The art of seduction,,, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Very rarely is there friendship between a man and woman that is mutual as the opposite sex is commonly attracted to each other in some way or another. Sometimes romance blossoms between the pair but sometimes the love is unrequited. In this case, their feelings for each other were uncertain as neither of them acted upon them or even hinted at such behavior. But this came as no surprise to Eric as he had been quote unquote involved with Jolene prior to this year and perhaps she still harbored feelings for him. Eric's romance with Jenny might of been what prompted Jolene to act upon her feelings before she lost the boy she desired to be with, to brooklyn's little slut no less. "Jolene," asked Eric as he glared at her, perhaps furious yet enticed by her choice of attire. "How did you manage to get here?" The brilliant brunette got on her heeled hooves and slowly walked towards the object of her desires before she gently placed her hands on his shoulders. "Through the front door of course," she said boldly and then looked into his deep blue eyes. Being a man, especially one that was under the wing of Chuck Bass lately, Eric couldn't help but look at her and he certainly liked what he was looking at. He placed both his hands on her waist and managed to cough up a compliment before she made any rash decisions. "You look beautiful," he said, knowing exactly what her intentions were but was unaware of how to prevent anything from happening. Jolene just kept on staring into his eyes as a slight smile curled from the side of her lips. She remembered what Georgina had told her earlier that week, "Try and break it off right from the start." She advised Jolene that it would be easier for her to try and seduce Eric if he weren't already attached to Jenny, he'd be more likely to fall for it. And seeing as they were standing her, the night after J and E's big date, Jolene couldn't see why Eric would turn the woman that took his virginity away over some Brooklyn hood rat. "Thank you," she responded and started to almost dance in his arms. He laughed a little as he was reminded of old times with the two of them. Even though confined in a dark room at the rehabilitation center, Jolene snuck in and brightened it for him. Recalling the first and only night they had sex, a smile grew on his face. Jolene had slipped into his room that evening and told him all her secrets, about her dads death that day and then they began kissing for some reason. Eric had never felt it before, the attraction to the opposite sex but Jolene was already ahead of him. Unbeknownst to him at the time, she had lost a virginity ages ago in a bathroom stall with a much older man. She told him about that later but to Eric, Jolene would always be the sweetest girl he knew. Even though her bitchy side often made it's way into the spotlight before she. "Just telling it like it is." And he was. Jolene had grown up from that time they spent together but it was clear she hadn't moved on from him. "Kiss me," she says softly before leaning in..

Leaning in, their lips almost brushed against each others before he suddenly came to the realization that he was with Jenny. Quickly pulling away before they went on to have a full on lip lock, he backed away and soon his back was against the door with Jolene just centimeters away from him. "Jolene, I'm sorry," says Eric, attempting to explain himself but he fails as Jolene tries to push herself on him, which is quite a pity. "I love you," she said and for a moment, Eric was in a state of Euphoria. Unfortunately, it only lasted a minute as Eric slowly slid under Jolene's arm and away from her. Although he was as far away from her as possible, she was still guarding the door, scantily clad and tempting him into cheating on Jenny Humphrey already. "Look, Jo," he says cautiously. "I love you too but.. not in that way. I mean, I used to love you but then things changed." A moment of silence dawns upon them. "I'm with Jenny now." That was it for her. Jolene grabbed a picture frame and flung it Eric's way. Fortunately, our hero was able to get out of the way and the glass of the frame shattered on the carpet. "I hate you!" she declared before grabbing her coat and heading out before he could say anything. Eric picked up what was left of the frame, gently pushing aside the broken glass and looked at the picture. Ironically, it was of him and Jolene.