Coping with grief is hard enough without having heightened emotions. Still, life can't be even that simple. There's an army coming, and the threat of Jay losing more than she already has is very real.
She can't run away to a new town now; she's goin...
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"Angela and I missed you last night." Bella says as she and Jay sit in the parking lot at school. It was quiet the whole ride over, no more than the sound of the rain hitting the roof. "Feels weird not having you around all the time like you used to be."
"I couldn't have gotten in anyway."
"I know." She nods. "Edward tested it right after Marie did the spell... I appreciate everyone putting in the extra effort to protect me and my dad."
"It's what we do, Bell." She says, glancing over at her.
"Are you okay, Jay?" The older girl asks. "I thought things would be getting better now that you and Paul have worked things out. You seemed better the past couple of weeks."
"I am." The little brunette offers her a small smile as she sits up straight in her seat. "I've been a little stuck in my head since I woke up. I had a dream about my mom last night, and it got me thinking about my family. I promise, I'm okay. Just...having a moment."
"How are you doing with everything?" Bella asks. "How are you..."
"Dealing?" Jay supplies. "If I'm being entirely honest, I don't really know. Some days are easier than others, I guess. Today's just one of the harder ones."
"Have you seen Kim lately?" She asks, and the younger girl only glances at her by means of response. "I think you should go to La Push and see her. I'll even drive you; we'll both hang out for awhile... We can go to the beach, like we used to do all the time."
The little vampire smiles as she nods. "I think that sounds like a good idea...but are we sure that one Mr. Squidward can survive without you for that long?" She asks, seeing Edward making his way over to the orange truck that the girls are sitting in.
"He'll have to." Bella says, and Jay's smile widens as she looks over at her.
Jay's door opens, and her eyes narrow as she looks at Edward. "You're actually in a good mood for once." He muses, and she flips him off. "I think time at the beach will do you some good."
"That's progress in your clingy issues, but the eavesdropping still needs work." Jay tells him, and he smirks as she looks at her, then his gaze turns to his girlfriend.
"We should all get to class."
"Yes, before he misses out on the opportunity for yet another diploma." The youngest pushes past him as she drops to the pavement. "The world may implode if Edward doesn't graduate again."
"She really seems happier to you?" Bella asks after rounding the front of the truck; Jay's already disappeared into the school.
"Ever since she came back to school after the almost-incident with Laura." Her boyfriend nods as he looks down at her. "I was only giving her a hard time just now."
