JessicaI say nothing as I watch Tabby look at the tubes of swabs she took from Jackson, looking for a positive marker. I don’t understand why I am so angry. Damon is my boss and someone I shouldn’t even think about, but I do think about him…way more than I should. I think I am mad that he lied.Damon Ricci does do girlfriends; he just doesn’t do me.“Yep. Influenza for the win,” Tabby announces, shaking the vial in her hand. Jackson smiles brightly and then sighs, laying back down as he coughs pathetically. I watch as Tabby smiles, rubbing his forehead, “Don’t worry, this should only last three days to five.” Jackson sighs, looking into Tabby’s eyes.“And you’ll check on me, right? Dr. Tabby?” He groans like he’s in pain. Damon chuckles but then quickly hides it by clearing his throat, “Sure. Dr. Tabby would love to come to check on you every day.”Tabby nods, smiling, “Yes, I can do that,” she then turns her attention to me. “Jessica, have you ever had the flu?” she asks, throwing
DamonMy heart is racing when I reach my car. Mikey knows that I am not the touchy-feely type. He just saw me hug a girl that he really likes. He called DIBS on her, and I can’t be with her. He will never forgive me if I keep doing things like this. I don’t understand why I can’t get Jessica out of my head, but it’s a BIG problem. I tried to convince myself I came here for him, but I know that is truthfully a lie. I just hope I can smooth this over with him.“Took you long enough,” Tabby sighs, leaning up against her red convertible sports car. “Tabby, it took as long as it took. Get over it,” I say through gritted teeth. I watch as she stands straighter. I know she has to be confused about these sudden mood swings lately, but as far as she knows, Jessica is one of my employees; she can never know who she really is. “Well, I told my father we could video chat in forty-five minutes. Are you ready?” she asks me as she plays with the strings on her trench coat, teasing me. My eyes wa
JessicaI still can’t get over the fact that Mike ran out of here like the apartment was on fire. I know he recognized my parents were at the club in that photo, but why did he freak out like that? This town isn’t big; maybe he met them that night and didn’t know how I would react? I haven’t brought it up since, but I have started a text so many times to ask, only to delete it. That is no longer a worry on my mind, at least not the last few days because the flu took me over too.There’s a knock on the door, and I grumble as I stand wearily. Jackson has gotten over the flu, and luckily, Julie seems as healthy as a horse, so they are both at school. I feel like death, though, and I am only on day three of five of the flu. Damon has had Tabby check in on me every day, and I really do not want to see the perky bitch today, but I know she’s been ordered to check on me. Too bad she loves bringing up her relationship with Damon and just how happy they are.Gag. I unlock the door and open it
DamonThe video chat with Tabby’s father was fucking awful. The man is from Russia, and not only was his heavy accent hard to understand, but he threatened me at least five times that if I hurt his daughter, he would cut out my heart, roast it over a fire and eat it in front of my entire family. But Tabby just laughed the entire video call, ensuring I nodded at the correct times but met her father’s approval. He has decided to let Tabby stay for now, but he wants us to come for a visit to New Jersey in the near future.It has been over a week since I have seen Jessica, and even though I know I shouldn’t, I am driving to her apartment now. Mikey really freaked out about the photo, but I told him we needed to play it cool. He hasn’t spoken to her since, which also makes me a little paranoid.Not only am I going to check on her because she has gotten sick, but I am also going to see if I can feel out any weird- you-murdered-my-parents-vibes.I have been sending Tabby every day since sh
JessicaI quickly get dressed and walk out of the bathroom, terrified I may have been caught in the bathroom with a man by my younger siblings. I know this sounds silly, but one is a teenager, and the other is a pre-teenager. We haven’t even had THE talk, and I am already so uncomfortable thinking about having that conversation with either of them. Not that I even have much experience to help guide them! “Jessica, where are you?” Julie calls, and I take a deep breath as I stretch my facial muscles, ensuring my expression has turned neutral before entering the living room. I walk back down the hallway as my heart is racing; did we get caught? I have no idea where Damon is. Did he leave? Was he able to sneak past my siblings? But as I turn the corner, my eyes widen as I see him sitting at the dining room table with Jackson.“Wow, did you finally take a shower?” Jackson teases me. “You smelt awful,” he grins as he looks at me and then Damon. His eyebrows are raised, and I look at Damo
Damon“Are we good?” The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them, and I cringe internally; I just fucked up so badly. Jessica’s body stiffened as soon as the words left my mouth, but I didn’t know what else to say- I couldn’t let her know just how much I wanted her. I had to play it cool, but there was a moment when I almost threw it all away.But only a moment…. Or…. I’ll just keep telling myself that lie. “Yeah, we are good,” Jessica says, but her eyes are cold, and her tone is deadly. I know that we are definitely not good, and I should have never said it like that. She basically shoves me out of her house, closing the door, and I clench my fist at my ideocracy. Damnit, Damon! Worst of all, it is only Jessica that I truly care if my words hurt her. I walk on eggshells around her, but this time I screwed up, but maybe that’s for the better. Only five more seconds alone in that bathroom, and I would have done something I couldn’t take back. The words may have hurt her, bu
JessicaI close the door and turn around, coming face to face with Julie. I let out a squeal, and she laughs hysterically. “Julie, what the heck! You almost gave me a heart attack!!” I gasp.Julie holds her stomach as she can’t control her laughter, “I’m sorry,” she breathes out, “But that was hilarious,” she says as she falls on my bed. I roll my eyes, placing my hands on my hips.“It was not,” I growl, and she smirks, sitting up as she tries to control her giggles.“No, it was, but I get why you’re mad.”“You do?” I ask, my voice a little shaky and full of worry. Did she hear Damon and I’s private conversation? The one she had no right to be listening to in the first place; I will be furious if that is the case. “Yeah,” she sighs, sitting straighter. “I can tell you really like Damon, Jessica, and he has a girlfriend. I bet that sucks,” she frowns, and my anger is gone within an instant.“Oh, Julie,” I say, smiling as I sit next to her. “I don’t really like Damon that much. I actu
Jessica“Can we talk?” Mike asks me, and my heart races inside my chest. What does he want to talk about? My head spins as I think of all the possibilities. I nod as I look at Julie, “Hey, Julie, can you please set the table? Mike and I need to talk.”Julie smirks, her eyebrows raising up and down, “No, I will not set the table. We never eat there, Jessica,” she grins at me, “But I will give you two young love birds a moment alone,” she winks.I know my face is probably ten shades redder as she walks out of the room- Why is my sister this devious? I wasn’t like this! I was the good one. I never caused waves. I guess being a middle child has its perks. I turn around to face Mike, and he smiles as he shifts on his feet nervously, but why is he nervous? Did Julie just make this awkward? Ugh, middle-child syndrome is the worst! Plus, she’s a teenager! I do not stand a chance.“Sorry about my little sister,” I blurt out, and Mike shakes his head, running his fingers through his hair.“Oh