Precious- passenger: I'm glad you liked the chapter. YAY, yes I'm trying to get the characters from the series in character. Yeah I can totally see Mr. Schue doing that, what does musings mean? No Kurt wasn't mentioned in the chapter, he was in the room but having him do something probably wouldn't have added something to the storyline. "phew" I'm glad he wasn't, and I'm trying to update as fast as I can.
Lilangel1: Thanks and I am, I am
D is for date
I knocked the door and took a step back on the Rose's porch steps, I heard steps from inside and then Mrs. Rose opened the door with a big smile towards me and her eyes sparkling as usual. I really liked Mrs. Rose, she had the biggest heart and the kindest personality you could ever imagine, but people only saw how big she was and usually didn't care about getting to know her.
"Hello Jake." She continued smiling and stepped to the side so I could step over the threshold and into the house. Then she looked up and down on me. "Wow, you look really nice." I thanked, I'd have to admit I had put an effort into getting dressed with nice jeans, leather jacket, red vans and button up along with a bunch of red roses for Marley.
Just as Mrs. Rose lead me towards the living room Marley came walking down the stairs, she looked stunning in a red skirt, dark red converse and glitter beret with a blue off the shoulder shirt- shirt without shoulders- not that I knew what an off the shoulder shirt was.
"Oh, ehrm." I cleared my throat. "Wow Marley you look amazing. Ehrm…" I heard Marley thank me and then saw the two Rose's smile and shake their heads at me before I pulled myself back to reality and looked down at the Rose's in my hand, not really knowing what to do with them I scratched my head, oh yeah- give them to Marley.
"Here… I brought you for roses." I held them out, if I knew myself right, with the silliest smile ever. Marley laughed slightly and took them, then kissed my cheek, which just made me sway and while I tried to regain my balance Mrs. Rose had gotten a vase to put at the table and put the roses in.
"Marley are you okay?" Mrs. Rose asked her daughter and that question brought me back to reality instantly. "You look a bit pale." Now when I thought about it, Marley actually did look very pale, she looked like she had done in the last few days before sectionals with pale white skin and dark shadows under her eyes.
"Oh yeah mum…. No Jake I know what you think, I have been eating. I'm just a bit tired." I felt a gust of worry- but shook it off, there was no need for me to worry. Marley would tell me if there was something going on- would she?
"I… if you're tired we could just stay here." I said at last. But Marley just shook her head and answered me no, Mrs. Rose came with a coat that I took and held out for Marley. I had decided a restaurant for today and it was within walking distance from the Rose's so I led her down the sidewalk and when Marley saw the sign to the restaurant she stopped, I guessed it was because Marley had really been longing to go here, but didn't think I could afford it, but when I turned my head to look to her, I knew I was wrong.
Marley stood with one arm wrapped around her stomach and the other hand on her head, she was swaying as if she was dizzy and I quickly reached out to grab her in case she would collapse. "Marley," I stroke her arm and let her lean against me. "Marley please say something." It was a couple of seconds and then Marley opened her eyes. "Marley sit… sit down." I sat down on one knee so she could sit on my other knee and then started stroking her back.
"I'm okay," she exclaimed. "Really, I am." She stood up slowly but I chose not to let go of her as I started standing up too. "Oh my God we're going to Sadie's." I hesitated, told Marley that maybe we should just go home and order pizza, then come here some other time, but oh God when she looked at me with those blue eyes I couldn't tell her no, so we ended up walking towards Sadie's where we stepped into a room that was mostly a dance floor but with tables set around, I walked up to a waiter and told that I had ordered a table for two.
I pulled out the chair for Marley and then pulled my own jacket off and hung it on the chair while the same waiter- a Mr. Kian Parker came running with menu's for the both of us. We ordered and there hadn't been five minutes when Mr. Parker came walking with our plates. Marley barely touched her food and I was becoming more and more worried, at last I put my knife and fork down and took her hands in mine.
"Marley… baby what's going on?" Marley looked up at me, and I could see when she let her mask fade and she took a deep breath and with her voice almost breaking she spoke to me.
"I don't feel so good." Just as she'd said it she put a hand over her mouth, stood up and ran towards the bathrooms, I jumped to my feet and followed close after calling her name. I was about to follow her into the bathroom but just as I came a female member of the staff came and stopped me.
"Whoa mister, you cannot come in here. See that sign there…" she pointed towards the sign that said lady's room, I just heard myself stutter something about "my girlfriend being ill", at last, as we both- and probably the rest of the restaurant- could hear Marley throw up from inside a stall the staff member stepped away so I could go in, I felt the door to the stall, but it was locked.
"Marley… it's me, please open the door." The door clicked and after what felt like it had been ages I could step into it and kneel down by Marley. Marley was wet with sweat, her fringe laid glued to her forehead, and when I felt it I could immediately felt an unusual heat, I reached up to flush the toilet, then lifted Marley up and she buried her face in my shirt while I carried her out to the restaurant.
Mr. Parker came running again and helped me to pull Marley's jacket on her as I was still holding her, he laid my coat over her and I asked him to just send the bill home to me before I walked out still carrying Marley.
The cool late February air was cold towards my bear arms and I felt myself starting to shiver as we drew closer to the Rose's then suddenly Marley lifted her head from my chest, and before I had had the time to fully react, she threw up over my coat and my chest.
"I'm sorry Jake." She whimpered, I did my best to stroke her arm, got a better grip and continued to walk while I was over and over again explaining that it didn't do anything, and then finally I walked up on the driveway and up the porch steps to the Rose's. I leaned down to manage to open the door with my elbow and as soon as the door was opened I shouted for Mrs. Rose.
"Oh my." Mrs. Rose came rushing out in the hallway and led me towards the living room where I laid Marley down in the sofa, I didn't know what else to do so I started unbuttoning my shirt, turned it inside out, folded it and laid it to the side, then I did the same with the leather jacket and Marley's coat.
I sat on one knee by the sofa when Marley slowly opened her eyes and looked to me. I couldn't quite know why at first but she smiled a little. "You know your abs are perfect right?" She said quietly, and smirked. I chuckled and just continued stroking her hair- I hadn't really realized I didn't have a T-shirt under the button up, but well, there wasn't much to do about that.
"Jake." I heard Mrs. Rose say in a moaning tone. She placed a bucket by the couch and then walked out of the room, coming back with a T- shirt that she handed to me, saying something about a "Peter" I pulled the T- shirt on and then continued stroking Marley's hair from my space on the floor.
"Jake." Marley opened her eyes again. "Can you please come and lay down with me." I glanced up at Mrs. Rose, she nodded slightly. I helped Marley to sit up then climbed up behind her and let her lean against my chest. Just as she had she shot up again, I quickly grabbed the bucket and held it under her chin just in time before she started heaving.
"Sch" I stroke her back with my free hand. "It's okay. You're okay." At last, the heaving stopped, Mrs. Rose took the bucket and walked out of the room, and Marley turned to her side and leaned her cheek against my chest. I leaned over and kissed away a tear rolling down her cheek. Then I hugged her tighter and started humming on let me love you.
"I'm sorry for destroying the date." Marley whimpered, this knocked me off and I stopped singing. I thought a moment about what to answer her because I didn't want to say something wrong- as usual- and make her feel even worse.
"You didn't destroy anything." I exclaimed at last. "Marley you're ill." I kissed her forehead. "Don't you dare say you're sorry." I rested my cheek towards the top of Marley's head and started humming again, Marley fell asleep and while she was asleep I pulled up my cellphone and called my mum to tell her I wouldn't be home tonight.
Marley woke up and started heaving again about half an hour later, this time there was nothing left to throw up so she started dry heaving, I did my best to comfort her, stroke her hair and her back, held her close while humming on let me love you, but I still felt as if I didn't do enough. I swore to myself that if there had been a way for me to take this from her, for me to be ill instead so Marley wouldn't have had to- I would have done that without a doubt.
Until about three the next morning Marley woke up about twice an hour and threw up again, I hated seeing her in all this pain and never stopped wishing there was something I could do. Instead I continued doing what I could, I wanted to make her eat so she wouldn't have to dry heave like that, but after sitting with the same spoon with soup in my hand trying to make Marley eat for half an hour I had to give up.
At about three in the morning I fell asleep too and didn't wake up until several hours later, Marley was still tired but I suddenly got an idea, I put on YouTube and laid the phone to the side while I lifted Marley up bridal style and started to sway a bit back and forth with Marley in my eyes, moving her with moving myself while singing. Mrs. Rose just sat by the foot on the sofa and smiled, Marley rested her head towards my shoulder as we finally got the dance I had planned but we didn't have time for before we had to leave Sadie's.
I left the Rose's early that night to go home, I didn't really want to leave until Marley was fully recovered but Mrs. Rose told me to go home and get a good night's sleep to then come back in the morning. When I came home I wasn't feeling too well and I was hoping I wouldn't have caught the bug from Marley.
But when I woke up early the next morning I knew it was only foolish of me to hope as I jumped out of bed and ran only barely making it to the bathroom before I started throwing my guts up. When mum came down the hall I leaned my head against the toilet trying to catch some air before it was time for the next round of throwing up.
It finally ended and I laid down on the floor, I was too tired to keep awake, but too weak to get back to bed so I folded a towel as a pillow and fell asleep right there and then. Waking up about forty five minutes later by someone kneeling down by my side.
"I'm so sorry." Marley almost whispered, I groaned and told her to go home, she'd have to rest to get well. She only smiled at me and shook her head. "I can rest later, right now, I'm taking care of you."
Awwwwwww, seriously adorable. I got to say my favorite part was Jake "I brought you for roses" So cute.
On my profile there is a link reading "Linneagbffn" if you press it you can come to a polyvore- page where you can find Jake's and Marley's outfits.
I have a few ideas for the next chapter, it will be sad, then happy, then sad… but I think you're all gonna like it.
English is not my first language, never was, never will be.
