I stand up and curl my hand around Jay's. She smiles at me and I smile back, trying to make it look genuine. But I'm not happy. We walk back down into the living room and sit down at the couch. I look over the tall stack of video game boxes and say,
"Who wants to play video games?" mimicking BMO from Adventure Time.
She laughs and pulls out "Legend of Zelda". We play for hours, laughing and having fun. Phil eventually comes out of his room and throws a pillow at us for not telling him that we were playing video games.
"How about we watch a film? It's beginning to get dark." Jay suggests.
Phil and I nod and she pulls a DVD out of the pile of films that she brought when she moved in.
"Lets watch V for Vendetta!" She smiles and her eyes light up.
It was one of those things that she got obsessed with for a really long time. I love when she gets that excited. I nod my head and she put the DVD in the player. Phil turns out the lights and joins us on the couch. I laugh as she repeats the first line.
Remember, remember the fifth of November.
I'm on the edge of my seat for the whole of the film, it's brilliant. As the credits begin to role, Jay looks at me and smiles.
"So did you like it?"
"Is that a question? It was amazing." I say.
She looks like she's about to say something else, but she gets a worried look on her face.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Damn it, I forgot to put the laundry away."
Phil and I laugh as she runs off to where she left the basket. A few minutes later, I'm upstairs heading to my bedroom. Jay is still inside putting clothes away and I say,
"You don't have to do that. I can put those away." I reach for the half empty basket, but she swats my hand away.
"You should relax, let me do it." I hear worry in her voice.
"I'm okay." I pick up her hand and kiss her fingertips.
She sighs, but kisses me and walks out. I hear a quiet goodnight as she walks down the hall. I pull my shirt off and crawl into bed. I wish I really was okay. I close my eyes and slowly drift off.