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Chapter Ten

Jess's POV

I hadn't spoken to Jack since he apologized for yelling at me. I didn't want to talk to him, I knew how he really felt about me and Kai... Why should I listen to his insincere worry?

My uncle was supposed to be at my apartment in fifteen minutes and nothing was going right! Morgan was crying, the apartment was a mess, I wasn't dressed, and I had gotten a severe case of stress hives!

Morgan ran out of her room, tears streaming down her face. She had fallen and got a small cut on her arm. "It hurts, Momma!" she told me.

I picked her up and said, "I know, baby, I know... It's ok." I brought her to the kitchen and set her on the island.

I wetted a paper towel and cleaned the cut before putting a Band-Aid on it. "See? Everything's alright," I said as I kissed her forehead and set her back down on the floor.

She ran off, perfectly fine.

I sighed and started to run around the apartment, picking up toys, putting away books...

Then someone knocked on the door. "No! He's early!" I complained as I ran to the hall closet and threw a bunch of things inside. I rushed to the door and opened it. "I'm sorry, Uncle, I'm not..." I trailed off when I saw Jack. "What are you doing here?" I asked with a sigh.

"Bobby called me, he said he's gonna be a little late and wanted me to stay here with you," he explained as he walked in, "He said you sounded a little nervous when he talked to you this morning, "You ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," I replied as I scratched my arm, "Excuse me."

I walked quickly to my room and opened the closet, I grabbed a locked box from the top shelf and unlocked it. I grabbed my medication, threw the box back onto the shelf, and sat on my bed. I grabbed a bottle of water from the nightstand and fumbled with the bottle of pills. I opened it and let one fall onto my hand.

Without hesitation, I put it into my mouth and took a long drink of water. I nearly choked when I remembered I was pregnant, but relaxed when I remembered that Wellbutrin was low-risk.

Jack suddenly came into the room and I looked at him. "Are you ok?" he asked me.

"Get out of here, Jack!" I snapped.

He raised his arms in surrender and noticed the pills on the bed; the cap had come off and a few pills had fallen out. "What are those?" he asked as he walked over to us.

"Nothing," I said quickly as I covered the pills with my hand.

"What are they, Jess?" he asked sternly as he held my arms.

"Antidepressants," I mumbled, "Don't worry about it."

"Antidepressants?! Jess, are you crazy?" he said with wide eyes, "You shouldn't take those while you're pregnant!"

"Jack, it's fine," I told him, "I take Bupropion, also known as Wellbutrin, it's low-risk, look it up."

"You still shouldn't take them," he insisted then frowned, "How many... have, you taken?"

"Only one," I said, "It's the first time I've taken them in about two months..."

"And why's that?" he asked.

I shook my head and sighed. "Didn't need them," I lied, "Please, I'm already really stressing and you're only making things worse."

"Since when did I make things worse?" he asked.

I was quiet. "Get out," I ordered softly as I stood up and pushed him towards the door, "You can see yourself out."

"Wait a minute," he turned around to face me, "Are you still upset about when I yelled at you?"

I didn't reply and he sighed. "Jess, I thought we had this settled," he said, "Is that why you've been ignoring my calls?"

"I've just been busy, Jack," I told him, "Now go, I have a lot of things to do before my uncle gets here."

"I'm not leaving until we get things straight," he said sternly, "I'm not angry, I understand. I'm sorry for yelling, I shouldn't have... But I was shocked that you would keep such important things from me... and that you would tell Kim, and even she wouldn't tell me."

"I had to tell someone," I replied, "Kim is a girl, I knew she'd understand, even be happy for me. But you, I didn't know what to expect from you."

"Don't you trust me?" he asked.

I hesitated before answering carefully, "After everything I've been through, it's hard to really trust anyone..."

Jack studied me for a minute, then left. I heard the door to the apartment close and sighed.

I shook my head and went back to my housework.

My uncle was an hour late, but when he got there, he found me asleep on the couch.

I had heard him knock, but didn't get up, I heard Morgan open the door then run back to her room, scared of him. I could feel his eyes land on me and could hear his footsteps as he walked towards me. I was too tired to open my eyes and instead let out a tired, "Hi..." along with a small smile.

"Jessica, wake up," he said gently as he shook me.

I shook my head and groaned.

"Get up, Jessica," he said again, sternly, and shook me harder.

I groggily opened my eyes and when I saw my uncle, was disappointed. Part me had expected to see Kai...

"Uncle Wasabi," I said as I sat up. I cleared my throat and continued, "I'm sorry, I've been so busy... I guess I fell asleep."

He looked at me for a moment, his eyes filled with a mix of joy and betrayal. I looked at the ground and he said, "It's been a while, Jessica... Why didn't you come back? Or at least tell me you weren't coming back? I was worried sick about you!"

"I know, and I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you..." I fiddled with my wedding ring nervously, "I should've but I was scared of what you or anyone else would say..."

"You left because of Kai, is that right?" he asked and I nodded, "And where is he now?"

"I told you on the phone," I mumbled, "He's MIA..."

"And where's this daughter of yours? She ran away from me when she let me in, you should teach her not to open the door for people she doesn't know."

"She knew you were coming," I stated, "I showed her your picture but you scared her." I called Morgan into the living room and she shyly walked in.

When she saw my uncle, she frowned and quickly sat next to me, far away from Uncle Wasabi. She grabbed my arm and I kissed her forehead. "It's ok, Mo, this is Uncle Wasabi, I told you about him," I said soothingly, "He's not gonna hurt you, I promise."

Uncle Wasabi smiled at her and she returned it bashfully. "She's about as happy to meet me as you were..." Uncle Wasabi muttered.

"Well she is my daughter," I replied with an eye roll, "Uncle Wasa... Bobby, I never met to upset you, I was only sixteen, I was doing what I thought was right..."

"How is hurting everyone you love considered right?" he asked with a slight glare.

"How is neglecting your teenage niece considered right?" I snapped.

He looked at me sternly and I mumbled an apology.

"Did you really think I neglected you?" he asked sadly.

I nodded. "You were there when you needed to be, not when you wanted to be," I explained, "I assumed that you didn't want to take care of me and... I had friends in China, so I figured it would be best to stay there..."

He sat next to me on the couch and sighed. "I'm sorry, Jessica," he told me, "I should've been there for you."

"I should've told you how I felt," I muttered, "But nonetheless, I'm not going to apologize for leaving because if I didn't, I wouldn't have married Kai..."

"Is he good to you?" Uncle Wasabi asked, "Does he treat you right, I mean?"

"He loves me, Uncle, he cares about me," I replied, "He respects me and..." I smiled, "He makes me so happy, he couldn't treat me better and I love him more than anything."

"What about me?!" Morgan protested.

I laughed as I told her, "I love you just as much as I love Daddy."

She smiled and I looked at my uncle. "Why are you asking me about him?" I asked.

"My niece's husband is an interesting subject, wouldn't you think so?" he replied.

"I guess but... until he's back, I'd rather not talk about Kai," I looked at Morgan and gave her one-armed hug before saying, "Mo, Uncle Wasabi and I want to talk for a while, so you go to your room and play and I'll call you when dinner's ready."

"Ok, Momma," she said before getting up and skipping off to her room. I bit my lower lip nervously and looked at my uncle again.

"How have you been, Jess?" he asked.

"Honestly, things have been pretty bad," I turned so that my back was against the armrest and brought my knees up to my chest, "Kai's gone, I don't know if he'll ever be back, Morgan's getting on my nerves, I can only work until I start to show then I don't know where I'm going..."

"Until you start to show?" Uncle Wasabi questioned.

I took a breath, realizing that I hadn't told him yet. "Oh, right..." I started, "I'm uh... I-I'm pregnant, Uncle."

He closed his eyes and sighed. "Ok... ok," he nodded, "I will help you through this... I'm gonna be there for you now because I wasn't there for you when you were a teenager and... I'm sorry for the way I acted when you first called me..."

I smiled. "I forgive you, if you forgive me for leaving without tell you," I replied.

"I forgive you, Jessica," he told me with an understanding smile.

He hugged me tightly and, though I hesitated, I hugged him back.

I had one of my family members back... But there was still something I had been wanting to do:

Take Morgan to see her grandparents' graves, to introduce my baby to my parents.

So that ending was a bit rough, but then again, don't all my chapters end roughly?

So I forgot my iPod passcode and ran out of chances to get it right... Long story short, I couldn't get back in and I lost all of my pictures... So that was fun...

Yeah this chapter was a little weird, I know. But still, tell me what you think!

Happy Holidays!
Have a Wonderful Christmas! God Bless!
~Nydroj