i've fallen*
chapter 03
Sunday. The next day�
She worked on the paper for a good 3 hours. Saving her work onto a floppy disk. She finally got up and stretched her long body. Bones popping and cracking from the constant sitting. She massaged her neck and shoulders for a sec to get the tension out.
�Remind myself I need a massage before the end of this break.� She told herself out loud. She looked at the clock, it was 11:07am. She walked downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat. At 11:15 the phone rang. She was in the entertainment room sitting on the leather couch eating her bowl of cereal. She picked up the blue see-thru cordless phone.
�Hello?�
�Hi.�
She recognized the voice already. It was JC.
�Hey what�s up?� She said
�I was going to open with that line.�
She chucked. �I�m eating cereal and watching TV.�
�Did you just get up?�
�No. I got up at 8 to work on my paper. I just now came out of there and got something to eat.�
�3 hours you worked on it? Damn girl, your dedicated.�
�No I just want to get the damn thing done and pass the class. I want it to be over with!�
He laughed. �Well I was going to ask you to go to lunch but your eating and it�s sort of close to lunch. So how about dinner instead?� He asked
She smiled. �Sure.�
�Ok cool. Well I�m bored. Can I go hang out with you until then?�there�s no Justin with me.�
She laughed. �Ok.�
�Alright, I�ll be over there in a little bit.�
�Ok, Bye.�
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Before he got there she slipped on some jeans and a t-shirt. Putting her hair up in a messy bun. When he got there she greeted him with a sweet smile.
�Hi.�
�Hi.� He said giving her a quick kiss on the lips; that surprised her, and a hug. �How are you?�
�Good.�
They went into the entertainment room and sat together on the couch.
�Ok now that were dating we need to get more personal with the questions.� He said with his arm around her shoulder, looking down at her.
�O-K.�
�What�s your favorite sport?�
She softly laughed. �Real personal, huh? Uh�Basketball.�
�Ah� Justin loves basketball. I�d pay to see a one on one game with you two. Are you good?�
�I was on the girls� varsity team for 2 years, does that count?�
�Ok maybe you are�I�ll have to see it, to believe it.� He said
�Is that like you motto or something?�
�No�I just like saying it.� He laughed.
�Anyway�what�s your favorite sport?�
�Football.�
�I can watch football, just not play it.�
�It�s better to play with girls though.� He whispered in her ear.
�Get your mind out of the gutter.�
�Ok sorry�let�s be serious now�what age did you lose your virginity and did you enjoy it?�
�Oh my god!�� She shook her head. ��um I was 17 and no it wasn�t all that great, what about you? have you even had sex?�
�With a mind like mine�yes I have. I was 19. I was confused and didn�t know exactly what I was doing.� He looked over at Rachel, she was trying to hold her laughter back. �She wasn�t as pretty as you though.�
�Aw! That�s mean�sort of. Thank you for the compliment but-�
He cut her off. �She was pretty but your beautiful.�
She laughed. �What�s the difference?�
�Never mind�ok serious nWo.� She looked up at him. �I swear�have you ever had your heart broken?�
�Actually yes, I dated this guy for about 2 years in high school and I found out he cheated on me.�
�Ouch�did you love him?�
�At one time I did, I thought I did�but not anymore, it�s gone now�.but I got revenge. I made him think I slept with his best friend and he believed me. His friend played along cause he was mad at him for hurting me, he was like a friend to me also. And I think he had a crush on me�anyway, what about you? Any girl broke your heart?�
�I�m not sure. A girl left me for another guy but we weren�t too serious so it didn�t hurt too badly. Not like cheating would. I�d rather be the dumpee than the dumper. But one time this girl and I broke off this 2-year relationship cause she couldn�t handle me constantly being gone. That did hurt�from losing her, I did love her though. Not like I was going to marry her though.�
�Oh�how often are you gone? Speaking of it��
�Depends. Sometimes 3 months at a time. And in those 3 months we could only maybe see each other 5 or 6 times�think you could handle it?�
�Damn�you can talk on the phone can you?�
�Yeah, I�ll call you everyday.�
�Ok, I�ll be able to handle it. Just a call to say a quick hi is cool.� She smiled.
�Alright.� He smiled. He kissed the top of her head.
Rachel was excited to know what was to come of their new relationship. JC already cared about her, wanting to spend every moment with her. He knew he was already falling for her and he knew he was going to start to fall fast.
They talked for a little bit. Their conversation was interrupted by a phone call.
�Hold on�Hello?�
�Hey sweetheart.� Her mom said.
�Hi mama, what�s up?�
�Nothing, just at home. You forgot to call.�
�Sorry. I have this big term paper to work on all week. I�ve been thinking about that mostly.:
�Oh that�s ok. I know you�re busy. So what�s new?�
�Oh I met someone.� She smiled at JC. He smiled back kissing her forehead.
�Oh really? And who might this be?�
�JC Chasez.�
�From NSYNC?�
�Yeah.�
Her mom laughed.
�Don�t laugh! It�s true�here talk to him.� She handed the phone to JC. He shook his head no. She forced him, giving him a look. He gave in.
�Hello�hi, how are you?�I�m good�.uh we met two days ago at a club�yes I�m really him�she also met Justin�.Ok�Ok�yes ma�am�alright, it was nice talking to you�.bye.� He handed the phone back to Rachel.
�He seems like a nice boy, what a sweetheart. You should hold onto him.� Her mom said.
�Ok mom, I plan on it�Talk to you later.�
�Alright. I love you, bye.�
�Love you too, bye.� Rachel hung up the phone. Looking at JC.
�Ok so you�ve talked to my mom.� She laughed.
�She�s nice.�
�Yeah, sure�what�d she say?�
�She just asked me where we met and if I was really JC and�that if I ever hurt you she�ll have you�re step-dad come shoot me so I better behave.�
With wide eyes. �She said that?! OMG! I can�t believe her. Don�t listen to her! It�s nonsense.�
�It�s ok, no harm done. She�s just being an overprotective mother of her baby girl.�
�Why are you so sweet?�
He smiled. �Cause I want to be, I guess.�
She smiled leaning over and kissing him. The kiss lasted a few long seconds. Deepening with each passing second. Until the phone rang again. Rachel pulled away.
�God Damnit!�I�m disconnecting my phone.� She said
JC laughed. Resting back on the couch.
�What?� She answered the phone.
�Damn! What crawled up your ass and died?� Kimberly asked.
�You! You interrupted me!�I was busy.�
JC chuckled.
�With your paper?�
�No.�
�Then with what?�
�JC�s here.�
�Oh I get it!�are you two�you know together?�
�You already asked me that.�
�Oh yeah�oh well! Still your dating a rock star!�
Rachel laughed. �Why�d you call?�
�I can�t just call to talk to my best friend?�
�Not when I�m busy�I�m kidding! What�s up?�
�I just wanted to bug you.�
�Ugh! I�ll talk to you later, brat!�
�Ok, bye.�
Rachel hung up the phone. �She only called to bug me�what a brat!�
He laughed. He grabbed her hand pulling her onto his lap. She straddled him, facing him. He put his hands on both sides of her face to pull her in for a kiss.
�Hold on.� She whispered. Her lips inches from his, when she talked they slightly touched his. It drove him crazy.
�What?�
�Wait a few seconds�see if it rings again.�
10 seconds passed.
�Ok if it rings I�m not answering it�now where were we?�
�Right here�� He cupped her face and put his lips to hers. JC had only kissed her a few times but he was already obsessed with her kisses. And Rachel the same.
2 minutes later the phone rang. Rachel growled into JC�s mouth.
�It�s her�she�s�doing it on�purpose.� She said in-between kisses. JC smiled, laughing softly. Not breaking the kiss.
Rachel woke up at 8:00 am to work on her term paper. Hopefully she wouldn�t get any interruptions. Who would be up at this hour on a weekend, when they were partying all night on Spring Break. She sat peacefully in the study. She decided to do the paper on Stevie Wonder and his struggles, challenges and how he got to become such an incredible musician.
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