Chapter 4

Water Parks and Cheese Balls

"I'm coming! Hold your frickin horses!" Mimi bellowed, scrambling out of bed, rubbing her puffy eyes, as she slipped her grey bunny slippers onto her feet.

"What do you want?" She snapped, swinging the door open, not even bothering to see who was at the door.

Jason grinned. She looked absolutely adorable, having just jumped out of bed. Her hair was sticking up in places, and her eyes were puffy. Just then she yawned and stretched, causing her camisole to raise up so Jason could see that perfect little tummy.

He cleared his throat. "Well, we've been working incredibly hard all week, and I have wonderful news. I would make you guess what it is, but you obviously aren't awake enough for games. We got the program out on the market months earlier than we expected- and it's all because of you! You sold it! So, we're celebrating!" He said, walking into the room, beaming.

Mimi just stared at him, in shock. "We sold it? We sold it!" She screamed, jumping up and down. She ran over to him and threw her arms around his neck.

Jason allowed himself to get caught up in her presence. He wrapped his arms around her, picked her up, and spun her around. Her body was pressed closely to his. Jason realized just how skimpy her little pajama's were. He could feel her body pressed closely to his. His mind began to wonder…

"What's going on here?" Phillip yelled, running in. "Are you ok?" He asked, and then, stopping, looked at the two of them, as Jason placed Mimi back on the floor.

He looked at them sheepishly. "I, uh, heard yelling. Um, I wanted to make sure you were ok, I'll, uh, be going now." He stuttered, backing out of the door.

"Phillip, it wasn't what it-" Mimi said, as Phillip flashed his dimples and winked, shut the door.

Mimi realized what it must have looked like to Phillip. She looked down, suddenly aware of how much she wasn't wearing, with her very short pajama bottoms and camisole on.

Jason stuck his hands in the pockets of his cargos, and looked around. He had to do something to break the tension. "Look, Meems, I was wondering if you would go with me to Splash Paradise. I wanted to celebrate, and if I remember correctly, you love roller coasters." He said, referring to sophomore year, when their Public Events class took a field trip to Splash Paradise, a water park and amusement park, located a couple hours outside of Salem.

Mimi hesitated. She wasn't sure that spending even more time with Jason was really a good idea. She looked up, not sure what to say.

"Please?" Jason pouted, giving her his best puppy dog eyes.

Mimi felt herself cave in. "That's not fair! How can anyone say no to that face, Jase?" She demanded, placing her hands on her hips.

He laughed. "Go get ready, then." He said, sitting on the couch.

Phillip placed the tray on the bed, kissing his waking wife. "You'll never guess what I just walked in on." He smiled, as he sat beside her and began feeding her strawberries.

"What?" She asked, savoring the strawberry, thinking of many, many, more interesting things they could be doing rather than just talking.

"Jason and Mimi." Phillip smirked, watching as his wife's eyes grew huge.

"WHAT?" Belle shrieked, as her husband began laughing at her shock.

"Oh, my gosh! That was soooo fun!" Mimi said, as Jason reached over to steady the very dizzy Mimi. "I love rollercoasters!"

They had just gotten to the park, and the Halo was the first ride Mimi wanted to go on. Jason had bought them Line Jumpers, so they instantly went to the front of the line. The Halo has spun around and around in the air, going through three hoops, and then riding upside down parallel to the "Rushing River", which was a stream for another ride.

Jason looked over at Mimi, loving the fact that they had the whole day available to be alone, having fun. They had no worries right now. It was just them. He watched her blonde hair ruffle in the breeze, and saw the laughter in her eyes. 'I will do everything to keep that light there,' He decided. No one and nothing would ever hurt Mimi again. She was too good of a friend for anything to ever hurt her.

Mimi looked over at Jason and smiled. She was so lucky to have a friend like him, someone who she could count on to make her laugh when nothing seemed happy, let alone funny. He had come into her life during the darkest hour, and helped her. He was her light. He was her best friend.

"Come on- let's go to a water ride!" Jason said, grabbing her hand and pulling her toward the ride with him. Mimi giggled. This was the best day she had in a very, very long time.

Much later that evening, they headed home. They were sun burnt and soaked. But, they were happy.

At that time Jason's stomach growled. Mimi laughed. "Hungry are we?" She teased, smiling.

"Famished." He smiled, patting his belly.

"We're almost to Salem. Why don't we stop at my place, and we can change clothes, and then I'll run out for some takeout?" Mimi suggest, not wanting the day to be over yet.

"Great. I have some extra clothes in the back." Jason said, smiling. He didn't want to end the day yet.

Mimi walked into the apartment, and sat the food on the counter. Well, except the cheese balls. Those were her new addiction. She didn't hear the shower running, so she assumed Jason was throwing his soaking clothes in the washer. She walked into the bathroom to grab her lip gloss. She found more than lip gloss.

There stood a very good looking, very naked, Jason Masters. She looked down. And there was J.M. Junior. She looked back up, blushing profusely. She said the only thing that came to her mind.

She held out her hand with her snacks. "Cheese ball?"