Behind the mask

Chapter 11

When she woke up the next morning, she was feeling hungry and grumpier than ever. She stretched out her hand to take her phone. She checked the time and it was 7:11am.

"Oh God." She got up from the bed. When she got on her feet, her stomach started making loud noises. She managed to walk to the bathroom. She was still feeling sleepy, so she splashed water on her face and it helped a bit. She was still wondering why she felt that way when she felt a sharp pain at the pit of her belly.

"Oh snap." She pulled her pajamas down to check and was just in time to see blood flow down. She pulled her pants back up.

"Oh no." She closed her eyes thinking of date she saw her period last. After counting, she realized it was exactly 29 days since her last.

"Oh God." She hit her head with her palm as she realized that she ran out of sanitary pads. She walked back to the room, this time fully awake. She went to check some of her stuff hoping to find a sanitary napkin.

"Oh shit." She gave up after a few minutes of searching. She walked out of her room and went to the kitchen hoping to find the lady that Rose said was gonna come;if she could help out or something but when she got to the kitchen she saw Jack instead.

"Hey." He said when she walked into the kitchen.

"Hi." She said awkwardly.

He smiled. "Did you have a good sleep?"

"I did."

"Good." They went silent for a few seconds. "Coffee?" He said.

Then she just realized he had a cup of coffee right in front of him on the counter. "No. I won't be needing that now. Thanks."

"Um... where is-"

"So did you ha-" They said simultaneously and paused.

"You go first."

"You go first." They said together again and laughed.

"No you go first. Ladies first." He walked up to her.

"Okay. Um.... I just wanted to ask if the lady Rose said was gonna come is here already."

"No." He placed his hands on both sides of her head and kissed her forehead.

"Oh okay." She thought as much.

"We could have cereal or toasts." He moved his hands to her hips.

"Sure." She stood there looking a bit lost.

Jack raised a brow. "What's wrong?"

"Um...nothing."

"Are you sure?"

She squeezed her palms."Yeah I just...I want to....tell you something."

"Okay?"

"Um... I was digging through some of my stuff and I realized that I don't have any...um....sanitary towels." She felt her cheeks heat up.

"Okay."

"I was wondering if-"

"Yeah yeah. We'll go get some later."

"No I meant now." She blushed hard.

"You don't wanna have breakfast and get dressed first?"

"No I kinda need it...now." She pulled away from him.

"Oh." He realized what was going on. "Okay. I'll run to the store to get what you need."

"Thank you."

"Sure. I'll go get my car keys now." With that, he left her there.

She left the kitchen feeling a bit relieved and embarrassed. She went back to her room and stayed in the shower. About 30 minutes later, Jack knocked on the door of the bathroom. When she opened the door he shoved a big bag into her hands.

"Here."

"Woah. What the.... how many...." She looked into the bag and saw different kinds of tampons and sanitary pads in it. "Woah. These are too many." She exclaimed.

"I didn't know which one you used and how many you needed."

"But you should have called me."

"Well you could keep the rest for next time."

"But all these cost a lot."

"I think you should go and use one real quick before you start to um... whatever." He walked away.

"Thank you." She said to him as he was leaving . "Oh wait." She said again and he turned to face her. "I want tuna sandwich for breakfast."

"Okay." With that, he left.

About an half an hour later, she met Jack in the dining where they had breakfast. After breakfast, Jack went to his room to get his phone and Emily took care of the dishes. When he got back to the kitchen she as done and was wiping her hands.

"Breakfast was nice." She said in an attempt to start a conversation.

"Yeah. Delores is a lifesaver."

"She's here?"

"Oh. I forgot to tell you. She arrived just as I got back from the store."

"Oh. So where is she?"

"Probably cleaning. I've showed her around the house."

"Okay. Is she Italian?"

"I.... don't think so."

They went silent for about a minute.

"So do you have any plans for today Jackie?"

"Actually I... wait. Jackie?"

She laughed. "What?"

"Don't call me that?"

"Why?"

"Cause Jackie's for a girl."

"It's sounds cute Jackie."

"Stop already."

She chuckled "Jackie."

He hesitated for a second then grabbed her by her waists and placed her on the counter. He stood in between her legs.

"For the last time, don't call me that. When did you start calling me that?"

She thought for a second. "Um.... the day your...." she paused. "You know, I've been meaning to ask you something."

"And what's that?"

"What's up with you and Steph. Like why does she claim that she owns you or something?"

"She claims that she owns me?"

"Yeah. She'd be like everyone knows Jack is mine and all that shit."

"Wow. I didn't know. I... I don't know what's up with her but I do know she's crazy." Emily didn't say anything, she just looked away.

He brought his palm to her cheek and turned her face back to him. "Did she say that to you?"

"Of course. She literally threatens every girl that tries to get close to you. You know, you were like all over me in school then she came to threaten me but I'm not scared of her. I just wanna know if there's like anything between you two."

He cupped her cheeks with his palms. "We had nothing and won't have anything together." He kissed her. "Don't mind anything she says."

"She said she doesn't want to see us together next semester."

"She said that?"

"Yeah. She was like everyone knows that you're hers and I chose not to care and I should stay away from you and she doesn't want me close to you next semester."

He laughed. "Well, her bad. You're the one whose going to be telling her that next semester."

"Of course." She smiled.

He thought for a second. "Wait. I think that was the day came yelling at me in the classroom."

"Yeah."

"Like it was my fault."

"It was your fault Jackie."

"How was it my......" He paused and sighed. She laughed. "Really? Jackie? Again?"

"Yeah. Jackie." She said smiling.

"I said stop calling me that"

"And what if I don't stop calling you that? What you gonna do?"

He wrapped his around her. "I have so many things I could do to you."

"Like what?"

He hugged her and buried his face in her neck. "Not now princess."

She smiled and hugged him back. They stayed in that position for a few minutes without saying anything.

"Can we go out for lunch today?" She asked.

"Okay." He kissed her neck.

"Okay?"

"Yeah." He kissed her neck again and sucked on it.

"Yeah so..." she placed her hands on his shoulders and pulled him out of the hug. "Let me go see what I'm gonna wear." She went down from the counter.

"But you have all morning."

"I know."

Just then two ladies walked into the kitchen. Taking a closer look at them it was a woman and a teenager. The woman was petite and had a black hair and grey eyes and she was just a little bit taller than the girl standing beside her. The girl was like a miniature of the woman. She looked just like her but she was younger. She also had a black hair and grey eyes.

"Um Emily that's Delores and Sophie." Jack said.

"Hi." Delores said. Sophie didn't say anything. She just looked at Emily in a strange way.

"Hi I'm Emily."

"Sophie is Delores' daughter." Jack said.

"Nice to meet you." Emily said to Sophie with a smile.

"Yeah?" Sophie said frowning.

"Sophie?" Delores said.

"Nice to meet you too." Sophie said.

"Emily stays here." Jack said to them. "We'll be going out for lunch today."

"Okay." Delores replied. "Did you enjoy breakfast?" She asked.

"Yes it was nice." Emily replied.

"I'm glad you liked it."

"I took care of the dishes."

"Oh. You shouldn't have. Sophie could have done that."

Sophie stood there giving Emily dirty looks but when she heard her mom, she froze for a second and gave her mom a death stare. Emily smiled and looked away so she wouldn't laugh. She looked back at Delores. "It's fine. It's not like I had anything to do. Are you Italian?" She asked after a pause.

"Italian-American"

"Oh? That's great. Rose said you are good at cooking Italian meals."

"That's right."

"Well, I better get my belly prepared."

Delores laughed. "Yes."

"I'm going upstairs now. See you guys later."

"Okay. You too."

With that Jack and Emily left the kitchen.

Later in the afternoon, Emily was dressing for lunch. She only had her underwear on. She picked up her dress from the bed and just as she zipped it down and was about to wear, the door opened.

"Aren't you ready yet?" Jack said as he was about to enter her room.

"Don't you knock?" She grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. He closed the door immediately so the pillow hit the door instead.

"Sorry." He said from the other side.

"I'm still dressing. So go wait for me downstairs." She yelled.

"Yes ma'am."

About 10 minutes later, Jack was at end of the stairs waiting for Emily. As he heard the sound of heels hitting the floor. He turned to look at her. He saw her standing at the top of the stairs in a pink mini dress and a sweet smile on her face. She looked perfect. Like a princess. She joined him at the end of the stairs. He offered her a hand. She placed her hand in his. He raised it to his lips and kissed it.

"That's wired." She said smiling.

"How's it wired?"

"We're in the 21st century."

He laughed. "I'm treating you like Rose."

"Like who?" She snapped and jerked her hand away from his. The smile on her face had already turned into a frown.

"I meant Rose in Titanic."

"Oh. Better." She relaxed for a second and they chuckled.

"So... can we leave now or should we wait to use more makeup?"

"Do you want me to use more makeup?"

"No. You're good. Let's go."

She remembered something. "Oh. Before we leave I wanna tell you, don't walk into anyone's room without knocking. Especially Ladies room."

"Yes ma'am".

As they left the house, Sophie stood in the hallway staring at the door with a frown on her face and her arms crossed. After standing there for a few minutes she rolled her eyes and walked away.