Jess.
"I guess Nate was right," said Jo, when we were having lunch together after my night out with Sean.
"Right about what?" I asked with my mouth full.
"You look more cheerful these days, em, since Sean's back," she looked at my face, wondering something, "and you do more make up, I suppose?"
"Shut up!"
"Aha! You do, eh?"
I just kept my mouth shut, didn't know what to say. I just felt happier.
"Listen," Jo continued after couple bites of burger, "I don't mind with whomever you wanna be, just please decide. Don't play with fire!"
"I know, Jo. Sean is my past, you know that, and my relationship with him was long over. I'm facing my future with Leo now. I'm sure."
"Good. Tell Sean that you have chosen. Tell him to stay away!"
"Yes, Mam"
"Okay, I guess I'll see you soon. I'd better run. My freaking boss is gonna kill me if I'm not at his side in 10 minutes," she stood and gave me a kiss, "bye Bitch!"
***
I got a very bad headache that afternoon. Numbers were running on my computer and I could not think any of it. But thank God, those reports were not due until a week after.
I was getting up from my seat when my phone rang. 'Ah, this must be those credit card or insurance guys,' I thought. So I took my phone, put it in my blazer pocket and walked to rest room. It stopped ringing. But four minutes later, it rang again. Good Lord, this insurance guy was pretty consistence. Or pushy? I picked my phone and saw that it was not unknown number. It was Leo.
"Hi Babe," he said.
"Hi, sorry it took a while, I was in a rest room. What's up, Hon? You never call me in work hour."
"No, I'm just gonna ask you if you have time tonight. I've reserved a table for us at 8 in your favorite restaurant."
"Sure. Just pick me up at the office, eh?"
"Confirmed! See you soon Babe."
I stood still wishing that there'd be no waiter at that restaurant recognized me going with two different guys two nights in a row.
I walked back to my desk, opened my phone and surprised there was one miscall, and it wasn't Leo. It was Sean. I thought I would just ignore it. Ignoring his call once a while wouldn't kill him, eh?
***
"There's something I want you to taste, Jess!" Leo held my hand while he was saying those words. I was trembling, I didn't know what he had in mind and it scared me somehow.
He smiled and he turned around his head while he was still holding my hand, nodded to a waiter, and faced me again. I saw the waiter went into the kitchen, and a while later he brought a plate with a hemispherical metal cap on it. He walked toward me and I tried to guess what inside. He put that plate in front of me.
"Open and taste it!" said Leo.
I lifted the cap and it wasn't food. There lied a red rose paved with a red cloth and a box beside it with also red color. I looked at Leo with a face full of questions. He then took the box, pinched something inside, it was a ring, yes a ring, he reached my hand and put that ring on my finger, saying, "Marry me and taste our new life!"
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Chapter 6
Jess.
I wore my favorite dress that night. It was 7 pm and I heard knocks on my door. I was trembling. Gosh! I should not have this feeling. I opened my door and saw him standing there. There was an awkward silence for couple seconds before he cleared his throat.
“Ehem, shall we go now?”
“Uh oh, yeah, sure. Lemme take my purse first.”
Sean was as charming as I remembered. His dark thick eyebrows and his prominent cheekbones made his face more masculine. We went to a restaurant at the center of this city where Leo and I often went there. I wouldn’t meet Leo there. I told him I was hanging out with The Pack, so he decided to stay at home watching soccer.
Indeed Sean didn’t change a bit. There were times when I caught his eyes looking at me.
“Does he know?”
I was surprised so that I almost choked on a tiny piece of my steak.
“Uh, you mean Leo? Sure, sure he knows”, I lied.
“Where is he?”
“He’s hanging out with his friends,” I regret saying this, for I knew what he would ask next.
“On Saturday night?” Yap, as I thought before.
“Yeah, he was out of town. So, what makes you come back here?”
“I fell in love for a girl. Then I made mistake. I wanna make it up to her,” he smiled.
“But Sean, I…”
“I know. I won’t go there. I will just be here for you, be your friend. I may find my soul mate here, who knows?” he laughed.
“Yeah, who knows.”
We’d been talked for hours when he suddenly said “Let’s get out of here!”.
“Where to?”
“Puncak?”
“What? Don’t you think it’s a little too late?” I glanced at my watch.
“Come on. I doubt there's curfew.”
“No, It's just…”
“Oh, I see. Go ahead, call Leo. Ask his permission. Come on, Jess”
A couple minutes later…
“Damn you Sean, at least you let me change. With this dress, I will be freezing up there.”
“Don’t you think it’s my job then to warm you?”
I threw some punches to this kinky guy, as I shouted “PERVERT!”. Then we both laugh.
An hour went by so fast. We almost arrived when Sean put a CD into his car stereo. I somehow remembered that CD as he held it. When it played I knew that song. I was trying hard to remember.
No one ever saw me like you do
All the things that I could add up to
I never knew just what a smile was worth
But your eyes see everything without a single word
“’Cause there’s something in the way you look at me…” Sean started to sing and damn!! I remembered.
“Is this…” I asked slowly.
“Yes, Jess. This song is yours. Always yours. I keep this CD you gave me. It is my way to remember your smile everyday. To remind me how you look at me.”
He stopped his car, turned his head towards me, and smiled.
“I never forget you, not even a second”
“Neither do I, Sean”
My heart did beat faster. I couldn’t move but close my eyes when he moved towards me. Then I felt his lips touched mine.
I wore my favorite dress that night. It was 7 pm and I heard knocks on my door. I was trembling. Gosh! I should not have this feeling. I opened my door and saw him standing there. There was an awkward silence for couple seconds before he cleared his throat.
“Ehem, shall we go now?”
“Uh oh, yeah, sure. Lemme take my purse first.”
Sean was as charming as I remembered. His dark thick eyebrows and his prominent cheekbones made his face more masculine. We went to a restaurant at the center of this city where Leo and I often went there. I wouldn’t meet Leo there. I told him I was hanging out with The Pack, so he decided to stay at home watching soccer.
Indeed Sean didn’t change a bit. There were times when I caught his eyes looking at me.
“Does he know?”
I was surprised so that I almost choked on a tiny piece of my steak.
“Uh, you mean Leo? Sure, sure he knows”, I lied.
“Where is he?”
“He’s hanging out with his friends,” I regret saying this, for I knew what he would ask next.
“On Saturday night?” Yap, as I thought before.
“Yeah, he was out of town. So, what makes you come back here?”
“I fell in love for a girl. Then I made mistake. I wanna make it up to her,” he smiled.
“But Sean, I…”
“I know. I won’t go there. I will just be here for you, be your friend. I may find my soul mate here, who knows?” he laughed.
“Yeah, who knows.”
We’d been talked for hours when he suddenly said “Let’s get out of here!”.
“Where to?”
“Puncak?”
“What? Don’t you think it’s a little too late?” I glanced at my watch.
“Come on. I doubt there's curfew.”
“No, It's just…”
“Oh, I see. Go ahead, call Leo. Ask his permission. Come on, Jess”
A couple minutes later…
“Damn you Sean, at least you let me change. With this dress, I will be freezing up there.”
“Don’t you think it’s my job then to warm you?”
I threw some punches to this kinky guy, as I shouted “PERVERT!”. Then we both laugh.
An hour went by so fast. We almost arrived when Sean put a CD into his car stereo. I somehow remembered that CD as he held it. When it played I knew that song. I was trying hard to remember.
No one ever saw me like you do
All the things that I could add up to
I never knew just what a smile was worth
But your eyes see everything without a single word
“’Cause there’s something in the way you look at me…” Sean started to sing and damn!! I remembered.
“Is this…” I asked slowly.
“Yes, Jess. This song is yours. Always yours. I keep this CD you gave me. It is my way to remember your smile everyday. To remind me how you look at me.”
He stopped his car, turned his head towards me, and smiled.
“I never forget you, not even a second”
“Neither do I, Sean”
My heart did beat faster. I couldn’t move but close my eyes when he moved towards me. Then I felt his lips touched mine.
Chapter 2
Jess.
“What do you think, Jess?” she shouted at me.
Surprised I turned my head to her and, “Eh?” Jo was so beautiful in that dress, “You look stunning, as always.”
“I asked three times for devil-sake and you still starred at that stupid little thing called Blackberry!”
“Sorry, hon, it was Sean. He asked me out this weekend.”
“Don’t tell me you consider it!”
“As a matter of fact, I do”
“Gosh, please….” she took her blackberry from his purse and dialed a number. I just looked at her, stoned.
“Kev, I don’t care if you are busy, you should talk to Jess some sense now. She is considering to go on a date with you-know-who.”
Then you knew what happen. Kevin talked to me for more than half an hour. Pretty blah-blah-blah, though I knew he was right, so was Jo.
***
I was beautiful or at least I consider myself so. I was pretty confident about it. I was popular at high school. A boyfriend was never enough for me, but no one ever knew about it, except my pack. I had never fall in love until the day I met Sean.
Long story short, he had just broken up with his girl when I saw him for the first time. We got closer day after day. Too bad, he had a freak ex-girlfriend who got jealous over me. Then suddenly he decided to stay away from me, because he didn’t want me to get hurt because of his ex. Lame reason but I didn’t ask further. It hurt me and I leaved that town for Jakarta, and started my new life here. I never talked to him since.
I met Leo a year later and we became couple not long after. Leo cared about me, and I often thought of starting a family with him. I was no longer playful. I was 26 that time so it was the time, I thought. Then three weeks ago, Sean called me. I didn’t pick up. It was hurt enough to be left, plus I had already had good relationship with Leo.
Sean kept calling for the last three weeks, and today he texted me, asking me out. I just stared at those text, thinking every possibility to say yes. Dumb, I knew.
***
“Why not?” asked Nate while Jo told him about this Sean thing later at night. I knew Nate would say that. He had this different yet freaky mind. “Come on, guys. Give Sean a shot, as well as our friend here, Jess. We already knew that Jess never really loved her boyfriend. Don’t you guys realize that she puts a brighter face nowadays?” he blinked at me, smiling.
“Oh Nate, that was the last words I wanna hear from you. What I need is someone to tell me that I was wrong considering Sean’s invitation.”
“You got two,” said Jo, punching Nate’s arm, proudly.
“Yeah, but…”
“No but!”
“Yes but!”
“Shockingly, I changed my mind,” it was Kevin, breaking those two,” I think he deserves a second chance. So does you, Jess.”
“WHAT??? Kevin! Are you drunk yet?” Jo shouted, bulged her eyes out to Kevin.
“Listen, Jo. It may not be fair to Leo. But I don’t think it’s fair to Leo as well, if Jess still holds this feeling to Sean. She needs a closure.”
There was silence after that.
“Cheers to love!” said Nate.
Then we all lifted our glasses, “Cheers!”
“What do you think, Jess?” she shouted at me.
Surprised I turned my head to her and, “Eh?” Jo was so beautiful in that dress, “You look stunning, as always.”
“I asked three times for devil-sake and you still starred at that stupid little thing called Blackberry!”
“Sorry, hon, it was Sean. He asked me out this weekend.”
“Don’t tell me you consider it!”
“As a matter of fact, I do”
“Gosh, please….” she took her blackberry from his purse and dialed a number. I just looked at her, stoned.
“Kev, I don’t care if you are busy, you should talk to Jess some sense now. She is considering to go on a date with you-know-who.”
Then you knew what happen. Kevin talked to me for more than half an hour. Pretty blah-blah-blah, though I knew he was right, so was Jo.
***
I was beautiful or at least I consider myself so. I was pretty confident about it. I was popular at high school. A boyfriend was never enough for me, but no one ever knew about it, except my pack. I had never fall in love until the day I met Sean.
Long story short, he had just broken up with his girl when I saw him for the first time. We got closer day after day. Too bad, he had a freak ex-girlfriend who got jealous over me. Then suddenly he decided to stay away from me, because he didn’t want me to get hurt because of his ex. Lame reason but I didn’t ask further. It hurt me and I leaved that town for Jakarta, and started my new life here. I never talked to him since.
I met Leo a year later and we became couple not long after. Leo cared about me, and I often thought of starting a family with him. I was no longer playful. I was 26 that time so it was the time, I thought. Then three weeks ago, Sean called me. I didn’t pick up. It was hurt enough to be left, plus I had already had good relationship with Leo.
Sean kept calling for the last three weeks, and today he texted me, asking me out. I just stared at those text, thinking every possibility to say yes. Dumb, I knew.
***
“Why not?” asked Nate while Jo told him about this Sean thing later at night. I knew Nate would say that. He had this different yet freaky mind. “Come on, guys. Give Sean a shot, as well as our friend here, Jess. We already knew that Jess never really loved her boyfriend. Don’t you guys realize that she puts a brighter face nowadays?” he blinked at me, smiling.
“Oh Nate, that was the last words I wanna hear from you. What I need is someone to tell me that I was wrong considering Sean’s invitation.”
“You got two,” said Jo, punching Nate’s arm, proudly.
“Yeah, but…”
“No but!”
“Yes but!”
“Shockingly, I changed my mind,” it was Kevin, breaking those two,” I think he deserves a second chance. So does you, Jess.”
“WHAT??? Kevin! Are you drunk yet?” Jo shouted, bulged her eyes out to Kevin.
“Listen, Jo. It may not be fair to Leo. But I don’t think it’s fair to Leo as well, if Jess still holds this feeling to Sean. She needs a closure.”
There was silence after that.
“Cheers to love!” said Nate.
Then we all lifted our glasses, “Cheers!”
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