shoulder. I feel my body starting to heat.
I don’t understand these feelings. I’ve never had them before. I am
feeling bad about the way I acted earlier. As the ending credits of
the movie roll up the screen I turn, tucking my legs under me and
face Jesse.
“Jesse?” I hesitate. “I’m sorry I was
a little, um, short with you earlier. I overheard you talking on
the phone in your office and, well, um, who’s Betsy?” I look down
then, studying my hands that I have clasped together and am
nervously wringing. “I mean, it’s really none of my business,” I
start to say.
Jesse turns to me. “Oh! Betsy? Well,
she works for me. Why? Wait!” He stops abruptly. He slides closer
to me and lifts my chin with his finger. He looks deeply into my
eyes. “Are you, are you jealous?” He asks with a cocky
grin.
I snap my head out of his grip. “No!
No! Why would I be jealous? That’s the silliest thing I have ever
heard.” My face heats up. Oh, my God, I am blushing so bad right
now.
He laughs. “Hmmm, ok. My mistake. But
that color looks beautiful on you.” I drop my head. How
embarrassing. “I, I, I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I say
to my chest.
The next thing I know I am being
pulled to Jesse and his lips are on mine. I moan. He holds the back
of my head in his hand and is rubbing up and down, stroking my
hair. We deepen the kiss and both moan in unison.
When we finally break away we are both
panting. “I’m sorry,” I say looking into his blue eyes. He looks at
me worried. “I’m not. I have feelings for you, Cassie. Feelings
that I can’t stop. You need to tell me to stop, if it’s not what
you want. I don’t think I can stop on my own,” he says, his eyes
searching mine.
He has such a gleam in his eyes, such
concern and love? I shake my head. No. It can’t be love.
I take his hands in mine. “I’m not
sorry for that. I, I have feelings for you too but I-” I stop and
take a deep breath. “I’m not sure I’m ready to act on them fully
yet. I’m confused, and I am trying still to figure things
out.”
Jesse pulls me in an embrace. “Baby,
you take all the time you need. I know you have been through so
much. You’re so brave.” He pushes me back a little and stares into
my eyes. “Do you know how brave you are?” I shyly shake my head. He
pulls me back and holds me again. “Oh, baby. After all you have
been through in your life, I think you’re the bravest person I
know.” Tears form in my eyes. I don’t feel very brave.
Chapter
eleven
Jesse walks me to my room, holding my
hand. I turn to him. “Will you, will you hold me while I sleep?” I
beg. “The nightmares don’t come when I am with you. I feel
protected with you.”
He takes his other hand and cups my
face. “I will always protect you, Cassie. Come on let’s go to
sleep.” He takes me into the room and shuts the door behind him. I
quickly take my pajamas into the bathroom, change, wash my face and
brush my teeth.
Jesse is already in bed with the
covers next to him turned down. He looks at me as he pats the bed.
“Come here, baby.”
I slowly walk over, shyly, and climb
in. He moves over and takes me in his arms. I feel him rubbing my
arm that is laying across him. I begin to drift off, feeling more
comfortable. I feel him lightly kiss my head as he whispers, “I
will always protect you.” I smile and fall into a deep
slumber.
As the days pass by slowly my feelings
for Jesse bloom. We kiss more now. I’m not feeling quite as shy
around him.
My ribs are healing and the bruises
around my eye and cheek are a light yellow now. I am feeling so
much better.
As we lay in bed one night talking, I
turn in Jesse’s arms. “Thank you,” I say as I kiss his cheek. He
looks at me and smiles. “What are you thanking me for
exactly?”
I sigh. “For taking care of me,
holding me. Sometimes I feel like everything is going so good.
Almost too good. Nothing ever works out for me. I’m scared
something
I don’t understand these feelings. I’ve never had them before. I am
feeling bad about the way I acted earlier. As the ending credits of
the movie roll up the screen I turn, tucking my legs under me and
face Jesse.
“Jesse?” I hesitate. “I’m sorry I was
a little, um, short with you earlier. I overheard you talking on
the phone in your office and, well, um, who’s Betsy?” I look down
then, studying my hands that I have clasped together and am
nervously wringing. “I mean, it’s really none of my business,” I
start to say.
Jesse turns to me. “Oh! Betsy? Well,
she works for me. Why? Wait!” He stops abruptly. He slides closer
to me and lifts my chin with his finger. He looks deeply into my
eyes. “Are you, are you jealous?” He asks with a cocky
grin.
I snap my head out of his grip. “No!
No! Why would I be jealous? That’s the silliest thing I have ever
heard.” My face heats up. Oh, my God, I am blushing so bad right
now.
He laughs. “Hmmm, ok. My mistake. But
that color looks beautiful on you.” I drop my head. How
embarrassing. “I, I, I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I say
to my chest.
The next thing I know I am being
pulled to Jesse and his lips are on mine. I moan. He holds the back
of my head in his hand and is rubbing up and down, stroking my
hair. We deepen the kiss and both moan in unison.
When we finally break away we are both
panting. “I’m sorry,” I say looking into his blue eyes. He looks at
me worried. “I’m not. I have feelings for you, Cassie. Feelings
that I can’t stop. You need to tell me to stop, if it’s not what
you want. I don’t think I can stop on my own,” he says, his eyes
searching mine.
He has such a gleam in his eyes, such
concern and love? I shake my head. No. It can’t be love.
I take his hands in mine. “I’m not
sorry for that. I, I have feelings for you too but I-” I stop and
take a deep breath. “I’m not sure I’m ready to act on them fully
yet. I’m confused, and I am trying still to figure things
out.”
Jesse pulls me in an embrace. “Baby,
you take all the time you need. I know you have been through so
much. You’re so brave.” He pushes me back a little and stares into
my eyes. “Do you know how brave you are?” I shyly shake my head. He
pulls me back and holds me again. “Oh, baby. After all you have
been through in your life, I think you’re the bravest person I
know.” Tears form in my eyes. I don’t feel very brave.
Chapter
eleven
Jesse walks me to my room, holding my
hand. I turn to him. “Will you, will you hold me while I sleep?” I
beg. “The nightmares don’t come when I am with you. I feel
protected with you.”
He takes his other hand and cups my
face. “I will always protect you, Cassie. Come on let’s go to
sleep.” He takes me into the room and shuts the door behind him. I
quickly take my pajamas into the bathroom, change, wash my face and
brush my teeth.
Jesse is already in bed with the
covers next to him turned down. He looks at me as he pats the bed.
“Come here, baby.”
I slowly walk over, shyly, and climb
in. He moves over and takes me in his arms. I feel him rubbing my
arm that is laying across him. I begin to drift off, feeling more
comfortable. I feel him lightly kiss my head as he whispers, “I
will always protect you.” I smile and fall into a deep
slumber.
As the days pass by slowly my feelings
for Jesse bloom. We kiss more now. I’m not feeling quite as shy
around him.
My ribs are healing and the bruises
around my eye and cheek are a light yellow now. I am feeling so
much better.
As we lay in bed one night talking, I
turn in Jesse’s arms. “Thank you,” I say as I kiss his cheek. He
looks at me and smiles. “What are you thanking me for
exactly?”
I sigh. “For taking care of me,
holding me. Sometimes I feel like everything is going so good.
Almost too good. Nothing ever works out for me. I’m scared
something
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