Ch 13.

Enough Talk

Babe woke up and took a shower, and forgetting she didn't bring a change of clothes she had to put on her old pair after she got out. She walked out of her hotel room and turned and was face to face with Amanda.

"Amanda, please don't tell me you're back to following me." Babe said.

"Actually Babe, my life doesn't revolve around you. And it's none of your business why I'm here."

"Oh really..." Babe started but then a man walked out of the room next to Babe with just a sheet wrapped around him.

"Mandy..." The man said to Amanda but saw Babe and looked her up and down, "Hey, what's your name?"

Babe stepped away from him and frowned in disgust, and Amanda said "Steve, get back in the room, I'll be there in a minute."

Steve did as he was told and as soon as the door was closed Babe chucked, "So I see you made some extra money last night."

"Don't even assume you know anything about me Babe."

"Sure, whatever you say Mandy."

"You think you can just look down at me and do whatever you want, but you can't! You can't have both JR and Jamie! I'm positive that you won't keep either of them after I'm done with you."

"And I'm positive you're leaving here with a rash. Have a nice time, Amanda." Babe got in her car and drove away.

"That was your last chance, Babe. Enough talk and no more warnings, just revenge." Amanda vowed.

Babe pulled up to the mansion and stepped out, nervous to see JR after their first major fight since they got back together. She quietly walked into the house and shut the door. Adam then walked out of his office and spotted her.

"Babe, I was hoping you wouldn't be back after last night." He said pleasantly.

"I swear you time these little meetings. Why are you so happy?" Babe asked.

"Well, I was right. You are still a skank and now that JR has seen the light and dumped you, all I have to take care of next is the other Carey sleeping in my room."

Babe had a sinking feeling in her stomach, "JR said we were... over?"

"No, I didn't. Dad, get back to work." JR told him.

"Sure son." Adam turned and said quietly to Babe, "Now he can dump you himself." Adam smirked and walked away.

Babe and JR avoided eye contact and looked around. Finally after moments of awkward silence, they both said at the same time:

"So I'm sorry I went and saw Jamie..."

"I'm sorry I overreacted..."

They both stopped and laughed a little. Babe then walked closer to JR.

"I told you I wouldn't go to anyone else when times get tough, especially not Jamie. Yesterday was our final goodbye. I told him that we were for real and forever, and he knows that."

"It was just hard seeing you two together after I lost you to him the first time, and I know he still loves you and I didn't want it to happen a second time."

"It wont, I'm not going anywhere, remember? You won't let me." Babe smiled and JR pulled her into a hug.

"I missed you so much last night, I couldn't even sleep. Where did you go?"

"The Pine Cone, where else? I ran into Amanda this morning."

"What did she have to say?"

"Nothing important, she was there with some guy."

"Doesn't really surprise me."

"I know me too. But she said something about how I couldn't have you and Jamie, and that after she was done with me I wouldn't have either of you."

"She really is obsessive and crazy, isn't she?"

Babe nodded, and JR put his arm around her, "Since I know neither of us got much sleep last night, why don't we go back to bed?" He raised his eyebrows and smiled knowingly at her.

Babe laughed and said, "Yeah, good idea, but I have to do something first."

She walked up to Adam's office door and opened it, "Adam, I just wanted to say goodnight. I'll see you after I wake up." Babe grinned.

As she shut the door she heard Adam slam his fist down onto the desk. JR laughed and picked her up in his arms, "I love you."

"I love you, too. Promise me you'll hear me out before believing the worst in me next time?"

"I promise." He kissed her and carried her up the stairs like a groom would after he had just married the love of his life.