put her part of the bill on there as well as Cee Cee and me. But Gina started to write down her phone number.

"Uh oh Gina's back in the dating game." I said laughing.

"Hell yeah, Simon."

The waiter came back and she handed him the bill he looked at it and smiled then left to get our change. Cee Cee and I were dieing from laughing at this point. We got our change and left. I went home to work out. I had no more classes for the day.

I was working out to my video, punching my punching bag. I deeply concentrated when out of the blue I heard a voice.

"Hello Suze." I turned around and punched whatever talked because they scared me half to death.

thunk

"Ow! Damn Suze you have one hell of a punch." I looked at who was there, it was a glowing person. It was Sam.

"Oh my god! Sam I am so sorry! I didn't expect you. It is just an old reflex habit I sort of have."

"You have some good reflexes then." he was still holding his nose.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah I am fine."

"Well, what do you need?" I asked him.

"Nothing, just lonely."

"Well from my knowledge the astral plan is buzzing with other lonely ghosts. It's like except no internet."

"Ha ha. No I thought we could keep each other company. You know seeing as you fiancé is out with another girl."

"What?"

"Yeah, some blonde."

"Why were following Jesse Sam?"

"Well I wanted to meet your fiancé but he wasn't home."

"The girl was a blonde?"

Sam nodded his head yes.

"Well, then that's his friend Katie, we had her for dinner last night."

"Oh, she looks VERY friendly."

"You know what? You need to leave before I make you go on forever."

"You can't do that. I don't believe you."

"Oh, really? Yeah well I am a shifter so I can take you and me both to shadow land and leave your butt there."

"Alright fine, damn you bitch."

"You do not call me a bitch!" and I punched square in the face. He twirled (just like in those movies) and he hit the ground. I was heated, breathing really hard.

"Hello? Susannah, I am home." Jesse walked into the room. "Susannah? What is wrong?" he saw me with my fist clenched and Sam on the floor. "What did he do to you?" he asked urgently.

"He pissed me off!"

"What did he say?"

"He called me a bitch!" I said very heatedly.

Jesse picked up Sam, who was groaning on the floor, and held him by the shirt collar. "You know better than to speak to a lady like that." Jesse growled. "Now go!" Sam dematerialized.

"Querida, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am fine Jesse." But on the inside, I wasn't.

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Love,
Lauren