All My Love

17

There was a soft knock at the door that was enough to jolt me out of my sleep. I accidentally whacked Jimmy in the face and he let out an exasperated groan, though he was still asleep.

I gingerly climbed out of bed, making sure not to wake Jimmy. I quickly scurried over to the door and whispered,"who is it?"

"It's Percy," Robert whispered and then continued,"I need to have a talk with you. Don't worry. I'll just be you and me. Jonesy has no part in this and neither does Pagey."

I looked back at Jimmy sleeping soundly on the bed bundled up in a sea of blankets. I pondered over it for a moment and then decided to give Robert what he wanted.

I stepped out into the main part of the plane. I looked around to see everyone passed out or sleeping, scattered all over the floor and some on the sofas.

Robert put a finger over his mouth as he waved his other hand for me to follow him. We stepped past the maze of people and over to a secluded corner. Robert closed a curtain behind us and sat down at the table across from me.

"So," Robert sighed as he began,"what happened today?"

"I'm not very sure, to be quite honest," I replied. "I think Jonesy was taking everything too far. I wanted to get things sorted out with Jimmy, but that just made everything worse."

"But how did that happen?"

"I wanted John to talk to Jimmy but he refused, so I thought I'd do it myself. Jimmy came on to me. But all things aside, I let him kiss me. But it was a heat of the moment sort of thing. And now I don't know how I feel about either of them. My emotions are all jumbled and out of order."

"Have you thought of maybe... Leaving them both alone? No offense, but your obviously the main source of this problem."

"But I'm already here. I just can't return home. I've already quit my job and left my house to join John here."

"Well, maybe you could just hang out with Bonzo and me for a while. And don't worry, we won't fight over you."

I smiled weakly. I felt awful about all of the distress is caused to the whole group. But it was for the best. And eventually there would be a solution, at least I'd hope there would be.

"That makes sense," I said.

"Great. And if Jonesy or Jimmy cause you any problems because of you keeping your distance, Bonzo and I have got your back."

I got up and hugged Robert. I felt secure in his embrace. I knew he meant well. But I knew this plan was going to be hard. I had to use every ounce of my being too keep from associating with either of them.

"Thank you, Robert. This is why I usually choose guy friends over girls- you genuinely care for and protect me," I started to say,"but I'm telling you right now. Please don't fall into this love triangle, too."

He only chuckled as we walked back over to the curtain and stepped through to the other side.

Just as Robert and I were making our way over to the only empty sofa to have a seat and drink some tea, people started to wake up- including Jimmy.

"Good morning, love," Jimmy said as he walked out of the room, wrapped up snugly in a bundle of blankets. He made his way over to me and was about to give me a kiss on the cheek when Robert interrupted.

"Good morning, Pagey!" Robert screeched, attempting to distract him before he could give me my good morning kiss.

Jimmy jumped back, bewildered at Roberts sudden outburst. He glanced at me and gave me a confused look. Then he proceeded to sit down next to me.