A/N: hey guys it's me again. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who reviewed and I am very happy that you like my story enough to review, because you reviewing makes me update faster (I was so not going to write another chapter today because of homework and studying for a test, but ya know) and I love it.
Replies to reviews:
-tangopepperoni: wow thanks, and you will find out soon enough. And as for the journal you will find out soon enough.
-wildace keladry2005: yeah I didn't even want to write that part but the story would not fit without it. Oh did you like the part with the ring?
-La fonda: thanks I'm glad you like it and as for the idea I might use something like it (if I do you will get the full credit)
-Mrs. Nikki Slater: I'm glad that your glad, and no that idea was all yours.
-Blank Expression: aww thanks, I hope you like it in the future too
-La fonda: ok I'm updating don't die (shish the demand) on me I need the reviews thanx for the review keep em coming.
-aDeline:That my friend is for me to know and you to find out later.
-starrynightdreamer: aw really thanx glad you like it and do you know what is cool, you said that you were at school, well when I got your review it was 7:41 on Sunday night here where I am. Yeah just thought that was neat.
Thanks for all the reviews I loved them all and it's because of you that I update.
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns it all and always will. But one thing she will never own is Seth (unless she would like to trade Jesse/Paul or both for him).
Chapter: 4
The rest of the day went by fast. Nothing much happened excepted for Kelly and Debbie hitting on the new guy Seth. Oh that's right you have no idea who Seth is. Well he moved here from Florida and is staying with his parents and little sister and brother. You might be wondering how I met him. Well, while their house was getting ready for them to live in they stayed at the Pebble Beach Hotel and Golf Resort for two weeks. I only got to babysit his 10 year old sister and his 6 year old brother once, while they went golfing and the kids didn't want to go so I got to babysit them. The kids were very sweet and Seth's parents requested me but again Pauls mom and dad had requested me first (I felt so loved, note the sarcasm). Anyway back to Seth he came back early and we sat and talked for a bit before his parents came back. I found out that he was going to go to the mission and he is also in his senior year, he was a little mad about leaving all of his friends behind and he doesn't have a girlfriend (he told me I never asked), I also found out why he was staying here. Seth was very hot. He had brown shaggy surfer looking hair and Hazel eyes, Seth was very tall like 6.2 or 6.3 feet tall. The best part of him was that he was really nice and not a rich (because he was rich) snobby guy, and he was also funny. So other than that, the day went by pretty fast and no word from Paul who surprisingly stayed away, and Seth eating lunch with CeeCee, Adam, and me. By the looks of it, him and Adam will soon be the best of friends. When I got home I yelled that I was home and started to run up to my door when Andy came out of the kitchen and asked us how our day was. After telling him that it was great and nothing happened. I went upstairs while Dopey was complaining about how every year a new kid comes and all Kelly and Debbie do is talk about how hot they are. I had to laugh at that because he was right, first it was Paul and now it's Seth (what is it with guys with four letter names).
When I got up to my room I shrugged off my book bag and took out the journal, I went over to the window seat and sat down. I flipped open to the first page and read:
'Ok I heard writing down what you feel makes you feel better, so here it goes'
I'm serious that was the first thing it said.
'I first met her at the Pebble Hotel and golf resort she was baby sitting kids and my first look at her was outside at the playground, playing with some of the kids (A/N: Is there aplayground there?). She was so beautiful and had a smile that went right up to her eyes. I didn't even know her name but I did know that she was not like any of the other girls that I knew. She was different'.
That was just one of the many entires that they wrote another one was
'When she would babysit for us It was like heaven. I would usually answer the door and say something funny to her, she would laugh and then talk to my parents before going over to the playroom. Usually I could just talk to a girl and she would be all over me, but with her she would just smile and answer me and then walk off it was driving me mad, I love her so much but Suze Simon doesn't even give me a second glance.'
All of the entires were like that one but none of them would give away the identity of the author of the, journal. First I thought of Paul being the one to write the journal, but this doesn't sound like something that he would do. Then I thought of Seth being the one who wrote this butI barley even know the guy and I'm sure that by tomorrow he will have either Kelly or Debbie for a girlfriend and have forgottenall about CeeCee, Adam, and I. No one else came to mind after those two, it could even be someone that I don't know maybe some other guy was there that I didn't recognize. I put the down the journal just in time for my step dad to call up the stairs that super was ready.
When I got down stairs everyone else was there except Andy who was bringing in the dishes of potatoes and chicken. "So how was school today?" my mom asked us.
"Good" I said.
"Anything exciting happen?" mom asked.
"Nope"
"Yeah there was Suze" Doc said. Dopey and I gave him a look that said 'huh'
"O and what was that David?" my mom said
"Ah, there is a new guy at our school, that like last year with Paul Slater has all the girls after him." Doc finished with a smile on his face.
"Oh and are you after him Suzie" mom asked with a smile on her face.
"Again like last year with Paul I am not after the new guy, who's name is Seth by the way"
"Not what it looked like to us from where we were sitting" Dopey said with a smirk.
"First off I am not and second who is us?" I snapped
"Suuuure" Dopey said dragging out sure but I kicked him under the table "and 'us' is Me, Kelly, Debbie, some other guys and Paul".
"O" I said.
"Yeah, and just a heads up Debbie and Kelly are pi$$ed"Dopey said. I was going to reply But Andy came in and wacked Brad across the head and said "watch your language"
"Sorry dad". Andy placed the dishes on the table and picked up a piece of chicken to put on my mom's plate and then my plate before going to do the same to Brad's and David's plate.
"Thanks, dad " I said. Andy looked at me with a smile that reached his eyes. He always smiles when I call him 'dad'.
"You're welcome Suze".
The rest of dinner went smoothly, and I was upstairs painting my nails when the phone rang. "Suzie it's for you" my mom yelled up a few seconds later.
"Hello" I said into my phone, and then the phone clicked (indicating that my mom had hung up the phone downstairs).
"Hey Suze, It's Seth"
"Oh hey Seth" why in the heck was Seth Savery calling me for? (A/N: Savery is the last name of the one and only Seth. Just wanted to let you know because it wasn't mentioned before).
"Hey, I'm here with CeeCee and Adam and we are going to the Coffee Clutch place for coffee. Do ya want to go?" I could here CeeCee in the background going "come on Suze it will be fun"
"Sure" I said.
"K, do ya need a drive?" Seth asked.
"Ya if it's not a problem"
"Na never a problem for you" Seth said, and I blushed.
"Ok see ya soon?"
"Yep, we should be there in a few minutes"
"Ok bye"
"Bye" we hung up and I ran over to my closet and picked out my new pink Betty Johnson skirt and a black tank top. I reapplied my make-up and ran down stairs to wait and tell my mom I would be back. And five minutes later we (me, Seth, CeeCee, and Adam) were driving down the highway towards Coffee Clutch.
When we arrived at the Coffee Clutch we got our usual seat near the back that we always sit at and ordered a café latte for me, and ice cappuccino for CeeCee, a hot chocolate for Adam, and a back coffee for Seth. We just sat and spent about an hour of just talking and having fun. Everyone there got along just great it was like we were best friends for ever and ever, I didn't even mind when Seth's arm came up around my head and rested on the back of the seat. After the 'joke telling contest' between Adam and Seth I really had to go to the bathroom (let me tell you these two know the funniest jokes). I stood up and said excuse me to them and started to leave but before I could step out of the booth CeeCee stoped me and said "where are you going?"
"To the bathroom" I answered blushing, (I will never figure it out but I always feel weird saying that I have to go to the bathroom).
"Oh, cool I'll come with" and with that we stood up and went of to the bathroom. We were walking past some of the booths when someone stepped out of the booth and I plowed into them and fell on my butt. "Ow!" I said rubbing my backside.
"Oh sorry Suze, never saw ya there" Said a familiar masculine voice as a hand came down in front of my face. I grabbed the hand and they pulled me up. On my way up I swept my eyes from the guys feet all the way up past a nice set of rock hard abs (he was wearing a slightly tight shirt) and into the eyes of the one and only Paul Slater.
"That's ok" I said as I tried to step past him. Keyword being 'tried' because as I stepped sideways he to stepped sideways, I tried again only stepping the other way but once again he stepped in my way. "Hey, Paul stop it" I snapped at him.
"Jeesh what's the matter with you?" Paul said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh, I don't know it could be the fact that I have to go to the bathroom and 'SOMEONE' won't let me!" I yelled in a whisper.
"Ok ya just had to tell me and I would have moved" he said and moved. I looked around for CeeCee who by the looks of it ditched me and went ahead to the bathrooms. When I got into the bathroom I piratically ran into a open stall. When I got out CeeCee was at the sink reapplying her make-up
"Why'd ya leave me with him" I yelled at her.
"I didn't want to interrupt anything" she said giving me her puppy dog eyes so I would forgive her. "Oh it's ok Cee, I just hate to be alone with him". After we were done with what we had to do in the bathroom, we went out and guess who was waiting right outside the door, yep you probably guessed right it was...
The Easter Bunny. No seriously it was Paul.
"Now what do you want?" I said
"Just to talk" he said with a sheepish grin on his face.
"Well I don't want to talk" I said.
"Come on Suze, just for a sec" he gave me the famous Slater puppy dog eyes (A/N: that part I got from the flashlight story by Lolly and Hayley and if they do not want me to use/borrow this tell me in a review and I will take it out. Please don't be mad)
"Fine" I snapped, and turned back to CeeCee and said "I will be back in a minute" and left with Paul. We walked outside to one of the picnic tables and sat down. It was dark out side so we could barley see each other.
When I got back later that night I went straight up to my room and plopped down on the bed. My mind kept going over what had happened outside with Paul, what I had told Paul.
Flashback:
"So Paul what do you want to talk about?" I said
"Why are you back to hating my guts?" he asked me right back. I paused to think. Why was I back to hating him? It's not his fault that Jesse left, he doesn't even know that Jesse has left. Forever. All Paul has been since I told him that me and Jesse were going out was a friend, he still continued to teach me shifter lessons without hitting on me (much).
"I'm not really sure myself" I said.
"Well it must be something, I thought that you would be happy not to have to spend the entire week with just Jack?"
"Normally I would be happy to be able to hang around with someone my own age, but I just don't know" I finished in a whisper.
"Well did something happen between you and Jesse?"
"No" I said giving him a look. "Why would you think that?" This was getting really annoying, it was none of his business.
"Well, it's looks like you are on a date with the new kid" Paul said looking right into my eyes like he was trying to get me to admit it.
"I'm not on a date with Seth" I snapped at him.
"whoa Suze, shimmer down I'm just saying that, that is what it looks like"
"We...Are...Not...On...A...Date" I said slowly so he would get the hint.
"Ok, ok it's just that he had his arm around you" he said "and normally you would have punched his guts out if any other guy did that to you and say that you were taken" Paul said still staring me in the eye.
"Well, mabe I'm not taken anymore" I snapped at Paul, and then realised what I had said.
"What?" Paul said.
"Nothing" I replied quickly mabe too quickly because I knew by the look on his face that he didn't believe that what I had said was nothing.
"No, really what did you say?" Paul said with a look that said 'I can't believe it'. I figured that he would figure it out soon enough so I just told him.
"I said that maybe I'm not taken anymore" I said finding the ground really interesting.
"What, did Father Dom finally get you two to realize that it couldn't go anywhere?" Paul asked sounding sincere.
"No" I said in a whisper
"He, didn't break up with you did he, because if he did I will kill him" Paul said with his voice rising. This was strange usually it was Jesse saying that.
"One Paul he is already dead, and two he didn't breakup with me... he moved on" I said with a tear running down my face. What is up with me I have been dry (I mean tear dry) for like two weeks and now in front of Paul no less I am crying.
"Oh Suze, I'm sorry" Paul said, and do you know what I think he meant it instead of being happy that I'm free and Jesse is out of the way he sounded like he cared how I felt. And to prove how much he cared he pulled me into a hug. We stood there for a bit him just holding me and me just crying into his shirt. I told him all about what happened that night and he made me feel better by pointing out that at least because of me Jesse was able to move on and if I wasn't here he would have no one to give the ring to. He also pointed out that at least I got to say good-bye to him.
End of Flashback
that was pretty much how my little meeting with Paul went. After that he left and I went back in to CeeCee, Adam, and Seth (who looked a little sad for some reason). We finished up our drinks and went home. Thinking of this I fell asleep.