Jesse McGarrett

Halloween

When I woke up the next morning, Danny wasn't there.

Me: Danny?

I looked around for him and finally found him sitting on the porch, a beer in his hand. I walked out there and sat down beside him. When I looked over at him, there were tears on his face.

Me: What's wrong?

Danny: Nothing I'm fine.

Me: Seriously Danny. What's wrong?

Danny: I'm so sorry.

Me: For what?

Danny: For what happened with Rachel.

Me: Danny. That's in the past. I know that it'll never happen again. I trust you.

Danny: So you forgive me?

Me: Of course I do.

I kissed him and laid my head on his shoulder. We spent an hour or so just sitting there. Finally, it was time to get ready for the Halloween bash.

Me: Ready to get into our costumes?

Danny: Ready.

We walked inside and began to get ready. I was going to be Frankenstein's bride and Danny was going to be Frankenstein. Finally we had our costumes on and were ready to go to the party. We got in the truck and rode to L.A. When we finally arrived at the huge mansion it was to be held at, we gaped at the size. It had 20 floors and a private bar and a party room and everything! It was amazing! Danny and I went to the bar for a drink. I ordered a drink called "Dracula's Treat." . Danny ordered the "Full Moon Beer." It was basically just regular drinks with Halloween names. I finished my drink and waited for Danny to finish his, but instead of getting up to leave after the first beer, he ordered 3 more. He downed those 3 and kept ordering drinks.

Me: Hey I think that's enough.

Danny: I think that's enough of your talking.

He was completely drunk. I walked away and went outside to the haunted maze. I went through it once and decided to go back to find Danny. What I saw when I walked back in crushed my heart. Danny was kissing some blonde girl. I angrily walked over to them.

Me: Get off my husband.

I yanked the collar on the girls costume and pulled her away from him. I looked at Danny. I was so hurt.

Me: How could you do this to me? I'm your wife!

Danny: Jesse I'm sorry.

Me: No. Sorry doesn't cut it anymore.

I stormed off and Danny followed.

Danny: Jesse wait.

Me: For what? For you to start kissing ANOTHER girl that's not me?

He suddenly grabbed my arm. I instantly grabbed his arm back and literally flipped him into the ground. He groaned in pain. What had I just done? It was all my fault. I should've told him about my PTSD. I sprinted away and called a cab. I payed the fee and rode back to the hotel. On the way, I made a couple of phone calls. Finally, I arrived at the hotel. Quickly, on a piece of paper, I wrote Danny a note.
The note said, "Dear Danny, I'm so sorry about what happened. I should've told you about my PTSD. But I'm also very angry with you. I can't believe you would cheat on me. AGAIN! Anyways, I have some military contacts that I've reached out to. They've got me a flight back to Hawaii tonight. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. ~ Jesse" I laid it on the bed so he could find it, got my luggage, and called a cab once again to take me to the airport. There, I boarded a military plane and flew to Oahu. It was about 8 when I got on the plane and, because of time zone differences, about 12 am when I arrived back in Hawaii. I went to Steve's and unlocked his door. I walked in with my luggage and suddenly heard a voice. In the living room, I saw Steve sitting on the couch on the phone. Who was he talking to this late? I walked into the room and he looked up at me.

Steve: Ok. She just walked in.

Who was he talking to?

Steve: Well guess what? It's your problem not mine!

.....

Steve: (sigh) whatever. (Rolls eyes)

He hung up the phone.

Me: Who was that?

Steve: Danny

Me: Why'd he call you?

Steve: He found your note and was worried.

Me: Worried that I would get to you first and make you mad at him or worried about me?

Steve: Look Jesse, I know he did the wrong thing, but he loves you. He's not that bad of a guy, he's just having a... Rough week.

Me: Oh really? And why is he having a "Rough week?"

Steve: Because Rachel is trying to take Charlie from him.

Me: Well he never told me.

Steve: He's also confused about what happened earlier. Why didn't you tell him about your PTSD?

Me: With all the excitement, I forgot to.

Steve: Well you should know he just payed over $1000 for a rush ticket back here just for you.

Me: Well I don't really want to see him so I hope he doesn't expect me to come home tonight.

I grabbed my luggage and ran upstairs. Once I reached the guest room, I slammed the door shut and cried. The next thing I knew I was dreaming. I had an awful nightmare in which I was back in combat, but this time I didn't survive. I must've been screaming and crying because suddenly a voice woke me up. It was Danny.

Danny: Hey, hey. It's ok. It was just a dream. I'm here. You're ok.

I cried on his shoulder for a few minutes. Finally I was ok again. I took a deep breath. Danny began getting up to go back to a sleeping bag that I noticed in the floor. I grabbed his hand.

Me: Danny. Stay with me.

Danny looked down at the floor.

Me: Please?

Danny laid down beside me, keeping me warm. No matter what he did, no matter what I did, I loved him. And that was one thing I knew for certain.