Jimmy’s P.O.V.
“This is all your fault,” Ruby growled at me. Not ten minutes later she was already being a real jerk to me. But it was in fact my fault that we had lost Abby and now, I was going to have to get her back. Or her. I knew that being drunk was my fault but I had a reason to be drunk, I missed my friend and my sister. They just died and now I am paying for it with Abby gone and my friend really ticked off at me. Probably Papa Gates as well.
“I’ll get her back alright?” I growled back at her. She stood there with her hands on her hips and she threw her hands up in the air.
“How James?! How can you possibly get her back?!” She said in a harsh tone to me. She was glaring at me and seeing her like this was making my heart feel weird. I really did start to like her and just seeing her so upset t me made me want to beg for her forgiveness but I wasn’t going to give up that easily.
“I will ok, just give me sometime,” I told her. She rolled her eyes and went to the door, opening it and pausing for a moment and sighed, “Your sister would be very disappointed in you,” She said just before she walked out of the door.
My heart broke, not just because Ruby had left but because she had said them harsh words to me. I knew that my sissy would be disappointed in me, I just let her daughter go. She just told me to take care of her precious angel and she was gone. I just let my sister and my best friend down and knowing this was devastating.
“We’ll try and get her back James, but until you grow up, I will take care of her,” Papa said and left out of the room leaving me laying there trying to figure out what just happened.
Ruby’s P.O.V.
I stood in the child services department trying to get my best friend’s daughter back. If I didn’t, she would go into an adoption agency and I really didn’t want that for poor sweet Abigail. She was like a daughter to me and I promised Katie that I would take care of her on her grave, Jimmy did as well but I guess time changes. The lady had came back with paper work, endless questions and why I wanted her and all of that. I wasn’t family so they were really questionable about it but her grandfather came and cleared things up, showing Abigail’s birthcertificat and such and before I knew it, we were driving Abigial home.
She wasn’t allowed to see Jimmy and he was going to be watched for a month. He couldn’t go anywhere with his friends, no alcohol, nothing of the sort. He was looking at spending time in jail for nearly killing his best friend but being the rockstar that he is, it didn’t happen. With Jimmy’s lawyer, he was going to be a free man within a month.
“You do realize he is going to be on third party,” Papa Gates told me. We pulled into his driveway and I asked him that we talk about it when Abby was asleep, she didn’t need to know what was going to happen to her special uncle. She was already heartbroken as it is about her mother and father passing away.
I came to the backseat and got her inside the house, her arms wrapped around my neck and her face nuzzled into my neck. My precious angel was so tired and scared. I brought her to her grandfather’s room and she crawled into the large bed and I came beside her and tucked her in and held her.
“I love you mommy,” She said snuggling up against me. I smiled and kissed the top of her head, running my fingers through her hair.
“I love you too baby,” I whispered. My heart flipped when she called me her mother. We haven’t really seen each other of been together for more then a month but, I was happy to be called her mother.
She fell asleep and I came downstairs and saw Papa Gates sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in his hands looking down at it, his finger running circles on the rim. I came and sat down in front of him and grabbed his hand and held it. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes.
“Why my son?” He questioned, “Why did he have to go?” He whispered. I tightened his grip on his hand.
“He’s in a better place now Papa, he’s not suffering,” I told him gently. He nodded, wiping his tears with the back of his hand. There was a moment of silence and he sighed, taking a drink of his coffee.
“Ruby,” He said looking up at me, “ I really think you should help Jimmy,” He said. I was taken aback by this suggestion. Why would I help that jerk? He has done nothing but create hell for us and disappoint the two people he didn’t want to disappoint.
“I don’t think so,” I said crossing my arms, “D-”
“Ruby, I know what happened with Abby alright? Just…I really think you can help him get back on track. I don’t know but … I just have this feeling. Abby will be with me, I am her guardian now. Jimmy needs you,” He told me.
Me? Why did he need me? He had his friends, granted he couldn’t be around any of them because they drank and because Zacky had a restraining order against him. I sighed, I really didn’t want to be around Jimmy. Let alone be on third party with him.
“Please? Only for a month,” He told me. I looked at him and sighed, I will do this but only for Abby. She needed this, she needed Jimmy.
“Fine, I’ll do it,” I said. Papa smiled brightly and that’s all that mattered to me was that smile on his face.