Orphans Chapter 3

"Jess, we need to talk," Joey said pulling Jesse upstairs. They sat down on Jesse's bed.

"What's the problem?" Jesse asked a little confused.

"Jess, I know who killed Danny," Joey said with a very stern look on his face.

Jesse gulped. "Um, are you…sure?"

Joey's eyes filled up with tears. "How could you do it Jesse? Do you realize what you have done?" Joey broke down. "I can't look at you the same way anymore knowing what you did."

"Joey I was drunk. You have no idea how I feel about what happened."

"THERE IS NO EXCUSE!" Joey yelled. Jesse jumped back a little scared. "Just go." Joey said turning his head away.

"What, Joey, where do you expect me to go?"

"Leave this house."

"But Joey,"

"NOW!"

Jesse picked up a few things and took one last look at Joey and left. Joey shook his head and put his face in his hands and cried.

A/N: This seems very stern and mean of Joey, but just think about what Jesse did. So please no criticizing on that there. Oh yeah, there will be a scene with DJ and Steve, but not in this chapter.

----- A few hours later----

Joey called the rest of the family into the family room for a family meeting. Oh God he remembered Danny's family meetings, everyone complained, even him. But now he wished more than ever that Danny were the one who called the meeting.

"Joey, where's Jesse?" Becky asked. "We can't have a family meeting until he gets here."

"Today we can," Joey said with a cross between mad and sad in his voice.

The girls sat on the couch not really saying anything. Just looking at the ground. They were still in shock and were still so upset about everything that had happened. It was going to break Joey's heart to tell them who killed Danny.

"Everybody," Joey said taking a deep breath. "The police called today with some news. They traced the number to someone's cell phone. The cell phone of Danny's killer." Everybody looked shocked and nervous to hear. Nicky and Alex even knew something was up.

"Joey…who was it?" DJ asked beginning to cry.

He shook his head. "Jesse," he muttered burying his face in his hands.

"WHAT?!" Becky shrieked jumping out of her seat. Nicky and Alex were startled. Michelle stood up.

"NO IT WASN'T!" she yelled. "Uncle Jesse would NEVER do that!"

Joey stood up and walked over to Michelle and kneeled on the ground so there eyes were level. Her blue eyes were full with big wet tears.

"Michelle, I know it's hard to believe but Jesse went out and got drunk and he wasn't himself. He just wasn't thinking."

"I don't believe you!!" Michelle yelled and ran upstairs. Becky said on the couch crying. DJ and Stephanie sat silently crying. Becky looked up and Joey.

"I don't believe it," she said, her voice all choked up. "Jesse never drinks. I can't believe it how could he do that!" She began sobbing on Joey's shoulder. He shook his head and softly rubbed Becky's back.

---After dinner that same night---

"Goodnight boys, I love you," Becky said as she closed Nicky and Alex's bedroom door. Joey was sitting on Jesse and Becky's bed. "Man," she said. "I don't know what I'm gonna do. What I'm gonna tell the boys. I feel like my world has crumbled." She said sitting next to Joey.

He nodded. "I'm sorry Becky. You don't deserve this."

Becky sighed. "None of us do."

"It all just happened so fast. One minute he was telling me to make my bed and the next minute…" Joey wiped tears off his face.

Becky put her hand on Joey's shoulder. "You don't have to go through this alone." Joey looked up at her.

"You don't either. We can go through it together…"

Becky looked at him.

"As a family," he said.

"Joey you are great, I can always count on you. You're always there for me. I thought Jesse had the same qualities. But he just killed someone and left the house without saying a word."

Joey felt a pit in his stomach. He hadn't mentioned that he had told Jesse to leave. The room was quiet for a minute. Joey shuffled closer to Becky. She leaned her head on his shoulder.

----Right outside----

Jesse pulled his car back in the driveway. He had wanted to pick up a few more possessions of his to put in his new apartment that he had just bought. He figured he wouldn't be coming back. He figured the rest of the family would be in their rooms crying. He hadn't really cried about Danny, just faked it. To tell the truth, he didn't care. He was drunk, it wasn't his fault. And Becky, he realized after he had made out with the sexy blonde at the bar that she wasn't the woman for him.

He still had a key to the house so he opened the door and saw the lights were off and he figured they were asleep.

---Back upstairs---

The room was silent again. Joey and Becky looked at each other passionately. Joey slowly pushed his face closer to Becky's. She did the same. There lips gently touched and they began passionately kissing. Then they realized what they were doing and pulled away.

"What was that?" Becky asked a little embarrassed.

"I don't know," Joey said laughing slightly. "Wow that's they first time I've laughed in days. Oh Becky, you make me feel so happy."

"Joey you make me feel so happy as well. Even in this tough time, everything seems right that we're together."

Joey gave her a look. "Oh Becky who are we kidding. You're still married." He sat back down. She nodded.

"I guess we better go to bed."

"Yeah I guess so."

A/N: Don't get too caught up in this Becky, Joey relationship. It isn't really a big part of the story. It's more of just them dealing with the pain.

The room was silent before Joey leaned in to kiss Becky again. Suddenly the door opened and there was Jesse.

"What the hell?"