This chapter is dedicated to a friend I have found on Fanfiction. WeAreAllABunchOfLiars.
Much love hun xxx
Chapter 3.
Jessica's P.O.V.There was a lot of shouting in the other room, words that I was defiantly not allowed to say. I clasped the edge of the settee and swallowed making a 'gulp' sound, and then…silence…
I stood there hoping this was a good time to see what was happening. There were some more people in the other room who I didn't know. The man infront of me was scary looking with short white hair and a leather jacket on. He stared at me for a long time. I looked at him shyly. The girl sitting at the table with another man I didn't know smiled at me. I liked her.
The scary man came over to me, he wiped his eyes and bent down so he was at my eye level.
"Hello, little lady" he smiled at me.
"It's ok I'm not going to hurt you…what's your name honey?"
I tiptoed across to him and whispered into his ear.
"My name is Jessica" I answered. My Mommy had told me not to speak to strangers but Mrs. Barrows was smiling at me, hoping for me to do something?
He smiled like I had just said he'd won a million dollars. His eyes crinkled up and his mouth spread into an ear to ear grin.
"Jessica honey, do you know who I am?"
I hadn't seen him before? Was he one of Mommy's friend's? I shook my head.
The man looked at me for a second and then looked around the room to the others. Nobody did or said anything.
"I'm your Daddy" he said simply.
We looked at each other with our eyes connecting. I felt a bit poorly.
I whispered into his ear again.
"Where is my Mommy?" I asked.
He looked at me even more, I just wanted my Mom. She said I didn't have a Dad like Ellie and Bethany had. Ellie and Bethany's Mom and Dad were always together; they picked them up from school and played with us all at the park with Mommy.
"Jessica, come here honey" said the man who told me he was my dad.
I stood there not moving, he inched towards me trying to rest his hand on my arm but I moved out of the way. He let his hand fall lazily back to his side. Mrs. Barrows crouched down beside me also.
"Jessica, your Mommy…she…." Mrs. Barrows paused. She didn't usually get lost for words. After a brief moment she continued.
"Do you remember when you told me about your hamster Happy?"
I nodded remembering poor Happy's empty hamster cage.
"Well darling, your Mommy and Happy are together now." She was waiting for something.
I starred at her….
"I'm sorry darling, your Mommy died like Happy."
I started to cry; now I understood. My Dad tried to comfort me again but I didn't want him, I didn't know him? I stood there crying, chewing my thumb. I didn't look up at any of them; I didn't want them to look at me. I felt myself being lifted up in a tight, safe cuddle. It was my Dad, I cried into his shoulder, his leather jacket muffling my wails. Dribble and a runny nose covered my hair and his shoulder. My face turned red and hot, crying hysterically until I coughed and cried some more. My Dad held me closer to him, wiped my face free off tears and repeated over and over…
"It's ok now baby, Daddy's here."
He kissed the top of my head and swayed me; he started singing in a low calming voice until I drifted off to sleep.
Gerard's P.O.V.
I watched her sleeping; I was now sat down in the living room cradling my daughter. I still couldn't believe she was mine? I was happy but distraught at the same time. My baby was hurting and I couldn't make her pain fully go away.
Mikey sat down beside me, I had been enjoying the peaceful time alone with my new number one listening to her steady sleepy breaths, every one of them send a magic wave throughout my heart.
Everyone else was back in the kitchen sorting out the legalities and things. I had signed all that needed to be signed and Agnes was very pleased that we had welcomed Jessica into our lives. She has joked that she wished all cases similar to ours were that easy. Thinking about and holding my daughter I couldn't imagine ever not wanting her.
I didn't mind Mikey being with us; he peered at Jessica and smiled.
"I'm an uncle" he whispered. Proudness and joy filled his voice.
I nodded at him, before focusing my eyes back to her.
"She tiny for a seven nearly eight year old" Mikey thought out loud.
I smiled; her mother was a short arse.
"What happened, I mean between the two of you? You were really serious about one another?"
I turned my head toward my brother (not wanting to divert my attention from Jessica for too long.)
"Yeah we were, I thought we were in love? She cheated end of story…"
My kid brother glanced at me and then back to his niece…subject closed.
