Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:16:54 -0500 From: Jessica Brower Subject: A love for James Chapter 7 Hi Everyone! This is my first time writing on nifty so be gentle as you read. I've been a reader and always interested in writing so I am giving it a shot. Please send any comments, good or bad, long or short, to me. Any criticism would be good. Disclaimer: Any statements of Lance/James being gay cannot be confirmed. I don't know any member of nsync or any other celebrity that may appear in the story. If you aren't of age to be reading this, then don't. If it offends you, why are you at the site to begin with. Besides that, happy reading. A Love for James Chapter 7 When I heard the doorbell I must have jumped ten feet in the air. I knew it was James but I just wasn't so sure about tonight. I was really nervous and afraid things would just not go well. I went to the door and opened it to find James standing there with a bouquet of white roses. He was wearing a pair of khaki dress pants as well with a red dress shirt. He looked so sexy that I'd have jumped him if I could. "Hey sexy. I got these for you. I hope you like them." "I love them. Thank you so much." He handed me the flowers and got behind me to wheel me to the kitchen. I told him where we keep vases and he got one down and we put the flowers in it. Alyssa came in then and saw the flowers and looked at James mouthing "nice touch". He just nodded his head and asked if we were ready to head out. I said yes and went to get my coat, Alyssa following me. "You have a good time now and don't forget what I said earlier. He'll love it. Just don't kill him." "You are a nut head. I will keep what you said in mind. Probably won't be back till late. No work tomorrow. So, don't wait up for me." "Do I ever??" "Good point. See you later." "Have fun." I wheeled back out into the living room where James was there waiting for me. We left and started on our way to the restaurant. We kept the conversation light. I think we were both kind of nervous and I knew it was only a matter of time till his nosy side asked about my doctor's visit. I just wasn't sure how much I wanted to tell him. I mean, I barely knew him even though I know about him. I'd been with him for not even two days and although I knew that I was falling for him, I wasn't sure the trust was built to share about all of my medical condition. I just hoped he would understand if I didn't share it with him. Before I knew it we had pulled up to this beautiful and very elegant French restaurant. "This place is beautiful James." "Not nearly as beautiful as you." I blushed not sure what to say. He was being so sweet. "Thank you James. We should go inside. Don't wanna be late for our reservation." We went inside and the inside d‚cor blew me away more than the outside did. The main dining hall was filled with tables covered with what must have been , the best china I have ever seen. Each set of about 4 tables had a grand chandelier hanging above it. There was a great floor in the middle reserved for dancing where a few couples could be seen dancing to classical music. The host showed us to a table that was set far back in a private room off to the side of the main dining hall. The room had live musicians playing similar music to that of the main hall. But there was only one table in the room set for two. There was a bottle of white wine waiting for us upon arrival. The waiter poured two glasses half full and said he would return shortly to take our orders. "James, this is too much. I can't believe you set all this up just for me. This place is so beautiful." "Nothing is too much for you. I wanted to do this. I really want things to work out. And if I can't spend my money on someone that I care for, what can I do with it." "I guess but this is still too much." "Just enjoy it." We both looked over the menu and I had no idea what any of it said or what each thing meant I would actually be eating. When the waiter returned I pulled him to the side and told him that I didn't know what these things were and he suggested I should order this one dish that was a fancy name for chicken alfredo. It sounded good to me and I ordered that. James looked lost that I was able to order my own dish so he just said that he would have the same. "I know I may look like I know all about this stuff but I don't. So, what are we eating?" I laughed, "Chicken alfredo, and neither did I. I got my tip from the waiter." We got a good laugh at that and the conversation died down to what we had been doing during the day. Eventually James brought up a topic I didn't want to discuss. Not yet anyways. "So how are Rick and Alyssa?" "Alyssa is fine as you can see." I avoided Rick for a reason but he wouldn't let it drop so easy. "What about Rick? He's such a cool guy. Though he doesn't seem to like me very much. I'm not sure why." He's in love with me maybe...that might just do it. "Rick is doing alright as far as I know. But I can't be too sure." "What do you mean?" "Rick left today. He no longer works for me." "Why would he do that? I thought he loved working for you." "He did. More than anything he loved working for me." "Then why did he quit and leave?" "I'm not too sure but I can guess and if it's ok, I'd rather discuss it later." The waiter came with our food then and I was so thankful. I didn't wanna discuss Rick any further and I was thankful when James dropped it while we ate. We had menial chitchat over dinner. Mostly we told each other how good the food was. When dinner was over I asked James if maybe we could just go somewhere quiet and talk. "Sure, where did you have in mind?" "Maybe just like a park or someplace not too populated where we can talk without being interrupted." "Sure, I know just the place." James paid for our dinner and we got back into the limo. I thanked him for the lovely meal and gave him a sweet kiss on the cheek. We drove for about 15 minutes in silence while I rested my head on his shoulder. When we got there, the driver let us know. I got out and James told him to stick around. James saw me standing leaning on the car and was kinda surprised. "Oh, I forgot about your chair. Let me get it for you." "No," I simply stated but not very loud. "You can't go anywhere without it, we need to get it out." "No," I stated a little louder. "What? What do you mean "no"?" "Come over here for a second please." "What is it Jesse?" "James. Listen. You haven't asked about the doctor's visit and as much as I am shocked, I am glad. But you must know that my doctor gives me drugs, experimental ones, to try and see if he can cure my paralysis. We think he may have actually have found one for me." "You mean...... you.......y..yyou can walk??" "I might be able to. Would you like to see?" "Yes, I would love to. Should I spot you or anything?" "Sure, but I don't think I will need it." I slowly stood to my feet and I took about 5 normal walking steps away from the car and he just stood there speechless. I don't he ever expected to see me walk so soon. "As shocked as you may be the doctor said that the walking capability may only be temporary. He won't know if it's permanent for a while." "This is such good news." James ran to me and swept me up into his arms and gave me a big kiss on his lips. He was so happy and I was happy that he was happy. "Let's go for a walk James." "Ok." As we were walking, James let his hand slide down to mind and he grabbed my arm and entwined his fingers with mine. I looked up at him and he just smiled and I smiled right back. I knew this was right. It felt so right it couldn't be wrong. I stopped walking and James looked at me with curiosity. "Let's sit here and talk." "Sure." "James. A lot has happened since we met and a lot has happened that you don't know about and I think that before we discuss what possibility there is for a relationship between us, I should be honest and tell you about those things." "Ok. What happened?" "Well, the first is good news actually. The reason I have a new office is because I got a promotion. I now have Mike's job. He got demoted for disregarding the GAAP, which is a big no-no for our company. He's lucky to still have his job." "Wow. Congratulations. I'm so proud of you. And to think you are my accountant." "Well, I'm afraid the other news isn't really as good as the first. You are probably gonna get upset at it." "What could upset me that much?" "The true reason Rick left." "What? Did he do something to you? What did he do?" "Last night after you left, I went to bed and I admit, I was having a wet dream with you in it. You were sucking me off and when I shot, I woke up to find Rick with my cock in his mouth." "WHAT?!?!?" "I know. He said that he's been in love with me and he wants to be with me. I told him that I had to think things over and today I saw him after work and told him that I didn't have any feelings for him other than friendship and boss and told him if he couldn't accept it, he could leave. He left." "Wow. I'm so sorry you had to go through that Jesse. But I am glad you told me. If I had heard that from anyone else, things could have been ruined between us and I don't want that." "That's the last thing I know we need to talk about. I really care for you as a client and as a friend. But, I guess what I really want is for you and I..... well.... Well what??? What do you think will happen??? Horrible cliffhanger huh?? Bet you are ready to hate me so much aren't ya?? I wouldn't do that to ya, would I?? Of course I would. Sorry for the short chapter but I have to put some thought into what I want to happen next. I know whether they will get together or not but I am not sure if it's what you guys want to happen or not. Stay tuned for Chapter 8 to see if Jesse wants to be with James or if he wants to be alone. Be sure to send feedback. Feedback helps me figure out what you guys want to see happen and determine what I make happen. So, email me.