Chapter 12:
Ace carried me to his car and I was rushed into the emergency wing for my leg, while Eyeball was treated for his eye. My wounds were cleaned and bandaged, and my thigh was examined. Charlie's uncle was kind of okay. He was just as Fuzzy had described him about five years ago.
I was lying in the hospital bed, when the Cobras came in. They were quiet and that made me nervous.
"Jess, what the hell happened?" Vince asked, finally breaking the silence.
"Okay, okay. Eyeball and I were talking when Eric and two other Scorpions came in and attacked us out of nowhere. They must've followed Eyeball home." (cough lie cough).
"Eyeball did this, didn't he? I'm going to fuckin' kill him!" Vince shouted.
"No, no. It wasn't him. If you didn't notice, Eyeball got hurt too. It was Eric, I swear it."
"I'm going to see what that asshole, Eyeball, has to say about this." Vince said, and left the room with Billy and Charlie. Ace stayed behind.
"Wise choice Jessie." Ace said and I instantly remembered when he came into the house. What a dick!
"I'm really sorry that jerk did that, and I'll see to it that he pays." Ace grinned, knowing that he didn't mean it. He sickened me. I got out of bed, wearing my blood stained jeans, and a black bra. I didn't give a shit. I went to the window, turned my back to him, and started outside. Suddenly, I felt his warm, strong hands on my shoulders. His touch was terrifying and sent a shiver down my spine.
"You know Jess." He pause, moving his hands all over my arms and stroking my back with his fingers. "I would never hurt you." He said in a soft yet raucous voice. Ace kissed my neck, as a single tear streamed down my face.
"Leave me alone." I said quiet, yet stern. His hands moved to my bare stomach.
"Let me tell you, if you're looking for an escape from Eyeball, you can always call me for a good time, babe." He said and kissed my cheek quickly. Then he left. I wiped the tears that started to fall. Ace is such a dick. I just can't believe he just did that. I started to change into my hospital gown, when there was a knock at the door.
"Go away!" I shouted to whoever was there. I heard the door open, close, then footsteps that stopped at the bed. I was folding my jeans and putting them on the chair with my back turned to the person. I took off my bra and put on the gown. Finally, I turned around to see Eyeball there. I didn't say anything, I just got into the hospital bed.
"Jess." He said, but I didn't look at him. "Jess." He repeated, now kneeling beside me.
"I told them Eric did it. Now leave." Was all I said.
"Jess, I am so sorry."
"Sure you are Eyeball. Just like last time, right?"
"I'm sorry. I love you."
"Yeah, and?"
"I just snapped. You know I love you." I finally looked at him. His left eye wasn't bandaged like I had seen before. Instead, there was a thick scar that ranged from a little above his eyebrow, to a little below his eye.
"You punched me in the stomach."
"I know, I'm so sorry."
"I am two months pregnant, and you punched me in the stomach. I don't even care that you fuckin' stabbed me! For all we know I might have a miscarriage now." He didn't say anything back. I guess he didn't know what to say, exactly. "If you don't leave the house by the time I return from the hospital, Melanie and I will leave." I said, with tears streaming down my face. Eyeball went to touch my face, but I smacked his hand away. His eyes started tearing but I didn't show any emotion toward it. He took my hand with his.
"Please don't do this Jess, I love you. I'll be better, I promise."
"You really fucked me Eyeball, and I can't stay with you if you're going to do this again."
"I won't, I'm sorry." At this point, a single tear rolled down his face, but that's it.
"You said that last time."
"Please don't do this to us. We can fix it."
"You did this Eyeball, it's your fault. And I'm not so sure we can fix it. How do I know you won't do this again, or do it to Melanie."
"I would never do this to Mel. And I'm sorry I did this to you. I love you so much."
"Eyeball, how the fuck could you do this to me?"
"I'm sorry. I really am."
"And all because you wouldn't talk to me?"
"That's not it."
"Then why? Why the hell would you hurt me, I love you."
"Because.."
"Because why?"
"I was mad at myself. That's why."
"Yourself? For what, and why would you take it out on me? What the hell did I do?"
"Nothing. You didn't do anything. It's what I did."
"Well, what the hell was it?"
"I. I." He stammered.
"You?"
"I, cheated on you."
"What?"
"Kathy was tutoring me, and I was so mad that you still loved Mike, so."
"I can't fuckin' believe you! That's it Eyeball. I'm moving back to Vegas with Mel. Keep the damn house if you want. I can't even stand to look at you." I said, snatching my hand away, as another tear trickled down his face.
"Jess, I'm sorry. When I came home, I was so disgusted with myself, because I love you. And I figured that if I just ignored it, it would go away." I was having pounding pains right in between my eyes, and I pressed the area with my index finger and my thumb as tears fell rapidly from my eyes.
"I hate you so much. I-I can't even talk to you right now. Eyeball, just leave, please." He closed his eyes, then got up and left the room, as Gordie, Elisa, Chris, Ali, and Teddy came into the room.
"Oh my God, Jess, are you okay?" Elisa said, as I wiped my tears. I managed a fake smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"What the hell happened?" Teddy asked.
"The Scorpions got to Eyeball and I. Thank God that Mel was at a friends house." I said, with a smile, but all I wanted to do was cry.
"Do you need anything?" Ali asked me.
"Actually I would love some water, thanks Al." She smiled and nodded, while Elisa and her went to get some for me.
"Wow. So where are you hurt?" Teddy asked. It wasn't until then that I noticed Gordie and Chris were being unusually quiet.
"Um, well, I was thrown into our glass table by Eric, that's where these cuts are from." I said pointing to my face and my arms, there were so many! "Um, then I was punched in the eye, and the nose, and the stomach." I said as there faces looked disgusted and worried. My nose was a little swollen and I had a really bad black eye.
"And what about your leg?" Gordie asked. "The doctor said something happened to your leg."
"Oh, well. One of the Scorpions had taken a blade out and jammed it into my thigh. But it's bandaged right now, so you really can't see it."
"Ouch." Teddy said, with a sour face.
"But just so I don't put Mel or this new kid in danger, I've decided to move back to Vegas."
"Wait, you were punched in the stomach. Is the baby okay?" Chris asked.
"I. I don't know yet. I'm going to find that out soon." Then Charlie's uncle came in with Elisa and Ali. I took my water, but the doctor said that everyone had to leave, and they did. Except for Chris. He asked the doctor if he could speak with me alone for a second, and I suddenly grew afraid.
"Jess, did Eyeball do this?" Chris blurted out right away.
"No, I told you, it was the Scorpions."
"Jess, I know my brother is violent, tell me that he did this if he did."
"Chris, he didn't. I would tell you if he did."
"I know his work Jess. It's usually the eye, stomach and back. Those are his targets."
"Chris, it wasn't Eyeball, I promise."
"But you'll tell me if he does, right?"
"Of course."
"You swear?"
"I swear." He looked at me intently for a second, then gave me a kiss on the cheek, then left.
Ace carried me to his car and I was rushed into the emergency wing for my leg, while Eyeball was treated for his eye. My wounds were cleaned and bandaged, and my thigh was examined. Charlie's uncle was kind of okay. He was just as Fuzzy had described him about five years ago.
I was lying in the hospital bed, when the Cobras came in. They were quiet and that made me nervous.
"Jess, what the hell happened?" Vince asked, finally breaking the silence.
"Okay, okay. Eyeball and I were talking when Eric and two other Scorpions came in and attacked us out of nowhere. They must've followed Eyeball home." (cough lie cough).
"Eyeball did this, didn't he? I'm going to fuckin' kill him!" Vince shouted.
"No, no. It wasn't him. If you didn't notice, Eyeball got hurt too. It was Eric, I swear it."
"I'm going to see what that asshole, Eyeball, has to say about this." Vince said, and left the room with Billy and Charlie. Ace stayed behind.
"Wise choice Jessie." Ace said and I instantly remembered when he came into the house. What a dick!
"I'm really sorry that jerk did that, and I'll see to it that he pays." Ace grinned, knowing that he didn't mean it. He sickened me. I got out of bed, wearing my blood stained jeans, and a black bra. I didn't give a shit. I went to the window, turned my back to him, and started outside. Suddenly, I felt his warm, strong hands on my shoulders. His touch was terrifying and sent a shiver down my spine.
"You know Jess." He pause, moving his hands all over my arms and stroking my back with his fingers. "I would never hurt you." He said in a soft yet raucous voice. Ace kissed my neck, as a single tear streamed down my face.
"Leave me alone." I said quiet, yet stern. His hands moved to my bare stomach.
"Let me tell you, if you're looking for an escape from Eyeball, you can always call me for a good time, babe." He said and kissed my cheek quickly. Then he left. I wiped the tears that started to fall. Ace is such a dick. I just can't believe he just did that. I started to change into my hospital gown, when there was a knock at the door.
"Go away!" I shouted to whoever was there. I heard the door open, close, then footsteps that stopped at the bed. I was folding my jeans and putting them on the chair with my back turned to the person. I took off my bra and put on the gown. Finally, I turned around to see Eyeball there. I didn't say anything, I just got into the hospital bed.
"Jess." He said, but I didn't look at him. "Jess." He repeated, now kneeling beside me.
"I told them Eric did it. Now leave." Was all I said.
"Jess, I am so sorry."
"Sure you are Eyeball. Just like last time, right?"
"I'm sorry. I love you."
"Yeah, and?"
"I just snapped. You know I love you." I finally looked at him. His left eye wasn't bandaged like I had seen before. Instead, there was a thick scar that ranged from a little above his eyebrow, to a little below his eye.
"You punched me in the stomach."
"I know, I'm so sorry."
"I am two months pregnant, and you punched me in the stomach. I don't even care that you fuckin' stabbed me! For all we know I might have a miscarriage now." He didn't say anything back. I guess he didn't know what to say, exactly. "If you don't leave the house by the time I return from the hospital, Melanie and I will leave." I said, with tears streaming down my face. Eyeball went to touch my face, but I smacked his hand away. His eyes started tearing but I didn't show any emotion toward it. He took my hand with his.
"Please don't do this Jess, I love you. I'll be better, I promise."
"You really fucked me Eyeball, and I can't stay with you if you're going to do this again."
"I won't, I'm sorry." At this point, a single tear rolled down his face, but that's it.
"You said that last time."
"Please don't do this to us. We can fix it."
"You did this Eyeball, it's your fault. And I'm not so sure we can fix it. How do I know you won't do this again, or do it to Melanie."
"I would never do this to Mel. And I'm sorry I did this to you. I love you so much."
"Eyeball, how the fuck could you do this to me?"
"I'm sorry. I really am."
"And all because you wouldn't talk to me?"
"That's not it."
"Then why? Why the hell would you hurt me, I love you."
"Because.."
"Because why?"
"I was mad at myself. That's why."
"Yourself? For what, and why would you take it out on me? What the hell did I do?"
"Nothing. You didn't do anything. It's what I did."
"Well, what the hell was it?"
"I. I." He stammered.
"You?"
"I, cheated on you."
"What?"
"Kathy was tutoring me, and I was so mad that you still loved Mike, so."
"I can't fuckin' believe you! That's it Eyeball. I'm moving back to Vegas with Mel. Keep the damn house if you want. I can't even stand to look at you." I said, snatching my hand away, as another tear trickled down his face.
"Jess, I'm sorry. When I came home, I was so disgusted with myself, because I love you. And I figured that if I just ignored it, it would go away." I was having pounding pains right in between my eyes, and I pressed the area with my index finger and my thumb as tears fell rapidly from my eyes.
"I hate you so much. I-I can't even talk to you right now. Eyeball, just leave, please." He closed his eyes, then got up and left the room, as Gordie, Elisa, Chris, Ali, and Teddy came into the room.
"Oh my God, Jess, are you okay?" Elisa said, as I wiped my tears. I managed a fake smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"What the hell happened?" Teddy asked.
"The Scorpions got to Eyeball and I. Thank God that Mel was at a friends house." I said, with a smile, but all I wanted to do was cry.
"Do you need anything?" Ali asked me.
"Actually I would love some water, thanks Al." She smiled and nodded, while Elisa and her went to get some for me.
"Wow. So where are you hurt?" Teddy asked. It wasn't until then that I noticed Gordie and Chris were being unusually quiet.
"Um, well, I was thrown into our glass table by Eric, that's where these cuts are from." I said pointing to my face and my arms, there were so many! "Um, then I was punched in the eye, and the nose, and the stomach." I said as there faces looked disgusted and worried. My nose was a little swollen and I had a really bad black eye.
"And what about your leg?" Gordie asked. "The doctor said something happened to your leg."
"Oh, well. One of the Scorpions had taken a blade out and jammed it into my thigh. But it's bandaged right now, so you really can't see it."
"Ouch." Teddy said, with a sour face.
"But just so I don't put Mel or this new kid in danger, I've decided to move back to Vegas."
"Wait, you were punched in the stomach. Is the baby okay?" Chris asked.
"I. I don't know yet. I'm going to find that out soon." Then Charlie's uncle came in with Elisa and Ali. I took my water, but the doctor said that everyone had to leave, and they did. Except for Chris. He asked the doctor if he could speak with me alone for a second, and I suddenly grew afraid.
"Jess, did Eyeball do this?" Chris blurted out right away.
"No, I told you, it was the Scorpions."
"Jess, I know my brother is violent, tell me that he did this if he did."
"Chris, he didn't. I would tell you if he did."
"I know his work Jess. It's usually the eye, stomach and back. Those are his targets."
"Chris, it wasn't Eyeball, I promise."
"But you'll tell me if he does, right?"
"Of course."
"You swear?"
"I swear." He looked at me intently for a second, then gave me a kiss on the cheek, then left.