September, 1993:

"What's the matter with you?" Jon asked.

"I saw you looking at Sharon during the assembly!" Adriana said. "I thought I was supposed to be your girlfriend!"

"You are!" Jon said. "I wasn't looking at her Adriana! She was looking at me! I wasn't even paying attention!

"Whatever!" Adriana said.

She grabbed her backpack and started walking towards home.

"Adriana come back!" Jon said.

He ran after her.

"Wait up dang it!"

Jon grabbed Adriana's belt and tugged her.

"Let go of me, Dimpleface!" Adriana said.

"Nope!"

Adriana got mad and punched Jon in the chest.

This didn't faze Jon as he started tugging on Adriana's belt and dragging her alongside him.

When the two of them got home, Adriana became even more mean to Jon. She started hitting him.

"Stupid!" she said. "Stupid idiot!"

"Adriana!" her mother said.

She yanked Adriana away from Jon and spanked her hand.

"Why are you hitting Jonathan?"

"Because he was looking at some other girl during the assembly. Stupid Sharon!" Adriana said.

"Adriana, you're my girl. I don't want Sharon as a girlfriend. You're my girlfriend. I love you," Jon said. "Please don't be mad at me."

"Adriana, apologize to Jon right now. Now!" Mrs. Germanotta said.

"Sorry," Adriana grumbled.

Jon gave her a kiss on her lips.

"Apology accepted. I love you, Adriana," he said.

He gave her a big hug.

Adriana hugged him right back.

"Now that's better," their mom said.

Jon pulled something out of his back pocket. It was a pink ring. Jon got down on one knee and took Adriana's left hand into his.

"Adriana, will you marry me? Pretty please with a cherry on top?" Jon asked.

Adriana giggled and smiled.

"Yes!"

"Woohoo!"

Jon placed the ring on her finger and jumped up to kiss her again.

"And don't hit me again. That actually hurt," Jon said.

"I'm sorry. I won't do it again," Adriana said. "I promise."

"Okie dokie. Now, let's go eat some ice cream!" Jon said, grabbing Adriana's hand.

Present:

Adriana came back home a few days later. She didn't say much. It was as if she was out of it still. So distant she was. Jon had to force her to eat. Adriana would stare at the food in front of her until Jon said something.

Whenever she took a shower, she would start crying uncontrollably. Jon would have to go in and shut off the water. He would have to pick her up and lift her out of the tub.

Jon didn't say anything tho. He just did what he had to. He would comb Adriana's hair for her and help her get dressed. She would lay right back down for the whole day. Jon couldn't bear to see her in her condition.

"Adriana, you have to get up honey," Jon said. "Come on...get up."

Adriana looked at Jon and shook her head.

"Come on," Jon said. He gently pulled her up.

Adriana reluctantly sat up.

"I'm a terrible person," she said.

"You're not," Jon said.

"Then why are the children not here?" Adriana asked.

"I don't want them to see you like this," Jon said.

"Because I'm a terrible person," Adriana repeated.

"You're nto a terrible person. Stop saying that. Here, take your medicine," Jon said.

Jon held out the pills for Adriana to take but she just stared at them.

"You need to take your medicine."

"I don't want to."

"I'm not going to argue with you."

"I said I don't want to take them!"

Adriana slapped Jon's hand, causing the medicine to fly out of his hand. He looked on the ground and saw the pills lying on the floor.

Jon turned and was about to the leave the room when Adriana grabbed his hand.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm so sorry...I..."

Adriana broke down in tears. Jon sat next to his wife and held her in his arms. She cried on his shoulders.

"FUCK!" she screamed out.

Jon grabbed Adriana and held her close. Closer than he ever had. He hadn't noticed that tears were falling down his face. Jon was trying to keep himself together as best as he could. But deep down he was just as broken as Adriana.

Adriana cried herself to sleep. Jon pulled the blanket over her and kissed her on the forehead. She was exhausted mentally. Adriana did want to bring harm to herself but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She didn't want Jon and the children alone in the world without her.

Jon laid down next to her and hugged her. He finally drifted off to sleep holding onto Adriana.

"Is everything alright with Adriana?" Mrs. G asked.

"Yeah. She's in the bathroom," Jon said.

"How are you holding up?" Mrs. G asked.

"Okay," Jon said. He was trying his hardest not to cry.

"Jonathan, it'll be okay," Mrs. G asked. She hugged him.

Jon started sobbing into her chest.

"I promise I'd take care of her," he said. "I've messed up. She was right. It is my fault."

"No, it's not. It's not."

"You can't beat yourself up. And I will not let you," Mrs. G said. "I'm going to check on Adriana. Bob went to get the children from your mother's house."

"I don't know what to do," Jon said. "I don't want to lose her."

"You're not. Let's go check on Adriana."

They found Adriana in the bathroom combing her hair.

"Hey Mom," Adriana said.

She finished combing her hair.

"How are you?" her mom asked.

"Good," her mother said.

Adriana exited the bathroom and cut off the light. She gave her mother a big hug.

"I've missed you," Adriana said.

"I've been worried about you as well," Mrs. G said.

"I'll be fine," Adriana said.

"The children are coming back home. They want to see you," Jon said.

"Good. I miss them," Adriana said.

There was a knock on the door.

Jon answered the door.

"Daddy!" all the children said in unison.

J.J. hugged his father while Aiden and Madaline hugged Jon's legs.

"Hey you guys. Were you good for grandma?"

"Yes! She gave us more cupcakes!"

"They sure are hyper," Bob said. He had baby Jasmine in his arms.

"Thanks for picking them up," Jon said.

"No problem. Is it okay if I go see Adriana?"

"Sure. She's doing better. Okay kids, you gotta let Daddy go so I can get your baby sister.

Jon went back in the house with everyone. It was great to see his kids again.

"How are you princess?" Jon asked Jasmine.

She gave him a toothless grin. Jon gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Lord help me," Jon said to himself.

After he gave the kids a bath and sent them off to sleep, Jon collapsed onto the bed.

Adriana's medicine had helped her sleep easier. She was also suffering from insomnia. Jon wondered just how Adriana would be able to continue functioning right. Her medicine was working but what worried Jon is what would happen if she stopped taking it. Deep down Jon was worried for Adriana. It was stressing him out. He was trying to figure out he would be able to prevent anything else from happening. He couldn't do anything but stare up at the ceiling as if an answer was going to be written on it.

"Jonathan?"

Adriana's voice startled him.

"Yes?"

"Do you...still love me?" she said sleepily.

"Yes I do. And don't you ever forget it," Jon said.

"I still feel bad about what I did to J.J.," Adriana said.

"He's forgiven you. You can't let that eat you up on the inside," Jon said.

Adriana sighed.

"Nothing feels the same anymore. Nothing feels right. I feel so distant from you," she said. "I need you, Jonathan."

Jon got up and turned on the light. He sat up in the bed.

"Come here," Jon said.

Adriana got up and crawled by Jon's side.

"Climb on my lap."

Adriana did what Jon asked of her and climbed on his lap, straddling him.

"You said you needed me right?"

"Yes."

"I need you just like you need me. I've been craving you. It's been a while since we've made love. But you had the baby so I want to make sure you've healed. I don't want to rush anything."

"I'm okay now. I just want to make love to you."

"Adriana-"

"Look, Jonathan, just...make love to me. I need it. I can't take one more second of not being passionate with you."

"You sure you want to do this?"

"I'm positive."

"Well, let's see how quick I can take your pajamas off."

Author's Note: Well then. Things looked to be going good.

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!