I'm sorry

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Justin felt awful at work. He'd tried calling her but she must have switched her phone off.

Filming finished early due to a technical fault so at 1am he made his way home.

He was nervous for what reaction he was going to get.

He found Jen asleep on the spare bed in Rosie's nursery. She looked so fragile and he could tell she'd been crying all night. He didn't want to wake Jen up and start another argument so he pulled the blanket over her and let her sleep.


Jen woke up to Rosie crying at 6am. She kissed her sweetly and held her tight.

She walked into her room and saw him lying in bed deep in thought.

"Oh.." she said, her face expressionless.

She didn't realise Justin had come home.

"Hi" he answered quietly, unsure how to react "there was an issue at work so filming was cancelled tonight."

"I'll just change her and put her back in bed" she whispered and left the room quickly.


She returned a few minutes later.

"I'm so sorry Jen. I feel awful. I should never have let it get that bad. We've never argued like that before" He begins as she walks in, wanting to avoid the awkward wait of who goes first.

She joins him on the bed, sitting at the side of him.

"I'm sorry too. I said some horrible things" she looks down.

He grabs her hands.

"We're both exhausted. We let something so minor escalate and our emotions got the better of us" she nods slowly, rubbing his hands.

"I didn't mean anything I said Jen. You're an incredible mother. I know you do everything for us and I didn't mean to disrespect that"

He rubs her back lovingly.

"I'm so drained Justin. I didn't mean for it to get that bad. I was upset you never called but I don't know why I reacted like that. I'm mentally and physically ruined. I'm sorry" She starts crying.

He pulls her tight and rubs her back.

"It's okay. We both said stuff we didn't mean. It just got out of hand. I promise I'm never going to bed on an argument again" he kisses her head.

"I know. It was horrible sleeping without you" she looks up at him.

"I never meant to kick off like I did Jen. I used your anger and took advantage of it. I felt awful all night. I'm so so sorry" He says truthfully.

"You really upset me Justin but I know it doesn't justify the way I reacted"

"You're tired. You're up 24/7 with our daughter. You're doing a million things at once whilst looking after a new baby. You're superwoman"

Jen smiles cutely.

"I guess my hormones are all over the place still" she pauses "I should probably have said something before but I didn't want you to think I was making excuses.." he looks at her curious.

"I haven't been sleeping cause I've been panicking. I'm struggling to breast feed. I'm in so much pain, it's agony" she looks down at her hands in her lap.

"Why didn't you tell me? .. Babe I'd have understood. I would've taken over with bottle feeds. You shouldn't suffer in silence. I'm here to help you." He rubs her back softly.

"Rosie is 4 months old. I should be a pro feeding by now. My main job and I can't even do that right" she starts getting teary again.

"You're main job is being a mother and you're smashing it. Breast feeding isn't for everyone and that's okay" he tries to reassure her.

"But I feel like I've failed. She won't latch anymore and my boobs are in so much pain. I can't sleep, I can't move without them hurting. I've been expressing and trying so hard but it's got to the stage where I feel like I'm falling apart" she answers truthfully.

"You certainly haven't failed. Far from it. I wish you'd told me how much pain you're in. I'm sorry babe" he hugs her tight and kisses her. "We can make an appointment with your nurse and get you sorted. I don't want you to feel bad. We'll bottle feed and we'll do it together. Stop putting pressure on yourself. We're in this together."

"I'm sorry for not telling you Justin. I was embarrassed and last night I just let all my emotions get the better of me. I'm sorry for saying you're too wrapped up in your work. I know that's not true. You do nothing but look after us" She turns to face him and kisses him lovingly.

He can tell by her face she feels awful.

"You've got nothing to worry about babe. It was in the heat of the moment, I know that. I'm sorry for the comment I made, it was completely out of order."

"I know" she replies quietly.

"We'll see your nurse and get you taken care of. Don't suffer in silence... I've got you babe."

They kiss sweetly, understanding their emotions and exhaustion of being parents got the better of them.

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