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Chapter 3 now upI heard the light tapping of knuckles on our oak door. "Brad could you get that?" He was the one paying the least attention to my little speech about my being a mediator/shifter. Instead he was counting the treads in a tassel that was on one of the cushions.
"get it yourself" I guess he didn't want to loose count of those threads that he was so absorbed in.
"ugh" I huffed whilst lifting myself from the couch. I didn't particularly have to greet whoever was at the door. My face was most likely to be all red and blotchy from the crying, they would think it was probably some disfiguring rash that had just magically appeared.
"what do you want?" I didn't bother looking at who it was; it wasn't as if I was going to be anyone important.
"Susannah?" Oooops. Mentally I was smacking myself on the head.
"Oh hi Jesse, I err, didn't think it would be you. I thought that you were supposed to be at work today."
"Its my day off so I thought I would spend some time with you".
I avoided his gaze as I didn't want him so see that I had been crying. Unfortunately he noticed.
"Querida have you been crying?" he asked me, lifting my chin and looking into my squinty red eyes. "If it's Slater I'll-."
"No, NO!" I didn't want him to get the wrong idea "this has nothing to do with Paul". The last thing I want is for Paul to get beaten up, for doing nothing, (for once) even I if do hate him. I wish that feeling was mutual on his behalf.
"Then what is the matter?" He put a hand on my cheek and with his thumb wiped my tears away. Funny that, I hadn't realised that I was crying.
I stared into his eyes through my hazy vision. Unable to say anything I passed him the crushed and slightly damp letter that had been clenched in my fist.
After a minute or so he passed me back the letter, wrapped an arm around me and lightly kissed me on my forehead. We just stood there for a while wrapped in a warm embrace. I buried my face in his warm chest and inhaled his scent, its sort of a nice fresh soapy smell. I lifted my head and noticed I had left a damp patch of his shirt
"Sorry about you shirt" I sniffled.
"That's ok".
"God I am such a looser"
"Why?" Jesse asked looking confused in a slightly adorable way. "For crying, I mean its just so pathetic". He looked slightly angry now, "Susannah you are far from pathetic" "yeah well…" I just stared down, twiddling my fingers. I heard him let out a small chuckle and gave him a great big smile myself.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Was he actually offering to come with me to England? HE must be crazy, then again what sort of nutter would I be turn down an offer of being able to see him more often?
"Ok" I nodded my head "but are you sure?" "Of course I'm sure, I wouldn't have said so if I wasn't".
That made my heart melt. Call me old fashioned all you want but I love it whenever he says anything like that.
I leaned in and gave him a great big kiss on the lips. He seemed surprised at first but then returned the kiss. He snaked his arms around my back and I ran my hands through his soft dark hair, it was so amazing I didn't want it to end.
"Ewwwwww that's disgusting you guys. Get a room will ya!" Jesses face turned an intriguing shade of pink and then stared at his feet looking sheepish. I couldn't help but laugh. "Awww has ickle Bradley not yet reached that stage of maturity called get over it!" Dopey just scowled but I saw his jaw tighten. Jake then walked out and rattled with his car keys. "Brad man, Suze just dissed you. You know most men wouldn't stand for that, I guess your just not manly enough" and with that Jake patted him on the back.
"RIGHT that's it! Dopey said then launched himself at Jake and they both fell to the ground rolling around in the dirt.
Jesse raised an eyebrow and said "hmm, I don't think either of them are particularly mature"
"Yes I think you right"
We both laughed and watched them mall each other "Do you think we should stop them?" Jesse finally asked looking worried "Nah. Wait till Andy comes, that way they'll get grounded". What? They shouldn't be fighting, it's their own fault!
Andy eventually came out and split them up. They didn't get grounded just banned from their games console and took my and David's chores for the rest of the week.
"well then Susannah, perhaps we go inside. He offered his arm like one of those posh gentlemen. "Ok Hector" I smiled and he mock punched my arm.
Dopey heard my say that "Wait Jesse is 'Hector'? Dude you were given such a whack name, were your parents high when they named you?" Jesse looked mad. He hates it when people insult his family; I had to physically restrain him from punching Brad.
"Grow up Brad" and then I walked over to him and kneed him in the groin. Much to my satisfaction he fell to the ground clutching his you know.
"Now why didn't I get to do that Querida?" he asked as we walked into the house hand in hand. I smiled "because then my parents would hate you and we can't have that can we?"
"I guess not"
"Oh hi Jesse my mom said as we walked through the door" She was a bit wary of the fact that Jesse used to be a ghost that lived in my bedroom.
"Hello Mrs Ackerman" God. He is way to polite.
"Please call me Helen"
"Mom" I said interrupting their little chat, "in the letter it mentioned someone called Hector" "This" I said pointing to Jesse "is Hector"
"Oh"
Ok. I know I have rambled on in the past 3 chapters about Suze and Jesse and all that but I promise in the next chapter Suze will meet Harry.
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Laura x
