KEEP ME CLOSE - jess&hope

[JESS MORETTI]

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And so his diabolical plan had succeeded. Better men than Jess might have felt guilty later on for using his physical affections as a means of manipulation and elusion. Of course, even better men would never have considered that as an option. Lucky for Jess, he was perfectly aware of his half-formed conscience. And a few hours from now, when he was sprawled on Hope’s bed, sweaty with the sheets tangled around his legs and the pillows knocked onto the floor there would be no room for guilt what with all that ecstasy. Maybe he’d feel guilty later on. Like next week or something.

He knew he had her hooked now, frozen on the spot in front of him as his lips teased her flesh with kisses and whispered sweet nothings. Jess had learned long ago that girls were fairly easy to handle, so long as you knew the right words to say. And Jess had read enough to know every girl’s male protagonist had to have a soft romantic side. If he did, she’d be a puddle at his feet no matter what other shitty things he did. He felt her sigh as he took advantage of her little weak spot. Jess Moretti: 1; Hope Summers: 0.

Feeling quite smug by this point, Jess looped his arm around Hope’s slender waist as she leaned against him. She tasted faintly of beer and whatever lip gloss she was wearing. He felt himself relaxing somewhat, now that he was home free. As Hope broke their kiss and left his lips tingling and yearning for more of her, Jess smiled lightly. The gesture was neither smug nor boasting. It was a soft curl of his lips, quirked up to the right as a dimple blossomed at his cheek.

That small smile, however, graced Jess’ rigid features for but a moment, as Hope’s intimately devious words floated into his ear. Jess stood in shock for a moment, blinking a few times. His body was suddenly denying him the ability to breathe. That wasn’t right. Not two seconds ago Jess had successfully averted the entire situation. He had defused the bomb. Dodged a bullet—or so he had thought. Instead, it seemed that damned bullet had turned right back around and shot him in the ass.

Once Jess had gotten over the initial shock of his failure, Hope was proposing her game. As she placed herself on the couch as if it were her throne, Jess was still processing. A crease lined his brow as he looked down at her. Tactfully utilized his words may have been, but that did not make them any less honest. Hope, however, did not seem to believe him though. Or if she did, she did not deem laughter and comfort to be viable reasons for “being into her”.

For a few more beats, Jess continued to stare at Hope as she lounged against the cushions, awaiting his first valid defense. How had they gone from dinner to a trial on his relationship? “Getting’ another beer. Do you want one?” He did not wait for her to respond, instead walking around the couch and to the kitchen to retrieve two beers. He’d need a little more than just one bottle in him to loosen his lips. With a practiced finesse, Jess rid both bottles of their caps and returned to his position in front of the couch. One beer was set down on the table in front of Hope like a peasant’s offering to his queen. The other was pressed to Jess’ lips in a long gulp.

Once that was over and done with, Jess folded his arms over his chest and regarded Hope carefully. Finally, his first reason came: “You don’t judge.” He said in a monotone, expression stony and unreadable. He would probably end up naked long before Hope with Jess’ reluctance to be forthcoming with his innermost feelings. It was difficult to express such things—personal thoughts and desires—when he was not exactly sure of them himself. Such things happen when you never have the time to take a moment and explore them.
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[HOPE A. SUMMERS]

Hope was undeniably satisfied with Jess' reaction as her voice left her mouth. His body stiffended and she was glad she decided to sit down so she could see his reaction. She couldn't tell if he was contemplating just taking off all of his clothes and then stripping Hope. She honestly wouldn't have a problem but instead he stood there for a more seconds and Hope held up her hand to her mouth to stop herself from laugh as Jess stared at her. She didn't think her game was that bad but obviously Jess was flustered from her turning of the tables. Something about Jess that obvious that was he didn't like placing all his feelings on the table. She wasn't asking him to share that much but she was mostly teasing him about his little sneakiness.

Hope leaned her body back into the couch and crossed her legs pretzel style. Staring at him she watched him ask her if she wanted another beer. She opened her mouth to say thank you but he walked around the couch and out of sight. ”Okay, that works too,” she commented to herself with a small laugh. It was amusing and interesting to see Jess act like this. He was normally so calm and collected but now he was acting like a boy nervous to go on their first date. It was actually endearing. It just showed that Jess wasn't that tough exterior he constantly showed to everyone else. She already knew there were many layers to Jess but this only justified it. Hope looked up at Jess as he placed the beer in front of her. ”Thanks,” she said to him and took a gup.

Her round green-blue eyes observed him before he spit out a simple statement. Hope held her beer in her hands, her thumb making circles around the mouth of it. ”As much as I would like to think I don't judge...I do. The one person I can say I truly judge for their life choices is Ms. Keller. You know who I'm talking about. She's the lady with all those damn cats and for some reason she thinks its appropriate to bring a different one to the store every week,” she let out a sigh and took another gulp of her beer. Licking her lips her eyes grazed Jess' clothed body with contemplating eyes. ”Pants, please.” She met Jess' eyes and wondered if he knew the dirty, dirty thoughts running through her mind. Like the fact that she couldn't wait to get him in bed by the end of the night. And then go for round 2 in the morning. By now it must have been obvious to him that her eyes literally read everything she was feeling. Before she had to hide the thoughts that roamed her mind but now she could look at Jess however she wanted.

Hope tapped her fingers against her knee as she figured it would be unfair to Jess to not take off at least something. He already looked like this was the last thing he wished to do. Hope placed her beer on the table in front of her and peeled her flowy shirt off her body to expose her toned abdomen and the fancy black bra she wore just for him. Hope picked up her beer and leaned back into her seat again. ”I would never judge you, that much is true,” she told him, her eyes speaking of the truth. It was hard for even her to express some personal things that she had never shared with Jess before now. Feelings and all that shit. But she felt it was healthy for them to get past this so there was never doubt between them.

^{STARRING : HOPE & JESS
WORDS : IDK!
STATUS : FINISHED
NOTES : ((:
LYRICS USED : USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON
LISTENING TO : one direction - moments
BANNER CREDIT : TANA
TAGGED : TANA}

[JESS MORETTI]

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As Hope began to correct his statement, Jess deadpanned. Of course she judged Ms. Keller. He heard he gripe and criticize the woman all the time. About the cats and how she never shut up and and constantly reeked of tuna. Oh he had heard it all. But that was not what Jess had meant, and he was sure Hope knew that. Now she was just screwing with him.

Hope had only ever really "judged" Jess once, but he figured she had good reason. He had been trying to break into her store while covered in blood. But besides that, Hope had never judged Jess. She was genuinely curious about him, as she later confessed, but despite all the things that were said about him around town, Hope had never treated him with anything other than kindness, if perhaps some curiosity. And that played a big part in his attraction to her.

However, at the moment her attractive factor was decreasing quite significantly. Still staring ahead at Hope, Jess unbuttoned his jeans, kicked off his shoes, and let the denim fabric fall around his ankles. He flicked those aside, now standing in front of Hope with his arms crossed, clad in just his t-shirt, socks, and a pair of black boxer-briefs. She was enjoying this far too much.

Under any other circumstances, Jess might have noticed that she was envisioning them in bed together already, and that she was anxious to get to the real thing. But he was a little to ticked off. Really, what was she playing at, making all these requests and then griping at him when he wasn't overly enthusiastic and now this-- Oh...she was taking off her shirt.

Well, this was a twist. Jess endeavored to maintain his stony expression, even as he allowed his gaze to roam. His eyes hovered over Hope's chest while he pondered his next statement, something she couldn't turn around on him.

"With you, I don't have to be guarded. I can easily tell you what I am thinking or feeling, and I have seldom experienced that with anyone else. But at the same time, you don't try to force it out of me, instead you let my words come as they may." He met he gaze, speaking matter-of-factly.

"Until right now, of course."

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Notes sorrrrry. i will be better about posting this week, as i have half days and then i am FINISHED this thursday
Tags HOPE!
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[HOPE A. SUMMERS]

Hope attempted to hide back her laughter as he stared at her like she was some other person. For her she needed to see if he was willing to share his feelings because she would never ask him to do this again. This wasn't her type of thing. Hope watched him take off his pants and stand there in defensive stance. Okay, one more thing and then he would end this painful game. Obviously Jess didn't appreciate that fact that Hope was trying to get him to share a bit of his feelings. She would be pretty oblivious if he hadn't.

It was always funny for Hope to try and understand the men around her. She by far was not the one for boyfriends but the short lived flings she had were never full of feelings. The were full of sex and dirty text messages but that's about it. Now she had to suddenly become an expert on the whole relationship thing. As the girl there was a stereotype that she had to be the knowledgeable one. However for Hope that was not the case at all.

Hope listened to him speak and she nodded her head. She shook her head with a smile as he took a swipe at her in the last bit. ”Okay okay,” she stood up and unbuttoned her pants to reveal her skimpy black underwear. ”I know you're upset with me,” she told him and stepped towards him, their bodies close. ”But I'm practically a guy when it comes to relationships. I don't know how things are supposed to work. I wouldn't even know those things you said by guessing because I can't tell how you feel all the time. And that kind of freaks me out,” she told him honestly.

”I feel like I'm at least supposed to be in tune to how you feel about me...how you really feel about me but sometimes I'm not. I'm not trying to be different from the person you spent the night with in the bookstore. That is me but I just needed to hear even a small part of what's going on in that head of yours,” she looked away, suddenly feeling like an idiot for this entire thing. ”I'm sorry about all of that. It was the true girl in me wanting to argue about anything and nothing at the same time. I don't need to call you my boyfriend. I just need you, Jess,” she told him with confidence and looked at up at his face, knowing every little bit about his face by now. Actually right now she was saying it two senses for the meaning 'need you'.

Hope hadn't realized it but her hands found their way to touch his waist. ”I also like pushing your buttons...you look so damn sexy when you're upset,” she told him with a grin as her fingers curled around his shirt, pulling him closer. ”Are you still mad at me?” she asked him, her hands slowly wandering up the front of his shirt. Her mouth did that 'sexy' thing Jess had commented on earlier without Hope even thinking twice about it. Getting everything out on the table for him to understand her a bit would hopefully turn them back to what they are. She stopped her hands to not let him think she was trying to seduce him out of being mad at her. Hope honestly just waned to touch him. ”It's okay if you are...I was being annoying,” she told him. At least she was one of those girls that was aware of what she did and what affect she had on people. She wasn't oblivious in that sense.

^{STARRING : HOPE & JESS
WORDS : IDK!
STATUS : FINISHED
NOTES : it's okay! no worries at all. haha hopefully jess can forgive hope, she's getting all real with him lol
LYRICS USED : USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON
LISTENING TO : one direction - moments
BANNER CREDIT : TANA
TAGGED : TANA}

[JESS MORETTI]

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In the midst of an internal conflict, Jess tried to calm himself. There was a part of Jess, a rather dominant part, that wanted to put his jeans back on and split. Go out for a smoke and then go home to the lumpy couch in his living room. That, said this part of Jess, would be preferable to all these hoops he was having to jump through tonight to find his way into Hope's bed.

But there was another portion, smaller and timid compared to the first, that wanted to stay. And was, oddly, willing to leap and somersault through whatever hoops were necessary to remain here. Maybe it had something to do with Hope's sudden lack of proper clothing.

Jess was hard pressed to really pay attention to what Hope was saying, as her breasts were competing for the spotlight. His eyes sort of flicked back and forth in an attempt to give both her face and her chest equal attention. Though once her words had truly reached him, Jess was able to focus not on the flesh that was mere centimeters from him but on Hope herself.

Practically a guy, she said. Well that was great. Because he was a guy when it came to relationships. An amateur guy who knew little more than one night stands and booty calls. If he even gave a girl his number. So they were both clueless, fumbling and groping their way through this relationship like a couple of blind and deaf invalids.

He remained silent as Hope continued to babble on, not that he really minded. He was happy to hear an apology, as well as to just watch her lips move. If she was sorry, and really did understand how stupid she was being, then Jess could forgive her. This time, anyways. He wasn't sure he could deal with some high maintenance girlfriend.

I need you.

Those words struck a cord with him. They were both probably the most frightening and loveliest words he could hope to hear from this girl. Jess was okay with being needed. His mom had needed him since he was born, practically. And then Faith needed him because their mother could not care for her like a proper mother on most days. Jess was used to being needed. And perhaps having one more person Need him was just another responsibility to rest upon his young shoulders, but Jess knew better. While Hope did need him, he knew she wanted him too. In all senses of the word.

He was not exactly listening when she was attempting to be coy. He merely waited until sound had stopped to wrap one arm around Hope's middle, and then to stoop down to sweep her legs out from under her. A light, amused, twinkle lit up his eyes as allowed a lopsided smile for her. Leaving the empty and partially empty beer bottles in the living room, Jess carried Hope through her apartment and into her bedroom, nudging the door closed behind him with his foot.

Hope was dropped rather unceremoniously onto the bed, as Jess remained standing to take off his shirt and his socks. "You're lucky I am particularly forgiving...and that I can't be mad at you for longer than thirty seconds." Jess climbed onto the bed beside Hope and drew her close, his lips moving against her shoulder, her neck, her ear and finally her own lips in a slow, gentle kiss.

"You drive me insane, you know that?" He murmured into Hope's ear, before nibbling lightly on the lobe. "I'll end up in the psychiatric ward one day because of you." He teased, grinning devilishly down at her.


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[HOPE A. SUMMERS]

Hope watched Jess as his eyes gave attention to both her face and hopefully the words she was saying and the fact that she was topless. She decided to not comment on it until she poured her heart out to him. He needed to hear this or else it would be too late to explain how clueless she was. Hope was smart enough to not pull what she done today again. It just wasn't going to happen. She realized that she put Jess in an awkward position to be forced to share his feelings but it was nice to hear what he had to say. Now that she was apologizing she hoped he could see just how much she struggled with relationships.

She continued to babble on about her own emotions until Jess acted after there was finally silence. His arm wrapped around her bare waist and another arm underneath her legs. She laughed his lips formed into that lopsided smile she was loved so much. ”You're so silly,” she joked and leaned her head back in laughter. It was their first fight and they both had gotten over it fairly easily. Hope wrapped her arms around his neck as he carried his girl into their bedroom. Hope was it calling it theirs because he stayed over most of the week and actually made the bed sometimes. This was their space and she was at that point where she didn't ever want to share it with anyone else.

Jess tossed Hope onto the bed, her laughter filling up the room as he quickly took off his shirt and socks. ”You're speedy, Moretti,” she told him as he got onto the bed and began placing kisses wherever his mouth could reach. Her hands found his shoulders as he leaned over her. She was glad they were getting to one of the best parts of their relationship. Their sexual relationship was a combination of lust for each other but also the feelings that were forming deep inside them. ”Jess,” she whispered his name into his ear as he pressed his lips to her neck and then his lips found her own. It was a sweet, slow kiss that she cherished, her hands against his bare back.

She pressed her lips to his jaw line as he began to talk into her ear. She felt shivers run up her spine as his voice entered and filled her. Hope smiled against Jess' skin as he began to share a bit of the affect Hope had on him. His words hit her and a longing built up in her stomach as he pressed their bodies together. She smiled as he grinned down at her, his body over her own. Hope hands gently touched his shoulders, her nails dragging gently against his skin. ”I'm so lucky to have you,” she told him quietly, practically whispering it as she continued to touch his body. As she looked at him and saw the man that had dragged her back from the death of her grandfather, made her laugh every single day for the last month, and forgave her even if she said or did stupid things. She never had someone make her feel that way. She was falling in love with him. While she wasn't ready to say it out loud she could feel herself falling deeper and deeper into the trap that was Jess Moretti. And Hope had no problem with it. Hope pressed her lips to his and closed her eyes in contentment.

^{STARRING : HOPE & JESS
WORDS : IDK!
STATUS : FINISHED
NOTES : it's okay! no worries at all. haha hopefully jess can forgive hope, she's getting all real with him lol
LYRICS USED : USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON
LISTENING TO : one direction - moments
BANNER CREDIT : TANA
TAGGED : TANA}