“Do you need anything?” Lisa asked
Bette tucked Jess into bed.
“No I’m okay” Jess smiled
Tina handed her the remote for her TV “If you need anything just shout”
“Yeah ok” Jess said
“Do you want company or to be left alone?”Lisa asked
“Lisa if you want to stay you can stay” Jess said patting her bed
Lisa smiled lying beside Jess “I’m glad you said that, I was staying anyway to be honest”
Jace and Carmen knocked on the door, Bette answered.
“In you come guys” Bette smiled
“Is she okay?” Carmen asked
“Yes she’s stressed a lot and you and her situation isn’t helping” Bette said
“I know” Carmen said
“It’s not your fault, it’s not her fault but you both need to talk and sort this” Tina said “Jess can’t handle the stress Carmen”
“I know and I’ll sort it”
“Also if you catch her taking pain meds you need to come and tell me straight away” Bette said
“Yeah I gathered that” Jace stated
“She’s signed off school for a week” Tina said
“She’s ahead now anyway” Jace said “She got an A+ in English”
“She did? My Jess? Got and A+” Tina said “Are you sure?”
“Positive” Carmen said “I seen it”
“She’s in her room guys with Lisa, Carmen I’m dead serious no bitching!” Bette said
Carmen and Jace walked up the stars
“Hey hey I brought you gummy bears and chocolate!” Jace smiled throwing them at Jess
“Thanks babe” Lisa smiled
“No not you Jess, I brought you me” Jace smiled
Jess laughed
Lisa got up “Ok I suppose that will need to do”
Lisa kissed Jace “Ok you two no fighting, I’m right next door and I hear everything!”
Lisa pulled Jace out the room.
“How you feeling?” Carmen asked standing at the door
“Ok, thanks for knowing what to do” Jess said “Carmen come in and close the door you goof!”
Carmen smiled closing the door; she walked over sitting on Jess’s computer chair.
“I researched how to deal with seizures when I found out you were epileptic” Carmen stated
“Good to know you care”
“Jess off course I care” Carmen said deflated “I don’t want to fight with you anymore”
“I didn’t want to fight with you in the first place” Jess admitted “Carmen going on tour wasn’t a mistake, breaking up with you to go on tour was a mistake, but I don’t regret going on tour!”
“Ok” Carmen said
“I also don’t regret a second of me and you, I’m glad my first time was with you and If you cant forgive me then I suppose friends will just need to do”
“I don’t want to be your friend” Carmen said
“Well that’s just great!” Jess sighed
Carmen got up of the chair and sat on the edge of Jess’s bed taking her hands. “I love you so much, I want to be with you, not being with you doesn’t work for me”
“Did anything happen with you and Lindsay? Anything?” Jess asked
“No absolutely nothing, she revolts me!” Carmen said “Jess you’re the only girl I want to be with, you’re the one that has my heart and there’s nothing I can do about that”
“I’m sorry I broke up with you” Jess said “That isn’t what I wanted at all”
“I’m the girl for you Jess, please don’t hide me or deny me”
“I’m sorry I hurt you” Jess said getting upset
“Come here” Carmen said
Jess sat up wrapping her arms around Carmen.
“I forgive you, let’s just move on from this” Carmen said
Jess pulled back from the hug, Carmen wiped Jess’s tears.
Jess lay back down; Carmen took of her high tops and lay beside Jess.
“My head is banging” Jess said
Carmen opened her arms “Go to sleep, I’ll stay here with you”
Jess cuddled into Carmen closing her eyes.
Lisa knocked on jess’s door before coming in.
“How long she been asleep?”
“About half an hour” Carmen said
“The fact she’s in your arms is a good sign right?” Jace asked
“Yeah” Carmen smiled “She’s the girl for me, I don’t want anyone else”
“Good I’m glad because you’re the girl for her, it’s always been you” Lisa smiled “Let’s just all help her get better”
“Your literally all she spoke about on tour” Jace said “You’re the reason she didn’t hide her sexuality, the thought of not being with you killed her more than anything, she hated not being able to give you what you wanted”
“She’s all I wanted”
“You had her, you just didn’t realise it” Lisa smiled “Anyway were going to go a walk along the beach, see you when we get back”
Lisa and Jace walked down the stairs hand in hand. Bette looked up.
“Jess is asleep in Carmen’s arms” Lisa smiled
“Is Carmen sleeping?” Tina asked
“Nope she’s wide awake” Lisa said
“What’s her curfew?” Bette asked
Jace laughed “Yeah what curfew? Her parents are away till next week, she has the house to herself”
Bette looked at Tina “She’s 16”
“She’s 17 in 3 days, her parents clearly don’t think that’s any reason to be home though” Jace stated
Tina shook her head getting up and going into the kitchen
“Where you going?”
“Beach, we’ll be back soon, I have my phone” Lisa said leaning down kissing Bette on the cheek “Love you”
Bette got up walking into the kitchen.
“You okay?” Bette asked concerned
“I don’t know how her parents sleep at night, she’s such a lovely girl and well-mannered yet her parents are such idiots!” Tina snapped
“You get people like that Tina, Carmen’s clearly not a shadow of her parents she’s fiercely independent and driven on her own accord”
“It just infuriates me” Tina sighed
“You have such a big heart, that’s one of the things I love about you” Bette leaned in kissing Tina softly
“I phoned the studio, I’ve took a week off”
“Me too, told them they would need to get cover for my classes” Bette smiled “Jess comes first”