Title: A Chance at happiness 15/?

Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)

Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh and someone wanted me to write a Katie and Jessie fan fic and I don't mind, I just well it's my first gay/lesbian fan fic but I could do if enough people want me to so email me if you do.

Jessie walked into the bathroom, leaned up against the wall, and let the tears start to flow. Katie, was right she did to find time to feel. To feel the pain and sorrow that she had been trying to hide just caused her to sink to the floor. She wrapped her arms around her legs and started to rock back and forth.

The door opened and Jessie got up quickly and ran into a stall.

"Jessie?" Katie said.

"Katie?" Jessie said her voice breaking.

"Yeah, are you ok?"

Jessie opened the stall.

Katie looked at her. "You know when I said to find a time to feel, I didn't mean school time."

Jessie laughed. "I'm fine

"No you're not. You're far from ok."

"No I'll be just fine. Forget it." She started to try to wipe the tears away.

Katie turned her towards her. "You don't have to lie to me. You don't ever have to."

Hearing this, Jessie knew she was right. "Katie, I just can't take it any more."

"Then don't. Look come with me and I'll take care of you." She said as they headed out of school.

"So how are things at the house?" Judy asked Lily. "Things looked pretty tense last night."

"They were. Everyone is on edge since Karen's accident."

"Yeah well that's expected."

Lily got a beep. "Can you hold on a second Judy, there's a beep on the other line."

"Sure."

Lily beeped over. "Hello?"

"Lily, is Jessie there?" Rick asked.

"She's at school. What's wrong?"

"I got a call from school and they said that Jessie isn't there."

"Just a second." She put down the phone. "Jessie!" She went up stairs and then came back to the phone. "She's not here Rick."

"Where could she be? Maybe Eli knows. I'll call him."

"Wait I'm on the other line with Judy, I'll go tell her to tell him to go check Karen's house and then call you, ok?"

"Ok, Lily why would she do this?"

"She's almost lost her mother, she's acting like she normally wouldn't. Maybe it's the only way for her to deal with it."

"I hope you're right."

"I probably am. I love you."

"I love you too."

Lily beeped back over to Judy. "Is Eli there?"

"Yeah, he's talking to Jake and Zoe. Is something wrong?"
"Zoe's over there? Why is she over there?"

"I don't know. I think she called Jake to pick her up after school. I do not know. Are you ok?"

"I'm fine can you just tell Eli to go to Karen's house and see if Jessie's there and then call Rick?"

"Sure. You sure you're ok?"
"I'll be fine."

"So how's your mother?" Jake asked Eli as he handed him a stack of books.

"She's getting better."

"You and Grace must have been there long because I didn't here her come back in." Zoe said.

"Grace barely knows your mother. Why would she go to the hospital with you?" Jake asked.

"She didn't go with me. I took Jessie." He turned to Zoe. "That's why you didn't hear her come in because she never left."

"This time she didn't come with you. Didn't she go with you before?" Zoe said.

Eli looked at her as if she was nuts and he turned to Jake who looked confused and worried. "She followed me to the hospital, she didn't come with me."

"Why did would she follow you to the hospital!" Jake said.

"Eli!" Judy screamed.

Eli turned to face her, just happy to find some one else to talk to. "What?"

"Lily wants you to go to your mother's house to see if Jessie's there."

Zoe gulped. "My mother called?"

"Yes, and she well let's just say she was shocked to find out you were here." Judy said.

"I thought you told me you asked your mother." Jake said.

"Well…"

"Wait, why would Jessie be at mom's house?" Eli asked worried.

 "I don't know. All I do know is that your father and Lily are looking for her. You can leave now."

"Thanks." He said and headed off.