Snippet #2492531

Later the same night

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“God damn, Jessica, calm down…” Anna said, crossing her arms as she watched Jessica down another glass of wine. “Drinking wine like that will make you drunk quicker than a shot- and knowing you, it won’t take much…”
Jessica didn’t care; she felt like shit. She had not only hurt her best friend, but it was enough for him to lie to her and go upstairs. It wasn’t even the worst part; after trying to have him stop the alcohol and drinking, she runs to her friend’s house gets a drink herself.
“You don’t understand, Anna…” She said, resting her head on the countertop of Anna’s kitchen. “He looked so heart- it really did hurt me a lot…” Jess sniffled, the effects of the wine now taking hold. Anna stood up, her blonde hair pulled back in a loose ponytail as she snapped the bottle and glass out of Jess’ hands.
“That’s enough for you.” She said, scowling at her friend.

Anna was a friend that Jess met when she was in university- one of the first friends she had since her mother died; and one of her dearest. The woman may be abrasive and crude, but she was loyal and seriously a keeper. She was much taller than Jessica and Darrin both, and had more defined curves than Jess ever would; she was defiantly a golden beauty. Anytime she was next to Jessica, she always outshined her in looks. None the less, Jess still loved her.
“Anna~” She cried, sitting up and looking at her. “What do I do?” She began to kick her legs, causing her friend to roll her eyes and sit back down, crossing her legs and watching Jessica.
“Well,” She began, looking at her. “It is your fault.” Anna smiled, teasing the tipsy Jess. Jess looked at Anna before covering her face with her hands. “I know… but I was really curious on whether or not I had feelings for him. I guess I don’t…”

This caused Anna to create an outburst. “God, you freaking 26 and acting like an ignorant little child!” She scolded, leaning forward and placing her elbows on the table. “You obviously feel something towards him!” Anna’s free hand rested on her thigh, her legs spread taking up a form much like a macho-man. “Just go with it; either way you will fall in love with him. Tell him you had feelings towards him and just date him. I mean it isn’t every day you get to date a star.”
Jessica peeked at him through her hands, looking at her friend. “I can’t do that, Anna. He just got out of a relationship- he has children. I can’t string him along until I feel like keeping him.”
Anna scuffed at her, crossing her arms over her body. “Geez, the man got out of that disaster wreck over three years ago- how pathetic can he be?” Anna looked at her, her brows furrowing.

Jess leaned back, her head hanging off the chair. “Anna, he was in love.” She simply said, jumping a little when she felt the stool vibrate from Anna’s hands slamming down on the table.
“So? I was in love once. When my husband left me, I gave zero shits and set the house on fire. I’m alright now, aren’t I?” This caused Jessica to laugh, but it was a dying one.
“Yeah, I know. I had to bail you out of jail- you still owe me.” She said, shooting her pointer finger like a gun. “Whether or not your husband left you, it’s different.” Jessica looked at Anna in a serious matter. “Bonds are different between different people. Him and his wife where probably in a bond that I can’t match, no matter how hard I try.”
“That’s your problem- you should stop comparing yourself.” Anna looked at her, striking hazel eyes pinpointing Jessica. “You want to know what I think?” She said, leaning forward once more. “I think that you are burying your true feelings in fear that you’ll only end up loving him not for him, but for the feeling of romance.” Jessica looked at her, agreeing by nodding. “I also think that without action, you won’t be able to realize those actions and someone might come and gobble him up again- or come back.” Anna looked at her, her eyes boring into Jessica’s slowly dazing ones. Ah, alcohol was truly the devil.

The weekend

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Thanks to the slowly approaching school term, Jessica had been nothing but busy. Within the few days after her and Darrin had kissed, she was called up by the elementary. Due to the school being under construction, Jessica was required to take apart her class and move it to a trailer out in the back part of the property.
This itself, took up most of the week and she was unable to return to the Reed house. She busied herself with preparing for school and making her trailer seem as homey as possible for the kids. The trailer itself was fairly big; the big metal box stacked high up on stones and had several windows in it, including its own bathroom. A/C units stuck out the windows for the hotter days and a large heater was placed in the corner of the trailer. None the less, Jessica was proud of her handy work around the thing; she managed quite well.
Now, it was time to head over to the Reed’s house and pick up the kids, Judith and Darrin up to go to the water park. Jessica hadn’t seen him since that day, and to be honest, she was a bit nervous- hell, she hasn’t even spoken to him over the phone or anything. Despite this, she was determined to have fun today with both, Darrin and the children- and Judith.

Jessica got into her car and drove back towards the direction, stopping at her house first to get change and bring some clothes along. She wore a pretty baby doll dress that sat lightly on her shoulders and stopped right below her knees, completely hiding the bathing suit she had on underneath. She placed the pool supplies in her car and drove over towards their house, knocking on the door, and waiting for them to answer.