Joey sat there on the recliner for what seemed like hours allowing the
gravity of the situation to sink in. She sat there trying to figure out
what had just happened. 'How could he do this to me? After all that I've
done for him, after all that I have given up.' She sat there and cried for
another hour before she walked into her bedroom and slipped out of her work
clothes. It was 4 in the morning by the time she had finally gotten to
sleep. The remainder of her night was spent tossing and turning
desperately trying to get comfortable in a very big, very empty bed. When
the alarm went off at 7:15 the next morning, Joey nearly slept trough it.
She weakly turned the alarm off and silently cursed herself as she got out
of bed. Half awake, she walked into the kitchen and tripped on a box.
"Damn it!" She yelled as she hopped on one foot. As soon as the pain
subsided she realized just what it was she had tripped over and the events
of last night replayed in her head. Tears filled her eyes as she walked
towards the phone. She picked up her black address book and flipped it
open to M. Quickly she dialed the only number on the page. The phone rang
two times before someone was on the other end.
"Hello?" A man, who sounded as if he had just woken up, asked from the other end.
Joey took a deep breath before answering. "Hello, Mr. Mooney?"
"Yes this is him."
"Hello Mr. Mooney, this is Josephine Potter, your editor. I was just calling to inform you that I will not be able to make our meeting today but I would very much like to reschedule is it is alright with you?" A feeling of surprise came over Joey as she realized how calm she had just sounded, which was very much unlike how she felt.
"Yes, Ms. Potter that would be alright. I'm leaving town for a couple of weeks but I will call your office as soon as I return." With that the line went dead and Joey had the entire day to herself. She sat down at the kitchen table for a while trying to think of anything but Trevor when she remembered he was coming back to pick up his things. He would probably be expecting her to be at work and she couldn't let him know how badly he had hurt her so she decided she would leave before he got there. She quickly took a shower and got dressed. She picked up her keys and walked out of her apartment wondering what she would do with her time. Caught in her own thought she didn't even see Jen holding Amy at the bottom of the stairs and she almost ran right into them. Without thinking about who it was she shyly said, "I'm so sorry," and was about to continue on her way when Jen held out her hand and touched Joey's arm.
"Joey, are you feeling ok?" She asked with a look of sincere concern in her eyes.
"Sorry, Jen. I didn't see you there. I must have been caught in thought." Joey looked up at Jen, trying her hardest to look all right and forcefully stated that she was fine, just a rough morning. Jen didn't believe her for a second and before Joey knew what was happening Jen had dragged Joey into her apartment.
Jen's apartment was very similar to Joey's with the exception of the wild colored walls and the baby stuff scattered all over the floor. It had a sort of homey feeling to it, something that only Grams could have accomplished. Jen walked over to the crib and lay the sleeping form of Amy in it before returning to the couch where she left Joey. "So, tell me what's wrong with you. And don't tell me it's nothing because I think that I know you a little better than that."
Joey scanned the walls with her eyes and suddenly came to the conclusion that there was no way out of this conversation. Her eyes started to tear up as she looked for the words to begin. Before she even started Jen was by her side holding her in an embrace and allowing Joey to cry into her shoulder. Between sobs Joey managed to get out what had happened to her the night before. "And then.. He just left me Jen. I don't.. I don't know why... He just said, said that he wasn't happy." Jen wiped a loose strand of Joey's hair and tucked it behind her ear. "I just miss him so much it hurts." For a long while Joey just cried into Jen's shoulder until the tears would no longer come out. Joey sat up and wiped the remainder of her tears off her face and walked into the bathroom. She turned on the faucet and splashed water on her face. After wiping it away she looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were all red and puffy from crying and she had bags under her eyes from the night before. "I'm a mess." She quietly confessed to herself. She walked back out into the living room to see Jen bouncing Amy up and down on her knee. Jen looked up at Joey and gave her a half smile.
"Joey, I think the best thing for you right now is something familiar and I know just the thing. I am going into Capeside for a week or two to visit with Jack and you should come along." Jen commanded more then asked. She got up from the couch and looked at her watch, 11:30. "We better get going if we are planning on getting there for dinner. Let's go get you packed."
Joey stood there in shock as Jen walked towards her. 'What had just happened,' she wondered to herself. Jen grabbed Joey's hand and pulled her out of the apartment and up the stairs to Joey's. "Jen, I can't go with you," Joey protested all as she walked up the stairs. "I have work." Joey knew that was a lie. Her boss had been trying to make her take a vacation for months and since Mr. Mooney was going to be out of town for a couple of weeks it was the perfect opportunity to take it. Once at Joey's apartment door Jen looked over in Joey's direction and saw that she was deep in thought. It appeared as if she was contemplating something, probably whether or not she should go back to Capeside. Jen waited for a half second before she snapped her fingers in front of Joey's eyes, instantly bringing her back into reality.
"Space cadet, I kinda need you to unlock the door so we can get in. Amy's not getting any lighter." She watched as Joey registered her comment and pulled the keys out of her purse. She fumbled around with them as she unlocked the door and welcomed Jen inside. Once inside the first thing Joey looked for were Trevor's boxes, which had already been removed from the floor. Joey quickly packed up all of her things, gave one last look around her apartment and headed out the door with Jen by her side.
"Hello?" A man, who sounded as if he had just woken up, asked from the other end.
Joey took a deep breath before answering. "Hello, Mr. Mooney?"
"Yes this is him."
"Hello Mr. Mooney, this is Josephine Potter, your editor. I was just calling to inform you that I will not be able to make our meeting today but I would very much like to reschedule is it is alright with you?" A feeling of surprise came over Joey as she realized how calm she had just sounded, which was very much unlike how she felt.
"Yes, Ms. Potter that would be alright. I'm leaving town for a couple of weeks but I will call your office as soon as I return." With that the line went dead and Joey had the entire day to herself. She sat down at the kitchen table for a while trying to think of anything but Trevor when she remembered he was coming back to pick up his things. He would probably be expecting her to be at work and she couldn't let him know how badly he had hurt her so she decided she would leave before he got there. She quickly took a shower and got dressed. She picked up her keys and walked out of her apartment wondering what she would do with her time. Caught in her own thought she didn't even see Jen holding Amy at the bottom of the stairs and she almost ran right into them. Without thinking about who it was she shyly said, "I'm so sorry," and was about to continue on her way when Jen held out her hand and touched Joey's arm.
"Joey, are you feeling ok?" She asked with a look of sincere concern in her eyes.
"Sorry, Jen. I didn't see you there. I must have been caught in thought." Joey looked up at Jen, trying her hardest to look all right and forcefully stated that she was fine, just a rough morning. Jen didn't believe her for a second and before Joey knew what was happening Jen had dragged Joey into her apartment.
Jen's apartment was very similar to Joey's with the exception of the wild colored walls and the baby stuff scattered all over the floor. It had a sort of homey feeling to it, something that only Grams could have accomplished. Jen walked over to the crib and lay the sleeping form of Amy in it before returning to the couch where she left Joey. "So, tell me what's wrong with you. And don't tell me it's nothing because I think that I know you a little better than that."
Joey scanned the walls with her eyes and suddenly came to the conclusion that there was no way out of this conversation. Her eyes started to tear up as she looked for the words to begin. Before she even started Jen was by her side holding her in an embrace and allowing Joey to cry into her shoulder. Between sobs Joey managed to get out what had happened to her the night before. "And then.. He just left me Jen. I don't.. I don't know why... He just said, said that he wasn't happy." Jen wiped a loose strand of Joey's hair and tucked it behind her ear. "I just miss him so much it hurts." For a long while Joey just cried into Jen's shoulder until the tears would no longer come out. Joey sat up and wiped the remainder of her tears off her face and walked into the bathroom. She turned on the faucet and splashed water on her face. After wiping it away she looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were all red and puffy from crying and she had bags under her eyes from the night before. "I'm a mess." She quietly confessed to herself. She walked back out into the living room to see Jen bouncing Amy up and down on her knee. Jen looked up at Joey and gave her a half smile.
"Joey, I think the best thing for you right now is something familiar and I know just the thing. I am going into Capeside for a week or two to visit with Jack and you should come along." Jen commanded more then asked. She got up from the couch and looked at her watch, 11:30. "We better get going if we are planning on getting there for dinner. Let's go get you packed."
Joey stood there in shock as Jen walked towards her. 'What had just happened,' she wondered to herself. Jen grabbed Joey's hand and pulled her out of the apartment and up the stairs to Joey's. "Jen, I can't go with you," Joey protested all as she walked up the stairs. "I have work." Joey knew that was a lie. Her boss had been trying to make her take a vacation for months and since Mr. Mooney was going to be out of town for a couple of weeks it was the perfect opportunity to take it. Once at Joey's apartment door Jen looked over in Joey's direction and saw that she was deep in thought. It appeared as if she was contemplating something, probably whether or not she should go back to Capeside. Jen waited for a half second before she snapped her fingers in front of Joey's eyes, instantly bringing her back into reality.
"Space cadet, I kinda need you to unlock the door so we can get in. Amy's not getting any lighter." She watched as Joey registered her comment and pulled the keys out of her purse. She fumbled around with them as she unlocked the door and welcomed Jen inside. Once inside the first thing Joey looked for were Trevor's boxes, which had already been removed from the floor. Joey quickly packed up all of her things, gave one last look around her apartment and headed out the door with Jen by her side.
