Kassidy sat up in her bed and stretched. She smiled to herself remembering the night before... she could still smell him on her shirt. Laughing at herself, she stood up and something caught her eye: a note:
Call me when you wake up.
-Jackson
She took a quick shower and sent him a quick text:
Kassidy: I'm up, r u?
After making herself a bowl of cereal, she flipped on Saturday morning cartoons and began eating. Her phone began to ring, smiling to herself, she answered it.
"Hello?" she said, taking a bite of her cereal.
"I thought I said to call," Jackson's deep voice said into her ear.
"I know you did, I just felt like being a little disobedient," she said, smirking.
"Disobedience can get you into a lot of trouble, Kassidy," he said evenly.
"Yeah, yeah," she said, rolling her eyes, "What are you doing?"
"Just finished my run. Are you busy?" he asked, taking off his running shoes.
"No, why?" Kassidy asked, drinking her cereal milk.
"I thought if you weren't busy that I could pick you up and bring you here to my house," he said, stretching.
"What are we gonna do there?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I dunno, I guess I just wanted to see you again," Jackson said, feeling cheesy as hell.
"Aww, Jackson, aren't you sweet?" she teased, causing him to groan in embarrassment, "I'm kidding! That sounds cool, let me finish this episode of Spongebob and I'll start getting ready."
"Spongebob? Seriously?" he asked in utter disbelief.
"Don't judge," she said, shrugging, "I'll see you in about an hour."
After they hung up, Kassidy smiled until her cheeks hurt. 'I actually like him,' she thought, setting her cereal bowl on her coffee table and curling up with a blanket to finish her episode of Spongebob. As soon as it ended, there was a knock on her door. She looked through her peephole and squealed in delight.
"Sun-Sean!" she yelled as she pulled open the door and jumping into his waiting arms.
"Kassidy! I missed you, Kidd," he said, twirling her around several times before setting her unsteadily on her feet.
"I missed you, too! Have you eaten?" she asked, looking him over and closing the door behind him.
"Yeah, I had a McMuffin on my way here," he said, shrugging.
"Oh, okay, then," she said, feeling a little down.
"What have you been up to?" he asked.
"Nothing much, I just took a shower because Jackson's picking me up in about half an hour but I just finished watching Spongebob and eating cereal," she said with a smile. The deflated look on Sean's face was quickly replaced by one of amusement when he heard what she was watching.
"Cool. How are you and Soldier Boy, anyway?" Sean asked her, sitting on her couch.
"Jackson and I are doing just fine... he came over last night for enchiladas and Tyler Perry movies," she said, taking a seat next to him. He grabbed her legs and pulled them into his lap.
"Enchiladas or enchiladas?" he asked, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
"Regular, edible enchiladas, Perv," she said, smacking him across his chest.
"The other enchilada is edible, too, Kassidy," he said, his hand traveling to her thigh.
"Enough, Sean!" she said, laughing, "If we're gonna do this whole 'just friends' thing, you're gonna have to have some self control!"
"I'm sorry, Kassidy, old habits die hard," he said, shrugging.
"I know," she said, getting to her feet to get ready. She went to her bedroom area and went through her closet. She decided on a navy blue and white striped tank top, short white shorts, red, dressy flip-flops, and red hoops. She began undressing when Sean rounded her room divider.
"Sean, get outta here!" she said, covering her body.
"Kass, chill out, it's nothing I haven't seen before," he said with a wicked smile.
"Still, avert your eyes," she said, frowning.
"Fine," Sean sighed, looking at the ceiling as she got dressed.
"Okay, how do I look?" she asked, doing a small circle.
"You look like a sexy sailor," he said with a smile. She could tell he wanted her... she wanted him, too, but she wasn't gonna go back to that, especially when she could possibly have something good going with Jackson.
"I think you're missing this," Sean said, walking over to her vanity and picking up a large, red flower headband. He slid it in her hair and smiled. "Perfect."
"Thank you, Sun-Sean," she said, blushing. She went to her bathroom and did her makeup and slipped navy blue and white studs in her other three holes. After applying her red lipstick, she smiled at her reflection in the mirror. She saw Sean in the mirror behind her.
"You really look beautiful," Sean said, leaving the bathroom.
There was a knock on her door and Kassidy was in the middle of changing out her facial jewelry. "Sean, can you get that?" she called to her friend.
"I got it, Babe," he said, knowing Jackson could hear him through the door. He looked through the peephole and watched the wave of emotion pass behind Jackson's eyes. He loved fucking with this guy.
He opened the door and looked at him. "Jackson," he said, nodding in his direction and stepping to the side to let him in.
"Sean," Jackson said, repeating his action and stepping inside.
"Kassidy's still getting ready, she just got out the shower... You know how women are," Sean said, with a smirk.
"Oh, yeah," Jackson said, trying to hide the fact that his blood was boiling right now.
At that moment, Kassidy came into the living room, wearing a big smile. "Hi, Jackson," she said cheerfully, oblivious to the butter-thick tension in the room.
"Hey," he said, pulling her into his arms for a hug. "You look amazing."
"So do you," she said, looking him over.
Unable to take it anymore, Sean walked over to Kassidy and hugged her. "Kass, I'ma head out. Text you later," he said, walking to the door.
When he walked out, he left Jackson and Kassidy in an awkward silence.
"Kassidy?" Jackson said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Are you still having sex with Sean?" he asked, trying not to take out his frustration with Sean's behavior on her.
"No," she said, looking at him quizzically, "Why?"