The Best Life

Chapter 10

Ameris POV

As we entered the room none of us knew what to expect. I knew it was Austin but didn't know how bad he was.  Holding on to my two friends we make our way around the curtain. There laid Austin. Skye fainted and Kesha looked like she seen a ghost. The nurse got Skye up and check her out to name sure she was ok. When she came to we had her in a chair. There was my brother and for the first time I felt relief.

"Austin omg I thought, we thought, who the f**k did we bury?" Skye says. "Hi babe I'm glad to see you too." He says in response. "Ameris what do she mean buried?" "Well we had a funeral for someone one at the time was you." I respond. "Come here baby girl. I want you to lay with me." Austin says to Skye. "I don't want to hurt you babe." She says back. "You can't my love. Now come here." He says so she gets up and go over by his bed. "Austin I need to tell you something." Skye says as she is shaking. "Guys let's give them some privacy." I say. "No stay please." She says. "Austin I'm pregnant and it's yours and I'm sorry and if you don't want to be with me anymore I understand." Skye says with tears in her eyes. "Skye you are what? I'm going to be a dad. What makes you think I don't want to be with you anymore? You are carrying my child. I'm not going anywhere. I love you." He says as he kisses her.  My father and brothers come in to see him so we head out. Jazz stops Mason and Ethan "My dad wants to talk to all of us guys." He tells them.

It seemed like forever before they came out the back. Guess my father was laying it on them pretty thick. My dad knew they all ran in the same circle they came to dad for advice all the time. I could tell lecture hit them hard. My step mom was the last to go back and see Austin. Their relationship like mine was kind of messy. Austin always thought she was trying to take moms place and he hated her for that. Dad came out and said Austin would be going home with us. Even though we knew he needed to be in the hospital Austin decided to sign himself out. Austin never did what he was told to so this was nothing new. I was just glad to have my brother back, I missed him a lot. I actually over heard Jazz telling dad that Austin would be safer at home while he recovered.

Dad decided that we should carry out our Sunday plans as normal. Church and all. Even though he wouldn't be preaching he still though we should show our faces. By now it's 1100 so we race home to get dressed. Austin is staying in with Jazz and Jared looking after him. The rest of us head out the door for church.

"Will you tell them about Austin? Will they understand?" I ask my dad. "In time I will let them know.  Right now he just needs to get better. Baby girl it's not like we planned to fake his death. When Janet and I went to the Morgue and identified his body we honestly believed it was our son. He even had the same tattoo as Austin." My dad said. "I understand dad."

Minister Franklin was a dry preacher. He didn't care if you said Amen or not. He spoke in a monotone and in all honesty you didn't know where his sermon began or ended. Ethan sat beside me and of course I dozed off a couple of times. I was extremely tired from the blood and plasma donation. The last time I dozed I was woken by a buzz of my phone. It was Ethan.

Ethan: "Damn girl I want to do some bad things to you in them heels."

Me: "Not in church."

Ethan: "We can leave and come back."

Me: "Um as tempting as that is I think my dad would notice and you don't want to die do you?" Lol

Ethan: "You are right. I don't. How are you feeling now?"

Me: "Well my head has stopped spinning however from other actives it still a little uncomfortable when I sit down oh and according to Kesha I have a limp."

Ethan: "LMAO. A limp. I didn't notice. And as for as the discomfort it will get better once you get used to it."

Me: "It's not funny. And ok."

Service ended and as always people came around to give condolences about Austin and to let us know they were praying for us. Dad and mom are talking to people and thanking them for their prayers. I'm ready to go. I look at Ethan and I'm literally undressing him with my eyes. He is sexier than ever in his suit. I'm starting to get turned on just by looking at him. Until Jessica walked up and hugged him. Now don't get me wrong I am not the jealous type however Jessica is a well known hoe and home wrecker. I make my way over as she allows herself to linger on him. "If I was you I would let him go." I say rolling my eyes. "Too bad you are not me. Beside don't get all jealous it's just a friendly hug." She says taking her arms from around his neck. "I was just telling him I was shocked to see him in church figured with his rep this wasn't his scene, guess I was wrong. We should all hang out sometime." She says placing her hand on his chest. "Touch him again and I will break your arm. As for the hang out find another friend." I say. "Did you just threaten me? I'm telling your father." She says. "Wasn't a threat is was a promise. Babe you ready?" "Yes princess let's go." He says as he takes my hand and we start to walk away. Walking away I hear my bestie say "best friend look out" I turn around and she just did miss me. Yes she swung and I swung back. I must have blanked because the next thing I remembered was being in the car. My father and mother both seeing the incident didn't really seem mad at me. Ethan was in awe. Kesha was mad Mason didn't let her jump in. We pull up to the house and mom says she was going to change and take a vote as to what we would be having for dinner.  I look at my dad and can see the embarrassment. "Dad I'm." "No need to apologize." He cut me off "I seen the whole thing and I must say I'm proud of how you stood your ground. Fighting with your brothers all these years has really paid off. Ethan I hope you never make her that mad." He say. I look at Ethan and I want to know what happened. "What happened. I remember her swinging and I swung back and the rest is a blur." I say. "Well you put her in the hospital if that's what you want to know. After the first swing it was like something out of a fight night. Heels still on and all you fought her like she was a man in the street. I was finally able to pull you off of her and I just carried you to the car. You broke her arm and nose. I don't think she will mess with you again." He told me. Kesha came up on the porch "go best friend. That's my best friend." She said going in the house. "Damn you didn't have a limp during that fight. s**t turned me on." Ethan says. "Boy stop. I'm not proud of what I did. Especially in the church. My father has a certain relationship with his members and I don't want to be the cause of them getting rid of him. I guess I finally let out all the built-up anger I had behind this whole situation." I say as my eyes filled with tears."

Jazz comes out the door. "We need to talk." A statement I hated to hear from him. I sighed and got ready for my brother to rip me a new one but he didn't in fact he was a little proud of me for standing up for myself. "In church Mer. Really? In Church." He says "I'm sorry Jazz. I don't know what happened to me. It don't even remember hitting her but the one time." I say as I begin to cry. "I'm not yelling at you I just hate we missed it. But I seen the video and wow sis. I know if you could have avoided it you would have and from my understanding you actually tried to walk away and she didn't like that and attacked you first. I hope for her sake she learned from that mistake. No one is mad at you at all." He says. "Jazz I know you wasn't but that church is dad's life. What if they get rid of him because of me. I didn't plan on fighting her it just happened." I say. He hugs me and says "dad will not get put out because of this. People saw her attack first." He says. "Now come on so we can vote on dinner." Going in the house behind him Ethan wraps his arms around me. "Mmm you smell good beautiful." He says making me blush. "Thanks Love. So do you." I reply. After casting votes mom and dad head out to get dinner for everyone. "I'm going to change and check on Austin. What are you guys doing?" I asked. "Shoot pool until they get back with the food." The guys say I roll my eyes and head upstairs. This was nothing new either. They lived in the game room of the house. Seems like their Sunday afternoon ritual. I loved that Ethan go along with my brothers it honestly made it that much easier to be in a relationship with him. Kesha had already went to take her afternoon nap. So Mason passed me on the stairs. Skye's mother made her go home after church being that she was with us and they had not seen her. She promised that she would be back for dinner though. I decided to check in on Austin before going to my room to shower and change.