Second Chances

Chapter 6-necessary

(Her eyes fluttered opened and she blinked a couple times before adjusting to the sun. She looked at her hand, that laid on his chest, and she started to remember why he was in the bed in the first place. She was scared to admit it but having him sleeping next to her actually helped her. She felt safer when he was near her. She lifted her gaze and saw that he was still sleeping, his right arm behind his head and his left one resting across his stomach with the comforters laying at his waist line. She watched as he slept peacefully, her mind filling with hurtful thoughts)

He's wasting his time being around you

You should've just let Jackson beat you to death

He doesn't like you

Your ugly

Your worthless

(She closed her eyes and pulled her hand away from his chest and pushed the comforters off her legs before turning on her side and pushing herself out of the bed. She made her way into the living space and dialed a number, talking to someone on the other line before she walked into the bathroom and shut the door behind her, taking a step into the mirror and looking at herself. She sighed. She looked tired with the somewhat dark circles under her eyes. Erin just didn't look like herself anymore. She used to always wake up so excited to start the day but now, she was extremely nervous for what was to come)

(She shook her head and grabbed her toothbrush and wet it before putting toothpaste on it, wetting it again and started brushing her teeth. When she was finished she washed her face and then used the bathroom before cleaning her hands off and exiting the bathroom. She saw jay still sleeping, his t-shirt riding up after he stirred, showing off his waist, giving her a good view at his v-line)

(Erin's POV)
Look away, he deserves better than to spend time with an ex junkie, don't get your mind twisted

(She jumped slightly when she heard a gentle knock on the door, pulling her thoughts away from thinking negatively about herself as she made her way to the door and opened it. She grabbed both of the plates and balanced them with her left hand and arm so that she can grab the drinks with her right hand and arm, sighing when she could've dragged the cart into the room. She gave the breakfast deliverer a small smile as she grabbed the extra syrup and napkins)

E<"thank you"

(The lady nodded and wished Erin a good day before Erin shut the door and made her way to the counter where she placed the food. She ordered hers and Jays favorite breakfast from the buffet, and got him his extra syrup that he always got with his French toast. She placed his glass of orange juice in the fridge to keep it cold and set aside his food in the covered tin plate to keep it warm before taking the lid off hers and quietly placing it on the counter top. She grabbed her utensils they gave them and cut her French toast into little squares like she normally does before digging into the syrup on the side of the plate)

J<"is that breakfast"?(he asked in a groggy voice, sitting up in the bed and squinting his eyes because of how bright it was)

E<"yeah,(she swallowed her toast and then turned her chair to look at him, giggling at his bed head),I ordered the usual"

J<"yes,(he groaned, scratching his head before pushing the comforters off his legs and pushing himself off the bed before making his way into the bathroom. After he brushed his teeth and washed up he walked out and made his way into the kitchen),good morning by the way"(he shot her a grin, the cold splash of water waking him up)

E<"good morning,(she chewed on her bacon and looked up at him),I put your orange juice in the fridge to keep it cold"

J<"thank you,(he turned and opened the fridge, grabbing his glass of freshly made orange juice and taking a sip out of it),ah this is the best orange juice I've ever had"