Chapter 138
1198words
"I'm sorry I haven't replied to your texts, I've been super busy" failing at life "No it's ok you've got that cat, cats are a handful"
"Right! No one gets it. It's like she's my worst enemy but also my..." I look at him and he's smiling trying not to laugh "you're kidding"
He laughs nodding "I am, but I love to hear about your cat, you get so passionate when you're talking about her"
"She's a great cat" we each grab a slice and sit across from each other. We're eating and it's quiet and awkward "so how's the art?"
He chuckles "the art's good, I'm almost done with this piece I've been working on for a showcase. Want to see it?"
"Sure" I throw my pizza down.
Standing up we walk over to a giant blanket covering something "ready?" He turns asking as he grabs the blanket
"Amaze me" I smile. He yanks the blanket to reveal a pile of metal? "Oh my god it's it's..." a pile of metal
"What do you think?" He smiles waiting for my honest opinion
"It's- wow- I mean... there are no words" what the fuck am I looking at? "You don't like it"
"What! No! I mean I- it's-" find some words Leo!
"My friends reacted the same way when I showed it to them, it's bad isn't it?" "It's not bad trust me, I just don't know what it is"
"It's suppose to be a dismantled heart, see the pieces of metal missing?" "Yeah I see it now" no I don't "dismantled heart, that makes a lot of sense" "Thanks for pretending."
Walking back to the table he grabs two beers then walks back to where I'm standing and hands me
one "thanks" I take a sip
"Why don't you tell me about your day"
"Ugh don't get me started" because I can get myself started "I worked so hard on a paper that took me months to write only to get a stupid C! And I got a parking ticket, it's been a shit day"
"That does sound shitty I'm sorry"
I drink my beer "it's not your fault" I smile "the world just has it out for me" "Still that sucks but I think I have a way to help" he raises his eyebrows smiling "You do?"
"Yes come here" he walks away and I follow "have you ever heard of Bob Ross?"
I think "the joys of painting guy?"
"Yeah! Every time I have a bad day at home I like to set up a canvas and some paint and watch a Bob Ross episode and paint with him" he laughs "I've never admitted that out loud before"
"Your secret's safe with me." We get to two blank canvases already set up with paint and brushes "Before you got here I set these up, figured we could paint some bushes, you know like in Bob Ross's
show?" He smiles "they help me feel better when I've had a shitty day."
"Paint? You want me to paint?" He shakes his head yes "I'm artistically impaired Jesse I feel like I've told you that already"
"It doesn't have to be great, see" he picks up a brush putting it in the green paint then starts to paint on his canvas "it's almost like drawing green clouds"
"Ok" I pick up a brush "get ready to see some awful painting."
We start to paint and talk and it's going so great! I mean not my painting that's shitty but Jesse is so great, he's helping me with my god awful bushes. "...would you want to come?" He asks after a long pause
"Where?"
"To my showcase, next weekend?" "Yeah I'd love to." I smile
"You have such an adorable smile" he says making me smile ever harder
"And you have such an adorable face" I hate my life "that's not what I meant to say..." "So you don't think I have an adorable face then?"
"No I mean of course you do but I didn't mean to point it out"
He chuckles "you're so cute when you babble" can he just kiss me already please
I continue to paint "I didn't think bushes could look this bad but here I am proving myself wrong"
He laughs "your stokes are too fast" he places his stuff down and comes standing behind me "here let me help" grabbing the hand holding the brush, he stands behind me and starts to direct my hand of what to do "you have to slow down and apply pressure" he is holding my hand!
"Like that?" I ask turning back to look at him, his face is so close to mine our lips are practically touching. His eyes land in mine when I turn and he smiles bitting his lower lip, I want to bite that lip. After trying to hold myself back I give up and kiss him, I wasn't trying hard. We drop my brush and I turn to him continuing to kiss him as his hands moves around, I take his bottom lip between mine lightly bitting it getting my wish.
Taking each other's sweaters off our lips meet again and his tongue feels amazing against mine, Jesse holds one of my legs up running his hand on my thigh "your lips are so soft" he comments between kisses
"Thank you" I smile kissing him more.
The kissing gets heavy and my hands are already wondering under his shirt ready to tear it off, pulling away breathing heavy "we can't have sex here" he says hot and bothered
"Why not?"
"Cameras" he points "and also because I don't want to" ouch "Was it the pizza breath? I told that guy not to put garlic on it!"
He laughs "no Leo I want to I mean of course I do I just mean not yet at least, I want to see where
this goes" just fuck me!
"Sure ok" I fix myself "you have to finish your piece anyway" "Yeah, don't take this the wrong way okay? I almost didn't stop us" "I won't"
"How about we have dinner tomorrow night?"
"Yeah sure, I'll let you finish you masterpiece" he smiles and I smile too, yeah I'm disappointed but at least he asked me to dinner. "I should go don't want to be a distraction"
"You're a good distraction but ok, I'll call you?"
"Sure" he kisses me on yhe cheek and I grab my stuff to leave.
Getting in my car I call Shia "heyyyyy" she answers excited "that was quick" putting her on speaker I drive away
"It didn't happen" "What why not?!"
"Because he's a nice guy who wants to see where this goes"
"Seriously fuck nice guys!" I'd like to fuck that nice guy! "Right?! Like let a bitch live"
"Wanna come over and binge watch Netflix?"
"Yes please" my frown turns into a smile "Awesome bring snacks!"
"On my way!" She hangs up and I'm happy again Best friends make everything better.
