This has got to end~ A Gossip Girl Novel

Chapter 20: Second times a charm

Jaleesha sobbed into her Egyptian cotton bed sheets, her salvia and tears made her face damp with moisture. Her hair felt more like a rats nest then her usual soft silky waves. Dorota stood at the entrance of her room, wearing a petrified look. She'd never seen Jaleesha cry so openly or so loudly, it was an obvious portrayal of her true pain.

"Miss Jaleesha,this isn't right." Dorota addressed strongly "Mr Humphrey was a one night stand and now he's no more."

Jaleesha sniffed inwardly and sat up on her King Sized Bed. Her eyes were swollen and her cheeks seemed hollowed out.

" It's not about Humphrey! It's about my life! Dorota, don't you see? I'll never get what I want I'll always be living in Chloe's shadows. There's to much drama that circulates around her to much for even me to handle."

She flopped back onto her bed with a sigh and stared up weakly at her crystal chandelier. What's a life worth living if you have no one to love?

A soft knock at the door startled Jaleesha into a sitting position. She fumbled grabbing her silk kimono and tried to get rid of the snot threading to roll down her face.

Nate Archibald poked his head in looking as handsome as ever wearing his dashing polo shirt and tailored jeans. His hair seemed ruffled in all the right places, and a slight hint of aftershave lingered on his sculpted jawline. Jaleesha sniffed as she realised how hideous and gross she looked in comparison.

"Nate, what are you doing here?" She said weakly, her bottom lip on the verge to trembling   

"I got your text, you told me to meet you at your place?" He said with a confused tone in his voice showing her the message.

Dorota quickly looked at Jaleesha with a sly grin, "Nate it was Dorota who sent the message you really don't have to be here for me."

"No it's okay, I want to be here."

Jaleesha tried to hold back her tears but they all came flushing down and there was nothing she could do to control it.

"J pleas don't cry. I know your hurt and these last few months have been hell.... But you will get through it, you always do."

His words were soothing and Jaleesha started to recover her senses. She may not yet be the absolute Queen of Manhattan, but she was certainly above the level of crying.

Jaleesha stretched her arms widely and pulled her messed up hair back into a low ponytail. She reached for the tissues on her nightstand and cleared her face up until she felt less stuffy and more dry. Nate cleared his throat and nodded towards Jaleesha's chest. She looked down and realised her Kimono had slipped off and had revealed her lace push up bra.

"Maybe you could just give me a moment?" She asked tentatively.

Nate nodded and left the room silently, a slight smile forming on the corner of his lips. He hadn't seen Jaleesha even close to naked since there time spent together at Constance. Who knew he'd still be attracted to her refined body.

In the room, Jaleesha bit her lip self consciously as she inspected herself in the mirror. How the hell did Nate get even HOTTER? She thought ashamedly. They were broken up after all.... Even still, Jaleesha couldn't help to need of wanting to run her fingers down his smooth chest and chiseled jaw. A ball of Lust ran up her chest as she sneakily readjusted her kimono to be a tad more revealing and pulled her hair of the ponytail until it hung in loose waves over her shoulders. Nate Archibald may not be boy friend material, be he certainly was fit to be a one night stand.