Jade's P.O.V
I woke up to an empty house... This was it... Ronnie must have done what I expected and had sex with me and left. Panic began to set it, there was no sign of Jake and I had no way to get in touch with Jacky. Ronnie had gone, and Jake wasn't back. I thought I had lost them both.
I decided the best idea was to go for a smoke to calm myself down but it didn't work. However, as I was smoking I saw an unfamiliar car pull up. I began to panic even more until I noticed Jake climb out of the passenger side and then Jacky get out of the driver's side. Thank God for that.
"Jacky, you don't happen to know where the fuck Ronnie is do you?" Jacky raised an eyebrow.
"No, I was under the impression he was here." That was it, I broke down. "Oh God, did you... ya know?" I nodded. "I swear if he's done that and then fucked off then I will actually kill him."
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Jacky had decided to stay with me, Jake and the dogs until Ronnie eventually decided to show, but as it got later and later, it didn't look like it was going to. As it hit 6pm, we heard two cars pull up, swiftly followed by Ronnie, Jake's dad, and a guy that I had never seen before in my life, holding some papers. I was shocked, how did he even know who Jake's dad was?
"Right Jade, I know this is gonna seem bizzare, but I need you to sign something for me." I raised an eyebrow. "It's a form, saying you agree for me to adopt Jake as my step-son so I become his proper dad. I actually thought Josh would take more convincing to hand him over but it wasn't even that difficult."
Jake crawled onto my knee as I looked over the papers before signing it. I was amazed that Ronnie had sorted all of this out so quickly and managed to convince Josh, because Josh was an asshole. As I handed it over to the guy I didn't know (who I assumed must have been a lawyer) Jake pointed to Josh before speaking.
"Momma, who's that?" Josh looked shocked.
"I'm you're daddy." Jake shook his head and so did the lawyer.
"Well, legally you actually aren't anymore." The laywer spoke and that sentence made me so happy. "You've passed over all of your legal rights and the entitlement to call him your son today - not like you appear to have ever made an effort, anyway."
"No momma," Jake spoke. "That's not my daddy. A daddy makes effort. Ronnie has made more effort lately than that guy ever has." Ronnie got a massive grin across his face before picking Jake up, before the lawyer spoke again.
"Well, it would appear that my work here is done. Now, Mr Bell, if you would leave now that would be excellent. Well guys, I wish you the best in the future, and I hope you two have a happy life together."
With that, the two of them left. Not long after that Ronnie wanted to talk to me in private so Jacky took Jake upstairs out the way.
"What's wrong Jade? I thought you'd be really happy that I had sorted for me to adopt Jake." I half smiled.
"Trust me, I am. I just..." I felt my voice crack and knew that I had been an absolute idiot, but still felt like bawling my eyes out. "I thought you'd left like everyone else does." I looked to the floor. I didn't want to look at his reaction.
"But you should know by now that I wouldn't do that." He sounded angry and hurt. "I was trying to do something great for you, something I know you'd appreciate and you'd want! I thought I meant more to you than that, Jade. I really thought that you knew I was better than that!" He started to raise his voice and before I knew it I was crying, it was too late and I couldn't hold it in any more.
He didn't say another word, he just sat beside me and pulled me in to hug him. I couldn't help the way I felt because of past experience and I would always know that Ronnie wouldn't do something like that, but there was always that thing in my mind that questioned whether he was different or whether he was just like everyone else. After a couple of minutes, he spoke again.
"Look Jade, I am really sorry for the way things panned out, and in hindsight I should have let you know that I was going out and that I'd be back late so that you didn't worry. I just didn't think, I'm sorry."
I nodded and continued to cuddle into him before looking up to see the two dogs staring at me. Before I knew it they had joined Ronnie and me on the sofa and were continually licking my face - this must have been how Ronnie felt when I did this to him yesterday.
"See," Ronnie spoke. "This is revenge for you getting me yesterday." I laughed to myself, I swear he must have known what I was thinking. "But anyway, aren't you wondering how I got Jake's ex dad to agree?" I looked up and nodded. "To be honest, it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. Turns out he only said about the custody thing to try and get into your head and bother you, and he seemed pretty satisfied to think it had worked. He still seemed kinda bothered that I wanted to adopt him as mine, but turns out he was a pretty big Falling In Reverse fan, so all it really took was a selfie and an autograph and it was easy." I rolled my eyes, as if he could trade his own child for a signature.
Before I could even respond I heard Jake running down the stairs, swiftly followed by Jacky who was desperately trying to slow him down so that he didn't fall down the stairs. Jake was grinning from ear to ear - Jacky must have told him about Ronnie becoming his official dad.
"Momma! Is it true that Ronnie is my real, proper daddy now?" He continued to grin.
"Yes it is Jakey." I replied. "Ronnie is now your official dad." He smiled even more before climbing in between both of us on the sofa.
"I'm so happy momma and daddy. I now have a proper daddy, and a nice daddy. This makes me so happy." I just looked at Ronnie and smiled before seeing a camera flash and looking to see Jacky with his phone camera opposite.
"I swear," Jacky spoke. "I never thought I'd see the day Ronnie was committed enough to have a second dog, never mind an actual proper relationship and a child." Ronnie threw a pillow off the sofa at him.
"You know what Jacky, I never thought I'd see the day I properly settled, but damn. This is the happiest I've been in a long time. For once I just do not care what people have to say, because at the end of the day I can have the shittiest day in the world but I come back and I have this lot, and - including you and the rest of the band - these people are some of the best people I have ever had, and ever will have, in my life. And honestly, I love them all."
