A Passing Picture

Chapter 2

When I woke up the next morning it felt like it was all a dream, especially because when I turned over to reach for Jake he wasn't there. Panic rushed into my mind, worry overcame everything else. I didn't even bother putting on clothes before I ran down the hallway looking all over. Not looking in front of me I didn't realize what I was about to do until it happened, down the stairs I went head first, 20 stairs straight down then 10 going down to the left, luckily I didn't hit my head but I did sprain my ankle and bruise my body a little all over. Another thing I discovered was Jake standing in the kitchen with a mug of steaming hot coffee, well he was until I landed at the bottom of the stairs in an awkward position sitting on my ankle crying. When he saw me he started running towards me yelling to me asking if I was okay, stupid question yeah but I did not care as long as he was here. He started to worry more when he got to me and saw my ankle, "Oh GOD Sarah, that looks horrible!!!" I just simply shook my head rolling my eyes at the look on his face, I mean it couldn't be that bad right? Wrong.
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When I woke up a few hours later, I woke up to a white hospital room. Looking to my right Jake was there, worry filled his eyes as he looked at me, confusion filled mine. "I tried to move you, pick you up because the way you were.. the way you fell looked bad so I wanted to move you and comfort you but.. but the doc says that when I moved you, your ankle when it hit the floor sent to much pain that you passed out, I'm so sorry baby." I looked up at his worried face and wondering what he was talking about, sorry? For what? He hasn't done anything besides love me, I was the one acting really stupid running around the house not paying any attention as to what I was doing or where I was going because of my fear that he'd leave me. It's my fault this happened obviously, not his, it's never his fault. I know he is going to want to know what happened but what am I suppose to tell him? Do I just go up to him and lie saying 'Oh babe it was nothing really I just tripped over a step sorry to worry you like this' or do I tell him the truth 'I have abandonment issues and I had a dream last night about you leaving me in the morning so when I searched the bed for you I freaked out thinking you really left me. Which may I add now that I think of it was a stupid thing to think because I know you love me with everything you have and I am so, so sorry to worry you like this. I love you Jake, I truly do'. I don't know which I will tell him or if I'll tell him anything at all, all I know is he would never leave me and I will have to learn to trust him more no matter what my fears. I realized while I was thinking and wondering about what I was going to say he was just staring at me trying to talk to me, "Huh.. sorry what was that?" "I just wanted to know how you were feeling sweetie, I mean you did take quite a fall back home." "Oh uh that, I don't know, I uh..." He looked at me waiting and as I didn't say anything else he just shook his head and kissed me gently, "You can tell me anything, you know that, right? You fell, I know that, I saw that. But what I want to know is why, what happened?" "Yeah I know and I'm sorry I just, I just don't know. Look ever since I was little I've been afraid that someone was going to leave me. Well last night I had a dream that you didn't care about me any more and left me alone, you took off in the morning so when I woke up this morning and saw you were gone I freaked out. I didn't mean to go down the stairs like that, obviously, but I wasn't paying any attention as to what I was doing and I didn't see the stair case and I fell. I am so sorry for being like this, I know it's not what you signed up for." I was now looking down at the sheets wondering what he was thinking right about now but like usual I didn't have time to ask before he cupped my face in his hands looking at me dead in the eyes forcing me to look back in his and he whispered, "You're so adorable. Clumsy and a total weirdo but I love that about you, ha. Baby did you seriously think that I'd leave the love of my life behind? That I'd leave you for what? I am NOTHING without you Sarah, Nothing! You know I love you and please believe me when I say I would never leave your side Sarah never. Got it?" A small smile spread across my face, "Yeah, I got it." He now smiled as well and rolled his eyes laughing at what I had done to myself, "Good! Now kiss me you klutz!" I just giggled kissing him.
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We had to stay in the hospital longer than either of us would have liked but when we got home he sat me on the couch flipping on the t.v turning it to the DVD player and popped in a scary movie. Smiling as he sat down beside me, I smiled huge and climbed up into his lap holding him knowing that's the only reason he watched scary movies is to get me to go closer. As we were watching the movie the phone rang, at first we thought it was on the t.v but then we realized it was our phone. Jake looked up at me, "Were you expecting a call?" Shaking my head he got up and ran over to answer the phone while I paused the movie. "Hello?" I heard him say three times before someone answered. I could tell by his face that he was not expecting whoever was on the phone to have phoned at all. He slowly walked to me he mouthed 'Your parents' and just like that I was frozen with shock. My parents? Want to talk to me? Why? What did I do now? If they think that they will take me from Jake they are insane and could just go to hell! I took the phone murmuring "Hello?" "Yes Sarah sweetie is that you?" "Yea, what do you want?" "Well it's nice to talk to you too Sarah." "Don't mother, don't even pretend that you still want anything to do with me!" "Sarah, you know we want everything to do with you, we love you! Don't you dare think that we don't! We didn't like your decision being with such an older man, we still don't Sarah but we are your parents and we will always love you. Look I just called to ask you... and uh... Jake if you would both like to join us for the big family reunion. Would you like to?" I was shocked! I didn't know what to say, my parents want me, they want us to go to the family reunion but why, I mean what's the catch? "Uh I'm going to have to  discuss it with Jake before I decide on anything okay? So I'll call you tomorrow alright?" "Sure, sure uh you've got our number just call us up tomorrow, Sarah I love you." "Yeah sure, will do, bye" I hung up looking at the phone confused as hell. Jake comes back from the kitchen with two glasses of ice tea, he set them down on the table taking my hands in his, "What did they want?" I slowly turned to face him. "Uh my mother wanted to know whether or not we would be joining them for the annual family reunion." As I told him the reason why my mother called his face mimicked mine when I heard her speak the words. I waited for the news to sink in before I continued, "I told her that I'd have to talk to you first, so what do you think? Did you want to go? I mean if we go we could easily leave whenever you want right? So there isn't anything that bad about going, besides I miss my family Jake I kind of really want to go.." "Do you not remember how they wanted me gone? They don't want us together babe, so why should we go?" I stared at him in amazement "Why should we go?! WHY?! Jake they are still my family and I want to go! I know what they did and I know they wanted you gone but they like you, they just don't like the fact we're together but I think they are getting over that." His face showed how intense I must have sounded because he snuggled up closer to me laying me down and sliding on top of me and kissed me passionately then handed me the phone, "Call her back up and tell her we'll be there" I kissed him happily, "Thank you so much babe." I called my mother back up and told her that we would be there asking her if she needed us to bring anything which apparently she didn't. After I got off the phone Jake picked me up and carried me to bed placing me down on our bed covering me up and sliding into bed beside me and kissed my cheek. "Thank you again Jake it means the world to me." "Yeah, of course baby, I mean you know I'd do anything for you." "Yeah I know baby but I just like when you prove it, ha." "Oh is that so?" I smirk and kiss his cheek, "Yeah that is so, so you wanna prove it to me more?" He looked at me with a curious glance, "Yes, but how?" I giggled quietly, "Come cuddle with me and go to sleep holding me close, will you?" "Ha ha yes baby girl." He kisses me softly and holds me closely and gently kisses my neck and slowly falls asleep while I do at the same time.
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The past two days were fairly quiet all around just making sure I was healing properly. My mother had called twice once a day to make sure I haven't changed my mind about the reunion and made sure that Jake was coming, which he said he was and I was going to make sure he stayed true to that. The reunion is tomorrow and we have absolutely nothing to wear so we're going shopping after supper, which is just about done. I'm normally the one to cook for us but tonight Jake decided that he wanted to cook supper for us and well I let him. Jake is an amazing cook. Thats actually how he truly got me hooked and interested in him to begin with, whenever my parents were too busy or went out for a date he was the one to come over and cook supper for me. Tonight he is cooking me an Italian spaghetti feast which smelled delicious. As he finishes up and creates two plates and places them down on the table for us he sets the table and I sit down as he pushes in my chair then he goes to the place in front of me and sits down as well. We enjoyed our meal in silence and once we finished and did the dishes in silence as well. I guess we both knew that we just didn't know what was going to happen tomorrow but we need our quiet before it was ruined because of family crap. After we finished the dishes, doing, drying and putting away we headed off to the clothing store to find ourselves something to wear.
When we got there we had decided on a 50$ spending limit and we set off. I found him a nice pair of jean shorts with a green t-shirt for 45$ while for myself I got a pair of jean short shorts, a black tank top and blue short sleeve button down shirt for 50$.  We payed for the items and left to go home. When we were around half way home Jake pulled the truck over going to an overlook and parked. I looked over at him wondering what was going on, he didn't answer my questioning look instead he just got out and walked over to my side opening the door, "I want to show you something okay?" I got out of the truck and he reached behind my seat and got three comforters. I watched as he spread two out in the box of the truck then turned to me smiling, "Get on up cutie." I smiled and got up into the box with Jake getting in right behind me. Jake sat and I sat in between his legs, looking out into the view the overlook was a gorgeous view of the pure blue lake with the backdrop of big green pine trees on a rocky mountain. I was amazed, all this time we'd been living together here and I have never been here, I've never seen such a beautiful sight! After a couple hours past of quietly enjoying the view with a series of make out sessions we decided it was best to head home, tomorrow is going to be a long day.
The previous morning came mighty quickly and we woke with the annoying sound of the alarm clock. After about five beeps all I heard was a smashing against the wall, I jumped up staring at where the noise came from and found the alarm clock against the floor. Looking over at Jake he just smiled pulling me in his arms whispering "My bad." Laughing we kissed and got out of bed, we had to be at my parents house for 4 p.m so we cleaned the house and took an extra long shower holding one another, I spent most of the time reassuring him that it would be okay. By the time we got out of the shower it was 3:10 which left us enough to get there right on time.
The ride was mainly quiet we just listened to music and kept to ourselves, I don't know what he was thinking about but I was hoping I wasn't making a mistake by going to this thing, I thought about this the whole ride.
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