RUNNING INTO A JONAS

Nervous

  It has been two days since my father called, and I was in my room waiting for Jasmine to wake up. That girl has a certain time that she goes to bed and gets up at the same time every morning. I was thinking about everything that was going on in my life. I was brought out of my thoughts by a knock on my door. I looked up and saw Joe standing in the door way looking at me.

   "Are you okay?" Joe asked sitting on my bed, beside me.

   "Yeah, just waiting for Jazz to wake up." I told him looking him in the eyes. 

  "Mom wants to know if we want to come over for a small family get together. Nick asked me to see if you could get Taylor to come with us."

  "Why does Nick want Taylor to come?" I asked smiling, knowing why he does.

   "Nick really likes her." 

   "Well, I guess that's a good thing cause Taylor likes Nick." I told him

  "Well, it shouldn't be hard to talk her into it. We will be leaving in a few."

  We were on our way to Joe's parent's house and let me tell you that I was beyond nervous to meet them. Joe must have noticed how nervous I was, cause he took my hand in his.

   "You have no reason to be nervous. They're really good people. They know everything and they understand."

   "Joe, I have a question. Are we more than friends or was that just a one time kiss?" I asked looking down.

  "I want us to be more than friends. I really like you Kaycee. I would do anything for you and Jasmine. I want you to be my girlfriend and I want us to be a family. I want to take care of you guys and keep you guys safe." Joe said kissing my hand.

   "I want the same thing. I really like you too." I said smiling.

  "Kaycee, will you be my girlfriend?"

  "Yes, I will!"  I said with the worlds biggest smile on my face. 

  We pulled in the driveway to his parents house. It's way bigger than Joe's house. I felt nervous again. 

  "It will be okay, I promise." Joe said. lifting my face up to look at his. Joe kissed me and smiled when he pulled away. "I will be with you. I wont let anything happen to you."

  "I trust you." I said.

  "You can trust me with anything. Lets go in before mom starts to worry." Joe said opening his door. Here goes nothing.

    Joe was carrying Jasmine in his arms. He is always wanting to carry her and have something to do with her. We walked around to the back yard where everyone was. Taylor was already there talking to Nick, Kevin and Danni. It's so easy for her to fit in. I'm hoping her and Nick hit it off. She deserves happiness after the losers she has dated. She has always had a crush on him since the first day she has heard about the band. The same for me with Joe.

    "You must be Kaycee and this little cutie must be Jasmine." Denise said walking up to us.

   "It's nice to met you Mrs.Jonas."

   "Call me Denise, Dear. The girls are over there with Kevin if you want to let her play with the girls Joe. I'll introduce Kaycee to the rest of the gang."

   "Is that okay with you, Kay?"

   "Yeah, that's fine." Joe gave my hand a squeeze and walked over to his older brother.

   "I've heard so much about you. How are you feeling?"

   "I feel a lot better now. The bruising on my face is finally going away."

   "He needs to be locked up. He should never have put his hands on you. I'm so glad that Joe ran into you at the store. Who knows what would have happened if he didn't show up when he did."

   "I'm so thankful too. I just want you guys to know that I'm not using Joe in anyway. I'm going to find a job and a babysitter for Jazz soon."

   "Oh Honey, we know that. You need to stay home with your baby girl for awhile and if Joe is busy and you just want a girls day we all will have one. You, Jasmine, Taylor, Dani, Alena and Valentina. It is nice seeing my boys happy!"

  It was a very good day at the Jonas'. We all had a blast and everyone got along. I'm glad that I met Joe and that we got together. No matter what I go through he always seems to put a huge smile on my face.

   "Why don't all my granddaughters stay the night with me tonight?" Denise asked

   "Are you sure mom?" Kevin asked 

   "Yes, I need some more time with all three of my girls too."

    "Jasmine too?" I asked

   "Yes, when was the last time you had a free night since you had her?"

   "I have never had a free night." I said looking down.

   "Okay then. You and Joe go have fun tonight and I will bring her over tomorrow night. Don't worry I will take good care of her."

   "Thank you Denise. This really does mean a lot to me. I've never had anyone to help me with Jazz before. It was always just me and her."

   "You're welcome sweetheart. If you ever need anything don't be afraid to call me." She said giving me a hug. 

   Joe and I told everyone bye and drove back to our house to go on a date. Today so much has happened. Joe asked me to be his girlfriend and the Jonas' took me and Jazz in, like we have always been apart of the family.

   "Did you have a good time?" Joe asked

   "I did. I was nervous for no reason. It's nice having people consider you as family. I've never had that before."

   
"Tell me about your life growing up."

  "I'm gonna be honest with you. It's not a pretty story. "

   "I want to know everything. The good, the bad and the ugly."

   "My dad was a drunk and abusive. He hit me and my mother. When I turned ten my mother moved out. She didn't want to take me with her cause I was part of my dad. The beating got worse when she left. it was an everyday thing. When I turned fifteen I met Taylor. I ran away from home and her and her mom took me in. I never seen my mom since see left that day, never even heard her voice. The last time I saw my dad was at my wedding. Ryan invited him and they hit it off. I didn't want anything to do with him.  Ryan kept telling me that's the only father that I will ever have but he didn't grow up the way I did. That man hurt me everyday. From hitting to name calling to taking it a little father than that. I hate talking about it. I ran away the first time he touched me." I told him the truth, the only other person that I've told was Taylor." I felt a few tears fall from my eyes.

   "I'm so sorry Kaycee. No one should have to go through that."

   "You and Taylor are the only ones that know."

   "Your secret is safe with me. I will never hurt you. I hope you can trust me with all of your heart."

   "I trust you Joe. More than you know. I was fifteen when I first saw you and heard you sing. I would listen to your music everyday cause it helped me forget my pain."

   "I'm glad that I was there for you when I didn't even know." Joe said smiling.

   "You ready to put all this sad stuff behind us and go have fun?" 

   "Yep. Go get dressed up, baby. We are going to have one hell of a night!" Joe said holding the front door opened for me. How did I get so lucky to find a guy like him?