Tripping Over Raindrops, chapter 5
The next day after coming home from the hospital was much better than the night before. The guys actually woke up before Jess, which was strange....very strange. Mike decided to go check on his sister as soon as he got up. He quietly opened to door and looked over at her bed, she was still sleeping soundly on her side. He decided to make everyone breakfast since Jess usually did that. Billie Joe and Tre' were in the lounge watching television when Mike came down the stairs.
"Morning Mikey!" Tre' called as Mike turned to go into the kitchen.
"Morning guys." he called back.
Billie Joe and Tre' walked into the kitchen and sat at the table, watching what Mike was doing.
"It's weird waking up before Jess huh?" Tre' said after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, it's quiet." Billie Joe replied.
"I wonder how she's doing." Mike said starting to get the ingredients out for pancakes. Billie Joe and Tre' agreed.
About 10 minutes later Mike was almost finished with the pancakes when they all heard a very loud thump from upstairs followed by an equally loud "FUCK!"
Mike smiled as did Tre' and Billie Joe.
"Well I think she's gonna make it." Billie Joe said laughing slightly.
Jess cursed her sheets to herself as she pulled herself back onto her bed. '"Fuckinggayassbitchmotherfucking...sheets." She sat up and looked around 'What time is it?' she thought looking over at her alarm clock on her bedside table. 'Shit! 12 fucking 30?! Why in the hell did I sleep in so late?' She thought to herself. As she got up to walk to her closet it hit her. "FUCK!" She yelled in pain falling to her knees. It was then she remembered Ray's drunken yelling and hitting, Mike checking on her, Billie Joe carrying her downstairs, the hospital, all of these thought came flooding back as she hit the floor for the second time that morning.
"Man, it sounds like Jess is having a though morning today." Tre' said looking at the stairs after hearing the second yell.
"Yeah, it does." Mike said finishing the pancakes.
"I'm going to go check on her, be right back." Billie Joe said getting up.
He caught a glance of Mike and Tre' looking at each other.
"What?" Billie Joe asked.
"Nothing, what?" Tre' said.
"I saw that, what was that look about guys?" Billie Joe replied.
"BJ, we know, you care about her more than just a friend. We aren't blind you know." Mike said putting the pancakes on a plate and setting them on the table. Before Billie Joe could protest Mike added, "Oh, and tell her breakfast is ready."
Jess tried hopelessly to pull herself back up when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. 'Damn it. Why now?' she thought as her door opened slowly. She groaned when she saw Billie Joe's face appear around the door.
"How can this morning get any worse!?" She said a little louder than intended.
"Umm....sorry Jess, am I really that bad?" Billie Joe said walking over to help her up.
"No Billie Joe, it's just.....well.....nothing, nevermind. It's not you. Well it is but not bad....I mean...." Jess started and decided to just shut up before she made it all worse. "I'm sorry Billie Joe."
Billie Joe just smiled as she rambled. "Jess, it's okay."
Jess sighed and looked up at him as he held out his hand to help her up.
"Thank you." She said quietly, getting to her feet. She held on to Billie Joe's hands for support.
"So where were you heading?" Billie Joe asked smiling.
"To the closet." Jess said looking down.
"Well lets go then." Billie Joe said starting to walk backwards.
"Wait Billie Joe, I don't think...wait......"Jess started as Billie Joe pulled her along.
"See was that so bad?" Billie Joe asked stopping by the closet.
"No, no it wasn't I guess." Jess said laughing, she turned to her closet and let go of Billie Joe, but right when she did so she lost her balance. Billie Joe caught her easily and pulled her back up.
"How about you sit down and tell me what you want and I'll get it for you?" Billie Joe suggested.
"I would really like that." Jess said smiling.
"Morning Mikey!" Tre' called as Mike turned to go into the kitchen.
"Morning guys." he called back.
Billie Joe and Tre' walked into the kitchen and sat at the table, watching what Mike was doing.
"It's weird waking up before Jess huh?" Tre' said after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, it's quiet." Billie Joe replied.
"I wonder how she's doing." Mike said starting to get the ingredients out for pancakes. Billie Joe and Tre' agreed.
About 10 minutes later Mike was almost finished with the pancakes when they all heard a very loud thump from upstairs followed by an equally loud "FUCK!"
Mike smiled as did Tre' and Billie Joe.
"Well I think she's gonna make it." Billie Joe said laughing slightly.
Jess cursed her sheets to herself as she pulled herself back onto her bed. '"Fuckinggayassbitchmotherfucking...sheets." She sat up and looked around 'What time is it?' she thought looking over at her alarm clock on her bedside table. 'Shit! 12 fucking 30?! Why in the hell did I sleep in so late?' She thought to herself. As she got up to walk to her closet it hit her. "FUCK!" She yelled in pain falling to her knees. It was then she remembered Ray's drunken yelling and hitting, Mike checking on her, Billie Joe carrying her downstairs, the hospital, all of these thought came flooding back as she hit the floor for the second time that morning.
"Man, it sounds like Jess is having a though morning today." Tre' said looking at the stairs after hearing the second yell.
"Yeah, it does." Mike said finishing the pancakes.
"I'm going to go check on her, be right back." Billie Joe said getting up.
He caught a glance of Mike and Tre' looking at each other.
"What?" Billie Joe asked.
"Nothing, what?" Tre' said.
"I saw that, what was that look about guys?" Billie Joe replied.
"BJ, we know, you care about her more than just a friend. We aren't blind you know." Mike said putting the pancakes on a plate and setting them on the table. Before Billie Joe could protest Mike added, "Oh, and tell her breakfast is ready."
Jess tried hopelessly to pull herself back up when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. 'Damn it. Why now?' she thought as her door opened slowly. She groaned when she saw Billie Joe's face appear around the door.
"How can this morning get any worse!?" She said a little louder than intended.
"Umm....sorry Jess, am I really that bad?" Billie Joe said walking over to help her up.
"No Billie Joe, it's just.....well.....nothing, nevermind. It's not you. Well it is but not bad....I mean...." Jess started and decided to just shut up before she made it all worse. "I'm sorry Billie Joe."
Billie Joe just smiled as she rambled. "Jess, it's okay."
Jess sighed and looked up at him as he held out his hand to help her up.
"Thank you." She said quietly, getting to her feet. She held on to Billie Joe's hands for support.
"So where were you heading?" Billie Joe asked smiling.
"To the closet." Jess said looking down.
"Well lets go then." Billie Joe said starting to walk backwards.
"Wait Billie Joe, I don't think...wait......"Jess started as Billie Joe pulled her along.
"See was that so bad?" Billie Joe asked stopping by the closet.
"No, no it wasn't I guess." Jess said laughing, she turned to her closet and let go of Billie Joe, but right when she did so she lost her balance. Billie Joe caught her easily and pulled her back up.
"How about you sit down and tell me what you want and I'll get it for you?" Billie Joe suggested.
"I would really like that." Jess said smiling.
