Ch6-Whatever Happens
Jack as crying as she stumbled blindly down the streets. She wanted nothing more then to curl up in the apartment and sleep forever, but Riddick had the keys. "SHIT!" She screamed and kicked at the ground, she wanted to tear out the grass and beat anyone who dared look at her wrong, but she imagined what scene it would make, and she didn't have the energy. Instead she sat on the marble stairs and cried. "Jack? Are you alright?" A soft voice asked. Jack looked up through her tear puffed tears and saw Kara. "What's wrong sweetie?" She asked sitting next to her on the cool steps. Jack just shook her head and avoided eye contact. "Did Richard do something?" Kara asked, suddenly becoming angry. "No" Jack whimpered. "Then what?" Jack shook her head but said slowly. "Have you ever been in love with someone, but the timing was off? Way off?" Kara smiled sadly. "No, but you long for him, the same way he longs for you" Jack looked up at her sharply. "Riddick would never want me," Jack said. "Ah Jackie, if you can't see the passion that the man has in his eyes for you, well, then I just feel sorry for you." Jack smoothed her hair out of her eyes and sighed. "If he has, then why hasn't he ever told me?" Kara shrugged. "Men are complicated machines, you can't just pick them apart, Riddick most of all, but my guess is that he thinks your still young, he doesn't want to hurt you" Jack scoffed. "He's hurt me enough by not doing anything, trust me". "You love him don't you?" Jack shrugged. "Yeah I do" Kara smiled kindly. "Ah, young love" Jack sniffed and sat up straight. "Can you help me get him to notice me?" "Oh course I can" Kara reached into her purse and pulled out a credit card. "Let's go shop," She said with a laugh.
The small store sat in the corner of the street and the frosted glass windows were shut. Kara pushed her door open and was greeted by a clerk. "Hello Ms. Martin. How can I help you today?" "Hello Denise, I'm looking for some clothes for my friend Jackie here, she wants a guy she likes to notice her" Denise grinned. "Well, I'm sure we can work something out" The pretty clerk snagged Jack's arm and dragged her down the isles. Kara laughed and began to browse through clothes for herself.
10 Minutes later, Denise came back with a huge grin on her face. "Okay, you are not going to believe this!" Kara fallowed Denise and smiled as Denise said. 'Alright, get ready for the new, not exactly improved, but defiantly different, Jackie Holmes" Denise pulled the white silk curtain away and reviled Jack balancing on needle-thin black heels and wearing a silky red dress. Kara's mouth dropped and she nearly screamed. "Jack you look amazing!" She cried. Jack uncertainly smoothed down the material and looked in the mirror. "I've never worn anything like this before" Kara smiled. "Well, you look stunning" Jack sighed. "Yeah, he's going to notice me alright, then he's gonna laugh his ass off" "Men are stupid. Don't give him the chance to" Jack raised a light eyebrow. "How do I suppose I do that?" "Kiss him" Jack was shocked. "What? No! I can't kiss Riddick!" Kara shrugged. "Why not?" Jack was becoming a little frantic. "You just can't kiss someone like Riddick, I mean he's so, Riddick" She strained the word 'Riddick' and Kara smiled. "But you love him" "Well yeah! But I just can't walk up to him. 'Oh hi Riddick' and kiss him like that!" Kara was amused. "I would" Denise came back when she heard the commotion. "What's going on?" She asked with a smile. "Nothing, I just think Jackie should kiss this guy she loves, but she doesn't think so because he's him" Denise grinned now. "Go for it" She said. "Who are you people?" Jack cried and stormed out of the dressing room. "I don't see the problem Jack, I did that when I was your age" Kara said. "How old are you any way?" Jack said, she was looking ready to pull out her hair. Kara shrugged. "24" Jack rolled her eyes. "Well look Jack" Kara said, gently leading Jack to a chair. "I'm a doctor, so I know all about the male body and all that shit, but I'm also a woman, so I defiantly know what men want, and Riddick wants you, he's just scared" Jack sighed. "Riddick's not normal, he's not scared of anything" Kara smiled softly. "Oh but he is. He's let you into his life, and it scares him. He also knows that you're growing up and that he's not going to be able to keep you forever, and it terrifies him. Which is why he's protective of you. Did you know that when you were in the hospital, he made sure everything was done absolutely the way he wanted it to make sure you were okay?" Jack shook her head. "No, but he's just stubborn like that" "And you're not?" Jack winced and Kara continued, "I'm guessing you and Riddick get in your share of arguments, but that doesn't mean anything," She added when Jack nodded. "He said I could start seeing guys," Jack said softly. "But do you want to?" Jack shook her head. " Ah ha, let me ask you something Jack," When Jack's brown eyes were on her, Kara continued. "When you really love somebody like you love Riddick, when is it at the point when enough is enough?" Jack began to answer but then closed her mouth. "I guess I don't know" Kara nodded and said."Let's go pay for these then" Jack looked down at the dress she was wearing. She looked at her long golden legs and flat stomach, for the first time she thought she was pretty. "All right" Jack said standing up. "I'll take into consideration what you said to do with Riddick, and well, I guess we'll see" Kara smiled and wrapped an arm around Jack's shoulders.
Jack as crying as she stumbled blindly down the streets. She wanted nothing more then to curl up in the apartment and sleep forever, but Riddick had the keys. "SHIT!" She screamed and kicked at the ground, she wanted to tear out the grass and beat anyone who dared look at her wrong, but she imagined what scene it would make, and she didn't have the energy. Instead she sat on the marble stairs and cried. "Jack? Are you alright?" A soft voice asked. Jack looked up through her tear puffed tears and saw Kara. "What's wrong sweetie?" She asked sitting next to her on the cool steps. Jack just shook her head and avoided eye contact. "Did Richard do something?" Kara asked, suddenly becoming angry. "No" Jack whimpered. "Then what?" Jack shook her head but said slowly. "Have you ever been in love with someone, but the timing was off? Way off?" Kara smiled sadly. "No, but you long for him, the same way he longs for you" Jack looked up at her sharply. "Riddick would never want me," Jack said. "Ah Jackie, if you can't see the passion that the man has in his eyes for you, well, then I just feel sorry for you." Jack smoothed her hair out of her eyes and sighed. "If he has, then why hasn't he ever told me?" Kara shrugged. "Men are complicated machines, you can't just pick them apart, Riddick most of all, but my guess is that he thinks your still young, he doesn't want to hurt you" Jack scoffed. "He's hurt me enough by not doing anything, trust me". "You love him don't you?" Jack shrugged. "Yeah I do" Kara smiled kindly. "Ah, young love" Jack sniffed and sat up straight. "Can you help me get him to notice me?" "Oh course I can" Kara reached into her purse and pulled out a credit card. "Let's go shop," She said with a laugh.
The small store sat in the corner of the street and the frosted glass windows were shut. Kara pushed her door open and was greeted by a clerk. "Hello Ms. Martin. How can I help you today?" "Hello Denise, I'm looking for some clothes for my friend Jackie here, she wants a guy she likes to notice her" Denise grinned. "Well, I'm sure we can work something out" The pretty clerk snagged Jack's arm and dragged her down the isles. Kara laughed and began to browse through clothes for herself.
10 Minutes later, Denise came back with a huge grin on her face. "Okay, you are not going to believe this!" Kara fallowed Denise and smiled as Denise said. 'Alright, get ready for the new, not exactly improved, but defiantly different, Jackie Holmes" Denise pulled the white silk curtain away and reviled Jack balancing on needle-thin black heels and wearing a silky red dress. Kara's mouth dropped and she nearly screamed. "Jack you look amazing!" She cried. Jack uncertainly smoothed down the material and looked in the mirror. "I've never worn anything like this before" Kara smiled. "Well, you look stunning" Jack sighed. "Yeah, he's going to notice me alright, then he's gonna laugh his ass off" "Men are stupid. Don't give him the chance to" Jack raised a light eyebrow. "How do I suppose I do that?" "Kiss him" Jack was shocked. "What? No! I can't kiss Riddick!" Kara shrugged. "Why not?" Jack was becoming a little frantic. "You just can't kiss someone like Riddick, I mean he's so, Riddick" She strained the word 'Riddick' and Kara smiled. "But you love him" "Well yeah! But I just can't walk up to him. 'Oh hi Riddick' and kiss him like that!" Kara was amused. "I would" Denise came back when she heard the commotion. "What's going on?" She asked with a smile. "Nothing, I just think Jackie should kiss this guy she loves, but she doesn't think so because he's him" Denise grinned now. "Go for it" She said. "Who are you people?" Jack cried and stormed out of the dressing room. "I don't see the problem Jack, I did that when I was your age" Kara said. "How old are you any way?" Jack said, she was looking ready to pull out her hair. Kara shrugged. "24" Jack rolled her eyes. "Well look Jack" Kara said, gently leading Jack to a chair. "I'm a doctor, so I know all about the male body and all that shit, but I'm also a woman, so I defiantly know what men want, and Riddick wants you, he's just scared" Jack sighed. "Riddick's not normal, he's not scared of anything" Kara smiled softly. "Oh but he is. He's let you into his life, and it scares him. He also knows that you're growing up and that he's not going to be able to keep you forever, and it terrifies him. Which is why he's protective of you. Did you know that when you were in the hospital, he made sure everything was done absolutely the way he wanted it to make sure you were okay?" Jack shook her head. "No, but he's just stubborn like that" "And you're not?" Jack winced and Kara continued, "I'm guessing you and Riddick get in your share of arguments, but that doesn't mean anything," She added when Jack nodded. "He said I could start seeing guys," Jack said softly. "But do you want to?" Jack shook her head. " Ah ha, let me ask you something Jack," When Jack's brown eyes were on her, Kara continued. "When you really love somebody like you love Riddick, when is it at the point when enough is enough?" Jack began to answer but then closed her mouth. "I guess I don't know" Kara nodded and said."Let's go pay for these then" Jack looked down at the dress she was wearing. She looked at her long golden legs and flat stomach, for the first time she thought she was pretty. "All right" Jack said standing up. "I'll take into consideration what you said to do with Riddick, and well, I guess we'll see" Kara smiled and wrapped an arm around Jack's shoulders.
