I have a crush on my bestfriend

Jessica was asleep and she was having a wonderful dream. In her dream, she finally confessed her feelings to her best friend and he felt the same way about her too.

"I love you Dean", she said to him.

"I know you do and I love you too Jess", he said, wiggling his brows as her eyes popped open.

He was on her bed, looking at her and he burst out laughing.

"Dean!" She said, widening her eyes when she realized that she it was all a dream. She quickly sat up and pushed him off her bed.

"What are you doing in my room at this time of the morning?!" She asked, using her sheets to cover herself.

"What are you hiding? You're in a nightie", he said to her.

"And so? The fact that we share an apartment doesn't give you the right to walk into my room anytime you like", she said, glaring at him.

"I'm sorry. I should have left you to sleep and miss your job interview", he said in a sarcastic tone and she widened her eyes.

"What's the time?!" She asked.

"All I know is that you've got exactly 30 minutes to get ready and set off".

"Dean!!!"

"What?!"

"Why didn't you wake me up earlier than this!!" "Oh now you are cool with me stepping into your room wi..."

"You could have at least done that an hour ago!"

"I spent hours knocking on your door and blowing up your phone but you were busy in dream land, professing your love for me", he said, holding back his laughter.

"What? I wasn't referring to you. You know how much I'm crazy about Dean from Supernaturals. Get over yourself".

"Dean? Sure. What ever makes you sleep at night".

"Don't say his name like he isn't the hottest guy on the planet".

"Well, that's debatable. But if you're ready to argue on that instead of getting ready for your interview, I'm all for that".

"Oh my God! Time has actually gone by. Dean get out of my room", she exclaimed.

"I'm going", he said, turning around to leave.

"And the next time you walk into my room without my notice, I'll kick you out of the house!"

"It's my house Jess".

"I don't care. I'll do just that!"

"Fine! You better hurry though. Mike is coming to pick me up and I can ask him to drop you off".

"That's nice of you", she said, grinning. "Can you leave now?" She said to him.

"You've got 10 minutes", he said, grinning and she threw her pillow at him.

"And I know you were talking to me in your dream", he said, making a face.

"In your dreams!"

"Well, it did happen in yours", he said smirking and he ran out of the room and shut the door. When he left, she quickly ran into her washroom and did her business in there.

Dean and Jessica have known each other ever since they were little and they've been best friends since then.

They were both neighbors back at home and their families were really close.

They both went to the same school since nursery and they had their first split when they went to different universities.

When Jessica graduated from the university, she moved out of her parents house permanently to stay with her boyfriend.

The relationship ended months after and she didn't want to move back in with her parents, so she moved in with Dean who recently got a job and a new apartment.

Jessica had a younger sister who was still in college and a younger brother who was in high school.

She was very close to her siblings and she loved being around them.

She also loved being around Dean. She's had a crush on him ever since they were in Junior High school but she hid it from him because she didn't want to ruin her friendship with him and she was also scared of being rejected.

Dean on the other hand, had a girlfriend that he's been dating for almost 6 months and he was really into her.

Jessica had other female friends but they were not that close.

So, most of the time, she was always at home alone. And sometimes she visited her family back at home and her sister in school.

******

Dean's friend dropped her off and she quickly ran into the building.

"You left your appointment letter!" Dean yelled but she didn't hear him.

"Oh Lord. This girl", he said, face palming.

"I'll be right back. Let me drop this off with her", he said to his friend and he got off the car.

On his way in, he met Jessica who was panting like she had gone for a long run.

"I guess you're here for this", he said, handing it over to her.

"Thank you! I'm so late. I don't even know if I'll be permitted to have this interview".

"Jess! Stop the talking and go!" He said to her and she quickly ran off.

She quickly took the elevator and when she arrived on the right floor, she stormed out and ran off to the room in which the interview was being held.

She met other people there and she took her seat. She was really nervous and tensed.

"Breathe!" She said to herself as she tried to calm down. She quickly said a word of prayer and waited patiently.

A lady stepped out of a room and called out a name which wasn't hers.

This made her uncomfortable because she knew that her allocated time had passed.

The lady who was called didn't respond.

"Lydia Bannerman", the lady called out and Jessica looked around and no one responded.

The lady was about to walk back into the room and Jessica stood up quickly.

"Uhm excuse me", she said and the lady turned around.

"Are you Lydia Bannerman?" The lady asked.

"No, but I'm Jessica Thompson. I think uhm, my time has passed and I was wondering if I could still do it and fill up the time for Lydia", she said and they lady gave her a weird look.

"Do you think we are running a charity here? If you really wanted this job, you would have been here an hour before your allocated time. Your first impression already sucks and I don't think we'll want someone who can't stick to the time given to her".

"I know that but please just let me have the interview atleast. If I don't get picked, I'll understand that it was because of my lateness. Please???"

"If you don't get picked? There's no way you'll get picked when she realizes that you were late".

"I'm willing to take that risk. Please??"

"Fine, wait here", she said and she walked back into the room.

Jess was so worried. She began to pray and she asked God to let it work out for her.

As she was busy praying silently, the lady stepped out of the room.

"You should thank your God that she's in a good mood to even hear you out. You can go in", the lady said to her and she walked into the room.

"Good morning", she said to her.

"Good morning. Kindly take a seat", she said to her and she sat opposite her.

She was so nervous and she just had to look around to make herself comfortable.

The office was really huge and the interior was beautiful.

After observing the room, she focused her gaze on the lady seated opposite her.

She couldn't believe that she was sitting across Erica Day, one of the most famous designers in the country.

Ever since Jessica was in high school, she's always had the dream of being a fashion designer although her friends spoke so little of it.

They always teased her of wanting to be a seamstress.

Her parents were also not in support of her career choices but that didn't stop her from applying for the job when she came across it.

Erica Day owned a huge fashion design company and it was really surprising to everyone when she decided to carry out the interview herself.

She needed a new personal assistant and she wasn't satisfied with the choices made by her Human Resource team in the past years. So , she decided to conduct this herself.

"Jessica Thomson. Right?"

"Yeah".

"You were late! And normally, I wouldn't want to interview you because I don't play with my time but I'm in a good mood today and I just want to hear what you have to say considering the fact that you have a your bachelor's degree in physics".

"Thank you so much ma'am".

"I'm just in my late 30s. Please don't call me that. Just Erica would be fine".

"Okay ma'am. Sorry Erica".

"Hmmm. I was really surprised when I came across your application. You're a physics degree holder and you've never been to a fashion design school. Am I right?"

"Yes ma...Erica. But I've read a lot concerning fashion and I've taken a couple of online courses".

"Everyone has definitely read something and watched a couple of videos. That isn't enough but I'm going to give you the opportunity to tell me why you should be hired. Your CV and cover letter doesn't say enough. The pictures of your work caught my eye but it still isn't enough. So Jessica, why should I pick you out of all the qualified people out there who studied fashion design".

"Okay, I. ", she said, stuttering.

"God please be with me", she said to herself and she took a deep breathe.

"My parents have always been against me each time I spoke about being a fashion designer and each time I sewed something for my mum, she always looked down on it and didn't appreciate it. Sometimes, it made me doubt myself but one day, she had a huge occasion to attend and she didn't have any outfit for that".

"So, she gave me some money to buy a dress from your collection. I went to a boutique to purchase it. I saw a very beautiful dress of yours and then a crazy thought crossed my mind. I quickly took off and went back home. Luckily, she wasn't at home. So, I spent the whole day and night, sewing something similar to the dress and I added my own touch to it".

"The following day, I handed over the dress to her and she spoke so high of it and spent the day talking about how creative you were. It made me so happy and since then I knew that I was made for this", she said, forcing a smile but Erica didn't seem to be impressed.

"Mmm, and do you have a picture of this dress?" She asked her.

"Yeah, it's on my phone".

"You know I can sue you for the story you just narrated".

"So you do believe me", she said, smiling.

"Hmmm, can I see the picture first and why didn't you add it the portfolio you submitted?"

"I was scared that you'd see me as a fraud for creating something similar to your work", she said, handing over the phone to her.

"It's my lock screen", she said to her and Erica looked at the dress.

"Mmm, this is beautiful. I love the changes that you added to it. You're good and naughty at the same time", she said, giving back the phone to her.

"Thanks?" She said in a confused manner as she didn't know if she was supposed to say thank you to the naughty part.

"You can take your leave now. You'll hear from us soon".

"And if you want to sue, I suggest you sue my mum. That way she'll realize that I created the dress that she adores so much and she'll see that I'm good", Jessica said smiling and Erica smiled.

"No problem".

"Thank you so much for hearing me out", She said to her and she left. She stepped out of the room, smiling and the lady who gave her a tough time earlier on, looked at her in a weird manner.

"Thank you so much for letting me have this interview. May God bless you", she said to the lady.

"Whatever, just go and say your prayers and Amen to that", the lady said to her and she smiled.

"Alright bye", she said to her and she left. 

As she was on her way home, she was so excited about the interview and she had a feeling that she was going to get picked.

She walked down the street and jumped in excitement.

When she saw how the others were staring at her, she composed herself.

She walked towards the nearest bustop and took a bus home.

When she got home, she jumped onto her bed and video called Dean but he didn't pick up.

"I guess he's busy", she said to herself and she put her phone away.

*Later at night*

Dean was in the living room with Mike, playing a video game when Jessica walked in with a sleepy face.

"Finally, sleeping beauty is up", he said to her and she rolled her eyes and sat on the couch next to them.

"I called you earlier on and you couldn't even call back", she said to him.

"I called you twice and you didn't pick up. You should atleast check your phone before throwing subs at me".

"Whatever. Hey Mike, I didn't get to say thank you earlier on. I'm so sorry about that, I was in such a hurry. Thank you so much for dropping me off. If I had taken the bus, I would have missed my interview".

"Oh don't worry about that. I'm happy to help".

"Goal!!!!" Dean exclaimed, wiggling his brows.

"What? That's unfair! I was distracted", Mike said to him.

"How does your mouth movement affect your hands. That's not an excuse, I scored you!" Dean said, smirking.

"Whatever man, we still got more time. I can do something with that".

As they were talking, Jess got off the couch and she went to the kitchen. She was about to prepare some noodles to eat but then she saw a bowl filled with food.

She opened it and the aroma of the food lured her in". 

"Dean!!! Thank you for the food!" She exclaimed.

"Okay, since I'm not getting a reponse, I guess it's indeed mine", she said and she dished the food out onto a plate and she placed it in the microwave.

When she was done heating the food, she took it out and walked back into the hall and walked towards the direction of her room.

Dean was focused on the game but the aroma of the food hit his nose, and his eyes lit up.

"Jess!!" He yelled and he ran to her room.

"Is that my food?" He asked.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop walking into my room without my notice".

"Just hand over my food to me and I'll be out of your hair".

"But you agreed to let me eat it".

"Me? When?"

"I thanked you for the food and you acknowledged it", she said, eating the food and she chuckled when she saw the look on his face.

"Jess, that food was specially made for me by Anastasia!"

"Oh, no wonder it taste so good", she said, licking her lips.

"Jess!!!"

"Fine! Go for a spoon and join me".

"You're so annoying", he said, walking out.

"And you still love me like that", she said, teasing him.

"In your dreams", he said to her in a joking manner but it affected her feelings.

"You can take the food," she said, handing it over to him. 

"You don't want to eat again?"

"Yeahhh. I'm fine," she said to him but he saw the look on her face and knew that something was wrong.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I am," she said, forcing a smile.

"I don't believe you. You were just excited, eating the food and now there's no form of excitement and you're giving the food back. C'mon Jess, did I do or say something wrong?"

"No silly, I'm just being nice. You better take it or I'll eat it all," she said to him.

He observed her for a while and he quickly ran off with the food and got back again.

"I'll be back to talk about your interview. I don't know why you didn't tell me how it went but anyway, I'll be back", he said and he ran off.

She rolled her eyes and laid back on her bed.

*******

Jessica woke up the following morning and she took out her phone to see if she got a text, missed call or an email from the job interview but there was nothing about it in her notifications.

"Ughhh!!!" She said to herself and she got off her bed and went to the kitchen to grab something to eat.

As she was walking into the kitchen, she bumped into someone who wasn't Dean.

"Oh, I'm so sorry", the lady said to her and she looked up and saw that it was Anastasia, Dean's girlfriend.

"It's fine. And I didn't know that you were in the house. Did you come in this morning?" She asked, accessing her outfit. She was wearing Dean's shorts and T- shirt.

"Oh no, I came in last night. I'm sure you were probably asleep".

"Yeah yeah. I hope you're good". 

"Yeah, I am. I was just preparing breakfast for Dean and he's also getting ready for work".

"Oh okay".

"Do you want some?" She asked.

"Oh no, it's fine. I was just coming to grab an apple," she said to her and she walked to the fridge and grabbed one.

"I'll see you later", she said to Anastasia and she left to the kitchen. As she was walking into her room, Dean hugged her from behind.

"Good morning Sunshine", he said to her and she pushed him off.

"Take your hands off me, you fornicator", she said to him.

"What?"

"You know what I'm talking about," she said, whispering.

"Oh Anastasia??? C'mon, are you going to keep calling me that?" He asked, chuckling.

"Yeah, till it sinks in".

"You know I've tried to cut it out but it's freaking difficult and we didn't even have sex tonight. She's on her period, we just.."

"What makes you think I want to hear the details. Keep that to yourself", she said to him and he laughed.

"It's not everyone who's a firewood like you", he said, teasing her.

"What? Who says I'm a firewood. It's called discipline, if that's the word you were looking for. Pray for a gift like that!" She said to him and she walked into her room.

She sat on her bed and pondered on what happened. The hug she received from behind, lasted for just a few seconds but it gave her goosebumps.

"Oh God, how do I continue like this?" She said to herself and she ate her apple. 

Her feelings for Dean were growing and it annoyed her because she didn't want someone like him.

She decided to wave off her thoughts and she took out her phone and scrolled through her Instagram page.

Few minutes later, Dean knocked on her door. "Come in", she said to him and walked in.

"I'm off to work. Let me know if you get a call from work".

"Sure. Be safe".

"I will. Take care of yourself and don't miss me too much", he said, winking.

"Sure," she said, rolling her eyes.

"Wait! Is she staying here?"

"Nope. She's taking her bath. When she's done, she'll leave".

"Oh okay".

"Bye Jess", he said to her and he left.

******

Later in the day, Jess stepped out of her room to get something to eat and she was surprised to see that Anastasia was still around.

She was seated in the living room, watching the tv.

"Anastasia! i didn't know that you were still here. I thought you left".

"Nope. I..uhm. I kind of want to stay here".

"Till he gets back?"

"No, I want to uhmm.. live with him for a while. Do you think he would be cool with that?" She asked.

"Mmm, I don't really know. I think you should ask him", she said to her but deep down she was ready to throw her out.

"Okay, I'll ask him when he gets back", she said, smiling.

Jessica walked back to her room. She quickly grabbed her phone and walked into her washroom.

She called Dean and he picked up as soon it rang.

"Miss me already?"

"Your girl just told me that she wants to live with you".

"Live with who??"

"You!!"

"What?!!"

"Exactly what I said in my head when she asked".

"What did you tell her?"

"I told her to speak to you about it".

"You should have told her that I might not like the idea".

"You don't?"

"No! Do I sound I like do?! If she stays with me, I wouldn't have my own space".

"So tell her that!"

"She'd be upset if I do that."

"Hmmm. So what do we do? She can't stay here".

"Why don't you want her there?"

"I want my space too!" 

"Hmm! I don't even know what to do. When I get home, I'll decide on what to do".

"Alright!"

"I got to go. Talk to you later. Bye."

"Bye," she said to him and she hung up.

When she walked back to her room, she received a notification on her phone. It was an email from her job interview.

She quickly opened it and read it. "Hello Miss Thompson, Congratulations! You've been appointed as the official personal assistant to Miss Day. You're to report to the office tomorrow at exactly 8am. All necessary documents have been attached. Do well to read and fill the required forms before tomorrow.

Congratulations once again, see you tomorrow".

"Oh my God!!!" She exclaimed and she jumped in excitement.

"I can't believe this! Thank you so much father. I know you did this!", she said, jumping in her room.

She quickly called Dean and he picked up. "Jess, I'm.."

"I got the job!!"

"What?! Oh my God! I knew you would nail it!!" He exclaimed.

"Yes, I did and I'm so freaking happy".

"I'm so happy too. I'm a bit busy now. When we get home, we'll celebrate. Okay?"

"Alright".

"Bye", he said and he hung up.

The excitement was so much and she couldn't hold it in, so she called her younger sister who was in the university.

"Priscilla! Guess who's going to be the official personal assistant to Erica Day!!"

"Oh my God! You got the job!" 

"Yes!!!"

"Woah!!!!" She exclaimed.

"I'm so happy for you! You finally got what you wanted!"

"Yes, I did!"

"I'm so freaking happy. I would have come over right now for us to celebrate but I have a class".

"Oh don't worry. It's fine".

"Will you tell mum and dad?"

"No. I think I'll keep them in the dark for now".

"Oh okay. I can't wait to see the shock on their faces when you tell them", she said to her and Jessica laughed.

"I'm just so so happy. You deserve this and every good thing coming your way!"

"Thank you!"

"I have to go now. My class will be starting soon."

"Okay, enjoy the rest of your day".

"Sure. Byeee", she said and she hung up.

********

Jessica and Anastasia were in the living room, watching tv when Dean walked in.

"Jess!!!" He exclaimed and he walked up to her and lifted her off the couch.

"Dean!! Put me down!" She said, chuckling as he twirled her around.

Anastasia felt uncomfortable and didn't understand what was going on.

"Congratulations!" He said, putting her down.

"Thank you," she said, hugging him and they were in that position for a while till she released her grip. 

"Hey baby", he said, pecking Anastasia on the cheek and she didn't seem so happy.

"I didn't know that you were still here", he said to her.

"Are you not happy to still see me here?" She asked.

"Of course baby. I am", he said, sitting by her.

"You are?" She asked and he nodded.

"Then guess what?!" She said to him and Dean knew what was coming.

"Baby, can it wait? I promised to take Jessica out to celebrate her..." he started to say but Jessica signaled to him to not spill.

"Uhmm, you know what? Let's all go out together. We've never done that before", he said to them and Jessica glared at him.

"Yay. I'll love that but what are we celebrating?" Anastasia asked.

"Jessica uhmm...won a lottery", he said smiling.

"A lottery?! Wow! That's great Jess", she said to her and Jessica forced a smile but deep down, she was ready to punch Dean in the face.

She was mad at the fact that he was inviting his girlfriend to join them at their mini-celebration outing.

"Dean, I don't really feel like stepping out right now", she said to him.

"What? Why?" He asked her and she clenched her fist.

"I don't feel too good".

"Ooh! How bad is it? Maybe I can get some medication for you".

"No, no, don't worry. I'll be fine", she said, getting on her feet.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I will", she said to him and she walked into her room.

"So are we still going out?" Anastasia asked. 

"Do you want to go out?" He asked her and she nodded.

"But first, I want to talk to you about something".

"Okayyy", he said, sitting by her.

"So, uhmmm.. being away from you makes me miss you a lot. We only get to see each other during the weekends or when I show up here. And so, I was thinking that maybe I could move in and stay with your for a while so that we can see more each other", she said to him and he was quiet for a while.

"That's a good idea but it would still be the same because I'm usually not home and you know that".

"But at least you'll come home to me".

"Oh, that sounds like what my parents do. And I don't want was to follow that path of me coming home to you. It would make you seem like a house wi.. girlfriend and I think you need to get back to work. I know you're mad at your dad right now but you need to work to get yourself busy and do something for yourself", he said, trying to change the subject.

"Dean, I'm okay being home all day. It's my choice".

"I know that but I don't think it's a good idea. I'll love for you to get back to work and maybe we can meet up after work, that's if I'm not too tired and honestly I get so tired after work but I'll try for us to meet up".

"You didn't seem so tired when you walked in and lifted Jessica off the couch", she said, making a face.

She was angry at the fact that he was forcing her to get back to work and not move in with him.

"No, that's different. I was really excited about her jo..lottery, that's all".

"And you were ready to step out".

"Oh c'mon, today is just different. I was trying to do something nice for her".

"Hmm," she said, looking away.

"Oh baby", he said, pulling her closer to him. 

"You know what? You can spend the night with me and then tomorrow, you'll go to work and patch things up with your dad. And after work, we'll hang out. Okay?" He said to her but she was quiet.

"Baby?"

"Okay, fine", she said to him.

"Now, that's more like it", he said, kissing her and they took it to the bedroom.

*******

Jessica woke up really early the following morning and she got ready for her first day at work.

"Dean", she said, knocking on his door but there was no response.

"Dean!!" She said, knocking again and when he didn't respond, she opened the door. She saw him butt naked on the bed with Anastasia and she widened her eyes.

"Good gracious!" She exclaimed and Dean woke up.

She quickly shut the door and ran off.

"Hey", Dean said, opening the door and he walked towards her direction.

"I'm going to work," she said, looking away.

"So early?"

"Yeah, I'll talk to you later", she said and she left without looking at him.

******

She arrived at work an hour before time and she sat at the reception area waiting for time to pass by.

She was so glued to her phone that she didn't notice when a young man sat by her.

"Hey", he said, startling her. "Oh hey", she said, forcing a smile. 

"Are you new here or do you have an appointment? I don't think I've seen you around here".

"Oh yeah. I'm new here".

"I see. Are you here on an appointment?"

"No, it's my first day at work", she said, smiling.

"Oh yeah. You're the new official personal assistant to Erica"