Ch. 10

Realizations

When Babe returned home to her apartment with Jamie, she saw that he wasn't here. He probably wouldn't be back all night and that was fine with Babe. She couldn't believe he acted like that, and said those things. That was not the Jamie she knew.

Lately Jamie seemed to be becoming different. He was angrier, more possessive and definitely more jealous. Babe didn't know what to do about him. The only obvious answer was to stop helping JR, but Babe knew she wouldn't do that.

And Jamie wasn't the only one who had been changing. Babe had been too. And it wasn't really her that was changing; it was her attitude and thoughts towards someone that had been changing. She was starting to care about JR again.

Babe wasn't sure how or when it had happened, but she knew it had. Maybe it was on one of the nights she had skipped work to stay with JR, and talk to him while he was unconscious, or maybe it was one of the times where they just talked. Babe didn't know.

Babe stood up and looked around, her eyes landing on a picture of her and Jamie. When she saw that picture she couldn't help but picture JR there instead of Jamie. That was why Babe was pushing to help JR so much. She wanted to be there for him and take his pain away. Babe wanted JR to trust her again... she wanted to be a family with JR and her son.

Babe sat down and sighed, like that would ever happen. JR hated her with a passion. But now that Babe thought about it, she didn't really think he hated her anymore. Disliked her, probably, but not hate. And that was a step in the right direction.

As Babe changed into different clothes, she couldn't stop thinking about JR and how she wished she could stop thinking about him.

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JR was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking about Babe. She had been on his mind constantly ever since the incident at the hospital where the nurse had mistaken Babe for his wife. Everywhere he looked in this house there were memories of Babe. And right now all he could remember were all the good memories of him and Babe, the bad ones seemed to have been banished from the mansion.

Babe's laugh echoed through JR's mind. He really loved her laugh. It could get him to smile no matter what. He had to keep telling himself to not smile as much when she was around.

JR forgot that he could feel this way. All he could remember was feeling lonely and unhappy, and now that Babe had come back into his life he was feeling better then he had before he lost the use of his legs.

At that though, JR looked down at his limp legs and sighed. What was he thinking? Babe could never be happy with a cripple. When she looked at him all she saw was pity. And even if she could like someone like JR, JR wouldn't make her suffer through being with him. It wouldn't be fair to Babe.

All he knew for sure was that he would be better for Babe then Jamie even with his handicap. He couldn't believe Jamie. Jamie was acting like a selfish jerk, not caring about JR and yelling at Babe for caring. Thinking about it now made him angry. Jamie had stood there and called Babe stupid for helping him.

JR shook his head and turned on his side, facing the empty space left on his bed. And while he lay there, JR couldn't help but picture Babe lying next to him, sleeping soundlessly with a small smile on her face.

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Jamie was at the bar were Babe worked, busy getting trashed. He was so sick of all the time Babe was spending with JR! Why would she do that? He has done nothing but make their lives living hell. Yet all Babe can do is help JR, or when she isn't with JR all she can do is talk about poor JR. And Jamie was sick of it.

He had a sneaking suspicion that Babe felt more for JR than she let on. Jamie had no idea if JR shared her feelings or not. But as he sat there thinking more and more about the time JR and Babe were spending together, he became convinced Babe was cheating on him with JR.

He kept pounding back shots and becoming more and more irate, thinking about how they were probably sleeping together and everything else that could happen. Jamie didn't notice the beautiful brunette until she tapped him on the shoulder. He turned to look at her.

"This seat taken?" She asked, pointing to a chair next to Jamie.

Jamie smiled, and shook his head. As he got another shot and got the woman next to him a drink, he knew that tonight he would be able to forget about Babe and JR.

He drank the shot and turned towards the brunette with a seductive smile on his face.