Part 2
~Later~
"Jacqueline, I must tell you something!" Monica said, breezing into the lounge area
*Great! I bet it's bad news* Jake thought groaning inwardly, looking up from the film she was watching.
Her mother came and sat beside her on the couch, and smiled at her little girl ."Hun, I have been offered a great role in a play in London, and the thing is… I'm going to be there for the entire year!" Monica said excitedly.
Jake tried to smile, despite the feelings she tried her hardest to keep hidden. *I knew it. She's leaving me again. Just when we're starting to get closer.*
"And I want you to come with me." Monica finished, taking her daughters hand in her own.
Jake glanced down at their clasped hands, then back at her mother's face. "Mom, of course I'd love to spend more time with you. But if you can't spend time with me when you're working here, do you really think you can do it in London?"
" Yes, I really do. That´s why I´m asking you."
"Mom… I have finally found a great school that I really like, some very good friends and I'm finally starting to fit in……. and now you are going to take it all away from me?."
Monica sighed
" Okay, Jackie, I admit. I don´t know how much time this play needs, and moving to another country can be hard… but I just want you near me, so we can really get to know each other"
This time Jake sighed
" Mom, I know you mean well, but this is a very hard decision for me to make, I don´t know if I can take this. I don´t think I want to move to London. Please mom don´t be mad at me."
Monica's face softened
"I´m not mad at you, just…please think about it? I know I haven´t spent a lot of time with you these last few years. And I understand if you feel I won´t have time to spend with you in London, but my agent said that the play won´t take too much time to learn, so I'll be able to spend time with you when you've got time free of school.
I´m hoping we can spend time together during the weekends too, but I want to be honest with you …the weekends *would* be hard."
Jake looked away, and frowned.
" Mom, I appreciate it, I really do. I don´t know what to say. Are you going to be mad at me if I say no? You can always fly back to spend time with me if you decide to move to London." she said hopefully.
Monica nodded
"Well, yes I could do that also. Just think about it, and let me now when you´ve made your decision. I have accepted the role already, yesterday it was finalized. I am so sorry for putting you in this position."
" So, you've known about it all day and never told me?"
" I didn´t want to ruin our day together"
" But mom, you did ruin it by not telling me. I just wanted to have a great day with you." She said with tears building up in her eyes andd feeling betrayed all over again.
" I´m truly sorry, Jacqueline."
Jake sighed. " I´m going to bed, I´m tired, goodnight mom"
" Goodnight darling."
~Next day~
*I don't want to hurt mom's feelings…how do I explain my decision without doing that? I love her, but I know how she is with her work, and she can't change who she is* Jake thought, walking down the staircase.
" Mom, I have made a decision." Jake said, walking into her mom's study.
"I already know what it is. You aren't coming with me." Monica said, setting aside her script that had been mailed to her that morning.
"You're right. I can't leave, not now. I love it at Rawley, and I can always come and visit you during the holidays."
"I understand. You've made this decision, not only because of Rawley, but also because of my busy schedule, right?"
" Yes." Jake said, nodding truthfully.
"Well, I have something else to tell you"
" Is it more bad news?" Jake said looking a little worried.
Monica looked at Jake
"You could say that. My agent just called me. I have to be in London in three days." she saw her daughter's fallen expression. "I had a surprise lined up for next week, but it looks like we won't be able to do anything."
" You have to be there in next week!!! But what about us? I thought we were going to spend the entire holiday together?"
Monica sighed
"Jacqueline, I'm sorry. It can't be helped. I wish I could spend more time with you, but I promise to call you or at least email you everyday."
"Well, thanks for doing your best mom" Jacqueline embraced her mother.
"So, what was the surprise you were talking about?"
Monica smiled
"I guess it's no longer a surprise. I was planning for us to travel to any place in the US you wanted to visit, just the two of us. I already had two plane tickets booked that could've taken us anywhere you wanted to go.
"Oh mom, thank you. What are you going to do with the tickets?"
"Well, I was thinking…maybe you could invite one of your Rawley friends to go with you?"
"Seriously?" Jake said, smiling.
"Can I invite whoever I want?"
" Of course you can"
"Oh thank you, thank you!" Jake said, and hugged her mother tight.
They talked into the night, about everything, and no one was more happy that day than Jacqueline. She was bonding with mom…becoming so close to her.
*This is one of the best summers I've ever had. I have a great bunch of friends, I have a boyfriend that I adore and am totally in love with, and to top it off I finally get to spend time with my mother who loves me, and who wants the best for me. Could my life possibly get better?*
~Later~
"Jacqueline, I must tell you something!" Monica said, breezing into the lounge area
*Great! I bet it's bad news* Jake thought groaning inwardly, looking up from the film she was watching.
Her mother came and sat beside her on the couch, and smiled at her little girl ."Hun, I have been offered a great role in a play in London, and the thing is… I'm going to be there for the entire year!" Monica said excitedly.
Jake tried to smile, despite the feelings she tried her hardest to keep hidden. *I knew it. She's leaving me again. Just when we're starting to get closer.*
"And I want you to come with me." Monica finished, taking her daughters hand in her own.
Jake glanced down at their clasped hands, then back at her mother's face. "Mom, of course I'd love to spend more time with you. But if you can't spend time with me when you're working here, do you really think you can do it in London?"
" Yes, I really do. That´s why I´m asking you."
"Mom… I have finally found a great school that I really like, some very good friends and I'm finally starting to fit in……. and now you are going to take it all away from me?."
Monica sighed
" Okay, Jackie, I admit. I don´t know how much time this play needs, and moving to another country can be hard… but I just want you near me, so we can really get to know each other"
This time Jake sighed
" Mom, I know you mean well, but this is a very hard decision for me to make, I don´t know if I can take this. I don´t think I want to move to London. Please mom don´t be mad at me."
Monica's face softened
"I´m not mad at you, just…please think about it? I know I haven´t spent a lot of time with you these last few years. And I understand if you feel I won´t have time to spend with you in London, but my agent said that the play won´t take too much time to learn, so I'll be able to spend time with you when you've got time free of school.
I´m hoping we can spend time together during the weekends too, but I want to be honest with you …the weekends *would* be hard."
Jake looked away, and frowned.
" Mom, I appreciate it, I really do. I don´t know what to say. Are you going to be mad at me if I say no? You can always fly back to spend time with me if you decide to move to London." she said hopefully.
Monica nodded
"Well, yes I could do that also. Just think about it, and let me now when you´ve made your decision. I have accepted the role already, yesterday it was finalized. I am so sorry for putting you in this position."
" So, you've known about it all day and never told me?"
" I didn´t want to ruin our day together"
" But mom, you did ruin it by not telling me. I just wanted to have a great day with you." She said with tears building up in her eyes andd feeling betrayed all over again.
" I´m truly sorry, Jacqueline."
Jake sighed. " I´m going to bed, I´m tired, goodnight mom"
" Goodnight darling."
~Next day~
*I don't want to hurt mom's feelings…how do I explain my decision without doing that? I love her, but I know how she is with her work, and she can't change who she is* Jake thought, walking down the staircase.
" Mom, I have made a decision." Jake said, walking into her mom's study.
"I already know what it is. You aren't coming with me." Monica said, setting aside her script that had been mailed to her that morning.
"You're right. I can't leave, not now. I love it at Rawley, and I can always come and visit you during the holidays."
"I understand. You've made this decision, not only because of Rawley, but also because of my busy schedule, right?"
" Yes." Jake said, nodding truthfully.
"Well, I have something else to tell you"
" Is it more bad news?" Jake said looking a little worried.
Monica looked at Jake
"You could say that. My agent just called me. I have to be in London in three days." she saw her daughter's fallen expression. "I had a surprise lined up for next week, but it looks like we won't be able to do anything."
" You have to be there in next week!!! But what about us? I thought we were going to spend the entire holiday together?"
Monica sighed
"Jacqueline, I'm sorry. It can't be helped. I wish I could spend more time with you, but I promise to call you or at least email you everyday."
"Well, thanks for doing your best mom" Jacqueline embraced her mother.
"So, what was the surprise you were talking about?"
Monica smiled
"I guess it's no longer a surprise. I was planning for us to travel to any place in the US you wanted to visit, just the two of us. I already had two plane tickets booked that could've taken us anywhere you wanted to go.
"Oh mom, thank you. What are you going to do with the tickets?"
"Well, I was thinking…maybe you could invite one of your Rawley friends to go with you?"
"Seriously?" Jake said, smiling.
"Can I invite whoever I want?"
" Of course you can"
"Oh thank you, thank you!" Jake said, and hugged her mother tight.
They talked into the night, about everything, and no one was more happy that day than Jacqueline. She was bonding with mom…becoming so close to her.
*This is one of the best summers I've ever had. I have a great bunch of friends, I have a boyfriend that I adore and am totally in love with, and to top it off I finally get to spend time with my mother who loves me, and who wants the best for me. Could my life possibly get better?*