There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate

There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate (23)

But how was I supposed to act after I had almost drowned? I knew it was a bad idea to come here, especially when it was Aimee's party... But I just wanted to be with Jesse...

I leaned forward, wrapping my arms around his neck and hugging him tightly. He was caught off guard, but he didn't push me away. If it wasn't for him, I would have been dead. If it wasn't for Jesse Jacobsen, my life would have been over. And I was so thankful for him...

"No," I sniffed, on the brink of tears as I held him even tighter. I felt his arms slowly wrap around my waist, as if unsure of what he was doing, and I buried my face into his shoulder. "You can have as many kisses as you want for what you just did. Thank you..."

"No need to thank me, Emery," he breathed in my ear. "No need to thank me..."

I started to cry into his bare shoulder almost uncontrollably, even though I tried my best to stop myself. I didn't want him to think I was weak... But I had almost drowned. Did he think that that was an acceptable reason to cry? I sure hoped that he did...

He only held onto me tighter, not saying a word as he let me cry.

He saved my life... Jesse Jacobsen actually saved my life.

Would Dallas do that if he was here? Who would have saved me if Jesse wasn't here? No one in the pool tried to save me, and that sure said something. If Jesse Jacobsen wasn't there, I would have been dead right then. And I couldn't be more thankful...

I knew one thing for sure then. I made such an important decision that it almost scared me. I didn't know if I would live to regret this or not, but I didn't really care at that moment.

I love you, Jesse Jacobsen, and one of these days I would build up enough courage to tell you.

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"Let's go ice skating!"

"Let's not."

"Oh, come on, Jordan!" Lexi whined, her face falling after what I had said. "I'm finally looking and feeling better! All the girls want to and I've already invited all the boys from Cabin B!"

I knew the only reason she invited the boys from Cabin B was because Alex was one of them. I wasn't really looking forward to going anywhere with them because Jesse was one of them. I felt kind of awkward around him after realizing how I really felt...

"I don't like to ice skate," I informed her with a shrug, turning away from her and back to the book I was trying to read. I could ice skate, but I never really liked doing it. I just found it boring and uneventful. What was the point of it? Unless you get stranded in Antarctica or something, it seemed like a pretty useless trait to me.

"You're going," Lexi told me, not even giving me a choice. "It'll be fun. I would have invited Dallas, but since he's a counselor and all..."

"That's okay," I sighed, shoving the book under my pillow. There was no way I was reading it now. "I'll just hang out with you guys or something."

Actually, I was just planning on sitting on the sidelines and watching everyone skate. I didn't feel like cramping my feet into ice skates...

"Great!" Lexi giggled. "Then let's go!"

I let out a long sigh, swinging my feet over the side of the bed and onto the ground. I really wasn't looking forward to this... Especially since, even though it wasn't even my idea, I was the only one that was actually ready to go anywhere.

Ridiculous.

I didn't feel like being in the middle of the ruckus of girls changing and getting ready to go ice skating with the boys from Cabin B. They all just wanted to look good for the boys... I was sure that if we were just going together with no boys, they'd go with no makeup and hair all messy. But, since boys were a part of the equation, they had to look and dress their best.