Lost, confused, Unkind (Sequel To "Freaked")
Chapter 85
"HO-LY-SHIT!" I stood there with my jaw dropping & my eyes wide!
"Well?" he held his arms wide & I just sort of fell into them!
"Jesus!" I whispered, "Dwayne!"
He laughed, "Thought I'd drop in on an old friend!" he kissed the top of my head.
"Come in!" I ushered him in & then remembered the state of the flat! He stood & stared around at the clothes & empty glasses that were piled onto every available surface! "Excuse the mess!"
"Who dropped the bomb?" He put his bags down on the floor & his hands on his hips, "Jesus Bec what's gotten into you? Where's the baby?"
I rubbed my head, "He's at my parent's place…or um my sisters I'm not sure!"
"Oh you forgot where you left him?" He raised his eyebrows, "Now are you sure because he could be in here somewhere & you just can't find him!"
"No of course I didn't forget!"
He turned me to face him & grabbed hold of my arms, "Look at you! What happened? You got skinny, your hair…" He lifted a few strands of my hair & studied it!
"You woke me up! Jesus give a girl a chance!"
"Shane wasn't exaggerating was he?"
"Oh Shane! Right great! So you came so you could get in on the gossip huh?" I turned my face away.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! This is me you're talking to here! I was worried about you! And it looks like I had cause for concern! What the hell is going on here? What? You on drugs?"
I sighed, "NO!"
"Well you're lucky it's me standing here & not Jeff! He was almost on the next plane when I told him what Shane had said!"
"What the hell does Jeff care!"
"Don't come that crap with me! You KNOW he cares! Jesus I'm glad I persuaded him not to come!"
"Whatever!" I pulled my arms free of his grip, "If you've only come here to have a go at me then you can just fuck off!"
"Oh that's nice! Real classy! I missed you too!"
"Piss off Dwayne! I can't be bothered with your shit!"
"What is this? The fucking Osbournes? What's with the attitude here?"
"I get enough crap from my mother without you having a go! Jesus I haven't seen you in months & you…..you walk in here & pull the fucking Rock out at me!" I started to walk away & he caught hold of my arm gently.
"Hey!"
I turned around & he pulled me into his arms as I burst into tears!
"I'm sorry!" I whispered.
"Sshh….come on!" He stroked my hair & rocked me gently, "It's gonna be ok now! Dwayne's here to save the day!" he laughed, "Here's what we're gonna do! First off you're gonna go & have a shower, get yourself sorted out ok?" I nodded, "Then we're gonna sort out this place and then tomorrow we can go on over to your folks place & pick up the baby!"
"I can't Dwayne!"
"Yes you can! He's your son! He's Matt's son! Come on Bec he needs you!"
"He's better off where he is!"
"No he's better off with his mother!"
"I can't! It's too hard!"
"Why? Why is it too hard?" He held me at arms length.
"Because….I see Matt every time I look at him! Every time I lay eyes on that little boy I see Matt & I can't handle it Dwayne!"
"Shh it's ok!" He pulled me to him as I carried on sobbing, "Ok one thing at a time!" He kissed the top of my head.
"I missed you so much!" I whispered through my tears.
"Well that's good because I thought you might like a house mate for a few weeks!"
I looked up at him, "A few weeks?" He nodded, "How come?"
"Well because Rocky just got run over by a truck because Dwayne needed some time off!" He grinned, "So, while Rocky is recovering & Dwayne is chilling out he thought he'd come & stay with you until Rocky is ready to come back whoopin ass again, which by the way aint until Insurrextion!"
"Man! God you can really stay that long? It's like 8 weeks away!"
"8 weeks and 4 days to be precise but hey who's countin?" He winked, "So I'll stay if you want me to?"
"Are you kidding me? I'd love you to stay!"
"Well that settles it then! Go on, go get a shower!" I squeezed him tightly, "It's gonna be ok!" He lifted my chin, "Ya know I love ya right?" I nodded, "So I'd never steer you wrong would I?" I shook my head, "You & me babe! We're gonna take on the world!" he laughed & I smiled. "There see, a smile already! Johnson does it in record time! Now go on you stink!"
"I love you too Dwayne!"
"Yeah yeah! Who doesn't?" He winked & I shook my head & laughed.
As I stood in the shower I thanked God I had Dwayne as a friend! I still couldn't believe he was here & he was gonna stay with me! I was the happiest I'd been in months! Dwayne was here & it was unreal! I started to believe maybe I could take on the world after all!
Chapter 85
"HO-LY-SHIT!" I stood there with my jaw dropping & my eyes wide!
"Well?" he held his arms wide & I just sort of fell into them!
"Jesus!" I whispered, "Dwayne!"
He laughed, "Thought I'd drop in on an old friend!" he kissed the top of my head.
"Come in!" I ushered him in & then remembered the state of the flat! He stood & stared around at the clothes & empty glasses that were piled onto every available surface! "Excuse the mess!"
"Who dropped the bomb?" He put his bags down on the floor & his hands on his hips, "Jesus Bec what's gotten into you? Where's the baby?"
I rubbed my head, "He's at my parent's place…or um my sisters I'm not sure!"
"Oh you forgot where you left him?" He raised his eyebrows, "Now are you sure because he could be in here somewhere & you just can't find him!"
"No of course I didn't forget!"
He turned me to face him & grabbed hold of my arms, "Look at you! What happened? You got skinny, your hair…" He lifted a few strands of my hair & studied it!
"You woke me up! Jesus give a girl a chance!"
"Shane wasn't exaggerating was he?"
"Oh Shane! Right great! So you came so you could get in on the gossip huh?" I turned my face away.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! This is me you're talking to here! I was worried about you! And it looks like I had cause for concern! What the hell is going on here? What? You on drugs?"
I sighed, "NO!"
"Well you're lucky it's me standing here & not Jeff! He was almost on the next plane when I told him what Shane had said!"
"What the hell does Jeff care!"
"Don't come that crap with me! You KNOW he cares! Jesus I'm glad I persuaded him not to come!"
"Whatever!" I pulled my arms free of his grip, "If you've only come here to have a go at me then you can just fuck off!"
"Oh that's nice! Real classy! I missed you too!"
"Piss off Dwayne! I can't be bothered with your shit!"
"What is this? The fucking Osbournes? What's with the attitude here?"
"I get enough crap from my mother without you having a go! Jesus I haven't seen you in months & you…..you walk in here & pull the fucking Rock out at me!" I started to walk away & he caught hold of my arm gently.
"Hey!"
I turned around & he pulled me into his arms as I burst into tears!
"I'm sorry!" I whispered.
"Sshh….come on!" He stroked my hair & rocked me gently, "It's gonna be ok now! Dwayne's here to save the day!" he laughed, "Here's what we're gonna do! First off you're gonna go & have a shower, get yourself sorted out ok?" I nodded, "Then we're gonna sort out this place and then tomorrow we can go on over to your folks place & pick up the baby!"
"I can't Dwayne!"
"Yes you can! He's your son! He's Matt's son! Come on Bec he needs you!"
"He's better off where he is!"
"No he's better off with his mother!"
"I can't! It's too hard!"
"Why? Why is it too hard?" He held me at arms length.
"Because….I see Matt every time I look at him! Every time I lay eyes on that little boy I see Matt & I can't handle it Dwayne!"
"Shh it's ok!" He pulled me to him as I carried on sobbing, "Ok one thing at a time!" He kissed the top of my head.
"I missed you so much!" I whispered through my tears.
"Well that's good because I thought you might like a house mate for a few weeks!"
I looked up at him, "A few weeks?" He nodded, "How come?"
"Well because Rocky just got run over by a truck because Dwayne needed some time off!" He grinned, "So, while Rocky is recovering & Dwayne is chilling out he thought he'd come & stay with you until Rocky is ready to come back whoopin ass again, which by the way aint until Insurrextion!"
"Man! God you can really stay that long? It's like 8 weeks away!"
"8 weeks and 4 days to be precise but hey who's countin?" He winked, "So I'll stay if you want me to?"
"Are you kidding me? I'd love you to stay!"
"Well that settles it then! Go on, go get a shower!" I squeezed him tightly, "It's gonna be ok!" He lifted my chin, "Ya know I love ya right?" I nodded, "So I'd never steer you wrong would I?" I shook my head, "You & me babe! We're gonna take on the world!" he laughed & I smiled. "There see, a smile already! Johnson does it in record time! Now go on you stink!"
"I love you too Dwayne!"
"Yeah yeah! Who doesn't?" He winked & I shook my head & laughed.
As I stood in the shower I thanked God I had Dwayne as a friend! I still couldn't believe he was here & he was gonna stay with me! I was the happiest I'd been in months! Dwayne was here & it was unreal! I started to believe maybe I could take on the world after all!