Healing Takes Time Part 3

Setting: The Outback

Miranda " Why didn't you say so I would…"

Jax cutting her off abruptly, "No, not you. My wife…. Brenda!

Lois who had been sitting in the corner, ran off to the phone to call Bren.

J—"Now if you will please excuse me"

M—" No! I will not! What about me?!"

J—" What about you?! You are the reason the love of my life is not here!!!! Leave me alone! Miranda before I say or do something you will regret."

With that Jax gets up and walks out a look of anguish on his face .

Meanwhile at the Penthouse

Brenda slowly is unlocking the door. She looks nervous and steps inside. Everything has changed. The place seems cold, lifeless. The yacht is no longer on the mantle.

Brenda starts to cry "Oh Jax!" Her cell phone rings. Its Lois.

L—" Bren, hon you are not going to believe this! He told her off in the middle of the Outback and just stormed out.

B—"What?"

L—"He loves you!!

B—"I know" She said barely above a whisper.

L—" Where are you?"

B—"I am in P.C. Look Lo, I have to go, I'll call you tommorrow. Bye"

Brenda walks to the Pinball Machine and remembers that day when she walked in the penthouse and heard "JACKPOT" She goes to the bedroom finding it in total disaray and see a picture of herself on her side of the bed. She starts to cry and slowly wanders back through the penthouse to the living room and sits down at his desk wondering how she was to go about telling Jax she had been so wrong. Brenda didn't have long to think however as Jax unlocked the door and came in.

Jax left the lights off, it suited his mood as of late. He looked like death warmed over and his face was wet with tears. He threw his coat in the direction of the desk and walked toward the fireplace never even seeing Brenda. He stopped at the fireplace looking longenly at the mantle and broke down sobs wracking his body. "Oh Brenda."

Brenda gets up silantly and walks up behind him and puts here arms around his waist. He stiffens at first thinking it was Miranda, then at once relaxing, realizing who… who it really was, the arms he thought he would never feel again.

To be continued….

Hope you like it! Any comments are welcome.

Chrisy aka Scully

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