PART 10 A WAY TO WIN YOUR GIRL'S HEART: LOTS OF CUTENESS AND A BIT OF SEDUCTION

Everyday became a routine for Jessie and Katie. Most of the time, Jessie's at the hospital working while Katie was at home writing. Things were starting to get back to the way things were, like what it was in highschool before Katie gave Jessie the letter. They get along well. They talk a lot and never run out of topics. They feel comfortable with each other again. Jessie buys groceries and Katie does all the cooking. They watch dvd's when Jessie has a time off, whereas Katie just had to set her writing aside to spend time with Jessie. At one time, Tad and Grace made a quick trip to LA for a really short vacation that lasted for two days. Not that vacation was really their intention. Of course, they were there to spy on their friends, to know how was Jessie's and Katie's relationship is going. And based on Grace's own assessment, it was going pretty well and praised herself for it. After all, it was her and Tad who planned this reunion. Jessie insisted that nothing romantic was going on between her and Katie, as of the moment anyway. Grace was glad to see that shine back in Jessie's eyes.

Whenever Jessie is at the hospital, she calls to check on Katie every now and then. This would have annoyed Katie to the fullest if it was somebody else calling every fifteen minutes, but it was Jessie, who seem to worry a lot just not being able to see her in that short period of them. And every time Katie hangs up the phone, she can hardly wait to hear Jessie's voice again.

It wasnt' clear to either of them, whatever that was going on in their relationship right now. Jessie was sure about what she wants though. She wants to be with Katie. She loves Katie. Katie was loving every minute with Jessie and at the same time, hating it. Because this thing with Jessie has no future. She had already given up Jessie, and what was a tough decision to make after spending almost a decade of your life loving a person that couldn't love you back. And like what she told Tad, this is the last that she's spending time with Jessie. It was sort of a goodbye thing.

But Jessie would do anything to have Katie's heart again. And it includes sneaking kisses on the cheeks that made Katie's insides turn into knots. Of course, Jessie could see her effect on Katie and enjoys it. And knowing how Katie had to take a cold shower every night after the two of them cuddled in the couch on a movie night makes Jessie grin. Not so typical of Katie, 'coz between the two of them, Jessie used to be the one who always try to be in control. The idea of an impulsive Katie in control, especially of her emotions, was sort of... Funny. Well, she looked rather funny trying to control it anyway. She gets that distorted expression on her face, squirms a lot, and gets all tongue-tied.

And that morning, it's time to make another move to shatter Katie's defenses. Jessie looked at herself in front of the full-length mirror inside her bedroom. Perfect. Sporting a sexy grin on her face, she walked out.

Meanwhile, Katie was writing early at the veranda. The sun was just rising and the beach looked great. Katie had to stop writing and stood up to check out the sight.

Wow... It was the only word she could think of to describe the view. Until she turned around and saw through the sliding glass door a more amazing and definitely breath-taking sight...

Jessie was in the living room, standing beside the coffee table, holding the phone on her right hand, talking to someone on the other line, looking sexy on her tied-up hair and two-piece pink bikinis...

Katie's jaw dropped, almost hitting the floor. Jessie glanced at her and flashed her sweetest smile. Katie realized how fast her heart was beating. She didn't realized when her feet started acting on its own and made steps to Jessie's direction. Then, BAM! Katie hit the still closed glass door, felt the pain surged through her forehead as she fell down on the floor. Upon seeing what happened, Jessie dropped the phone and ran to the direction of the veranda, slid the glass door open, and went down on her knees to help Katie up.

Great Jessie, so much for seduction. Jessie blamed herself. There was a small gash on Katie's forehead. Being the doctor that she is, she knew exactly what to do. She helped Katie sit on the couch and ran to get the things that she needed from her bedroom. In a flash, she was back. She cleaned Katie's cut and put a band-aid on it. When she looked at Katie, Katie was furiously blushing. Jessie couldn't help but laugh. Katie turned even redder.

"You'll live." Jessie joked. She was still laughing at Katie's red face.

"What? What's so funny?" Katie knew Jessie could see how embarrassed she was, but it wouldn't hurt to pretend ignorant, she thought.

"Nothing." Jessie shrugged. Katie pouted, Jessie chuckled. "You."

"I had accidentally cut my forehead and you find it funny? Thanks for the support, Jess." Katie said in mock sarcasm.

"Well, maybe next time, you should be looking where you're going instead of fantasizing about SOME half-naked people in a sexy bikini." Jessie intended to make Katie blush even more but felt herself blushing instead.

"Well, may THOSE half-naked people shouldn't be strutting their stuff on some unsuspecting writer on the other side of a really thick glass door. It hurts, you know, really dangerous stuff." Katie laughed and Jessie laughed with her. "So, what's the occasion?" Katie looked at Jessie up and down, letting Jessie know what she meant. But then she realized she was actually checking her out, so, she tried to focus her eyes to Jessie's face and not down below.

"It's beach day."

"What?"

"Your California experience wouldn't be complete without really going to the beach." Jessie pulled Katie to Katie's bedroom to change.

"But I haven't bought any bathing suit yet." Katie protested but let herself be pulled. Jessie stopped walking and faced her. This time, it was Jessie who looked at Katie up and down, as if sizing her up. Then she looked at herself. Katie frowned.

What is she doing? Then, instead of pulling Katie to their original destination, she pulled her into her bedroom.

Katie just had to swallow. The idea of her and Jessie inside Jessie's bedroom, with Jessie in a really sexy bikini, was just TOO MUCH. She needs to get away, maybe take one of her infamous cold showers, and just try to hide from Jessie for the rest of the day.

"Uh, Jess---"

"Relax Singer, I'm not going to rape you." Jessie turned to get a good look of Katie's now red face again, and satisfied by what she saw, she's not about to stop with the fun. "Not right now anyway." Jessie said slyly, then chuckled. Katie seemed to have lost the ability to speak. Jessie continued with her charade. "When the time comes, you'll know. I might drug you and tie you up first, it's not like you're gonna protest, it's just---"

"How would you know I wouldn't? You think I'm THAT easy?" Katie narrowed her eyes on Jessie. Okay, so maybe Jessie was right. She WOULD drug herself and tie herself up for Jessie, but she's not about to let her know that she's at her mercy. Jessie grinned. Katie looked too frail right now and would definitely give in any moment. But Jessie's planning to play this game of seduction a little while longer.

She moved closer to Katie, her face a few inches away from hers, not tearing her eyes away from her, and Katie tried her best to hold her gaze.

"Do you want me to prove it?" Jessie said in what she hoped to be a really seductive voice.

If Jessie can play this game, I can too. Katie thought.

"You can try." Katie replied in the same low, sexy voice that matched Jessie's. Jessie smiled and moved her face closer, making Katie swallow the imaginary lump in her throat. Jessie stared at Katie's thin red lips, moistening her own with her tongue, then move closer again, their faces almost touching. Katie had to close her eyes. Jessie leaned to whisper in Katie's right ear.

"I'll wait outside." Jessie whispered. Katie shivered upon feeling Jessie's warm breath in her ear. And it triggered a lot of different sensations inside her. She didn't understood what Jessie had just said to her until she opened her eyes. Jessie was gone, and a close full of bathing suits and bikinis was left open for her.

This is one hell of sweet torture. Katie sighed.

Jessie was sitting on the staircase on the side of the beach house when Katie went out. She had her back on Katie and was singing I'll Fly Away. It was the song she sang when she auditioned for the school play in higshcool, the song that she sang when for the first time, Katie saw her, the song that made Katie fall in love with her in an instant. Katie stood behind, listening with a smile, recalling the first time she heard that angelic voice. Sensing Katie's presence as she always does, Jessie turned her head and stopped singing upon seeing her. She got up and turned around to face Katie, who had changed into Jessie's red bikinis.

Katie felt a bit awkward under Jessie's stare. While Jessie realized that she had been staring far too long at Katie's supermodel body, she immediately looked away.

It's supposed to be ME seducing HER, not HER, seducing ME. Jessie reprimanded herself.

"Uhm... Let's go." Jessie grabbed Katie's hand without asking for permission and dragged her to the ocean.

Jessie had brought two blankets for them. Both decided to work on their tan. As they lay side by side with each other, Jessie's mind was swirling. Beach guys and babes kept passing in front of them, obviously trying to get some attention. Most were throwing smiles at them, or rather at Katie anyway. Jessie frowns every time Katie smiles back. A few of the gorgeous males and females even said hi and started a few short conversations with the love of her life, to Jessie's annoyance. She wanted to strangle each of them and force them to mind their own business, but she realized that would be a major turn-off, not to mention a major crime, so, she tried to calm herself.

Why does Katie have to smile at them in return? It's not like she knew them so why waste her attention on them? They're obviously trying to hit on her and they're not even cute!

Unbeknownst to Jessie, Katie could barely focus, with Jessie's bikini-clad body lying beside her. She was helpless just having her around. So, she would rather pretend that she was checking the other girls out (but not really seeing them), than let herself imagine unholy things, considering Jessie's close proximity. But the attention that Katie was giving those really hot beach people is starting to get to Jessie.

It's time to do something.

Jessie turned her body around, so she was now lying on her stomach. She reached for something beside her and handed it to Katie. Katie frowned.

"I have really sensitive skin. Would you mind putting some sunblock on my back?" Jessie asked coyly. Katie's eyes widened. As to how many times she had swallowed her own tongue that day, she wasn't sure. With Jessie's odd behavior, it was hard to keep track.

"Katie?" Jessie brought Katie back to reality. Katie shook her head out of cobwebs and looked at Jessie's eyes.

"Yeah, sure." She squeaked, then reached for the sunblock hastily. After squeezing some into her palm, she looked down at Jessie's back which was only covered by the thin string of pink bikini that made Katie's hands shake. Now, the rational Katie would have said no. But the hopelessly in love Katie was all too willing to do anything for Jessie. And she could feel the desire brewing inside of her all over again. When Katie's palm finally made contact with Jessie's bare skin, she had to close her eyes, taking a mental note to have a thousand and one ICY COLD SHOWERS after this. Under her, Jessie could feel Katie's trembling hand. She just couldn't stop herself from smiling.

"Can you do that lower?" Jessie said in a playfully sweet tone. Smooth move. Leave it to Jessie to drive Katie to the edge of madness.

So maybe I'd take more than a thousand and one icy cold showers tonight. Katie thought, and jumping in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with all the icebergs seemed to be so appealing right now.

"Uh, sure." Katie answered. Even her voice was trembling, and there's no way that Jessie could have missed that. Katie made another mental note to smack herself later in the head.