A/N: Okae, thanks for all the generous reviews. This was actually going to be a one shot, but y'all demanded more, and now I have plans. ;)
Checking his watch, Jesse began to worry that Natalia may have had second thoughts. Then again, it was still about 5 minutes before the time they agreed on. He was so eager that he nearly jumped out of his seat when he saw her walk in, and he didn't even know why. She did look amazing though, glowing in Jesse's eyes.
"You look nice." was all that he could manage to stammer. His nerves were getting the best of him.
"You too." Natalia said, awkwardly. She sat down to silence. Hating awkward situations, Jesse waved at the bartender to make their drinks, "A couple Margaritas."
A couple Margaritas... Jesse liked the sound of that. A waitress came by and sat their drinks on the table, carefully, as they were filled all the way to the top. Being the gentleman he is, Jesse waited for Natalia to take a sip before he proceeded to drink his.
"Jesse," Natalia started, "Do you remember why I asked you here the first time?"
Of course he remembered. The girl, the one who jabbed at his thoughts, the reason he lost sleep at night. He didn't want to talk about it, not yet. He nodded anyway.
"You trust me, right? Jesse?" she prodded.
"It's a lot to take in, and it's complicated. I'll tell you, I just can't now." he explained to her. Natalia stared down into her glass, looking defeated.
"I'm sorry." Jesse said quietly, trying to make her feel better. When it didn't work, he slid his hand under her chin and gently forced her to look at him.
"I promise you, I'll tell. Give me... a day. Please?"
"Tomorrow you'll tell me?"
"I promise." Jesse said slowly. Natalia didn't move her head from his hand, she simply stared at him with her big brown eyes that enchanted him. It took him a moment to process that this was indeed the right moment. He brought her face in closer and met her lips with his. She didn't kiss back, but she didn't fight either, she just kept still, letting him kiss her softly. It took every ounce of will power in Jesse's body to keep his tongue from sliding out from his lips and into hers, but he manged. A few seconds past, and he released, letting his hand fall from her face, to lie limply on the table. He had no clue that Natalia adored every second of it, and her stomach went wild for him.
"A little fast there, Dimples?" she said, jokingly.
"Do you like fast?" he joked back. Natalia gave him a smile as she went back to sipping her drink, trying to act seductive. It obviously worked, because Jesse offered that they leave the bar, "Maybe we can go catch a pay-per-view at my place? You know, more private."
Natalia understood where this was going, and agreed with a nod.
"Before we go, are you going to finish that?" she asked, noting his drink of which had had only drank a bit. Smiling, he slid it across the table for her. She rose the glass to her lips, rotating it to place her mouth where his had been moments before. She wanted him to kiss her again, and she hated to admit that she'd been falling for him since he came from LA, which was why she was so upset when he stood her up. A thought entered her head, Is that why he asked me back here? Does he even want to be with me? She sat the glass down, still half full.
"Jesse, don't take this the wrong way, but am I here because you want a chance with me, or did you just feel guilty?"
Jesse looked like she'd just hit him. He drew a breath and answered, "When you asked me first, I was excited that you wanted to get to know me and help me with... my problem. That was when I wanted a chance with you. Then I felt guilty for not showing. I care about you, and I didn't want you to hate me. I still wanted that chance."
"I don't hate you, Jesse," she leaned in, their faces only inches apart, "I do like you, quite a bitactually. I might even love you."
Natalia brought her hand up and ran her fingers through his hair. Neither of them could believe what she'd just said, but there were no doubts that it was true. Natalia kissed him now, but he pulled away shortly.
"Does that mean you're ready to go?" he asked, getting impatient. She nodded and stood up, starting to walk out. Jesse left the money on the table and dashed out after her. "Just follow me." he instructed, hopping into his car.
A/N: I realize I may have brought this on a bit too quickly... I may have to change the rating to T soon, if you know what I mean. ;) As always, leave some awesome reviews!
