Amy's POV
"Finally" I basically sang after hearing the familiar ding of the microwave skipping over to get my bag of popcorn preparing myself for the movie marathon I had been waiting weeks for. Tonight was the only night I had the house to myself, Alison and my mom having gone out to dinner and a movie, Jess partying it up at the Prom and Noah having disappeared a few days ago. It was still weird living in their house, using their kitchen, their bathroom. I still wasn't used to being treated as part of their family. It could be worse, Jess could still hate me, Noah could have told our parents what happened between us, but instead of making my life a living hell they moved passed it, they forgave me for my past. "Jess?" I questioned hearing the front door slam closed the blonde strutting angrily into the kitchen her face speckled with tears "What happened?"
"Tori and I had a fight" She confessed not caring about the drops of blood that dripped from her nose "I don't think she'll ever forgive me" She said her voice cracking as she slid onto the floor hiding her face in her dress
"Jess" I began racking my brain for something to say never proving to be very good at comforting others "You and Tori are best friends of course she'll forgive"
"I told her I hated her, I told her I didn't want her in my life" She cried using the back of her hand to rid her nose of blood, rolling her eyes as she noticed a few drops slipping onto her dress "She hates me"
"I don't know Tori very well, but I know you Jess and no one could ever hate you, your one of the sweetest people I have ever meet" I said gently rubbing her back leaning my head onto her shoulder
"Now you're just lying" She giggled finally picking up her head from her knees elbowing me lightly in the ribs
"I swear I'm not, look Jess you and I are basically sisters now that are parents are dating, and if I know one thing it's that sisters don't lie to each other"
"Were not just sister's, were cousins" She said the sudden confession shocking me
"You knew?" I asked stunned lifting my head from her shoulder staring deeply into her emerald green eyes "How long?"
"Only a little while, my uncle let it slip that he had a daughter named Amy. And well I put two and two together" She explained climbing off of the floor straitening her crumpled dress "Honestly, you're a pretty good cousin" She grinned wiping off her tears as she made her way over towards the counter grabbing a rag and pressing it against her nose "Have you met your siblings?" She questioned jumping onto the counter swinging her legs beneath her
"No" I answered sadly wanting nothing more than to finally connect with my father "What are they like?" I asked my curiosity about my unknown family peaked as I pulled the bowl of red Doritos closer to me, stuffing my mouth nervously as I waited for Jess to spill the gossip about my family
"Well, Avery is your older brother. He's the rebel in the family, listens to his music to loud, drives his car to fast, skips school, grows his hair to long, fights with your dad, but deep down he's a softy. I mean he went to college to become a veterinarian, he wants to be the one who saves a family pet, the one who gets to tell a kid that his or her dog is going to live, Avery is great, he's the one you go to if you're having family trouble because no matter what he'll have your back. Chase is around your age maybe a month or two older than you, he's the smart one, the one who always gets 90's on his tests, the one who always gets put in honors classes, the one who couldn't care less about partying, he was the one who wanted nothing more than to get off to college and start his life, Chase is the one who you can rely on for advice on anything and everything he'll always help with whatever he can whenever he can. Gina's the sweetheart, she's the youngest, she's the artist in the family always drawing and painting, and trust me there actually amazing, more amazing than anything I could do. If your ever feeling lonely, if your ever feeling sad she's the one who'll make you feel better, she's the one who'll hug you until you feel better, she's the one who'll sneak into her bed and watch movies with you until you fall asleep, she's the best sister you could ever ask for" I couldn't help but smile, they sounded incredible. Avery, Chase, Gina they sounded like the family everyone asks for, the family everyone wants. "You were pretty blessed in the family department" Jess chuckled slipping down off the counter slowly walking towards the door after hearing the faint sound of knocking "Son of a bitch" She groaned attempting to close to the door
"Who's here?" I asked peaking my head out from the kitchen my eyes catching sight of Tori, Miranda and Emma the three girls having changed out of their dresses and into more comfortable clothes Tori sporting her usual sweatpants while Emma and Miranda opted for jeans "Should I get more chips?" I questioned awkwardly watching as the girls busted into the house
"Why are you here?" Jess asked refusing to look directly at Tori the blonde to ashamed to meet her eyes
"Don't get me wrong, I don't want to be here" Tori started leaning her body on the wall near Jess "But I couldn't think of anything else, all I could think of was you and the things you said to me! All I could think of was you walking around hating me!"
"I don't hate you Tori" Jess confessed finally looking Tori in the eye wringing her hands together nervously as she continued "I don't know why I said that, cause I could never hate you. Tori you're the best friend I've ever had, you're the only person I can rely on, the only person that makes me smile when I feel like shit, you're the only person who I know I can't live without!"
"Then tell me why you told me to stay away, tell me why you told me you hated me!" Tori demanded as Emma and Miranda made their way towards me diving their hands into the bowl enjoying the snacks as they watched the interaction unfold "Tell me why you said you didn't want me in your life!"
"I was pissed at you! I was pissed at you cause you were right! Jamie would be better without me! Jamie would have be better off if she didn't have to grow up having to deal with my screwed up life! Jamie would be better if she had a mother and a father to look after her! She would be better without me"
"Jess what are you saying?" Emma interrupted Miranda Tori and I to shocked to muster up words. I knew Jess had been thinking of Jamie, I knew she had been thinking about what she was going to do, how she was gonna get her back, how she was gonna go to college with Jamie. I knew she was stressing, what I didn't know was that she truly believed Jamie was better off without her
"I'm saying that I'm gonna do what I should have done a year ago" Jess said wiping her wet eyes "I'm gonna request that Jamie gets put up for adoption"
Question (answer in reviews): Do you think Jess is making the right decision? Do you like Jess and Amy bonding?