I Promise You

(9) I'm Back

"You know him?" Jonah asked confused. "Of course I know this guy!" "I kissed her on Christmas" He said and I rolled my eyes. "Is he the ex you were talking about?" Phoebe asked. "Gosh no, he wishes he would be" I said. "No, I'm wishing to be your boyfriend and I won't stop until you call yourself Promise Ashcroft" He said and I laughed "That will never happen, because my husband will never be called Jesse!" I told him. "Oh, don't be so picky, can't be like your mom" He said and I pulled him aside.

"What the hell?!" I asked him, trying not to yell. "What did I do now?" He asked like nothing was wrong. "Keep your mouth shut! Nobody here knows anything about me and I would like to keep it this way!" I told him and he crossed his arms "What's in it for me?" He asked. I rolled my eyes "A date"

"I'm cool with that. I'll keep my mouth shut and you give me a date in return and maybe we can repeat Christmas after that" He said. "You're so disgusting!" I said and walked back to the others. "Everything okay?" Phoebe asked. "Yeah, everything is fine. Just had a little talk with him" "I asked her on a date. That's what she wanted to say" He said and put his arm around me. "Yeah" I replied cold.

"First day in London and already a date. Wow..." Phoebe said impressed. "Let's not call it a date please" I said and freed myself from his arm. "I would" Jesse said and I rolled my eyes. Slowly I also tiredness caught me. "Hey Phoebe, Imma go home. I'm totally jet legged" I said and she nod "I'll go with you" She said to me, then turned to the boys "I'll see you at school" She said and the two of us left.

"Please tell me Jesse isn't going to attend Ashwood Academy" I begged,  but her face expression was telling me that I was right. "He will till summer" She told me. I groaned "Leave it to me to leave America when I could have a chance of a Jesse free six months at Jefferson.." I said and I think she had no idea how to respond to that.

Back at home, I immediately went to bed and asked Phoebe to wake me up in about two hours. After all I had to get used to this timezone. I hope it was all worth it... even if it seems like I can't escape home completely, but as long as Jesse keeps his mouth shut, that shouldn't be a problem.

It didn't take me long to fall asleep. I didn't have a dream, but I also had no nightmare which is a good thing.

But then, two hours later I was woken up by Phoebe. I secretly hated her for that, but I couldn't sleep any longer when I want to get used to their timezone and I'm really not up to wake up in the middle of the night, which would happen if I sleep longer now.

"So what is the deal with you and Jesse?" Phoebe asked to keep me awake. "He has a huge crush on me, teases me all the time, but I'm just not into him like that and thanks to a kiss or two underneath the mistletoe  he thinks we're getting married" I told her. "That boy got it good. He's totally crazy about you!" Phoebe said and I giggled. "I wish he wouldn't be" I told her. "Since when do you know him?" I asked her curious. "Since we were kids. His grandparents are our next door neighbors and he is staying with them" She told me and my mouth literally dropped open. "He's what?!" I asked her shocked "You wanna tell me that guy lives right next door?!" I asked and she nod. "Yeah, leave it to me to make a decision like that..." I said and just about a second later Poppy came into the room, throwing her bag onto the desk.

"What's up with you?" Phoebe asked her sister. "Jake and I broke up" She said and sat down on her bed. "What?!" Phoebe asked, jumping up and sitting down beside her sister. "It's not that bad" Poppy said, but it was obvious she was fighting tears. "What happened?" Phoebe asked. "Truth is that we weren't great for a long time. We thought that maybe some time apart would do us good, so he went to visit his grandparents in Scotland, but it didn't work. More like the feelings were gone when he was back" She continued explaining.

"But I saw how happy you were this morning when you finally had him back this morning. For a second I thought you were going to kill me because I was talking to him" I said. "I was happy to see him, but as a friend and I wasn't jealous at all when I saw you with him. He told me that you two flirted and that didn't bother me" She said and I got up and sat down in front of her "If I knew he had a girlfriend, I wouldn't have. I swear" I told her. "It's okay Promise! I'm not mad or sad or anything. I don't know how to feel" She said, almost like she was confused or desperate to feel on of the above, but wasn't.

"In other news, guess who the lucky girl is that is in Jesse's heart" Phoebe asked. "The girl he has been rambling about? She's real?" Poppy asked excited. "As real as we are, I promise!" She said and Poppy looked at me confused "You?" She asked and Phoebe confirmed it, while I was just annoyed. "You are all Jesse could talk about the past week!" Poppy said excited. She was probably more excited then I was.

"That guy has serious problems! How can he be so obsessed with me?!" I asked. "He's in love" Poppy defended him. "Why don't you go out with him?!" I asked her. "Because it's you he wants" She said. "That guy drives me crazy!" I think I'm starting to repeat myself, but I can't help it when it's true