Jessica: Yes, but Bertie lives up there.
Jake: Bertie? I didn't know you kidnapped people in your spare time.
Jessica: Bertie the Spider. Adam thought that naming him would make me less scared. Didn't work.
Jake: How big of a spider are we talking about, exactly?
Jessica: Huge. Size of my fist.
Jake: So, tiny? Your hands are tiny... But still, no thanks. I don't like spiders either. Bertie can stay up there alone.
Jessica: Honestly, you pick on me awfully! Pleeeeeease. I'll pay you with cookies and beer.
Jake: Ugh, fine, you've convinced me to get eaten by a spider. Be there in 20 minutes.
22nd November.
Jake: Good job your cookies are amazing, and your beer is cold. Bertie nearly killed me.
Jessica: I told you he was huge. This house belongs to him, not to me.
Jake: Come over? Having some of the gang over for drinks?
Jessica: Sure, I'll be there soon.
1st December
Jake: Noise just played a new song; it's so fucking good.
Jessica: Omg, omg, omg! Can I come listen when they're gone?
Jake: You're going to get me fired.
Jessica: Aren't you the boss?
Jake: Hmm, I wouldn't be sharing a 2-bedroom flat if I were the boss.
Jessica: Fair point.
3rd December.
Jake: So, I'm playing a few songs at an open mic tonight...
Jessica: I didn't know you had started playing again. You'll be amazing.
Jake: Will you come? For moral support?
Jessica: I wouldn't miss it.
4th December
Jessica: I'm just sending you a little text to remind you how amazing you were last night.
Jake: Yeah? I was so nervous.
Jessica: You couldn't tell. You were brilliant. The room was full of girls drooling over you.
Jake: Oh? I didn't notice.
Jessica: Not even the blonde at the front? Her dress was so low-cut, I'm sure you could see her belly button.
Jake: Lol. Nope, I didn't see her. The only person I saw was you.
Jessica: Well, I'm glad I distracted you from that awful sight... haha! I loved your cover of Hallelujah; it was very similar to Jeff Buckley's version.
Jake: That's what I was going for. The man was crazy talented.
Jessica: You're crazy talented.
Jake: I'll come over later and play you something I've been working on, if you're free.
Jessica: I can't wait.
7th December
Jessica: If my mother nags me to start dating again one more time, I'm going to snap.
Jake: Dating? Are you ready for that?
Jessica: She says I should just get back out there. Just to open my mind to it.
YOU ARE READING
Love After You
RomanceJessica's stomach fluttered, her gaze dropping to his lips then back up again. "I always hated my hair colour growing up." She observed, why did people bully you for being ginger? It was such a weird thing to bully someone for. He shook his head, as...
Chapter 11
Start from the beginning
