Chapter Nine:
~At The Hospital~
"Doctor..Doctor! Could you please tell me what is going on with Alisha Moquin?" Jessi asked as the doctor was walking past.
"Your friend is stable now, but rest assured that we will find out what has caused this. Just sit hear and wait please." The doctor said as he continued on his way. Jessi stood there unsure of what she should do. She heard the elevator ding and the doors open.
"Jessi!" His familiar southern voice rang out. She turned and started towards Matt and jumped into his open arms. Matt held her as she let more tears flow. She slowly composed her self and began to pull away.
"Matt, they wont tell me anything. I...I don't know what to do. This wasn't supposed to happen so soon." Jessi said as Matt led them over to the chairs in the waitingroom.
"What wasn't supposed to happen so soon? What's going on?" Jeff asked making his presence clear. Jessi turned and looked up at him, she had no words.
"Jeff there is something you should know about Lisha." Matt said as he motioned for Jeff to sit down next to him. Jeff sat down and waited to hear what was truly going on.
"Jeff, Lisha is sick...with cancer." Matt said slowly. Jeff jumped to his feet, shaking his head.
"No...no, this can't be true." Jeff said while still shaking his head.
"Jeff, it's true." Jessi piped in.
"No! I'm not going to lose someone else to cancer again! Not again!" Jeff exclaimed as he walked away. Jessi got up to chase after him, but Matt stopped him.
"Let him be. He needs to think about this." Matt said. Jessi sat back down.
~Later~
"You can go in and see her now." The doctor said to Matt and Jessi. Jeff still hadn't come back yet. Matt and Jessi exchanged looks as they stood up and followed the doctor to my room.
"Hey." Jessi said barely above a whisper as they entered my room. They walked over to my bedside and I musterd up a smile for them.
"Hey guys." I replied in a scratchy voice. I was so tired, but I just wanted to see my friends.
"How you doing kiddo?" Matt asked as he took my hand in his.
"I'm tired, but ok. When can we leave?" I asked in a slow tone.
"Soon sweetie, soon." Matt said with a smile.
"I'll go check with the doctor to see if we can go in a little while." Jessi said as she left the room. Matt pulled up a chair next to my bed and sat down.
"Matt, can you do me a favor?" I asked. I let out a few coughs as he shook his head in agreement.
"Sure thing babe, what?" He asked back, looking at me tenderly.
"I know I'll probably never see your brother again, so I want you to tell him something for me." I said as I switched my gaze to the hospital bed sheets.
"Sweetie..."Matt started but I cut him off.
"Tell him that for our brief moment in time, I truly did fall in love with him. I love him..." My voice faded off as the room fell into a silence.
"Sweetie, you can't be so sure you'll never see Jeff again." Matt said.
"He's right." Came another southern drawl. Matt and I looked over at the door where Jeff stood. he slowly walked into the room and over to my bedside.
"Can we have a moment alone?" Jeff asked looking at Matt. Before he could reply, Jessi came back in.
"We can leave now." Jessi said as she re-entered the room.
"Good, I want to get out of here and as soon as possible. I hate hospitals." I said as I tossed back the covers and swung my legs over the side of the bed. Jeff grabbed my clothes that were laid on the end of the bed and links his arm with mine. I looked up into his emerald green eyes, not sure what to think.
"Let me help you." Jeff said. I quickly grabbed my clothes from him and stood on my own.
"I don't need your help thank you very much. I'm very capable of getting dressed and walking on my own." I said as I walked into the bathroom. Jeff turned to Matt and Jessi with saddened eyes.
"What am I gonna do?" Jeff asked to no one in particular as he sat down on the bed I had just vacated.
~At Our Beach House~
"Jessi, can you come with me?" I asked as I started towards the stairs.
"Sure hun." She came to me and we walked up the stairs and to my room. I opened the door and walked in.
"What's on your mind?" Jessi asked as she had a seat on the bed. I walked over to the dresser and pulled out my pajama pants and a white tank top. I turned to Jessi with a sigh.
"What am I supposed to do? Just forgive and forget? Hate him? Or let my heart lead me? I'm so confused, and mad, and terrified at the same time. Is that even possible?" I asked as I plopped down next to her on the bed. She put a reasurring arm around my shoulders and pulled my body to her's.
"I say, let you heart guide you. Sometimes, our hearts and our heads go against each other and the one that always wins is the heart. I know what you have with Jeff is something amazing, it's true love. It takes some poeple their entire lives what it took you a week to find. You and Jeff are a few of the lucky ones, you belong together. It's aweful what he did to you, but you may not even know the whole story. So get dressed, and get your butt down there so your heart can guide you." Jessi said as she pulled away and tapped my knee. She got up and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her.
~At The Hospital~
"Doctor..Doctor! Could you please tell me what is going on with Alisha Moquin?" Jessi asked as the doctor was walking past.
"Your friend is stable now, but rest assured that we will find out what has caused this. Just sit hear and wait please." The doctor said as he continued on his way. Jessi stood there unsure of what she should do. She heard the elevator ding and the doors open.
"Jessi!" His familiar southern voice rang out. She turned and started towards Matt and jumped into his open arms. Matt held her as she let more tears flow. She slowly composed her self and began to pull away.
"Matt, they wont tell me anything. I...I don't know what to do. This wasn't supposed to happen so soon." Jessi said as Matt led them over to the chairs in the waitingroom.
"What wasn't supposed to happen so soon? What's going on?" Jeff asked making his presence clear. Jessi turned and looked up at him, she had no words.
"Jeff there is something you should know about Lisha." Matt said as he motioned for Jeff to sit down next to him. Jeff sat down and waited to hear what was truly going on.
"Jeff, Lisha is sick...with cancer." Matt said slowly. Jeff jumped to his feet, shaking his head.
"No...no, this can't be true." Jeff said while still shaking his head.
"Jeff, it's true." Jessi piped in.
"No! I'm not going to lose someone else to cancer again! Not again!" Jeff exclaimed as he walked away. Jessi got up to chase after him, but Matt stopped him.
"Let him be. He needs to think about this." Matt said. Jessi sat back down.
~Later~
"You can go in and see her now." The doctor said to Matt and Jessi. Jeff still hadn't come back yet. Matt and Jessi exchanged looks as they stood up and followed the doctor to my room.
"Hey." Jessi said barely above a whisper as they entered my room. They walked over to my bedside and I musterd up a smile for them.
"Hey guys." I replied in a scratchy voice. I was so tired, but I just wanted to see my friends.
"How you doing kiddo?" Matt asked as he took my hand in his.
"I'm tired, but ok. When can we leave?" I asked in a slow tone.
"Soon sweetie, soon." Matt said with a smile.
"I'll go check with the doctor to see if we can go in a little while." Jessi said as she left the room. Matt pulled up a chair next to my bed and sat down.
"Matt, can you do me a favor?" I asked. I let out a few coughs as he shook his head in agreement.
"Sure thing babe, what?" He asked back, looking at me tenderly.
"I know I'll probably never see your brother again, so I want you to tell him something for me." I said as I switched my gaze to the hospital bed sheets.
"Sweetie..."Matt started but I cut him off.
"Tell him that for our brief moment in time, I truly did fall in love with him. I love him..." My voice faded off as the room fell into a silence.
"Sweetie, you can't be so sure you'll never see Jeff again." Matt said.
"He's right." Came another southern drawl. Matt and I looked over at the door where Jeff stood. he slowly walked into the room and over to my bedside.
"Can we have a moment alone?" Jeff asked looking at Matt. Before he could reply, Jessi came back in.
"We can leave now." Jessi said as she re-entered the room.
"Good, I want to get out of here and as soon as possible. I hate hospitals." I said as I tossed back the covers and swung my legs over the side of the bed. Jeff grabbed my clothes that were laid on the end of the bed and links his arm with mine. I looked up into his emerald green eyes, not sure what to think.
"Let me help you." Jeff said. I quickly grabbed my clothes from him and stood on my own.
"I don't need your help thank you very much. I'm very capable of getting dressed and walking on my own." I said as I walked into the bathroom. Jeff turned to Matt and Jessi with saddened eyes.
"What am I gonna do?" Jeff asked to no one in particular as he sat down on the bed I had just vacated.
~At Our Beach House~
"Jessi, can you come with me?" I asked as I started towards the stairs.
"Sure hun." She came to me and we walked up the stairs and to my room. I opened the door and walked in.
"What's on your mind?" Jessi asked as she had a seat on the bed. I walked over to the dresser and pulled out my pajama pants and a white tank top. I turned to Jessi with a sigh.
"What am I supposed to do? Just forgive and forget? Hate him? Or let my heart lead me? I'm so confused, and mad, and terrified at the same time. Is that even possible?" I asked as I plopped down next to her on the bed. She put a reasurring arm around my shoulders and pulled my body to her's.
"I say, let you heart guide you. Sometimes, our hearts and our heads go against each other and the one that always wins is the heart. I know what you have with Jeff is something amazing, it's true love. It takes some poeple their entire lives what it took you a week to find. You and Jeff are a few of the lucky ones, you belong together. It's aweful what he did to you, but you may not even know the whole story. So get dressed, and get your butt down there so your heart can guide you." Jessi said as she pulled away and tapped my knee. She got up and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her.