Invisible
Chapter 5-Boxing
Authors notes: Thanks Lisa, I didn't know! Haha. Sorry it's been awhile you guys. I'm hoping these next few weeks I'll have a little bit of a chance to write more. Sorry this chapter is so SHORT.
He grunted a hello at Mia as he trudged through the door, and she smiled warmly. She glanced hesitantly down to Bella, before glancing back at him as if deciding against something.
"I'm gonna stop by the dot and bring it home for dinner tonight," Mia murmured. Nodding, Jay sat on the couch, staring at Bella.
Coming to a realization, he panicked. "Oh, you want me to," he grunted, pointing at Bella. Mia bit her lip, before nodding, "Yeah, yeah." She rose a hand to her face through her thick brown hair, chuckling. "But if you don't or, I mean," she stuttered.
"No it's fine," Jay said, flashing a reassuring smile. Mia nodded, grabbing her keys and stealing another look at Bella before shuffling out the door.
Glancing to see if she had gone, Jay withdrew the crayons from his pocket, tossing them atop the coffee table towards Bella. "Here," he grunted again, staring at her.
Bella glanced to the crayons, a wide smile on her face. She looked up at Jay, her small eyes twinkling. Jay swallowed hard. Did Lindsey's eyes shine like that? Avoiding eye contact with the girl, he turned the TV on, flipping through.
"Thank you," Bella said sweetly, her voice angelic. Jay looked from the corner of his eyes back at her, grunting again.
"Your grumpy mister. Do you need a nap?" Bella asked, a pout on her face. She was identical to her mother.
Jay glared at her.
"Your supposed to say, your welcome Mr. Sockem," Bella clarified, her hands on her hips. Jay squinted, "Who the he-Who is Mr. Sockem?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Bella's eyes lit up again, as she ran to the television, grabbing a purple videotape and cramming it into the old VCR beside it. A sock puppet appeared on the screen, singing a song about how to wash your hands.
Jay stared. Bella sang along, clapping her hands.
"Jesus christ," Jay mumbled, shutting the VCR off with the remote. "Heyy," Bella whined, turning towards him.
He shook his head, "At least watch something good." He pressed buttons on the old remote until a boxing match appeared on the screen.
Bella stared at the TV, cocking her head.
"He's hairy," she giggled, pointing to one of the fighting men.
Jay grunted, nodding, "Yeah, well your hairy. Now sit down and watch this."
Bella blinked, confused as she obeyed, returning her attentions to the boxing match.
After what seemed like several moments, her voice piped up again.
"I am not hairy," she clarified, still craning her neck to watch the TV.
Jay glanced over to her wild brown curls, reaffirming his statement as he continued to watch TV.
"You gonna use those crayons?" he asked quietly, losing interest in the match.
"I have no one to color with," Bella said matter of factly, still watching the boxing match.
"You were coloring by yourself just a minute ago," he argued.
"Nuh-uh," Bella argued back, glaring at him.
He snorted, glancing to the coloring book. "Okay, how about I color with you?" he asked.
"Okay, you color donald duck, and I'll color daisy duck," she said happily, clambering over to the coloring book and ripping a page out. She handed it to Jay, who sat across from her at the coffee table.
Emma fumed, as she slammed the empty baby bottle down, waking the sleeping baby. Lindsey wailed, as Emma sighed, picking her up and bouncing her.
"I can't believe him," she said over the babies loud cries. She glared at Manny. Manny raised a hand, "I saw it though Emma. I saw it."
"Does Mia know, he shoved my mother?" Emma asked, shaking her head.
Manny shrugged. Emma's last comment hadn't been particularly clear.
"I don't know, I mean, Jay was leaving her house. It doesn't mean anything Emma," Manny argued, sipping her drink.
Emma rolled her eyes, looking aghast, "Manny! I don't care if it means anything. I am so over Jay,"she argued, laying Lindsey back into her crib.
Manny shook her head, "Coulda fooled me, miss lunch date," she accused, raising an eyebrow.
Emma scoffed.
"Besides, Jay wouldn't go for Mia," Emma argued.
Manny shrugged, "I don't know," she said slowly, referring to Jay's past.
Emma sighed, shaking her head.
"Besides Em, he was just leaving her house, it doesn't mean anything," Manny said.
Emma snorted, "Funny, that's what Sean said when I saw him leaving Alex's house."
"Isn't Alex back with Paige?" Manny asked suddenly.
"Well obviously, you think Sean would stay with her?" Emma asked, her face looking rather guilty for saying something so mean.