Jamie's Miracle
Chapter 18
Broe 83
I woke up the next morning to the sound of bacon sizzling and looked around for Jamie. Then I went down stairs and found Jamie cooking breakfast.
"Whatcha doin'?" I asked coming up behind her and putting my arms around her waist.
"Making pancakes and bacon. Good morning." she answered.
"Good morning. Can I help?"
"Gee Carter, you can cook!" she teased.
"Ha ha, very funny Jamie." I responded rolling my eyes.
"Somebody's got to keep that ego in check." she said flicking water in my face.
"HEY!' I shouted, spraying her with the sprayer from the sink.
Before we knew it we were in the mist of an all out water fight. It lasted a couple of minutes and then the toast popped up and it was time to eat.
After we ate we were sitting on the couch relaxing. She looked so beautiful, so trusting, and the longer I looked at her the guiltier I felt. I knew it was time to tell her.
"Jamie," I whispered, "I need to tell you something."
She looked up at me with those intensely deep eyes genuinely ready to hear what I had to say, and then she noticed how nervous I must have looked.
"Landon what is it.."
"Jamie I-- uh--- I."
She took my hand, "It's ok, whatever it is don't worry. You can tell me anything, nothing you could say would change the way I feel about you. You know that don't you?"
I swallowed hard. "Oh Jamie I hope that's true but I'm so afraid you won't be able to forgive me."
"Just say it baby. Everything will be alright you'll see."
"Jamie I uh kissed Belinda."
"What?!" Her eyes change from loving and trusting to angry and hurt as she stood up and began to back away from me.
I stood and moved cautiously toward her, "Umm I mean she kissed me.. I uh it didn't mean anything. You have to believe me.I . Jamie-"
I reached out toward her but she backed up even further, "Don't touch me!" she shouted in a tone I had never heard Jamie use before. It scared me.
"Jamie calm down, please, it's not good for the baby."
Go away, leave me alone!"
I knew when I was beaten for the moment but there was one more thing I had to say, "I love you Jamie."
She stared at me almost looking through me and a cold chill ran through me as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
I backed away and hung my head shuffling slowly toward the kitchen.
I was almost there when Jamie called out to me, "Landon!"
I turned around to see her curled up in front of the front door.
I ran to her and knelt down in front of her, "What wrong?" I questioned carefully, wanting to hold her but afraid to touch her.
She looked up with tears still staining her face and fresh ones threatening to spill over, "Landon, I.I think I'm in labor."
TO BE CONTINUED..
Chapter 18
Broe 83
I woke up the next morning to the sound of bacon sizzling and looked around for Jamie. Then I went down stairs and found Jamie cooking breakfast.
"Whatcha doin'?" I asked coming up behind her and putting my arms around her waist.
"Making pancakes and bacon. Good morning." she answered.
"Good morning. Can I help?"
"Gee Carter, you can cook!" she teased.
"Ha ha, very funny Jamie." I responded rolling my eyes.
"Somebody's got to keep that ego in check." she said flicking water in my face.
"HEY!' I shouted, spraying her with the sprayer from the sink.
Before we knew it we were in the mist of an all out water fight. It lasted a couple of minutes and then the toast popped up and it was time to eat.
After we ate we were sitting on the couch relaxing. She looked so beautiful, so trusting, and the longer I looked at her the guiltier I felt. I knew it was time to tell her.
"Jamie," I whispered, "I need to tell you something."
She looked up at me with those intensely deep eyes genuinely ready to hear what I had to say, and then she noticed how nervous I must have looked.
"Landon what is it.."
"Jamie I-- uh--- I."
She took my hand, "It's ok, whatever it is don't worry. You can tell me anything, nothing you could say would change the way I feel about you. You know that don't you?"
I swallowed hard. "Oh Jamie I hope that's true but I'm so afraid you won't be able to forgive me."
"Just say it baby. Everything will be alright you'll see."
"Jamie I uh kissed Belinda."
"What?!" Her eyes change from loving and trusting to angry and hurt as she stood up and began to back away from me.
I stood and moved cautiously toward her, "Umm I mean she kissed me.. I uh it didn't mean anything. You have to believe me.I . Jamie-"
I reached out toward her but she backed up even further, "Don't touch me!" she shouted in a tone I had never heard Jamie use before. It scared me.
"Jamie calm down, please, it's not good for the baby."
Go away, leave me alone!"
I knew when I was beaten for the moment but there was one more thing I had to say, "I love you Jamie."
She stared at me almost looking through me and a cold chill ran through me as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
I backed away and hung my head shuffling slowly toward the kitchen.
I was almost there when Jamie called out to me, "Landon!"
I turned around to see her curled up in front of the front door.
I ran to her and knelt down in front of her, "What wrong?" I questioned carefully, wanting to hold her but afraid to touch her.
She looked up with tears still staining her face and fresh ones threatening to spill over, "Landon, I.I think I'm in labor."
TO BE CONTINUED..