Times change...people shouldn't, chapter 25
Brooke slowly got out of the car and waddled her way to her front door with Adi close behind.
"Thanks a lot for taking be out to lunch today Adi. I really needed to get out of the house for a while."
Adrienne smiled sweetly, "No problem honey. Come on, lets go inside." she said with a small smile in her eyes as she opened the door and Brooke stepped inside.
"SURPRISE!" a mass of people yelled, jumping out from behind Brooke's furniture in her home.
"Oh my God! What is all this?" Brooke asked smiling at Adi.
"A baby shower honey." she stated as she walked inside and shut the door behind her son's girlfriend.
Brooke walked inside and said hello to people she hadn't seen in ages and received gifts with pink ribbons, bows, and wrapping paper everywhere.
She finally managed to escape the overly happy women who were cooing over her and rubbing her stomach, and sat down on a small chair in her den.
"Hey Brooke." she heard a young voice say.
She sighed and put on another fake smile, thinking it was another person going to ask her the same questions 'How are you feeling? How is Joey? Do you have a name yet?' blah, blah, blah.
She got up and spun around and smiled.
"Hi." she said cheery.
"It's just me Brooke you can resume your normal ways." Ramona giggled.
"Oh thank God. I thought I was going to have to sit through another person's talk of "Oh when I was pregnant" stories." Brooke said, lowering herself carefully back down. "
I can only imagine what that must be like." Ramona said looking down at her hands as she sat down on the couch opposite Brooke.
"Hey Brooke, we um, need to talk." she said.
Brooke nodded "Sure, what's wrong?"
"Umm, do you think we could go talk somewhere more private?" Ramona asked shyly, still looking down.
Brooke shrugged. "Sure, come on I'll show you the baby's room upstairs." she smiled.
Ramona smiled weakly as she got up and followed Brooke up the stairs and into the peaceful nursery.
"Aw Brooke this room is adorable." Ramona said as she walked in and picked up a small pair of pink socks that sat atop the changing table and gazed down at them.
"Thank you. I just can't wait for her to come already. I don't really want to be pregnant anymore." Brooke said as she shut the door and sat down in the soft glider chair by the window.
"So you wanted to talk?" She added.
Ramona quickly placed the socks down as walked over and faced Brooke.
"Yeah actually. Um listen there is no easy way to say this, so im just going to say it. I...I slept with Joey." she stammered now looking down at the fluffy white carpet beneath her feet. Brooke nodded
"I know, when you were 14 right? At that par-."
Ramona snapped her head up and cut her off. "No-not then. Well yes then but. Brooke listen. I slept with Joey r-recently...on New Years to be exact." she blurted out.
Brooke didn't move. Her green eyes locked with Ramona's deep brown one's while tears threatened to be surfaced.
"No...No. J-Joey he told me he was just h-high. Nothing happened with you two. He told me ...he promised, " she said becoming suddenly frantic as she got out of her seat and walked across the room.
"Brooke im so sorry." Ramona said trying to reach out and calm her down, "He was just so high, and it was easy for me to.,.well ya know...excite him. I-I just needed one last swan song. I liked him for so long." Ramona said trying to explain herself.
"I don't want to hear it Ray! Stay the fuck away from me!" Brooke shouted through gritted teeth as stormed out of the room and down the stairs making her way to the front door.
"Brooke!" Adrienne said happily as she walked over to Brooke who was trying to make a quick get a way. "Come on honey. You have more gifts to open." she said as she tried to direct the upset teen back into the living room.
"Adi, no. I j-just have to go...please." Brooke begged as she turned out of Adi's arms and waddled over to the front door as quickly as possible.
**
"Joey!" Brooke yelled as she slammed the Armstrong's front door shut.
"Get over here right now!" she demanded as she made way into the living room but stopped dead in her tracks.
"J-Jimmy?!" she gasped as she saw the young teen sitting on the couch with his head buried in his hands.
"Hi Brooke." he said dully as he got up to hug her hello.
"Don't come near me." she said holding out a hand to stop him from coming any closer.
Jimmy nodded sadly and returned to his soulful position on the couch.
"Joey! Joey please come here " Brooke yelled into the house, only to see Billie Joe come walking down the stairs.
"Brooke? What are you doing here? Didn't Adi take you to the party?" he asked confused.
"What is he doing here?" she asked still panicked as she lifted a trembling hand and pointed to Jimmy.
"He came here to talk to Joey, but he went out to get some guitar thing he wanted, he should be home soon though." Billie said walking into the living room and turning on the tv.
"Why would you let him in after what he did to us?!" Brooke said trying to remain calm but failed terribly as her voice shook and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Ok it's been awhile since I've been around a pregnant person so work with me here. I know you get emotional and all but why would you guys hate Jimmy? If anything Joey should after he found out what happened between you two." Billie said utterly confused as he cocked an eyebrow at Brooke.
"He never told you did he?" Brooke asked in a mixed emotion of sadness, shock, and skepticalness.
"Told me what?"
Just then Joey opened the door and lazily slung his guitar case off his shoulder and entered the house.
"What's going on here? And why are you crying babe?" he asked making his way over to Brooke.
"Joey I am so mad at you right now it's unbelievable." Brooke said, extending her hand to stop him from coming near her while she backed onto a nearby wall.
"Dad what the fuck is going on here and...JIMMY?!" Joey said shocked as he noticed his former best friend and rapist of his girlfriend sitting in his house.
"Why the hell does everyone hate Jimmy?! Am I missing something?" Billie shouted tossing his arms in the air in frustration.
"I can't believe you never told him Joey. It was so serious...I was so scared. How did you not tell him?" Brooke said softly as she sobbed pathetically in her hands.
"Baby im so sorry I just-I don't know. I thought we could handle it." Joey admitted trying to advance toward her but was only shoved again.
"Someone better tell me what the fuck is going on in my own house!" Billie Joe demanded snapping a sharp look at Jimmy who's eyes were bugging out of his head in fear and shock.
"Jimmy raped Brooke ok?! Happy Dad? There I told you!" Joey shouted at the end of his rope.
"W-what?" Billie said quietly "How? When? Why?" he asked shocked all at once.
"Well why don't you ask him." Joey snapped pointing to Jimmy. "Why the fuck did you rape my girlfriend you little bastard?" he asked himself.
"I-I don't know." Jimmy said barely above a whisper.
"I can't hear you!" Joey shouted, forcing him to speak louder.
"I don't fucking know ok! I had to...I just had to!" Jimmy said suddenly screaming and standing up in place.
"Joey..." Brooke said quietly.
"What do you mean you just had to?!" Billie yelled, himself now involved.
"Joey..." Brooke begged a little louder.
"T-They made me! You saw how it was! I didn't want to do it! God, I didn't want to!!" Jimmy said pulling at his hair as all he heard where violent, angry voices around him.
"JOEY!" Brooke yelled breaking all the noise and inside fighting as she clutched the lower portion of her stomach and had one hand on he wall.
"Brooke just calm down. I'm gunna take care of this." Joey said not moving his head as his eyes were still viciously locked with Jimmy's.
"No...my. My water broke." Brooke sobbed in pain.
"Thanks a lot for taking be out to lunch today Adi. I really needed to get out of the house for a while."
Adrienne smiled sweetly, "No problem honey. Come on, lets go inside." she said with a small smile in her eyes as she opened the door and Brooke stepped inside.
"SURPRISE!" a mass of people yelled, jumping out from behind Brooke's furniture in her home.
"Oh my God! What is all this?" Brooke asked smiling at Adi.
"A baby shower honey." she stated as she walked inside and shut the door behind her son's girlfriend.
Brooke walked inside and said hello to people she hadn't seen in ages and received gifts with pink ribbons, bows, and wrapping paper everywhere.
She finally managed to escape the overly happy women who were cooing over her and rubbing her stomach, and sat down on a small chair in her den.
"Hey Brooke." she heard a young voice say.
She sighed and put on another fake smile, thinking it was another person going to ask her the same questions 'How are you feeling? How is Joey? Do you have a name yet?' blah, blah, blah.
She got up and spun around and smiled.
"Hi." she said cheery.
"It's just me Brooke you can resume your normal ways." Ramona giggled.
"Oh thank God. I thought I was going to have to sit through another person's talk of "Oh when I was pregnant" stories." Brooke said, lowering herself carefully back down. "
I can only imagine what that must be like." Ramona said looking down at her hands as she sat down on the couch opposite Brooke.
"Hey Brooke, we um, need to talk." she said.
Brooke nodded "Sure, what's wrong?"
"Umm, do you think we could go talk somewhere more private?" Ramona asked shyly, still looking down.
Brooke shrugged. "Sure, come on I'll show you the baby's room upstairs." she smiled.
Ramona smiled weakly as she got up and followed Brooke up the stairs and into the peaceful nursery.
"Aw Brooke this room is adorable." Ramona said as she walked in and picked up a small pair of pink socks that sat atop the changing table and gazed down at them.
"Thank you. I just can't wait for her to come already. I don't really want to be pregnant anymore." Brooke said as she shut the door and sat down in the soft glider chair by the window.
"So you wanted to talk?" She added.
Ramona quickly placed the socks down as walked over and faced Brooke.
"Yeah actually. Um listen there is no easy way to say this, so im just going to say it. I...I slept with Joey." she stammered now looking down at the fluffy white carpet beneath her feet. Brooke nodded
"I know, when you were 14 right? At that par-."
Ramona snapped her head up and cut her off. "No-not then. Well yes then but. Brooke listen. I slept with Joey r-recently...on New Years to be exact." she blurted out.
Brooke didn't move. Her green eyes locked with Ramona's deep brown one's while tears threatened to be surfaced.
"No...No. J-Joey he told me he was just h-high. Nothing happened with you two. He told me ...he promised, " she said becoming suddenly frantic as she got out of her seat and walked across the room.
"Brooke im so sorry." Ramona said trying to reach out and calm her down, "He was just so high, and it was easy for me to.,.well ya know...excite him. I-I just needed one last swan song. I liked him for so long." Ramona said trying to explain herself.
"I don't want to hear it Ray! Stay the fuck away from me!" Brooke shouted through gritted teeth as stormed out of the room and down the stairs making her way to the front door.
"Brooke!" Adrienne said happily as she walked over to Brooke who was trying to make a quick get a way. "Come on honey. You have more gifts to open." she said as she tried to direct the upset teen back into the living room.
"Adi, no. I j-just have to go...please." Brooke begged as she turned out of Adi's arms and waddled over to the front door as quickly as possible.
**
"Joey!" Brooke yelled as she slammed the Armstrong's front door shut.
"Get over here right now!" she demanded as she made way into the living room but stopped dead in her tracks.
"J-Jimmy?!" she gasped as she saw the young teen sitting on the couch with his head buried in his hands.
"Hi Brooke." he said dully as he got up to hug her hello.
"Don't come near me." she said holding out a hand to stop him from coming any closer.
Jimmy nodded sadly and returned to his soulful position on the couch.
"Joey! Joey please come here " Brooke yelled into the house, only to see Billie Joe come walking down the stairs.
"Brooke? What are you doing here? Didn't Adi take you to the party?" he asked confused.
"What is he doing here?" she asked still panicked as she lifted a trembling hand and pointed to Jimmy.
"He came here to talk to Joey, but he went out to get some guitar thing he wanted, he should be home soon though." Billie said walking into the living room and turning on the tv.
"Why would you let him in after what he did to us?!" Brooke said trying to remain calm but failed terribly as her voice shook and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Ok it's been awhile since I've been around a pregnant person so work with me here. I know you get emotional and all but why would you guys hate Jimmy? If anything Joey should after he found out what happened between you two." Billie said utterly confused as he cocked an eyebrow at Brooke.
"He never told you did he?" Brooke asked in a mixed emotion of sadness, shock, and skepticalness.
"Told me what?"
Just then Joey opened the door and lazily slung his guitar case off his shoulder and entered the house.
"What's going on here? And why are you crying babe?" he asked making his way over to Brooke.
"Joey I am so mad at you right now it's unbelievable." Brooke said, extending her hand to stop him from coming near her while she backed onto a nearby wall.
"Dad what the fuck is going on here and...JIMMY?!" Joey said shocked as he noticed his former best friend and rapist of his girlfriend sitting in his house.
"Why the hell does everyone hate Jimmy?! Am I missing something?" Billie shouted tossing his arms in the air in frustration.
"I can't believe you never told him Joey. It was so serious...I was so scared. How did you not tell him?" Brooke said softly as she sobbed pathetically in her hands.
"Baby im so sorry I just-I don't know. I thought we could handle it." Joey admitted trying to advance toward her but was only shoved again.
"Someone better tell me what the fuck is going on in my own house!" Billie Joe demanded snapping a sharp look at Jimmy who's eyes were bugging out of his head in fear and shock.
"Jimmy raped Brooke ok?! Happy Dad? There I told you!" Joey shouted at the end of his rope.
"W-what?" Billie said quietly "How? When? Why?" he asked shocked all at once.
"Well why don't you ask him." Joey snapped pointing to Jimmy. "Why the fuck did you rape my girlfriend you little bastard?" he asked himself.
"I-I don't know." Jimmy said barely above a whisper.
"I can't hear you!" Joey shouted, forcing him to speak louder.
"I don't fucking know ok! I had to...I just had to!" Jimmy said suddenly screaming and standing up in place.
"Joey..." Brooke said quietly.
"What do you mean you just had to?!" Billie yelled, himself now involved.
"Joey..." Brooke begged a little louder.
"T-They made me! You saw how it was! I didn't want to do it! God, I didn't want to!!" Jimmy said pulling at his hair as all he heard where violent, angry voices around him.
"JOEY!" Brooke yelled breaking all the noise and inside fighting as she clutched the lower portion of her stomach and had one hand on he wall.
"Brooke just calm down. I'm gunna take care of this." Joey said not moving his head as his eyes were still viciously locked with Jimmy's.
"No...my. My water broke." Brooke sobbed in pain.
