Critsit

Lines are drawn

 Olyvia was the first to speak,

"Gabrielle, ignoring the fact that my brother is in a happy relationship with Jaycee, How can you expect us to trust you? I believe that you believe what your saying, but how do we know you won't change your mind again? You threw away five years once already because my brother wouldn't just bend to your wishes. How can you expect us to be happy that you are coming back into his life after treating him like crap? How can you expect us to welcome you back when you are trying to ruin my brothers relationship with someone that loves him? Someone that won't drop him like an old sock when things get tough or you find it inconvenient?"

Olyvia took a deep breath and continued. She was just getting started.

"I accepted you once because my brother loved you so deeply even though I didn't really trust you, even back then. I thought you were a melodramatic, attention seeking, piece of crap when I watched you treat him like dirt at times over the years and act like you were an angel. Worse he let you make him out to be the bad guy when we both know it went both ways."

At that Olyvia waited for Gabrielle to meet her eyes before she continued.

"Then you broke up with him because he wouldn't bend to what you wanted? You threw his love in the dirt like it wasn't worth the time of day to you. I watched what he went through because of you. I watched him blame himself when I could see how much of it was your fault. You didn't even have the decency to say anything nice about him on YouTube when you saw people attacking him. You didn't even stop your friends and family from throwing digs at him, when you knew that they weren't true or were being twisted. What did he do? He went out there and made you out to be the angel and you let people push him into the dirt. He wasn't perfect, but he was far better then what you gave to him."

"I don't think you have changed Gabrielle. I think don't think you are worthy of my brother after what you did. Jaycee is better for him then you ever were. If you say you love my brother then leave. Just go and leave us alone. Let him finish moving on and allow him to find real happiness with someone that will treat him right. Not just right when it is convenient."

Then Olyvia stood up. She looked at everyone seated around the table. Then spoke her parting words.

"I know Jack. He won't bend and I know he has already made his decision, That's perfectly clear. The only person that could change his mind is Gabrielle, but I know she won't do what's best for him. She is too selfish for that. Gabrielle, you hurt my brother once and I left it alone because it was what he wanted. You have now hurt my best friend because of your actions tonight when they weren't needed or wanted. I know Jack has already made up his mind about who he wants. I am not sure how long it will take for me to forgive him for this. I don't think I can ever forgive you though, so don't even try."

She then walked right up to Gabrielle and looked down into her eyes. Gabrielle could see her hands were shaking as she was trying to hold in her anger.

"Gabrielle, I swear if you ever hurt Jack again you will never be able to run far enough or hide deep enough to keep me from finding you. That is all I have to say. I will be up in the waiting room on Jack's new floor."

With that she walked out of the cafeteria without looking back.

Silence rained for several minutes before Jack's mom spoke up.

"Jaycee dear, what about you? How are you holding up?"

Jaycee looked at her for a few seconds. The tears in her eyes were plainly visible to everyone still at the table. She took a deep breath and started.

"Mrs. Brinkmen, I don't think it really matters what I think. No matter how much I am hurting. No matter how much I love Jack. No matter how much I want to protect him from her. No matter how much I want to kill Gabrielle right now. It won't matter. Jack is in love with her. My boyfriend.... My former boyfriend is in love with the woman that tore his heart to pieces. Nothing I can do or say will change that. I love Jack Mrs. B. I have for a while now. But he obviously doesn't love me the same way. So what's the point? Go talk to him to try to change his mind? Tell him how big of mistake this is? I won't beg him for his love. I won't demean myself like that, no matter how I feel about him."