Looks like we are going to Jason's. "Sounds good to me." Jason smiles widely at my response. I'm not sure why he wants to hang out with me after our last encounter, it wasn't exactly pleasant, but a night of hanging out drinking without dressing up and wearing high heels sounds like my kind of night. "What do you like to drink? I'll pick up some stuff for you two." Surely if he has a fully stocked bar I can find something, but I should probably avoid liquor, especially after last night. "I'll drink any kind of beer you have. I'm going to stay away from the liquor for a night." He's smiling at my response once again. "A girl who likes beer. I'm sure I have something you'll like. After all, we do seem to have the same taste." His smirk that follows his humor is cute, but I'm still not interested and I hope he doesn't think I am.
After a few hours of small talk on the beach and goofing off on the boardwalk, Kayla and I finally get back to my house. I really had a great time. Jason and Cameron really are a lot of fun so I'm actually looking forward to hanging out with them again tonight, but first I really need a nap and a shower.
I slept for almost an hour and quickly showered since I slept longer than I intended. Kayla was already dressed and standing in the kitchen eager to go when I came downstairs. She must really like Cameron, I haven't seen her so excited to hang out with a guy before. "It's about time. You ready to go?" she asks jokingly. Since I don't feel the need to dress up its jean shorts, a T-shirt, and my plain old grey chuck Taylor's and my hair is down and my curls tamed thanks to my amazing hair product which I have yet to remember to pick up extra of, so I suppose I'm as ready as I'm going to be. "I'm ready when you are." I reply to Kayla. Before I even get the words out she was already at the door ready to walk out.
We head out and figure we will just walk since his house isn't very far and the whole way, Kayla was quiet, which is so unusual for her, it's like she was nervous. I've never seen her like this before. "Are you okay?" I ask. "Of course. Why wouldn't I be?" she answers and looks at me confused by my question. "You just seem quiet. So what's the deal with you and Cameron?" The curiosity is killing me so I had to ask. They're so cute together. Anyone who didn't know they just met would easily think they were a couple in love by the way they act together, it's cute really. "I don't know. I know we just met, but there's just this connection that I've never felt before. It's crazy I know, but I really like him." Kayla falling for a guy she just met? In the years I've known her, I've never witnessed her glow the way she does when she talks about him. She's never been serious about anyone and she's never openly said she really liked someone, every guy she's been with were just fun flings, but this seems different. I suppose I can handle having to hang out with Jason all week if it means seeing her happy like this. "Maybe he's the one." I say and give her a wink and she just smiles back.
We didn't even make it to the door before Cameron was outside greeting us. He grabbed Kayla's hand and pulled her inside and I followed. His house is more amazing than I remembered, but I don't think I did much looking around my first time here it was more kissing and bumping into walls, but looking at it now, it's really amazing. We walk through the house and out the back door to the pool. I though my pool was nice, but his is incredible, from a waterfall to an attached hot tub it was almost breathe taking. My first thought is to grab a cold beer and sit with my feet in the pool. Luckily I came prepared and wore my bikini under my clothes since both Jason and Cameron were just wearing swimming trunks. I think I've seen Jason shirtless more than I've seen him full clothed, but I'm not complaining because he definitely has a nice body and that's seriously the last thing I need to be thinking about. Get a grip Katie.
With it being close to getting dark out, Jason is over setting up the fire in the fire pit just by the pool. I grab a beer and walk over to the pool, I'm really not a big beer drinker, but liquor and Jason isn't a combination I'm trying to mix tonight. I take my shirt off since there's still some sun shining and I really need to work on my tan as much as possible if I want to fit in here. I'm pretty tan normally, but in LA almost everyone has a nice dark tan. I set my shoes and socks a little away from the pool so I can sit down and put my feet in the pool. I see Jason staring at me and I know it's because I'm sitting here with just a bikini top and shorts, but I don't care because I'm not in any way trying to impress him.
Kayla and Cameron are cozied up in the lounge chairs talking and laughing and I can't help but think how cute they are and how sad it is that Kayla has to leave in just a week. I wonder if they'll stay in touch after she leaves. Maybe she will come visit more. My thoughts were abruptly interrupted by Jason sitting down beside me and of course smiling widely. "I'm glad you came." he says happily. "I knew Kayla wanted to hang out with Cameron so of course I had to come." I'm known for my sharp tongue and blurting things out without thinking, but I just can't have him think I'm came for him, because I didn't. "Gee thanks." he says with his boyish grin. He had this charm about him and again I find myself strangely lost in it.
I quickly bring myself back by reminding myself I could never picture him as anything more than a friend, even that was pushing it. "Come on." he says to me as he's standing up reaching his hand out to grab mine. I go along and giving him mind hand curious as to where he's taking me. He frees my hand and I continue to follow him into the house and to the kitchen.
On my way inside I managed to catch a glimpse of Kayla and Cameron snuggled up closer than before. I'm still in awe of how cute they are together and the glimmer in her while she sits there intertwined in him. Having to be stuck hanging out with Jason is worth it if it means seeing her like this.
"You have to try one of these." as he's grabbing a glass and pouring something in it. "What is it?" It has a pretty light purple color to it and I noticed he was drinking it as well. I'm going to guess and say it's liquor based and exactly what I was hoping to avoid. "It's the best drink you'll ever drink. It's my secret drink. Just try it." he hands me the glass.
Why not, I'm curious and will just have one. I take a big sip and to my surprise, it's really good. I definitely taste the liquor in it, but can quite figure out what it is. It has a sour and sweet taste to similar to a Long Island iced tea, but with something fruity and it's definitely stronger which is odd since a Long Island iced is pretty strong as well, but it’s nothing compared to this. "It's really good. What's it called?" I ask. "It's called the Jason." he replies and takes a big drink all while smiling. "The Jason? Really? I think I've had all of the Jason I can handle." his eyebrows raise to my comment and then bursts out laughing.
Yes I was referring to last night and he knew that's exactly what I was referring to. If I'm going to be forced to hang out with him I might as well break free from the awkwardness between us. I feel relieved that's it out in the open and I can stop trying to act like it didn't happen. "You're funny and cute." he manages to say while still laughing. "I'll show you cute if you ever let me kiss you again when I'm too drunk to think clearly."
Once I unleash the smart ass side of myself it's hard to get it back in check, but I was partially being serious, I would be furious with him and my drunken self if a replay of last night ever happened again. "I'll make sure next time you're not too drunk." he winks at me. "There won't be a next time drunk nor sober." I smile at my openness. We make our way back outside drinks in hand to see Kayla and Cameron making out. Jason looks at me shaking his head. "Do you want to go for a swim?" It's pretty much dark now, but since it's not cold, a night swim sounds alright, it's better than watching Kayla and Cameron with their tongues down each others throats. I set my drink down on the ground by the pool to take off my shorts and of course Jason is staring at me.
To kill the yet again awkward moment, I take a couple steps back to run and cannon ball into the pool splashing water right onto Jason. The stunned look on his face when I emerge from the water is priceless, but as I'd expected, he does the same by jumping in right beside me splashing water in face. He comes up and we are both laughing now. We splashed around and shoved each oth
er under like we did the other night in my pool just without the up close hesitation when I thought he was going to kiss me. We take a break to hang on the side of the pool and grab our drinks. As I grab my drink I look up and notice Kayla and Cameron were gone. They must've made their way inside for a quiet and more private place to be alone.
Now it's just Jason and I alone. I can feel this drink kicking in but not to the point of feeling too drunk, more of just feeling relaxed. Jason is on his third one so I know he's feeling it, I'm surprised that he's doing such a good job at hiding it. I look at him to see he's looking at me. "What?" I ask curious about what he's thinking. "Nothing." he shakes his head with a somewhat serious look on his face. "Just tell me." Now I'm really curious. "There's just something about you Katie. I just can't figure it out. You're different, but in a good way." he looks away like he's trying to hide his expression. "What is there to figure out? Not everyone is as awesome as me. I will say it's not easy being this awesome." I say in an attempt to lighten the mood. He laughs, thankfully. "You are pretty awesome. It's getting cold, let's go inside." We get out and he hands me a towel from the lounge chair by the pool.
After making our way back inside we head upstairs so Jason can try to find something comfortable for me to wear. I look around his room thinking about last night and what would've happened if he didn't stop. Would I still be here hanging out with him? He stops my thinking to hand me a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and I go into the bathroom just off of his bedroom to change. Just as I take my bikini top off, he walks in "This shirt is a little smaller if you want it instead." I scramble to grab the towel to cover my chest. "Have you ever heard of knocking?" He's looking at me smiling from ear to ear. "It's not like I haven't seen it all before." I scowl at his remark. "Very funny." I say before grabbing the shirt he's holding. He turns and walks out and I shut the door behind him. I quickly get dressed before he finds another reason to barge in. I open the door and walk out to see him standing there completely naked and my jaw drops. He doesn't even flinch, he just looks at me. "Have you ever heard of knocking?" he says with a smirk.
Why am I still looking? Oh my gosh Katie, turn around. I turn and walk back into the bathroom and wait a few seconds before saying "Are you dressed yet?" he immediately answers "Yes I'm dressed. You can come out now." I walk out to him fully clothed sitting on his bed holding the TV remote. "What movie do you want to watch?" I see him clicking through movies and clicks the romance category. Is he serious right now? I join him and sit on the other side of the bed. "Romance? Really?" He looks at me realizing I caught him picking the romance category. "Would you rather watch something scary?" I do like scary movies, but comedies are usually my go to when it comes to picking a movie. "How about a comedy? The funnier, the better." He nods in agreement with my choice. "I actually just bought a movie I think you'll like. Be right back."
He jumps up and runs downstairs. Not even a minute later he's comes back in with a movie, a bag of sour patch kids, my favorite by the way, and some Doritos. He puts the movie in and sits on the bed beside me. After laughing together about every part of the movie, Jason switched the TV over to just a TV show and before I could even see what was on I was sound asleep.
I started to wake and I know it was still late at night because it was pitch dark in the bedroom. I must've been cold since I fell asleep on top of the comforter and I didn't want to wake Jason by trying to wiggle underneath to cover up, he looked to so peaceful laying there and as I looked at him I got this feeling, a feeling I can't explain. I know I was still half asleep, but I found myself thinking that maybe there was something between us, a real connection I've never felt before. If this connection was real, why was I fighting it? I came to LA to change my life and how I lived it, but how can you change if you hide behind fear, fear of being close to someone again has made me push him away and pretend I don't feel the way I do.
As I was lost in my thoughts I realize I can't be afraid anymore, if I was going to know for sure if this was real, I had to take a leap of faith, and so I did. I reached my hand behind me and grab Jason's hand pulling his arm over me. This must've startled him slightly awake because I felt him pull himself closer to me holding me tightly and as a result of my emotions overwhelming me I turned my head back to see him looking me right in the eyes. It was then I knew what I had to do, I kissed him. We kissed and it felt so right, I felt like I was floating and I didn't want to stop, I couldn't stop. I gave in to my feelings and I was thinking clearly when I did. I turned my body, now facing him and still kissing, his hands all over me pulling me closer to him. This was it, my leap of faith, I just let go of all the fear and let him in. It was sweet and passionate at the same time. Without hesitation, I pulled myself up and top of him. I sat up from kissing him pulled off the t-shirt I was wearing and there I was shirtless without a bra, just me giving him all of me and I didn't care. He looked up at me breathing deeply then slowly ran his hands up and down my body admiring me, he slid his hands up to my face gripping the back of my neck and pulled me back in to kissing. He rolled me over so he was then on top of me, he pulled his shirt off and worked his way down to pull off the shorts I was wearing and since I had only wore a bikini here, there's was nothing underneath the shorts I changed into.
Looking at me again, now admiring every part of me, he gets up and pulls off his shorts, there we both were, completely naked ready to give ourselves to each other. He climbs back on top of me, sweetly kissing every inch of my body. My entire body tingled with excitement. He pulls himself back up to kiss my neck and then back to my lips and I decide it's my turn to take control, I push him off and take my turn at kissing and touching him everywhere, I wanted to admire him just as he had admired me. He grab me tightly and with another roll he was back on top of me and before I knew it we were making love and continued until the sun came up.
"Good morning beautiful." he says as I open my eyes to look up at him. There we were, still completely naked, intertwined holding each other not wanting to let go. "Good morning." Even though I could tell neither of us wanted to let go we pulled apart so Jason could get up and walk over to the bathroom. "Want to join me?" he nods towards the shower. With no regret of last night, I get up and follow him to the shower, I want anything to stay close to him right now.
Both of us holding each other tight in the shower from giggling at each other's playful acts and kissing passionately, I knew we both felt the connection. This was real and all of my doubts were suddenly gone.
Chapter Seven
It's been three days since my amazing night with Jason. Everything felt like it was falling into place, things were great and I was happy. He had to go out of town for a couple days for photo shoots and TV interviews, but we talked on the phone several times a day while he was gone, he'd fill me in on all of the crazed fans and constant chaos of the celeb life. Since neither of us were sure what this was, so we agreed to keep it quiet, even though a photo did get out of us exchanging goodbyes outside of his house just before he left, but since nothing in the photo seemed like we were anything more than just two people standing together, Jason just said I was a friend and I was ok with that. The last thing I wanted was to be all over the tabloids labeled Jason Thompson's new fling. I prefer to stay out of the spotlight and just enjoy us together without the cameras. Kayla and Cameron have spent nearly every waking minute together at my house, which was fine because if Jason were here, I'd probably want to do the same.
Kayla told Cameron that today she was going to just hang out with me here so we could have some girl time, which we both knew was much needed. We sat out by the pool soaking up the sun and enjoying our margaritas. "I have something to ask you." Kayla says with a serious expression. "Of course. Ask away." She knows she can ask or tell me anything. "I want to stay in LA." She wants to stay longer, she should know I would be more than happy if she stayed. "You know you’re welcome to vacation at my house for as long as you want. I love having you here." She takes a deep breath before responding "I'm n
ot meaning an extended vacation, I want to stay for good. I was hoping I could stay with you until I found a place." This is the best news yet, having my best friend here all the time. "Of course! You can stay with me forever, you should know that. Don't bother with looking for a place, there's plenty of room here." She lights up in excitement and hugs me. "Thank you so much. I'm flying home tomorrow to get everything ready to move."
Tomorrow? That's fast, but the sooner she leaves to pack, the sooner she'll be back to stay. "Do you want me to go with you and help you pack up?" I know she won't be able to do it alone. "Cameron offered to go with me. Plus, Jason will be back tomorrow so you two can spend some time together until I get back."
Yes she knows everything and I'm glad because if I ever need honest advice, I know I can count on her to give it.
We spent most of the day laying out by the pool talking and sipping on margaritas, just enjoying some girl time. Crazy how fast a good day can turn into a bad day, because right about now, I plan to spend the rest of my night locked in my room hitting ignore every time Jason tries to call. When we came back inside earlier, Kayla turned on the TV to see the Hollywood news alert Jason Thompson and Victoria Johnson spotted hand in hand in New York City. The reporter went on to say "There you have it folks, Hollywood’s favorite celebrity couple reunited in the big city." Victoria Johnson, famous singer and actress, they've been together on and off, but had recently been on a long term break up that had everyone sure they were done for good, including me. Frozen in place, I felt like I couldn't breath. How could I be so stupid? Kayla looked at me with sadness in her eyes because she could tell that in an instant, I was broken. I didn't say a word, I just turned and went straight to my room. This is what I was afraid of, what I knew would happen, but I let my guard down only to feel regret. As much as I didn't want to, I listened to Jason's voicemail on my phone. "Katie, please ignore the news, it's not what you think, I swear. Please answer." How is him holding hands with his ex not what I think? How can he explain that? Between the anguish and heartache, I had hit my limit of what I could take. I stayed in my room and slept, the only way to ignore my thoughts.
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