The Perfect Ride

Chapter 12

After the show, Roz, Jess, and I piled into our bus.

"Do you all wanna watch a movie or something?" Roz asks. I look to Jess. He nods. We all got changed into some more comfortable clothes, and piked on the lounge seats. Jess sat in the middle and I laid with my head on his lap. Roz was lying on the other side of him with her feet up.

"What movie?" I ask Roz. She clicks on prime video and played Titanic. Jess gave her a look.

"This is a wonderful movie" She defends.

"It's four hours" He replies.

"Well, luckily we have a long ride to Nashville" She says. That's where we were going next. We were actually spending a few days there too, because we didn't have a show until Friday, March 26th. We did have press to do, but other than that, I was thrilled to be spending the next couple days with Jess. Especially in Nashville. There were so many things to do. Maybe we could even go see more live music. Honestly, I don't care what we did as long as we were together.

"Alright. Let's do it" He says. I knew he would do anything to please me or Roz. He was amazing.

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By the time we got to the iceberg scene in the movie, Roz and I were both a mess. Jess went and got tissues for each of us. He wiped away my tears with the pad of his thumb.

"I don't know why I'm crying. I've seen this movie a thousand times" Roz says sniffling. "Jack and Rose, they were just...meant to be".

"Don't worry, Roz. It just shows you're soft hearted" Jess reassures her. She nods.

"It's 3AM. We need to be in bed" I say. Roz sniffles.

"Yeah. And, that's where I'm gonna go before they fall into that water. I can't deal with that tonight" She says. I smiled and Jess chuckled. "Night, guys".

"Goodnight, Roz" Jess and I say in unison. After she disappeared in her bunk, Jess put his head in my lap and stared up at me.

"You look beautiful" He says with a smirk. I smiled instantly.

"Don't you have anything better to say? Why is it always that?" I ask.

"Because when I look at you, I just can't believe how gorgeous you are" He says. He knew what to say to make me blush.

"I can't with you" I say.

"You love it" He says. I just stayed quiet. "Hey, lean down. I have a secret to tell you". I did what he said, but instead of saying anything to me, his lips met mine. Minutes later, he pulled away. "Did you get that?".

"Uh, actually...you might need to tell me again" I say. He sits up and leans into me. I fall backwards onto the couch. He straddled my waist. I felt heat overcome my entire body as he slid his hands up my arms, and pinned my wrists down. All of this was so new to me. I knew what it was leading too, but then I remembered the conversation I had with Roz today about she and Cody not being on the same page about what they had going, and that made me stop.

"Wait. J-Jess, wait" I say. He instantly stopped.

"Are you okay?" He asks. He helped me sit back up.

"I am. It's just...I don't want to go too fast. I've never done any of this before, and it's all so new to me. I-I'm sorry. Don't be mad" I say.

"Hey, baby, I'm not. Don't ever apologize for not wanting to do something. I'm not going to force it. I just want you to feel safe, and happy, and comfortable. That stuff isn't important to me. I only care about you" He says. That could've brought a tear to my eye. I leaned into him, and he kissed the top of my head. "I want you to be happy, okay?".

"You do make me happy, Jess. Happier than anything" I reply.

"You make me the happiest man in the world" He says with that smirk. Man, that smirk. "Why don't we get some rest. We have a big day in the morning". I stood up and start walking towards my bunk. He reached out and grabbed my hand.

"Hey, goodnight, beautiful" He says before kissing my hand. "Sweet dreams". I smile back and lean down to kiss him one more time before going to lay down. My heart was still racing at the thought of the moment Jess and I shared earlier. He made me feel on top of the world. Like I could do anything as long as he was by my side. He made me feel strong, and powerful, and like the luckiest girl in the world, because I knew that I was the girl who held his heart in my hands. That man was all mine.