p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"strongCurrently crossing over my fics from AO3 onto here. Enjoy my fellow Jesstin shippers :) You can find me on AO3 under my same username. /strong/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica sighs, bracing herself. "Don't say it" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;" "I love you." Damn it. Her eyebrows raise as she stops herself from wincing at Alex's sudden proclamation./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You said it...wow."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"It won't. Dear God. "No." She admits firmly, though her eyes look at the floor simply for not wanting to see his face. How long had she been at the dance for, like what, 10 minutes? 10 minutes into this night and she already wanted to get the hell out of there. School dances are and will always be fucking pathetic./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Alex is about to protest when the obnoxiously booming voice of Bryce enters himself in the "conversation", asking if they, Alex and Jessica, were back together. His arm rests on Alex's shoulder, glancing between them. Jess calls him a dick, sizing up the jock, hoping he gets the message and leaves her the hell alone. Better yet, how about everyone just collectively ignores her the whole night? She doesn't exist, she was never here. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Luckily, Zach interrupts Bryces attempt to continue the conversation while Monty dances his way between her and Justin who had just walked over. "Sorry about him," Justin apologizes. "Lots of money, just no class." He smiles while Jessica scoffs "Right." and turns to look away./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You do look amazing though." They lock eyes and smile. To Jessica, it feels like she's in a trance like state. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Thanks, you're not too bad yourself." She tucks a curl behind her ear, trying not to blush at a compliment but maintains eye contact. He has pretty eyes./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Justin chuckles lightly "No problem. I like your dress."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Are we just going to go back and forth, complimenting each other the whole dance?" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""That wouldn't be too bad..." Justin trails off and shrugs. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"She smirks "C'mon," grabbing his hand. "let's go get something to drink." He nods in agreement as she leads him over to the drink table. Justin grabs two plastic cups./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""What will it be m'lady?" She shakes her head, a small smile on her lips. "Just water, for now. My dad would fucking kill me if I got drunk." She watches as he fills her cup with water. "Well then, you better be careful around Bryce, he brought like two flasks of some drink he stole from his parents liquor cabinet..." He hands her the cup and fills his up with water as well. "and he'll try to pressure you or anyone to drink like the whole damn thing." Justin finishes, he'll most likely end up drinking at Bryces house tonight with a group of their friends. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'll keep an eye out for him." She looks out toward the dance floor and smiles when she sees Hannah and Clay jumping around the dance floor, having fun. She finishes her water, when she also spots Bryce drinking with a flask, just like Justin pointed out. She rolls her eyes as Justin stands next to her. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""So, since we can't compliment each other throughout the whole time we're here, want to dance?" Justin says, looking at her./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You know, that wouldn't be too bad." she jokes, recalling earlier. They throw away their empty cups away and head out to the dance floor./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"The song is upbeat so Justin puts his hands on Jessicas waist while she puts her hands on his shoulders and they just jump around laughing at each other. He spins her around, grinning. Jess steps in front, facing away from him as she starts grinding against him, both their hips find a similar rhythm to the music as his hands go to her waist. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Yeah, get it Justin!" Bryce cheers, pumping his fist in the air and walking by with the rest of his entourage./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Realizing they both said that at the the same time, leads to them both stopping for a moment, glancing at one another and cracking up. They face each other. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""What the hell-" Justin pushes his hair back, grinning. "That was fucking hilarious." Jessica says still laughing./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Great minds think alike." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Alright Liberty High..." The voice of Ryan Shaver fills the room, and everyone quiets down. "let's slow it down a bit, nice and slow..."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Shall we?" Jessica takes Justins hand. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"We shall."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Justin puts one hand on her back and the one holding her hand, on his chest as they sway gently to the opening notes of Lord Hurons 'The Night We Met'/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You're pretty alright, with this whole dancing thing." Jess says, looking up at him as he laughs quietly. "Thanks? It's only been five seconds so we'll see." "You're welcome." she rests her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes as they continue their dance. Justin smiles, feeling content in this moment. He takes a look around the room at everyone dancing then focuses his attention back on Jessica. He's never really had a conversation with her, just small 'excuses me's' in the hallway every once in a while. Jessica lifts her head off his shoulder and just smiles gently at him, his thumb lightly running circles over her fingers. "Hey." She whispers. "Hi."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'm gonna spin you, it's going to be horrible and not perfect or smooth like it is in movies but-" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'll be fine Foley, just try not to drop me."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"He spins her around, and he's right about it not being perfect but is kind of funny. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Okay, Okay. Your turn." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Shit, here we go.."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"She takes his hand and tries to spin him but fails and ends up almost falling. Stupid heels. Luckily he catches Jess by her waist and they both bust up laughing. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Oh fuck." Jess chuckles, trying to quiet her and Justin down. "Never try that again." He jokes, smiling wide./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Suddenly, Hannah appears next to Jessica, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, Jess. Can I talk to you for a moment?" She looks at Justin then back to Jessica. "Girl problems." she explains and Jessica nods and walks off with her into the school restroom. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"The door closes behind them and Jessica turn to face her./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Sorry Hannah, but I don't have any tampons, maybe-" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'm not on my period." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica gives her a puzzled look "Okay..so what do you want? Weren't you dancing with Clay?'/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Yes but.." Hannah pauses unsure of how to say what's on her mind./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'm going to go back out there."' Jessica starts but Hannah gently grabs her hand. "It's Justin." She turns back around. "What about him?" "You shouldn't hang out with him..." Hannah tells her lightly, remembering her first date with Justin at the playground and the rumors that followed her around. She was so tired of the rumors and wishes they would stop. "Why not?" Jess challenges, folding her arms against her chest. Hannah sighs but doesn't respond. Jessica drops her arms, giving up her defensive stance and gives Hannah a smile. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I really like Justin. He's nice."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You shouldn't. He isn't."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"And with that statement, without waiting for Jessica to say something back, Hannah walks out of the restroom. "What the hell?" Jessica mutters to herself, shaking her head. She goes out too and goes straight to the drink table. She spots Justin and he walks over to her. "Everything okay with you and Hannah?" He watches while she decides what to drink. "Yeah, it was just girl stuff." She picks up a cup then throws it away."Want to go get a milkshake or something?" He suggests, putting his hands in his pocket. "Sure, high school dances suck anyways. I'll go grab my stuff then meet you outside." Jessica finds her stuff and walks out the gym into the cold air. She sees Hannah get out of her car and open the hood. Justin stands next to her and offers his suit jacket. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You look cold." She smiles, "I am, thanks." She puts in on, and they walk down to her car, past Hannah who looks up at them, while she's talking on the phone then turns away. Justin doesn't notice but Jessica does. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica puts her hand over her mouth as she laughs./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Oh my God, no fucking way." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Yes fucking way. Third grade was fucking rough for me." Justin smiles too./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""and you didn't like get sent on time-out or told you weren't allowed recess for a day or whatever?" she questions while finishing her milkshake. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Nope."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Well, damn Foley."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Damn, Davis." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"They talk for a long time. Justin feeling really trusting with Jessica, telling her things he had only told Bryce before now. She, in turn, explained how she felt about always moving around because of her dads job. Justin reaches over the table to hold her hand. They both sit in comfortable silence until the ringing of Jessica's phone breaks the silence. "Shit, my mom." She excuses herself from the table and answers the call. A couple minutes later, she walks back and slumps in the booth. "I was supposed to be home, in bed like and hour ago. I need to leave." "Shit, yeah of course." He gets up and so does she as she slaps a $20 bill on the table. "You can drive this time." She tosses him, her keys. They drive, still continuing their conversation from the diner and he pulls up to her house. It's a really nice house, he thinks to himself trying hard not to compare it with the place he shares with his mother somedays before he goes to Bryces. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"They both get out and stand on the sidewalk, the front room light is still on and he hands her the keys. "Oh, shit..." she mumbles looking down at her keys. "you don't have a ride home." Jessica looks up at him and he awkwardly scratches the back on his neck. "That's totally fine, I'll call Bryce. He doesn't live that far from here so don't worry." "Okay." She puts her hand on his shoulder for a couple seconds before taking it off. "See you at school." she gives him a small smile. "Yeah, see you." She starts walking up to her door before turning around./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Hey, text me when you get to Bryces." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""But I don't have-" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You do," She smirks. "I put my number in your phone when you went to ask the waiter where the restroom was." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Justin laughs. "I will. Bye Jess."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"She waves goodbye when she reaches her door and goes inside. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"He walks down her street, feeling content with how the night went. Soon, he calls Bryce, telling him what street he's on and waits for him at a street corner. "What the hell are you so smiley about?" Bryce questions, reaching over and unlocking the passenger door as Justin gets inside. "Nothing." Bryce chuckles, "Okay, brother." Justin leans on the window, still noticing the smile on his face. When he gets ready for bed and is comfortable, he takes out his phone and looks for Jessica's contact. It's under as 'Jess' with a yellow emoji heart after her name. He lets her know that he made it to Bryces and she texts back a couple seconds later saying that's great and wishing him goodnight again. Justin puts his phone to the side and goes to sleep. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"In the morning, he wakes up to a photo from Jess. It was taken last night of him at the diner, him laughing, looking off to the side with a milkshake in front of him. In return, he sends one he took of her at the diner as well, with her tongue sticking out at him and her eyes crossed./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'We're so photogenic' Jess texts back, along with a few laughing emojis./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'We should be models' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'Hell yeah' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Thanks for the milkshake btw' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'It's no big deal, you're welcome' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica smiles, putting her phone on her dresser./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Maybe school dances weren't so fucking pathetic after all./p
p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"strongTumblr Twitter (x): sithdaya. Also I'm still trying to figure my way around this website sooo lol /strong/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica sighs, bracing herself. "Don't say it" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;" "I love you." Damn it. Her eyebrows raise as she stops herself from wincing at Alex's sudden proclamation./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You said it...wow."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'll say it again if that helps."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"It won't. Dear God. "No." She admits firmly, though her eyes look at the floor simply for not wanting to see his face. How long had she been at the dance for, like what, 10 minutes? 10 minutes into this night and she already wanted to get the hell out of there. School dances are and will always be fucking pathetic./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Alex is about to protest when the obnoxiously booming voice of Bryce enters himself in the "conversation", asking if they, Alex and Jessica, were back together. His arm rests on Alex's shoulder, glancing between them. Jess calls him a dick, sizing up the jock, hoping he gets the message and leaves her the hell alone. Better yet, how about everyone just collectively ignores her the whole night? She doesn't exist, she was never here. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Luckily, Zach interrupts Bryces attempt to continue the conversation while Monty dances his way between her and Justin who had just walked over. "Sorry about him," Justin apologizes. "Lots of money, just no class." He smiles while Jessica scoffs "Right." and turns to look away./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You do look amazing though." They lock eyes and smile. To Jessica, it feels like she's in a trance like state. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Thanks, you're not too bad yourself." She tucks a curl behind her ear, trying not to blush at a compliment but maintains eye contact. He has pretty eyes./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Justin chuckles lightly "No problem. I like your dress."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Are we just going to go back and forth, complimenting each other the whole dance?" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""That wouldn't be too bad..." Justin trails off and shrugs. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"She smirks "C'mon," grabbing his hand. "let's go get something to drink." He nods in agreement as she leads him over to the drink table. Justin grabs two plastic cups./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""What will it be m'lady?" She shakes her head, a small smile on her lips. "Just water, for now. My dad would fucking kill me if I got drunk." She watches as he fills her cup with water. "Well then, you better be careful around Bryce, he brought like two flasks of some drink he stole from his parents liquor cabinet..." He hands her the cup and fills his up with water as well. "and he'll try to pressure you or anyone to drink like the whole damn thing." Justin finishes, he'll most likely end up drinking at Bryces house tonight with a group of their friends. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'll keep an eye out for him." She looks out toward the dance floor and smiles when she sees Hannah and Clay jumping around the dance floor, having fun. She finishes her water, when she also spots Bryce drinking with a flask, just like Justin pointed out. She rolls her eyes as Justin stands next to her. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""So, since we can't compliment each other throughout the whole time we're here, want to dance?" Justin says, looking at her./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You know, that wouldn't be too bad." she jokes, recalling earlier. They throw away their empty cups away and head out to the dance floor./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"The song is upbeat so Justin puts his hands on Jessicas waist while she puts her hands on his shoulders and they just jump around laughing at each other. He spins her around, grinning. Jess steps in front, facing away from him as she starts grinding against him, both their hips find a similar rhythm to the music as his hands go to her waist. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Yeah, get it Justin!" Bryce cheers, pumping his fist in the air and walking by with the rest of his entourage./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Fuck off!" both Justin and Jessica shout. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Realizing they both said that at the the same time, leads to them both stopping for a moment, glancing at one another and cracking up. They face each other. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""What the hell-" Justin pushes his hair back, grinning. "That was fucking hilarious." Jessica says still laughing./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Great minds think alike." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Damn right."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Alright Liberty High..." The voice of Ryan Shaver fills the room, and everyone quiets down. "let's slow it down a bit, nice and slow..."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Shall we?" Jessica takes Justins hand. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"We shall."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Justin puts one hand on her back and the one holding her hand, on his chest as they sway gently to the opening notes of Lord Hurons 'The Night We Met'/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You're pretty alright, with this whole dancing thing." Jess says, looking up at him as he laughs quietly. "Thanks? It's only been five seconds so we'll see." "You're welcome." she rests her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes as they continue their dance. Justin smiles, feeling content in this moment. He takes a look around the room at everyone dancing then focuses his attention back on Jessica. He's never really had a conversation with her, just small 'excuses me's' in the hallway every once in a while. Jessica lifts her head off his shoulder and just smiles gently at him, his thumb lightly running circles over her fingers. "Hey." She whispers. "Hi."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'm gonna spin you, it's going to be horrible and not perfect or smooth like it is in movies but-" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'll be fine Foley, just try not to drop me."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"He spins her around, and he's right about it not being perfect but is kind of funny. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Okay, Okay. Your turn." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Shit, here we go.."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"She takes his hand and tries to spin him but fails and ends up almost falling. Stupid heels. Luckily he catches Jess by her waist and they both bust up laughing. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Oh fuck." Jess chuckles, trying to quiet her and Justin down. "Never try that again." He jokes, smiling wide./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Suddenly, Hannah appears next to Jessica, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, Jess. Can I talk to you for a moment?" She looks at Justin then back to Jessica. "Girl problems." she explains and Jessica nods and walks off with her into the school restroom. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"The door closes behind them and Jessica turn to face her./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Sorry Hannah, but I don't have any tampons, maybe-" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'm not on my period." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica gives her a puzzled look "Okay..so what do you want? Weren't you dancing with Clay?'/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Yes but.." Hannah pauses unsure of how to say what's on her mind./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I'm going to go back out there."' Jessica starts but Hannah gently grabs her hand. "It's Justin." She turns back around. "What about him?" "You shouldn't hang out with him..." Hannah tells her lightly, remembering her first date with Justin at the playground and the rumors that followed her around. She was so tired of the rumors and wishes they would stop. "Why not?" Jess challenges, folding her arms against her chest. Hannah sighs but doesn't respond. Jessica drops her arms, giving up her defensive stance and gives Hannah a smile. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""I really like Justin. He's nice."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You shouldn't. He isn't."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"And with that statement, without waiting for Jessica to say something back, Hannah walks out of the restroom. "What the hell?" Jessica mutters to herself, shaking her head. She goes out too and goes straight to the drink table. She spots Justin and he walks over to her. "Everything okay with you and Hannah?" He watches while she decides what to drink. "Yeah, it was just girl stuff." She picks up a cup then throws it away."Want to go get a milkshake or something?" He suggests, putting his hands in his pocket. "Sure, high school dances suck anyways. I'll go grab my stuff then meet you outside." Jessica finds her stuff and walks out the gym into the cold air. She sees Hannah get out of her car and open the hood. Justin stands next to her and offers his suit jacket. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You look cold." She smiles, "I am, thanks." She puts in on, and they walk down to her car, past Hannah who looks up at them, while she's talking on the phone then turns away. Justin doesn't notice but Jessica does. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica puts her hand over her mouth as she laughs./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Oh my God, no fucking way." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Yes fucking way. Third grade was fucking rough for me." Justin smiles too./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""and you didn't like get sent on time-out or told you weren't allowed recess for a day or whatever?" she questions while finishing her milkshake. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Nope."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Well, damn Foley."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Damn, Davis." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"They talk for a long time. Justin feeling really trusting with Jessica, telling her things he had only told Bryce before now. She, in turn, explained how she felt about always moving around because of her dads job. Justin reaches over the table to hold her hand. They both sit in comfortable silence until the ringing of Jessica's phone breaks the silence. "Shit, my mom." She excuses herself from the table and answers the call. A couple minutes later, she walks back and slumps in the booth. "I was supposed to be home, in bed like and hour ago. I need to leave." "Shit, yeah of course." He gets up and so does she as she slaps a $20 bill on the table. "You can drive this time." She tosses him, her keys. They drive, still continuing their conversation from the diner and he pulls up to her house. It's a really nice house, he thinks to himself trying hard not to compare it with the place he shares with his mother somedays before he goes to Bryces. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"They both get out and stand on the sidewalk, the front room light is still on and he hands her the keys. "Oh, shit..." she mumbles looking down at her keys. "you don't have a ride home." Jessica looks up at him and he awkwardly scratches the back on his neck. "That's totally fine, I'll call Bryce. He doesn't live that far from here so don't worry." "Okay." She puts her hand on his shoulder for a couple seconds before taking it off. "See you at school." she gives him a small smile. "Yeah, see you." She starts walking up to her door before turning around./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""Hey, text me when you get to Bryces." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""But I don't have-" /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;""You do," She smirks. "I put my number in your phone when you went to ask the waiter where the restroom was." /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Justin laughs. "I will. Bye Jess."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"She waves goodbye when she reaches her door and goes inside. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"He walks down her street, feeling content with how the night went. Soon, he calls Bryce, telling him what street he's on and waits for him at a street corner. "What the hell are you so smiley about?" Bryce questions, reaching over and unlocking the passenger door as Justin gets inside. "Nothing." Bryce chuckles, "Okay, brother." Justin leans on the window, still noticing the smile on his face. When he gets ready for bed and is comfortable, he takes out his phone and looks for Jessica's contact. It's under as 'Jess' with a yellow emoji heart after her name. He lets her know that he made it to Bryces and she texts back a couple seconds later saying that's great and wishing him goodnight again. Justin puts his phone to the side and goes to sleep. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"In the morning, he wakes up to a photo from Jess. It was taken last night of him at the diner, him laughing, looking off to the side with a milkshake in front of him. In return, he sends one he took of her at the diner as well, with her tongue sticking out at him and her eyes crossed./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'We're so photogenic' Jess texts back, along with a few laughing emojis./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'We should be models' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'Hell yeah' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Thanks for the milkshake btw' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"'It's no big deal, you're welcome' /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Jessica smiles, putting her phone on her dresser./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545;"Maybe school dances weren't so fucking pathetic after all./p