Edge of Desire
013
“Wake up sleepy head!”
I groaned
She jumped onto my bed and yelled wake up again, I grabbed her legs causing her to fall onto me.
“Ow!”
I laughed and my eyes met hers, “Good morning.”
“Good morning! Hurry up and get ready, we have things to do and breakfast is ready!”
I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
She bit her lip and got off the bed quickly.
“I’ll be down shortly.”
She nodded and left the room.
I laid in bed for a few more minutes before getting up to shower.
“Kendall! I said hurry!”
I walked out of the bathroom with just a towel on.
“Oh sorry.” She said as her eyes lingered on me.
“You’re fine, I’ll be down in a minute.”
“A-alright” She said and as she turned to walk out of the room she ran into the door frame.
I chuckled.
Blueberry waffles, my favorite.
“So what are the plans for today?” I asked shoving a piece of waffle into my mouth.
“We’re going to go into the city and make a day of it.” She said with a smile.
“Sounds great.”
We spent the day sightseeing, from Times Square to the Statue of Liberty, it really was an all-day event!
“Let’s go ice skating.” I said as we passed Rockefeller Center.
“No, no, no. I’m awful at it.” She protested.
“Oh come on, like I’m any better. It will be fun.”
“Fine” She said.
I grabbed her hand and led her on to the ice.
“Please don’t let me fall.”
“I won’t.”
Boy was that a lie, we both fell more times than I can count on two hands.
She was laughing hysterically and the next time I fell and I pulled her down to join me.
“You said you wouldn’t let me fall.”
I pulled her closer to me and kissed her.
“I said I wouldn’t let you fall while ice skating, I never said I wouldn’t let you fall for me.”
“Kendall.”
I sighed and helped her up, “Let’s go.”
She was keeping something from me.
It was late when we finally arrived home, I had bought some wine for us that night so I poured each of us a glass and we relaxed in the living room.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Sure.”
“Who’s Jake?”
“Oh, nobody.”
“Jess”
“He’s just a friend.”
“What kind of friend?”
“Just a friend Kendall, drop it.”
We stood quiet for a few minutes.
“Is he the one you were on the phone with?”
She nodded.
“Are you seeing him?”
“Kendall, come on.”
“It’s a simple question.”
“I said drop it Kendall.”
“Why can’t you just tell me?”
“Yes Kendall, we’re fucking okay. Happy? I’m going to bed.”
I was angry, but more heartbroken, she didn’t want me.
I awoke to a knock on my door, “Kendall” She whispered, “Are you awake?”
I sat up, “Yea, what’s up?”
“Can I lay with you?”
“I don’t think that’s such a good idea.”
“Please?”
I sighed, “Come here.”
She hopped into bed with me and got as close as she possibly could to me.
“Hug me Kendall.”
“Jess.” I said with a frustrated tone.
“Please, I’ll talk you about anything you want to know.”
I sighed again as I wrapped my arms around her.
This girl had me wrapped around her finger.
“I’m sorry for acting the way I did before.”
“It’s alright.” I whispered.
“Kendall I am happy you’re here, don’t think otherwise.”
“Hard not to.”
She sighed and kissed my arm.
“I thought you weren’t ready for a relationship.”
“I’m not in one.”
“Jake?”
“It’s strictly…. you know”
“Why?”
“I told you Ken, I’m not ready.”
“So you can fuck some random guy, but not be in a relationship with me?”
“It’s complicated.”
“Jess how is it complicated, either you want to be with me or you don’t.”
“I do want to be with you Kendall, I just can’t.”
“Why Jess?”
She swallowed hard, “Maybe you were right, this wasn’t a good idea.” She tried to get up but I pulled her closer to me.
“Jess you can tell me.”
She began crying.
“I can’t.”
She got up and ran out of the room, what did I say to upset her? I got out of bed and made my way to her room.
“Jess?” I knocked softly at her door, of course, it was locked
“Jess, please let me in.”
She cracked her door, “Go away Kendall, I don’t need your help and I don’t need you here.”
She closed the door once more.
What the fuck? Why was she treating me this way?
“I’ll leave tomorrow Jess.”
I groaned
She jumped onto my bed and yelled wake up again, I grabbed her legs causing her to fall onto me.
“Ow!”
I laughed and my eyes met hers, “Good morning.”
“Good morning! Hurry up and get ready, we have things to do and breakfast is ready!”
I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
She bit her lip and got off the bed quickly.
“I’ll be down shortly.”
She nodded and left the room.
I laid in bed for a few more minutes before getting up to shower.
“Kendall! I said hurry!”
I walked out of the bathroom with just a towel on.
“Oh sorry.” She said as her eyes lingered on me.
“You’re fine, I’ll be down in a minute.”
“A-alright” She said and as she turned to walk out of the room she ran into the door frame.
I chuckled.
Blueberry waffles, my favorite.
“So what are the plans for today?” I asked shoving a piece of waffle into my mouth.
“We’re going to go into the city and make a day of it.” She said with a smile.
“Sounds great.”
We spent the day sightseeing, from Times Square to the Statue of Liberty, it really was an all-day event!
“Let’s go ice skating.” I said as we passed Rockefeller Center.
“No, no, no. I’m awful at it.” She protested.
“Oh come on, like I’m any better. It will be fun.”
“Fine” She said.
I grabbed her hand and led her on to the ice.
“Please don’t let me fall.”
“I won’t.”
Boy was that a lie, we both fell more times than I can count on two hands.
She was laughing hysterically and the next time I fell and I pulled her down to join me.
“You said you wouldn’t let me fall.”
I pulled her closer to me and kissed her.
“I said I wouldn’t let you fall while ice skating, I never said I wouldn’t let you fall for me.”
“Kendall.”
I sighed and helped her up, “Let’s go.”
She was keeping something from me.
It was late when we finally arrived home, I had bought some wine for us that night so I poured each of us a glass and we relaxed in the living room.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Sure.”
“Who’s Jake?”
“Oh, nobody.”
“Jess”
“He’s just a friend.”
“What kind of friend?”
“Just a friend Kendall, drop it.”
We stood quiet for a few minutes.
“Is he the one you were on the phone with?”
She nodded.
“Are you seeing him?”
“Kendall, come on.”
“It’s a simple question.”
“I said drop it Kendall.”
“Why can’t you just tell me?”
“Yes Kendall, we’re fucking okay. Happy? I’m going to bed.”
I was angry, but more heartbroken, she didn’t want me.
I awoke to a knock on my door, “Kendall” She whispered, “Are you awake?”
I sat up, “Yea, what’s up?”
“Can I lay with you?”
“I don’t think that’s such a good idea.”
“Please?”
I sighed, “Come here.”
She hopped into bed with me and got as close as she possibly could to me.
“Hug me Kendall.”
“Jess.” I said with a frustrated tone.
“Please, I’ll talk you about anything you want to know.”
I sighed again as I wrapped my arms around her.
This girl had me wrapped around her finger.
“I’m sorry for acting the way I did before.”
“It’s alright.” I whispered.
“Kendall I am happy you’re here, don’t think otherwise.”
“Hard not to.”
She sighed and kissed my arm.
“I thought you weren’t ready for a relationship.”
“I’m not in one.”
“Jake?”
“It’s strictly…. you know”
“Why?”
“I told you Ken, I’m not ready.”
“So you can fuck some random guy, but not be in a relationship with me?”
“It’s complicated.”
“Jess how is it complicated, either you want to be with me or you don’t.”
“I do want to be with you Kendall, I just can’t.”
“Why Jess?”
She swallowed hard, “Maybe you were right, this wasn’t a good idea.” She tried to get up but I pulled her closer to me.
“Jess you can tell me.”
She began crying.
“I can’t.”
She got up and ran out of the room, what did I say to upset her? I got out of bed and made my way to her room.
“Jess?” I knocked softly at her door, of course, it was locked
“Jess, please let me in.”
She cracked her door, “Go away Kendall, I don’t need your help and I don’t need you here.”
She closed the door once more.
What the fuck? Why was she treating me this way?
“I’ll leave tomorrow Jess.”