new story.
somewhat based off of one of the ficlets in my second tag thingy.
blush.
cause...yeah.
mostly cause i was bored.
hope you guys like it.
cause... it's fun to write.
livi's computer crashed.
she sends her love!
love ya,
emilie
"She's growing up, Joe." I muttered.
I grasped his hand, and sighed. I squeezed it gently, trying to hold back tears as I sat next to my comatose boyfriend.
The dormant expression on his face hadn't changed. Not in almost three years.
And then the one thing happened that I never expected.
His hand squeezed back. I looked at him shocked. Maybe I'm delusional. Its impossible. I stared at his face. His eyelash fluttered and his mouth opened slightly. I gasped. His eyes peeled open, then shut immediately. He took a deep breath and the cracked his eyes open.
"Why is it so bright?…" He whispered in a hoarse voice. I gasped and leaned in toward him. I squeezed his hand tighter and he looked at me. "Lilly…" he said in the same gruff tone, but this one a bit happier than the last annoyed one.
"Joe… your…awake…" I said on the verge of tears. He smiled lightly.
"What happened?" He asked, his voice still rough.
"You were in a coma." I muttered. "For… three years."
"Three years?!" He asked in a terrified, and somewhat tired tone. I nodded. He sighed.
Suddenly, I heard a girl's giggling and a man's voice yelling 'Slow down!' I looked to the door and saw my daughter run through the door and come towards me. I let go of Joe's hand as Anna crawled onto my lap and hugged me.
"Momma…" She squealed. I sighed.
"Who's that?" Joe asked weakly gesturing to Anna, who was sitting in my lap. I sighed.
"Um… Joe…" I started…
"You moved on. I get it." Joe said quietly. He shifted and sat up, leaning against the bed.
"No. I didn't…Joe, This is Anna. She's my daughter." I said. Anna smiled and waved at Joe. "And… yours."
"Wha… what?!" Joe asked.
Kevin appeared at the door, completely out of breath. He panted for a while.
"I'm gettin' to old for this…" He muttered. "Come on, Anna…why you gotta run!?" He said, still looking down at his shoes. He looked up and gasped. "Joe?"
"Kevin…" Joe said smiling. "'Sup, bro?" He asked.
"Your… I'll go find a doctor." Kevin said quickly. I turned back to Joe.
"Momma… who's he?" Anna whispered to me. I smiled. Anna smiled and crawled onto Joe's bed. She leaned in towards Joe.
"You look like grandpa." She said skeptically. I giggled. Joe looked at Anna thoughtfully.
"You look like my mom." Joe said smiling. I looked at the two. Anna did look a lot like Mrs. Jonas. She had my nose and her mouth, along with a great voice. She had my light skin, too. Her hair was a blackish brown color that was wavy and long. She had icy blue eyes like mine.
I smiled. I picked Anna up into my arms and held her.
"I'm gonna go give her to Kevin. We should talk." I said.
"No! I wanna be with her." Joe said. I smiled, and then nodded. I sat back down and Joey sat in my lap. "What's her name, again?" Joe asked.
"Annabelle Melody Jonas." I said proudly.
"Beautiful name." He asked, staring at her. I nodded and smiled. "Wow…" He said in awe of his daughter. I smiled at him.
"I've missed you, Joe." I said quietly. He smiled weakly. Then looked up at me with confusion.
"Lilly, how is she mine? I mean… we… I don't remember you being pregnant."
"You were comatose before I could tell you."
"Oh…" He said quietly. "Well… I… oh…" The doctor appeared at the door with Kevin and they came in.
"Mr. Jonas, nice to have you back." He said. I stood up and held Anna. "How are you feeling?"
"Tired….but… just fine. I'm hungry, though." He said. Anna giggled. I smiled.
"Well, that's a good thing." The doctor said.
--
Kevin and I walked outside into the waiting room. Kevin looked at me with a smile. He hugged me tightly, trying not to squish Anna.
"He's…Back." I said.
"Yeah. He's back." Kevin said smiling weakly. We both sat down and Anna climbed into Kevin's lap. She looked extremely tired. She curled up against his chest and wrapped her arms around his chest.
"Daddy, when are we going home?" She asked, yawning. Kevin gasped and looked at me. I sighed. I didn't know what to do. Kevin picked up Anna and handed her to me. I sighed and held her. She hugged me and closed her eyes.
"Kevin… She…"
"Maybe I shouldn't be hanging around anymore. Joe's awake. He can take care of her."
"No. I don't want you to go… away. Kevin, your like my brother. I like having you around." I said quietly.
"Well… I don't want Joe thinking that she's mine… or that we're together." He said. I nodded.
I sighed. I looked down at my baby girl and sighed. She was sleeping soundly in my lap.
"Anna's getting restless. We should get home." I said quietly.
"Um… ok. You go say goodbye to Joe." He said. I nodded and picked up Anna. "Do you want me to hold her for a second?"
"No. Its ok." He nodded and sat back down. I carried Anna to Joe's room and went inside. Joe was watching the tv, staring at a popular show. He was slightly mesmerized. Like he'd never seen it before. Then I realized it was a brand new show and Joe wouldn't have ever heard of it. He noticed me and smiled.
"Lilly…" He said quietly.
"Hey… um… Anna's getting tired, so…I figured we should be getting home. I just wanted to say goodnight." he nodded. I moved closer to him and sighed. Anna woke up slightly and looked at him.
"Say goodnight to your daddy, Anna." I whispered to her. She smiled. She reached her small arms out towards Joe, wanting to be put down. I smiled. I set her on the edge of Joe's hospital bed and she crawled up to sit on his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled. She kissed his cheek and giggled.
"Goodnight daddy." She said. Joe smiled, with a dazed expression. He hugged her back and kissed her forehead, stroking her hair a few times gently.
"Night, Anna." He said to her. She smiled. Her eyes closed as she blinked a few times and she sighed. She was falling asleep. She rested her head against his chest and she dozed off. Joe laughed quietly. I reached out to pick her up but he held his hand up to stop me. "No… you should stay. I don't want to wake her." He whispered. I smiled and nodded. I pulled a chair next to him and sat down. He smiled and shook his head. He moved over in his bed and patted the space. I smiled and obliged. I lay down next to him and smiled. He wrapped one arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. "So… what have I missed?" He asked quietly. I giggled softly.
"A lot." I whispered.
We whispered to each other for a few hours. Kevin came in after about ten minutes and I told him I'd stay there for the night. He nodded and went home.
I eventually fell asleep. He had one arm wrapped around me and another protectively holding Anna, Joe's top blanket stretched over the three of us. He fell asleep too. I woke up early. Joe was lying awake stroking Anna's hair. He looked at me and smiled.
"Joe… maybe I should bring her home." I whispered to him. He looked at me alerted. He shook his head.
"No… please, Lils. She's fine." He murmered. I sighed and nodded. He looked down at her in his arms. After a few minutes, he spoke again. "She's so beautiful." he whispered.
"Yeah. She is."
"Lilly, how old are you?" He asked me.
"I'm almost eighteen, Joe."
"How old am I?"
"Nineteen." I said quietly. He nodded.
"So… she's…"
"Half way through two." I said. He nodded and smiled.
"So… 17,… are you still in school?"
"Yeah. Kevin watches her." Joe nodded.
"So… you and him are close?" He asked.
"Anna and I live with him. My mom made me move out when she was born. Kevin kind of took me in."
"What does Kevin do? I mean… do they still have the band?" He asked. I shrugged.
"Nick sort of went solo again. Kevin's just been kind of producing his stuff and helping out wherever he can with Nick. Their a team. Its cute. It took a year for them to get back on their feet, but… their doing ok now."
"I feel so bad… for what I did… I mean… I just left them there."
"Joe, it wasn't your fault."
"Yeah, Lils. It was. I remember what happened. My fall. I remember it. If I hadn't fallen… a lot of things would be different."
"No. Stop it. Don't go feeling sorry for yourself. It isn't helping anyone, including you. Right now, all you need to worry about is taking care of yourself so you can get out of here to be the amazing father I can tell you already are." I said. He smiled. At me. He kissed me gently. God, did I miss those. I bit my lip and smiled.
"I love you, Lilly." He said. I smiled. "And… thank you." He finished, looking at me with loving eyes.
"For what?" I asked giggling.
"For not giving up on me. To be honest… I kind of wish you would have moved on, but… I'm glad you did. And… also… for… Anna. She's… amazing." He looked down at her momentarily. "Just like her mom." He said. He kissed me again.
--
Within two days, every magazine was plastered with the news that Joe had woken up. Rumors spread like wildfire in every direction. When I walked into school on Monday, everyone wanted to know the truth. Oliver was amongst the predators. He attacked me at my locker at then end of the day.
"Lils, what's going on?!" he asked firmly. I sighed and turned to him. I looked up to him, having to, from his obvious 12 inches taller than me, and sighed.
"Joe's awake." I said quietly. Oliver's already wide browns widened more.
"He is?! I thought it was just… rumors…" He whispered. I shrugged.
"I was there." I said smiling quietly.
"Was Anna?" I looked to Oliver smiling. I nodded softly. "He met Anna!? How'd he react?" Oliver asked smiling.
"It was good. We slept there the first night. He took it well, though."
"That's great." Oliver said. I nodded and shut my locker. I saw a fuzz ball coming our way, smiling widly.
"Nicky J. What are you doing here?" I asked him. He hugged me and 'Man-hug' 'd Oliver.
"Home from tour. Howz it hanging?" He asked.
"Have people been attacking you all day too?" I asked. He gave me a confused look.
"'Bout what?"
"About Joe."
"What about Joe?" He asked, his face now displaying a serious expression.
"Joe… Wait, Nick, Didn't Kevin tell you?"
"No!! Tell me what?!"
"Nick… Joe… he woke up…." I whispered. Nick's eyes widened.