Ordinary People Chapter 6: Unexpected Comfort, a misc. tv shows fanfic

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Gia walked into her stateroom and immediatley sat down on her bunk. She looked directly across from where she sat to see Edgar's sleeping form and Gia was grateful. This is probably as close as she was going to get to being "alone" on a boat filled with six other guys. Gia stripped off her hoodie and several layers of shirts, leaving her in a stained, white wife beater. Gia then removed her sweats and thermal pants. She retrieved a pair of pajama shorts and briskly put them on. Gia withdrew her ipod from under her pillow, slipped under the covers, and laid on her side facing the wall. It was like her ipod knew exactly what she was going through, because as soon as she hit the play button, Mariah Carey's song "Bye Bye" flowed through her headphones.

"This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye (no, no, no)
Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky 'cause we will never say bye

As a child there were them times
I didn't get it but you kept me in line
I didn't know why you didn't show up sometimes
On Sunday mornings, and I missed you
But I'm glad we talked through
All them grown folk things
Separation brings
You never let me know it
You never let it show because
You loved me and obviously
There's so much more left to say
If you were with me today face to face

I never knew I could hurt like this
And everyday life goes on like
"I wish I could talk to you for awhile"
Miss you but I try not to cry
As time goes by
And it's true that you've reached a better place
Still I'd give the world to see your face
And I'm right here next to you
But it's like you're gone too soon
Now the hardest thing to do is say bye bye

(Bye Bye [3x])
Bye bye

And you never got the chance to see how good I've done
And you never got to see me back at number one
I wish that you were here to celebrate together
I wish that we could spend the holidays together

I remember when you used to tuck me in at night
With the Teddy Bear you gave to me that I held so tight
I thought you were so strong
You'd make it through whatever
It's so hard to accept the fact you're gone forever

(bye bye bye bye bye bye [3x])
Bye bye

This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye (no, no, no)
Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky 'cause we will never say bye

Gia removed her headphones and slipped her ipod back under her pillow. The tears followed soon after, falling slowly and silently. Gia tried to calm herself down but before she knew it she was taking in loud shaky breaths. She cried harder and she bit down onto her pillow trying to stiffle her cry. A few moments later Gia felt someone climb into her bed and arms slip around her waist.

"Im sorry.." Edgar whispered hoarsly and yet still softly into her ear. Gia knew his apology held a double meaning. He was sorry about her friend being hurt and he was sorry for the way he'd treated her. Gia flipped over and buried her face into his chest. Edgar held her tight as she wrapped her arms around him.

"She died..." Gia spoke, in a pained and shaky voice "..My best friend. She died."

"What happened?" Edgar asked gently as he stroked her hair.

"She was just trying to get h-he-home. Sh-she was just trying...Some drunk driver slammed right into the drivers side..And she die-died. Right on impact."

Edgar closed his eyes to prevent himself from crying. He himself was a recovering alcoholic, and to know that her best friend was killed by a drunk driver, made him feel somewhat responsible, like he himself had crashed into her.

"She was my sister. My si-sister. And now she's gone." Gia cried harder into his chest than before and Edgar rubbed her back gently.

"Thats right. Let it out...Its okay baby, let it all out."

And that's what Gia did. She let it all fall out of her, holding onto Edgar and holding nothing back. Edgar held her firmly and stroked her softly, and they remained that way for the next half hour. Gia's cry's had softened and her breathing began to shallow.

"Dont tell anyone. About my friend." Gia said in a whisper.

"Okay. Can I ask why?" He asked her, also in a whisper.

"I dont want a pity party. It would just depress me even more. As far as everyone is concerned Im still me and my best friend didnt just die. Out here, its like it never even happened because nobody knows it happened. Its like its not real, like she didnt die. Everything is normal. I dont want anyone treating me different."

"Okay." They lay in silence awhile, before Edgar spoke again.

"You know, I know how you feel. Well sort of. It happened a couple years back. It was Opilio Season and the wheather was picking up hard. Sig called us in, which should tell you something, since Sig could grind us into dirt. Anyway we were heading inside and Matt slipped. The decks were so icy, you know? So when he was getting up, a rouge wave hit us on the port side and knocked him right off the boat." Edgar had to take a breath before continuing."Anway we threw him a life saver almost as soon as he went over. We got his ass out of that water so fast. I think it was just the adrenaline rush in all of us. He stayed in bed for like 3 days just sleeping, wrapped in a million clothes and blankets. I broke down pretty bad. He's an idiot. But he's my brother, Hansen or no Hansen."

Gia silently processed this information as she rubbed her right hand on Edgar's lower back. Gia felt herself growing more tired by the second. Crying always took a toll out of her.

"Lets get some sleep." Edgar said as if reading her mind. Gia nodded into his chest and soon they both drifted off into a much needed sleep.

They slept the whole day, all the way till the next morning. Gia's head tucked into Edgar's chest and Edgar's chin resting on top of her head, arms wrapped around eachother. Everyone was asleep, except for Norman. He was still bothered about Gia's sudden mood change and wanted to know what was wrong with her. He rose from his bunk and left his stateroom quietly so as not to wake the others, though he doubted firecrackers could wake them. He saw Jake still sleeping in the galley and felt sorry for him. Norman was going to knock on Gia's stateroom door but decided against it. Instead he opened the door and felt his heart fall down into his stomach.

There was Gia, his girlfriend, laying in his little brother's arms. Norman couldnt believe his eyes. They hated eachother and now here they were in bed together. Nothing made sense to Norman except that he was hurt and angry. Dangerously angry. He stormed away from the sight and back into his stateroom, slamming the door. Unsurprisingly, Nick and Matt barely even stirred at the sound. Norman sat at the edge of his bed, his face in his hands, as hot tears ran down his cheeks. Norman knew one thing and that was that he wanted to kick his little brother's ass and slap Gia right across her face, though he'd never put his hands on a female a day in his life. Norman had not been this angry in a very, very, very long time. But then again, Norman had never been in love before either.