Cutting It Close! [Uncle Jesse]

Chapter 8

I was going to have a date with Jesse that night. I wondered if he was still mad at me for going on the date with Mark. To bad for him. He chose to go out with Becky.

And I was not going to stand by and stay home on a weekend night. If Jesse wanted me, he knew where he could find me. Maybe I should cancel on him. Maybe I should make him sweat. Tell him I had other plans.

How would he like that? Bail on the great Jesse? I really did not want to bail. I wanted to run in his embrace. Be his date all night long. And make him forget all about Becky.

Once and for all. That was what I really wanted. My life was not going according to plan. I mean it was not fair. I met the man of my dreams. And he wanted to date me and date someone else??

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"How is the dating life going?" Jenelle asks me as we finish up at work for that afternoon.

"I have a date tonight actually" I tell her.

"Oh yeah with Mark?" she asks me.

I shake my head then smile. "No with Jess" I tell her.

"Come on, you know this is not working out for you! He will never dump Becky for you. They never leave the other woman. And you are stringing yourself along for a heart break" warns Jenelle. "Mark really likes you. He told me how much fun he had with you the other night at the Smash Club"

"I like him to. But I want Jesse" I sigh.

Jenelle places her hand on my shoulder. "Once you get over that little crush you have then you will see Mark is the perfect guy for you" she promises me. "and be sure to make me the maid of honor when you get married" she teases.

"I am no where near ready to get married. I am still dating more than one man" I laugh. "my life is a mess"

"Because you let it be" she adds.

After I get out of work I head home. I get ready for my date with Jesse. And I had a new sexy dress for the occasion. It was a plum colored one-piece dress that showed off the shoulders.

I teased my hair rocker style. A style I was sure little miss prissy Becky would never choose to wear for Jesse. I placed on my gold necklace and earring set. My mom had gifted it to me one Valentine's day.

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My phone rings. I rush to answer it. "Hello?"

"Skyler?" coughs Mark.

"Hey what is wrong?" I worry.

"I am so sick right now. Fever. Chills. I need to get my meds. I could not reach Jenelle. I tried. I was wondering could you run by CVS and get my meds for me. And bring them over. I am so sorry to bother you" he coughs. He sounded so awful. My heart goes out to the man.

"No sure, I can do that. Tell me where the CVS is and your address" I say.

I get a pad and a pencil and jot down his information. "I will be right there Mark" I say before we hang up the phone.

I sigh. I call Jesse. "Hi"

"Hey, are you ready for our date tonight?" he asks me.

"About the date. Can we make it a little later?" I ask him.

"Why?" he wants to know.

"I have to help a sick friend. He needs his medication. He is to sick to drive out" I tell him.

"Let me guess your sick friend is Mark?" he mutters with annoyance in his voice.

"Yes, it happens to be Mark. He tried to call Jenelle, but she did not answer." I explain.

"I am sure that he knows you have a date with me" he grumbles.

"He has no idea I have a date tonight" I sigh. "Do you want me to send someone else to help Mark?" I grumble.

"No go ahead. Go right ahead" he complains. "I really don't care"

"Fine then I will" I say.

I smile a bit. He was jealous that I was going to help Mark out. I could tell he did not like the idea that I was stopping to help him when we had a date tonight.

Oh well. He could end all this. And dump Becky and claim me as his. But he had yet to do that. That was all his fault. Not mine.

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"Meet me at Club Clicks downtown. I have to meet with a boss there about maybe performing there. The meeting will be done by the time you get there, and we can dance and have dinner" he offers.

"Sounds great" I say. "I never have been there"

"Alright. See you after you get done with Matt" he tells me.

"Mark" I sigh.

"Right I said Matt" Jesse answers. He laughs.

"Jess his name is Mark" I laugh.

"Hurry up. I do not like to wait" he warns me before he hangs up on me.

I smile. Then I head on over to CVS. I get Mark's meds and get him a can of soup and crackers. Some ginger ale to. That would help him. Then I hop on over to Mark's place. I knock on the door and Mark lets me come in. He was wearing a bathrobe. A blue one. He looked awful. He was sneezing when I opened the door.

"I do not want you to stay long and get you sick" Mark worries over me.

"I am fine" I tell him. "You go lay down. Your place is a mess" I add.

"My daughter Maggie was over the other night. She left a mess; I had not had a chance to clean up" he coughs.

"I brought you soup. Want me to heat it up?" I offer.

"No, I can do that" he mutters.

I feel his forehead. He was burning up. "Mark you are burning up. You go lay down on the couch. I will make dinner" I demand.

I lead him over to the couch. I clean up his tissues. And tuck him in and turn on the tv for him. "Rest!" I order to him.

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I hand him a ginger ale and meds for him. He takes them. I go in the kitchen. I get a clean pan that I could find there and cook dinner for him. I end up cleaning the kitchen to.

By the time I was done cooking and cleaning it was getting very late out. I bring Mark his dinner. "Here you go" I tell him as I wake him for dinner.

"Thanks, a billion Skyler" he gratefully says.

"Is there anything else you need before I go?" I offer.

"No no, you have done enough for me. Thank you" he tells me.

"Get better Mark, try to rest" I say softly. I touch his cheek checking his temp. His fever went down. I lean in kissing him on the forehead. "have a good night"

"Thanks Skyler" he says.

I head on my way to the club. Jesse was not pleased with me when I got there. I was really late. He was sitting at a table by himself. Looking pissed off. He smiled at least when I came in. I was a little nervous about being late.

"I almost called Becky to see if she could make it after all" he quips to me.

I fume inside. "Really? Is that all you have to say to me? You are the one who allows me to date others. Then has an issue with it. And I was helping a sick friend. That is really low Jess. I am done" I decide.

I go to leave. He grabs me by the hand.

"Don't" he orders to me. "I am sorry okay?"

"Fine" I say. "I will stay"

He was my drug. And I was addicted.

"I am glad you made it out to see me. I was worried you were not going to show" he admits to me.

"I told you that I would. Mark was really sick he was running a fever" I tell him. "I am sorry"

"You are a good person. You care about others. That is one of the things I like about you Skyler" Jesse brags on me. "but you are to sweet. To trusting. Mark knew we had a date and he wanted to be in the way"

"Mark had no idea I was on a date. I never told him I had one. Jenelle did not either" I tell Jesse.

"Oh" he mutters. "Forget it. Let's have fun. No more talk about Becky. Or Mark" he orders.

I nod. "I would love that" I agree.

He takes me by the hand. Then we dance together to the beat of the DJ. This new club was hipper to the times of today than the old Smash Club was. I liked both. A slow song soon changes.

Jesse yanks me in his embrace. Our eyes locked on one another. He smiles as his other hand rests on my hip. Then the right hand touches my cheek. His eyes fall to my lips. I move in closer to his body.

I hated to think he danced this way with Becky. Was this close to someone other than me. I brush it aside. Try not to let it get to me. But it was starting to. Damn Jenelle. All the things she told me. It was true. It bothered me deep down.

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"You look sexy as hell tonight" Jesse praises me.

I blush with pleasure. "Thank you" I gratefully answer.

He looked nice to. He wore a white blazer jacket. A black shirt under it. White pants with black shoes. He had a gold cross necklace on. He looked hot.

He always looked fantastic in anything he wore. He dips me down in his arm then brushes me back up in them. A rush of excitement floods in my body. I was the hottest club in town with the hottest guy in town right now.

For one night he was mine. I had all his attention all on me.

I let him pull me in for a kiss. Our lips meet. His lips felt so good on mine. His lower lip brushes over my bottom then sucks harder on my top. His tongue wants access in my mouth. He tasted like chocolate mints.

And a hint of coffee. His tongue was swirling with mine. Warmth floods in my whole body feeling the sensation his kisses were leaving me. Wow. How could he kiss me this way and feel something for someone else? What was he really hiding from me?

Maybe he did have feelings. Maybe he was scared to get hurt. Because Becky was hurting him. In this foolish love game. I would never hurt him if I had the chance at his heart. But he would never know this if he did not give me the chance to show him. How was I going to get that chance?

After the kiss ends, I stay there in his embrace and he looks stunned by the passion between us. Unsure of what to do next here. I was unsure of what to say myself. He smiles at last. I smile back as my heart flutters inside of my chest.

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"Are you hungry? Do you want dinner?" he offers. The song ends.

"Sure, that would be fantastic" I agree.

He leads me to our table. We order some pull pork nachos with margarita drinks. Perfect for our date. I loved nachos. Some girls come by and ask Jesse for a photo. He was fairly well known. And they knew Danny was his brother in law and Danny was on TV around here.

"Are you having a good time?" Jesse asks me.

"I am" I say with a nod.

"When can I see you again?" he asks me as our drinks arrive.

"Whenever you have the time" I say with a smile. "I am all yours"

"What about Matt?" he wonders.

"You mean Mark?" I ask.

He shrugs'. "Sure, Matt what about him? When is your next date with him?" he asks me.

"I don't ask you about when you see Becky. Besides I don't know" I lie.

"Fine, fair game. How about we go out next friday?" he offers. "I am free"

"I would love to" I agree.

"Great!" Jesse says with a smile as our food arrives.

I could not help but wonder in the back of my mind when his next date with Becky was. Was he worrying when my next date with Mark was? Did he really even care at all?

Or was I just a pawn to make Becky jealous? Was that all this really was? My heart sinks as I try not to let it bother the rest of my night with Jesse. Though it was going to be bothering me. Deep down it always bothered me.

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