Chapter 7 (Kissing)

"Jack?" I heard Edward ask and Jessy straighten, a gasp escaping her lips.

"Yeah!" I called out, my voice raspy. I cleared my throat as I shoved my way through the last few trees. "It's me," I said gazing around until they landed on Edward. Today he was wearing plain blue jeans and a black shirt underneath a light black jacket. His black hair was tousled as if he had run his hand through it a dozen times. His green eyes widened at the sight of Jessy. "I'm sorry," I murmured, dropping Jessy on the ground as she hid behind my legs. "My father was worried that I was going off doing... I –I don't know what he thought; but he forced me to bring my sister with me and I ma –made her promise not to tell anyone I swear! She won't tell anyone b –but I understand if you want me to –to go cause –" Edward laughed, cutting me off.

"It's ok Jack –really." He said as he crouched down. "Hello, what's your name?" he asked in a child –like voice. Jessy looked at him from behind my legs, as if checking that he wasn't a threat. Then she came out and walked to Edward. Edward's eyebrows rose as she lifted her small hand. She poked him in the nose, cheek, then grabbed his hand, shaking it as she looked over her shoulder at me.

"Since when did you have friends?" she asked. My cheeks immediately flooded with heat as Edward laughed out loud.

"Jessy!" I scolded, though the treat was barely there in my voice. She shrugged innocently as I groaned.

"I'm Jessica! But I want everyone to call me Jess cause it's easier to say." Edward smiled politely at her as he stopped laughing. They were still shaking hands as if they forgot about it.

"Nice to meet you Jess, I'm Edward but you can call me Ed." Jessy's eyes widened as she flung from Edward and turned to look at me.

"You didn't want me to tell mama and papa that you're friends with Prince Edward!" I winced and sat heavily on the ground. Edward had a look of despondency as he looked at Jess. I know he wasn't a fan of people calling him Prince Edward or treating him as so and that made my heart hurt.

"Jess –"

"That's so cool!" Jessy exclaimed all of the sudden, surprising both Edward and I. "You live in a huge castle and you get to talk to tons of people! Mama and papa don't like it when we talk to anyone who isn't related to us cause they think they will hurt us but you get to!"

"Jessy." I said trying to get her to stop because I saw Edward's hesitation on the subject. Though, she ignored me as she crowed Edward more.

"Do you get to play with swords? Do you get to ride horses? Do you get to walk with the king and queen?" Edward's face paled as soon as she said her parents' names so I snatched her over to me and made her stop.

"This is a work free zone, Jessy." I said to her, causing her brows to furrow in confusion. "Which means that you cannot talk to Edward about what he does for a living, and we cannot tell him what we do for a living. Ok?" she looked hesitant but then she slowly nodded. Her head bobbed a little more as a smile grew on her face.

"Ok! So, it's like Romeo and Juliet!" this time, Edward and I stared at her in confusion. "You said that they went out to see each other even doe they couldn't!" she then stared at each of us in confusion. "Does that mean you guys like to kiss?" I groaned out, catching Edward blushing as he laughed a little. Though, our eyes caught and I felt myself shiver. Our eyes didn't escape from each other as if we were stuck. I didn't notice Jessy staring at us back and forth or the way her smile crept onto her face; as if she knew something we didn't. It was another minute until I cleared my throat and looked away, a blush staining my cheeks. Edward's' small chuckle didn't escape me as he fully sat on the ground.

"Well Jess, looks like you may have caught onto something there."

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"You have a dog named Sloppy?" Edward asked as we leaned back on our rock. It felt good to say that word. I wonder home many more ours I would say in the future.

I blushed at that thought and gazed down to my sleeping sister. It was well passed twelve in the morning and I knew that, but I couldn't bring myself to leave quite yet. The felling in my gut made me think that if I leave this time, it would be another 7 years before we could see each other again.

"Yeah, if you've ever seen him eat before, you wouldn't be so hesitant at the thought." A light laughed escaped both of our lips as I stroked Jessy's hair. A silence elapsed around us but it wasn't uncomfortable. If anything, it was a good silence.

"I've always wanted a dog," Edward admitted, making me glance at him. Our eyes found each other and we didn't look away as he kept talking. "Though, every time I would ask, my parents would say the same thing over and over," he know looked away to glare at the ground, his voice pitching up to a mocking level. "'You're too irresponsible, Edward! All you ever do is hide in your room, Edward! It's your fault, Edward! Why would we give you something if it was all...'" he trailed off, his expression turning to one of despair. I knew immediately what he was talking about. The fact that he thought Alexios death was his fault was one thing but to have your parents constantly reminding you of it? That was even worse. My heart has never felt so heavy towards another person before.

"It wasn't though," I told him, causing his gaze to be on mine. "It wasn't your fault and the fact that your parents are saying that is horrible." I told him honestly, my voice gentle. His gaze searched my face as if he were searching the lie in it, but I wasn't lying. It wasn't his fault what happened to Alexios, and I was going to prove it to him no matter what.

After a long period of silence, Edward cleared his throat as he hopped from the rock. He straightened his outfit before saying; "it think it's about time we head back. Your parents may start to worry," I opened my mouth to argue but the look on his face made me stop. He obviously didn't want to talk about it so I sighed. I made Jessy wrap her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist across my front before I hopped from the rock.

"You're probably right," I said, trying to get rid of the uncomfortable silence. Moments passed between us as I waited to hear something. When nothing happened, I sighed again. "We'll meet here again, same time?" I asked. All he did was nod and I took that as my cue to leave. I was almost at the tree line when Edward's voice called out to me. I almost didn't stop as I felt disappointment stirring in my stomach but a hand gripped my elbow, causing me to gasp. I turned around to stare directly into Edward's eyes. It was the first time I had noticed that I was only a few inches smaller than him and that if we moved a little bit closer, our lips would meet. The green in his eyes were churning with emotion as he stared at me.

"Thank you," he whispered honestly. I nodded mutely. His gazing flicked down to my lips as if he had just realized how close they were. I could feel my lips part in anticipation, ready for anything. I felt his thumb gliding against the skin of my arm, as if he savoring the feeling. My eyes hooded with the feeling and I saw Edward watching my mouth as he licked my own. His gaze flicked back up to mine and he opened his mouth. "I want to –"

He was cut off as Jessy squirmed, yawning against my neck as she shifted to get more comfortable. Though, I could already tell the moment was lost as Edward cleared his throat and took a step back, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment. I was confused at the action and the feeling that I felt in my stomach.

"Same place," he confirmed with a nod. I nodded too and turned my back to him, trudging to my home.

What just happened? I asked myself as I stepped over a fallen log. What did he want to do and why was he so embarrassed? Though I felt my own cheeks flood with heat as I looked back on the situation. Was he about to kiss me? I asked myself. I had heard about it in many stories but didn't think that would happen to me in real life. I mean, what would Edward see in me anyway? I was nothing like him and not to mention the fact that we were both guys. He would need an heir. Someone to take over for him like he will for his father. Whoa, I said to myself, how am I already thinking about children? He doesn't even like you! I sighed at the thought and nodded. He doesn't even like me so why am I think about this?

I groaned.

Hello my lovelies! Here is another chapter of my story! I am so sorry for the shortness but I hope next chapter will make up for it! What did you like most? Least? What do you wish to happen? Please leave a comment below I would love to look at your opinions! And thank you to everyone who has decided to read so far! It means so much to me! Lots of love! <3 (1600)