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Chapter 5

When I got back to the gates, I had tears in my eyes. Why did Jesse just disappear like that? I thought he was worried about me. If he had really been worried he wouldn't have just disappeared like that. I was fuming. I saw Ryan in the distance still standing by his jeep, but this time he wasn't smiling. He looked genuinely confused. " Are you alright Suze?" he said when I got closer to him. I said I was fine, he must've seen that I really wasn't but he didn't pursue the conversation any further. "Come on, let's get you home,"  he said in a reassuring manner.

It wasn't a very long drive back to my house, only ten minutes or so, but that was enough time to try and sort my self out. I didn't want anyone, especially not my mom, to realise that I'd been crying. There was silence in the car for almost two minutes till Ryan spoke again. " That was Jesse wasn't it," he said in a low voice.

" How do you know about Jesse?" I asked, genuinely surprised.  Why did somebody, I'd only known for an hour, know about Jesse?

"Father Dominic filled me in on your situation when I arrived at the missionary this afternoon. I'd already heard about you over the phone, but Father Dominic thought it best if he spoke to me about it properly in person before I met you. That's why I was in his office just now. Well as well as filling in forms anyways," he answered calmly.

Okay, well that explains that much, I thought. " I heard about the situation with Paul Slater too," he continued, " I can't believe he's coming back to school this semester, that's got to be tough on you."

"OKAY, FREEZE FRAME! Paul Slater is coming to the missionary? You have got to be kidding me!"  I cried in utter shock. The look on my face must have said enough because Ryan started again.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Suze. I though Father Dom would have told you." He looked truly sorry.

 "Nope. That he forgot to tell me."

"I'm such an idiot." Gee, the poor guy was beating himself up over something Father Dom forgot to tell me.

"Hey, it's not your fault. You're not an idiot." Ryan was just shaking his head as if he'd just committed a crime or something. We pulled up outside the house at quarter to five. "Just in time for dinner" I thought to myself Five minutes later and Andy would have made me wash the dishes for the next three weeks.

"Well thanks for the ride. It was really sweet of you. I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow then." Ryan said I was very welcome and threw me another glimpse of those pearly whites after he's apologised about fifty more times. I waited till he'd vacated the drive, then I turned around took a few deep breaths and opened the front door. Andy was the only person in the house when I got in. "Hey Suze. Nice day at school?" Andy was my mom's boyfriend, and you could really tell he was trying hard to get along with me. That's more than can be said for Dopey. He's had it in for me since the day he met me. And believe you me the feeling is mutual.

" Yeah it was fine thanks Andy," I smiled at him before retreating to my bedroom.

I didn't know what else to do, so I went and sat on the window ledge overlooking the Carmel hills. I grabbed hold of my pillow and sunk my head into it. I didn't know why it was bothering me so much about what Jesse had said, because I'd heard worse, I just thought he'd be a bit more understanding. I couldn't keep it in any longer. I just started crying again. After a few moments, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up and saw that somebody was sat in front of me. I couldn't make out who it was at first because my eyes were all blurry. But after I wiped my eyes I knew exactly who it was. It was Jesse. "Go Away. I don't want to talk to you." Jesse looked as if he'd guessed that was what I was going to say but he didn't. Go away that is. He just stared at me, and rested his head in his hands.

"I'm so sorry Susannah. I shouldn't have acted the way I did,"  he said in a soft voice. I tried not to listen to him, and continued staring out the window into the distance, still crying though not as much as before. But then Jesse reached out and wiped the tears from under my eyes. I just stared at him for a few moments not knowing what to say, but Jesse took hold of my hands and continued. " It's just…. I don't want to see you hurt again. I've seen what has happened to you before and I hate it….I don't like…" He didn't get to finish what he was saying because I interrupted him by throwing my arms around him and placing my head against his chest.

 " I'm so sorry Jesse. I don't mean to make you worry. You don't have to worry because I'm going to take more care this time. I promise." I don't think me saying 'this time' was the best idea, since Jesse pushed me back into my previous position and began pacing the room.

 "Querida…. Did you not listen to what I just said? I don't want you getting hurt again. I don't want you seeing this boy when I am not with you. I don't trust him."

What was Jesse talking about? How could he not trust Ryan? He'd never even met him. " How can you not trust Ryan Jesse? You've never spoken to him. There is no reason for you not to trust him. I mean he brought me home safely. He didn't just abandon me like you did." I was extremely angry, and I think Jesse saw that.

" Susannah, I didn't abandon you. You weren't going to come with me. What was I supposed to do? Nobody can see me so I couldn't pick you up and carry you all the way home." Jesse had me there but he still shouldn't have left me.

"How do I know you're not going to do that to me again? Leave me on my own. Don't try to tell me about trust Jesse when you obviously have a problem with it yourself." I don't think I'd seen Jesse look this mad since he was nearly exorcised, but I didn't care. I needed to make him see I was not just a silly little girl.

"And for your information Jesse I'm not a little girl. I'm sixteen years old okay? I'm old enough to look out for myself. And if I want to see Ryan again then I will. You can't stop me Jesse. I mean he's starting at the mission tomorrow…and so is…" I paused for a moment.

 " And so is who Susannah?" Jesse demanded

"

Paul…Paul Slater," I said in a calm voice. I saw the look in Jesse's eyes, and I knew that I had made a mistake. Jesse muttered something in Spanish and then, as he had done by the missionary, disappeared without another word. I'm guessing his words, if translated, were something along the lines of 'not if I've got anything to do with it.'

A/N Not a very long chapter again, but I was suffering from writers block, lol. I'll try and make the next one longer.