A Shadowlander’s Dream: Book Three - Rules of the Flesh
Written by Kathryn K Williams
Chapter Forty-four
“I found a stash of chips!” Kris called out from deep in one of the cupboards in the kitchen.
“Good.” Jenn said with a nod as she peeked out of the fridge to see Kris haul out several large bags of chips onto one of the metal dining tray they found in the kitchen, “We only have juice in the fridge, but I guess that is better then nothing.” She said as she pulled out two jugs of juice, one orange and the other apple and set them on another tray.
“I’ve got the cups.” Kris exclaimed as she grabbed a long bag of Dixie cups from the counter, and then looked over the supplies they had gathered before them. Along with the chips and drinks they found a bag of chocolate chip cookies, another of peanut butter cookies, an array of fruits and some other odd snacks, “I think we’ve overdone it.”
Jenn giggled in amusement, “We are dealing with a party for a group of girls, a couple of which are on their periods, this will be just enough.” She stated with a nod and check off the items on a list that was pinned to the refrigerator door.
Kris shook her head in disbelief, “We are going to have to replace of this you know that don’t you?”
Jenn shrugged, “I’ll handle it. Consider it my treat.” She said with a satisfying nod, “A party to welcome all the newcomers to the Western Dorm.”
Kris smiled at the girl, “You seem to be enjoying yourself. Are you finally settling in here?”
Jenn frowned, “Not entirely, but if stop to think about it too much I feel that everything will come crashing in on me in no time.” She explained as she double-checked the contents of the trays with the list. “So I would rather keep busy.”
Kris took a deep breath, “Jenn, listen…”
“I’m still upset with you if that is what you wanted to talk about.” Jenn interrupted.
“Hell, Jenn, why do you not let me explain?” She pleaded.
Jenn glared at Kris, “What is to be explained? You have Jessica now, or is it that now that Jessica has her old girlfriend back you want to make up with me again?” She asked angrily, “What is it?”
Kris ran a hand through her curls, “I messed up.” Kris said miserably as she leaned against the counter. “I saw you with Kim and thought you didn’t need me anymore.”
Jenn stick the list back to the fridge, “I… I’m sorry… I didn’t know I was hurting you… I thought you didn’t care about me.” She said miserably, “Then I start remembering and I felt so horrible, like my heart was being pulled in two directions. I couldn’t stand it.” Tears filled her eyes and she wiped them away, “Then Kim disappears and you had Jessica and… and…” she began to cry.
Kris moved around the centre island to Jenn’s side, “Come here.”
Jenn step away from her, “I don’t need your sympathy.” She stated miserably, “Please, just stay away from me.”
Kris stepped closer, “I can’t.” She reached out to brush Jenn’s hair from her eyes, “I love you, and I have always loved you.” She said softly, “I spent years waiting for you to remember me, to return to me. I could not stand seeing you with Kim, but I was willing to let you go if it made you happy. I’m ashamed of what I did with Jessica, but it was nothing, really, we only kissed, nothing more.”
Jenn rubbed her eyes and looked up at the girl, “R…really? Y… you didn’t sleep with her?”
Kris flushed, “No…”
Jenn glared at the girl, “But you wanted to.”
Kris sighed and nodded, “She can be hard to resist.” She admitted hopelessly.
“But you did resist her, didn’t you?” Jenn inquired, studying the girl in search of a lie, “You are sure it was just a kiss?”
Kris rubbed her neck, “Maybe a little more.” She held her thumb over her index finger a centimetre apart.
Jenn crossed her arms, “How far?” She demanded, “Were your hands down her pants?”
Kris rubbed her face as she tried to wipe the blush away, then she pointed at Jenn, “What about you and Kim? Or even Kima? I hear she is almost as bad as Jessica.”
Now it was Jenn’s turn to blush, “Alright… how about we call it even then?”
Kris nodded firmly, “Sounds good to me.” She began to move in closer to Jenn, “So how about a kiss?”
Jenn felt her heart pounding at the closeness of the girl, “I don’t know if I should kiss you so soon after you kissed Jessica.” She mussed.
Kris let her head drop in disappointment, “Well, I’ve waited this long I can wait a little longer.”
Jenn looked up at the girl with love in her eyes, “Did you really wait for me all this time?”
Kris nodded and looked the girl in the eye, “You were always on my mind.” She said, placing a hand lightly upon Jenn’s chin, “Every night I longed to be together with you again.”
Jenn smiled, “Then maybe you deserve a kiss.” She quickly peeked the girl on the cheek and slipped out around Kris and pushed the car out the door, “You coming?” She inquired playfully.
Kris gathered the rest of the food onto a second cart and pushed it after her friend, a smile playing across her face.
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To be Continued . . .
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Note: The world of the Shadowlands, Its stories, Characters and ideas are a copyright of Kathryn K Williams.
This story is based upon my manga of the same name. If you wish to view art from this series please visit my deviant arts site at: http://shinigami-shimai.deviantart.com/
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Also if you spot any typos or other errors please contact me at katwilliams @ rogers.com
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