Sorry it took so long for me to post this chapter.
I don't own Melissa and Joey. If I did, I'd be a freaking billionaire.
Mel
One moment I was snapping at Joe and the next we were kissing. And I think we kept kissing after that, but then my chest started to ache and then zzzzzz…
All I remember was:
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Nurses and doctors shouting with weird paddles in their hands.
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In the operation theatre.
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I think there was Joe too, when the nurses and doctors were shouting. He was telling Lennox and Ryder something, when Stephanie came rushing in. I tried to sit up to tell her about kissing Joe when:
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I woke up when it was dark, so I'm not sure I even woke up. It was completely dark and my room door was open – in my house, not the hospital. And when I went down the stairs, Joe, Lennox and Ryder were crying. They were all in black.
"Guys, what's happening?" I asked.
They didn't reply. So I just followed them out the door. They got in the car and went to a funeral. Funeral? I didn't know someone had died. "Guys, what's going on" and now I'm confused, more than ever.
My mom, dad and all my relatives were there. They were all crying and then the funeral started. And that's when I realized, I died. What?! I'm not dead, I'm standing right here. This is all messing with my head. What the hell's happening?
I just saw, because I knew no one would answer me, even if I spoke. The funeral got over and then Joe and the kids went home, so I followed them. Joe tried to stay the strong one, when lennox was crying all over him and Ryder. Ryder was crying too. What the hell's happening? Is it like some second world crap?
Joe put lennox and ryder to bed and then finished 3 bottles of wine like it was his health drink. He just sat on his bed and kept telling 'I love you, mel' over and over again.
"I love you too, Joe" I said but he just kept saying it again and again.
This same process went on for days. I think he finished 10 bottles of wine in 2 days. He didn't go on runs anymore. He stopped working out. And after 3 more days of this, he came home looking like hell. He dropped off the kids at Stephanie's for the night and came back home. And then at mid-night he took out a gun from his pocket. Wait, what? Since when does Joe have a gun? And I thought it was just for protection, guess I was wrong.
He put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger.
"No!" I woke up this time for real.
"Mel! Are you fine? I thought you were a goner." And before I could say anything, he kissed me and yes, it was real….
And when we broke away, I couldn't believe it, Joe had tears in his eyes! So Ryder wasn't kidding.
"Joe, what's wrong?"
"You can't keep dying on us." He said
"C'mon, what fun would it be if there wasn't any drama?" Wrong time for a joke!
"I didn't die, so just calm down."
And I was about to tell him how I feel when…
"Aunt Mel" ryder and lennox came bustling through the door.
"Hey guys, I'm fine, so don't start crying like Joe… c'mon I'm kidding." I said when I saw his face.
"you know that you are our legal guardian, so you can't die on us, we'll have nowhere to go." Lennox said
"C'mon, I'm gonna be fine. Don't worry too much." I said.
"Mel! Are you fine? I got a phone call from Joe that you were out of surgery. I came as fast as I could." Stephanie said, panting.
"I'm fine. You are not going to be if you don't take a breath." I think my talent for jokes has declined since the accident.
And then it was just talking and talking. Nothing significant except Joe took my hand and no one apart from Stephanie noticed, I hoped. I'm pretty sure that she thinks we are dating now. I want to be dating him, but I know it's inappropriate. C'mon, he's my nanny. My really hot nanny. But that's not a reason to justify it. If something goes wrong, the kids are gonna lose him too. And they really need him. But I really need him too. Now, we are gonna have to talk about it, and I'm not good at talking about 'our relationship' with joe. I can only mock him about his shameful girls.
It's gonna be hard just being friends with Joe, but if he can do it, I can. He's the one kissing me and holding my hand.
But the thought of not tasting those lips of his…. Mel! Stop it! You can't feel that way!
But it's not like we can just ignore our feelings, god knows I have tried. Guess, Stephanie was right. Houses are just women with needs and feelings. Needs and feelings which Joe can fulfill. But if something goes wrong, the whole living situation is not gonna work out. And in that case I lose a nanny, a friend and a boyfriend, all in one.
But what if things don't go wrong, Joe and I are really happy and we get married and have kids. Mel, you're steering off topic! But what if things do, guess that's just a risk I'll have to take. But its too big of a risk. Sigh! Why is everything so complicated?
And all this can happen only if he actually has feelings for me. Maybe the kiss was just because he thought he was gonna lose me. Or what if he actually likes me? I looked at him, if I could read his face and figure it out. He just smiled at me. What does that say? He's not making this easy.
"Aunt Mel, can we still go on that trip?" Lennox asked me.
"Huh?" I said
"Can we go to the trip? Remember Ryder and I asked you if we can go?"
That trip would actually be a good time to talk about it. And it would be a good break from our normal day.
"Yeah sure, sweetie. We all need a break, and the trip sounds good." Joe looked at me with shock, but it wasn't like he was disagreeing with my decision.
"Yeah, Lennox. It's a good idea, when do you want to go? I think your aunt needs some rest, so maybe after a couple weeks." Joe said.
"Can I come too?" Stephanie asked.
And then Lennox answered without blink, "No, I'm sorry. This is like a family trip, so…."
"Yeah, I understand" she said. She looked at me and then at Joe and then back at me. I just eye-signaled her that I would tell her later.
What I would tell Stephanie later, I had no clue.
In the next chapter, Mel and Joe discuss what their kiss meant, and obviously it's super awkward.
Thanks a lot, LittleAnnie1. I checked the promo on facebook.
And Joe's (new)hair should go back to the way it was.