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 Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:01 pm
Jess sighed and rubbed her stomach, looking completely miserable. "This was a mistake. I should have listened to my parents and gotten rid of it when I had the chance."
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:03 pm
"Nonsense," Evelyn answered sharply. "This is just a bad case of nerves. And you, Jess, of all people, should know that nerves are really nothing to be concerned about. Would you like me to speak with Peter?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:07 am
Jess considered it for a moment but shook her head. "No, I don't think it will help. He looks so...scared of me or something. I can deal with him not liking me right now, but not Gwen." She sniffed back a tear and looked up at her mother in law sadly. "I can't take care of her on my own."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:28 pm
"No one expects you to. And that includes Peter." Evelyn looked worried now. "You say that he looks scared of you. Is this all your speculation or have you actually spoken to him about all of this?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:31 pm
Jess sighed, wipping away a small tear rolling down her cheek. "I tried. He just said it wasn't my fault, but he is confusing me so much. I feel like he didn't really think this through and he's just now realizing what's really going on. Maybe he thought we were just playing house or something...I honestly don't know."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:40 pm
Evelyn sighed. That did sound, unfortunately, like something Peter would do. "Give him some time," she said at last, putting an arm around Jess comfortingly. "And then talk to him again. That's what you need most."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:46 pm
Jess turned her head and let herself cry a little into Evelyn's shoulder. "This is all my fault. I shouldn't have been so stupid. If it wasn't for me, he woudl still be happy."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:57 pm
"Oh, I wouldn't say that he's really unhappy now," answered Evelyn, after a pause. "Confused, certainly, but I really do doubt that he doubts marrying a sweet, loving girl like you."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:59 pm
Jess shook her head. "I'm not a sweet, loving girl. I'm awful, absolutely awful." She had keep her emotions, and hormones in check, lest she end up admitting something that would cause problems. "I shouldn't have gotten pregnant. That bloody spell should have worked but no, I was too stupid."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:10 pm
"That wasn't your fault," answered Evelyn promptly. "And sometimes the spell doesn't work even when you do say it properly. That's how Peter was created, you know," she said, straightening up and looking serious.
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:14 pm
Jess shook her head again. "No, I'm awful. I bet he just wants me gone. I've ruined both of our lives and I don't deserve him or you or any of this. I should just go back home and let my parents give the baby away like they were trying to force me to do in their last letter."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:40 pm
Evelyn frowned. "You don't think that perhaps you should talk to Peter, and see what he thinks, before you make that decision?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:41 pm
"I don't think he wants to talk to me anymore." Jess sobbed a bit, clinging to Evelyn like a life raft. "He doesn't want me or Gwen anymore, I know it."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:52 pm
"Don't get into hysterics, now. I'm sure that it's just a colossal misunderstanding," Evelyn soothed, stroking Jess's hair as though she were a little girl. "Don't mind Peter now. He'll settle down."
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:56 pm
"And if he doesn't?" Jess didn't mind being in hysterics. She wanted to be, because it made her feel better a little. Well...not really...
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