Chapter 4

"What are we getting?" I asked Belle as we walked into the grocery store.

"Are you kidding Jess? Junk food what else!" Belle said as I laughed.

"Okay you go this way and I'll go that way. A.J.
come on!" I yelled to him as he ran over to me.

"What are we getting?" He asked taking my hand.

"Junk food."

"I can definitely help you on that," he said as I looked at him.

"You? Mr. Buff? Eats junk food?"

"Yeah all the time! I work out and have dance rehearsal's
all the time. That's why this gut isn't huge," he said smacking it as I sighed.

"Remind me to keep you active."

"Why?"

"I definitely don't want my baby fat!" I said as he pouted. I
laughed as I thought for a second, "Actually, you are showing already!"

"Hey!" He whined as he chased me down the aisle.

~*~*~*~

"Here's your food, need anything else?" The waitress asked us as
we looked at our food.

"No we're good thanks," I said as she walked away.

"Oh! Brian has a favor to ask of you guys," A.J. said pouring ketchup over his fries.

"What?" We both asked.

"Brian's friend, probably soon to be girlfriend wants to go
to your party thing," A.J. said in a shrug.

"Yeah sure・hat's her name?" I asked him.

"Um Ashley?"

"No problem! New friend, cool," I said as Belle nodded.

~*~*~*~

"And he sinks it in again without interference!" Nick said as he shot the ball.

"Nick!" I whined.

"What?"

"Shut up!" I said as he made a puppy dog face.

"Okay," he said quietly. He sat down on my car looking at me lying on the grass.

"Where's A.J.?" He asked as I looked up at him.

"He's at Belle's talking to Brian, we invited Ashley over Thursday,"
I said as Nick nodded.

"Oh..."  Nick said looking at Belle's house. "Here they come,"
he said as Belle walked over to Nick. A.J. put his feet on the left and
right side of my body and looked at me.

"What did he say?" I asked as I pulled him down. He sat down on my stomach.

"He said she's excited," A.J. said with a grin. "See I told you
I'm not heavy," he said bouncing a little on my stomach.
I stuck my tongue out at him as he did.

"Belle and I are going to play one on one," Nick said dragging her to the goal.

"A.J.?" I asked.

"Yup!?!"

"You're starting to hurt me," I said as he rolled off. He sat up
as more cars came into Nick's driveway.

"Hey A.J., Jessie," Kevin said as he and Howie jumped out of
Kevin's car. They walked over to Nick and Belle.

"We've never done anything on grass," A.J. whispered to me as I giggled.

"A.J. we're in public," I said as he brushed his hand across my
bare stomach. "A.J.," I whispered as I looked over at Belle and the guys.

"Come on," A.J. said kissing me passionately. He pushed his
tongue into my mouth as I forgot everyone around us.
He brushed his hand up my shirt as we kissed.

"Go A.J.!" Brian yelled as we both looked up.

"B I didn't know you were going to be here," A.J. said as Brian
shut the door. "I'll be right back," A.J. whispered kissing my
cheek. That's when I saw Ashley, she was so pretty! Long
blonde hair, great figure, I was already jealous of her.

A.J. and Brian seemed to be arguing about something as Ashley walked over to me.

"Hi, you're Jessie right?" Ashley asked towering above me.

"Yeah," I said getting up. She was taller than I was too, no fair!

"I'm Ashley," she said shaking my hand.

"What are they fighting about?" I asked as she looked over at them.

"I honestly don't know," Ashley shrugged.

"Let's go find out," I said as Ashley nodded. We walked over to
our men and watched as they gave mean looks.

"What's wrong baby?" I asked A.J. as he shook his head.

"Nothing, guys I'll see you tomorrow!" A.J. yelled to them.
He started walking away as I stood there in confusion.

"A.J.?" I asked. He never looked back as he got into his car and sped off.

~*~*~*~

"So where do I put this?" Belle asked looking at me.

"I don't know, anywhere is fine," I sighed. I couldn't believe A.J. left me.

"Jessie!" My dad yelled from upstairs.

"Yeah dad?" I asked running up to him.

"Phone," he said handing me the cordless.

"Hello?" I asked running back down the stairs.

"Hey," A.J. said as I stopped moving.

"Um hi," I said quietly. We had a long pause of nothing, I was still
mad at him!

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing," I said angrily.

"I know something's wrong, what is it?"

"Why did you leave me at Nick's house?" I asked angrily.

"I was mad at Brian, you know what I'm like when I'm mad, I'm stupid."

"A.J. you left me hanging there," I whispered as I sat down on the stairs.

"Believe me when I got home I banged my head on my wall a couple
of times," he said with a sigh. "Baby I'm sorry."

"What were you guys fighting about? You and Brian
never fight," I said as he paused.

"I don't think you want to hear it."

"Yeah I do!" I said, "I want to know if it's a good enough reason to leave me."

"Ashley was Ashley is Ashley to put it bluntly is my ex-girlfriend.
The girlfriend I last had," he said as I covered my face.

"Why were you mad?" I asked.

"Because I didn't think he was going out with Ashley, my ex
Ashley, and I don't think he should be going out with her. He knew
you'd be there and he brought her too, I never thought he'd do that
either," he explained.

"Why shouldn't he?"

"She cheated on me, I know she will on Brian."

"Maybe she's going out with Brian to get to you," I said shaking my head.

"What? I don't think so. Why would you say that anyways?"

I totally ignored what he said, "And she is so beautiful and the best
part your ex-girlfriend so you'd probably go back to
her since she's your age and beautiful and..."

"Jessie?" Belle asked interrupting me. "Are you crying?"

"You're crying?" A.J. asked as I sighed.

"I gotta go, I have a party with your ex-girlfriend
tomorrow," I said hanging up the phone.

"Ex-girlfriend?" Belle asked sitting next to me.

"Ashley is A.J.'s ex-girlfriend, and she's so
beautiful isn't she?" I asked.

"Jessie look in the mirror, you are too," Belle said as
I shook my head. I wiped my eyes and sighed.

"Let's go swimming," I said as Belle shrugged.

"Sure," Belle said as I nodded.

~*~*~*~

"This feels good," I said swimming through the warm water.

"Jessie?" Belle asked hopping in.

"Yeah?"

"Do you actually think A.J. would break up with you?"

"He's cheated on me before, anything's possible," I said as Belle shook
her head.

"Whatever you say," she said getting out.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Diving board."

"Jessie, A.J.'s here," my dad said as A.J. walked over to the pool.

"Hey A.J.," Belle said as A.J. waved.

"Can I talk to you?" A.J. asked.

"I guess Belle I'll be right back," I said hopping out of the pool.
We walked over to the sauna as he looked into my eyes, without shades.

"Do you not understand how much I love you?" He asked.

"I guess not A.J.," I said sitting down on the bench that A.J. and I were on before.

"I would never break up with you, ever," A.J. said kneeling down to me.

"Not even for Ashley? I mean have you seen her?
She's the next Cindy Crawford or something," I said sadly.

"She is a model," A.J. said as I laughed.

"Thanks A.J.," I said shaking my head.

"You are too."

"She is so beautiful A.J.! Knowing that you broke up with her
because she cheated means that you did like her or maybe love
her at one time! And she is so nice, and she's as old
as you," I said looking away.

"Baby, you are much more beautiful, she doesn't even come in
comparison to you. She's 25, she's older than me, and I never
loved her," he said brushing my cheek.

"I'm not beautiful," I said shaking my head in disbelief.

"Okay, let's go with your philosophy then. If I didn't think you
were beautiful, why would I be dating you for a year?"

"Because I don't know!" I sighed and got up as A.J.
followed me. He took my hand, forcing me to stay.

"You are so beautiful Jessie," he said bringing me close to his
body. "Sometimes I wonder how I got you," he said brushing his
hand across my cheek softly. "I love you so much."

"I don't want to lose you again," I said as tears rolled down my face.

"You won't, I promise," he whispered hugging me softly.

"Guys?" Belle asked knocking on the door.

"Um yeah?" I asked wiping my eyes.

"Everyone's hear, the guys, everyone," she said.

"Okay," I said opening the door. I walked out as A.J. followed
me. That's when I saw Ashley and her bathing suit. Or should I say
nothing of a bathing suit.

"Oh God," I said sighing.

"It's okay Jess, I promise," A.J. whispered behind me.

"Hey guys!" Nick said as everyone looked over at us.

"Hi," I said quietly. "I'm going inside for a second," I said
pointing to the door. I took A.J.'s hand and walked inside.
"I feel uncomfortable around her," I said to him.

"We can stay in here if you want," he said as I smiled.

"I know what you're thinking but my dad's here," I said as he
pulled me in the corner of the room.

"I'm quiet, I know you are I've heard you," he said as I grinned.
He kissed me hard as did I, his hands all over my body.
I unbuttoned his shirt and brushed my hands up and down his
chest as we kissed. It was like one of those porn's, we were never
ever like this! He untied my string bikini top as I pulled his shirt off.
He kissed down my body as I bit my lip.

We were definitely into porn now, it felt good though.

"Hey Jessie?" Nick asked looking for me as he saw me half-naked
in the corner. "Oh shit, I'm sorry you guys!" A.J. blocked
Nick's view as I put my bikini top back on.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"I was going to ask if we could get some food," Nick said as I walked over.

"Um yeah," I said walking over to the pantry. "You can have any
of this, just don't touch the stuff on the counter, that's for tomorrow."

"Thanks Jess," Nick said as I looked over at A.J.

I wanted him right there, even if it was in front of Nick.
"I'll tell everyone not to come in," Nick said as I nodded.

"Thanks," I said as he walked out.

"A.J. you definitely got a nice one," Nick said as he and A.J. laughed.

"Now where were we?" I asked kissing him and starting it all over again.

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