Jeff came home to Amy complaining about her aching back. Which meant in
Amy's language, that he had to rub her back. She sat down on the couch, in
between Jeff's legs, as he rubbed her shoulder. Jeff hesitated before
telling her "I saw Bethany today" There was a pause. "What did that bitch
want?" Amy said sounding not too concerned. "Oh, nothing", she just said Hi
Jeff lied. "Oh, that was nice" Amy lied back." How was work?" she said
changing the subject. "It was alright." He said dully. He looked over at
the night table beside the couch. He saw their wedding picture, Jeff and
Amy smiling with the white cake all over their faces. A present from Matt.
He chuckled slighty as he picked it up. Amy caught a glimpse of it and
smiled too. "I remember that" she chuckled running her fingers over the
glass. "I could have kicked Matt's ass for doing that!" she said looking at
the icing on their faces. Jeff laughed "Yeah" Amy kissed him on the cheek.
"You feeling better today?" she asked nicely. Jeff nodded "Better" he lied
again. "Good" she said looking up and smiling at him. "I talked to Stacy"
she said quietly. "Just in case you were wondering, She was in fact with
Matt when he died." Jeff looked over at her, with relief in his eyes. "He
didnt die alone, Jeff" She said. He knew Stacy was there with him Jeff
nodded, this was a little reassuring to him, at least he knew Matt didn't
die alone on the pavement. "Ames?" he started "I have to tell you something
about Matt going up to the cottage" he said. Amy turned around fully and
faced him. "Yeah?" she said.
" He went to the cottage to go get an engagement ring for Stacy, he was going to propose" Amy was silent for a second. "Oh god Jeff" she started "Don't tell Stacy that" she said. "I wasn't planning to" he replied. Amy nodded her head "Good, it would eat her up" Amy got a quick view at the clock, she yawned. "Well I should get to bed, are you coming?" she asked stretching. "Uh, not now, Ill be in later" he replied. Amy nodded while leaning in and kissing his cheek. "Night" she said soothingly. "Night" he replied back. Amy turned the corner and he heard her shut the door.
He sat down and picked up their wedding photo book. He opened it to the first page, Jeff and Amy at the top of the aisle. Second Page, Them dancing. Third page, Them giving each other wine. The fourth showed Jeff with Matt, who was the best man at that time, laughing. He paused on this photo for a long time. Studying Matt's face, to his own. His eyes began to water, so he slammed the book shut and placed it back on the table. He headed to bed, where Amy was already sleeping, got in and wrapped his arms around her waist. Amy jolted out of bed, in a cold sweat, her breathing was heavier than usual. Maybe it was a dream, or a noise that woke her up, she said to herself. She looked beside her, Jeff was gone. She sighed and grabbed her bath robe and headed down the hall in search for him. He found him standing outside the balcony, over looking the city. He was smoking, She sighed. She hated when he did that. She opened the door slowly. He turned around to meet her gaze.
"I thought you quit that" she said quietly. He threw the almost finished cigarette on the floor and Amy rubbed her foot in it. "I know, I did too" he sighed. "I just really felt like one" he shurgged. "I just came out here to think that's all" he said innocently. She said "Its freezing" as she wrapped the bath robe around herself tighter. He stared at her, "Yeah, we should get inside" he took her hand and brought her in. "You want to talk about something?" Amy asked soothingly." No" Jeff lied. "Oh. Alright" Amy said lying back down, Jeff joined her. "Are you working tomorrow?" he asked. "Yeah, so Ill try not to wake you up in the morning" she said smiling. Yeah he said. She closed her eyes. "Good night" she said and there was a brief pause. "And if you get up for another smoke Ill hunt you down" she whispered smiling. Jeff nodded yes, and chuckled before drifting off to sleep. Amy jolted out of bed again, in a cold sweat and shaking. Another bad dream? she thought to herself, but this time Jeff was lying silently beside her. She caught her breath and looked around the room. Nothing, just pitch black. She was a little worried so moved a little closer to Jeff, but still sat up eyeing the empty room. Nothing She lied back down, grabbing Jeff's arm, who still slept through her whole scare. She snuggled her head up against his chest, and began to relax. She sighed and drifted off to sleep. Amy rolled over to see that Jeff was half awake, her alarm clock had been too loud. She sighed and smacked the snooze button and started to get up. Jeff grabbed her arm and pulled her back down, still with his eyes closed. She sat down beside him "Jesus, Jeff! That scared the crap out of me!!!" she said. He smiled to himself, "Well just learn how to keep your alarm a little quieter." He whispered rolling over, and letting go of her arm. She slowly got up and walked to the dresser, getting her work clothes on. She tied her hair up in a large bun. "Ill be home a little early today, alright?" She told him. "Mmm." Jeff said into his pillow. Fine he mumbled. She laughed "Don't you sound excited?" she placed bobby pins on either side of her head. She hair sprayed it and walked over to Jeff, she kissed him on the cheek. "Bye" she said smiling, then walking out and closing the bedroom door.
Matt walked in the room, he smiled over at Jeff. "You ready to go?" he asked. Jeff sat up and looked confused. "Matt?" he said smiling. "Matt I thought you were- " he trailed off. Matt smiled and shook his head "What are you talking about?" he asked. Jeff shook his head, "Where are we going?" he asked. Matt held his hands up "Golfing!" he said "C 'mon Jeff you're the one that's always late, lets go!" Jeff stepped closer to him. "I know, you want to stay away from the course, because I can always beat your ass at this game" Matt said jokingly. "But, you cant use that as an excuse today, Jeffery!" he laughed. Jeff stepped closer to him. Matt looked confused. "Matt?" he said again in disbelief. Matt looked around the room. "Uh, can I help you?" he joked as Jeff examined his face. Jeff reached out to touch him, but he was gone. He looked around an empty room. "Matt?!" he yelled while panicking. No reply. "Matt?" he yelled again. He shot out of bed, it was all a dream. There was no Matt, he was still gone. He sighed and put his head in his hands. He sighed, and his eyes watered. Jesus, he didn't want to remember anything with Matt anymore, or at least now, it was too painful. He hoped he would never re-enter his dreams but this was just another painful reminder that he was gone.
" Hey Sweetie" Amy smiled as she flopped down on the couch with Jeff and draped her legs over his, she kissed him on the cheek. "How was your day?" she asked kindly. Jeff nodded It was alright Good She replied. "Stacy is coming here soon, so I just want to go make sure the spare room is decent enough for her to live in." She smiled. "Thank you so much for letting her stay here" she said. Jeff paused. "She is welcome anytime, Ames." She kissed his cheek again. "I love you "she laughed while walking up the stairs into the room and shutting the door. Stacy gently folded some pajamas into her suitcase and sighed. She looked around the empty room, which she and Matt had once shared. She breathed in deeply, his scent still lingered around the house. She sat down on the bed and gave one last look around. The house looked ugly and abandoned. She ran her hands over her stomach, when she felt the baby move around. The baby was the only part of Matt she had left. She was about six months pregnant now, and couldn't stand not having Matt around to be Daddy. She needed the company badly, so being with Amy and Jeff was a big improvement. She packed the rest of her things and walked around the empty house, for the last time. She picked up her stuff and headed out the door.
" He went to the cottage to go get an engagement ring for Stacy, he was going to propose" Amy was silent for a second. "Oh god Jeff" she started "Don't tell Stacy that" she said. "I wasn't planning to" he replied. Amy nodded her head "Good, it would eat her up" Amy got a quick view at the clock, she yawned. "Well I should get to bed, are you coming?" she asked stretching. "Uh, not now, Ill be in later" he replied. Amy nodded while leaning in and kissing his cheek. "Night" she said soothingly. "Night" he replied back. Amy turned the corner and he heard her shut the door.
He sat down and picked up their wedding photo book. He opened it to the first page, Jeff and Amy at the top of the aisle. Second Page, Them dancing. Third page, Them giving each other wine. The fourth showed Jeff with Matt, who was the best man at that time, laughing. He paused on this photo for a long time. Studying Matt's face, to his own. His eyes began to water, so he slammed the book shut and placed it back on the table. He headed to bed, where Amy was already sleeping, got in and wrapped his arms around her waist. Amy jolted out of bed, in a cold sweat, her breathing was heavier than usual. Maybe it was a dream, or a noise that woke her up, she said to herself. She looked beside her, Jeff was gone. She sighed and grabbed her bath robe and headed down the hall in search for him. He found him standing outside the balcony, over looking the city. He was smoking, She sighed. She hated when he did that. She opened the door slowly. He turned around to meet her gaze.
"I thought you quit that" she said quietly. He threw the almost finished cigarette on the floor and Amy rubbed her foot in it. "I know, I did too" he sighed. "I just really felt like one" he shurgged. "I just came out here to think that's all" he said innocently. She said "Its freezing" as she wrapped the bath robe around herself tighter. He stared at her, "Yeah, we should get inside" he took her hand and brought her in. "You want to talk about something?" Amy asked soothingly." No" Jeff lied. "Oh. Alright" Amy said lying back down, Jeff joined her. "Are you working tomorrow?" he asked. "Yeah, so Ill try not to wake you up in the morning" she said smiling. Yeah he said. She closed her eyes. "Good night" she said and there was a brief pause. "And if you get up for another smoke Ill hunt you down" she whispered smiling. Jeff nodded yes, and chuckled before drifting off to sleep. Amy jolted out of bed again, in a cold sweat and shaking. Another bad dream? she thought to herself, but this time Jeff was lying silently beside her. She caught her breath and looked around the room. Nothing, just pitch black. She was a little worried so moved a little closer to Jeff, but still sat up eyeing the empty room. Nothing She lied back down, grabbing Jeff's arm, who still slept through her whole scare. She snuggled her head up against his chest, and began to relax. She sighed and drifted off to sleep. Amy rolled over to see that Jeff was half awake, her alarm clock had been too loud. She sighed and smacked the snooze button and started to get up. Jeff grabbed her arm and pulled her back down, still with his eyes closed. She sat down beside him "Jesus, Jeff! That scared the crap out of me!!!" she said. He smiled to himself, "Well just learn how to keep your alarm a little quieter." He whispered rolling over, and letting go of her arm. She slowly got up and walked to the dresser, getting her work clothes on. She tied her hair up in a large bun. "Ill be home a little early today, alright?" She told him. "Mmm." Jeff said into his pillow. Fine he mumbled. She laughed "Don't you sound excited?" she placed bobby pins on either side of her head. She hair sprayed it and walked over to Jeff, she kissed him on the cheek. "Bye" she said smiling, then walking out and closing the bedroom door.
Matt walked in the room, he smiled over at Jeff. "You ready to go?" he asked. Jeff sat up and looked confused. "Matt?" he said smiling. "Matt I thought you were- " he trailed off. Matt smiled and shook his head "What are you talking about?" he asked. Jeff shook his head, "Where are we going?" he asked. Matt held his hands up "Golfing!" he said "C 'mon Jeff you're the one that's always late, lets go!" Jeff stepped closer to him. "I know, you want to stay away from the course, because I can always beat your ass at this game" Matt said jokingly. "But, you cant use that as an excuse today, Jeffery!" he laughed. Jeff stepped closer to him. Matt looked confused. "Matt?" he said again in disbelief. Matt looked around the room. "Uh, can I help you?" he joked as Jeff examined his face. Jeff reached out to touch him, but he was gone. He looked around an empty room. "Matt?!" he yelled while panicking. No reply. "Matt?" he yelled again. He shot out of bed, it was all a dream. There was no Matt, he was still gone. He sighed and put his head in his hands. He sighed, and his eyes watered. Jesus, he didn't want to remember anything with Matt anymore, or at least now, it was too painful. He hoped he would never re-enter his dreams but this was just another painful reminder that he was gone.
" Hey Sweetie" Amy smiled as she flopped down on the couch with Jeff and draped her legs over his, she kissed him on the cheek. "How was your day?" she asked kindly. Jeff nodded It was alright Good She replied. "Stacy is coming here soon, so I just want to go make sure the spare room is decent enough for her to live in." She smiled. "Thank you so much for letting her stay here" she said. Jeff paused. "She is welcome anytime, Ames." She kissed his cheek again. "I love you "she laughed while walking up the stairs into the room and shutting the door. Stacy gently folded some pajamas into her suitcase and sighed. She looked around the empty room, which she and Matt had once shared. She breathed in deeply, his scent still lingered around the house. She sat down on the bed and gave one last look around. The house looked ugly and abandoned. She ran her hands over her stomach, when she felt the baby move around. The baby was the only part of Matt she had left. She was about six months pregnant now, and couldn't stand not having Matt around to be Daddy. She needed the company badly, so being with Amy and Jeff was a big improvement. She packed the rest of her things and walked around the empty house, for the last time. She picked up her stuff and headed out the door.