My Best Friend Jimmy

Once and Done

"I told you I was fucking coming if you didn't fucking answer me." He stared me down but kept looking at Jimmy who was standing right beside me.

"We're not doing this here. Not with all these people."

"No. We're going to do whatever the fuck I say we're going to." He looks over at Jimmy then back at me. "Are you sleeping here tonight with him?"

"Yeah. We're staying in the tent."

"In the same tent? Same mattress? Looks like I'm not the cheater here anymore."

"Eddy, don't even say that. You know how Jimmy and I are."

He walks over to Jimmy and gets in his face. Eddy had a couple of inches on Jimmy, but Jimmy didn't back down. "So how many times did you fuck my girlfriend?"

Jimmy took a step back and said, "Eddy. Come on, man. I've known you as long as you and Jess have been dating. There's nothing going on here. We're best friends, man. That's it. You know that. I think everyone is just a bit worked up here--"

"You're the one who cheated on me you piece of shit!" I cut Jimmy off.

"You know that I was drunk when it happened. Why can't you just let it fucking go?"

"Yeah, you were "drunk" the first time it happened. But now the other 12 times that it happened. Do you expect me to get back together with you with you acting like this?"

"I expect you to do whatever I tell you. You're coming with me." He yanked me by the arm. Oh hell no. He was going to do this to me. I yanked away and he came around with his other hand and open hand slapped me across the face. I immediately fell to the ground. Before I could even get up to kick his nuts right into his throat, I heard, "Get the fuck off of me!"

I looked up to see Jimmy throw Eddy on the ground. Jimmy got on top of Eddy and  just start ripping into him. Eddy didn't even stand a chance. He was helpless.

"You never fucking touch a lady! And you NEVER fucking touch Jess!" 

Jimmy was starting to really mess him up. I tried to get up to pull him off, but I couldn't muster up the strength. By then, Tom and Logan who was another friend from high school came running over. Tom ran to me and called for Jamie. Logan ran over to Jimmy and Eddy and managed to pry Jimmy off. Logan was NYPD so he got his cuffs out of his truck and cuffed Eddy. 

Jimmy just stood there and looked at Eddy as he lay on his stomach, hands behind his back, cuffed. It was almost like he remembered me and spun around and ran over to me. He got on his knees and told everyone to back up. He grabbed my head with both of his hands and managed to get out over his labored breaths, "Jess. Oh my God. Are you okay? How's your jaw? It didn't break again did it?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Just made me little dizzy that's all."

I got up and Jimmy got up with me, holding onto my arm to make sure I didn't fall. 

I yelled over towards Eddy, "Yeah Jimmy, I'm fine because Eddy hits like a fucking bitch!"

Eddy yelled from over his shoulder, "Yeah? I hit like a bitch? I don't think so! If I hit you harder last time you wouldn't even be alive to say that!"

Jimmy got up and started running towards him screaming, "You bastard! You son of a bitch!"

Logan and his buddies caught him before he could kick the shit out of Eddy anymore.

From the ground, Eddy said, "Yeah that's right, pussy." 

Logan yanked him up by the cuffs, nearly ripping Eddy's arms out of their sockets. "You're damn lucky I can't persecute you on any of this shit." Logan pulled his revolver out of his belt and held it right under Eddy's jaw. Eddy shut up and his eyes couldn't have gotten any bigger. "But if you come near Jess or Mr. Fallon ever again, you're going to be the one who won't live to say anything more." Logan held his gun there for a bit longer as everyone was quiet. He turned Eddy around and took the cuffs off. Eddy booked it to his car and took off. Hopefully never to be seen again. The last thing I saw of him was his trail of dust.

The chatter among everyone was beginning to grow louder because now everyone at the party was circled around us. 

Tom and Jamie were shooing people away saying, "Alright guys, get back to the party. Nothing to see here. We just made a keg run so there's more beer. Come on. Get outta here."

Jimmy turned around to me, for he had been shielding me with his body the whole time. "Jess. I'm so sorry."

"Jimmy..." I started to cry now. Jamie and Tom were still there. Jimmy had now buried me in his arms, holding me close to his chest.

Jimmy looked at them and said, "We'll be right over. I think we need a bit of time." 

To me, "Jess. Sweetie. Do you want me to drive us home?"

Pulling my head from his hold, "Jimmy, you have never driven a vehicle without either running something over or hitting an innocent animal or child." I giggled.

"You little shit." He giggled back and hugged me tighter. 

Emotions were running high. Jimmy and I had been through so much together in the last hour. We were tired, emotionally drained, and hurt. Even though I knew I was feeling all of this, I couldn't help but feeling something. Something that I had never felt before. Almost like a new beginning but like I was exactly where I was supposed to be at that certain time and that certain place. I felt... right. I had't felt that way the entire time I was dating Eddy. I never felt this with anyone else. I felt all of this towards Jimmy. This scared me. 

I quick pulled away and blurted out, "Hey do you want to go see what kind of drinking game they're playing over there?"

A little taken aback, Jimmy nervously chuckled, "Uhh yeah... sure! I need to get some ice for my hands too. These perfect little model hands aren't used to brutality."

He sure knew how to make me feel anything but upset. "Okay Lil' Miss Sunshine, let's go get ourselves some ice."

We started walking toward where everyone else was. I was frazzled, but I couldn't help looking his up and down, admiring his legs and how I could see his back muscles through his shirt... Shit. Its happening...