The Other Letang

Slamming Doors

~Time Skip~

Elise's POV

I just returned to Pittsburgh for the rest of the summer. I honestly had no clue what to do.

I walked into my house and saw Jensen sitting on my sofa. I let him stay at my place while he was off work.

His head snapped to me and he ran and hugged me. I smiled and hugged him back "I missed you Jenny."

He laughed "I miss you too! How was it at the Crosby's house?"

I smiled "Great! Sid finally asked me out! So I have a boyfriend!" Jensen lightly smiled "I like Sid but if he hurts you I'll kill him. I'll give him the talk when I see him next time."

I laughed "No Jensen he doesn't need the talk! You are so overprotective!" He gave me a serious look but I saw the pain in his eyes "I'm not letting another boy hurt my baby sister again! I already lost one woman in my life I don't need to loose another!"

I frowned and started to cry. His eyes widened "Are you crying because you miss mom?" I shook my head "No! You yelled at me! I didn't know you hate me dating! I don't want you to hate me!"

He ran to the kitchen and I heard him going through my cabinets. He walked back in the living room with a pill containers "Why aren't you taking your antidepressants?!"

I shrugged "I don't need them! They don't help!" He sighed "When is the last time you took them?!"

I scratched my head "Whenever I got the pills... I only took them the first day I got them."

I saw his face fill with rage I knew he was pissed. I shook his head "And what about for your stomach?! What about those?!"

I nodded "I take those." His face softened "Just take the medicine the doctor gives you! It's suppose to help!"

I nodded and his face softened. I sighed  "You know I don't see how Kris got over mom's death so quickly."

Jensen turned towards me "I don't think he did. I think he hides it. I think he's like you except now you break a little easier with the depression. That's why you need to take your medication!"

I groaned "Jenny I said I will! Give it a break!" He shook his head "No I won't give it a break because I want what's best for you! You know you need to learn to care about yourself more than others sometimes. Yes I understand being selfless is a good trait but Elise you have to think about yourself a little bit more!"

I nodded "I know! I know! Jensen it's just hard anymore!" He shook his head "Just because mom passed away and you wanted to be daddy's little princess.. the perfect child doesn't mean you can't think about yourself for once! I mean come on Elise! You basically where my mother growing up! You raised us when dad was gone on road trips and you always gave up after school activities to come home and watch the boy!"

I cried out "Jensen I can't let that part of me go!" Jensen shook his head "I'm not asking you to. I'm asking you to help yourself for once! You are so busy trying to please everyone but you should be taking it easy! You can fool your team with the 'everything is fine' act but you don't have me fooled! I know you love hockey but you need to have limits!"

I sighed "Okay can we stop the lecture and can you take me to my appointment?"

He nodded and drove me to my appointment and waited up until I was done then drove me back home.

Kris just got back to Pittsburgh and was going to spend the weekend with us.

We all headed over my dad's house for a family meal.

Once we arrived Kris was there with his wife Catherine and son Alexander. My dad had my younger brothers Chance and Anthony at the house with him.

Currently I was helping my dad make some hamburgers, chicken, wings, Mac & Cheese, salad, fruit salad, and fries.

After about an hour we finished everything we laid out everything in the counter so everyone could pick whatever they wanted.

We all were having small talk until I spoke up "Umm I want to tell you guys something..."

Everyone's heads snapped to me. I smiled "Sid and I started dating." I saw Kris' jaw clench.

I frowned "Kris what's wrong?" Catherine took Alex, Chance, and Anthony outside because she knew a fight would brew.

Kris looked at me with stone cold eyes "He's our teammate! You can't just date him?!"

I raised my voice "And why not?!" He stood up "The media is got to think---!" I cut him off "What?! Think I'm a whore that sleeps with every guy on the teams?! That's only dating Sid for his money! Yeah Kris I knew the consequences of it!"

Kris yelled "You're also putting the team in a bad position!" I yelled back "I don't mean to!"

He rolled his eyes and his words came out like venom "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Daddy's little angel and Mommy's little princess! Yeah so much of one! Ha!"

But what he said next killed me. He took everything I had and tore it out from inside of me.

He screamed "Everyone said mom would be proud of you! That's a lie! They are just trying to make you feel better about yourself! I don't understand why mom gave you that box?! I spent hours with her while she was in the hospital! Now what you think you can change things now?! She's dead! You can't go back and make things right! Don't you see her death broke our family?! Now what?! You have damn cancer and are going to tear us all apart! Thanks a lot! Get out of my life! You ruin everything! I hate you!"

That moment the whole world stopped. I broke into tears and I saw his face wash over in regret. But I didn't care. I put my head down and walk out the door "I hope you know even if you hate me. I still love you. I know deep down maybe just maybe you'll forgive me for the pain I caused this family."

With that I slammed the door and walked out.

When I got outside Catherine yelled after me "Elise where are you going!Elise stop!"

I didn't answer her I kept on walking. I got in my car and left. Tears rolled down my eyes.

The worst part was the people that were supposed to believe in me and support me gave up on me. Now what is there to live for?

Jensen's POV

I sat and listened to Kris and Elise fight. It was bad but it got too out of hand.

I tuned out part of what he was saying. But something caught my attention.

Kris screamed "Don't you see her death broke our family?! Now what?! You have damn cancer and are going to tear us all apart! Thanks a lot! Get out of my life! You ruin everything! I hate you!"

My jaw dropped... I knew he was mad but he shouldn't have said that. He took it too far.

When I heard the door slam shut I screamed at Kris "What the hell is wrong with you?! It wasn't her fault! It was you trying to blame someone over the years for mom's death and why our family isn't like it was when we were kids! You know mom told us to look out for her! Now who is the one making her proud? Because it as sure as hell isn't you Kris?!"

I stepped closer to him. My dad pulled Kris back because he knew we probably would have gotten into a fist fight.

They say life gets better... but does it really? Isn't it just a never ending road of pain? But the only thing that keeps us sane is hope... but what if hope is lost? Then what do you have?

(A/N)
I don't have anything against Kris! I just figured some conflict would make the story more interesting!