Chapter Seventeen:
~The Next Morning~
I managed to get some sleep, but not much. I moved to roll onto my back, but I couldn't. There was a body spooning with mine, and their arm was over me. I turned my head and smiled as Jeff's face appeared next to mine. I snuggled deeper into the hold with him, loving the feeling of his arms around me.
"Good morning." Jeff mumbled out. I smiled as I looked up at his face again.
"Morning. When did you get here?" I asked as I rolled around so I was facing him.
"3:00 this morning." He replied as he opened his green eyes to me.
"I love our eyes." I whispered.
"And your so beautiful first thing in the morning." Jeff said as he pulled my body flush with his. I laid my head on his chest, just listening to his heart beat.
"I heard about last night." Jeff said with a sigh.
"Let's not talk about it. It's in the past, and we don't need to worry about it now. I'm gonna go get an apple, I'm starving." I said as I slowly slid out from his grasp.
"I'm coming, just give me a minute." He said, still in the same spot.
"No. You stay and sleep. You need your rest now, not me." I said as I stood up and carfully walked to the door, opening it and walking out, closing it behind me. I managed to get to the kitchen befor having to sit down. I plopped down in a chair at the table and let out a sigh as I reached for an apple.
"How did you sleep?" Matt asked as he walked into the room. I nearly choked on my apple.
"Ok, are you trying to kill me?" I joked out. I suddenly bit my lip realising that it wasn't funny, or a joke...not anymore.
"You had us all worried about you last night." Matt said as he came and sat down across the table from me.
"I'm sorry." I said as I lowered my head in shame. I never meant to be a burden.
"Don't be sorry for something that you can't control. How are you feeling today?" He asked as he reached over and took my hand in his. I looked up into his eyes and began to cry.
"Hey hey hey. None of that sweetie." He said as he moved over to the front of my chair, kneeling before me.
"Matt?....I think...I...I think today is the day..." I began to cry harder.
"You can't say that. You'll be fine and here with us tomorrow. You'll see." He said, he too not wanting to believe it, but he knew too. I could see it in his eyes and face. He wrapped his big strong arms around me, holding me tightly to him. He pulled away and wiped my tears as Jeff walked into the room.
"I thought I told you to get some more sleep?" I tried to scold him. He just smiled.
"And keep me from you? I don't think so." He said, kissing the top of my head as he walked by to the fridge.
"I was thinking about just spending the day out in the sun? Swiming and tanning?" I suggested to him as Matt left, going back to Jessi. Jeff took out a water bottle and turned to me, nodding his head.
"It's a date." He said with his breath taking smile.
"Ok, let me go get in my suit them we'll hit the beach." I said as I got up and left. I picked out my suit from the dresser and put it on, leaving, grabbing my towel on the way. Jeff was in the livingroom watching cartoons when I came in.
"Wow...look at you... Ms. Sexy Thing." Jeff said with s whistle.
"Oh shut up. I'll be outside." I said as I walked to the kitchen and out the back door. I laid my blanket down and them laid myself down. I was alone for a while and didn't notive when Jeff joined me. There was a shadow over me and I opened my eyes, looking straight into Jeff's emerald green eyes. He truly was amazing.
"What can I do for you Jeffro?" I asked moving my arm up to my forehead.
"Come swiming with me?" Jeff asked in his all too familiar childish tone. I let out a laugh as I took his hand standing up. We swam and played in the water like children for what seemed like forever. The whole day was spent either in the water or just laying on the beach.
~Inside~
"Look at her, Matt. She's so happy with him." Jessi said from her place at the sliding glass doors, watchin me and Jeff out in the water.
"Yea, they are good for eachother. Baby, are you ok? You've been very quiet today." Matt said as he walked up beind her and wrapped his arms around her.
"I'm fine." She lied and Matt could tell.
"Liar. I know what's going on in that head of yours." Matt said as he lightly tapped the side of her head with his finger.
"I'm scared Matt. So scared that I'm not strong enough for this...for her." Jessi said as she blinked away the tears.
"Oh sweetie, your stronger than you know." Matt said as he placed his head on her shoulder.
"I don't think so anymore." Jessi said.
"I think so. You've come this far and haven't faltered once! Now, that to me is pretty damn strong. And now, I'm hear so lean on me when you need to baby." Matt said. They both let out a laugh as they watched Jeff get dunked under the water by me.
~The Next Morning~
I managed to get some sleep, but not much. I moved to roll onto my back, but I couldn't. There was a body spooning with mine, and their arm was over me. I turned my head and smiled as Jeff's face appeared next to mine. I snuggled deeper into the hold with him, loving the feeling of his arms around me.
"Good morning." Jeff mumbled out. I smiled as I looked up at his face again.
"Morning. When did you get here?" I asked as I rolled around so I was facing him.
"3:00 this morning." He replied as he opened his green eyes to me.
"I love our eyes." I whispered.
"And your so beautiful first thing in the morning." Jeff said as he pulled my body flush with his. I laid my head on his chest, just listening to his heart beat.
"I heard about last night." Jeff said with a sigh.
"Let's not talk about it. It's in the past, and we don't need to worry about it now. I'm gonna go get an apple, I'm starving." I said as I slowly slid out from his grasp.
"I'm coming, just give me a minute." He said, still in the same spot.
"No. You stay and sleep. You need your rest now, not me." I said as I stood up and carfully walked to the door, opening it and walking out, closing it behind me. I managed to get to the kitchen befor having to sit down. I plopped down in a chair at the table and let out a sigh as I reached for an apple.
"How did you sleep?" Matt asked as he walked into the room. I nearly choked on my apple.
"Ok, are you trying to kill me?" I joked out. I suddenly bit my lip realising that it wasn't funny, or a joke...not anymore.
"You had us all worried about you last night." Matt said as he came and sat down across the table from me.
"I'm sorry." I said as I lowered my head in shame. I never meant to be a burden.
"Don't be sorry for something that you can't control. How are you feeling today?" He asked as he reached over and took my hand in his. I looked up into his eyes and began to cry.
"Hey hey hey. None of that sweetie." He said as he moved over to the front of my chair, kneeling before me.
"Matt?....I think...I...I think today is the day..." I began to cry harder.
"You can't say that. You'll be fine and here with us tomorrow. You'll see." He said, he too not wanting to believe it, but he knew too. I could see it in his eyes and face. He wrapped his big strong arms around me, holding me tightly to him. He pulled away and wiped my tears as Jeff walked into the room.
"I thought I told you to get some more sleep?" I tried to scold him. He just smiled.
"And keep me from you? I don't think so." He said, kissing the top of my head as he walked by to the fridge.
"I was thinking about just spending the day out in the sun? Swiming and tanning?" I suggested to him as Matt left, going back to Jessi. Jeff took out a water bottle and turned to me, nodding his head.
"It's a date." He said with his breath taking smile.
"Ok, let me go get in my suit them we'll hit the beach." I said as I got up and left. I picked out my suit from the dresser and put it on, leaving, grabbing my towel on the way. Jeff was in the livingroom watching cartoons when I came in.
"Wow...look at you... Ms. Sexy Thing." Jeff said with s whistle.
"Oh shut up. I'll be outside." I said as I walked to the kitchen and out the back door. I laid my blanket down and them laid myself down. I was alone for a while and didn't notive when Jeff joined me. There was a shadow over me and I opened my eyes, looking straight into Jeff's emerald green eyes. He truly was amazing.
"What can I do for you Jeffro?" I asked moving my arm up to my forehead.
"Come swiming with me?" Jeff asked in his all too familiar childish tone. I let out a laugh as I took his hand standing up. We swam and played in the water like children for what seemed like forever. The whole day was spent either in the water or just laying on the beach.
~Inside~
"Look at her, Matt. She's so happy with him." Jessi said from her place at the sliding glass doors, watchin me and Jeff out in the water.
"Yea, they are good for eachother. Baby, are you ok? You've been very quiet today." Matt said as he walked up beind her and wrapped his arms around her.
"I'm fine." She lied and Matt could tell.
"Liar. I know what's going on in that head of yours." Matt said as he lightly tapped the side of her head with his finger.
"I'm scared Matt. So scared that I'm not strong enough for this...for her." Jessi said as she blinked away the tears.
"Oh sweetie, your stronger than you know." Matt said as he placed his head on her shoulder.
"I don't think so anymore." Jessi said.
"I think so. You've come this far and haven't faltered once! Now, that to me is pretty damn strong. And now, I'm hear so lean on me when you need to baby." Matt said. They both let out a laugh as they watched Jeff get dunked under the water by me.