In Your Dreams

The day turned into night and the moon shown just above the clouds as a restaurant door squeaked
opened and two girls made their way outside into the parking lot.

“You said you could do this...you wanted to do this....”

“It was fine and then it just....

“It just.....what?”

“People, tons, everyone just there.... staring..... at what will probably be the talk of Capeside for the next
three months.”

“That’s just it, it’s gossip, gossip in just an extension of ignorance, Joey don’t you get it? What
happened...what we almost did....that was....worth more than anything anyone could ever say about us.”

“Jen, the us thing, there is no us..yet...I mean..there wasn’t suppose to be, remember, we made it
unofficial and all I keep hearing you say is us and it doesn’t seem like you understand my feelings.”

“I understand them alright, I understand the indication that you seemed to want to be more than just
friends...so what middle ground are we at now Joey? What are we...were do we stand? Although I’m
sure you don’t have to answer all that seeing as I think most of it was just summed up in our first date.”

“I don’t know Jen, I don’t know where this going, but I know that I can’t stand here any longer in the
middle of this parking lot, trying to figure it out.”

“Do you want to get in the car, do you want to walk over there, Joey what do you want to do, I will go
anywhere right now to sort this out until its clear, I don’t care, we can climb on top of the Leery’s Fresh
Fish roof, if you want, make me an r anr and I won’t refuse, just...come on.”

“Alright....alright....let’s just go....sit...over...there.”

“Fine......so?”

“So what?”

“So we’re sitting here...now what?”

“Well the ground is kind of cold.”

“Obviously....”

“And I’m feeling.....”

“Feeling...”

Jen and Joey looked at each other, the night of events had brought them to the oppositee ofe of street by
Leery’s Fresh Fish and now it was just a matter of, what to say and how to say it.

“What...feeling what....we can’t just sit here....” Jen said awaiting an answer.

“Why not?” Joey asked.

“Because we can’t, Joey we sat down on this curb to continue our conversation, not end it all together,
now....back to you....” Jen paused and turned to her.

“I don’t even remember what I was going to say.” Joey shrugged.

“Something about feelings....” Jen reminded her.

“I feel....I feel like it was just too fast....what happened tonight just went by in such a flash before I could
even process anything.”

“Joey, I-I understand I do...it’s just when we were sitting there in the corner and it just seemed like you
wanted me to do it as much as I wanted to do it....and then I did....and it just, well not it, but YOU just
seemed to....”

“Stop.”

“What I’m not doing anything.”

“No. no just stop talking, and let me go there....” Joey interrupted.

“Ok, I guess.” Jen felt a little confused.

“Tonight was great....the whole dinner and talking, everything was...in a word...amazing....and then in the
moment, I just....I pulled myself in and then realized what was happening so I pulled myself back out
again.” Joey rubbed her forehead. Jen now understood the concept of her words.

“You got....”

“Scared...I got scared...and I wanted to and it seems like something as small as you trying to kiss me in
the presence of a crowded restaurant made me realize that...”

“You weren’t ready.”

“Ok, so I finish your sentences and now you finish mine...god we sound like an...”

“Old married couple?” Jen couldn’t help but laugh.

“Stop it you’re scaring me, well, not really...” Joey started laughing as well.

“So umm....are we still fighting?” Jen asked in a slightly light concerned tone.

“Well....” Joey started turning and putting her nose up in the air.

“What?” (Oh no what now) she thought.

“I’m still mad at you Jen....” Joey scoffed. Jen sighed and gritted her teeth.
“Can I ask why?” she said painfully.

“Because despite trying to finish my sentences, there’s something else you need to finish.” Joey turned
and faced her quickly before turning back and looking away. Jen cocked her head a little trying to figure
out what she was talking about, for some reason, it just wasn’t registering in her head. Ok, she thought,
let’s try a hint.

“Can I have a hint at least....” Jen asked tapping Joey’s shoulder.

“You want a hint....?” Joey asked still not looking at her.

“Uh, yeah....yeah a hint would be good right about now,” Jen nodded in agreement with herself.

“Fine...” she said in a mad tone. With that, Joey turned around to Jen and just starred at her, they were a
natural distance at first as Joey just looked at her....

“What are you doing?” Jen said. Joey continued to stare at her....she then scooted closer to her on the
curb and put her hand on Jen’s thigh, Jen broke the stare for a second to witness Joey’s hand touching
her thigh, she then looked back up and there it was. Jen realized exactly what Joey was doing, Joey was
gazing at her...the same way she had earlier that evening right before Jen leaned across the table and
almost kissed her. This time, Jen took caution, she leaned in a little and brushed her lips against the
brunette’s before flinching back a bit to check her reaction. Joey’s lips were still prime and the wanting in
her eyes had not changed, so Jen obeyed, pressing her lips against Joey’s firmly and tilting her head
sideways. Joey leaned into her more and took one finger up to her cheekbone, tickling the flesh as she
continued to kiss her. Both girls felt the coldness of the curb start to fade into pure heat between each
other, finally before it went too far, they pulled away. Joey looked down, feeling a little vulnerable.

“So....” Jen started to whisper “That was it huh?” Jen smiled.

“Uh huh....that was it....” Joey whispered back.

“But I thought you said you weren’t....”

“Ready? No...that’s what you said when you tried to finish my sentence, see what I said was I got
scared....and that scared feeling was in reference to what would happen if you did kiss me...what I would
feel....if what I thought I’d feel would be too much too soon, you know?”

“I know....” Jen pushed a strand of Joey’s hair behind her ear. “You don’t have to say anything else....”
she whispered stroking her cheek.

“Just one more thing....” Joey said piping up.

“Uh oh, now what...” Jen giggled.

“In the future....” Joey got up off the curb and offered Jen a hand to also get up.

“Yeesss...” Jen said lifting herself up with Joey’s help.

“Don’t try and finish my sentences unless you are absolutely sure what the next words out of my mouth
are going to be,” Joey said revealing an adorable half smile.

“I think I can manage that Jo...” Jen smiled back, taking a firmer grip on Joey’s hand.

The girls made there way back over to Jen’s car and got it, once inside Jen stopped just as she was about
to put the key in the ignition. She leaned over to the passenger’s seat and swept Joey up in yet another
kiss, Joey sighed into her mouth and kissed her back sweetly. Jen pulled away and just smiled, she then
started the engine and took off, taking the wheel with one hand and taking Joey’s with the other.