MS.O'CONNELL, RUTHERFORD

'MEETING YOU WAS ALL THE UNKOWN' Chapter five.

Friends with Benefits?

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Wednesday. . .

Two days after she was discharged in hospital, she came home finally and she's with her friend Robin and her Prof. Rutherford.

Jesse drive her back to her apartment with Robin. Then they unlock her door Robin drags her stuffs on the floor, while Jesse help her to sat at the couch...

"Welcome back." They smiled. Surprising her with a cake.

"Oh, guys. This was so much, thank you." She whined in awe.

"So...are you ready for tomorrow?" Jesse grins.

"Can I rest?" She frowned. "I don't think I can show up like this" Billie said.

"Let her rest Jesse." Robin says while slicing the cake. "Oh—yeah." He realized.

"Hey, Jesse. Um— I think we should go. So Billie can rest?" Robin suggested.

Rutherford walk towards her caressing her cheeks and smile. "Goodbye. Take a rest and take your medications, okay?" He whispered. "Yes. I will." She responded.

As Robin opens the door, Jesse pecked her in lips. Letting her manage herself. "Message me and Robin if you have problem, alright?" He says giving her a reassuring squeeze. "Okay." She responded silently standing in front of him, and kissed him softly. I WASN'T OKAY?!

Robin clears her throat, stopping them. "Hello, guys I'm still here, duh!" She rolls her eyes ignoring them in annoyance. "Let's go. Jesse. You might wanna stop flirting with her. gosh. you two are just really pretending—huh?" She says madly.

Jesse walks after Robin slamming the door close. As Billie let out a soft chuckle in thought of him having his lips on her lips as such it was all faked. She was secretly amused.

I was amused by every time I pretend to kiss him. Shivers was right down my spine. Forgive me. For holding these grudges against him. Gosh. What was this. It's so crazy I let myself pretend to date him.

Non-other I don't feel any sexual attraction for him. So— whatever.

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An hour passed. . .

A moment later, Billie decided to make an appearance at the committee, and surprisingly Jesse was in there sitting on the chair far from the door, as she enters the door, her gaze found him near the projector with his professors and the committee people in there...

"I apologize I'm late." She says sitting in the chair on the other corner. Jesse was in shocked as both of his eyes widened. "Ms. O'Connell you should've come." Someone chuckled silently...

She fixed her posture returning to the comment. "I'm good. Doing it great, but can we focused on the topic." She answered back bravely. Rutherford clears his throat gazing at her attitude. "Settle down. O'Connell" He said faking his temper at her. She shush him silently returning to look on her papers. He ignored her, by side eyeing her.

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"Okay, so—I think that's all. Discussion dismissed."  The Chairperson smiles picking his things on the table, exiting the conference room.

Rutherford, walks out seeing her outside of the door. Then, he snatched her hand walking their way to his office locking the door closed behind them.

"Are you kidding—huh, I thought you'd not be able to show up?" He says tucking her hair behind her ears. "I think of it, because I have changed my mind—yeah?" She smiles happily. "Whatever." He says looking at her, with his eyebrows tied with each other. "Well, you're smart. You always have an option." He says with a grin.