Ch. 11

Suspicions

Babe walked into the mansion and went inside, a little happier then when she had left. She felt like she had lost some of the weight on her shoulders. She walked into the living room, and saw JR drinking what looked like alcohol. She stopped. She could tell he was already a little drunk.

"JR, what are you doing? I thought you said you wouldn't drink anymore!" Babe said, shocked.

"Well, that was a while ago, it's not like you keep your promises." JR said.

Babe tried to get the glass from him, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, leave me alone." He stood up and poured some more alcohol in his drink.

"JR, what the hell is wrong with you?" Babe questioned, grabbed this glass from him and setting it out of his reach.

"What is wrong with you? You know, I thought you had changed." JR shook his head, "I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks."

"JR, I have no idea what you are talking about." Babe said.

"You always run off to my brother when things get hard." He said.

"JR, I went to talk to Jamie today about the tape. Not about whatever you think it was about."

"Oh yeah, that's it. And you just tripped into his arms. You're still the same. I thought it could work, I was wrong."

"JR, I can't believe you. I can't believe you! I love you and you know it. I told you; I told everyone! And you think I went back to Jamie because I wanted him? Excuse me that I'm worried about my son! I was really worried and Jamie sensed it, and so he gave me a friendly hug!"

"You could have come to me!"

"How? You had already left, determined to fix this on your own without me! I wanted to help, but you didn't care. You still think that Little A is your son, and not mine. It took the both of us to bring him into this world, and it is gonna take the both of us to keep him safe. Yet you don't see that!"

"Excuse me that I'm trying to protect both of you!" JR yelled.

"I can take care of myself. Have your forgotten what me and mama went through?"

"Not this again, OK I get it! You had a big, bad tough life. So did I!"

Babe lowered her voice, "I know JR. And I know you want to fix this all by yourself because you don't want to have to lean on anyone because you don't trust easily. I know that, and I know I'm the cause of it. But JR, that was a long time ago. You need to be able to trust me in order for us to work. God, I love you so much, but it isn't always enough. Remember what you told me, 'The hard times will be so much easier because we are together. We will work through our problems other then turning to different people to make us feel better.' Remember that, JR? Apparently not, because you think I would go to Jamie." Babe shook her head and turned around.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"I don't know, out. To think about things. I think you need to, too." She looked at JR gravely and walked out of the house.

JR looked towards his glass and went to reach for it, but he remembered his promise and knocked the glass onto the ground. He then sat on the couch and put his head in his hands, wondering what would happen next.