Chapter 3
When they arrived at the church, Sapphire couldn't help but start crying. The sight of her mom in her white casket made the tears fall down her cheeks. "I can't look at her," she said, as she buried her face in Jeff's chest. "Shhh, calm down," he replied, caressing her long, blonde hair softly. "She's so white and cold. Why does this keep happening to me?" she asked, crying. "I don't know why it keeps happening, but you have to calm down. I understand it hurts, but I don't want you to get out of control," he answered, kissing her ear. She sighed and looked at her mom for the last time. "I love you. I'll love you forever," she whispered, as they two men from the mortuary closed the casket. After everyone said their speeches and the funeral was over, Sapphire, Jeff and Trish all drove back to the hotel silently. They entered the hotel room and immediately Sapphire went to her bedroom. Jeff waited until the door shut and when it did, he turned to Trish concerned. "You think she's okay?" he asked nervously. "Oh Please Jeff. Her mothers funeral was an hour ago. Do you really think she's okay?" Trish asked back, rolling her eyes. "I'm sorry. I'm just really concerned," he answered, as she laid her hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I snapped at you like that. I guess I'm concerned too," she said, sighing. "Well, I'll take care of her, so you don't need to worry," he replied, as she smiled. "Thanks Jeff," she said, walking into her room. She shut the door and all he could do was rake a hand through his hair. He hoped he could take care of Sapphire. He blew out a breath and walked to the bedroom door. "Can I come in?" he asked, knocking lightly. "No!" she yelled. Instead of listening, he opened the door. "I said no!" she exclaimed, throwing a shoe at him. "I don't care what you said, you're going to listen to me," he said, as she glared at him. "What makes you think I'm going to listen to you?" she asked meanly. "I've been through the same thing and I think I can help you," he answered, as her glare turned into an innocent face. He walked over to her and hugged her. "I'm sorry Jeff. I don't mean to act like this, it's just frustrating and sad. My sister, my dad and my mom. Who's next? My brother and than me?" she asked, as he shook his head. "Don't ever say that again. Please don't say that again," he answered, as she gave him a confused look. "Why cant I say that?" she asked, letting go of him. "I couldn't bare to live without you. We're best friends. We need each other," he answered, as she smiled a little. "Thank you Jeff. Thank you for everything," she said, as he shrugged. "It's no problem. Anything for you and really and truly, I think the best thing for you right now, is to sleep," he replied, as she nodded. "I guess your right," she said, slipping under the covers. "Of course I'm right," he replied, chuckling. She rolled her eyes and yawned. She didn't know what she would do without Jeff. 3 hours later, she woke up to the smell of steak. She got out of bed and walked out of the room to find Trish chasing Jeff. "Give me the sauce now!" Trish yelled, as he stuck out his tongue. Sapphire smiled as she watched them. Her two very best friends were chasing each other over a simple thing as sauce. No wonder they were her best friends. "I see you two are having fun," she said, as she grabbed the sauce from Jeff. "Hey, how did you do that?" Trish asked, as Sapphire smiled proudly. "I'm just the damn good," she answered laughing. "Whatever," Jeff said, as he grabbed the sauce out of her hand. "Take it away from him," Trish replied, as Sapphire shook her head. "Sorry, I don't think I can help you on this one," she said, walking back into her bedroom. "Ugh! Screw you!" Trish exclaimed. "I love you too," Sapphire said, as she shut the door. Jeff smiled and waved the bottle of sauce in front of her face. "Fine, you can put the sauce on, asshole," she said, as he smiled. "Good," he replied shortly, as he walked over to the grill and started to put the sauce on the steaks. "You know, this is a nice suite. It comes with like everything," she said, as he nodded. "I know, seriously. I was surprised at how much it came with," he replied, as he sat down on the couch. "You think Sapphire will like our cooking?" she asked, as he smiled. "Of course, because unlike what she said, you and I, we are that damn good," he answered, as they both laughed. When dinner time came, they were indeed right. Sapphire loved their food. "I'm surprised that two people who were fighting over the sauce could actually make a decent dinner," she said, as Trish and Jeff gave her a mean look. She chuckled and drank some water. "You two are too funny," she said, as Jeff nodded. "Well I knew that I was funny, but her? Nah, I don't think so," he replied, referring to Trish. "Oh, get a life," she said, hitting him on the shoulder. "Oh get a life," he replied, mimicking her. She rolled her eyes and picked up the three empty plates. "You guys go ahead and get some sleep. I'll do the dish washing," she said, as Sapphire cocked her head to the side. "Are you sure? I can help you if you'd like," she offered, as Trish shook her head. "No, I can do it by myself," she said, as Jeff shrugged. "Well whatever, but thanks," he replied, as Trish started to wash the plates. They walked into the bedroom and shut the door. "Did you know I'm not even tired?" she asked, as he nodded. "I bet it's because you took a 3 hour nap earlier," he answered, taking off his shirt. "Yeah, you're right, but I'm surprised you aren't falling asleep. You've done a lot of stuff today," she said, as he shrugged. "No biggie," he replied, as she smiled. "Trying to act like the tough guy, I see," she said. "I am a tough guy," he replied, sticking out his tongue. "Suuuree," she said, walking into the bathroom. He shook his head and smiled. She was finally starting to brighten up. He knew her happiness wouldn't last for long, but at least there was some being shown.
When they arrived at the church, Sapphire couldn't help but start crying. The sight of her mom in her white casket made the tears fall down her cheeks. "I can't look at her," she said, as she buried her face in Jeff's chest. "Shhh, calm down," he replied, caressing her long, blonde hair softly. "She's so white and cold. Why does this keep happening to me?" she asked, crying. "I don't know why it keeps happening, but you have to calm down. I understand it hurts, but I don't want you to get out of control," he answered, kissing her ear. She sighed and looked at her mom for the last time. "I love you. I'll love you forever," she whispered, as they two men from the mortuary closed the casket. After everyone said their speeches and the funeral was over, Sapphire, Jeff and Trish all drove back to the hotel silently. They entered the hotel room and immediately Sapphire went to her bedroom. Jeff waited until the door shut and when it did, he turned to Trish concerned. "You think she's okay?" he asked nervously. "Oh Please Jeff. Her mothers funeral was an hour ago. Do you really think she's okay?" Trish asked back, rolling her eyes. "I'm sorry. I'm just really concerned," he answered, as she laid her hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I snapped at you like that. I guess I'm concerned too," she said, sighing. "Well, I'll take care of her, so you don't need to worry," he replied, as she smiled. "Thanks Jeff," she said, walking into her room. She shut the door and all he could do was rake a hand through his hair. He hoped he could take care of Sapphire. He blew out a breath and walked to the bedroom door. "Can I come in?" he asked, knocking lightly. "No!" she yelled. Instead of listening, he opened the door. "I said no!" she exclaimed, throwing a shoe at him. "I don't care what you said, you're going to listen to me," he said, as she glared at him. "What makes you think I'm going to listen to you?" she asked meanly. "I've been through the same thing and I think I can help you," he answered, as her glare turned into an innocent face. He walked over to her and hugged her. "I'm sorry Jeff. I don't mean to act like this, it's just frustrating and sad. My sister, my dad and my mom. Who's next? My brother and than me?" she asked, as he shook his head. "Don't ever say that again. Please don't say that again," he answered, as she gave him a confused look. "Why cant I say that?" she asked, letting go of him. "I couldn't bare to live without you. We're best friends. We need each other," he answered, as she smiled a little. "Thank you Jeff. Thank you for everything," she said, as he shrugged. "It's no problem. Anything for you and really and truly, I think the best thing for you right now, is to sleep," he replied, as she nodded. "I guess your right," she said, slipping under the covers. "Of course I'm right," he replied, chuckling. She rolled her eyes and yawned. She didn't know what she would do without Jeff. 3 hours later, she woke up to the smell of steak. She got out of bed and walked out of the room to find Trish chasing Jeff. "Give me the sauce now!" Trish yelled, as he stuck out his tongue. Sapphire smiled as she watched them. Her two very best friends were chasing each other over a simple thing as sauce. No wonder they were her best friends. "I see you two are having fun," she said, as she grabbed the sauce from Jeff. "Hey, how did you do that?" Trish asked, as Sapphire smiled proudly. "I'm just the damn good," she answered laughing. "Whatever," Jeff said, as he grabbed the sauce out of her hand. "Take it away from him," Trish replied, as Sapphire shook her head. "Sorry, I don't think I can help you on this one," she said, walking back into her bedroom. "Ugh! Screw you!" Trish exclaimed. "I love you too," Sapphire said, as she shut the door. Jeff smiled and waved the bottle of sauce in front of her face. "Fine, you can put the sauce on, asshole," she said, as he smiled. "Good," he replied shortly, as he walked over to the grill and started to put the sauce on the steaks. "You know, this is a nice suite. It comes with like everything," she said, as he nodded. "I know, seriously. I was surprised at how much it came with," he replied, as he sat down on the couch. "You think Sapphire will like our cooking?" she asked, as he smiled. "Of course, because unlike what she said, you and I, we are that damn good," he answered, as they both laughed. When dinner time came, they were indeed right. Sapphire loved their food. "I'm surprised that two people who were fighting over the sauce could actually make a decent dinner," she said, as Trish and Jeff gave her a mean look. She chuckled and drank some water. "You two are too funny," she said, as Jeff nodded. "Well I knew that I was funny, but her? Nah, I don't think so," he replied, referring to Trish. "Oh, get a life," she said, hitting him on the shoulder. "Oh get a life," he replied, mimicking her. She rolled her eyes and picked up the three empty plates. "You guys go ahead and get some sleep. I'll do the dish washing," she said, as Sapphire cocked her head to the side. "Are you sure? I can help you if you'd like," she offered, as Trish shook her head. "No, I can do it by myself," she said, as Jeff shrugged. "Well whatever, but thanks," he replied, as Trish started to wash the plates. They walked into the bedroom and shut the door. "Did you know I'm not even tired?" she asked, as he nodded. "I bet it's because you took a 3 hour nap earlier," he answered, taking off his shirt. "Yeah, you're right, but I'm surprised you aren't falling asleep. You've done a lot of stuff today," she said, as he shrugged. "No biggie," he replied, as she smiled. "Trying to act like the tough guy, I see," she said. "I am a tough guy," he replied, sticking out his tongue. "Suuuree," she said, walking into the bathroom. He shook his head and smiled. She was finally starting to brighten up. He knew her happiness wouldn't last for long, but at least there was some being shown.
