Ch. 10

Pointing fingers

JR stepped out of the elevator and looked around. He knew exactly who he was looking for, and why. Finally, he spotted who he wanted to see.

"Jamie, can we talk a minute?" JR tried to keep his voice light, but there was a certain coldness in it that wouldn't disappear.

"Um, yeah sure, I can take my break right now." Jamie said and they walked over to an unoccupied waiting room.

"JR, what did you..." Jamie started but he was cut off by JR grabbing his shirt and pushing him against the wall.

"Listen, and listen well. You come near my son again, and I will not hesitate to kill you." JR warned.

"JR, what are you talking about?" Jamie grunted, trying to push JR off but JR slammed him into the wall again, "JR, what the hell!" He growled.

"Did you hear me?" JR yelled in his face.

"I haven't even gone near Little A, what is going on?" Jamie finally succeeded in pushing JR off.

"I saw what you did to Babe's hotel room, and the tape you made her. Don't even think you can pull that shit again." JR told him.

"What I did to Babe's hotel room? What video tape? JR, what are you talking about?" Jamie asked.

"Don't play stupid with me, Jamie. I know you're mad that Babe decided she didn't want to be with you anymore and that she wanted to be with me. You're jealous that I asked her to move in and that we are together again. We have the family you always wanted with her." JR said.

"You're... you're back together?" Jamie asked, shocked.

"Don't act like you didn't know. And if you come near either one of them again..." JR made a gun with his hands and pointed it at Jamie and pretended to pull the trigger.

JR walked away and said over his shoulder, "And take those glasses off. They don't make you look any more intelligent." Then JR turned the corner and disappeared.

Jamie looked after him and fixed his shirt. Then he grabbed the charts that had been flung aside and walked out of the waiting room, touching his glasses self-consciously.

Babe walked into the hospital, knowing this was where JR would have gone. She looked around desperately, trying to find him. She saw Jamie, and decided that for right now he would do. She walked up to him.

"Have you seen JR?" She asked.

"Unfortunately, yes. If you're here to tell me to stay away from Little A, I already got the memo."

"Listen Jamie, answer me truthfully. Did you make this tape?" Babe held up the contained with the DVD inside.

"No Babe, I did not make that DVD, I don't even know what's on it." Jamie said.

"It was of my son. Someone was sitting there, and then they said 'Sweet Baby James'. Only me and you, and my mama called him that."

"What, did you recognize the voice?" Jamie asked.

Babe sighed, getting sick of getting asked that question, "If I recognized the voice do you really think I would be here asking you if you did it?" Babe asked.

"Good point."

"Listen Jamie, just, if you find out anything, just please let me know. I just..." Babe finally felt all the pain and worry and her shoulders slumped.

"Hey, hey, it's OK." Jamie pulled her into a tight hug. "Don't worry, JR won't let anything happen to your son." Jamie placed his hand at the back of her head and smoothed down her hair.

JR had just walked out of the elevator, prepared to apologize to Jamie for the way he treated him. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Jamie holding back. Adam's words rang in his ears:

Once a slut, always a slut.

JR clenched his knuckles and turned around and pressed the down button in the elevator.

Babe pulled back from Jamie and smiled, "Sorry,"

"Don't worry about it. I'm here for you anytime." Jamie told her.

Babe looked up with him and sighed, she had to tell him, "Listen Jamie, me and JR are back together."

Jamie held up a hand, "I know." He said grimly.

"But we aren't just back together for right now, or just a couple of months. We are in this for the long haul. We really love each other, more than the first time. And we have Little A this time. We are so happy, Jamie."

Jamie tried not to let his emotions show, "I know Babe. I can tell. You haven't been this happy in such a long time. You were never this happy anytime we were together."

Babe nodded, "Jamie, I love you, you know that. A part of me always will. But it's not the same way that I love JR. I'm sorry I hurt you, and I'm sorry I ruined your relationship with your brother."

"You were worth it, Babe. Don't worry about it. In time, I will get that relationship with my brother back; I just need to give it time. Take care Babe." He said solemnly.

Jamie knew this was their final goodbye in their relationship. He knew they would be seeing each other a lot, but this goodbye here seals the end of their relationship. From this moment on they would only be friends and nothing more. There won't be anymore 'maybe there is still a chances'. It's over for good.

"You too, Jamie. Even though you don't think so, I was happy with you." She smiled and kissed him on the cheek, and walked to the elevator.

She watched Jamie until the elevator shut, knowing that was the last time she would look at him like she did. The look of someone she had loved, and had wanted to raise a family with. Now the look would strictly be as a friend and as her true love's half brother.