Part Nine
JC and Cierra sat down together on the couch. Cierra propped one of her legs up over JC's. Even though Cierra was not a tall girl, she had long, silky smooth legs and JC made it a point to run his hands up and down them. Cierra leaned over and rested her head on JC's shoulder. He ran his fingers through her hair and then slid his thumb across the side of her face. He lifted her head slowly to look at her. Their eyes met and it was obvious that they cared a lot about each other.
"You are so beautiful," he told her as he gently stroked her face again. The look that came over Cierra's face was irreplaceable. JC slowly removed his other hand from her leg and cupped her face. He leaned in every so slowly and kissed her lips. It was a simple soft kiss, yet it lingered on and sent chills through both of their bodies. His tongue glazing over hers was a feeling that she wished she could relive at any time.
After kissing for a few minutes JC noticed the time and told Cierra that they had to get up, there was something he wanted to show her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up the stairs.
"JC what is wrong? Where are we going?" Cierra asked. She had no clue why he was in such a hurry.
"Come on," he said, "we don't have much time!"
The two of them practically ran up the fight of stairs. They went into JC's room and walked through it all the way to the back wall. He opened the sliding door, which was off to the left side of his room. They stepped outside and JC hopped up onto the table on the small patio/balcony. He pulled Cierra close so that she was sitting in front of him between his legs.
"What are we doing baby?" she asked again.
"Just wait. Watch," he said as he held her close.
Meanwhile Lance and Melissa were pulling their car up into an open area. It was a huge cliff over looking the lake that they were just on. Missy looked all around her and was amazed by the pure beauty surrounding her. She got out of the car and just stood in front of it looking at the water.
Lance came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "This is my favorite place. Here, come look," he said as he grabbed her hand and lead her to a very small trail that led up to the top of the cliff. Lance looked at his watch and then at the sky. "Come sit with me. I want you to see this."
"See what?"
"The sunset. It is simply amazing up here," he said with a smile on his face.
JC sat and held Cierra. Just then the sun started to set. The once bright sky turned a deep, bright shade of orange. JC pointed into the sky and told Cierra to watch. You could see the whole thing from where they were. Nothing blocked the view of the sun slowly descending and changing the sky to beautiful shades of colors. Yellow met orange and then it faded into a deep purple.
Lance and Melissa sat in the grass and watched the purple disappear into another shade of orange and then into pink. Missy had always loved to watch the sun set, but this one seemed so much more beautiful. Maybe it was because she was there with a guy that she cared so much for. Or maybe it was because of the way the sun reflected off of the water and it shimmered ever so brightly.
Cierra locked her fingers with JC's. She couldn't even begin to explain to him the feelings that she was having for him. The fact that he rushed her upstairs so that they could watch the sunset together was something that astonished her. All the guys in her past couldn't compare.
Missy turned towards Lance. "Thank you," she said.
"For what?"
"For bringing me here," she replied.
"I wanted you to share this spot with me tonight. I love it out here and no one ever bothers me. Honestly I don't know if anyone else even comes up here. The winding roads on the way up here aren't known to many people."
"Well I tell ya that a sunset is one of my favorite things, and sharing the moment with you made it even more special. Thank you Lance."
"I ..." he looked at her. "I ..." he looked from her eyes to her lips. "Don't thank me," he said and then leaned in and kissed her. Lance ran his fingers through Melissa's hair and then rested his hand on the side of her face. He placed his other hand on the ground beside so to give him some balance. After giving it a lot of thought, he leaned in a little close. This caused Missy to lean back.
It wasn't long until they both were on the ground. Lance lay beside her, but his top half was held over her. They continued to kiss and Lance's hands ran up and down the length of Missy's body. Neither of them wanted the moment to get too carried away and yet neither of them wanted to stop.
After Cierra and JC watched the sun set and then told each other how beautiful they thought it was, they decided to go back inside. Cierra walked in first. She looked around JC's room and then plopped herself right on his bed.
"I say we watch a movie," she said.
"Up here? Or do you want to go back downstairs?"
"Well, you have a VCR in here, so how about we just stay put," Cierra said with a smile on her face.
"Alright. I'll run downstairs and get a movie. What do you want to watch?"
"Oh, I don't know. How about you just surprise me."
"OK," JC said and then trotted down to find a movie. He looked through his stash and then picked up a movie and ran back up stairs. "I got Armageddon. I haven't seen that in a long time."
"Well neither have I!" Cierra had herself positioned quite well on JC's bed. She lay on top of the covers with her head slightly propped up on a pillow. "Come lay with me babe," she said to JC after he put the movie in the VCR. She patted the open spot beside her.
"I'm 'a comin'," he said as he climbed into bed with her. He slid himself close and put his arm under her head. Cierra shifted her head from the pillow to JC's chest. It fit perfectly in the small crevice between his shoulder and left peck. JC stroked her hair and then kissed the top of her head. They both lay in silence and watched the start of the movie. It wasn't long until the both of them had fallen asleep.
About three hours later Lance and Missy got home. They noticed that the TV wasn't on and wondered where JC and Cierra were. Missy slowly made her way up the stairs and peeked into JC's room. The door was open so she knew that it was safe to look in. She saw Cierra wrapped in JC's arms and her heart felt. It had to be the sweetest thing that she had seen in a long time. She knew that Cierra deserved a good guy, and JC definitely fit the description.
Lance sneaked up behind Missy and looked over her shoulder into JC's room. He too was happy that JC was as happy as he was. JC had always wanted a girl that he could trust even through the long distance relationship. Lance dreamt of having the same thing, and with Missy, he felt that he would get it.
Lance and Missy went back downstairs and Lance kissed Missy goodnight and then left. Missy watched him drive off and then went to her room. She fell on the bed in almost a daze. She couldn't believe the night she had just had. She and Lance had watched the sunset together, talked, kissed, and ever just lay there and looked at the stars. It was simply wonderful.
The night was still pretty early, but Missy decided to go to bed. Cierra was cozy upstairs in JC's arms, and she didn't want to disturb them. Melissa brushed her hair, changed and then got into bed. It didn't take her too long until she was fast asleep and dreaming of Lance.
Cierra trotted down the stairs and strolled on into the kitchen. Missy was standing at the counter with a muffin in her hand. She turned around and leaned up against the table when she heard Cierra clear her throat.
"I am so sorry Ci, did I wake you up?"
"Yes you did, but it's alright. What did you do?" Cierra said as she reached over and grabbed a muffin. She took a small bite and said, "Mmm… this is good Mis."
"Thanks! Uhm, I kind of burned my finger on the pan and then I knocked something over. Have no worries though. I didn't break anything this time." Both of them chuckled. "Is JC still sleeping?" she asked Cierra.
Cierra's eyes were lit with sparkles. A smile swept over her face and she sat at the table and then Missy sat next to her. "No, he's awake. He is up there waiting for me actually."
"Did you... You know?"
"No way! What are you thinking girl?!" Missy laughed at Cierra's quick response. "We totally just slept in each other's arms all night. It was so wonderful. The feeling of waking up in his arms. And we watched the sun set from his balcony. Wow, it was so great Mis. What did you and Lance do by the way?"
"Well we also watched the sun set. We watched it from some pier looking over the lake. He said that it was his favorite spot. It was so beautiful Ci. And then, well we kinda got caught up in the moment if you know what I mean. We didn't do anything that you and C haven't done. Then we just lay there and looked at the stars. It was truly amazing. We got home and saw you and C asleep and I couldn't wake you two up. You were too cute and cozy."
"Sounds like you had fun. I'm glad. Any plans for today?" Cierra asked.
"I dunno yet. I think I'm going to call him here in a few and see what's up. Do you two have any plans?"
"I don't know. We are only going to be here for a few more days. I want to spend as much time with him as I can. I also want to see Justy though."
"Well let me know what the dealio is for today. I'm gonna call Lance now, and you should get back up to JC," Missy said as she picked up the cordless phone.
"Alright, alright, I'm goin'," Cierra said as she headed back to the stairs. She walked back into JC's room and found him lying there with his eyes shut. He had already fallen back to sleep. Cierra walked over to the left side of the bed and put her knee on it. She crawled in slowly and tried not to move the bed too much. Then she bent down and lightly kissed his lips. After about five seconds, she felt his lips move slightly and his arm went up around her and the kiss lingered on.
About twenty minutes later JC came down stairs and found Missy sitting on the couch with the phone in her hand. She was still talking to Lance. She waved to JC as he walked passed her and into the kitchen. He grabbed himself a muffin and then went in and plopped himself next to Missy.
"Lance wants to talk to you," she said as she handed JC the phone.
"Hey, what's up? ... yeah ... are you serious? ... why didn't he call me himself? ... damn, it sure is nice to know what's going on in my own life sometimes ... yes, I'll be ready in twenty minutes," JC handed the phone and then was about to get up when Missy pushed on his stomach and made him fall back onto the couch.
"Ok, bye Lance. See you soon," she said and then hung up.
"You want me too or what?" JC joked.
"Look, don't feel bad. CiCi and I can just go shopping. We haven't really gotten to do any site seeing and venturing on our own."
"I know, I just wanted us to spend some more time together. That's all," he said as he took another bite of his muffin.
"Well, you go get ready and I'll talk to Ci. I heard her go into our bathroom. I assume she is in the shower."
"Yeah, she is. I'll be back down in a couple." JC went upstairs and got himself in the shower. Lance had just told him that he, Lance, and Joey had to do some interviews. They would be busy doing all that stuff pretty much all afternoon. JC wasn't very happy that it cut down on his time with Cierra, but he knew that she would understand.
After Cierra got out of the shower Missy told her what the deal was and that they could hit the mall. CiCi was a little mad that she wouldn't get to spend time with JC, but she knew that it couldn't be helped. She was sure that her and Missy would have a lot of fun all by themselves. They planned on hitting the mall and making a day of it there.
The doorbell rang and JC ran to it and opened it. Missy walked out of her room and walked towards the door. Lance walked in and the both of them just smiled. JC looked at them and didn't quite understand the simple smile and no greeting kiss. Oh well, he wasn't about to try to understand everyone else's relationships. JC grabbed his keys and was about to walk out the door when he remembered that he didn't say bye to Cierra. He ran back to her room and grabbed her and gave her a kiss.
"JC, babe, don't act like you'll never see me again!" she giggled.
"Oh, so you don't like my kisses eh? I get it!"
"Oh shut up!" she said and she pulled him close and kissed him again. "I'll see you tonight!"
"You will," he said and then walked out and Cierra went back to putting on her make-up.
The guys left and Missy came back to the room and sat on the bed. She pulled out a map and found exactly what she was looking for, the mall. The both of them finished getting ready and then they headed for the door.
"Missy, how are we going to get there?"
Missy held up the map. "With this."
"No, Missy. We don't have a car here."
"Sure we do," she said and then held up some keys. "Lance left me the keys to his car. He said to keep my eyes on the road and that he'd murder me if I hurt his car!" They both laughed.
"I guess JC wasn't kidding when he said he wouldn't let us drive his car," Cierra chucked again. JC knew that Cierra and Missy had come close to being in several accidents due to their pure ditziness. He just didn't seem to understand that they were always careful, and their mistakes were always minor.
"Oh let's not go to the subject of what JC thinks of my diving skills. He just has no faith in me!" Missy exclaimed.
"Well, I have faith in you, so let's go!" and with that they were off!