Jesy woke up on the floor feeling like she got run over by a truck. Everything hurt badly. She looked around and noticed Leigh-Anne still fast asleep, her head resting against her. She wondered if she should wake her. She wondered if Leigh-Anne would change her mind about being afraid of her when she woke.
She gently sat up and pulled Leigh-Anne's face to rest in her lap still not wanting it to touch the floor. Jesy stared down at her for a minute. She felt guilt eat up her insides as she looked at all the damage she'd done. Leigh-Anne had a bruise on her left cheek, her left eye was dark and swollen and her bottom lip was big and red. She also had a bump on her little forehead. Jesy bit her lip feeling so bad about it all.
Jesy decided that she needed to make up for this. She would protect and take care of Leigh-Anne forever if she'd let her. She wanted to make the bruises better but she had no idea how. She remembered one of those two boys who kept trying to take Leigh-Anne away, once knocking on the door and requesting a kiss for a bruise. Leigh-Anne always said kisses make everything better.
"Maybe it'll work." She whispered to herself.
Jesy leaned over and pressed her soft baby lips to Leigh-Anne's forehead. It didn't look any better but she hoped something about it changed. She then pressed her lips to Leigh-Anne's swollen eye. She kissed it gently hoping that she wouldn't hurt it. She did the same to Leigh's cheek then her swollen bottom lip.
When Jesy pulled away Leigh-Anne was giggling with her eyes still closed.
Jesy blushed wondering if she was awake. "Leigh?"
Leigh-Anne opened her eyes though the swollen one stayed half shut. "Jes your kisses tickle." She said sitting up and out of Jey's lap.
Jesy bit her lip staring at the swollen eye. "Sorry." She said sounding embarrassed.
"You don't have to apologize for tickles." Leigh said smiling. Then she suddenly frowned and Jesy could have died in that moment as she tried to figure out if she really did do something wrong. "Aww Jes you've got booboos too."
Leigh-Anne took Jesy's hand and slowly got to her feet bringing Jesy along. Jesy seemed slightly frightened as Leigh-Anne lead her to the bathroom.
"Come on . . . I'll bandage you up." Leigh said. She slowly dressed and bandaged Jesy's bruises then proceeded to kiss every last one of them which made Jesy's face stay a dark pink colour for a full ten minutes.
After that Jesy tried to bandage Leigh's bruises but Leigh said that she didn't need bandages on her face. So Jesy just kissed them all again.
They were sitting on Leigh-Anne's bed now and Leigh-Anne was brushing Jesy's messy hair. "We can't have it all messy and in your eyes now can we?" She said as she tried to brush it back. Jesy's hair was almost as curly as hers and it brushed at her shoulders. "Hmm Jes I've never seen you in a ponytail before."
Jesy never really cared about her hair but Leigh-Anne could do whatever she wanted with it. "Do you think I should change it?" She asked.
Leigh-Anne grinned as an idea came to her. She pulled out the band she had in her hair and grabbed Jesy's into a ponytail. She took in a breath as she stared and smiled at Jesy. It was the first time she could look at her face so clearly. She'd never really seen her ears before.
Jesy was so little and adorable with her tiny ears, freckles and her little nose that Leigh thought she might cry. She wanted to pinch the girl's cheeks.
"Is something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Jesy asked sounding concerned.
Leigh-Anne shook her head. "No . . . you're just so . . . beautiful."
