Title: Just Dance With Me
Rating: T. There's slight sexual content, and there isn't much for language warnings this time around.
Disclaimer: All of the lovely characters used thus far are not mine at all. They belong to the lovely folks of Once and Again, and I can't claim them. The only two that I can claim are Gina and Ash.
Feedback: I love feedback as always.
Summary: This is a Jessie/Katie story. You've been 'warned.' It tells about them meeting college and everything that goes along with it. (Yes, that means they are going to be together in this story.) Tad, Grace, Sarah, etc. also fall into the plot a bit, but this is mostly Jessie/Katie.
Author's Notes: Okay. I'm sorry that it takes a little while between each of the chapters. I've been trying to update fairly frequently. Hopefully, it hasn't been too irregular. Anyway, thank you to everyone that has read and/or reviewed this story, and any of my stories for that matter. I hope you continue to review ;) and continue to read and like my stories. This is, actually, the final installment of this story. Final chapter, gasp, I know. The flashback is in italics, so hopefully that helps define that part. The part that isn't, well, will be in normal text. Enjoy :)
Katie had hoped for this moment. She was lying in bed next to the girl she was in love with. Jessie. Katie's arm was draped around the blonde's stomach, and her left leg was interwoven between both of Jessie's. Jessie's head was nuzzled into her pillow, and her hand was stretched lazily on top of Katie's, holding her closer to her. Tonight had been magical. After Katie had finished her speech, which she later realized was more of a rambled and scrambled apology. A sleep-clogged mind tugged at Katie's sense of humor and made her chuckle when she realized that she had rhymed. Rambled. Scrambled. Hah.
Jessie was pretty sure that Katie thought that she was asleep. She had fallen asleep at first because the day had simply been so long, but since then she had woken up and instead listened for the steady breaths that the other girl was taking. She almost panicked when she didn't hear one for a moment, but then heard the sight that followed the silence. It was then, that Jessie turned in Katie's arms, and Katie ever-so-delicately, and very much so awake, fell onto her back. The younger girl smiled that Katie was, too, pretending to be asleep. Quietly, Jessie nuzzled her head into Katie's shoulder, and the top of her chest. Here, the blonde could hear the rhythmic beating of a beautiful heart. Katie's heart. The one that just a few hours earlier Katie had proclaimed belonged solely to Jessie, and Jessie believed her. It was hard to believe that all of that had simply taken place a few hours ago, because it seemed like she had been able to listen to Katie's heartbeat forever. At the same time, it was as if it had just barely happened, for the memory was so fresh and raw in her mind.
Jessie had asked her question, and forever she would remember the answer. "Of course, Billie. Girls can be knights. Girls can be anything that set their minds to be."
"And your mind is set to be a knight?" Jessie had so innocently asked, her bright blue eyes gleaming into Katie's own reflective green ones.
"No, silly. My mind is set to being your knight." Katie smiled at Jessie, who grinned back involuntarily. "So, really, I hope you don't mind that I'm a girl anyway," Katie continued jokingly as she looked at her girlfriend who chuckled.
"Nope. I don't mind at all, Billie. I don't mind at all." Jessie finished speaking just before her lips seemed to take on a mind of their own, and search for her girlfriend's lips. "I love you," she had muttered softly.
A few more soft and sweet kisses were shared before Katie tried to stifle a yawn. This led to Jessie having to try to stifle her own yawn.
"Don't you know that yawns are contagious?" Jessie chided Katie giddily as they both pulled back far enough to have their foreheads resting against the other girl's.
"So is love, Jess. It's been a long day though." Jessie agreed, and within moments both girls had changed into a pair of pajamas. Well, Katie had changed into her own, and Jessie had borrowed a very familiar pair of pajamas. "You know, I might as well just let you claim these as your own because you wear them more often than I do." Katie commented referring to the fact that Jessie had worn the exact same t-shirt to bed only a few days before. Jessie lifted an eyebrow at Katie as she changed into them. Both girls tried to seem nonchalant doing so, but they both snuck several glances at the other during the changing process. Neither girl minded. "Not that I have a problem with you in my clothes, of course…" Katie continued.
"Like, if I were to get into your pants for instance? You wouldn't mind that, huh?" Jessie smirked as she watched her girlfriend's mouth open, and for once she didn't have a witty comeback.
The green-eyed girl sighed. "I really did walk into that one."
"Yes, you really did." Jessie said as she lazily laid down on Katie's bed. Katie laid down just behind her girlfriend, and lazily stretched her arm across her stomach and over her arm.
"I love you, Billie," Katie whispered into the blonde's ear quietly.
"I love you too," Jessie whispered back as her hand found the older girl's and wrapped her closer around her back. "You're the best knight a girl could ever ask for." Both girls smiled, knowing the other was doing the same without having to look.
Jessie knew that her sister was hanging out with Tad tonight, and tomorrow they would both have stories to tell the other. Though, she would never quite be able to believe that any night could be any more magical than tonight had been for Katie and herself. She was still amazed at how much had come out of just one night at a club. Amazed, yes, but ever so happy, so in love, as well.
Katie, for her part, realized that her friend, Sarah, still had a lot to sort through with Ash. Maybe Ash did really love Sarah. She had gone to a lot of trouble just to talk to her again anyway, and she was pretty sure that she was done with Gina. However, she knew that Sarah would have to make the final choice of whether she'd want to get back with Ash or not. It wasn't up to Katie. If Ash really cared, she would be able to win Sarah back. However, that was a journey yet to be continued. The journey that Katie was busy focusing on was the one right in front of her. The blonde girl lying her arms; that was all that mattered at the moment.
Jessie sighed, and wrapped her right arm around Katie's stomach, slowly rubbing her finger along the exposed skin from where the girl's t-shirt had crept up. Katie wasn't the only one awake. Katie reacted by gently kissing the top of the blonde head lying on her shoulder. Jessie wasn't the only one in love.