A Mirror's Image

chapter one

"fuck this man...who even-"
"ellie cmon! you've got patrols today, you're late."

Jesse. That fucking prick i'm exhausted, last night was something else...shit i gotta get up i can't just sit here. i stared at my ceiling scoping my mind for excuses on why i slept in. shit does jesse know?

i stumbled over to the front door unlocking the top and bottom, i opened it to see jesse leaned against the doorframe. his manly physique exemplified because of the lighting.

"well you sure had a night didn't ya?"

fuck. what did he hear? did dina tell him? shit.

"listen jesse dina kissed me-"

"woah wait...you kissed dina? we've only been broken up one week and you're after my girl?"

shit. i struggled to find words to respond to him. what the fuck do you even say to that? "oh yeah jesse i want to fuck her soooooo bad she's just so sexy and because she's "your girl" makes me wanna fuck her even harder ooo yea-"

"ellie?"

fuck. i wasn't responding.

"jesse no dina kissed ME, she was drunk it- ya'know what nevermind forget about it. she's yours, i'm grabbing my gun then let's head out, okay?"

"okay...but we're discussing this after" he smirked, i shut the door in his stupid face then carried on.

i looked at my old pictures i had up with tommy and joel. they were honestly such great guys, i feel bad for how i treated joel last night at the bar but ya'know i can handle myself. AND i was drunk....

i mean i've always wanted to kiss dina, i've always looked at her in a different way. i genuinely couldn't help myself, ever since cat and i had went our separate ways, dina had been there for me.

shit jesses waiting for me, i gotta hurry.

i grabbed my jacket and threw that over my hoodie, as well as my usual boots. i put my gun into holster and grabbed my knife attaching it to my thigh where it usually went.

i could hear jesse approaching my door once again, most likely about to pound on the door until i opened it. i swung it open before he could interact with it. "ready?" i said smirking knowing he didn't get what he wanted. i love busting his balls.

"uh ya cmon, maria wants to talk to you before we head out. something about seth or-"

"nah i'm not dealing with his bigotry today, no fucking way i am no-"

"ellie cmon grow a pair and stand up to him, better you than joel. joel will have him by his throat."

i nodded in agreement, jesse leaded the way as i followed heading towards the bar. i walked over to maria who was leaned over the bar counter, presumably waiting for seth.

"hey..what's up?" i asked knowing it was about seth and his idiotic behavior towards dina and i the night prior.

"seth has something he'd like to say to you. do it for me, please? i watched as maria gestures towards seth, he walked towards jesse and i holding a brown package in his hand.

"hey. uhh look last night i was...drinking too much. i'm trying to say i'm sorry. maria told me you and dina are heading out so i made yall some sandwiches."

i looked at the contents in his hand, no way am i eating that. he handed the sandwiches to me, i gracefully took them then nodded, maria thanking me for dealing with him.

"ooo what're these?"

"all yours" i handed the sandwiches to jesse.

"so uhh me and dina are going? i thought it was you and me-"