"So how are things with you and Jack?" Matt asked as he sat on my bed and watched me fold clothes.
"Alright I guess. We haven't really seen each other since I went to eat at his parents'. I've been kind of busy."
"Oh, when did you go over there?"
"Uh….twelve days ago."
"Oh, any idea when you're gonna see him again?"
"Well tomorrow is Christmas Eve and the day after that is Christmas obviously so he'll probably be with his family." I said while chewing on my lip.
"What about you? Are you going to see your family?" Matt questioned and I shook my head. "Why not?"
"It's personal."
"Oh." Matt said and I nodded. Thankfully someone knocked on my door and saved me from the awkward moment. I went to go answer it and found Audrey sitting on the couch in front of the TV.
"Would it really kill you to get up and answer the fucking door?" I asked. I was really mad at her, she had yet to talk to me despite the fact that I had picked up after her and made her dinner for the past twelve days. When she didn't say anything I growled in frustration and yanked open the door to find Jack on the other side.
"What are you doing here?" I questioned but I stepped aside to let him enter.
"I didn't have anything better to do and we haven't seen each other in like two weeks so I decided to come over, is that okay? I can leave." Jack said nervously. I went to say something reassuring but was cut off by Audrey.
"No it isn't okay, you should probably leave cause she has another guy in her room." she said and I turned bright red.
"I have Matt in my room; he was watching me fold laundry while we talked. Uh, you can go in my room, I wanna talk to Audrey for a second." I said. Jack looked between me and Audrey for a moment before walking down the hallway. "What the fuck?" I said angrily once he was gone.
"What? I was telling the truth." Audrey spat and I took a deep breath.
"I didn't do anything to you! Why do you keep acting like a bitch to me?" I asked while crossing my arms over my chest.
Her face screwed up with anger and I prepared myself for the explosion. "You walk around here like you own the place! Everything is always about you and you have no respect for anyone else!" she screamed.
"Oh we're gonna talk about no respect? You are the biggest brat in the world! I do everything for you and never once do I get a thank you! And I'm self-centered? Okay princess, everything is always about you!"
"Shut the fuck up Josie, why don't you go whore around some more?"
"I'm the whore? Really? This is laughable; I've slept with two people in my whole life, what about you? Let's see, Mark, Nick, Jackson, Jason, three Lukes, want some more? Cause I can keep fucking going you dirty slut!"
Before I even had a chance to react Audrey was up and fists were flying. I was never one to fight so Audrey had the upper hand and I instantly went down to cover my stomach. I was afraid I was going to get messed up but that was until she was being pulled off of me.
"What the fuck? Why the hell would you hit a pregnant person?" Jack shouted as he wrapped me up in his arms.
"She's a fucking bitch." Audrey spat and I fought back the tears.
"Yup, such a bitch Audrey. I've been there for you through everything and you go and do this shit. Fuck you, I'm done." I snapped.
Before Audrey even could say another thing to me Jack had dragged me to my bedroom. He sat me down on my bed and began inspecting me for any cuts or bruises. His hand ran over my face and I flinched away when he gently pushed onto my sore face which made him look down at me worriedly.
"Pack your stuff, you're not staying here anymore." he instructed just as Matt came into my room.
"I'm fine. I can stay."
"No, what if she hits you again and hurts the baby? You can pack Josie or I'll do it for you."
"Josie, you should really go to the doctor's." Matt said and I shook my head.
"I am fine. And I can stay here Jack." I insisted.
"No, you can stay with me until we find you a place." Jack said while pulling a suitcase from my closet.
"You live with your parents Jack, I'm not staying there. I can stay here."
"I don't care if you think you can stay here. You're coming home with me so I know your safe and we're taking you to the hospital too,"
"No, Jack! I'm fine!" I said before I burst into tears.
Everything was just happening way too fast for me. My best friend had just punched me in the face, Jack wanted me to go live with him in his parents' house and I was just feeling overwhelmed.
"Crap, don't cry Josie. I'm sorry but I don't want to worry about you constantly. Please Josie." Jack said softly while stroking the side of my face.
"Okay." I said trying to lessen my sobs. It took a bit but finally I got myself under control and I wiped away the tears.
"Okay what?"
"Okay I'll stay with you but only until I find my own place." I said sniffing a bit.
"Okay, good." Jack said before offering me his hand and pulling me to my feet.
We were halfway done packing up all my clothes when I stopped and look around. "Uh, Jack, what about my stuff?" I questioned.
"Matt call Rian or Alex, tell them what happened and then ask if we can keep her stuff there until I help her find her own place." Jack instructed.
I sat down on my bed as Matt walked out of the room to make the call and Jack sat down beside me. He pulled me to his chest and kissed the top of my head which made me smile a bit. I moved closer to him and Jack buried his face into my hair.
"You smell good Josie."
"That was creepy Jack."
"No, just truthful. I'll be right back; I have to call my mom."
I watched Jack walk out of the room and then I heard loud shouts a couple seconds later. I stood up and walked into the hallway where Matt was blocking the way to my room as Charlie tried to get past.
"Matt, let her by!" I said and he frowned at me but moved aside.
He followed Charlie into my room and stationed himself right beside me protectively. I wanted to push him away but I knew he meant well so I let him stay as I looked at Charlie and waited for her to say what she needed to say.
"What the hell? Audrey calls me and tells me you're being a complete bitch!" she shouted.
"What! Fucking Audrey punched her in the face!" Matt growled. Charlie's face fell and she moved closer to me.
"Oh my god, are you okay?" she asked while running her fingers across what was probably a bruise now.
"I'm fine but Jack won't let me stay here so I'm leaving."
"Good, I'm gonna talk to Audrey okay? If you need anything call me sweetie." she said pulling me into a hug. I hugged her back once I got over my surprise; I knew Audrey had fucked up this time because Charlie never chose my side.
"Thanks Charlie." I said as she kissed the side of my head.
"No problem, now get out of the way, I'm about to tear Audrey a new asshole." she said but I caught her wrist.
"Can you at least wait until we leave? I'm almost done, I don't want to be here when she explodes." I told Audrey and she nodded knowingly.
"Okay. I'll be in the living room." Charlie told me before walking out.
She walked out as Jack walked back in and he gave me a weird look. I shook my head and then looked around my room, we had worked fast and pretty much everything was ready to go.
"My mom said you can stay with us as long as you want to or need to. Uh, so we'll go there tonight and tomorrow we'll move everything over to the guys' house. You can lock this door, right?"
"Yeah, can we just go now? Charlie is ready to kill Audrey and I don't want to be here for that." I said and Jack nodded before lifting up one of my suitcases and a backpack.
I grabbed one of my backpacks and Matt grabbed my last suitcase before we walked out of my room. I locked the door behind us and then started out of the house. I waved bye to Charlie who blew me a kiss before walking down the steps.
"Mom, we're home!" I shouted.
"Do you always shout like that when you get home?" Josie asked and I nodded.
I left the suitcase I had been carrying and the bag that was on my back on the floor and walked into the kitchen with Josie not far behind me.
"Mom isn't home; she went to go get some things for Josie." May said.
"She didn't need to. I feel bad." Josie said and I turned to see she was twisting her hands up.
"Hey, she wanted to." I said grabbing her hands to stop her from wringing them.
"Still, I feel like a giant burden." she said and I tucked a piece of hair behind her ear before leaning my forehead against hers.
"You are not a burden Josie."
She chewed on her lip and pulled away from me which made me frown. "Come on, we'll get your stuff into the guest room." I said before taking her hand.
We brought everything into the guest room that was down the hall from my bedroom and Josie began to hang things up in the closet while I dove down on the bed and watched her. I had the great urge to ask her to be my girlfriend but I was kind of afraid, I didn't know whether she would say yes or no. I guess I got lost in thought because suddenly Josie was in front of me.
"What were you thinking about so hard?" she questioned, her face only inches from mine.
"Wanna go out tonight? I mean on a date?" I asked taking her by surprise.
"Uhm, sure." she said and I beamed.
"Okay, get ready and we'll leave in an hour." I said before hopping off of the bed and going down the hallway to May's room. I practically kicked the door open which made her jump and scowl at me.
"What do you want Jack?"
"I need your advice."
"On what?"
"Josie."
"Uh….what about her?" May asked while I sat down on the edge of her bed and leaned my head on her shoulder.
"I wanna take her out on a date but I don't know where. And like I kind of want to ask her to be my girlfriend but what is she says no?"
"Wait, she's not your girlfriend?"
"May you're supposed to answer the question."
"No Jack Bassam, you answer my question."
"May if you don't answer the question then I'm gonna call Joe and I'll never go to you for advice again." I threatened and she brought her arms over her chest.
"I don't know; take her somewhere nice but stay away from places that have a lot of strong smells. Now for the girlfriend thing, you guys are already having a kid together and she's going on a date together, why would she say no?"
"Because I'm annoying."
"Did she tell you that?"
"No but I worry about driving her crazy."
"She seems to be a little worried and stressed Jack. She probably has a lot on her plate, sometimes you just need to relax."
"Okay but what if she says no?"
"I don't think she will." she said and I sighed before standing up.
"Thanks for the advice May." I said before kissing her cheek and walking out to go get Josie. I was gonna ask her tonight, I had my mind set on it and I was just hoping she would say yes.