The phone rang and Mason near broke his legs to get to it.
“Jess?”
“Hey buddy” Jess smiled “Were you sitting next to the phone or something?”
“I was giving up hope and then you called” Mason admitted sitting on the edge of the sofa “When you coming home?”
“I promised you I’d call, and soon buddy” Jess said “I hear you got into trouble today?”
“Just a little”
“Buddy I need you to try behave because Mum and Mama don’t need anymore stress at the minute, can you do that for me?”
“Yeah I’ll try,”
“No try about it dude, if you don’t I’ll not call, promise me?”
“Ok ok I promise!” Mason said “Jess?”
“Yes?”
“I miss you already”
“I miss you too buddy, ok can you put mum on the phone I don’t have long”
“OK” Mason said “Mum Jess wants to talk to you”
Mason handed Tina the phone
“Sweetheart are you okay?” Tina said straight away “Mama is worried sick”
“I’m absolutely fine and she has no need to be worried I promise” Jess smiled
“You are eating okay? Do you have plenty clothes? Why didn’t you take your Mobile or your Laptop? I got it fixed you know?”
“Because where I am I don’t need them I just need me, and thank you for getting it fixed” Jess said
“You didn’t answer my question are you eating okay?”
“Yes I am” Jess laughed “Mum will you relax already I am perfectly fine”
“Can I ask you something?”
“Yes off course you can”
“Promise you won’t lie to me?”
“I promise Mum what is it?”
“Does Lisa know where you are?” Tina asked looking at Lisa who looked at her laptop screen
Jess thought for a second “Yes she does and if you annoy her to tell you I’ll be pissed big time Mum, she knows where I am for a reason, so you all know I’m safe and fine and Lisa will guarantee that”
“Why can’t me and Mama know too?”
“Because I don’t trust you too stay away, more to the point I don’t trust Mama” Jess said
“What makes you think Lisa will?” Tina asked
“Because she’s my sister and I’ve asked her too” Jess answered “Now where’s Mama?”
“In the bath let me go get her” Tina said walking up the stairs
“I’m serious Mum you better not annoy the life out of Lisa”
“Ok I promise” Tina said “Baby it’s Jess”
Tina handed the phone to Bette
“Sweetie are you okay?” Bette asked “Where are you?”
“I’m fine and I’m safe just stop worrying please and let me do this” Jess said
“I just don’t like you being away from home right now”
“Mama it won’t be for long I promise, I’ll be home soon and then you can fuss all you like” Jess said
“I just love you Jess and I worry”
“I understand that Mama but you need to accept I’m okay and I’m safe I wouldn’t lie to you”
“You did!” Bette stated
“No I didn’t I just hid the truth” Jess said
“That’s just as bad” Bette said “Look where that got you”
“I know and I’m trying to sort that all I’m asking is for some space to do that” Jess explained “Look mama I need to go, I love you and I’ll call tomorrow”
“Jess hold on a second”
“Mama!” Jess snapped
“Okay okay I love you too, make sure you call me tomorrow” Bette said defeated
“Bye” Jess said hanging up the phone
“That girl is going to be the death of me” Bette said handing Tina back the phone
Tina sat on the edge of the bath. “You’re both so alike”
“So I’ve heard a lot today!” Bette said “Louise said that too”
“She’s you over the back she has your attitude and everything” Tina smiled
“I don’t run a mile when things get tough” Bette said
“No you don’t run but you close off” Tina said “you go silent and avoid everything”
“I do not!” Bette said
“Yes okay you don’t” Tina said sarcastically getting up and leaving the on-suite in their bedroom.