Jackie

6: A tisket-A-Tasket

"What about this one?" I asked showing mom and Rory the big basket. "To big, raises expectations." Mom said picking up a smaller baskets. "What about this one?" "I guess, since you're putting two stale pop tarts and who knows what else." I said. "What about you? You warned dean to eat before right?" "Duh I love him." Rory said rolling her eyes. "Ooh Rory this one's nice, not to big not to small." "I already got one, Jackie you should get that one." Rory said giving it to me instead. Me and Tristan made a deal that I would tutor him if he bought my basket, I'm gonna bring hot Cheetos. "What are you gonna bring Jackie?" "Hot Cheetos." I said walking off. "And?" Rory questioned. "And what?" "That's it?" Mom asked. "Yeah, we're gonna get food from Luke's after so." " well don't you know how to impress a man." Mom joked. "Where's she going?" I asked mom nodding in the direction of Rory. "With her pretty boy, who's gonna bid on her pretty basket." Mom said. "Who do you want to get your basket?" I asked "Luke?" I asked teasingly. "No! Someone to clean the rain gutters. What about you, Jess?" "No! I don't." I told mom In a whisper yell. "Ooh look! Look!" Mom said nodding in the direction of Jess, who was clearly pissing of dean as Rory held onto his arm. Jess got glue and left, while Rory and dean kissed, then Jess came back, scared Rory and got more glue. Something about the way he stared at her, and how he smiles at her, and how he always makes a scowl when Rory and dean are close. "Aww man I thought there was going to be WWIII" mom said snapping me out of my thoughts. "You're a great influence." I said with a sarcastic smile. "I'm gonna go look for a basket, I don't like this one." Mom said. "Okay I'll be in the chip aisle." As I walked to the aisle I saw Jess. "Hey princess." "Hey Jess" "your gonna participate in this stupid town activity?" "Yes I've been doing it with Rory and my mom since we moved here." I said like it was the most obvious thing. "Who are you after?" "Umm,  I think Lindsay?" I said unsure, last week at the town meeting Taylor announced the list to the basket bidding but I  somewhat forgot. "Who's after you?" "Rory, Why?" I asked. "No reason, no reason at all." Jess said smirking looking at the floor. Oh no what if 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜 bids on 𝚁𝚘𝚛𝚢𝚜 basket. "Are you gonna bid?" I asked him. "I don't know probably I get my paycheck today anyways." Jess said as mom came. "Hey you got your chips?" "Yup." I said holding the bag of chips up. "Poor Tristan has to eat that. My heart goes out to him." Mom said putting a hand over her heart. "Shut up he's going to enjoy these chips, just like he's going to enjoy my company." I said in a matter of a fact tone. "Oh yeah." "Yeah" "ok well I'm gonna go to check out want me to take your stuff?" Mom asked. "Yeah please." "Okay meet you outside." "Okay." "Bye Jess." Mom said. "Ma'am" Jess said with a smirk. Mom walked off eyeing him. "So Tristan huh?" "Yeah Tristan." "He's that guy you were with yesterday?" "Yup that the one." I said popping the 'p'. "Is he the one that you like?" Jess said leaning in, looking 𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚢 interested, why? "No! Why would you think that?" I asked him. "Well you guys seemed pretty close earlier, now he's bidding on your basket." "Well you and Rory look close, you don't see me saying your in 'love' with her." I said not knowing where that came out from, but I do know that I just embarrassed the hell out of my self. "What where'd you get that from, Dean?" "No just an observation, excuse me I have to go. Bye Jess." I said waving. "Bye princess."
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Jess's pov
Tristan and Jackie on a date? That's supposed to be me and Jackie, not her and Tristan. And where the hell did she get me liking Rory from, I don't like her we're just friends, nothing more, never will be. I just like to piss dean off. I need to outbid Tristan on Jackie's basket.
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Jackie's pov         Time skip
Lindsay's basket had just been up which means that it's my basket. I think?  Never mind it's Rory's. "Let's start the bidding with $3!" Taylor said. "Hey!" Rory said in a hurt tone.  "$5" dean said. "$5 do I hear $10?" "$10!" A familiar voice form the back said, as I turned around my heart sunk, Jess, why was he bidding on Rory's basket? Him and Rory? Rory and Jess? Then it hit me Jess does like Rory. "$10 do I hear $15?" "$20" Jess said upping his own bid. "$20. Do I hear $25?" "$30!" Dean said.  "Okay see, you boys don't seem understand the way this thing works. "$40!" "$50!" "Have either of you noticed how tiny this thing is?" "$75!" Jess said "okay we are talking dollars not cents here." Taylor said. "Uh oh Deans hesitating" mom said "$80!" "He does not have $80 to spend on a basket." Rory said. "$90" Jess said m. I just stood there feeling stupid, god I thought Jess liked ME, really me? Who the hell would like me? "Okay we got $90 going once, $90 going twice, Sold, for $90's to the young hoodlum in the back!" Taylor said as Jess walked to claim the basket. Smirking at me. Was this to make me jealous? To make me mad? Make me upset? I got pulled out of my thought as Taylor called my basket up. "Okay let's start of $5" "well look at you Jackie." Mom teased. "$10!" Tristan yelled smiling at me. "20!" A boy from my grade yelled. "$30" a third boy yelled. "Well Jackie look at you." Mom said nudging me with her shoulder. "Okay once again we are talking dollars not cents!" Taylor said irritated. "$60!" Tristan spoke. "$80!" The second one said. "$88!" The third one spoke. Just then Tristan said "$120!" "Have you seen show small this basket is and it feels very light!" I made my way over to Tristan who was across from Jess, who looked very confused for I don't know what reason. "Tristan no, that's to much!"  "Well I'm not gonna let you go on a date with some random ass stranger." Tristan said. "$120 going once. $120 going twice. Sold! To the young man." As me and Tristan walked off so did Jess, Rory, and Dean. Rory and Dean argued as Jess said something, then Jess and Dean argued, then Dean left. Me and Tristan walked to Jess as Rory went to follow Dean. "Why did you do that?" I asked him. "You said you were after Lindsay, not Rory." Jess said. "What's your point? You have Rory and Dean in an argument!" I scolded him. "My point is that I was gonna bid on yo- you know what never mind, have a fun date." Jess said with a sarcastic grin as he met up with Rory. "Let's go to the bridge." I said wanting to get away from Jess as quick as possible. "Okay."
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Time skip
At the bridge
"God he's a jerk! And I'm stupid I really thought he liked me! But no he likes Rory." I told Tristan who just listened. "He does like you!" "No he doe-" I was got off when Tristan spoke. "Shut up don't say no yes he does, he thought Rory's basket was yours cause you told him it was after Lindsay's, when I was bidding on your basket he would not stop staring at me , trust if looks could kill I would have BEEN dead since he saw us laughing at the diner." "Well-" I was cut off as Jess and Rory showed up. "Rory?" Tristan asked. "Hey guys, what are you guys doing here?" Rory's asked. "Us what are YOU guys doing here?" I asked looking at Rory and Jess ,who wouldn't stop staring at how close me and Tristan were as our shoulders were touching. "Well Jess brought us here." "Well let's sit." Jess said sitting down. Rory did the same putting the basket in the middle. Me and Tristan were talking drama, while Rory and Jess talked about books. I told Tristan he should date Paris since he has a fat crush on her(  he doesn't, but he knows she does so I tease him about it)  I kept teasing him until he finally pushed me into the lake, but I was holding his hand so we both fell in. I hit his head as I came up for air. "Oww my head!" Tristan said "shut up Paris lover! What did you throw me in for?" I asked him. "Correction I pushed you in." "Still I'm wet!" "Dirty." He said with a smirk. "Tristan!" Just as Tristan was going to respond Rory started to laugh and Jess trying not to laugh. "Rory help me up no?" Tristan asked as Rory helped him up. "Jess help please?" I asked. "Okay." Jess said putting his hand out as I pulled him in. I started dying of laughter as I saw his face. "You... should have... seen your face!" I said laughing in between words. Jess just smiled at me. "You thinks it funny huh?" He asked "yeah I do , I Really really do!" I said laughing. Just then he grabbed my waist which felt good in his hands, and he picked me up and threw me back in, I resurfaced staring at him laughing now, his laugh sounded so nice, genuine, I had noticed Rory and Tristan left. Now it was just me and Jess. "God your face when you were going in." He said as he stopped laughing.
"Shut up." I said splashing him. "Stop." I didn't stop. "Stop Jackie, Jackie." He then grabbed my hands, I tried to wiggle out of his grip. I then looked at him as we made eye contact he slowly pulled me in. "Hey" he said. "Hi." We were so close only a few inches away. He started to lean in as I did too, then a swan flapped its wings splashing us we separated fast, feeling tension as we both got out the lake, stupid swan. "Umm I should go it's late." I said "yeah me too." "Good night Jess." "Goodnight princess."
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A/N
I'm thinking of making Jackie kiss someone and Jess find out and get jealous? But they ALMOST kissed but I felt like it was too early.💕