Chapter 11
"Just fuck off." John pushed Shane away, not wanting to hear anything the young McMahon had to say.
"John, I was just..."
"Just what Shane? Huh? Did you come out to brag about your relationship with Dawn and Amy? How you can have them whenever you want? How you have my son? MY SON, SHANE! What were you going to say? That your sorry? Why would you be sorry? You have no idea..."
"Will you just, shut the hell up!" Everyone was looking at the two young teenagers in the hallway, yelling at each other. "Listen, just for once, just, listen." Shane spoke through grit teeth, holding John by the collar of his jesery. "I was just going to tell you, I'm here for you." John yanked himself away, pushing Shane before he walked off. Trying to find the nearest vending machine, John picked up the pace as he walked, wanting to get out of the hallway, the hospital, the train. He wanted to go home, wanted to see his mom, his dad, his brothers, and most of all, his baby's mother. He never knew what she did with their kid until he met Shane since he didn't stick around for the birth.
Once he was at the vending machine, he saw a familar long legged blonde there, trying to decide what bag of chips she wanted. When she bent over to pick up her chips, John let out a low whistle, loud enough for her to hear and turn around. When she saw who it was, she picked up her chips and walked over to John. Taking off his baseball hat, she placed it on her head backwards, letting her blonde locks fall on her shoulders. When she looked at him in his eyes, she saw how blood shot they were; but she wasn't surprised. She placed a thumb on his cheek, wiping a fresh tear off of him.
"You shouldn't cry baby," she whispered, looking down at her shoes.
"It just hurts," he whispered back, taking his hat off of her head. He held out his hand, waiting to see if she would accept the inventation to take it so they could go for a walk. To his surprise, she did. They walked down the hallway in silence; out of the hospital in silence. They didn't say anything until they reached the beach they were at earlier; finding a spot on a rock, they sat down, still holding onto each other for warmth. Leaning her head onto her shoulder, she listened to the waves crash against the shore; she decided this is the most relaxed she's been since the day she met him.
"I wanna stay like this forever," she mumbled, not moving from her position.
"Me too baby, me too," he agreed, leaning his head on hers.
"What hurts?" John looked at Stacey questioningly, not knowing what she ment. "When we were at the hospital, you said it just hurts. What do you mean?" John let out a sigh, not wanting to explain his reason. He looked at Stacey, and tilted her chip up. Placing a soft kiss on her lips, he silenced her for a few moments, which is exactly what he wanted. Just for the silence to do the talking for them. After a few moments, John pulled away, ending their most sesual kiss.
"It hurt to know you were right there, and I couldn't have you. You were at arm's length Stace, arm's length. And I just wanted to grab you, and show you, you don't need Mark. He didn't even love you. He told us, me, Adam, and Shane. He said you and him were just cuddle buddies, that was it. And it broke my heart, just knowing that he was using a sweet girl. A girl that has been through shit, with death, and hurt, and abuse. He was the last thing you needed! And you were right there, at arm's length." She crawled into John's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder.
"I think I love you," she told John, placing soft small kisses on his neck.
"I think I love you too," he responded with a small laugh. They looked at each other, for the first time since they met, they both had joy in their eyes. Tears of joy. Leaning down so his forehead touched hers, he puckered his lips for another kiss. Stacey pulled away, smacking him gently on his arm.
"Way to ruin a perfect moment John, A PERFECT MOMENT!" she exclamied standing up. Dusting herself off, she started to walk off the rock with John at her heels. Walking quietly behind her, he picked her up from her waist and started to spin her around.
"In the ocean!" he yelled happily, bringing Stacey with him. He waded out into the water, until it was up to his knees. "Now, I could drop you right here, or! We could walk off into the sunset and live happily ever after. What one do you want?"
"The sunset is that way," Stacey pointed out towards the horizon which was further out into the water. She quickly covered her mouth, regretting what she just said.
"Sunset for the lady it is!" Stacey started kicking and screaming, when she saw red hair she would recognize for anywhere. "Amy! Help me!" John heard Stacey screaming for Amy, so he turned around and dropped Stacey in the water.
"Amy! What's up!" John asked, pretending nothing happend. Not far behind from Amy was Dawn Marie, who was yelling at John for dropping Stacey.
"Gail is out of the hospital, and Adam made fire! Oh my God, it's the coolest thing ever, come join the sing along!" Amy told the new love couple. Stacey started walking towards the shore, holding hands with John.
"I like sing alongs," Stacey joked with John. When they neared the fire, Stacey gasped as she heard the song.
"What is it babe?" John asked, wrapping his arm around her waist.
"I love this song," she whispered. When they got closer to the fire, John could hear what song it was. Letting Adam's soft voice echo through the air, John and Stacey sat down to listen.
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
Stacey smiled at Adam, joining him in on the chrous.
And darling darling stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me
Stacey looked over at Amy, who started to sing along as well. "Take it away Aimes!" Adam told her, playing the chords to the song. Amy bowed her head, tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear, and let out a voice that no one thought would come out of her mouth.
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling darling stand by me, oh stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah
Quietly wiping a few tears from her eyes, Dawn Marie looked over at Gail, and smiled at her. "Hey Dawn, you know the next part?" Shane asked, sitting down beside her. Dawn nodded yes, and continued the sing along.
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me,
oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Darling darling stand by me-e, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Everyone clapped as Adam finished the song with a high out of tune pitched note.
"I'm gonna miss you guys," Gail whispered, hugging her knees to her chest. Amy looked at Dawn, who had tears in her eyes.
"I love you guys," Dawn told the group. "It's just so weird how we all met, it was like, destiny. I just don't think.....We would be able to continue these relationships after all this ya know? We all got different goals, and different lives to live, it would just seem to weird to talk to guys after, knowing that you're just a voice on the phone."
"Don't be stupid," Amy snapped at Dawn. "You just don't want to keep in contact with us because you live higher than the rest." Stacey cuddled into John more, burrying her head in his shoulder. Mark gave John a look, and quickly left the group, not being able to stand that John now had his girl.
"Just fuck off." John pushed Shane away, not wanting to hear anything the young McMahon had to say.
"John, I was just..."
"Just what Shane? Huh? Did you come out to brag about your relationship with Dawn and Amy? How you can have them whenever you want? How you have my son? MY SON, SHANE! What were you going to say? That your sorry? Why would you be sorry? You have no idea..."
"Will you just, shut the hell up!" Everyone was looking at the two young teenagers in the hallway, yelling at each other. "Listen, just for once, just, listen." Shane spoke through grit teeth, holding John by the collar of his jesery. "I was just going to tell you, I'm here for you." John yanked himself away, pushing Shane before he walked off. Trying to find the nearest vending machine, John picked up the pace as he walked, wanting to get out of the hallway, the hospital, the train. He wanted to go home, wanted to see his mom, his dad, his brothers, and most of all, his baby's mother. He never knew what she did with their kid until he met Shane since he didn't stick around for the birth.
Once he was at the vending machine, he saw a familar long legged blonde there, trying to decide what bag of chips she wanted. When she bent over to pick up her chips, John let out a low whistle, loud enough for her to hear and turn around. When she saw who it was, she picked up her chips and walked over to John. Taking off his baseball hat, she placed it on her head backwards, letting her blonde locks fall on her shoulders. When she looked at him in his eyes, she saw how blood shot they were; but she wasn't surprised. She placed a thumb on his cheek, wiping a fresh tear off of him.
"You shouldn't cry baby," she whispered, looking down at her shoes.
"It just hurts," he whispered back, taking his hat off of her head. He held out his hand, waiting to see if she would accept the inventation to take it so they could go for a walk. To his surprise, she did. They walked down the hallway in silence; out of the hospital in silence. They didn't say anything until they reached the beach they were at earlier; finding a spot on a rock, they sat down, still holding onto each other for warmth. Leaning her head onto her shoulder, she listened to the waves crash against the shore; she decided this is the most relaxed she's been since the day she met him.
"I wanna stay like this forever," she mumbled, not moving from her position.
"Me too baby, me too," he agreed, leaning his head on hers.
"What hurts?" John looked at Stacey questioningly, not knowing what she ment. "When we were at the hospital, you said it just hurts. What do you mean?" John let out a sigh, not wanting to explain his reason. He looked at Stacey, and tilted her chip up. Placing a soft kiss on her lips, he silenced her for a few moments, which is exactly what he wanted. Just for the silence to do the talking for them. After a few moments, John pulled away, ending their most sesual kiss.
"It hurt to know you were right there, and I couldn't have you. You were at arm's length Stace, arm's length. And I just wanted to grab you, and show you, you don't need Mark. He didn't even love you. He told us, me, Adam, and Shane. He said you and him were just cuddle buddies, that was it. And it broke my heart, just knowing that he was using a sweet girl. A girl that has been through shit, with death, and hurt, and abuse. He was the last thing you needed! And you were right there, at arm's length." She crawled into John's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder.
"I think I love you," she told John, placing soft small kisses on his neck.
"I think I love you too," he responded with a small laugh. They looked at each other, for the first time since they met, they both had joy in their eyes. Tears of joy. Leaning down so his forehead touched hers, he puckered his lips for another kiss. Stacey pulled away, smacking him gently on his arm.
"Way to ruin a perfect moment John, A PERFECT MOMENT!" she exclamied standing up. Dusting herself off, she started to walk off the rock with John at her heels. Walking quietly behind her, he picked her up from her waist and started to spin her around.
"In the ocean!" he yelled happily, bringing Stacey with him. He waded out into the water, until it was up to his knees. "Now, I could drop you right here, or! We could walk off into the sunset and live happily ever after. What one do you want?"
"The sunset is that way," Stacey pointed out towards the horizon which was further out into the water. She quickly covered her mouth, regretting what she just said.
"Sunset for the lady it is!" Stacey started kicking and screaming, when she saw red hair she would recognize for anywhere. "Amy! Help me!" John heard Stacey screaming for Amy, so he turned around and dropped Stacey in the water.
"Amy! What's up!" John asked, pretending nothing happend. Not far behind from Amy was Dawn Marie, who was yelling at John for dropping Stacey.
"Gail is out of the hospital, and Adam made fire! Oh my God, it's the coolest thing ever, come join the sing along!" Amy told the new love couple. Stacey started walking towards the shore, holding hands with John.
"I like sing alongs," Stacey joked with John. When they neared the fire, Stacey gasped as she heard the song.
"What is it babe?" John asked, wrapping his arm around her waist.
"I love this song," she whispered. When they got closer to the fire, John could hear what song it was. Letting Adam's soft voice echo through the air, John and Stacey sat down to listen.
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
Stacey smiled at Adam, joining him in on the chrous.
And darling darling stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me
Stacey looked over at Amy, who started to sing along as well. "Take it away Aimes!" Adam told her, playing the chords to the song. Amy bowed her head, tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear, and let out a voice that no one thought would come out of her mouth.
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling darling stand by me, oh stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah
Quietly wiping a few tears from her eyes, Dawn Marie looked over at Gail, and smiled at her. "Hey Dawn, you know the next part?" Shane asked, sitting down beside her. Dawn nodded yes, and continued the sing along.
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me,
oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Darling darling stand by me-e, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Everyone clapped as Adam finished the song with a high out of tune pitched note.
"I'm gonna miss you guys," Gail whispered, hugging her knees to her chest. Amy looked at Dawn, who had tears in her eyes.
"I love you guys," Dawn told the group. "It's just so weird how we all met, it was like, destiny. I just don't think.....We would be able to continue these relationships after all this ya know? We all got different goals, and different lives to live, it would just seem to weird to talk to guys after, knowing that you're just a voice on the phone."
"Don't be stupid," Amy snapped at Dawn. "You just don't want to keep in contact with us because you live higher than the rest." Stacey cuddled into John more, burrying her head in his shoulder. Mark gave John a look, and quickly left the group, not being able to stand that John now had his girl.