Chapter 2:
The next day, I took Melanie to meet Eyeball. We showed up at the Chambers' house in the afternoon. Chris told me that Eyeball would be home. And he was. I knocked on the door nervously. This felt so weird, the last time I went through the front door, was when Eyeball was cheating on me the night of the dance. This was just about the dumbest thing I've ever done. I should just go home. Just as I turned around, the door opened.
"Hey, who are you looking for?" I heard his voice say behind me. I slowly turned around.
"Hi Eyeball."
"Jessie?" He said unsure, and shocked.
"It's me alright." I put Melanie down on my side.
"Holy shit!" Eyeball gave me a huge hug. Not the reaction I was expecting. He invited Melanie and I inside. "Oh man, wait until the guys see you!"
"Actually Eyeball, I was thinking that we could talk."
"Yeah, yeah, in a minute." He dragged me into his room, where I saw Vince, Billy, and Charlie.
"Walkin', talkin', Jesus. Look what the cat hacked up." Billy said. I gave them each a hug.
"Who's the munchkin?" Charlie said, looking at Melanie. I picked her up.
"Melanie, these are my good friends. That's Vince, Billy, Charlie, and Eyeball. Can you say hi to them?"
"Hi. So that's Eyeball." She said, and I laughed. I took a deep breath.
"Guys, this is my daughter, Melanie." Their smiles dropped.
"Oh shit, Jess is a mom." Charlie said. Vince hit him in the head.
"No cursing numbnuts, the kid's here."
"Oh like numbnuts isn't a curse."
"Shut up you morons!" Eyeball said, then cleared his throat. "So Jess, you're a mom huh?"
"I sure am. Eyeball can I talk to you outside for a sec?"
"Sure." I left Melanie in Eyeball's room, and we closed the door, and sat in his living room.
"So who's the lucky dad?" Eyeball said. I faked a laugh.
"It's a funny story actually. You see. you'rethefather." I mumbled. And with my luck he didn't hear me. I took a deep breath.
"Okay Eyeball. I'm real sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but. You are Melanie's father." He leaned back on the couch slowly. " I know this comes at a really bad time, because you're engaged, and, well."
"Jess, could you just shut up for a minute, while I think."
"Oh. Okay." I sat there uncomfortable, for a minute or two.
"Are you sure she's mine?"
"What do you mean, am I sure. Of course I'm sure!"
"Calm down."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come. You don't have to do anything, I've been fine for four years and I'll be fine now." I got up, and got Melanie. "Bye guys." I said to them, and walked out of the house. Eyeball chased after me.
"Jess, hold on a second. Everyone thinks I'm a screw up and if I don't do something they'll be right. I want to be worth something, and I want to do things right. And here's my chance."
"Eyeball."
"Marry me Jess."
"What?"
"Marry me!"
"You're nuts." I started to walk away. He ran in front of me and blocked me.
"Jess, let me do something right. Marry me."
"Eyeball, if you screw up our lives, I'll pop you once so help me God!" He smiled.
"I love you."
"I love you too." We kissed, and decided that the wedding should be small and soon.
The next day, I took Melanie to meet Eyeball. We showed up at the Chambers' house in the afternoon. Chris told me that Eyeball would be home. And he was. I knocked on the door nervously. This felt so weird, the last time I went through the front door, was when Eyeball was cheating on me the night of the dance. This was just about the dumbest thing I've ever done. I should just go home. Just as I turned around, the door opened.
"Hey, who are you looking for?" I heard his voice say behind me. I slowly turned around.
"Hi Eyeball."
"Jessie?" He said unsure, and shocked.
"It's me alright." I put Melanie down on my side.
"Holy shit!" Eyeball gave me a huge hug. Not the reaction I was expecting. He invited Melanie and I inside. "Oh man, wait until the guys see you!"
"Actually Eyeball, I was thinking that we could talk."
"Yeah, yeah, in a minute." He dragged me into his room, where I saw Vince, Billy, and Charlie.
"Walkin', talkin', Jesus. Look what the cat hacked up." Billy said. I gave them each a hug.
"Who's the munchkin?" Charlie said, looking at Melanie. I picked her up.
"Melanie, these are my good friends. That's Vince, Billy, Charlie, and Eyeball. Can you say hi to them?"
"Hi. So that's Eyeball." She said, and I laughed. I took a deep breath.
"Guys, this is my daughter, Melanie." Their smiles dropped.
"Oh shit, Jess is a mom." Charlie said. Vince hit him in the head.
"No cursing numbnuts, the kid's here."
"Oh like numbnuts isn't a curse."
"Shut up you morons!" Eyeball said, then cleared his throat. "So Jess, you're a mom huh?"
"I sure am. Eyeball can I talk to you outside for a sec?"
"Sure." I left Melanie in Eyeball's room, and we closed the door, and sat in his living room.
"So who's the lucky dad?" Eyeball said. I faked a laugh.
"It's a funny story actually. You see. you'rethefather." I mumbled. And with my luck he didn't hear me. I took a deep breath.
"Okay Eyeball. I'm real sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but. You are Melanie's father." He leaned back on the couch slowly. " I know this comes at a really bad time, because you're engaged, and, well."
"Jess, could you just shut up for a minute, while I think."
"Oh. Okay." I sat there uncomfortable, for a minute or two.
"Are you sure she's mine?"
"What do you mean, am I sure. Of course I'm sure!"
"Calm down."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come. You don't have to do anything, I've been fine for four years and I'll be fine now." I got up, and got Melanie. "Bye guys." I said to them, and walked out of the house. Eyeball chased after me.
"Jess, hold on a second. Everyone thinks I'm a screw up and if I don't do something they'll be right. I want to be worth something, and I want to do things right. And here's my chance."
"Eyeball."
"Marry me Jess."
"What?"
"Marry me!"
"You're nuts." I started to walk away. He ran in front of me and blocked me.
"Jess, let me do something right. Marry me."
"Eyeball, if you screw up our lives, I'll pop you once so help me God!" He smiled.
"I love you."
"I love you too." We kissed, and decided that the wedding should be small and soon.