EMMA:
I was just looking at Jesus holding baby Isabella in his arms. He was so good with her, which made me gush. I felt like some twelve-year-old girl gushing at some Justin Bieber or One Direction picture she'd seen on the internet. I'd always been used to his tough, badass exterior and now seeing his softer side, I just loved it. Was I- no, I couldn't be falling for Jesus again.
He'd cheated on Lexi Rivera with me before she moved to Honduras (then she came back here and she often hung out with Mariana and I and we were good friends) and then after we broke up, he dated Hayley Heinz. In all honesty, I hated that attention whore. She acted all clingy and she manipulated him. Hayley Heinz epitomized a bitch in my eyes to a tee. Mariana even said that when Jesus and Hayley broke up, Hayley said that Mariana and her "stupid dance team" could go rot in hell or some such shit, I don't give a fuck about the shit mean bitches drop about my friends.
Jesus was propping Isabella up with his hands and she was touching his face as if she was an archaeologist, digging up a dinosaur bone. He was just being so gentle and nurturing with her. I whispered to Mariana,
"I love how gentle Jesus is with Isabella."
She was smiling.
"Me too."
He kissed her cheek. Ana and Mike came over to Jesus's bed. Mike said,
"Hey, big guy."
Jesus handed Isabella back to Ana and he laughed.
"Hey, Mike."
"Hey, big guy. How ya holding up?"
"I'm in a lot of pain, but I think I'll be fine. Good news is, Doctor said I can go home tomorrow."
Mariana piped in.
"I'll tell moms. I'm just glad you're OK."
"Me too."
"I know you were trying to save me, but I feel bad that Nick kicked your ass when in all this, he deserves to have his ass kicked."
"Mom can do that."
I laughed. Ana said,
"We better get going. Jesus, it was nice to see you, and we hope you recover very soon."
Mike said,
"Yeah. Just hang in there, GI Joe."
"Thanks. I'm a strong guy, I think I can."
Ana and Mike exited the hospital ward and Mariana walked toward the door.
"Mari, just wait for me at the elevator. I'll be right out."
"OK."
I said to Jesus,
"I'm really sorry you're in pain."
He looked at me with his piercing brown eyes.
"It's not your fault. Who I really care about is Mariana. She's my sister. I've been with her my whole life and she's scared to death of Nick sneaking the fuck up on her."
We immediately touched hands and we almost kissed but we didn't. I said,
"Mariana's waiting for me. I should go."
"Thanks for visiting me."
"You're welcome, Foster."
I think I had feelings for Jesus again. I felt sorry for him that Nick hurt him, he had made some mistakes here and there but overall he was a good kid. I left the ward and went to meet Mariana at the elevator.
"Hey, I should go home to my mom, I'll give your pajamas back to you at school on Monday, OK?"
Mariana smiled.
"OK. But there's one thing I want to know- are you falling for Jesus again?"
She was cracking my case like a detective on Law & Order. I laughed.
"No, but I do feel bad that Nick beat his ass, I care about him, I feel bad that we were so tough on him during the process of the STEM competition, I liked how gentle he was with your baby sister who is fucking adorable by the way, I know he's a good guy despite all the mistakes he's made…."
She gave me that look.
"Holy shit, I'm falling for Jesus again!"
My latina best friend clearly helped me have an epiphany. She was like some kind of Law and Order detective, finding the clues and analyzing them to a tee. I liked Jesus again. I was going to accept it.
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