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Chapter 7 : Broken

Emmett sat on his bed lost in thought. He was thinking about Bay and how she had refused to sign. He couldn't describe how much it hurt on so many levels. For the past two weeks he had tried to confront her about it, but she was almost always with Jason, and if she wasn't she would flee every time he was near.

Emmett had seen Bay leaving her studio today as he was leaving to go home. She was walking with her head down. It broke his heart to see how malnourished she looked. He wondered if she was throwing up or not eating at all. She looked pale and just so damn sad.

He looked up as Daphne walked into his room. "Hey what's up."He asked. She looked mad.

Daphne sighed and sat on his bed. "My mom is drunk on your sofa." She said rolling her eyes. Regina was doing really good this time. It had almost been two months sober.

"I'm sorry." Emmett said rubbing Daphne's arm. "She will be okay. She does better every time she has to start over."

"I know but I just wish she would stop. I just feel like everything is falling apart!" Daphne said standing up and pacing. "My mom can't stop drinking. Bay is deteriorating right before my eyes. Kathryn and John are fighting about Bay and what they should do. I mean..." Daphne was cut off when Emmett kissed her. She froze and stared at him. "What the hell was that?" She asked

"You need to calm down. And you were not paying any attention to me telling you so. So I kissed you which got your attention."Daphne shook her head then smiled.

"This is why I you are my best friend." She said. Emmett always knew how to get her to calm down or think straight. She saw sadness in his eyes. Damn it Bay, She thought to herself. She really wished Emmett could just get over her already. She also wished Bay would drop Jason on his ass and get back with Emmett where every one new she belonged.


Bay was sadly on her way to Jason's house. He had sent her a text asking her to go over there as soon as she could. So she told J and K that she was going to Jason's and headed over. She blasted her radio to drown out the noises. She was listening to a mixed CD she had made eons ago.

She was jamming out until the next song came on and her heart felt heavy. It was the song from the tap Angelo had made for Regina so that their baby would know good music. The same one she and Emmett had danced to. It brought a smile to her face and tears to her eyes. She had thought life back then was hard. She would give almost anything to go back to that moment. That moment when everything just felt right.

She turned off her radio as she got close to Jason's. She never knew if he would be mad about her listening to the radio. When she pulled up she saw Jason's dad packing the van. Bay was confused. As she got out of her car as Jason came out of the house carrying bags.

Her heart dropped. They were leaving, And she was scared she was too. She didn't want to leave. She put on the bravest face she could as she walked up to Jason. "Hey." She said hating that her voice broke as she talked.

"Hey. So my dad has to take a business trip to France and he is make us all go with him." Jason said lightly rolling his eyes. "The last time we will do something together before you are eighteen son." Jason said doing a poor imitation of his father. Jason put his bags in the van. "We will be gone for seven weeks." He took Bay in his arms. "I will miss you my love." He said hugging her like he meant it.

Bay stood frozen. She wasn't even sure how she managed to hug him back. She looked at him. He put his hand on her cheek. "Don't be sad. It will go by quickly." He said Kissing her softly.

"I will miss you." She said in sadness. She gave him a warm smile. He gave one back to her. He took her had and kissed it. She was still in shock.

After spending twenty minuets to say goodbye and after Jason fought with his father who declared that cell phones will be banned from this trip, "We will spend this time as a family. The only time there will be phone usage is when I'm on the phone with work." He had said. Bay gave Jason one last kiss. Told him she wished he didn't have to go and that she will count the hours until his return. The she got in her car and drove home numb.

Once she was home she sat in her car. She was unsure what to do. She closed her eyes as she felt tears stream down her face. These were not tears of sadness. They were tears of relief. Seven whole weeks without Jason. That was forty nine days and forty eight Jason free nights. She felt so full of happiness she was light headed. And to make things even better she wont have to here from him twenty for seven.

She felt herself getting lighter by the minuet. She couldn't believe it. She didn't know what to do. She just sat in her car feeling giddy. Then it struck her. She will go swimming. She hadn't swam yet this summer because Jason doesn't like her showing so much skin. But Jason wasn't here. Bay smiled. He wasn't here.

Bay ran up stairs and threw on her Bathing suit. It was a brown and pink bikini. She loved this thing. She looked at herself in the mirror. She really did look too skinny. Her hip bones and ribs stuck out. Bay sighed. She wasn't going to let that stop her.

She grabbed a towel and ran out to the pool. It was starting to get dark but Bay didn't care. She was about to jump in but stopped. She suddenly felt scared. She knew Jason would be so pissed right now. A shiver ran threw her body. She couldn't do it. She was about to turn to run back into the house when she felt herself being pushed into the pool. She held her breath as fast as she could before she fell in.

Once she resurfaced she saw Noah rocking with laughter. Bay couldn't help but laugh too. "I can't believe you did that!" She said to him In a tone she barely recognized.

Noah took out his hearing aid, pulled off his shoes then jumped in. He swam right up to her and spit water in her face. "You did not just do that." Bay said splashing water at him. He did it again. This time Bay spit water back at him. That started a full out splash fight.


Emmett brought Daphne home. He pulled up next to Noah's car. After realizing that he was not waiting for Daphne in the house they went searching for him. Approaching the pool they realized that it was Bay and Noah having a slash fight. They both watched with shocked and amused expression.


"Stop,Stop Stop," Bay was saying while laughing. She hadn't laughed in so long her sides hurt and she couldn't breath. She saw Noah sign that he couldn't hear her. "Stop. I need to breath." She signed without even thinking about it. Once he stopped they both realized that they were not alone.

Bay stopped laughing immediately. Daphne and Emmett where standing there watching them. Noah continued to laugh. He got out of the pool and went to hug Daphne who said, Don't you dare."Then ran happily from a soaking wet Noah. Soon they were out of sight leaving Bay and Emmett alone.

Bay got out of the pool. She was once again scared. Jason would have dropped dead if he was here. She wished she would stop thinking of him, but it was not as easy as she thought it would be.

Emmett got wide eyed once she was fully out of the water. He grabbed her arm and stared at her body. He was horrified at how skinny she had gotten."What are you doing to yourself?"He asked with anger on his face. "Are you starving yourself to please him?" Emmett continues. Bay just stared at him.

"I can't." She said to him. "I have to go." she said pulling free of Emmett's grip. Bay cursed herself. Jason wasn't even here and still she was allowing him to interfere with her life. She was worse then one of those girls. She was broken.

She ran to her room with tears in her eyes. How could she keep hurting Emmett and still be allowed to live? She was just a horrible person. She also didn't understand why Emmett continued to try.

Bay showered and laid in her bed. She stared at the roof wishing it was just tumble and fall on top of her to stop all this madness. Bay rolled over and looked at the saying on her wall.' I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.' She shook her head. She lived in a nightmare.

"I have not seen her laugh in months."Daphne was saying to Noah when Emmett cough up to them. Emmett could tell by Daphne's wet clothes that Noah managed to hug her.

"Yeah. She was just standing by the edge of the pool when I showed up. She looked terrified. I just walked up behind her and before she could get away I pushed her in." Noah said.

Daphne shook her head. Bay new how to swim so she was confused as to why Bay would have been scared to get into the water."I think it has something to do with Jason. Bay doesn't so much as breaths without his promotion. I know it's why she barley signs. He doesn't like it."

Emmett closed his eyes. He wished Bay would just tell him what the hell was going on. He could speculate and he was sure what he thinks is going on is the truth. Which makes him so pissed he can't stand it. But he can't help her without knowing for sure. And he can't help her if she won't let him in.

Emmett went home feeling hopeless. Bay was just so scared of Jason and he didn't understand why. What is the worst the man could do?

Melody was eating when he got home. She could tell he was angry and she could guess why. Emmett sat next to Melody. She gave him a smile that told him she knew he was hurting.

"I,"He started the stopped. He took a deep breath. "I saw Bay in her bathing suit."Melody gave him a confused look. Emmett looked down then back to his mother."She looks really skinny. You can see her hip bones and ribs. They stick out really far." He shook his head just thinking about it. "I think she is in trouble."

Melody took his hand. "Okay."She said patting his hand. "I will talk to John and Kathryn. I will talk to Bay."Emmett looked guilty. Bay was going to hate him even more after this.

Tears filled his eyes."I just love you so much I can't stand it." He said. Melody nodded.

"I know. You are doing the right thing." She said trying to comfort him.

"It's like he has drained the life out of her." Melody looked sad. She knew who he meant. "He has taken something so beautiful and killed it. It's like she doesn't know who she is anymore. It's like something inside her has died and she won't let me in to help her."Emmett looked at his mother who also had tears in her eyes. "He broke her. He broke her and somehow, same day I will be there when she is ready to put herself back together. I will always wait for her. She is my Bay." Emmett looked down. He could tell his mother was worried for him just like Daphne was. Both wished he would move on. Emmett knew that he couldn't. Bay was all he wanted. He needed her. Bay was his everything. No matter how hard she tried to push him away he will push back.

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