Jesse Manchester (Captain Man's Daughter)

Secret Beef

'Hi?' Henry asked, as he  waslked ino tbe Man Cave. Getting greeted by an annoyed looking Jesse whosed dressed in a suit. And a smiling Ray whos sat at a table.

'Hey, Henry! You wanna join me?' Ray asked as Henry looks on in confusion. 'For what?' Henry asked in confusion. 'For what..?'

'A rehearsal. I'm practising what i'm gonna order when we go to Montego's' Ray explained in a happy voice as Jesse rolled her eyes. 'Okay. Ray? I gotta talk--'

'Uh yes. I'll have the steak. I'll have the 16-ounce ribeye and i want that medium-rare.' Ray looked over at Jesse with a smile as she sighed. 'Of course. Would you care for anything else?' She wrote it down.

'Yeah. I'll have two more steaks!' Ray laughed as Jesse tried to hide in her anger. 

'Oh, Henry. You don't know what this means to me.' Ray sighed and put his hand on the kid's shoulder. 'Its just beef, dad.' Jesse sighed. 'Look. I didn't tell you this but, i've been going through a rough patch lately.' Ray confessed, bringing his arm around the kid's shoulder. 'Ah jeez.'

'I've just been feeling so depressed the last couple of months untill you invited me to Montego's for dinner.' Ray spoke as Jesse frowned. 'Well, yeah but..' 'Is it okay that i tell you i think of you as family?' Ray looked donw at the kid. 'You're like the little brother or nephew i never had.'

'Ray. I can't take you to Montego's!' Henry suddenly spoke out making Ray's heart drop.

'What's you say..?' Ray asked, his stomach feeling all..dropped as he stepped back. 'I gotta take Bianca. I'm sorry.'

'Ahh. You're joking.' Ray bitterly smiled at Henry as he gulped. 'Noo..'

'You're..joke making.' Ray nods, suddenly not feeling super well. 'No.' 'You're making a joke.' Ray spoke bitterly.

'He is too! He's telling a terrible, awful, mean joke. But its all gonna be okay. Cause he's still taking me to Montego's with you..right..?' 

'Ray..'

'I said..you're still taking me to Montego's with you, right?'

'Bianca's my girlfriend. I gotta take her' Henry says making Jesse shrug and shake off her thoughts. 'W-Why!' Ray spoke sadly as Jesse walked over and rubbed his arm. 'Cause i do! I'm really sorry..'

'Okay..' Ray turned around, shrugging off Jesse before walking away. 'Dude, look. Maybe later.'

'Don't worry about me..i'm fine.'

'Are you sure..?'

'Yeah. i'm fine.' Ray gulped before grabbing a random Billy Loomis cardboard cutout and ripping it into pieces making Jesse gasp. 'Dad, no!'

'Ray..' Henry gasped as Jesse stared at the broken cardboard cut out in tears. 'I'm fine.' Ray whispered before walking away. Jesse kneeled down by the broken pieces and looked at it.

'I feel so bad..' Henry thought. But not only for Ray, Jesse too. He knows how much Skeet. Or well, Billy means to her. 'Jesse-' Henry began but was cut off as Jesse just ran up the stairs, through the sprocket and ran to her room.

Henry frowning before sighing and walking to the elevator. to get ready for the date.

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'Ray?' Henry looked at his boss in disbelief.

'Uh, no? I'm Henry Hart. The teenager.' Ray speaks in a low voice, trying to sound young. But it being horrible. 

'Sir. I'm Henry Hart!' Henry corrected. 'Wait. Isn't that your boss from Junk'N'Stuff..?' Bianca asked in confusion. 'Yes!' 'No! I'm in ninth grade, dude!'

'Pardon me, where's the ladies room.?' Schwoz asked in a girly voice.

'I know your not a girl.'

'Prove it.'

~~~skip srry~~~

Jesse's POV.

'Angel..?' Ray knocked on my door, as i laid in my bed. I've been in my bed ever since my dad ruined the cardboard cutout of Billy. It really hurt me, how dumb it even sounds. 

'Go away.' I mumbled as my dad entered my room. Him frowning to see me all covering in tissues. 'I got something for you..?' He smiled sitting on my bed, i turned my head and glared at him. 

He then held out a picture of him and me, but not me from now. Me from when i was a toddler. I was about 5.

I looked at it, then at him. He smirked and raised hs eyebrows like he always does to make me feel better. I turned my head away as i let out a smile. I let out a shriek as i felt my dad's hands tickle my sides.

'No!' I giggled as he jumped on me and kept tickling my stomach and sides. 'D-..ad..n..o..y..ou kn..ow i..h-ha..te..t-this..!' I giggled and tried to speak out as he smiled. 'I can't hear you~'

I giggled out loud as he slowed down a bit. 'Are you still mad at me..?' He asked as he stopped. i crossed my armd and turned away. 'yes.'

Then he tickled me again. 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH'

'NO I'M..N-NOT MAD/..ANYMORE!'

'What was that..?'

'I'M NOT MAD ANYMORE!'

He stopped as i panted and catched my breath. I sat up and fixed my shirt. I glared at him, but my gaze softened as i grabbed the picture. 'New picture for your wall..' Ray looked at my walls which were full of drawings. but one of them only had pictures of me and him. And Henry too in some of them.

Oh. Then also a drawing of me and Nathan. The drawing that he drew for me that night he got caught. 

I then sat up, and looked at it. with a smile. 'I was so cute..' I whispered as i looked up at him. 'You still are..' He grabbed my arm and brought me in a hug. I smiled and settled into his lap before hugging him tightly.

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THERE! THREE CHAPTERS OUT. Good thing Henry's jelly is being published right after this. ;)  So four chapters actually. :D