Keith's POV
It's been a week since I was released from the hospital, which means that today's the day when Jay gets released too. Earlier, Jo-Je called the apartment phone, telling us that she would be taking Jay home, also known as here. I am glad that she's doing it, because I have a feeling that Jay isn't really that excited to see me.
After all, I did lie to her, again, another thing that you can add to the list of mistakes that I've done to push her farther away. Memories of that night play over and over in my mind.
"He said that if I didn't tell him where you were hiding, he...he'd shoot her," My voice broke at the end. "He said that I wouldn't get to see her again, because she'd be dead. Jay, I'm so sorry for telling him where you were...but I couldn't lose her, she's my mother. And I know you wont understand because of what I did to yours." A single traitor tear rolled off her cheek and onto her blue hospital gown, the tear leaving an oval shaped stain on the fabric.
"W-why didn't you just lie about it? You seem to be really g-good at that," her lip quivered.
A sudden pain erupted in my chest at her words.
"Jay, I couldn't. He'd know I'd lied. He's smart about things, and I couldn't tell him false information. I'm sorry, I had to expose you."
"I don't know if I can believe you,"
It was all because of me that I lost her trust. I've told her so many lies I can barely count, all have come back to me and have harmed our relationship, and I feel horrible for it. There's nothing more that I want to do than go back in time, and when I was about to tell a lie, change my mind and tell the truth. Except that night at Brett's house, I wanted to tell the truth, about everything but I forbid it, telling the lie instead.
If I would have told her the truth, then who knows where we'd be right now.
I mean, I killed her mom, and I knew very well that I did. I was selfish. Selfish to think that she would forgive me for doing the unforgivable. I took away that one last sliver of hope she had to finding her true family, I ruined it for her, and I don't think she'll ever forget it.
It was quarter to 1:00 PM. That meant that Jo-Je would be here soon, it was only then that the phone rang in the living room. Will wasn't home, he went out to go grocery shopping for stuff we needed here. I groaned to myself and got up off the bed and opened the door, leaving Jay's room to grab the phone.
Grabbing it and holding it up to my ear I say, "hello?"
"Hey..."
Bennett.
"What do you want?"
"Well I-um," silence, "is Jay coming home today?"
"...Why?"
"Because, I want to see her."
There was more, "and?" I ask.
"Apologize..."
"Look,I don't think that now would be the right time for you to do t-"
"Please," he begged.
He's so needy all of a sudden.
"No."
He plead again.
I let out a defeated sigh, because he wan't gonna stop. "Fine!"
"Thank you."
I was about to hang up when a question suddenly came into my mind. "Wait a second..."
"What?"
"How'd you get this number?"
"Uh... the same way I get everyone else's I looked." His tone sounded bored.
"Oh..."
of course. I felt so stupid for asking that.
"Well...Uh, I'll be down there in a bit, bye." Bennett stated awkwardly through the phone, and hung up. I seriously would have never expected this to happen. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I mean the fact that I'm actually trusting - well half trusting - Bennett. And the fact that I'm actually letting him see Jay after all that he's done to her terrifies me, though I think it might be good, but honestly, I have no idea if it's a good thing or bad thing to do.
She would be here soon, and I have no idea how she's gonna react to me or him.
Was it to late to change my mind about this? Was this a good idea in the first place? Was it?
***
Knock. Knock. Knock.
She's here.
I was quick to get to the door, mainly because my mind is buzzing in anticipation to see her agin, though she probably dreading seeing me...and that was all my fault that she felt like that. If I just didn't lie...
"Is that her?"
"Yeah."
Grabbing and unlocking the white painted door to the apartment, I let out a shaky breath, reassuring myself over and over that everything was going to be okay and that it was already too late to back out now. A big part of me wished that I just had said 'no' to Bennett when he called. I should have just trusted my instincts, but as we all know, it's way to late now.
The door came free from the gold panel that was drilled into the wall, reviewing a short, blonde girl, staring up at me with sparkling green eyes, they were piercing. Jay stood, alone, in the vacant hallway, stepping forward into the threshold, she caught me off guard when she wrapped her arm around my neck, pulling me into an embrace. I did the same, but wrapped my arms around her waist instead and pulled her cold figure to my chest, relieved that she's back now.
"I'm sorry." She whispered faintly, letting go and stepping back so she could actually look me in the eyes. "I'm sorry for yelling at you that night and acting like a child when I know I shouldn't have. I understand now why you did it...why you lied...and I respect that. I can't imagine how it felt to hide it all, all the time. And I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for acting out, it wasn't my place to."
I just smiled down at her, wanting to hold her again like we were minutes ago.
"It's not your fault, please...don't apologize. It was my fault because I made you do it, you don't have to apologize for anything." I leant down, pecking her soft lips and pulling her into yet another embrace, warmth raiding my body instantaneously.
"Come on, let's go inside and get you comfortable. There's someone here to see you." At that, Jay's face turned skeptical, confused to the fact of what I said, probably wondering why there was someone here.
But, I just hope that this goes well and doesn't backfire on me, because I don't know what I would do if I did.
Probably something I'll regret later...
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