Decisions

Chapter 10

"Joseph?!" I yelled in the house. I had just come home from grocery shopping and I could use some help. I have been living with Joe now for about a month. It's been fun..sometimes..but that is just how any normal situation goes.

"Joe?!" I called again. Where could that man be? I saw his car in the driveway. Just then he appeared with a towel wrapped around his waist. Ah! So he was in the shower. "Hey baby! Sorry I was in the shower. Need some help?" He asks. I nod. "Yes, but first put some clothes on. Your body is for my eyes and my eyes only." I told him giggling while I leaned in to kiss him.

I broke the kiss and he laughed while shaking his head and walking away. I turned around and headed towards the front door to go get the rest of the groceries from the car. As I had gotten to the car door Joe was coming out of the house. "Don't worry about it baby. I got it. You just go inside." He said while smiling.

I picked up a bag and brought it into the house with me preparing to put it all away once Joe finished bringing them in. As I was putting the bad down on the counter my phone started to ring from its spot in my purse which was also on the counter. I scrambled to answer it.

Once I found it I answered it. "Hello Nick, what a pleasure it is to speak with you on this fine day." I greeted him while giggling to myself. "Are you with Joe?" He asked. He sounded wierd. "Um yeah? He's bringing the groceries in. What's wrong?" I asked him. He sighed.

Just then I saw Joe appear with a smile on his face until he saw my worried facial expression and pointed to the phone asking who it was. "Nick? What's wrong?" I asked again and I saw Joe look at me questioningly. "I-I don't know. I feel so bad." Immediately worry filled me. He's diabetic. "Nick just stay there. We're coming." I said hastily into the phone. I ended the call and grabbed my purse while snatching Joe's hand and pulled him to the door with me. "What is going on?" Joe asked clearly worried about his brother.

"I don't know he said he feels bad. He didn't sound right but he didn't sound sick either. I just don't know." I replied while speeding out of the driveway. Nick was like a brother to me. I had to make sure he was ok. Once we arrived at his house both of us jumping out of the car before it was even turned off almost. Joe sprinted to the door and pulled out his keys and went inside as I was closely on his tail. The sight before us made us both gasp.

Nick's house was a mess. It was trashed! There were pizza boxes and beer cans and everything lying everywhere. If you knew Nick like we did you would know this was a big deal. Joe and I began to search for him. "Nick?!" Joe called. No answer. The panicky feeling inside my stomach began to increase. "Nick?" I yelled as we walked up the stairs. No answer but the light to the bathroom was on.

Joe and I exchanged looks. I went in first. I wasn't about to let Joe see anything if there was anything to see. And boy am I glad I went in first. There sat Nick with his back against the bathtub with a small razor blade in his left hand and an open bottle of pills in his right while tears streamed down his face. I quickly closed and locked the door.

"Janey?!?!?! What the fuck is going on?!" Joe yelled as he banged on the door. I ignored him and slowly approached Nick. I didn't want to make any sudden movements that would cause him to freak out. "He is my brother!! I deserve the right to know!!!" Joe shouted. At the word brother Nick winced so I decided I would tackle Nick on my own.

I cracked the door open. "Joe, he will be fine just please go down to the living room and clean it up." I told him in a voice that meant I meant buisiness. He glared at me but stomped off anyway. "Thank you." I heard behind me. I spun around surprised Nick actually spoke. "What happened?" I asked him.

He sighed and looked down. "Nick talk to me but first hand over the pills and razor blade." He sighed heavily again but handed it over anyway. I took them and quickly got rid of them. "Now what happened?" I asked again. "Everyone hates me." He said. "Now I don't believe that." I told him. He shook his head. "It's true."

I shook my head and looked him in the eye. "Nicholas Jerry Jonas. Why would you think such a silly thing? We all love you very much." He just looked at me. My heart was shattering. I have never seen him look so broken before. "Everyone is blaming me for everything. The band breakup. Joe's rehab. Everything. Olivia told me the other day." My eyes widened. I held up a finger. "Joseph Adam!" I yelled down the stairs once I opened the bathroom door.

Joe came sprinting up the stairs. "What? What's wrong?" He asked once he reached the bathroom door. "Come here." I said and he followed me into the bathroom. "Do you blame or hate your brother for your rehab?" I asked him once we were both standing in front of Nick. His eyes widened and he looked at me and then down at his broken younger brother before looking back up at me. "No! That is ridiculous! Why would I do that? What gave you that idea?" He asked, directing his question at Nick.

"That's what Olivia told me. She said it was my fault my brother nearly died. When I asked her how she said because if I wasn't around you wouldn't have had to fight over Janey with me." We both looked shocked. That is all bullshit. Rage consumed me. "Joe get your brother into his bedroom and don't leave him alone until I come back. Ok?" He nodded his head.

"Where are you going?" Both boys asked in unison and if this wasn't such a serious situation I seriously would have laughed. "I have some business to take care of. They both nodded and I was on my way out of the door. Once to my car I took the drive over to Olivia's house. I have no idea what would make her say such things like that to him. I was so lost in rage and my own thoughts I didn't realize I was pulling up to her house. I quickly turned the car off and headed to the door.

I knocked and impatiently waited for her to answer. Once she did I wanted to knock her lights out. "Who the fuck do you think you are?" I screamed in her face."Excuse me?" She asked in that voice that annoys the crap out of me. "Who do you think you are?" I asked again. Her eyebrows raised. "I don't have any idea what you are talking about." She replied.

Just as I was about to reply to her another person appeared at the door. It was a man that was about 6'2" with blonde hair and bright green eyes. He didn't have a shirt on. He wrapped his arms around Olivia. My jaw dropped. "You know what? I don't care. Just stay the fuck away from Nick!" I screamed as I turned away to go back to take care of Nick.