'Home safe and sound.' Jet sent a quick message as promised when the Uber pulled up to her house. She was tempted not to, thinking it would be an easier break than continuing to drag out the momentary relationship she had with Rhett.
'Great. I was a little worried. What are you up to tonight?' He replied as she rolled her bag into her bedroom. The unpacking was always the worst, so when she saw his text Jet plopped herself onto the bed, enjoying the distraction.
'I'm just unpacking and then crashing before Monday starts the rat race all over again.'
'I just finished unpacking a bit ago. I have to get up early for work too. Do you write as a job? Or was the script a side project?' Rhett kept the conversation going and Jet was happy to engage with him.
'I do website writing, and other copy work as a primary job until I get super famous I guess. Haha."
'Working on anything interesting?'
'Not really, although, I hear that this hot guy and his friend want to write a script with me.'
'Describe him to me." Jet was forced to smile at his response.
'He's huge, like a mountain. He's got this great blonde/brown hair, cute smile, incredible beard, and these lips that do amazing things.'
'Really, well that is weird because I am about to start a project with this gorgeous woman and she has incredible lips too. Plus, she has these eyes that beg so well, and a body that will rock your world.'
Rhett was clearly on the same page as her as she forced herself to calm down. 'Well the guy I'm working with has this incredible, huge...' Jet paused, letting the tension mount, hoping to force him to crack first.
'...' He messaged her a few dots and she caught her bottom lip in her teeth. Rhett was so adorable and she could almost picture him holding his phone.
'Pair of hands?' She let the message stay there and waited feeling herself get warm at just the thought of him.
'Naughty girl. Is it weird if I say I miss you already?' Jet didn't know what to say to his message. He had said he was interested in more than just one night before, and now this, this was enough to make part of her want to run screaming. She couldn't be involved with someone seriously again, not yet. Mitchell was still close in her mind. So, Jet didn't answer, just got up and started to unpack. She left her phone on the nightstand.
It wasn't until she was about to go to bed, nearly four hours later that she picked it up again. His message still sat there. He hadn't followed it up, possibly getting the hint, although Jet felt like crap for leaving things the way that she did.
'Sorry, got busy.' It was a simple message back, and as she suspected no message was returned. Jet curled up, trying to convince herself that all the bad things floating through her brain were temporary just like this momentary fascination with Rhett.
The next morning, she woke up late, nearly 11 am. It was typical for her to need a few days to adjust, but of course she could never convince all her work contacts of that. Her phone had what seemed like a million alerts. It was enough to make her groan and want to roll back over. Then, she saw one was a text message from Rhett. With a click, she sat up, tossing her covers back.
'Didn't see your response until this morning, sorry. And, sorry if that was too much. I just enjoyed spending time with you. Anyways, hope your Monday's not too busy, message when you have the chance.' It was simple, sweet, and understanding; three things that Jet didn't expect from him, but somehow knew she wanted. Rhett felt comfortable, and she had enjoyed her time with him too.
Over the next week, they messaged back and forth occasionally, usually missing each other completely. Jet settled back into work, and thankfully was able to shirk off the jet lag fairly quickly. Her life was almost back to routine, complete with a message from Jane asking if they could go out on Saturday. She agreed. It would be nice to see her and have a little fun with no strings. That's what she enjoyed about Jane, the lightness in their interactions.
Saturday morning, she got a text from Rhett. It was almost expected at this point. For some reason, he had taken to a routine of messaging her first thing when he woke up. It was always something simple, and it always brought a smile to her face.
'Want to grab some food tonight?' His text wasn't so simple this morning, and Jet hesitated before making herself respond. She didn't want to ignore him and make him put his plans on hold, but she also didn't want to let him down in a way.
'Can't. I have plans.' She sent it and started to get herself together. Jet needed to catch up on a few items before she got herself ready for dinner with Jane.
'What are you up to?' The message was waiting for her when she looked at her phone next. She weighed her options for a moment. It wasn't fair to Rhett to lead him on to thinking this was more than it was though, so Jet chose to be honest.
'I have a date with Jane.' She sent it simply, with no pretenses.
'Oh. Well, have fun.' It was all he said and Jet had to sit and calm her nerves for a second. Was that it? Was Rhett done with her? Had she lost the friend she was starting to enjoy in so many ways? Jet sighed and finished her work. There was no response she could think of that wouldn't lead him on more than she wanted to. This was exactly what she was worried about with him, starting to feel more than friendship.
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That night, she and Jane went out and they had fun. The girl was always a good time, and by the time she was home, Jet had a smile on her face. Jane kissed her at the door and part of her wanted to pull her inside. It was so nice to be with someone that looked at life so effortlessly. She pondered for a moment, looking at her in the moonlight and then leapt.
"Do you want to come inside for a drink?"
"Kind of, but I've got a drum circle in the morning. I can't be late."
"A drum circle?"
"Yea. Do you want to come along? They'd love to meet you Jettie. I've talked about you.'
"You have?"
"Yea, well what can I say, I like you. And trust me, I want to stay and have my way with you after tonight. You look incredible." She leaned in with a soft kiss to Jet's lips that made her get warm all over.
