They were on an airplane to Phoenix which sure beat driving there. The seats came in pairs and Tom and Sarah sat at the front with Jazmine and Caesar behind them. Granddad and Riley were behind them arguing over who got the window seat. Behind them were Cindy and Huey. The plane finally took off and when it was safe, she took out her cellphone.
Jazmine: Again, you're so close but so far away.
Huey: I think this was done on purpose. Everyone knows how much I hate Cindy.
She heard a cry of protest and knew Cindy was trying to read their messages.
"Caesar, go distract Cindy for me and Huey," she pleaded with him. Her mom and Granddad were asleep and her dad had headphones in so he can watch an awful plane movie.
"Don't get mad when things get too heated back here." It wasn't really a secret that those two have been screwing around for a few years so he was the perfect distraction.
The empty seat beside her was the filled with Huey.
"Hey, why have you been so quiet?" He asked her.
Looking at her dad and keeping her voice low she turned to him. "Daddy was asking about last night."
"What did you tell him?"
"I had to tell the truth, Huey. But I didn't say anything about our plans."
He looked relieved for a moment. "What was he worried about?"
"Well, he suspected we were together and asked me about it. I told him yes and he's worried about it. He's not disappointed or anything but just concerned."
"What would he be concerned about?"
"Well, about if we do get married and you work in Congress. You'll be gone all of the time and he's worried about that."
"I don't understand. You're used to me going away like that so why would he be so concerned."
Now she had to come clean to Huey about how she really felt when he left.
"Huey," she glanced at her parents again. "When you left for college, I didn't handle it so well."
"I remember Riley said you looked sad all the time."
"Well, it went a little deeper than that. After a while, I stopped eating and lost a lot of weight during junior year. The counselor said I was anorexic." It was the past she wanted to forget and never talked to anyone but her former counselor about.
"But I recovered quickly after going to group sessions. And I gained the weight right back."
He looked a little hurt and confused. "Why didn't you tell me?" He hissed.
"Huey, that was something I never wanted to talk to anyone about. That was a bad year for me but it's over, it's behind me and I'm not at risk anymore."
"No one thought you were at risk before than either."
"Huey… I want to make sure you know it wasn't your fault. Daddy thinks it was but the problems ran deeper than that."
"What problems?"
She glanced at her parents again. "They were fighting all the time," she whispered. "I didn't want to be around them anymore so during junior year, I only left my room to go to school. But there were things happening at school too."
He no longer looked angry at her but was still hurt. "Were they picking on you?"
"Not really. I always got strange looks back in Woodcrest. Everyone always asked what I was instead of who. The identity crisis as you called it hit me bad that year because of the other problems."
"Jazmine, how come you never told me this?"
"You were gone and Riley isn't exactly the most logical person to talk to."
"What about Caesar and Cindy?"
"Look at them now. Do you think I wanted to get in between that?"
It was true; Caesar and Cindy were making out in the back and were close to pretty much air humping each other.
"What about those two?" He turned his chin in her parent's direction.
"They had their own problems and stress from work on top of it all. I just left them alone to work on them."
"Fuck, Jazmine."
"It's better now though. I promise. Once the counselor told them about my weight issues, they started to get on the right path again. They're going stronger than ever now. And after a few classes, I started eating enough to put on a healthy weight."
"How do you know it won't happen again?"
"Because, Huey. After I realized how stupid I was to put myself in that situation. When things got better, I made a vow to myself that that would never happen again no matter what circumstances I come across. I've saw the truth that I was still immature and finally decided to grow up and take responsibility for my actions again."
He didn't say anything but he had his eyes closed. "I can't believe that happened."
"I wish it didn't."
"I won't let you do that to yourself again."
"I know you won't." She smiled at him and gave her a soft smile back and shook his head.
"Well, I can't wait to prove Tom wrong."
"I knew you were going to say something like that."
The plane finally landed and everyone was settled in their hotel rooms. She was sharing the room with her mom and Cindy, Tom and Robert had their own room, and the boys shared a room. They could already hear Riley through the walls complaining about how he had to share a bed with someone and Huey telling him that if he didn't want to share then he could sleep on the floor. Sarah eventually left to go to Tom's room and Cindy was trying to gossip with Jazmine.
"So what's he like?"
"What do you mean?"
"Huey! Caesar said you guys had a thing going on."
She blushed. "He doesn't know anything."
"He doesn't know anything? Even though he saw you at the Freeman's house at night after driving all the way from Texas and you guys went up to his room alone. He also said that you guys were looking pretty close."
"Cindy, it's not that big of a deal. We're just talking right now."
"Ahh! I always knew you guys would end up together!"
"Sush, keep your voice down. He doesn't want my dad to know too much."
"So it's more than just talking?"
"Maybe a little more than that. But we're waiting until after the trial."
"I wonder why it took you guys this long for this to happen. You were always tight."
"No, we weren't. He and Caesar were tight. You and Riley were tight. Huey and I had a love hate relationship going on. As in I loved him but he hated being around me."
"That's not true. From what Caesar told me, he wasn't used to being around someone like you and he didn't know how to handle it. Sometimes it's easier to just push someone away than accept them."
"Yeah and looked what happened to us. Awkward moments as teenagers and two years of not even speaking to each other. Then he shows up unannounced at our door! I couldn't believe it."
"I heard about that from your mom. Tom was pissed when he found out."
"Yeah but he's ok now."
She continued talking to Cindy about things that she missed around town. Cindy finally pressured Jazmine to tell her about the sort of date she went on with Huey. She left out all the romantic parts of her time with Huey such as the sex, the hot kisses, and how he took over control to help her when she cut her fingers. She knew that he wouldn't like it if she prattled on about his soft side especially to a girl that would always get on his nerves as kids.
The next day, all of the gang was in Huey's and Riley's room and their guardians were out to lunch leaving them behind. They were bored and it was getting a little too crowded with five people in one hotel room. Nothing good was on TV and they didn't have anything else to occupy themselves.
"Let's go out to dinner tonight!" Cindy suggested bouncing on her knees on the bed. Caesar lounged beside her. "Whatever you want."
Jumping up, she grabbed Jazmine's hands, who was sitting by Huey on the floor, "Let's go shopping!"
"Cindy, I don't really want to go shopping right now."
Tomorrow would be Huey's trial and she was nervous about it. She just wanted to sit next to Huey and enjoy being around him.
"Come on! Just one outfit, that's all I'm asking." She was making puppy dog eyes at her.
"Go wit her so she won't complain!" Riley was already annoyed at the noise.
Huey nodded in agreement with his brother. Jazmine sighed and stood up to go shopping.
Luckily, there was a boutique not too far from the hotel and the heat was sweltering. She was getting tired from jumping in between climates so much. Cindy went crazy and started grabbing anything she could get her hands on and carried the load to the fitting room. Jazmine sat outside so Cindy could model the new outfits and get approval. That's when something actually caught her eye. It was an emerald green dress that had a dark green sash with it. She grabbed it and tried it on. It fit her nice, it looked pretty, and it didn't show off too much skin. This would be perfect, she thought.
She walked out to show it off to Cindy and her eyes widened at the sight of her. "Damn, girl! That looks good on you!"
After buying the clothes, the girls headed back to their room to get ready. Cindy and Caesar decided they would go to the sports bar across the street. They were already in the lobby of the hotel waiting for the two of them. Her parents and Granddad were fine with them leaving as long as they came back early.
Jazmine threw on some makeup and rubbed a cream in her hair to make her make her curls look more distinguished. She put on the dress and some stilettos and Cindy went with a more casual look with straight hair, jeans, and a tank top.
They got off the elevator and Huey couldn't stop his surprise from showing.
"Damn look at yo girl!" Riley was snickering.
When no one was looking, he put his hand on her lower back and pulled her close. "You do look beautiful," he whispered and kissed her earlobe. It sent shivers down her spine so hard that she was pretty sure he could feel it.
"You do too." In fact, he was dressed the same as always but he didn't have the scowl on his face. He looked content and happy to actually have a girl on his arm for once.
"Let's just have fun tonight," she whispered and walked to catch up with the rest of the group.
They did have fun. Riley, Caesar, and Cindy were watching the basketball game. Occasionally jeering out cheers or cries or disappointment. She laughed at them and Huey was annoyed but he didn't mind the stares that people were giving them. They were just young kids who were enjoying a night out. Riley was cussing at the TV and Huey face palmed at his brother's behavior.
The three sports fan enjoyed their burgers and wings but Huey and Jazmine just had a salad. Vegetarian of course. When they finished, Huey leaned over to whisper in her ear, "If they say something, tell them you're tired." Before she could ask why, he threw money on the table and stood up with her following.
"Where are you guys going?" Cindy asked. "The game is only half finished."
"Oh, I'm just getting a little tired," Jazmine replied when Huey nudged her gently. Nobody believed her but they accepted her answer and went back to their game.
"Why are we leaving them behind?" She asked as they were crossing the street back to the hotel.
"Because this is the only opportunity I have with you."
He slid the cardkey to his room and they walked in. "Keep quiet so nobody hears us." She then realized what he was going to do.
They didn't even make it to the bed. Huey reached under her dress and pulled down her underwear and Jazmine reached down, still fumbling with clumsy fingers, and was able to get his pants off.
She jumped on him and wrapped her legs around him and he pushed her up against the wall. He held her hips steady as he tried to find her sweet spot. It didn't take him long to find it and he pushed his hard member into her. She tensed a little and whimpered in pleasure as his dick eased into her. They last time they had sex was in Huey's bed when she came from Texas. It hurt a little bit but it took only moments to recover.
Her nails dug into his back through his shirt and his fingers pressed into her bare bottoms. She tried to be quiet when he thrust in and out of her but it felt too good. He silenced her with his lips and continued to pound into her, careful not to get too hard or their neighbors could hear. She wrapped her legs tighter around him and used her hips to gyrate against him to bring her that amazing release only he could give her.
She cried out in his mouth when the pressure that was building up inside her exploded. Opening her eyes, she saw a tinge of blackness in the corners and her body felt completely used. Not long after that he grunted and poured himself into her. She couldn't move and he leaned against her, trying to catch his breath. Her hands were tangled in the nape of his neck and she traced a line of kisses from his jawline to his collarbone.
His voice became hoarse. "Fuck"
She nodded and continued kissing him. He finally pulled out and set her down on her feet. Her legs felt wobbly and she was exhausted. She went to his bathroom to try and clean her privates off. Although it wasn't very private anymore because she was sharing it with Huey. Luckily there was no blood on her.
After smoothing her done and wiping away makeup that was sweating off she walked out and saw Huey splayed out on his bed with nothing but boxers on. It made her blush even though she had seen him naked plenty of times. She worked up the courage and straddled his waist. He opened one eye at her and closed it again.
"Don't ignore me," she giggled and grabbed his hands. He flashed her his rare Huey smile and flipped her on her back, kissing her.
"Too bad we don't have enough time for seconds."
"There's always later," she said before she could stop herself.
"Yeah, later." He looked sad but he kissed her again. "I wish you could spend the night here."
"I know but I can't. Besides, we need to rest for tomorrow."
"Yeah, you're right."
She stood up and straightened her hair and clung onto Huey for a few more minutes.
"I'll see you tomorrow," she whispered and he just nodded.