I'm glad Jay and Bobby are going to spend the day together!!! Sad about the ring - but he can buy another one later for Jay!!!

Another interruption for Jack and Sue - what is it with them and interruptions anyway??? Come on, we want a kiss!!!

Joy

It's definitely time for a few !

Can't believe I missed this one but I'm all caught up now and what a lovely feel good story. I've read the whole thing in one sitting with a big smile on my face, and you said you can't do fuzzy!!

I'm with Joy, they must be due to by now.

Karen

It wasn't me that bumped into Jack - not at THAT critical moment. I might have done the bumping to get them closer together though....

Now...the trip to the ice cream vendor sounds promising. Did Kav mention something about getting what I wanted? I like the sound of that!!!!!!!! Of course by then it will be too late for sunscreen - they'll both be scorched.

this was me to after that scene

I'm not sure yet...I had several ideas but they all led me in the fast lane thanks for the comments...hmmm, hope you've seen IceAge...

**

“That…thing is so funny…” Bobby hissed, snorting softly.

“That is not a thing…it’s a squirrel.” Jay whispered, folding her arms around herself.

“It can’t be a squirrel, look at his teeth!”

“He has to have teeth, that way he could hang himself over a huge cliff and still use both hands to catch the nut.”

“He’s nuts.”

“Why are you calling him that? It’s not his fault that he developed such a fixation on nuts.”

“So, you don’t think he’s nuts?” Bobby mused.

“No, well…maybe he has an obsessive compulsive thingy with the nuts.” Jay replied, grinning at him.

Bobby rolled his eyes. “That is the exact definition of being nuts, Jay.”

“It can be treated with the right medicines.” She arched her eyebrow.

“Where would you get any medicine…”

“Would you two be quiet please.” An elderly lady asked with a half smile and Jay and Bobby flushed a little.

“Sorry…” Bobby mumbled and the lady turned to face the screen, missing that grin that passed between them.

Jay laughed when Scrat tried his luck with another crazy attempt at the nut and then reached out to her shopping bags, searching for her jacket. She straightened up and searched around her, hugging herself with her arms. “Bobby, have you seen my jacket?” She whispered.

“Maybe we left him at the store. What’s wrong?”

“I’m freezing. Aren’t you cold?”

Bobby gave her a surprised look. “I’m a guy, we’re never cold, especially not when we stay in air conditioned spaces.”

She rolled her eyes. “Maybe I could ask someone to lower it…”

“Are you nuts? On a hot day like this?” He grinned, pulling her hand. “Come here, I’ll keep you warm.”

“How very manly of you.” She purred, leaning closer as he wrapped his arm around her and moved his palm up and down her forearm, trying to keep her warm. “It’s completely impossible that your hands are so warm while my fingers probably turned blue.”

“I think all that ice is affecting on you.” Bobby whispered, his breath tickling her ear as he moved a little closer to her and she snuggled even more, folding one leg beneath her and leaning her head against his.

They were quiet as the movie continued; Bobby’s hand stroked her forearm, smiling when he noticed that her skin wasn’t as cold as before. She leaned her head against his shoulder and he moved his hand to her hair, caressing with the tips of his fingers. She shivered and he halted his movements, his heart missing a beat when she froze beside him. He was about to utter an apology when she half turned and leaned closer, her fingers trailing down his arm, he held his breath at the tickling sensation, one that shot shivers of anticipation up his spine, his mind providing him with further stimulation as he closed his eyes.

Jay paused uncertainly and then continued the journey across his arm, smiling when he leaned further into the seat and closed his eyes, his fingers now trailing unrecognizable patterns on her own forearm. His touch was gentle and certain, as if his fingers knew the exact pressure that could make her shiver in anticipation for more, knew exactly how to bring her to an extreme awareness of his close proximity and the scent of his cologne. She averted her eyes from the movie, closing her eyes as he held her tighter, his knee now touching hers, the pressure welcomed.

They didn’t notice that the movie was finished and were surprised when the lights turned on and a cleaning lady looked at them with surprise. Bobby blinked and slowly removed his arm from her, looking at her with concern. Jay smiled tightly, blinking against the white lights. “Did you see the ending?” Bobby tried to lighten the mood between them. “Did Scrat get his nut?”

She stared at him for a moment. “I don’t think so…I didn’t really watch…”

“Oh…okay.”

“If you two love birds don’t mind, there’s another screening in a few minutes.” The cleaning lady’s voice broke them from the mutual gazing and Jay rose from her seat, Bobby following her and reaching out for her bags, offering to carry them for her.

“I’d better try and find my jacket…” She mumbled and Bobby nodded his head, following her quietly.

a lovely fuzzy

i love fuzzies,

cath

That was a very good fuzzy!!!

Joy

That was wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do ya think we could have the ice cream now???????????


Jenny

Awww, up the back row at the movies.

Now, how are our other hot couple doing?

Karen

They are so sweet!!!! It's pleasure for my eyes to read this type of posts!!!!

My eyes thank you very much!!!


Restie

I'm surprised those two didn't fry the air conditioner!!!

kav

no no no. bobby can keep you warm, no need for a jacket

Maybe they can see the next showing and find out whether Scrat gets the nut or not!
BTW, is that Ice Age 2?

I can so relate to Jay. I'm always freezing at work in the summer and at the movies and in church. And since you can't act like Bobby & Jay at work or in church and I'm usually at the movies with my children, a sweater it is!


I love Ice Age - I think we saw that for Mother's Day.

Well, after catching up with the other stories, I can finally post. Yep, I was talking about Ice Age 2, it was a fun movie!


**


At the first time, he was convinced that his over active mind was playing tricks on him but after a few seconds, he heard it again, a low, throaty moan. He peered towards her, smiling at her closed eyes and the small smile that illuminated her face. He touched her hand. “You’d better eat that before it melts.” They sat down on their blanket, the tree shadowing them from the hot sun.

“I’m savoring the taste.” She replied, chuckling when he approached her.

“You have some ice cream on your…” Jack lowered his head, slowly kissing the corner of her lips, nibbling slightly at the sweet taste. Sue froze, her hand automatically moving to touch his exposed chest, sighing when his lips made contact with her skin. White, blinding pleasure rushed through her body, leaving her breathless and aching for more, opening wide eyes to look at him.

Jack blinked, his mind showing him pictures of Sue kissing stains of chocolate ice cream from his bare chest, he shook his head before caressing her cheek with his thumb and easing away from her, lacing his fingers with hers before finishing his ice cream. Sue squeezed his hand and he turned to face her, watching with some disappointment when she wiped her mouth with a napkin. “So what do you have in the basket?” She asked softly and he shrugged his shoulder.

“I wanted to grab some fruits but with all that heat nothing looked very good on the market.”

“It’s an empty picnic basket?” She chuckled at his insulted expression.

“No, I brought ice tea.” He defended, rolling his eyes when she started laughing. “But I do have reservations for lunch.”

“You do?” Her eyes softened.

“We have another hour or so.” He smiled. “Hey, I did promise you a good time and that you wouldn’t get too hot.”

“Do we have time for one last dip in the pool?”

“Yep, and we can do the water slides if you want to.”

“I thought you were afraid of heights.” Sue creased her brow. “I’ll go with you.”

“You’ll hold my hand?” He pouted at her, gazing at her with his puppy dog eyes.

Sue giggled. “Slides first, pool next.” She decided, rising to her feet and reaching out for his hand. They chose the lowest water slide and slowly climbed the stairs. Jack paused and turned to face her.

“Do you mind walking in front of me?” He begged, peering at the rail and then focusing his eyes on her face again.

Sue stared at him for a while and then nodded her head and moved pass him, Jack reaching out for her hand as they continued up the stairs. She squeezed it and he squeezed in return, his eyes now unable to focus on anything else but her form climbing the stairs ahead of him. They arrived at the top and glanced at each other, allowing little children to pass them. “Do you want me to go with you?” Sue asked, smiling when he shook his head.

“No, I’ll be fine, I’ll catch you when you get to the bottom.” He promised, smiling wickedly before setting himself on the water slide and pushing forward. Sue watched him disappear from her sight and waited for a few seconds before hurrying after him. The slide was a relatively slow one but contained too many turns for her liking, she was more then relived when the ride was over and she felt his arms closing around her, pulling her away from the slides towards the edge of the pool.

Okay, you? He signed in her hand, raising his hand to caress her hair.

“A little dizzy.” She opened her eyes a little and then closed them again. “Mother never let me go on one of these before, said it might hurt my ears.”

Sorry. Me not know. He pulled her closer, moving one hand to her lower back and pressing her closer, her body fitting his perfectly.

“It’s alright, it was fun and I feel better already.” She smiled when he tightened his hold and lowered them a little into the water, the slow waves caressing her body, his fingers massaging her shoulders. She opened her eyes to look at him, smiling at the relived expression on his face. “Should we get ready? That ride kinda made me hungry.”

He smiled, kissing her cheek. “I’m glad you’re feeling better. Come on, let’s get our stuff.”

“Jack.” she stopped him, her hand touching the cheek, his kiss burning her skin.

He smiled when a little boy squealed as he went out of the water and pulled her closer to him. “We’ll talk later, at the restaurant.” He promised softly and she nodded her head, placing a kiss on his cheek before leaving the sanctuary of his arms and heading outside, leaving him alone grinning to himself.

wow wow wow wwwwwwwwwoooooooowwwwwwww come on jackson you can do it, don't go and let us down , ok, tell her you love her, deal.....

Jack, haven't you learned by now that talking is soooooo overrated?!!!!

hudson, forget talkig, just kiss her, that will tell her all she needs to know

cath

I like what water does to Jack! Makes him bold!

And thanks for the ice cream bit!

Sorry, but this says it all!!!

Joy

I think that whole I'm afraid of heights can you go first line is just so - well I saw thru it!

Flip I've been thinking and if you ever were close enough to Jack when he was in a swimsuit you probably would bump into him when you were swooning then hope he had to give you rescue breathing! And of course Sue would only be concerned for your well being...

I think Sue saw through it, too, duckfan.

Yeah, just kiss her senseless!!! The lovely ladies on this board (no offence to any male readers out there) have figured it out so why can't you????? And you're an FBI agent too!!!!

More soon!

Jenny

Finally some progress, albeit slow progress. C'mon Jack make your move already. Time for some action.

Karen

I love these tender little steps in their relationship...

What next?!?!?

Restie

so cuteeee!!!


any one been on those slides!! i love those slides!!


can't wait for more!!

bell hun where are you!?!?!


MORE PLEASE!!!

Told you my fuzzies stink...

**

“Thank you for helping me with the jacket.” Jay mumbled, leaning against the rail and gazing at him.

“I’m sorry I ruined the movie.” Bobby answered softly. “You didn’t get to see if Scrat managed to keep his nut.”

“I’m sure he didn’t.” Jay chuckled. “I’m sure they’ll want to make a number three someday. And you didn’t ruin the movie, I had fun.”

Bobby seemed surprised, his eyes scanning her as an idea surfaced in his mind. “You had fun.” He stated, smiling when she nodded her head. “So, how about we spend the day together?”

She raised her eyebrow. “You want me to be your rebound?” She joked, turning serious when he stammered.

Bobby chocked. “Well…I didn’t mean it to…I meant…but I guess…” His shoulders slumped. “It’s probably a bad idea, I’m sure you have better things to do then listening to me whining about Darcy all day long.”

Jay pondered his words for a few moments before shrugging her shoulders. “Well, I suppose you can be my rebound as well, after all I’ve been pretty much dumped by the hottest man alive this morning…” Bobby chuckled when she pointed her finger at him. “But that doesn’t mean I’ll go to bed with you.”

“But you’ll consider it?” He couldn’t help from quipping, chuckling when she swatted his arm. “Okay, no expectations, no strings attached…”

“No hidden catch…just free love…” She started humming and Bobby laughed. “And I can walk away whenever I want.”

Bobby nodded his head. “The same goes for me.”

“Why would you want to walk away from me?” She made a show of flipping her hair with her hand and batted her eyelashes at him.

Bobby leaned at the rail beside her and bumped his shoulder with hers. “I don’t know, maybe you’d turn up to be a men eater.”

Jay chuckled. “Alright, so what are we going to do now?”

“I get to choose?” Bobby was impressed and smiled when she nodded her head.

“Well, I did pick the movie.”

“Alright, let’s go dancing.” He reached for her hand and pulled her after him.

“Wait a minute…dancing?” Jay hurried to catch up with him. “I can’t do dancing, I have two left feet.”

He lowered his eyes. “They look normal to me.” He grinned.

Jay rolled her eyes. “Are you sure? I might be a hazard for people around me.”

“I can teach you, it might be fun. Darcy taught me but when we danced she never let me lead her.” He chuckled. “I’ll teach you freestyle, it’s the basic no salsa or one of those other complicated dances.”

He grinned and she couldn’t ignore the power of his dimples. “Oh, alright, but I’m not very good at it…”

**

“Now against popular belief…” Their instructor grinned, pulling the woman he was dancing with into his arms. “Those hands you are holding do belong to a human body and you can’t just pull at them and yank them around…” He made a show of pulling the woman in his arms into different directions and Jay chuckled, her hand still in Bobby’s. “And you girls have to remember to let your man lead you. You may control any other aspects of our lives but on the dancing floor you have to let us lead you.” he took a look at his watch. “Alright, since it’s the 4th, we’re doing something special, so we’ll give you music for fifteen minutes and then teach you another maneuver.”

Bobby pulled her after him to one of the corners of the hall and slowly established the rhythm, chuckling when she raised startled eyes to meet his. “Come on, Sheila, you only have two feet and it’s just like walking, you can never step on the same foot twice in a row.”

“My name is Jay.” She rolled her eyes. “And easy for you to say, I’m sure you counted steps when you first started.”

He twirled her in his arms, relieved when she laughed and then pulled her closer again, moving them slowly forward. “Trust me?” He asked softly, smiling when she shook her head and panic appeared in her eyes.

“I’m not very good at that…” Her breath stopped when he lowered her to the floor, his arm circling her waist, his leg sneaking between hers as he slowly pulled her upwards again, spinning her in his arms before returning to the song’s rhythm. He allowed her to lean her head against his shoulder, giving her time to breathe before his next move. He twirled her again, her back leaning against his chest for a short while, his hand tracing her waist with delicate fingers before he twirled her again, laughing when she grabbed his shirt in her hand. “You’re good.” She whispered and Bobby smiled softly, pulling her into a hug when the song ended.

She buried her head in his chest, shivering when his hands traced her back gently. She couldn’t understand the sudden awareness that seemed to transpire between them and she could tell he felt the same, his hands touching her even when they stopped dancing and headed towards the juice bar for a drink. He had his arm wrapped around her shoulder when they shared a huge glass of orange juice and she leaned closer to him, leaning her head backwards and watching the other dancers.

Bobby traced her forearm with his fingers, pulling her closer so that she could lean her head against his shoulder while they watched. Lowering his head, he kissed her hair softly, smiling when she raised her eyes to meet his. “It was fun, thank you.”

“You wanna go already? I thought we could learn another move or two.” Jay said, smiling when he nodded his head.

“No, I wanna stay; I was just thanking you for the dance.”

“Hey, Bobby.” A tall woman approached them. “It’s been a while since we last saw you. I think you still owe me a dance.” She eyed him appreciatively, her eyes clouding when Jay leaned her head closer to Bobby.

“Why won’t we dance some other time, Sheila?” Bobby smiled a little and the woman shrugged her shoulders before walking away.

“Do you call all women Sheila’s?” Jay asked, giggling when he rolled his eyes.

“That’s her real name, I swear.”

“You know, you don’t have to stay with me, you can go and dance with her if you want to.”

“I know.” He shrugged his shoulders, winking at her. “But I like dancing with you. Besides, we poor, sad, been dumped recently should stick together.”

She smiled, the touch of his hand on her forearm comforting. The instructor stopped the music and called for everyone to join him. Jay and Bobby shared a grin and rose from their position on the floor, moving towards the large circle of dancers.

can't wait to see bobbys face when he finds out she means jack

cath

I think you're fuzzies are fabulous!

Dancing!!!!!! How cool!

An unexpected twist!!!!!

Bell, what do you mean your fuzzies suck?? Who led you to believe that???
I happen to love your fuzzies!!!

I love the pact that Jay and Bobby made about being on the rebound together!! I wonder if she's ever going to mention Jack's name???

Joy

yea bell your fuzzies do not suck, they are great....i'm looking forward to some more fuzzies...bring them on.

Your fuzzies are fuzzilicious! And I love this thing that's growing between Bobby and Jay -- though what are both Bobby and Jack going to say when they found out that Jack is the dumper????

kav

This is brilliant stuff, bell!

I love how things are developing.


gracie

Fuzzilicious! I'm loving Jay and Bobby together. Won't Jack be surprised when he finds out who Bobby spent the day with.

I love men who aren't afraid to dance!!!!! I love Bobby and Jay together!!!


Restie

What's all this about not being able to write fuzzies????? Bell, i think your fuzzies are GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the dancing and if we had a water slide smilie then I would have one here --->

More soon!

Jenny

Fuzzilicious! Thank you, you made my day and I got to learn a new word from Kav's dictionary!


**


His hand on the small of her back, he guided her through the busy restaurant, heading towards the end of the room and seating her on a corner table, the area around them relatively quiet. Sue was surprised when he took the seat next to her instead of sitting in front of her, but she enjoyed his attention. They both changed from their swimming suits into short comfortable clothes and developed quite a hunger after their water slide adventure.

Jack was quiet during the short ride but Sue could tell he was watching her when he thought she wasn’t paying attention. He seemed to be in deep thought and she welcomed the silence, wondering to herself if this was finally the day when things change between them. He certainly acted differently, the small deliberate touches, combining with some of his not so innocent comments, made her believe that something was on his mind and she certainly hoped things might change.

Jack nudged her hand and she raised her eyes to meet his, startled to see the waiter standing in front of them. She allowed Jack to order something, suddenly feeling overwhelmed by his presence and averting her eyes from him and the waiter, her heart thumping in her chest. She saw his hand reaching out to hers and lacing his fingers with hers. She raised her eyes. “Sue?” He asked softly, his face filled with worry.

Suddenly, she just knew she couldn’t take it anymore; she couldn’t let him evade the subject forever. “Jack, what are we doing?” She asked suddenly, watching when he smiled a little at her outburst.

He shrugged his shoulders and she had the desire to smack him at the back of his head for doing that annoying motion that always told her that he was hiding something from her. This time he gazed at her when he spoke. “I’m trying to sweep you off your feet.” He declared proudly.

Sue lowered her eyes, desiring the direct answer but somehow still surprised when she read it. Jack’s knee bumped into hers and she raised her head to see the waiter arriving with their dishes, placing them in front of them before leaving them alone. She cleared her throat, raising her eyebrow at him. “Sweeping me off my feet?”

“Yeah. Is it working?” He wondered, grinning when she shrugged her shoulders and picked up her fork, developing a sudden interest in her food.

“I think you’re on the right track, Hudson.” She grinned saucily, tasting her pasta with enthusiasm.

“Ah…and do you have any ideas for improvements?” Jack wondered, taking a bite while he waited for her to speak.

Sue shrugged her shoulders. “Well, I might get rid of the slowness of your actions.” Jack chocked on his food, watching with wide eyes as she handed him a glass of water with a sweet smile. She made sure he was able to breathe normally again before she turned serious. “Why now, Jack? Why today of all days? Why not after New York or after Tony or Simon or after we kissed?”

Jack reached out for her hand. “I know I had my chances and I know I avoided each and every one of them. I can never turn back time and get all the chances I missed.” He paused, lacing his fingers with hers again. “I met an old friend today. She reminded me that people don’t stay around forever and that people change. Suddenly, the thought that one day you wouldn’t be there when I need you was more terrifying then ever because that woman waited for me and now that we finally met after all those years, I couldn’t be there for her.”

“You’re…I don’t understand…” Sue hesitated. “Allie came and…”

“No…no…not Allie, don’t ever tell her that you thought she was Allie, she didn’t like her very much…on my last two years in college I shared a small apartment with a woman who turned out to be a wonderful friend and on one, very miserable night, we agreed to marry each other at a certain age if neither was in a committing relationship.”

Sue raised an eyebrow. “You were good friends.”

“We were miserable that night.” Jack chuckled. “Today is the date we agreed on and I met her for breakfast.” Her lips formed a silent ‘oh’ and she lowered her eyes, wondering if he was going to tell her that he was getting married. “I told her that even though I wasn’t in a formal relationship, there is a woman whom I would very much like to be with.”

“Me?” She raised her eyebrows and Jack rolled his eyes.

“Yes, have I swept you off your feet yet?” He tapped the table with his fingers, waiting for her reply.

She smiled a small smile and shrugged her shoulders, turning to her plate and taking a bite of her pasta. “Hmmm…it’s delicious…”

Jack pursed his lips. “I really hate it when you shrug your shoulders like that…” He smirked, surprised when she smacked him in the neck.

“You know, Jack, I hate it when you shrug your shoulders too!”

He chuckled, stealing a taste from her pasta and serving her a piece of his own with his fork. She took her time wrapping her lips around the fork, watching with amusement when his eyes widened and slowly turned darker and darker as he watched her. She closed her eyes and slowly licked her lips. “Hmm…can I have some more, Jack?”

His fingers danced in her hand. Y-e-s. He signed and she felt him shifting beside her, his other hand cupping her cheek before his lips touched hers softly. She stopped breathing, freezing as his touch send shivering down her spine. He kept his touch light, enjoying the sensation of her soft lips, somehow still aware of the fact that they were in public. His hand left hers and moved to her hair, still damp from the shower she took at the water park. He played with the strands of hair, suddenly feeling her hand trailing up his chest.

The sound of something breaking distracted him and he slowly ended the kiss, glancing around them, relieved to see that no one paid them much attention. Sue opened her eyes when he continued to caress her hair and gazed at him with bright eyes, a small smile illuminating her features. “What?” Jack narrowed his eyes at her.

She shrugged her shoulders. “Nothing…we might need to work on your kissing technique.”

He gaped at her, shaking his head. “I think I created a monster…”

bell don't ever say you can't write fuzzies, it was

cath

He might have created a monster but I think she might be waking a sleeping giant (and, ladies, I mean that in the nicest, purest sense of the word ). Very, very, very nice post, Bell. Love that she knows about Jay!!!

Yes!!! Don't EVER say you can't write fuzzies again!!! That was fantastic!!!

Bell, that was absolutely wonderful!! I love Sue taking up shrugging her shoulders - it really got to Jack, didn't it?? He's being very forward for Jack and I love it!!! I'm also very glad that he told her about Jay!!!

Joy

So sweet and so Sue.

Such a wonderful scene. *sigh*

Loved it!

I skipped dinner so it was wonderful in a torturous type of way and Trace you are too funny!

Awww, that was just perfect!!!


Looks like Sue is willing to do the teaching here.

Can't wait for more.

Karen

Bell, it was





Restie

Bell that was amazing!!!!

Jenny