Pauline woke up when she heard a weird noice coming from her stomack. It's been more than ten hours she didn't eat and she was hungry. She checked the clock on her nightstand and it was past noon.She pulled the covers and got up. After using the bathroom she walked out of the bedroom and there she found Jacob and Romeo.
Pauline was more suprised than the boys. "Boys wgat are you doing here? Why are you in school?" she paused to breath. "And what is that you're carrying? Where is Jesse?" "Easy!" Jacob stopped her. "We were in the town when we saw Jesse buying the colours and we're here to help him paint the kids rooms. Jesse is downstairs with dad." Jacob filled her in. "Okay, thanks for the usdate!" Pauline said as the boys walked away.
A little suprised Pauline walked down the stairs and found Jesse and Jon sitting on the couchwith a lot of magazines in front of them. "Good morning!" she said and both looked back. "Good morning Pauline!" Jon answered and smiled. "Morning babe." Jesse said and kissed her cheek. "I brought some donats for breakfast." "Great!" Pauline answered and shit next to Jesse on the couch.
"I saw Jacob and Romeo upstairs. Why you didn't wake me up?" "I woke up early. My dad here wanted to take care of some staff and he called me." Jesse looked at his father who was lost in a magazine. "You know it's been a while since we had some father-son time." Jon answered. "So, what are all those magazines for?" Pauline asked. She could see that Jesse was pissed. She tried to change the sunject before it get worse.
"For the boys's room. The guy who delivered the cribs gave us these too." Jesse informed her as he pointed the two large boxes on the other side of the living room. "Great. I'm going to eat my donats and i'll be right back." Pauline said and got up from the couch.
Walking in the kitchen she found the donats that Jesse bought and a glass of milk. She couldn't have a better breakfast than this. Pauline sut on the chair and took the first bite and then the phone tung. Seconds later she heard Jesse picking it up and coming in the kitchen. "It's for you." he said and left.
"Hello?" she said. "Hello mrs Timson. I'm calling from New York Athletics University Volleyball departement. Mr Christopher Bledsoe wants to talk to you personally in his ofice this afternoon." the man said. Pauline froze. Her breath caught in her throat as her heart start racing in her chest. "Mrs Timson?" the man asked after the long term Pauline's pause. "Yes. What time?" "At 18.00 will be great." "Do you know what is this about?" "I'm sorry but i don't." "Okay thank you." Pauline said and hung up.
A little lost returned to the living room. Both Jon and Jesse saw her a little shaken. "Who was on the phone?" Jesse asked her. "New York University. Mr Bledsoe wantes to talk to me." she said and left the phone on the table. "I'm fucked." she said and sut heivy on the couch. "Why?" Jon asked. "Because i haven't been there since February and i didn't play at any game and i screwed up the whole team." Pauline answered and covered her head with her hands. Jesse hugged her as he said "Is not that bad." "No Jesse it is. And it will get worse. They might fired me! How we will managed it with only you getting paid? My due date is getting closer and we didn;t find names yet. The room is not ready. Shall i move on?" "Pauline breath!" Jesse said and looked at her. "We will find a way i promise." he said and kissed her foarhead.
"Try to stay calm and take it easy. Go finish your breakfast and we'll talk about it later, okay?" he said. "Okay." she answered as he helped her get up. She was only four months away and her belly was getting bigger and bigger.
Jon was waiting for Pauline to go in the kitchen. "That was beautiful Jess." Jon said and looked at his son. "From now on your livies won't be the same. These two little boys will complete you as a human, Jess." "How much change are we talking about?" Jesse asked scared. "Jess, in a few months you'll be a father. Do you know how much you have to sacrefise? Not only you, Pauline too. Everybody can have childern but the diference is who can raise them right." his 60 years old father told him.
Jesse looked down. "What if i'm not ready to be a father? My carrier is just getting better. The league is starting and i'll be travelling in all over the country while Pauline will be here. I don't want that." Jesse said looking at his father. "I'm sure you don't but you have to." Jon paused. "Jesse i know i wasn't the best dad. I have missed so many birthdays. school plays, games that i can count because of my job. But when i was home i was home. So, when this will happen make sure be at home, okay?" Jon finished.
He doesn't talk many times about being a father but when he does is unforgetable. "I know i didn't say this one before but i'm sorry Jess." "Sorry for what?" For not being home in half of your birthdays, at the promp and in your gratuation." Jon said as his tears were about to roll on his cheeks. Jesse in all his life he had never seen his father like this before. he will never show how he was really feelling. He was keeping it to himself and only to him. Jesse knew things had changed since they stopped touring but he thought, hoped and believed he will be better.
"Oh dad!" Jesse finaly spoke and hugged his father. "You'll have all the time you want to replace all the time you and i lost." "It won't be enough Jess, i'm not gonna live forever. Afterall i've missed so many many school plays and you can't go back to school." Jon answered when they broke the hug. "I won't dad. But your grandchildren will. You can go to theirs and i will be there too." his son said and smiled.
"Okay, i'm crying like a little girl here. Let's go some men staff. I'm going upstairs to see what these little monsters are doing." Jon said with his normal voice now. "Okay, i'll be there in a few." Jesse answered and saw his father walking up the staircase.
Smiling to himself Jesse got up and walked to the kitchen. "And this man is your grand-father. Well, the one of the two. We'll talk about grandpa Costas an another time." Pauline said looking at her belly. Jesse was standing in front of her with his arms crossed. "Are you telling them his whole biography?" "No, just the basic. They'll descover the rest with their own." Pauline answered as Jesse pured himself a glass of water.
He seems upset and Pauline notised it. "Everything okay?" she asked. Jesse finished shis water and put it back in the sink. "Yeah, everything is fine.We'll be upstairs painting." "Okay, i'll start cooking lunch. Do you know if they'll stay?" Pauline asked and got up. "I don't know. I'll ask them and i'll tell you." Jesse answered and smiled.
Hours later Pauline was waiting outside of Mr Bredsoe's office. She was watching people passing her by and all she could do was pounding her foot. She had many years to feel this nervousness. Now, she had to face the conciquences of her own actions which she had no idea what the cost will be.
Finally, Mr Bredsoe's door office opened and pauline got up to greet him. "Mrs Timson! I'm so happy to see you. Please come in." Mr Bredsoe said with a big smile on his face. Pauline crossed the large office. "Please have a seat." he said as he sut.
"First of all, i want to congratulate you for your upcoming wedding and the birth of oyur childern." "Thank you Mr Bredsoe." Pauline answered and smiled. "Now, let's get to the point. he paused and looked at Pauline who has no idea what to exept from him.
"You're a good player. Probably one of the best i've ever seen. We need those players in order to achive more and more every year." Mr Broedsoe started and Pauline tried to hide her blush. How can't you not blush when the principal of New York University Athletics says those kind of words?
But he got serious the second after he finished the setence. "In the middle of March you just disapear. Your long term shouting down phone couldn't tell us where you were. Mrs Timson you staied in Greece for 48 days and then you flew back homewithout answering any phone calls. We lost the championship that you all girls fight to get in." Mr Bredsoe stopped to sit a little closer to the desk.
"You're a good player nobody can't doupt that. But there are lost of things next to your name Mrs Timson. And because of that i want to tell you one good and one bad thing. Which one do you want to hear first?" he asked.
her heart was racing and her mind was travelling with 100km per second. She was lost right in front of him and she couldn't give him an answer. "The bad news please?" Pauline asked while she was looking at him. He took a breathe. "Well, Mrs Timson there are four more classes you need to pass before you get your Master in coaching. Meanwhile you're..... fired." Mr Bredsoe answered.
Pauline froze. She shallowed hard. At first she thought her ears were playing tricks but Mr Bredsoe's face couldn't lie. She looked down to herself for a moment. That was a consiquence it didn't crossed her mind but she should had guess it. What she did was tattaly unprofesional and without thinking. And these she goes facing the consiquences.
"But the good news Mrs Timson are that you are nominated fro MVP of the year." Mr Bredsoe caught her out of guard. He gave her the letter which confirmes it. Pauline rolled her eye as she read it.
"As i said before you're a good player and you're getting better everyday all you need to do is grow up." Mr Bresoe begun. "I'm sorry to put it in that way is just an advise from an older one. You have your whole life ahead of you. In a few months you will be a mother which is better than any of these." "It's alright Mr Bredsoe you don't have to apologise to me, this part is mine." she paused.
"I just wanted you to know that i didn't leave the country because i didn't have anything else to do. I know i acted like a fool and all i ever wanted is to be a part of this team. I know you just fired me and i don't blame you, i will probably had done the very same thing. All i ask is a second chance." he said and looked him in the eyes.
"I don't know Mr Timson. We could have won the championship if you were here. And now with your pregnancy you're one year off." Mr Bredsoe answered. He didn't see this one coming and still he cou;dn't do anything. "I have to talk with the coach about this. but you have to wait. Just pass those classes and we'll see." "Okay, Mr Bredsoe. I should get going." Pauline said and stood up as Mr Bredsoe did the same.
"I wish you the best for the birth and good luck." Mr Bredsoe shaked hands with Pauline and saw her leaving his office.
About one hour later Pauline walked in the house. She left her jacketand the bag on the couch and walked up the stairs. Passing by the closed doors she found Jesse on the nersary room. he has the back on her and he couldn't see her. He was down on hi knees.His shirt was tight and she could see every muscle as he was moving his arms. Not to mention how she loved his back. In front of him every single piece of the one crib. He had make some progress in fixing it but he was in the first steps. He read the instraction out loud. "Yes, i know that this is going between them you bastard!" he sighed and threw the paper.
"Jesus man! How can i fix this fucking crib? jake said it will be easy.Damn!!" Jesse said totally disappointed. "Need a hand there babe?" Pauline said from behind as she was trying to hide her laughter. Jesse stood up. he laughed too after watching her laugh. he rested his hands on his hips. "A helping hand will awesome right now." he laughed. "How it go?" he asked when he got closer.
"Well, four classes i need to pass in order to get my Master in coaching. We're about 36,000 US dollars richer because they fired me. And i'm nominated in MVP of the year." Pauline finished. She could see the suprise in Jesse's face. "What?!" je said. "Yeah, i didn't see this one coming too. But what can i do? In just one more thing in my to do list." Pauline said. "I'm sorry to hear that i know how badly you wanted to be in this team. But if you're the MVP of the year many teams will want you right?" Jesse said with his thinking face. "Maybe. I need to get my Master before the ceremony." "And when is that?" "17th October New York. PLus, my due date is somehwere close to this date. yeah, everything is fabulus.!"
"Don't say that Pauline. We're fine. We have been through worse when we were younger." he took her face in his hands and looked deep in her brown eyes. "I want you to pass those classes. Is a pieve of cake for you. You were a better student that me when we were in High School. Show the world who you are. You have the chance to be MVP of the year, do you know how many people want this? Everybody wants a blaze of glory and that sometimes change them but you're not like that. You're strang, talented, protective and yet beautiful. And i know that i didn't say this the past few days... i love you." he said and kissed her with everything he has because she was everything he ever wanted."I love you too Jesse. You're more romantic than i thought you were." Pauline said and smiled.
Pauline was more suprised than the boys. "Boys wgat are you doing here? Why are you in school?" she paused to breath. "And what is that you're carrying? Where is Jesse?" "Easy!" Jacob stopped her. "We were in the town when we saw Jesse buying the colours and we're here to help him paint the kids rooms. Jesse is downstairs with dad." Jacob filled her in. "Okay, thanks for the usdate!" Pauline said as the boys walked away.
A little suprised Pauline walked down the stairs and found Jesse and Jon sitting on the couchwith a lot of magazines in front of them. "Good morning!" she said and both looked back. "Good morning Pauline!" Jon answered and smiled. "Morning babe." Jesse said and kissed her cheek. "I brought some donats for breakfast." "Great!" Pauline answered and shit next to Jesse on the couch.
"I saw Jacob and Romeo upstairs. Why you didn't wake me up?" "I woke up early. My dad here wanted to take care of some staff and he called me." Jesse looked at his father who was lost in a magazine. "You know it's been a while since we had some father-son time." Jon answered. "So, what are all those magazines for?" Pauline asked. She could see that Jesse was pissed. She tried to change the sunject before it get worse.
"For the boys's room. The guy who delivered the cribs gave us these too." Jesse informed her as he pointed the two large boxes on the other side of the living room. "Great. I'm going to eat my donats and i'll be right back." Pauline said and got up from the couch.
Walking in the kitchen she found the donats that Jesse bought and a glass of milk. She couldn't have a better breakfast than this. Pauline sut on the chair and took the first bite and then the phone tung. Seconds later she heard Jesse picking it up and coming in the kitchen. "It's for you." he said and left.
"Hello?" she said. "Hello mrs Timson. I'm calling from New York Athletics University Volleyball departement. Mr Christopher Bledsoe wants to talk to you personally in his ofice this afternoon." the man said. Pauline froze. Her breath caught in her throat as her heart start racing in her chest. "Mrs Timson?" the man asked after the long term Pauline's pause. "Yes. What time?" "At 18.00 will be great." "Do you know what is this about?" "I'm sorry but i don't." "Okay thank you." Pauline said and hung up.
A little lost returned to the living room. Both Jon and Jesse saw her a little shaken. "Who was on the phone?" Jesse asked her. "New York University. Mr Bledsoe wantes to talk to me." she said and left the phone on the table. "I'm fucked." she said and sut heivy on the couch. "Why?" Jon asked. "Because i haven't been there since February and i didn't play at any game and i screwed up the whole team." Pauline answered and covered her head with her hands. Jesse hugged her as he said "Is not that bad." "No Jesse it is. And it will get worse. They might fired me! How we will managed it with only you getting paid? My due date is getting closer and we didn;t find names yet. The room is not ready. Shall i move on?" "Pauline breath!" Jesse said and looked at her. "We will find a way i promise." he said and kissed her foarhead.
"Try to stay calm and take it easy. Go finish your breakfast and we'll talk about it later, okay?" he said. "Okay." she answered as he helped her get up. She was only four months away and her belly was getting bigger and bigger.
Jon was waiting for Pauline to go in the kitchen. "That was beautiful Jess." Jon said and looked at his son. "From now on your livies won't be the same. These two little boys will complete you as a human, Jess." "How much change are we talking about?" Jesse asked scared. "Jess, in a few months you'll be a father. Do you know how much you have to sacrefise? Not only you, Pauline too. Everybody can have childern but the diference is who can raise them right." his 60 years old father told him.
Jesse looked down. "What if i'm not ready to be a father? My carrier is just getting better. The league is starting and i'll be travelling in all over the country while Pauline will be here. I don't want that." Jesse said looking at his father. "I'm sure you don't but you have to." Jon paused. "Jesse i know i wasn't the best dad. I have missed so many birthdays. school plays, games that i can count because of my job. But when i was home i was home. So, when this will happen make sure be at home, okay?" Jon finished.
He doesn't talk many times about being a father but when he does is unforgetable. "I know i didn't say this one before but i'm sorry Jess." "Sorry for what?" For not being home in half of your birthdays, at the promp and in your gratuation." Jon said as his tears were about to roll on his cheeks. Jesse in all his life he had never seen his father like this before. he will never show how he was really feelling. He was keeping it to himself and only to him. Jesse knew things had changed since they stopped touring but he thought, hoped and believed he will be better.
"Oh dad!" Jesse finaly spoke and hugged his father. "You'll have all the time you want to replace all the time you and i lost." "It won't be enough Jess, i'm not gonna live forever. Afterall i've missed so many many school plays and you can't go back to school." Jon answered when they broke the hug. "I won't dad. But your grandchildren will. You can go to theirs and i will be there too." his son said and smiled.
"Okay, i'm crying like a little girl here. Let's go some men staff. I'm going upstairs to see what these little monsters are doing." Jon said with his normal voice now. "Okay, i'll be there in a few." Jesse answered and saw his father walking up the staircase.
Smiling to himself Jesse got up and walked to the kitchen. "And this man is your grand-father. Well, the one of the two. We'll talk about grandpa Costas an another time." Pauline said looking at her belly. Jesse was standing in front of her with his arms crossed. "Are you telling them his whole biography?" "No, just the basic. They'll descover the rest with their own." Pauline answered as Jesse pured himself a glass of water.
He seems upset and Pauline notised it. "Everything okay?" she asked. Jesse finished shis water and put it back in the sink. "Yeah, everything is fine.We'll be upstairs painting." "Okay, i'll start cooking lunch. Do you know if they'll stay?" Pauline asked and got up. "I don't know. I'll ask them and i'll tell you." Jesse answered and smiled.
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Finally, Mr Bredsoe's door office opened and pauline got up to greet him. "Mrs Timson! I'm so happy to see you. Please come in." Mr Bredsoe said with a big smile on his face. Pauline crossed the large office. "Please have a seat." he said as he sut.
"First of all, i want to congratulate you for your upcoming wedding and the birth of oyur childern." "Thank you Mr Bredsoe." Pauline answered and smiled. "Now, let's get to the point. he paused and looked at Pauline who has no idea what to exept from him.
"You're a good player. Probably one of the best i've ever seen. We need those players in order to achive more and more every year." Mr Broedsoe started and Pauline tried to hide her blush. How can't you not blush when the principal of New York University Athletics says those kind of words?
But he got serious the second after he finished the setence. "In the middle of March you just disapear. Your long term shouting down phone couldn't tell us where you were. Mrs Timson you staied in Greece for 48 days and then you flew back homewithout answering any phone calls. We lost the championship that you all girls fight to get in." Mr Bredsoe stopped to sit a little closer to the desk.
"You're a good player nobody can't doupt that. But there are lost of things next to your name Mrs Timson. And because of that i want to tell you one good and one bad thing. Which one do you want to hear first?" he asked.
her heart was racing and her mind was travelling with 100km per second. She was lost right in front of him and she couldn't give him an answer. "The bad news please?" Pauline asked while she was looking at him. He took a breathe. "Well, Mrs Timson there are four more classes you need to pass before you get your Master in coaching. Meanwhile you're..... fired." Mr Bredsoe answered.
Pauline froze. She shallowed hard. At first she thought her ears were playing tricks but Mr Bredsoe's face couldn't lie. She looked down to herself for a moment. That was a consiquence it didn't crossed her mind but she should had guess it. What she did was tattaly unprofesional and without thinking. And these she goes facing the consiquences.
"But the good news Mrs Timson are that you are nominated fro MVP of the year." Mr Bredsoe caught her out of guard. He gave her the letter which confirmes it. Pauline rolled her eye as she read it.
"As i said before you're a good player and you're getting better everyday all you need to do is grow up." Mr Bresoe begun. "I'm sorry to put it in that way is just an advise from an older one. You have your whole life ahead of you. In a few months you will be a mother which is better than any of these." "It's alright Mr Bredsoe you don't have to apologise to me, this part is mine." she paused.
"I just wanted you to know that i didn't leave the country because i didn't have anything else to do. I know i acted like a fool and all i ever wanted is to be a part of this team. I know you just fired me and i don't blame you, i will probably had done the very same thing. All i ask is a second chance." he said and looked him in the eyes.
"I don't know Mr Timson. We could have won the championship if you were here. And now with your pregnancy you're one year off." Mr Bredsoe answered. He didn't see this one coming and still he cou;dn't do anything. "I have to talk with the coach about this. but you have to wait. Just pass those classes and we'll see." "Okay, Mr Bredsoe. I should get going." Pauline said and stood up as Mr Bredsoe did the same.
"I wish you the best for the birth and good luck." Mr Bredsoe shaked hands with Pauline and saw her leaving his office.
About one hour later Pauline walked in the house. She left her jacketand the bag on the couch and walked up the stairs. Passing by the closed doors she found Jesse on the nersary room. he has the back on her and he couldn't see her. He was down on hi knees.His shirt was tight and she could see every muscle as he was moving his arms. Not to mention how she loved his back. In front of him every single piece of the one crib. He had make some progress in fixing it but he was in the first steps. He read the instraction out loud. "Yes, i know that this is going between them you bastard!" he sighed and threw the paper.
"Jesus man! How can i fix this fucking crib? jake said it will be easy.Damn!!" Jesse said totally disappointed. "Need a hand there babe?" Pauline said from behind as she was trying to hide her laughter. Jesse stood up. he laughed too after watching her laugh. he rested his hands on his hips. "A helping hand will awesome right now." he laughed. "How it go?" he asked when he got closer.
"Well, four classes i need to pass in order to get my Master in coaching. We're about 36,000 US dollars richer because they fired me. And i'm nominated in MVP of the year." Pauline finished. She could see the suprise in Jesse's face. "What?!" je said. "Yeah, i didn't see this one coming too. But what can i do? In just one more thing in my to do list." Pauline said. "I'm sorry to hear that i know how badly you wanted to be in this team. But if you're the MVP of the year many teams will want you right?" Jesse said with his thinking face. "Maybe. I need to get my Master before the ceremony." "And when is that?" "17th October New York. PLus, my due date is somehwere close to this date. yeah, everything is fabulus.!"
"Don't say that Pauline. We're fine. We have been through worse when we were younger." he took her face in his hands and looked deep in her brown eyes. "I want you to pass those classes. Is a pieve of cake for you. You were a better student that me when we were in High School. Show the world who you are. You have the chance to be MVP of the year, do you know how many people want this? Everybody wants a blaze of glory and that sometimes change them but you're not like that. You're strang, talented, protective and yet beautiful. And i know that i didn't say this the past few days... i love you." he said and kissed her with everything he has because she was everything he ever wanted."I love you too Jesse. You're more romantic than i thought you were." Pauline said and smiled.
Great chapter. I have missed Pauline and Jesse.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήThank you!!! I have missed them too...
ΔιαγραφήMore is coming!!!