Chapter one
Please heal his heart.
She was gone. There was nothing left to say about the matter.
No poetic songs humming in the background, no promise of 'the after life' and no conciliation for her passing.
The funeral had been tasteful. The casket a rich mahogany and flowers laced with pastel colours. The long black coats of the mourners bellowed out in the cold Detroit winter air and tears began to freeze to ruddy cheeks. As the friends and acquaintances moved on, four where left standing, clutching desperately onto one another all knowing that this was all they had left of her. Katie bent down plucking a single maroon shaded rose from the bunch of alabaster white ones and let it fall from her fingers, resting beautifully at the base of her headstone. Katie slipped back into the row of people, head bowed and shoulders hunched. That was how they stayed for the longest time, complex and stunning in all their human form.
Jack was the first to speak although his words were slightly chocked by the steady stream of tears "I love you ma." He whispered leaning forward and planting a kiss of the dewy coal coloured memorial. Katie stifled a cry her gloved hand covering her delicate purple tinged lips. "Jackie-
He turned to look into matching red rimmed eyes "I know- he began; but found himself at lose for words, instead he wrapped his bear likearms around her and kissed katie open mouthed and passionate. Jack's words replaced by the ever present desperation of love and unknowing. She hung onto him digging her hands into his broad shoulders and he clung to the small of her back stroking at times the muscular line of her spine, their tears began to morph into one another's as they cried and kissed and genuinely hung on for dear life.
To soon the vital connection was over and they broke apart trembling and wincing as a fresh bite of spiteful winter air plucked at their woolen scarves. The rest had turned to leave, all except Bobby who stood rooted to the spot a place he hadn't moved from since the service began. Jack eased away from Katie and placed a comforting hand of Bobby's shaking shoulders his first sign of public remorse and most probably his last.
"Bobby?" Jack ventured.
His brother's head cocked slightly in recognition "go on fairy, get your pansy as ass in the car you'll freeze your butt off if you don't" Bobby's hand moved to grab Jack's and for a moment Jack could've sworn his oldest, most strongest brother had broken.
And so out of respect Jack fished the keys out of Bobby's jacket pocket and made his way towards the beat up car, leaving Bobby and Katie alone.
"Does it hurt?"
Katie looked up "so much-
"I know for you, because you're so strong that you'll get through this. In time the niche that she filled and has now left gaping and sore will heal and be replaced by some one else, not as special mind you but some one will fill the wound and stop you from dying. Jackie will need you to do that for him, he's not as strong as you so he'll die faster from the lose, Katie, you're so special to him that you can fill two places in his heart not just one, please heal his heart-
Katie blanched "Jesus Bobby I never-
He chuckled "Yeh I know, never heard me talking like that before huh, sometimes I can be fucking Shakespeare most of the time I'm just plain old Bobby-
She nodded still taken aback by his metaphorical speech "I will Bobby, god you know I will-
Katie stopped for a moment as if to think through her next sentence "you're wrong about Jack though, he's so very strong and he'll fill that open space inside of me, with his warmth and his loving-
She stepped forward and entwined her arm with his "I love you" Bobby said, not knowing if he meant his mother or Katie.
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It was late at night on the same day, Angel the second youngest brother was home or had been until he had smelt the scent of a la vida loca and to the amusement of his brothers gone out to find the source. Bobby was asleep in their mother's room and Jeremiah had gone home to his family.
Jack sat on his bed absentmindedly strumming one of his old guitars. Katie slipped into the dimmed room, toweling her lose raven locks.
"Baby I'm going to go to bed now, if you want to keep playing I can go sleep on the couch."
Jack immediately stopped playing, setting his instrument down and opening his arms wide to her "No, I'm sorry, its late I know." He smiled his deep smoke ravaged voice, comforting and intoxicating.
"Come here, I'm tired too."
Katie knelt down onto him, relishing in his embrace.
"It seems so wrong that she's not here" Jack sighed into her ear.
"I miss the smell of her cooking-
"And the sound of her voice-
"I miss her-
"Me too" Katie said, leaning back onto the hollow of his shoulder.
Jack lifted her off of him and laid her down on the bed , then he nestled down beside her molding his stomach to the form of her back.
Jack slung an arm onto the concave of her hips kissing her back and then began to fall asleep.
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The indicator was a disgusting shade of blue, the small plus sign barely recognizable.
She was huddled beside the bath sobbing silently at her predicament and missing Evelyn all the more.
"Oh god, if you could just make this go away…" she whimpered cupping the slight bulge of her belly "don't make me do this-
Katie felt bile rise in her throat and arched herself into the toilet, head deep in the bowl and body convulsing and shaking with fear and revulsion.
She was pregnant and the mere prospect was killing her.
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