Gravitation

Is not responsible

For a person

Falling for another

-Albert Einstein

~Jesse~

"I love you." I whispered, as my eyes fell shut, and I dozed off.

"I know." I caught her voice just as the world went black.

I woke up to a light humming and someone stroking my hair gently. I wasn't sure what time it was, and I didn't know how long I'd been asleep.

My eyes were still closed, but I was full on awake.

There was a light ache in my leg, and a numb feeling in my arm but I was in much better shape than the last time I'd been awake. I could still feel June's soft lips on my cheek.

What if she just pitied me because I'd been attacked? What if she didn't actually care about me? I mean what happened was really unfair, but I'd have had time to explain to her what really happened. She'd said she hated me! And she never wanted to see me again. Then again, Laurie had told me girl exaggerated things. I'd had a lot of experience with Lizzie. Every week I'd done something that I never remembered. She always got over it though.

Then it really hit me.

I said I loved her.

I'm such an idiot! What was I thinking? I probably wasn't. Is Laurie still here? Right about now Laurie was one of the only people I could trust. I did love her though. I loved her more than a person could imagine.

I sighed and blinked my eyes open once again, my eyes spotting June, who was looking down at me. A smile was curled into her lips.

"Jess!" She had my head in her lap.

"Hi, June," I smiled at her, my voice on the hoarse side. I started to sit up, her small hands pressed against my back, helping me.

"How are you feeling?" She asked me, her voice gentle and caring. Her eyes were bright, all the traces of anger and hatred that had been shot at me the night before had disappeared.

I sat up, stretching out, my back giving out a satisfying 'pop.'

I swore her eyes weren't on my face as I stretched. I looked down; I was not wearing a shirt.

"I feel so exposed," I crossed my arms over my chest playfully.

Her face fell, her eyes lifted back to mine.

"Oh, I, Ah, can go get you…" She started to stand up but I grabbed her wrist bringing her back down.

"I was kidding, I walk around like this all the time," I chuckled and leaned against the couch.

"Oh, uhm, alright. You were out for a while," She laughed lightly, keeping her gaze locked with mine.

"What time is it?" My voice said, even though I wasn't really paying attention. I was looking at her.

I hadn't really gotten to see her beauty up close, and when I was close to her, I didn't really pay attention to her; I usually had something on my mind.

But now I was really looking at her, I'd thought she was beautiful since the moment she'd hit me in the back of the head with a volleyball.

Her hair was wavy, and bottle blonde, but it was totally natural. She had hazel eyes with specks of gold, and perfectly shaped ruby red lips. She also had high cheek bones and an long nose with a ski jump edge.

"It's around 11:00 at night, and Jess, why are you staring at me?" She whispered, giving me a strange look.

She stood up and walked to the kitchen. I'd thought she was always abnormally skinny, but now I got a good look at her body. She was wearing a snug white tank top, and shorts. She had curves, but just a small aero-dynamic kind of body, even thought she was almost six foot tall.

June was hot.

Really hot.

And she wasn't mine, this amazingly talented girl, beautiful as could be was my soul mate, and right now, anyone could have her.

I watched her walk into the kitchen and look around in the fridge before looking up at me.

"Do you want anything?" She smiled sheepishly, and I shook my head, thanking her silently.

She sauntered back into the room, I was about to ask her if she forgave me for being an ass when she spoke.

"I'm going back to Arizona." She whispered, "I'm going to visit Billy sometimes, and write, but my whole life is back in Arizona. I can't just leave it there. I'm sorry."

Her words hit me like a blow to the head. I wanted to beg her not to go, not to leave me.

I just kept a straight stare on my face and refused to meet her gaze.

"Jess, I'm really sorry," Her voice was soft and kind, I felt her hand on my shoulder and then I turned to her.

"June, you can't," I said, my voice sounding drained and tired.

"Jess, I have to, I have State's for wrestling in two weeks, and this is kind of like a vacation week for me. Next week I have to get back for my training. If I win my matches in the tournament, we go to Nationals. That would be the first time our team ever had. I want to win so badly. And I only have another year there. I could just finish there and then I'd be off to college. My life is set in Arizona; I can't leave it there and just move halfway across the country. I just can't, Jess." Her eyes were nig and sincere.

I let silence take over for a few more moments.

"You wrestle?" Was the genius line that came out of my mouth.

She laughed her hand on my forearm, "Yeah, I do."

She finished laughing and looked up at me, her face clouding over with seriousness. She shifted so that she was facing me, and her hands rested on my shoulders.

My hands automatically slid to her waist, causing me to pull her closer so she was sitting on my lap basically.

That's when Shad bounded into the room. The small black lab puppy jumped on June, knocking her back. Her arms untangled from around my waist and around him.

He wriggled happily in her hold.

"Shad, he knows just how to ruin everything," She murmured, laughing.

"He seems like a good dog, and I know Nessie will be all over you on this scenario, are you taking Shad back with you to Arizona?" I made my voice sound strong, even though I was mentally cringing at never seeing her again.

"I already have two cats and a dog down there, my mom would kill me if I brought another dog home. My dog at home's name is Harlan, he's a German Sheppard. I'm probably going to let Ness keep him, as long as it's okay with Jake, it being his house and stuff." She shrugged her expression as though she were just considering the fact.

"Oh," I said with my arms still around her waist. She didn't move or try to slide off my lap, she stayed put, and was perfectly happy coddling Shad in her arms. She had no clue how jealous I was of a tiny black lab puppy right now.

"Oh, hey wait, your little brother Tommy, does he like dogs? Because if he does, I mean you guys could take Shad, I'm sure he'd love to be there." She flashed me a smile, revealing her pearl white teeth.

"I'm sure Tommy would love to have Shad, but I wouldn't want to hurt Ness's feelings, even though she's already got a dog," I unthinkingly said that last part aloud, It was a reference to Jake, an joke of sorts.

Shit.

"She does? I didn't know that, where is the dog?" June asked, wide eyed.

I cracked up.

"It's, ah, it's an inside joke," I chuckled. She shrugged it off and stroked the small head of the lab.

"You guys could keep him, I'm sure Laurie would just love having something else to take care of," She winked at me. I laughed again.

"Laurie adores dogs, actually." I smirked, challenging her.

"Well she already lives with one," She nudged my arm, grinning.

Wait, did June see what happened? Did she know about the wolves?

My heart raced increased alarmingly, I could feel the frown forming on my face.

"Whoa, sorry, Jess. It was just a joke, I didn't mean to like hurt your feelings or anything," She apologized quickly.

"No, sorry, I was just thinking about something." I said, smiling again.

"Oh, okay," She said in a small voice. Shad started to lick her face, making her burst into a chorus of giggles.

I just watched her as she squirmed with the little animal.

She fell backwards on the couch, out of my lap, her waist being pulled from my grasp.

I sighed happily as the dog continued to attack her with kisses.

More jealously raged within me.

The Shad jumped on me.

"Whoa!" I said, alarmed and she kept giggling. Shad hopped on my chest, his claws gliding along my skin. He struggled to reach my face, but his rough tongue started to lick my cheek.

I laughed and pulled him off me. He squirmed in my arms and then jumped out, padding away from us.

"Woooowwww," She drew out the word, looking up at me.

"That was one hell of a way to get attacked by a crazy little black lab," I chuckled and she laughed along with me.

"Well, he'll be living with you soon, so," She shrugged and sat up, fixing her tank top, "Better get used to him,"

I watched, my eyes tracing the shape of her perfect body.

Why couldn't I just man up and ask her out or something? Way to be a wimp, Jesse.

She looked up at me, "Uh sorry, hey it's really late, you should be getting home, unless you want to uh stay here, I'm sure Jake would be fine with it." She smiled at me, standing up. I stood up as well

"Nah, I'll head home, just to assure Tommy that I'm alright." I smiled back at her.

She hugged me, and stood on her toes, planting a kiss on my cheek.

"Feel better, I'll see you later. If I don't, I'll drop Shad off at your house on Sunday before I leave for the airport." She said, her cheeks were flushed, and she looked as if she couldn't believe what she'd just done.

The skin where her lips had touch felt weird. I placed my hand over the small spot, and couldn't help but grin.

"Bye, June," I waved, grinning as if I were on top of the world.

"Bye, Jess," She muttered hugging me once more. I tightened my arms around her waist. I wasn't gonna kiss her. It would be too much for one day.

Her head buried her head in my chest, holding onto me for a little longer. Eventually she let me go and waved. I walked outside and started to whistle as I walked down the street.

The light rain didn't bother me. I was beyond happy on the inside. I kept repeating in my head, She doesn't hate me!

I kept whistling as I stepped into our house and was bombarded by a tiny little monster.

"Hey, Tommy," I chuckled, he got off me and I stood up.

"Jess! You're okay!" He said, his eyes huge with happiness.

"Yeah, I am," I grinned, "Why are you up at like midnight?"

"I was waiting for you; I didn't mean to make you mad!" His face fell, he looked worried.

"Hey, Dude don't get upset, I was just wondering, Laurie is usually really uptight about you getting enough sleep," I laughed and his smile grew again.

"That reminds me, Tommy, do you want a dog?" I asked him and his face got even brighter.

"Yes!" He cried and that's when Laurie came in, her face filled with relief she barreled into me and gave me a huge bear hug.

"Laurie, June is giving us her puppy," I stated and Laurie looked at me, she shrugged and nodded, Okaying it.

"And, She doesn't hate me! She even hugged me!" I added, the grin on my face stretching wider.

"That's great, Jess!" Her voice was sincere, but then her face casted over in sadness, "Ness stopped by earlier, she said she had some news. I don't want to have to tell you this now, but it's do or die."

She smiled again for Tommy, "Hey, Tommy, how about you head upstairs to bed? It's really late and you are going to school tomorrow. He groaned and trudged upstairs.

"What's the matter?" My voice clotted with worry.

"You know the vampire Seth killed?" She asked with a low voice.

I nodded in response, my thoughts of what could be happening coming at me a mile a minute.

"Her mate, Alex, wants to kill June." She told me carefully, avoiding my gaze.

For the second time that day, horror and pain blew through me, but this time it wasn't physical. It was mental.

Someone wanted to hurt my angel.