Times change...people shouldn't, chapter 19
It was now early December and Joey and Brooke had not really spoken at all. Brooke had wanted so badly just to reach out and tell him everything that had been going on and talk to him about the whole situation but she couldn't find the time. Her mother had gone off to her rehab clinic about 2 hours away, leaving Brooke to do everything on her own, cooking, cleaning, working, going to doctor's appointments, and dealing with her pregnancy in general, which she was going through alone. At now nearly 5 months her round belly showed through all her clothes, and her already perfect skin became glowing and radiant as she basked in motherhood. Not a day went by that she didn't think about Joey, she wanted him, even if it was just for a moment.
On the other hand, this hadn't been a picnic for Joey either. He was left broken hearted by the only girl he had ever loved. Each day that he saw her he wanted to take her in his arms and never let go, but he was never sure of the reaction he would get...so he didn't bother. It wasn't easy for him to see his baby growing everyday, knowing that he couldn't be there for her when she needed someone...anyone to help her............
**
Brooke slowly peeled her eyes open as she was greeted by the warm sunlight that shown through her window, as it did every morning. She rolled off her bed and held her back, she was know starting to feel the extra weight she was carrying. "What to wear that will make me look fat today..." she huffed sarcastically as she pulled on a grey Hollister hoodie and torn light wash jeans. Despite her growing size, she refused to buy maternity clothes, she just bought the clothes she wore before...in bigger sizes. Being she was always a small, it wasn't an issue.
She quickly ran through her already semi-straight hair with the straightening iron and applied her eye makeup before she drove off to school.
**
Brooke slowly and quietly made her way into her first period history class and slipped into her seat, mostly unnoticed. Since the rumors and talk about her went around she didn't have many friends and kept to herself.
She sighed as the bell rang and the last few student piled in, amongst them was Joey.
"Okay class today I am assigning partners for our week long project that will be due next Monday." Mrs. Scott announced. "Okay so we have Emily and Robert together, Susie and Pat, Matt and Mike..." Brooke drowned out the list of names and just waited to hear her own. "And Brooke with Joey." She concluded as she shut the book of names and went on to write down today's notes.
"No no no no." Brooke screamed in her head ands he started to worry about numerous things. 'Okay...it's just a project...work on it like you would with anyone else, get a good grade and it's done." She finally thought as the class ended and the class filed out. Brooke rose out of her chair with a slight struggle as her stomach posed a problem and began to gather her books. Just then she felt someone tap her from behind. "Hey Brooke..." Joey said quietly as he looked down. "Hey Joey...what's up." Brooke responded, trying to sound casual. "Not much...I just wanted to see when you wanted to, uh, get started on the project." He asked as he continued to have a growing interest in the floor. "Well I guess we should start today...I mean that way we can finish early and be done..." Brooke said looking at him. "Yea....okay. I guess I'll see ya around then..." Joey said with a small amount of pain and sadness in his voice as he walked out. Brooke ran her hand down her face and sighed. She knew she still loved him...she never stopped. So why couldn't she just tell him that?...
*later that day after school at Brooke's*
"So my mom's been at rehab for a while now and I've been here..." Brooke said as she happily walked in and closed the door behind Joey. "Wow so you've been doing everything on your own?" he said shocked as she nodded. "It's okay though...I'm doing well." She sighed as she smiled up at his perfect emerald eyes. "You uh, want something to drink?" She said pulling herself away and padding into the kitchen. "Yea sure..." Joey said as he followed after her.
He walked into the large and nicely decorated kitchen and took a seat at the island, he watched her as she gracefully swept through the cabinets and pulled out glasses and a pitcher of iced tea. "I see the baby is getting big..." Joey said as he took a sip of the cold beverage. "Yea..." Brooke smiled as she looked down at it and then beck up to Joey. "I have the option to find out if it's a boy or girl in a couple of days...if you, uh, ya know....wanna come..." she asked shyly. "Yea, that would be great," he exclaimed with his eyes lighting up as he continued to watch her every move with love. "So I guess we should get started..." Brooke said as she pulled out her texbook and skimmed to the chapter needed.
"Why don't you read the first chapter and I'll read the next." She suggested as she pulled her hair back into a loose ponytail that danced along her back. "Umm...s-sure." Joey said as he had a hard time peeling his eyes off her as she would ever so often jerk head to sweep her side swept bangs out of her eyes. "I'm going to go change outta this sweatshirt...it's so hot." Brooke said in a slightly more seductive manner as she carefully slid off her chair and went upstairs, leaving Joey alone for a while.
"She doesn't know what she's fucking doing to me..." he mumbled as he ran his hand through his hair and sighed. He loved her...he knew he did and he always would...he hoped that in time things would settle over and he could have Brooke to himself to hold and love once again.
His thoughts were interrupted as Brooke's voice suddenly filled the house. She paraded down the stairs in a delicate tank top with a deep plunge that showed off her cleavage and made her stomach less noticeable with a short skirt on to match. "I didn't think it would be so hot today." She added as she walked back to her seat. "Uh huh," was all Joey could muster to get out. She looked perfect to him. "So we can finally start now..." Brooke sighed as her eyes danced with a mix of sadness, and love.
She leaned back over the table and continued to read as Joey did his best to keep concentrated on his chapter rather then her cleavage that was clearly visible but wasn't succeeding. He couldn't help it...in almost one swift movement he got out of his chair and pulled Brooke into his arms as he gently kissed her soft lips. "I'm-I'm sorry." Joey said as he pulled away and started to blush. Brooke stood there in slight shock as she reached out for Joey's arm that was now pulling off her waist and brought it back. "Don't be sorry," she said as she cupped his jawline and clashed her lips against his. "Brooke...I missed you...so much..." Joey said in between kisses as his fingers crawled up her tank top and rested under her bra.
"I missed you too Joey...so much...and I'm so sorry, I'm so so so so sorr-" Brooke began to say before Joey cut her off with his mouth. "I know baby I know...but this is all I want right now....you and me.." he said as he kissed her neck softly. "I want this too Joey...now." she begged as she dropped her hands to his pants and he pulled her closer to him, lucky their baby wasn't that big so it didn't pose a problem in their "actions" that were soon about to take place. "Come on.." Brooke said pulling his arms away as she tried to bring him upstairs. "No." Joey said as he shook his head and brought her back close to him. "Here." He said with a small smile of mischief on him as he pushed the books off the table and placed her body on top if it, and underneath him.....
On the other hand, this hadn't been a picnic for Joey either. He was left broken hearted by the only girl he had ever loved. Each day that he saw her he wanted to take her in his arms and never let go, but he was never sure of the reaction he would get...so he didn't bother. It wasn't easy for him to see his baby growing everyday, knowing that he couldn't be there for her when she needed someone...anyone to help her............
**
Brooke slowly peeled her eyes open as she was greeted by the warm sunlight that shown through her window, as it did every morning. She rolled off her bed and held her back, she was know starting to feel the extra weight she was carrying. "What to wear that will make me look fat today..." she huffed sarcastically as she pulled on a grey Hollister hoodie and torn light wash jeans. Despite her growing size, she refused to buy maternity clothes, she just bought the clothes she wore before...in bigger sizes. Being she was always a small, it wasn't an issue.
She quickly ran through her already semi-straight hair with the straightening iron and applied her eye makeup before she drove off to school.
**
Brooke slowly and quietly made her way into her first period history class and slipped into her seat, mostly unnoticed. Since the rumors and talk about her went around she didn't have many friends and kept to herself.
She sighed as the bell rang and the last few student piled in, amongst them was Joey.
"Okay class today I am assigning partners for our week long project that will be due next Monday." Mrs. Scott announced. "Okay so we have Emily and Robert together, Susie and Pat, Matt and Mike..." Brooke drowned out the list of names and just waited to hear her own. "And Brooke with Joey." She concluded as she shut the book of names and went on to write down today's notes.
"No no no no." Brooke screamed in her head ands he started to worry about numerous things. 'Okay...it's just a project...work on it like you would with anyone else, get a good grade and it's done." She finally thought as the class ended and the class filed out. Brooke rose out of her chair with a slight struggle as her stomach posed a problem and began to gather her books. Just then she felt someone tap her from behind. "Hey Brooke..." Joey said quietly as he looked down. "Hey Joey...what's up." Brooke responded, trying to sound casual. "Not much...I just wanted to see when you wanted to, uh, get started on the project." He asked as he continued to have a growing interest in the floor. "Well I guess we should start today...I mean that way we can finish early and be done..." Brooke said looking at him. "Yea....okay. I guess I'll see ya around then..." Joey said with a small amount of pain and sadness in his voice as he walked out. Brooke ran her hand down her face and sighed. She knew she still loved him...she never stopped. So why couldn't she just tell him that?...
*later that day after school at Brooke's*
"So my mom's been at rehab for a while now and I've been here..." Brooke said as she happily walked in and closed the door behind Joey. "Wow so you've been doing everything on your own?" he said shocked as she nodded. "It's okay though...I'm doing well." She sighed as she smiled up at his perfect emerald eyes. "You uh, want something to drink?" She said pulling herself away and padding into the kitchen. "Yea sure..." Joey said as he followed after her.
He walked into the large and nicely decorated kitchen and took a seat at the island, he watched her as she gracefully swept through the cabinets and pulled out glasses and a pitcher of iced tea. "I see the baby is getting big..." Joey said as he took a sip of the cold beverage. "Yea..." Brooke smiled as she looked down at it and then beck up to Joey. "I have the option to find out if it's a boy or girl in a couple of days...if you, uh, ya know....wanna come..." she asked shyly. "Yea, that would be great," he exclaimed with his eyes lighting up as he continued to watch her every move with love. "So I guess we should get started..." Brooke said as she pulled out her texbook and skimmed to the chapter needed.
"Why don't you read the first chapter and I'll read the next." She suggested as she pulled her hair back into a loose ponytail that danced along her back. "Umm...s-sure." Joey said as he had a hard time peeling his eyes off her as she would ever so often jerk head to sweep her side swept bangs out of her eyes. "I'm going to go change outta this sweatshirt...it's so hot." Brooke said in a slightly more seductive manner as she carefully slid off her chair and went upstairs, leaving Joey alone for a while.
"She doesn't know what she's fucking doing to me..." he mumbled as he ran his hand through his hair and sighed. He loved her...he knew he did and he always would...he hoped that in time things would settle over and he could have Brooke to himself to hold and love once again.
His thoughts were interrupted as Brooke's voice suddenly filled the house. She paraded down the stairs in a delicate tank top with a deep plunge that showed off her cleavage and made her stomach less noticeable with a short skirt on to match. "I didn't think it would be so hot today." She added as she walked back to her seat. "Uh huh," was all Joey could muster to get out. She looked perfect to him. "So we can finally start now..." Brooke sighed as her eyes danced with a mix of sadness, and love.
She leaned back over the table and continued to read as Joey did his best to keep concentrated on his chapter rather then her cleavage that was clearly visible but wasn't succeeding. He couldn't help it...in almost one swift movement he got out of his chair and pulled Brooke into his arms as he gently kissed her soft lips. "I'm-I'm sorry." Joey said as he pulled away and started to blush. Brooke stood there in slight shock as she reached out for Joey's arm that was now pulling off her waist and brought it back. "Don't be sorry," she said as she cupped his jawline and clashed her lips against his. "Brooke...I missed you...so much..." Joey said in between kisses as his fingers crawled up her tank top and rested under her bra.
"I missed you too Joey...so much...and I'm so sorry, I'm so so so so sorr-" Brooke began to say before Joey cut her off with his mouth. "I know baby I know...but this is all I want right now....you and me.." he said as he kissed her neck softly. "I want this too Joey...now." she begged as she dropped her hands to his pants and he pulled her closer to him, lucky their baby wasn't that big so it didn't pose a problem in their "actions" that were soon about to take place. "Come on.." Brooke said pulling his arms away as she tried to bring him upstairs. "No." Joey said as he shook his head and brought her back close to him. "Here." He said with a small smile of mischief on him as he pushed the books off the table and placed her body on top if it, and underneath him.....
