The Boy with No Name - 6. Chapter 6

He sat there fidgeting as if he didn’t really know what to say or he was building up the courage to say whatever he had came to say.

“What are you here for then, Jesse? Why are you suddenly talking to me?” I asked.

“You just took me off guard. I wasn’t expecting you to be. We don’t really get a lot of those here in Jackson.” answered Jesse.

“So, you were giving me the silent treatment because you were caught off guard?”

“I wasn’t giving you the silent treatment. I just didn’t know what to say.”

“What’s changed? Why do you suddenly have something to say.”

“I don’t know. I guess I’ve had time to get used to it.”

“Well you’ve said your peace. Now you can go back in with your girlfriend.” I said.

“I don’t want this to be it for us.”

“What?” That sounded weird.

“I mean…I would like us to be friends. We are the same age and we will be going to the same school and will probably be in a lot of the same classes.”

“So you want us to be not because you like me, but because it’s inevitable?”

“No, that’s not what I meant by that.” he paused, stumbling over his words. “I meant that it won’t work for you to stay mad at me. We’re going to be seeing each other every day, practically all day.”

“I don’t get you Jesse Clark.” I said with a smirk.

“Well, Jamie Walker, it’s only just begun.” said Jesse. “Now, are you going to come back in?”

I took a deep breath. I wasn’t sure that I was ready. He was being so nice to me and I didn’t know if I had the nerve to be nice to his girlfriend.

“Just give me a minute. I’ll be right in.” I told him.

“Alright, I’ll be waiting.” he said and got up to go back into Jake’s.

I took a deep breath. I knew that I shouldn’t go in there. I knew that staying angry with him would probably be the smartest path to go in, but I just couldn’t. Once he looked at me with those green eyes, I just couldn’t say no.

I walked back into Jake’s and the first thing I saw was Jesse and Stacy with their lips locked. I froze, but I knew that I had to go in. I couldn’t let on that I was upset to see them kissing. Anyway, they’re a couple. They should be kissing.

I walked over to the table, and to my relief they stopped kissing.

“What was that about?” asked Timmy.

“I just needed some air.” I said.

“Well, while you were out there we decided that we should all go to Billings. I know this guy who can get us fake IDs so we can get into the clubs. We can make an overnight of it.” said Stacy.

“Well what would we tell our parents?” I asked.

“There’s a college tour for high school kids in Billings next Saturday. Billing’s is too far to come back on the same night.”

“Hon, they’re going to want us to bring adult supervision.” said Jesse. I cringed when he said ‘Hon’.

“Timmy here is already eighteen. Hello!” said Stacy.

“You think they’ll buy that?” asked Jesse.

“My parent’s definitely won’t.” I said. “They’d sooner buy me as our parental supervision.”

“Yeah, Jamie’s right.” said Timmy. “He’s way more responsible than I am.”

“We can make it work and if it doesn’t work, we’ll just come here where they don’t ask for IDs.”

“Let’s do it.” said Jesse. “I can ask my dad tonight.”

So we all agreed to talk to our parents about it. I personally didn’t think that it would work. But…somehow it did. My parents thought it would be good for me to see more of Montana and thought it would better that Jesse goes so they can split a hotel room bill with Anderson. They had no idea that Stacy was going, of course.

The day after both Anderson and my parents gave an affirmative answer to the Billings trip, we got word that Stacy’s parents had said yes as well. So, it was on. It was on like Donkey Kong.