Jean was on the brink of pulling her hair out. She was at the end of her rope.
She sighed and looked over at Elsa who was starring out the plane window in hard concentration.
Elsa however was to busy to notice, the only sound to be heard was that of Zebra's panting.
Why was the only question running through her mind as the realization hit her rapidly like torpedos into a sea mixing in the grief. The thought kept ringing in her mind.
She sighed and sat back monitoring her breathing trying to keep it in control.
She thought back to night she and Jean made love under the tree where she had given Jean false hope. Disgust dispersed throughout her mind.
She should've just said nothing now Jean was full of that revolting emotion of hope it repulsed her just to think about it. She had created this. She looked over at Jean who was playing with her green Nintendo cap while kicking her legs back and forth oblivious. Elsa imagined the pain that would strike Jean and it made her sick so she just turned her head.
"Hey Elsa when we get back I say we buy Lindsay sunflowers they're her favorites."
That was it her resolve was gone tears escaped her eyes when she swallowed hard.
Jean's face spread out with worry and concern. She stood up. "Elsa.." She started walking over to the woman putting a hand on her huanched shoulders. "Elsa what's wrong? If your worried about Lindsay don't be she's going to be okay I have hope!" Jean's voice rang out with pride but for Elsa she couldn't take it anymore.
She stood up and hurried for the bathroom. Jean tried to follow but was stopped by an abrupt hand on her chest.
"Stay away Jean! Please." Elsa warned shakily. She went into the bathroom and locked the door.
Jean shrugged and sat on the carpet floor playing with Zebra.
Elsa leaned against the wall and slid down. She finally with great relief let the tears fall.
The couple stayed like this through the entire flight. Sitting in the car was no different. Zebra was taken home by one of the pilots while Elsa and Jean got into a red car. Elsa's eyes looked red and puffy while her face looked drained. Jean wanted to question her appearance but saw no use. She wouldn't get an answer anyway.
"Where are we going?" she asked softly. Elsa caught every trace of innocence within her voice. "To the hospital." she answered quietly.
Jean sat up. "But we didn't get the flowers!" she whined. Elsa sighed. "We'll get them at the gift shop in the hospital." she informed. Satisfied Jean sat back and relaxed.
A black cloud seemed to dwell over the hospital that most passerbyers seemed unaware of even Jean who hopped out of the car and hurriedly ran to the gift shop.
"Hurry Elsa I wanna see Lindsay!" she called. Elsa whimpered it seemed as if her heart and legs were working together against her brain to keep her from going any faster. Jean paid for the biggest and brightest sunflowers the hospital florist could offer and walked with Elsa to elelevator.
"I bet she missed us.." she mused picking at the petals carefully trying to break them. "She'll love these... Do you think she'll be able to talk? Because when we left she couldn't." Jean looked up at Elsa who using every fiber in her body not cringe.
The horrid ding of the elevator was louder the a banshee screech to Elsa.
They walked out through the allumion hallway. When they turned the corner Elsa saw everyone who loved Lindsay in the room looking solemn. She made eye contact with Anna who was breathing irregularly and holding on to Olaf like she was stuck in the middle of the ocean and he was her raft.
Jean chuckled. "Hey look Elsa all our friends are here. Hey guys!" Jean waved then ran into the room.
She walked up to Alessandra shoving the sunflowers in her face. "Lookit what I got for Lindsay!" before her sister could even open her mouth Jean walked off towards the bed.
Elsa went to Alessandra who explained. "I ordered the hospital to hold off on moving her until Jean got to say goodbye." Elsa nodded.
Lindsay was pale and unmoving but Jean didn't notice. "Hey Lindsay I got you your favorites." Jean called smiling. She put her hand on Lindsay's stiff torso shaking her a bit. "Lindsay. I'm here now you can wake. You have to see the flowers." Jean's smile disappeared when she turned to her friends. "Did she just take medicine?" Ariel choked back a sob and ran out the room. Rapunzel ran after her and took Olaf not wanting him to see what was about to unfold, while Eugene and Kristoff stayed cornered not really sure how to react.
Alessandra knew that this couldn't go on any further so she grabbed Jean's arm. " Giovanni sweety…"she took a few shakey breaths while Jean tilted her head. "Lindsay is dead." A thousand emotions crossed her features till she began breathing oddly while groaning and shaking her head, the flowers lay forgotten on the floor.
"No! No no no! That's not possible they were- they said they would fix her and make her better! SHE'S BETTER!" Jean ripped her arm from her sister's hold and ran back to Lindsay.
"LINDSAY YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP AND SHOW THEM! SHOW THEM NOW! WAKE UP!" Jean screamed to the top of her lungs while shaking Lindsay violently. Kristoff took initiative and pulled her off. She thrashed and kicked.
"Jean stop it she's gone!" The burly teen warned as the realization came so did the screams.
At that moment Doctor Tarzan walked in to explain the process of moving Lindsay. Jean squirmed out of Kristoff's hold and ran to the doctor.
He looked down at her with sympathy. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SAVE HER AND YOU DIDN'T. I hate you!" Jean accussed punching his mid section.
Elsa, Anna and Alessandra went to grab her but the doctor stopped them. His toned body absorb Jean's blows like the bite of kitten on a finger and he let her vent her anger and torment.
Jean suddenly stopped and vomited in her surrounding area.
Elsa caught her before she fell of her feet slipping in and out of consciousness. She was a mess of tears, snot, drool, and vomit.
"Take her to her appartment we'll talk there." Alessandra voiced once again taking charge. Elsa looked up at her. "Aren't you coming?"
Alessandra nodded in response. "I have to take care of things here first." She gave the blonde the appartment key. Elsa and Anna left the room with their friends and found Rapunzel, Olaf, and Ariel.
"Anna I need you to go home with Olaf." Elsa said in the front passenger side while craddling Jean. Kristoff was driving them in Grandpabie's truck he borrowed.
"Hell no! I'm going to be there when Jean wakes up." she protested.
"Olaf can stay with us while you guys take care of Jean I can bring him back whenever you're ready" Eugen offered. "We'll help too." Ariel agreed.
"No I wanna see Jean!" Olaf cried.
"Olaf you will see Jean when she is feeling better okay." Anna responded. Olaf's face fell. "Is she sick like Lindsay?"
Anna shook her head. "God no she's just very sad and needs time." Olaf nodded. When Kristoff dropped them off Olaf gave Jean's forehead a loving kiss.
Surprisingly Zebra stayed down while Elsa sat on the couch still holding Jean. Anna sat next to her crying silently.
"Hey." Elsa called softly. Anna looked her. "He-hey me?" She asked and Elsa nodded which brought a weak smile to their lips.
They sat in silence for about three hours until Alessandra arrived.
"Anna can you watch over Jean?" Elsa asked about to stand up. Anna nodded. "Of course that's why I'm here."
Elsa found Alessandra pouring herself a cup of whiskey. She tilted a glass to Elsa silently offering.
Elsa shrugged. What the hell if any time was good as any it was now.
They both leaned against the counter.
Alessandra downed her glass. "What's going to happen to Jean?" Elsa asked.
"Well knowing my father's resent relapse he's going to want custody."
Elsa frowned. "But I thought he hated her?" Alessandra let out bitter laugh. "He never hated her.. Ever since my mother died he's always…..loved her in the wrong way."
Elsa was even more confused and Alessandra could tell. "Elsa I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Wanna know why Martino treats Jean the way he does, why his whore of wife hates Jean? Why he avoids her so?"
"Becaue they believe Jean is responsible for the death of Evangeline?" Elsa guessed. That's what Jean told her.
"That's what they want her to believe." Alessandra started pouring another glass. "Jean is a very messed up kid and it's not her fault. Ever since our mother died Martino was never the same he couldn't get over her loss. He didn't want to believe it was true. So he transfered that love to the one person who was her closest replica."
Elsa's stomach began to churn slowly painfully.
"It started out with him shunning her because of the pain I tried to help but there was so much I could do from college. When I came to visit I didn't really know what to think to most it just seemed like a innocent father-daughter relationship. He gave her more love which she starved for so much but he didn't act like a father, the lingering touches and kisses. She didn't care she had her daddy back. I found out he was…." Alessandra's voice cracked.
Elsa stared at the cabinet in front of her bracing herself.
"He was raping Jean."