Chapter 12 Hearing everything

Punk kept looking at the clock, waiting for Maria to show up, he had asked her specially to come, he needed to talk to her face to face. What Jamie said stuck with him, if she was right, how did she know and how was it that Jamie could see it and he couldn't, was he that blind and stupid or was Maria that good? Or was Jamie wrong and he was about to start a fight over nothing? He wasn't sure but he had to know and he had to know now. Maria was already late and that just annoyed him more and more, he didn't want to have this conversation but the thoughts wouldn't stop and he had to ask the questions because if he didn't, his head was going to explode. Punk looked to the clock again, wondering where both Maria and Jamie were, he wasn't sure which girl he wanted more to walk through that door, the bitch that could be a whore or Jamie. Finally the door opened and one of his wishes were answered.

"Hey babe" Maria cooed kissing his cheek, it had been a while since she had done that, Punk couldn't help but wonder if it was her natural affection or was it her guilt? "How you doing?"

"Good. I wanted to talk to you about something" Punk started un-sure on how to start this conversation, was he meant to just come out and ask or was there something else he could start with.

"Good, I wanted to talk to you as well, its about Jamie"

"What about Jamie?" Punk asked his eyes narrowing, it was clear that Maria didn't like Jamie.

"I want you to stay away from her, I don't like a young girl hanging off your arm"

Punk could understand that, and he would usually just agree and let the bitch have her bottle, but Jamie was different, she was just a girl in the need of a friend, and Punk liked being her friend and he liked the way her face lit up when she managed to keep down the strawberries, it was a step in her progress and he liked to think that his being there and encouraging words helped her. He wasn't ready to let her go, especially when he was virtually the only friend she had.

"Yeah that ain't gonna happen 'Ria,"

Her face darkened because her boyfriend wasn't listening, "Excuse me? You will stay away from Jamie and you will start right now"

"I am not staying away from her because you feel threatened, get over yourself Maria"

Maria jumped from her chair, knocking it backwards with her sudden anger, "I don't want that thing hanging off your arm! You have a girlfriend remember!"

"Don't remind me" Punk snapped, right now he didn't quite care if she was cheating or not, he just wanted out. Out of the hospital, out of the drama and out of his relationship. "Look, you have two options, you can sulk like a child or you can accept it and get over it, but either way, I'm not going to stop being friends with Jamie because you feel threatened"

Maria let out a sigh, she didn't want to fight with him, especially since he was coming home soon, "Look, I know girls like Jamie, she acts all innocent and then when you least expect it, she comes onto you and because you're a good guy, you'll be faithful to me and she'll get upset and tell the wrong person the wrong lie and then before you know it, your career is over and she gets no consequence at all"

"You're the whore Maria, not Jamie"

Maria snapped to the doorway, Raven standing there looking very un-happy, she had heard more than she intended, when she was quiet, Raven could get away with over hearing just about anything.

"No one was asking you bitch"

"Clearly." Raven took a step forward, Punk couldn't do anything to stop the small tattooed psychopath, not that he wanted too, Maria had it coming. "I think its very interesting how you're all concerned about his feelings when you're the one fucking around on him"

"What?"

"Punk! She's making stuff up, I would never cheat on you! I love you"

Raven let out a snort, clearly not believing it, "Yeah and I'm actually eight feet tall"

"Look bitch, why don't you go back to your freak-show of a sister, I would like to chat to my boyfriend"

"Its a little hot to be wearin a scarf don't you think?"

Punk wasn't sure why he didn't click on before but there it was in front of his eyes, a hot, sweaty day and Maria had a thick scarf wrapped around her scrawny neck,

"Look little girl, go and play with your barbie dolls, I want to talk to my boyfriend."

Instead Raven grabbed her by her hair making Maria scream, that bright pink scarf fell to the floor and then Raven let her go, the evidence was all over her neck.

"Why don't you explain to Punk why you're covered in hickies? Especially since you ain't been with him since he's been in hospital"

Punk looked to his girlfriend, waiting for an explaination, Raven gave a triumphant grin

"And thats my cue to exit"

Usually she wouldn't of bothered, it wouldn't of been her business but she started it with all her assumptions and upsetting Jamie, Maria was just another one on the list to learn, when you mess with Jamie, you mess with Raven and thats not something anyone should ever do.