PROJECT ANDERSON

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: ANDIE

When I woke up this morning Jesse wasn't next to me anymore.

"Jesse?" I asked as I headed to the bathroom. "Jesse, please be in here."

We needed to talk about what happened last night...I didn't regret the kiss, but it was a mistake.

I was caught up in the moment...but I also lead him on which makes this even worse.

Before I could open the door...Jesse came out wearing only a towel.

He wasn't lying when he said that he had been working out...his once soft torso was now like a washboard and on his right pec there was a heart...a black mangled heart with the words quae proditone...what betrayal in latin acrossed the bottom.

"Wow..." I blurted out without realizing.

"I decided to take a shower." Jesse said with a smile. "Maybe you should too bloody Mary."

"Are you trying to get your hand broken again?" I asked folding my arms over my chest.

"No...I had to tell people that I got into a fight with a wall, but I did get a lot of attention from the girls." Jesse said with a wink.

"Was that supposed to do something...because it didn't." I said before walking passed him and into the bathroom. "Go wake up Ash while I shower."

"So we aren't going to talk about the kiss?" Jesse questioned before I closed the door.

"Put some clothes on before you go over there." I said effectively avoiding the question.

I wasn't going to discuss this while he was naked. Don't get me wrong I wanted to talk about, just not while he looked like that.

Plus maybe the shower will help my mind and body relax.

After my nice steamy shower I headed out of the bathroom to find Jesse and Ashley sitting on the bed.

"Hey Aunt Ally...Jesse has pictures of you on his phone." Ashley said with a smile.

"I thought you deleted those."

"I deleted the naughty ones of you, but I couldn't get myself to delete the others." Jesse said before getting off the bed and headed over to me. "See for yourself."

I readjusted my towel around my body before I took the phone out of his hand and looked through the pictures.

They were all pictures of me from high school, when we were together. Including one from our first kiss.

"Why did you keep these?" I asked as I continued to look through the photos.

"Because I wanted to." Jesse answered before reaching for the phone.

"Wait...what is this?" I asked as I turned his phone around so he could see the screen. "I thought you deleted all the naked pictures of me?"

"I must have for forgot a couple." Jesse said with a small smirk.

"Uh huh..." I said before handing him back his phone and heading to the bed. "Hey Ashichu do you want to go wait in the truck with Jesse while I get ready?"

"Okay." Ashley answered softly.

"Andie what about last night?" Jesse asked from behind me.

"Jesse now's not the right time for this conversation." I answered without looking at him.

"You can't keep avoiding this." Jesse said before moving passed me and picking Ashley up off the bed. "Eventually we are going to have to talk about it."

I let out a small sigh as he walked out of the room with Ashley and his crowbar.

He was right...as much as I hated to admit it to myself, I couldn't avoid talking about that kiss.