Third time is the charm! Lol! Every single time I tried to write this my computer would crash when I was almost finished! But I did not give up! Sorry for it being so long since I have posted anything! I really am trying because I love writing and I truly do appreciate what you review!
6Ellie6 - Thanks for the review! I'm glad that you enjoy Jesse's humor, that's honestly probably one of my favorite parts of his character. I know Rebecca's mom is strange, but as strange as she is everything will strangely work out. You'll just have to see how.
ItHappensEverytime - Thank you so much for reviewing! I'm glad you enjoy the story thus far. Hopefully this satisfies.
NO ONE'S POV
A woman paces back and forth in a dark room. Her whole view on relationships had been turned upside down. She began to understand what it meant to find true love. She had always laughed at the foolish who said 'No matter where life takes you, it's never too far for love to reach.' But now is she the fool? Could she allow her daughter to live a dream? How could she not? That precious girl that she spent so much time teaching to do what's right and not let her dream. Why did she shatter that for her daughter, when that is all she ever wanted? A choice had to be made. A choice that had to be chosen by following her heart…
REBECCA'S POV
I wake with a start from Jamie screaming in the other room. I jump up and run to him. "Baby boy, what's wrong?" I quietly said to him as I picked him up. He still whimpered as I took him into my arms. "Are you hungry?" I asked, sitting down in the rocker. I was able to breastfeed him to get him to settle down. When he finished, I changed his diaper and laid him back in his crib as his eyes fluttered closed.
As I crept out of his room, I realized that Jesse was not in the house. I went to the kitchen, straight to the fridge, and found a note that I really didn't want to be there: 'Love, I went to go see your mom. Don't worry; everything will turn out for the best. – Jesse.' I took a very deep breath and slowly let it out so I didn't boil up. I'm not made that he left, I'm just mad that he left without letting me know. I can't even say that I'm mad, but I'm just so twisted up inside with worry right now, it might as well be anger.
I hear Jesse's key rattle in the door and I freeze. I want to turn and hold him, but I also want to turn and slap him, then hold him. I felt kinda stuck. I ended up turning around and just stood there giving him the look. The 'ya-you-know-what-you-did' one. "Hey sweetheart, how did you sleep?" Jesse cautiously said.
"Fine." I said, turning around and putting on the coffee.
"Has Jamie woken up yet?" Jesse asked.
Of course he had to ask a question that would require me to use more than one word in order to be sufficiently answered. "Yes, I fed and changed him. He's sleeping now." I said, turning slightly towards him, but not looking at him.
"Ok. I'm guessing you saw my note." Jesse said.
"Hmm…oh yeah. How did that go?" I said as casually as I could.
"Will you stop?" Jesse said, aggravated. Clearly he couldn't take it anymore. That's okay because I was on the edge.
"I'm just trying to live my life, like it is another day in the life I love. I don't want to think about anything that is going to disturb the happiness, which I cannot seem to keep." I paused looking at him with tears brimming my eyes. "Why can't I have peace for one moment? All I want is time to spend with you and Jamie. I don't want all the crap that gets in the way." I said, angrily wiping the tears from my eyes.
"Hey, crap happens! Everyone has it in their lives. No one is excluded. Now if you want to listen to me about how it went, I will tell you. But otherwise we can just wait for her to call." Jesse said.
"How do you know she is going to call?" I said.
"Trust me. I showed her that love really does conquer all. Or at least it did for me. Please, sit down." Jesse said, as he pulled out one of the kitchen chairs for me.
"She didn't yell at you?" I said, sitting down. Honestly I was interested.
"Not really. She was upset when she saw me, but she let me speak my part. I have to tell you a few things that I hadn't yet." Jesse said.
I knew about the drinking, but the nonstop working and mental collapse he hadn't told me about before. I didn't know about Dr. Donnalino either. "Do you still see the doctor?" I asked.
"Yes." Jesse said, looking away from me like he was ashamed. I didn't care that he was seeing a doctor. I was proud of him for doing that.
"Does he do premarital counseling?" I asked.
"Yes." Jesse said, with a smile.
"Good…so why do you think my mom is going to call?" I asked.
"It was the look on her face. I bet it will be sometime today. At least I hope so. Our first interview is tomorrow." Jesse said.
"What?!" I said.
"I just got the call on my way back. People's magazine wants to know about our love story." Jesse said.
"So, if my mom doesn't call today?" I ask.
"We will have to deal with it." Jesse said, with a small shrug.
We sat there in quiet for a little bit and I made us each a cup of coffee. As I sat back down I said, "Why didn't you wake me up to tell me you were leaving?" I said.
"You looked so peaceful and I knew that you would have that worried look on your face, kinda like you do now." Jesse said.
"I really wish you would have told me." I said, memorizing the lines on the table.
"I'm sorry I didn't wake you up." Jesse said, gently pulling my chin up to look at him. I gave him a little smile and he gave me a huge one. "So are we working on Jamie's room today?" Jesse asked.
"Yes we are. It is very cluttered in there from all the many things." I said.
Jesse was about to respond, but was interrupted by my cell phone which was in the other room. I ran to get it before it woke Jamie up. It was my mom. "Hello?" I said, interested but confused.
"Hello, Rebecca, it's your mother." Caroline said.
"What can I do for you?" I said.
"I think we need to talk. How would you like coming over for tea?" Caroline said.
"Sure. When?" I asked.
"I was thinking as soon as possible." Caroline said. I could almost hear her add 'before I change my mind'. I know she was thinking it.
"I'll be there in like twenty minutes." I said.
"Alright, then I'll see you soon. Bye-bye." Caroline said.
"Bye." I said.
"So, was that your mom?" Jesse said.
"Yeah. She wants to talk to me. I need to get dressed." I said, rushing to my closet. It took me what felt like forever to decide to pick out a black pair of slacks and a yellow blouse. I threw the clothes right past Jesse so they would land on the bed and then I grabbed some bright yellow flats.
"You need to relax. You almost took me out with those clothes. I'm just glad you didn't throw the shoes." Jesse said, with an impish smile.
"I can't relax. I am going to talk to my mother and I'm a little afraid she is going to change her mind if I don't get there fast enough." I said, as I dressed myself.
"Everything is going to be great. I'm gonna take Jamie with me to see my manager." Jesse said.
At this point I was rushing to the bathroom and I stopped dead in my tracks. "Are any reporters going to be around?" I asked.
"I don't know. There always is when I go out, but it's a closed set so don't worry." Jesse said.
"Make sure he looks cute." I said, putting my hair in a messy bun. "How do I look?" I asked.
"Beautiful. But I always think you look beautiful." Jesse said.
"That's because you're biased." I said, grabbing my purse and keys as I rushed into the living room.
"No, it's because I'm right." Jesse said, catching my hand. "Take a deep breath and relax a little bit." Jesse said.
I did what he said and then I said, "Happy?"
"Of course." Jesse said, winking at me.
"Alright. Bye." I said, turning away. Jesse stopped me again. "What?" I said.
He didn't say anything. He just pulled me in close and kissed me. This kiss was amazing too. It started soft and sweet, but the underlying passion was building. I had to force myself to pull back. "Bye." Jesse said, with a smile.
"Yeah. Now I'm never gonna be able to relax." I said, under my breath as I walked out the door. I could hear Jesse laugh while I was leaving.
Shortly later I was knocking on my parent's door. My mom opened it with a small smile. "I have tea set up out back." Caroline said.
"Ok." I said, following her.
"How's Jamie doing?" Caroline asked.
"He's doing really well. I think he likes having Daddy around." I said, and then I wish I didn't.
"That's good. Every child deserves a father." Caroline said.
"Yeah and every mother deserves a husband." I softly said, trying not to stutter.
"That's why we are talking." Caroline said.
"Did what Jesse came to talk about really make that much of a difference?" I asked.
"Yes, but this whole situation got me to thinking about my own mistakes. I know that you think you're father and I was in an arranged marriage and that's partially true. We had dated before and were in love. Let's just say I got pregnant. That's why I hated him when we got married. I didn't want to be married yet and I wasn't ready to be a mother." Caroline said.
"What?! I wasn't born until you were already married for five years though." I said.
"I didn't say I was pregnant with you. Our parents forced us to marry and we had a child. Neither of us were ready yet so my older sister Rachel decided to adopt him." Caroline said.
"Whoa! Wait a second! Are you telling me that Cousin Josiah is really my brother?" I said, astonished.
"Yes." Caroline said.
"How could you live with knowing that your son would never know he is your son?" I said.
"It was a sacrifice I was willing to make if it was better for him." Caroline said.
"So why did you hate love so much?" I asked.
"Well, look where love got me, pregnant and married to a man I didn't want to be with at the time." Caroline said.
"Is Josiah ever going to know that we are siblings?" I asked.
"He was supposed to find out on his eighteenth birthday." Caroline said.
"Mom that was five years ago." I said.
"I know. He should have received a letter from your father and I. I don't know if he did. I haven't talked to him." Caroline said.
"You should invite him over." I said.
"He went away for college. I doubt he's around." Caroline said.
"You can at least try." I said. "Can I ask you something?" I asked
"Sure." Caroline said.
"Why were you so cruel to me when I told you I was pregnant?" I asked.
"Because I spent your whole childhood trying to teach you how not to make the same mistake as me." Caroline said.
"But it's not the same, Mom. It's my experience and not yours. Sure they are similar, but at least you had Dad around." I said.
"That's true. Your father was very helpful." Caroline said.
"So, can Jesse and I do our wedding the right way? With Dad at my side? I can't get married without my parents there." I said.
"I have been dreaming of your wedding day my whole life, of course we will be there." Caroline said.
Not what you thought was going to happen? Me neither. It just ended up happening that way. I love when my mind flows into crazy ideas. Comments? Please review!
Lots of Love,
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