Wounded.

Chapter 12

Jakes POV

I wake up to Matt tapping my arm. I slowly open my eyes to see him smiling. I notice that we are in his bed again.
"Good morning, Jake," he says to me.
"Morning," I reply, "is there a specific reason you woke me up?"
"No.... well other than we have to start planning Beth's funeral, which I don't want to do," he says, wrappping his arms around me.
"Speaking of Beth, where is Rosalina?" I ask him. As if summoned she runs into the room and jumps on the bed.
"Good morning!" she says, smiling.
"Good morning Princess, how did you sleep?" Matt asks, wrapping her up in his arms.

"Good. How did you two sleep?" she asks us. We both respond with "good." Rosa climbs in between Matt and I. Suddenly, Matt's phone rings. He checks it.

"I'll be right back," he says and leaves the room. I turn to Rosalina.

"What do you say we go downstairs and make Matt some breakfast?" I ask her. She nods furiously and jumps off the bed. I smile and get out bed. I then walk downstairs to the kitchen to see Rosa bouncing excitedly.

"What are we going to make for him?" She asks me.

"Well, what do you want to make?" I ask her. She thinks about it for a minute. 

"How about french toast?" She recommends.

"That's a good idea." I say as I get the necessary ingredients.

Matt's POV

"I understand." I say as I hang up the phone. It was the funeral service. They were explaining how they were finished planning most of Beth's funeral. Mostly where it'll be and stuff like that. I'm not exactly sure who I should invite. I'll most definitely will invite my sister, Penelope. She knew Beth better than anyone. It was because Beth helped Penelope with her transition.  And they were so close that they may as well have been family. I sigh, thinking over everything that happened with Beth. Then, one of the most amazing smells infiltrates my senses. I then go downstairs to see Rosa and Jake making french toast. I smile at the sight, thinking about having a real family with Jake, adopting Rosalina. Then it dawned on me. Whats going to happen to her? Is she going to go into foster care? Orphanage? Or does Beth Have that planned already? Oh well, that's a problem for another day. 

"Are you guys having fun?" I ask them. Jake jumps slightly. I chuckle.

"Yeah! I'm helping Jake make french toast because he doesn't remember how it is made! I'm teaching him the way Mommy taught me," Rosa says.

"Yeah, I-I hope you don't mind," he says, shyly smiling. 

"Of course I wouldn't mind, it's great to see how well you two are getting along." I reply. I then help them finish breakfast and we all eat together. Although everything is going awful, this is the best way to spend it.

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A/N: I AM SO SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED! I've been meaning to but it takes forever to type on my phone and I don't have a laptop yet. I'll keep trying to update. Also should I attempt a fourth of July special? Or stick to the main story?? Please comment and let me know!!