~Serenity~

It’s been a week since my baby girl has been discharged, she’s doing great and we only have one week left until we allow Evelyn to decide on whether or not she would like to go on tour with the guys. We’ve been making it a point to discuss the guys’ trip around her and she is so upset about it, but since they have been acting like she isn’t around when they talk about it, she plays dumb when they ask her about it. She’ll ask them things like, “Oh, what is a tour?” or “I must have forgotted.”

Well, it was like that, but now it’s more like they ask her about how she feels and she’ll change the subject or she’ll completely ignore Jimmy. Not exactly the reaction we were aiming for. I swear to God, I’m about to ruin the plan because every time she acts like he doesn’t exist when it’s brought up, his bearing completely falters. I even asked if he was sure he wanted to continue with it once and he just said;
“Of course I do. She’s doing that because that’s how she feels I’m treating her. She’s just heartbroken. It’ll be worth it.”
So I’m just doing what I can to shrug it off (and super close to scolding Evelyn, because it’s a little rude and over dramatic for her to be acting the way she is). But right now, they aren’t necessarily on speaking terms.

Anyway, it was a Friday night and Jimmy usually stays the night if it’s really late, but I think Evelyn’s hardcore, occasional cold shoulder is getting to him.
We were in the middle of Frozen in my room when he noticed Evelyn dozing off a bit, so instead of telling her goodbye and doing their little goodnight ritual, he just stood and gave her a little pat on the head. As soon as he was out of my bedroom door, she sat up, suddenly completely awake, and stared after him. I gave her a quick peck on the cheek and told her I’d be right back, then followed Jimmy out, catching him right before he got to the front door.

“Hey,” I said quietly so that Evelyn wouldn’t hear from upstairs. “You okay?”
“Yeah,” he mumbled. “I’m just trying not to blow this, and it’s getting a bit hard.” Jimmy reached up to rub the back of his neck, all the while staring down at his feet.
I smiled and wrapped my arms around his waist pulling him into a hug. “I know baby,” I told him. “Just butter her up a bit. She’ll be fine. Once this is over, it’ll be like it never happened.”
Jimmy kissed my forehead and sighed. “I hope so,” he said frowning. “Maybe I can take you guys out or something. Maybe not bring up the tour for a few days?”
“If you pretend, she’ll pretend,” I said smiling at him. “What about a day at the beach? She’d love that.”
“Yeah,” Jimmy said, a small smile tugging that the corners of his mouth. “That sounds like fun.”
“Alright then,” I sighed. “I’ll let you go. Please be safe.”
“I will baby,” he smiled. He cupped my face in his hands and pressed his soft lips to mine. “If you need anything, call me please. I’ll be here quick as fuck, I promise.”
“Haha! Okay,” I laughed. “Oh wait!”

I turned and strode to the small china cabinet in the corner of the room where I put a spare key that I made to the front door. I went back and slipped it into his pocket.
“Now you can annoy me whenever you want,” I giggled.
“Ah, I plan to,” Jimmy laughed. He leaned down to kiss me again, then walked to his car, and waved before getting in and driving off.
I sighed as I stared after him, then closed the door, locked it and walked back to my room.

When I got to the room, Evelyn was still sitting up and staring at the door.
“Where’d Jimmy go, mama,” she asked.
“He went home baby,” I said softly. “He was tired.”
“How come he didn’t just sleep here with us?” I sighed heavily when I heard her voice break and quiver. Her face was lit by the T.V. screen, and just like anyone would imagine, her bottom lip was jutting out and her eyes were wide and watery.
“I don’t know, hun,” I said, trying not to pay attention to her expression. “Maybe he had something to do at home? He didn’t really say why, just that he was tired.
At this, Evelyn began to cry. ‘Oh dear Lord, give me strength.’

“How come he doesn’t like me anymore,” she wailed.
“Evelyn,” I cooed, getting into my bed and pulling her into my lap. “Jimmy does like you, mama. He really does. He just didn’t want to bother you. He still likes you, baby.”
“Then why doesn’t he stay here,” she cried. “Why does he has to go on the stupid trip. He’s supposed to watch Elsa and Anna with me! It’s ‘cause he d-doesn’t like me no more!”
“Evelyn, Jimmy does like you,” I said, laughing a bit. “The trip is for work, baby girl. He has to go so he can make money and see all of his friends.”
“B-but I’m his f-friend,” Evelyn blubbered, pushing away from me and throwing herself back onto the bed. She rolled over to her stomach and sobbed into the comforter and I laughed at her melodramatic display.
“Aw baby girl,” I said, pulling her back into my lap, hugging her to my chest. “It’s okay. I’m sure he knows you’re his friend. It’ll be okay baby, I promise.”
“Mama, I l-love Jimmyyyyyyyyy,” Evelyn sobbed loudly.
“I know baby,” I chuckled, rocking her in my lap. “I know you do. And he loves you too. Okay?”
“Oooookay,” she cried. “Okay mommy.”

I laughed at her a little then reached for the remote and turned off the T.V. and tucked her in next to me, holding her and kissing her forehead and cheeks until she cried herself to sleep in my arms. This will be a story for the books...
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~Jimmy~


I sighed as I drove away from Serenity’s house. I was planning on keeping Evelyn in the dark about wanting to take her with us, but Jesus Christ, I didn’t think it’d be this fucking hard. I’m a pussy, I know dude. But fuck! I never thought I’d be reject by a little kid! Or not like this. The girl is stompin’ on my heart!
I jumped a little when my phone started to ring loudly. I groaned and answered it.
“Hello?”
“Jeez, grumpy are we,” Zack laughed into the receiver.
“More like fucking rejected,” I mumbled. “This kid is a fuckin’ natural, I swear. I feel bad for her future boyfriends, dude. Those kids are going to need all the luck in the world.”
“Hahaha! Aw man, I’m sorry,” Zack belted. “It’ll be okay. Anyway, what are you doing? You still at Serenity’s?”
“Nah bro,” I said. “I’m in the car right now.”
“Kay good,” he laughed again. “Get your ass over here, faggot.”
I busted out laughing. “Only if it’s a quickie, dude. I can’t take too long, I’m supposed to be saving myself for my girl.”
“Oh my God,” Zack crowed. “You’re an idiot! Just hurry up. Amber and I are bored.”
“Haha! Alright, I’ll be there ten minutes tops,” I chuckled.
“Kay bitch,” he said, still laughing a bit. “Bye.”
“See you in a bit, wanker,” I told him before I hung up.

I got to his house in no time and let myself in. I was greeted by a big, red, bouncy ball hitting me square in the face and a loud squeal and Majesty and Ichabod barking manically.
“Oh my God, Amber,” I semi-yelled. “Where the Hell did you learn to throw so damn hard, girl? Sheesh, my nose almost fell off my fuckin’ face!”
“I’m sorry Uncle Jimmy,” she said, running to hug my legs. “You scared me!”
“Yeah, you scared me too,” I laughed, holding my nose.
When I opened my eyes, Zack was literally on the floor laughing. I swear it was like seeing/hearing a retarded seal because he was laughing so damn hard. Who the fuck does that, dude?

I couldn’t help but laugh also and went to sit on Zacky, bouncing so he felt my weight shift dramatically, while the dogs came to lick Zacky’s face as he tried to fight me off.
“Dude… No… Please,” he said between laughs and bounces, trying to push Majesty the horse, and Ichabod the Devil away from him so he could breathe. “I really need to pee!”
“Oh, okay,” I laughed bouncing harder.
“Oh my sweet baby Jesus,” he cried, still laughing, trying to catch his breath. “Pleease no! Noooooooooo!”
I continued to bounce while Amber stood there and laughed at the both of us until Zacky pushed me and slid up from underneath me, making me go to the floor laughing.
“You’re such a dick,” he laughed.
“Oh, I know, I know,” I said, catching my breath.

Zacky got up and took a deep breath. “Alright Amber,” he said turning to look down at her. “Time for bed, tiny.”
“Okay Da-, I mean Uncle Zacky,” she stammered before running off to God knows where with the dogs running after her.
“I’ll be back in a minute,” he said to me, blushing a bit.
I smiled at him and nodded, watching him rush over to where Amber was. That was great.

I got up and headed to his kitchen to grab two beers from his fridge and some peanuts from his pantry, then walked back to claim my spot on his couch and set everything on his coffee table. Not too long later, he walked back into the room, then dropped next to me on the couch with a heavy sigh.
“You okay, bro,” I asked him.
“Yeah man, I’m good,” he said grabbing his beer and popping the top off. “Fucking tired though. I had to buy her all kinds of shit and get her a room straightened out before getting paperwork for guardianship and all that. My lawyer said that they’re going to be doing all kinds of fucking evaluations to make sure that I’m fit to take care of her, I just need to get the school business in order. That’s where I’m drawing a Goddamn blank.”
“Fuck,” I muttered. “School’s important, I guess…”
“You think,” Zack chuckled sarcastically. “I just want her out and away from my sister. And she said that she wants to be with me, so that has to say something, right? I mean, look at her face. We have that shit documented, and it’s not going to go away. My sister needs to get that through her head. She just lost her kid in the most brutal way, dude. I took her, yeah, and if all goes the way I hope, Amber will be mine. But that’s not what I mean. She lost Amber. She’s so done with her mom. So fucking done. Zina calls? Amber refuses to speak to her. Zina texts? Amber ignores me when I mention it. It’s like she’s dead to Amber, and what kills me is that she loves her so much, but she wants absolutely nothing to do with her. It takes a lot to make a kid hate you, and whatever it was that Zina did, that hit was the straw that broke the camel’s back, dude. That was it. Amber hates Zina for that and she just wants to be as far away from her as she can.”

Zacky stopped talking for a bit after his voice broke a little, and took a moment to slow his breathing, staring at the beer in his hands.
“I know exactly what you meant when we were in that hospital and you told us about how you felt towards Evelyn,” he muttered. “That’s why I was worried. Because I feel the same way about Amber. The first time Zina yelled at her the wrong way for no reason, I was so fucking livid and Amber was so heartbroken. Because if you or Serenity were to do anything, anything to fuck up, Evelyn could be fucking crushed and that would be it. She would hate you for the rest of your life, and seeing how Amber is acting towards the one woman she loved most is not something that I would ever want to go through and it’s definitely not something I’d want you or Serenity to go through either. They say that dog and babies are the best judges of character. If somebody is ugly straight out the gate to Majesty or Ichabod, or if they fuck up really bad, that’s it. And you’ve seen Majesty. She’s a sweetheart, but she’ll fuck a bitch or two up for me if she has to. It’s the same with kids.”

“That’s ‘cause all they know is love, Zacky,” I said, leaning forward. “They develop in it. They’re made from it. That’s the beauty of it all. Kids are a product of love, they’re nourished with it and they grow with it. It’s all they know. And when something happens to them the way it happened to Amber, they learn that love is not supposed to be that way. She loved Zina because Zina was her mom, but after being with you she realized that Zina was doing shit wrong and that you were what she deserved. Not that bullshit. Amber isn’t going to be easily swayed, Zacky. She loves you because she knows you’ll take care of her. You whisked her away from the evil that some kids can never escape. An evil that kills some them. You have no idea what you’ve done for that little girl, and for that, you’ll forever have her heart. Regardless of what is to come.”

Zack sat quietly for a while, not bothering to look up to me, taking occasional sips from his beer, his eyes tearing up and spilling over. I didn’t say anymore and put my arm over his shoulders as he sat there silently.
He cleared his throat and looked at me. “She has no idea what she’s done for me,” he said quietly, his eyes locking with mine. “She has no idea how she turned my life upside down. I’ve got it made. That kid is my fucking soul mate. The girl of my dreams. I knew it the day she was born, man.”
I smiled at him and hugged him tighter. “I’m proud of you, dude,” I told him. “I’m pretty sure that Amber is too.”
Zacky nodded and took a swig from his beer.

We sat there and finished our beers, grabbed a few more and finished those, then repeated. We were pretty quiet until I got an idea.
“Hey, has Amber said anything about seeing Evelyn,” I asked, slurring a bit.
“Yeah,” Zacky hiccupped. “Yeah, she has. She misses her, but she’s afraid Evelyn won’t like her anymore cause she has that fuckin bruise on her face. She thinks Evelyn won’t like her cause it makes her ugly, so she says.”
I shook my head, a little fuse lighting in the pit of my stomach. Fucking Zina. No kid should feel that way about themselves.
“Nah bro,” I said, still shaking my head. “Nah. Look, I’m taking Evelyn to the beach tomorrow. You guys should come. It’ll be fun, I swear dude.”
Zack nodded and took a big drink from beer bottle. “Okay,” he said, reaching for the peanuts and popping a few into his mouth. “Okay, we’ll go. She’s been wanting to have some ice cream anyway, so we can do that too.”
“Fucking perfect,” I yelled a little. “Aw man.”
“Haha! How’s Evelyn treating ya,” he asked with a smirk.
“Dude, she fucking hates me right now,” I laughed. “It’s fucking bad. She ignores the fuck out of me. Like, remember that chick I dated in high school? When we broke up and then she was like, ‘Oh we can still be friends,’ and then it was like I didn’t even exist when we’d all hang out?”
“Oh my God, yeah dude,” Zacky laughed, scrunching his nose. “Is that why you’re taking her out?”
“Yeah man,” I said, taking a drink from my beer. “She’s fucking heartbroken. So am I and I hate it, but it’ll be worth it dude. She’s going to be fucking excited.”
“I bet,” he sighed, smiling at me a bit. “It’ll be good.”

We had another quiet moment and finished our beers.
“Alright man,” Zack said standing up and wobbling a bit. I looked at the coffee table and laughed when I realized that we had more than a few beers. “You’re not going anywhere, bro. Just sleep in the guest room. Come on.”
I laughed and got up to follow him. When we got there, I kicked off my shoes and jumped into the bed.
“There some clothes you’ve left here folded in the third drawer,” Zack said turning off the light. “Love you, good night!”
“Love you too,” I said, before drifting off to sleep.

Before I knew it, a soft grey light was peeking through the window and I was wide awake.
“Really Uncle Zacky,” I heard Amber’s little muffled voice ask excitedly.
“Yeah baby,” he said just as excitedly. “Go put your suit on. Evelyn doesn’t know yet, so you have to be quiet when we get there, okay?”
“Okay daddy! I mean, Uncle Zacky,” she squealed, the sound of her feet scurrying to her room.
I laughed a little and forced myself up from the bed.
Zack peeked into the room, a blush tinting his cheeks. “Oh, you’re up,” he said, coming into the room.
“You always blush when she calls you dad,” I asked, laughing a bit.
“Yeah,” he said sheepishly, ruffling his hair. “It’s kind of hard to get used to. She’s done it before, but she’s doing it more often and it gives me butterflies, I guess.”
“Haha! I’m jealous,” I chuckled, digging through the dresser and pulling out some orange basketball shorts and throwing them onto the bed.
“Shut the fuck up dude,” Zack laughed.
“Nah, it’s okay bro,” I said, smirking. “I get it.”
“Whatever man,” Zacky said, throwing the shorts at my head, then heading to walk out of the room. “Hurry up though. Those clouds look kind of fucked up and we gotta get them to the beach. I figure we go to their house, fix something quick to eat and get the show on the road.”
I looked out of the window quickly as he shut the door behind him, and just as he said, big, fat, gray ass clouds. “Mother fucker,” I sneered.
I stripped out of my clothes, and threw on the basketball shorts and a Vengeance University t-shirt that had big holes cut on the sides where the sleeves were torn off, so it was kind of drafty since my sides were showing all hardcore. I slipped on my shoes, grabbed the spare key Serenity gave me out of my other pants, and trotted out the door where Zacky sat in the living room in some swimming trunks and a sleeveless shirt. Just as I got there, Amber came out in a two piece pink swim suit (not a bikini thing, thank God), with ruffles that made the bottom part look like a skirt. She carried a blow up horsey thingy and held a brush and a hair tie out in one hand as she walked over to Zack.
“Here Uncle Zacky,” she said in a tiny voice.
“Alrighty,” he said as she sat in front of him as he started to brush her hair.
“I’m going to head out to their house, man,” I said. “I’ll leave the door unlocked for you guys, so just come in, okay?”
“Alright dude,” Zack said, tying Amber’s hair back into a pony tail. “We’ll be there in a bit.”

With that I took off and jumped into my car. I was literally bouncing with excitement as I drove. I figured I’d pop some of Evelyn’s waffle thingies into the toaster and make some eggs and bacon before I woke them up. That sounds perfect! I love waffles.
I got there faster than I thought I would, probably because I was going faster than I should have, and pulled in just as Tiffani got out of her car. She looked exhausted. Probably coming back home from work. She looked at me and waved at me with a small smile. I parked my car and waved back at her.
“Hey there, you okay,” I asked, smiling back at her as I climbed out of my car.
“Yeah,” she sighed. “Just got home right now. I’m so fucking tired. Tonight was super busy, but it was my last shift over there at that hospital. I’ve got about a week off before I transfer. That should be great.”
“Dude, you deserve it,” I chuckled, unlocking and opening the front door for her, then laughing as she made her way to the couch and laid down with a big sigh of relief. “My friend and his daughter are coming over so don’t freak out if you hear them walk in. We’re taking the girls to the beach today before it rains on us.”
“Don’t worry,” she laughed. “I’ll probably be out in a minute.”
“Nah, dude,” I said, making her sit up by pulling on her wrist. “Stay up a bit so you can eat before you crash. I doubt you ever get a chance to do so at work anyway.”
Tiffani groaned loudly, but stood up and sighed. “Do you need any help? If I sit down anywhere, I’ll fucking doze off.”
I laughed at her and shook my head, making my way to the kitchen and getting started. “If you want to, sure thing,” I said. “You can set the table and stuff. I’ve got the rest.”
“Alrighty then,” Tiffani said lightly, pulling out plates, napkins, silverware and glasses to set up the table.

Just as we were halfway through, a somber looking Abigail padded into the kitchen.
“What are you two doing,” she asked a little surprised.
“Making breakfast, dummy,” Tiffani chuckled. “You okay? You’re looking a little rough this morning.”
“I feel like I look rough,” Abby mumbled. “I’m just tired. You know how I finally went back to school to finish trying to get my teacher’s certification?”
Tiffani nodded at her, and my full attention was on her.
“Well,” Abigail continued. “I’m getting my ass handed to me, man. I’ve got so much to do, because I’m trying to catch up so I can get to where I need to be. I’m passing everything with A’s and shit, but it’s not the material that’s kicking my ass. It’s the motherfucking work load. I’ve been staying up ‘til 3 a.m. and going to class from 7 to 4:30 and doing about 3 hours of lab afterward every single day for the past two weeks and I’m dying!”

I shook my head and pursed my lips, Abby sighed heavily and slumped into a chair, folding her arms onto the table, then laying her head on them. Zack and Amber walked in to the kitchen and greeted us quietly. I nodded at them, trying not to burn the bacon or over cook the eggs.
“How are your eating habits,” Tiffani asked, frowning a bit.
“I eat like a fucking cow,” Abby groaned, making me laugh a little while I flipped the bacon.
“Dude, I can’t imagine that,” Zack laughed loudly. “I kind of doubt it.”
“It’s true though,” she fake-shouted. “I swear to God that I’ve gained like nine pounds because I eat so I don’t fall asleep, or because I eat so I get that heavy feeling so that way I do fall asleep. It’s fucking terrible!”
“Aw, love,” Tiffani giggled. “If you need anything to help you get to sleep, just say so.”
“No, it’s okay,” Abby said, lifting her head so that it rested in her hand. She had a lazy look on her face. “I don’t need sleep. I need to graduate and get the fuck out there already.”
“You’re going to ruin yourself, kid,” Tiffani told her sternly.
“You do what you can to get where you want to be,” I mumbled, Zacky laughed and nodded, knowing exactly what I was talking about. “I remember complaining to my mom about it once. No sleep, aches and pains from being cramped up in a van with like, nine other people and a shit load of equipment, and no money to buy food with. And that was what she told me. You get what you give. I never complained again. Now look at us.”
The girls looked at me, Tiffani was understanding and Abby looked proud. I just smiled at them both.
“It was nothing though,” I said simply. “Other people have it worse. Oh, food’s ready.”
“I’ll go wake up the girls,” Abby said, getting up and twirling Amber’s pony tail as she walked by.
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~Serenity~



I felt something get onto the bed and shift around a little. I paid no mind and did my best to stay asleep.
“Reny,” a soft voice called.
“No,” I mumbled sleepily. “Reny is off. Reny is broken. Go away.”
The voice giggled, and I felt a soft, slender finger being to gently trace my eyebrows, nose, lips and chin.
“Reny,” the voice said again. “Wake up, hun.”
I opened my eyes slowly and was met by Abby’s tired ones.
“Hey beautiful,” she said, a smile slowly spreading on her face.
“Hey gorgeous,” I yawned. “How’d you sleep?”
“Hardly,” Abby sighed. “You?”
“Better,” I whispered, looking down to Evelyn, whose arms were still wrapped around my chest from her little episode last night. Her eyes and lips were still puffy from all her crying over Jimmy, and Abby saw it too.
“Is she okay,” she asked concerned.
“Yeah, she’s fine,” I laughed. The movement making Evelyn stir. “She thinks Jimmy doesn’t like her because he has yet to tell her directly about the tour. She thinks he’s leaving her, and she’s heartbroken.”
“Awww,” Abigail giggled. “Poor baby! I oughtta kick Jimmy’s ass for making my baby girl cry!”
“Not even,” I said with a hand over my mouth, trying to keep from laughing too loud. “She ignores him and he has no idea how to react, so he just lets her do whatever it is that she wants.”
“Aww! Oh my gosh, that’s so cute,” Abby laughed. “I need to see this!”
“You will,” I snorted. “She’s my daughter. You already know she’ll be stubborn enough to follow through until he tells her. Unless she cracks under her own pressure.”
“True that,” Abby smirked. “Lyn, come on baby girl. Jimbo made breakfast.”
Abby rubbed Evelyn’s back until her eyes fluttered open. “Jimmy,” she asked.
“Yes baby,” Abby laughed. “He’s here with Zacky, and he has breakfast on the table. Come on, before it gets cold.”

Evelyn sat up quickly and summersaulted off the bed after Abby got up and pulled me with her as I flattened my bed head.
We walked to the kitchen, following the sweet smell of hot syrup and bacon. Ahh, that’s exactly what I need right now. Lots of carbs. True happiness. Haha!
As we walked in, Evelyn and Amber made eye contact and both started squealing. Their reunion had to be the cutest! They ran to each other and squeezed each other in hugs, hopping up and down in a little circle. When they stopped, they stared at each other, taking in the slight changes in appearance. Evelyn’s bloating and slightly paler skin from the chemo, and the dark, but fading, bruise on Amber’s sweet face. Amber was aware of this and turned her face down slightly, but Evelyn her hands on either side of Amber’s face and smiled.
“I like your swimsuit,” she said sweetly.
Amber smiled back at her and grabbed her hand, leading her to kitchen table while we all stared at them in complete awe.

Tiffani served everyone with grape juice, while Zack put some waffles and bacon on everybody’s plate and Abby took a seat, making eye contact with me, silently noting how even though Evelyn had gotten up to come down to see Jimmy, she had yet to even acknowledge his existence. I just smirked at her as Jimmy made his rounds on the table, putting eggs on each of the plates, a hurt expression on his face when even he noticed that Evelyn had yet to even look at him. I felt so bad when he just carried on, looking like a puppy that had been kicked.

As Jimmy turned to walk to the kitchen to place the pan back onto the stove, Evelyn turned look stare at his back. I looked over to Zack who was having trouble trying to keep his composure, chewing on his bottom lip to keep from laughing out loud. When Jimmy turned back, so did Evelyn. She looked straight at me and I glared at her, about to scold her for being rude to Jimmy, but backed off when I saw her eyes brimming with tears.

Jimmy took the remaining seat to my left and turned so that I could kiss him. When we parted he looked right at Evelyn, and just when you thought his face couldn’t look any sadder, his expression fell even more when big tears began to roll down Evelyn’s face.
Zack could no longer contain himself and snorted loudly, starting to laugh which in turn, made Abby and Tiffani laugh, while Amber sympathized with Evelyn. I just sat there quietly, smiling at Evelyn, waiting for what was going to happen next.
“Lyn-Lyn,” Jimmy asked in a miserable tone. “What’s wrong?”
Evelyn didn’t answer at first, sobbing loudly, hiccupping repeatedly, wiping her face with the backs of her hands as much as she could.
“Y-, you don’t l-love me an-ny more,” she wailed, a saliva bubble forming and popping as she spoke, making Zacky and the girls laugh a little more. I didn’t get mad at them though. Although it was heartbreaking, we all understood that, it was just funny seeing how she was handling this. Further proving to us just how infatuated she was with Jimmy and how she had him wrapped around her little finger.

Jimmy got up quickly and scooped her up in his arms, engulfing her in tight embrace, kissing her cheeks and rubbing her back.
“I do love you, Evelyn,” he said into her hair as she cried into his neck. “I love you so much, baby girl.”
“N-no you don’t,” she said, her small arms wrapping around his neck, pulling herself tighter to him.
“Sure I do,” Jimmy said almost desperately. “I love you more than anything! More than all the little duckies in the world.”
Evelyn pulled and put her hands on Jimmy’s cheeks so she could look in his eyes. “Are you sure,” she asked, trying to find any hints of a lie.
“I’m more than sure,” Jimmy told her in serious tone. “I wouldn’t lie to you, baby girl.”
Evelyn didn’t say anything, she just hugged him again and buried her face in his neck while he rubbed circles in his back.
I looked back at Zacky, Tiffani and Abby who were still laughing and staring at Evelyn and Jimmy incredulously. I laughed and rolled my eyes.

“Today will be very interesting.”

Notes

Jimmy and Evelyn CUTENESS!! <3