Chapter 3
They returned after their walk, all wet, they laughed when they saw that Levi took off the excess water.
Jack looked at Sue and stopped laughing, now he was smiling.
Sue looked at Jack and smiled sweetly "What?"
Jack shrugged his shoulders "You beautiful" signing
Sue blushed, and now she felt warm all over, Jack kissed her gently and then Sue pulled slightly toward her, leaning against the wall, let go Levi's leash and then dropped on the floor Jack's coat, Jack dropped the coat of Sue, and then Sue pushed him up the stairs, to go in the bedroom
Jack kissed her neck, Jack closed the door of Sue's bedroom, gently pushing her against it.
Sue smiled "I can't believe this is happening for real.."
Jack walked away briefly from her "Are you okay with..this? I mean, if you think it's too fast..we can just stop.."
Sue smiled "I'm extremely nervous..but I want you...I- I don't know if you want to.." then Jack kissed her
"Is that a yes?"
"Yes..I'm extremely nervous too.." Jack blushing "if I go too fast, just tell me, okay?"
Sue nodded and began to unbutton Jack' shirt, Jack kissed her gently at first, then passionately, began to remove Sue' sweater
An hour later they were both lying side by side, Sue with her head on Jack's chest, Jack caressed her arm, thinking back to what they had done that night, he recalled their coats were still on the floor in the living room, caught Sue's attention, Sue smiled
"I should do something.."
"About what?" smiling sweetly
"I should go get our coats in the living, are still on the floor.."
"Oh.." said Sue frustrated "Ok.."
Jack picked up the coats while thinking how he could have been so insensitive to Sue, hadn't said anything about what he really meant, he hurried back to the bedroom.
Sue had a sad look on his face, maybe she was crying or almost.
Jack sighed "I'm..I'm sorry, I behaved like a fool and insensitive, and I'm really really sorry.. I'm sorry because I wasn't honest towards you.."
Sue swallowed nervously
"Tonight was amazing .. but can't have future.."
Sue done a bitter smile, getting out of bed wearing only a nightgown and was about to leave the room "Why I am so stupid..?" thinking to herself
Jack stopped her, before she could open the door
"I- I'm sorry, this is not what I meant to say.. You know I'm not good at speeches when it comes to us.." smiling shyly "I mean this thing we started tonight, how we have begun, can't have a future, is .. started badly, because it began as a story of.. sex, is not so, I don't want a story like this, especially not with you, I don't want the teenagers' story with hormones in turmoil, I want that ours is a long lasting relationship, I.." sighing "I love Sue Thomas, more than everything, more than my job, I could leave my job for us..for you.. Of course I didn't want to tell you that I love you after we made love tonight, that's not how I had imagined and it wasn't my intention to bring to bed the first day that we set ourselves the first kiss"
Sue was crying "Jack Hudson, you're the only man who has the power to break my heart, to crumple like paper, but at the same time the only one able to picking up the pieces and make it whole again, the man .. that makes me not sleep, eat or think, despite all this .. I should hate you, but it isn't, I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all, I love you with all my heart, with all that I am"
Jack with tears in his eyes, hugged her gently "I'm sorry if I made you suffer, it was during these 3 years or 5 minutes ago, it was not my intention"
Sue smiled "We were both stupid.."
"Yeah, fools in love.."
"Yeah.."
In the bed facing each other
"We would have had this conversation a long time ago..But I was such an..idiot.."
"No, you're not an idiot.. because we spent 4 wonderful years, we met, we have developed a deep friendship, lasting, I don't regret even a bit.." smiling sweetly
Jack smiled back "I love you Sue Thomas, will be hard not to keep my eyes off of you in the office.."
"And I love you too Jack Hudson.. will be difficult to keep at bay Lucy.."
"Or Bobby.."
They passed the time chatting until Sue fell asleep in the Jack's arms and he joined her shortly after.
