Author's Note:

There are only two sections to this chapter.

Thanks to TheBasicBitch for beta-reading on this chapter. She is an extremely talented writer on her own and she has had some great ideas. Her stories are available on FanFiction dot net.

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Rose's phone vibrated as a new text came in. She had just arrived in detention and knew that if she pulled her phone out, she could be caught and get into trouble, but she wouldn't have a chance to check it again for another two hours. She was sitting far enough back in the classroom that she knew Dimitri couldn't hear the phone vibrate. Glancing up at him, she took the chance that she could check her text without getting caught. hi rose this is jesse zeklos so glad ur going out with me next wkend

Rose was slightly annoyed by the complete lack of punctuation or capitalization, but was glad Adrian had finally come through. She quickly texted back: Hey Jesse, I'm at school right now. Can we talk at 5:30?

Almost instantly, her phone chimed again. cant wait that long 2 talk 2 u

She replied: I'm in detention. If I get caught with my phone, I could get suspended. If I get suspended, I'll get grounded and I can't go out.

Jesse's response: so dont get caught

Rose took another cautious look at Dimitri, who was studiously reading his western novel. She moved the phone to her desk and placed a book in front of it, then tapped out a quick: What do you want, Jesse?

Jesse's one-letter reply was there as soon as she hit send: u

She texted Jesse back with an emoji raising one eyebrow followed by a question mark. Rose was unable to raise only one eyebrow herself, but like the idea of being able to do it. The advantages of emojis are that their faces can do things your own sometimes can't.

Jesse replied back: i cant stop thinking about u ur so sexy i want u so bad

Rose tried not to, but she couldn't quite suppress the gasp she made when she saw Jesse's text message. Even with her looks and reputation, since she'd been dating Adrian for two years now, Rose wasn't used to guys being this forward. She had been that forward with Dimitri, but it hadn't worked out in her favor.

Suddenly, another text came in. This one from 'Woodrow Call'. You get one warning. If I see you with your phone out again, I'm going to be forced to confiscate it.

Rose scoffed and looked up at Dimitri to see him glaring. She glared back. Another text from Jesse came in. cant wait 2 kiss u & touch u

A second later, another text followed. im already so hard thinking of ur sexy little moans when ur in bed

She began to think of another possible response. 'How would you know?' came to mind, when Dimitri stepped to the back of the classroom and said, "Miss Hathaway, your phone," he held out his palm, "you can have it back when it's time to leave."

He pulled it from her hands and immediately saw Jesse's last text on her phone screen. Dimitri's scowl deepened, followed by a low growl Rose was sure she had only imagined. Dimitri walked back up to his desk with Rose's phone and scrolled through the rest of the message thread before finding his own message and deleting it. His fingers hovered over the contact for his own number, tempted to delete it from her phone completely. For reasons he didn't understand himself, he decided against it. Dimitri locked the screen on Rose's phone and then opened up his own phone to compose a text that he knew would be waiting for her when she got her phone back. He typed out He's right about how sexy your moans are, Roza.

But he couldn't push send. He deleted the message, locked his own phone, and went back to his western, only half reading while he imagined those moans and the way someone else would be the one to give them to 'his' Roza from now on.

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As detention came to an end, Rose noticed that she had over a dozen missed texts from Jesse. The last few were messages about why she wasn't replying. Before reading through them all, she hastily replied back, Got caught. Phone got confiscated. Just got it back.

Jesse immediately texted back: i was afraid i came on 2 strong

Rose read through his other messages. He truly had come on too strong before he realized she wasn't replying. Well, maybe you did, a little. ;-)

Jesse asked: r we still on 4 next wkend

Rose had to think about her reply. Before she had an answer, he texted again: i rly like u

At that, Rose replied back. OK. You get one night to make an impression on me at the party, Jesse. I'll meet you there. Don't blow it.

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