Chapter 10

Keesha’s eyes adjusted to the new surrounding. Where was she? What happened? The last thing she remembered was dancing with Jason.

"Oh no!" she thought. What had she done? She jumped up from the bed and looked around. Jason wasn’t in the room and she was fully dressed from last night, so how’d she end up there? Keesha grabbed her shoes and slid them on. She was more than confused. She didn’t see Jason anywhere and boy was she hoping that she wouldn’t. She eased out of the bedroom. The room across from the one she was in was locked, so maybe he was sleeping. Each step was carefully stepped on so she wouldn’t wake him. Still not in sight she made it to the bottom of the steps.

"Want some breakfast?" Keesha could’ve literally jumped out of her skin when Jason approached her from the kitchen door.

"Uh…"

"If you’re wondering no, we didn’t sleep with each other." Keesha let out a sigh of relief walking away from the steps. "You fell off to sleep while we were dancing, I wasn’t going to send you home with a driver because I didn’t want you to freak out, now do you want some eggs, hash browns or both?" Keesha just laughed. She couldn’t come out with any words, super big killer man and here he was offering up breakfast. "What?"

"I might regret saying this one day, but Jason Morgan isn’t so bad after all."

Keesha walked passed Jason to the kitchen to get ready for breakfast. The morning wasn’t so bad, they talked to each other like they were old friends. Talking about Michael and Morgan, Justus, Springfield, Courtney, Brian, Alan….everything. "Oh my gosh look at the time, I’m sure Justus is flipping his wig."

"So he wears wigs you say?"

"Ha,ha, I didn’t say that."

"Don’t worry I’ve already called him. But if you’re ready to go I can trail you, I was going over there anyways to pay him a visit."

"Alright." Keesha grabbed her things and followed Jason out of the Harbor View towers.

"I’m going to have to stop by and see her."

"Lila would love that."

"I actually did miss her while I was away, she was so kind to me, Edward was another story."

"I’m still shocked that the old man is still living and breathing to reek havoc on everyone." Keesha playful hit Jason’s arms with a laugh.

"You are bad." Suddenly Jason’s phone began to ring.

"Hold on for a sec."

"Ok."

"Yeah?" Keesha watched as Jason’s demeanor changed. "Alright…yeah I’ll be there."

"Work?"

"Yeah" he sighed. He didn’t want to leave Keesha, not yet while they were getting along.

"Um, it might be too much to ask but are you doing anything tomorrow night? I mean it doesn’t have to be anything major, just you know something to eat or something.."

"Jason…"

"I’m sure Sonny and Carly get sick of seeing me all the time and…"

"JASON!" she laughed. "Are you going to give me a chance to say yes?"

"Yes?"

"Yes."

"Alright, see you tomorrow, 7?"

"7."

For the first time since his brain damage and now, Keesha saw Jason smile. His smiled made her heart skip a beat. He had a cute smile.

"Ok, well I’ll tell Justus you said hi."

"Alright." Keesha smiled at him once more before entering the apartment to a waiting Justus.

~*~

"Take that stupid grin off your face."

"What?" he laughed.

"You know what."

"I don’t what I mean, I mean you stay out all night, then I get a call from Jason at 12 saying that you’re staying the night. What could I possibly gather from that?"

"Nothing and I mean nothing happened. I fell off to sleep and that’s it."

"That’s it."

"That’s it."

"I trust."

"Anyways" she said rolling her eyes, "I picked up some change of address forms from the post office, that is if you’ll have me."

"So you want to make it permanently?!"

"Yeah."

"Alright Lil’ Bit, you don’t know how happy that makes me. I’m glad that you’ll be staying here."

"Yup."

"I’m sure Jason will be happy too."

"Justus…."

"What?"

"Like I was saying there’s nothing back in Springfield for me. I mean I will miss the Bauer’s and the Boudreau’s, the Santos’ but I can always visit, you’re all I have left and I must bask in the annoyance that I’ll provide for you and vice versa."

"Shucks cuz." Keesha got up from the couch and gave her cousin a hug.

"Hello?"

"Lila?"

"Jason! How are you sweetheart?"

"I’m good and you?"

"I am fantastic, you sound happy."

"I am Lila, its about Keesha, tomorrow we’re going on a date tomorrow."

"Will it be your third time together?"

"Yes, she came to dinner with me over Sonny’s a week ago, she was over my place last night and we’re going out tomorrow night."

"Dear that’s lovely, after your third meeting you know what happens right."

"Yes I do Lila, yes I do, I can tell already now that she was telling the truth about everything."