Chapter Four: To The Movies

Jessie woke up at around eight the next morning. She sat up and stretched before making her way to the bathroom to get ready for the day. She emerged at 8:30 and headed downstairs to grab some breakfast on her way out to the barn. Noticing the note on the counter saying her brother was out in the fields, she walked the short distance and through the big doors. She finished her breakfast, and got Bullseye ready to ride to find her brother in the fields.

Riding Bullseye brought back so many memories. She arrived at the field about five minutes later, spotting Woody trying to round up some of the cows. "Need a hand?" She called out.

"Sure!" He replied.

The two managed to round up the cattle and bring them back to the field close to the barn. "We just got a bull," he explained.

They spent most of the morning doing things around the barn. At noon, they released the horses from their saddles and other equipment and let them out in the field with the other horses. They then went in for lunch themselves, and began talking of their plans for that night.

"Bo and I are going out to see a movie tonight," he told Jessie.

"That should be fun," she said, not looking up from her plate.

"Um..Bo was thinking you could join us if you wanted to."

The red-haired girl shook her head. "Nah, I don't want to be a third wheel."

"Actually, she said that you could..maybe bring Buzz?"

Jessie looked up. "Woody..I..I don't know. I mean, I don't even know if he wants to date again."

"Jessie, we haven't seen Buzz this happy in a long time. After you left, he really didn't talk to anyone. I mean, if you saw him before last night, you wouldn't have recognized him."

"Really?" Jessie asked, with both surprise and concern written on her face

"Yeah.".

"I don't know, Woody."

"C'mon Jess! It'll be fun!"

Jessie thought about it for a moment before she agreed. "I'll go call him."

"Um well..we kinda already talked to him about it last night."

"Oh really? When?" she asked, looking up to stare a hole through her brother.

"Um..well, I caught him before dinner."

"Well..I guess I'll go. What movie are we going to go see anyway?" Jessie wondered.

"That new one from James Cameron. Avatar I think it's called."

"That's a great movie!" Jessie said, suddenly excited.

"You've seen it?" asked Woody.

"No, but I've heard great things about it!" Jessie said, eyes sparkling with happiness.

"Then it's settled. Movie starts at six, so Bo and Buzz said they'll come around five."

"Sounds great. You need any more help?" asked the redhead, standing up to put her plate in the sink.

"Nah. There's not much left to be done for today."

"Alright. I'm going to go up and go through some of my old clothes. See what fits and stuff."

Woody nodded and got up to go back out to the barn. Jessie made her way upstairs to her room, and started to pull old clothes out of the drawers in her dresser. There were only a few shirts and pairs of pants that didn't fit, so she thankfully wouldn't have to go shopping for new clothes. While she would never admit it (especially to Bo), she didn't mind shopping. Sure, it wasn't her favorite activity, but there were worse things that she could think of having to do.

While putting back her clothes, she noticed something in the bottom of her drawer. Noticing the lone sheet of paper, she pulled it out to read it. It was a note from Buzz, back from high school, asking her if she wanted to go to homecoming with him. I forgot I saved this..she thought to herself. She read it a couple times, noticing all the spots where he had erased something, just to write something else, but worded differently. Smiling, she put it back into the drawer. Noticing it was almost four thirty, she got herself cleaned up and ready for that night.

She decided on a green polo shirt and a pair of jeans and got downstairs just as she saw Buzz's car pull up to the house. She ran outside and gave him a hug.

"What was that for? Not that I'm complaining," he asked, hugging her back.

"Just because," she replied. "Woody is still out in the field. Wanna go out and get him with me?"

Buzz really didn't change that much over the past few years. He had finally caught up to her in height, and his hair was still the same sandy blonde and his eyes were still the same. In fact, it seemed like everyone had stayed the same but her.

"Um..sure."

Jessie pulled back and looked at Buzz. "Still afraid of horses?" she asked.

"I'm not afraid, they just..they are really big and-" he started to protest.

"You're scared."

Buzz sighed. "Yeah, a little.

A mischievous grin appeared on her face. "Well..we'll just have to fix that won't we?"

Buzz chuckled. "Maybe some other time. C'mon. Let's go inside and wait for your brother," he said, putting his arm around her shoulder as the two made their way inside.

Bo's little car pulled up a few minutes later, and Woody got in at about the same time. He went upstairs to change and clean up, and the four were all crammed into Woody's truck as they headed towards town and the movie theater.

Once there, they all piled out and headed up to buy their tickets and popcorn. The movie was almost sold out, even though it had already been out for a couple of weeks.

"That was the best movie EVER!" exclaimed Jessie as they walked out of the theater and back to Woody's truck.

"It was really good," agreed Buzz.

"I thought it was sad though," commented Bo.

"Yeah, it was kinda sad in the middle, but the ending was great. I wonder if they'll make a sequel.." Jessie wondered as she got into the truck.

"Dunno, but I'm sure they will," Woody said as he started the truck. The ride back was filled with animated conversation about Avatar, and how much they liked it.

When they got back, Bo and Woody went for a walk, leaving Jessie and Buzz alone again. They sat on the porch swing for another half hour, watching the moon rise. "It's getting late," Buzz said finally.

"Mm.." Jessie replied, leaning her head down on his shoulder.

"I have to go to work tomorrow, and you look like you could use some sleep."

Jessie sighed. "Will I see you again tomorrow?"

"I can swing by after work, if you want me to."

"I'll always want you to," she replied.

Buzz leaned down and kissed her before getting up to leave.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he said before getting into his car and driving back down the long driveway.

Jessie walked in and headed upstairs. She changed into her pajamas, trying to fall asleep quickly so that tomorrow would come faster.

Author's Note: Well Band Camp was okay. The chaperones hated me, but I still had fun. Here is the next chapter! I hope you like it! I don't know how much time I will have for the story now that I have both band AND cross country, but I'll try. That and the fact the my computer in my room has been re-located to the den because the other one died and we didn't really want to buy another. Idk..maybe I'll just hijack my mom's lap top.

Thank you for all the reviews an d such, I may have been a zombie when I got back from band camp, but I still read each and every one of them! And I'm glad ya'll liked the preview. That will be in the next chapter, so keep checking your email for an update! You guys rock as much as the saxophone section does this year!

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