"I still can't believe Jessie would stay up all night just to get you a birthday gift. Every day I see a different Jessie." As she seated herself next to Din, she gave him a bottle of water. "Din, I understand how you feel. I also feel sad." Taylor said. "Thank you for the water." Din popped it open and drank. Since he arrived at the hospital, he hasn't been in Jessie's room for the past two hours, and Jessie hasn't awakened either. Din felt that she needed the sleep because she hadn't slept much because of him. "When will the result be out?" "Dr. Andrew promised to call me as soon as the results are ready. I just hope she and the babies are alright." Taylor took a breath. "I really hope so." When she saw Williams approaching them, she waved. "You can sit next to me." Din raised his head and started looking around with his eyes. "What are you looking for?" Williams asked. Din gave him a look. "No one." He said. He was indeed looking for Bev, but given how close Bev and Taylor are
Besides Sundays, of course, Christmas Eve is like the holiest day of the century. Families get together and celebrate the holiday while anticipating Christmas Day. In the middle of the afternoon, light snow was falling outside the house and automobile horns could be heard. "They've arrived!" As she sprinted to the window, Gracie yelled. She looked outside and saw the car light turned off. "It is James, Henry, and Kelvin. They are all here!" She continued to scream. "Really? James is here?" As she walked up to the window, Jessie had a pan of cookies in her hand. She gave Gracie the pan. "Go on. Eat it with milk. Tell Mary to prepare some for you." "I am not a child, you know?" Grace took hold of the pan."Well, if you don't want it, we can give it to people who do." Gracie rolled her eyes and strode off holding the cookie pan. Jessie walked up to the door and flung it open. When James got close to her, she started to laugh. "Goodness gracious. You didn't call to say you would be he
Din heard a knock on the door while he was using his laptop. He had been debating how to inform Jessie about the doctor's remarks for the previous three weeks. "Come on in." He spoke while setting his laptop down on the bed. The door opened and James entered. Din was startled and surprised as he rose to his feet. "James?" He walked to him and pulled him to a hug. "Easy." James said before settling down on the couch. He took a quick look around. "I haven't been over here in a while, but it has changed." "It used to be my childhood room, but because Jessie is here, Granddad had to make some changes. He claimed he never let anyone use my room.""He couldn't give your room out. You lived here with Sierra all your childhood years and there isn't anybody he could give your room to if he even wanted to." Din sat on the bed and let out a breath. He smiled as he turned to face James. "Where have you been?" He queried. "You recently disappeared from the planet. Just like that." James star
Din pushed open the door and went inside. A few minutes after James advised him to give Jessie some time off, he went in search of Jessie. Bev gave him the heads-up that Jessie was in the room down the stairs on the left side of the house. Din could see Jessie sitting and encircling her legs with her arms. Her head was bowed. He inhaled as he approached her and sat a few inches away from her. He shifted his gaze away from her and cocked his head up. "This room has lots of memories in it," he said, rubbing his hands together. "This is my parents' room, Jess. I remember clearly how much I loved to play in this room when they were still around." He sniffed, and Jessie could see that he was once more experiencing loneliness. She took a proper seat, elevating her head toward him and putting her feet firmly on the ground. "It is a very beautiful room." When she spoke, he turned to face her. She met his gaze. "It is a beautiful room, Din." Din's eyes moved again toward the room. "It was p
The girls stood in front of the television as the Christmas song started to play, singing and dancing along. The entire time, Jessie was smiling and content because she had resolved all of her issues with Din. They both made the decision to be honest with one another and made a commitment not to keep secrets. That way, they can keep a healthy relationship. "Come on, girls. Cookies!" The girls ran to her with giggles as she approached them holding a tray of cookies. They each chose two before returning to the television. Ben made the decision to leave Jessie's company earlier that afternoon and head to his father because the games the girls were playing involved dressing up. She won't blame him, though. After all, he was a boy, and no boy his age wants to play dress up. "Psst." Jessie whispered to Silver. "Come here." Silver rushed over to her when she motioned. Jessie bent down to be on the same level as the little girl. "I need something from you." Silver asked with a mouthful. "
Standing by the tree, she couldn't help but turn to look at the young boy. Henry was a jerk when she last spoke to him three hours ago. How could he treat his son in that way? How could he behave in such a way toward his son? Jessie sighed as she returned to the room. The time for the game she had planned had already arrived. The door opened as she changed into a different outfit. She saw Din walking towards her. He embraced her and gave her a neck kiss. "How are you today?" He asked. Jokingly, Jessie rolled her eyes. "You ignored me the entire time because you were with your family." "That's not true. I kept thinking of you the entire time." And he was speaking the truth. Throughout those conversations he was having with his cousins, he had been thinking about her. Although he wanted to stay with her longer, he was unable to leave his cousin's side."Hmm." She whirled around and gave him a glance. She put both her hands on his shoulders. Jessie could tell from the expression on hi
Jessie switched off her phone and looked in his direction. She gave him that ferociously intense look tinged with hatred. Every part of her hated him at the moment, and all Jessie wanted to do was approach him and yell at him. She wanted to grab hold of his shirt collar and ask him what she had done wrong for him to even consider ruining her life. Has he always been this cruel? Well, she knew Din Cooper was cruel, but she never imagined that he would destroy someone else's life in order to achieve his goals. "Jessie." Din waved after noticing her fixed gaze on him. She didn't wave in return. She was staring at him, but she wasn't in the moment. He placed what he was holding on the sofa and walked over to her. "Jessie." He called softly, putting his hand on her shoulder to startle her from her thoughts. Suddenly gasping in silence, Jessie turned to face him. Her eyes widened. She knew exactly how to keep her cool in front of this man. The man she loves. The man who will become the fa
"Is something wrong?" Din's gloominess caught Cedriec's attention. Ever since he informed him that Jessie was exhausted and had gone to her room, he had seemed unhappy. Din sighed. "I'm fine, granddad." On the sofa, he took a seat. Without Jessie, there was no chance for the game to succeed. When he saw Bev approaching, he stopped her. Din got up and led Bev over to the corner. "Tell me, is Jessie all right?" In all honesty, he had anticipated that she would scream or jerk her hand away, but Bev did neither. She behaved nicely. She nodded. "She looks fine to me. She is just asleep." "Thank God." Din breathed out. "Thank you for this information. I will check up on her myself when she is awake." Following a warm smile, Bev walked away. Din returned to the tree, and the contest started. With what Bev had said, he was happy. Just that alone gave him peace of mind that Jessie was doing well. Din assumed control of the situation and was requested to sing. He was initially hesitant, bu