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A/N: I'm so sorry it's taken me this long to update.
Jack's POV
"The thing I remember the most is how sick you got after we came home." Jerry sat down and took the mug of hot chocolate from Bobby.
"Huh?" Angel said in confusion. I shook my head, if Jerry had the memory of an elephant; Angel had the memory of a fly. He forgets what he ate for breakfast, five minutes after he gets up from the table.
"You don't remember that?" Bobby was in disbelief.
"Well, he wouldn't remember, that the night he spent some time in jail." Jerry sipped some of his drink. Bobby and I 'oooed' with realization when that memory came flooding back. Angel had gotten caught shop lifting later that night and Ma was so angry at him she wouldn't go down to the county police station to bail him out. Although it's a good thing he wasn't there.
Flashback
"Jackie, Sweetheart are you feeling alright?" Ma's worried voice came from my right. We were all seated around the dinner table later that night. To be truthful, I felt horrible. After spending two hours on the ice and being on it more than I was on top of it, I was cold and sore and achy. I felt so cold, even though I'd taken a long shower and was decked out in a pair of Bobby's old sweats and wooly socks.
I had my arm propped up, blocking her from my view, my head laid on my hand. I nodded to her but didn't make eye contact. My eyes always tell the truth even if I'm lying.
"Well, in that case, take your elbow off the table." She didn't believe me, I know I didn't, but she was all about manners, so I obliged and slid my arm off the table and continued to fork at my baked potato. "So how did you do? Is there going to be another hockey player in the family?"
My 'brothers' burst out laughing at this comment and I sighed deeply. I wanted to fit in and be as good as them, but I just wasn't athletic. After a while I did decent, as long as someone was close by to catch me if I fell.
"What's so funny?" Ma sounded concerned. That just got them started again. But then Jerry noticed how uncomfortable I looked and took pity on me.
"Nothing, Ma. Jack just needs some work. He's just a little rusty that's all." He gave me a pat on the back.
"Yeah, Jerry, he's a little more than rusty." Angel snorted into his drink and I felt two people kick him under the table. Angel looked up at Bobby in surprise, who shut him up with look. I sighed again and this time got the attention of Jerry. Bobby and Angel had already started bickering, again.
He felt my head with the back of him hand. "You're a little hot." He looked at Ma with a worried expression.
"Can I be done?" I asked, hoping to dodge the nervous glances that would be forming soon. She gave me one last look and nodded. I went to pick up my plate full of food when Jerry told me he'd get it later.
My body seemed to be in slow motion as I trudged up the stairs, with my feet dragging. As soon as I got to the room Angel and I shared, I dropped onto the bed and began to shiver. I couldn't shake the cold feeling that had crept in my body from the moment I had stepped onto the ice. After fighting with the blankets for a few seconds, I wiggled under them and wrapped the sheets up over my head, attempting to keep some kind of warmth in.
I must have dropped off to sleep because the next thing I knew Angel was in the room getting some clothes out of him side of the closet.
"What are you doing?" I yawned and snuggled deeper in the blankets, trying to stay warm.
He jumped at the sound of my voice. "Sorry, Jack. I was trying to be quiet. Me and Sofi are going out for a while."
"That girl from down the street? The one Bobby fights with at school?" I asked. He grinned.
"Yeah, that's her. She's sexy right?" I rolled my eyes, at that age I wasn't quite into girls, and that's also about the time I acquired the nickname Fairy, but we won't get into that right now.
"Sure." I shivered again and a moment later I began to feel nauseous. He looked at me a moment later, after my tone confused him.
"Jerry's right, you are feeling good, are ya?" He sat on the edge of the bed. I shrugged. Once again, one of my brothers checked my temperature with their hand and frowned. "I'd better tell Ma that you've got a temperature."
"No, I'm fine, just tired and cold."
"You don't feel cold." He argued. I pleaded with him, giving him a sad look and he gave in. "Alright, but when I get back, if you're not feeling better, I'm telling her."
"Deal." I agreed. He messed up my hair and grinned again.
"So you think I'm gonna get lucky tonight?" I rolled my eyes again and this time he laughed as he walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
The next time I woke was to the sound of the phone ringing. We had a lot of phones in the house, one in the: kitchen, living room, Ma's room, Bobby and Jerry's room, and our room.
I couldn't force myself to move my arms to answer the phone and after a few rings someone answered downstairs. A few minutes later, I heard Ma ranting about something. Then the door slammed shut and all was quiet in the house, until Bobby started laughing, he must've waited 'til Ma left.
Bobby isn't exactly quiet, so I could hear him coming up the stairs. He barged into my room, flinging the door so it cracked against the wall behind it. "Angel's in jail!" He started laughing after that, which didn't help my headache.
I groaned and slipped onto my side just in time to loose whatever I had managed to eat at dinner earlier that night. Evidentially, Bobby had never seen a person throw up because his eyes bugged out and before he could say a word, he threw up.
End of Flashback
"That was the grossest thing ever." Bobby shuddered. Jerry snickered.
"Just be happy you didn't have to clean it up." He said and thought of his Ma.
"Yeah, she was always good at the sick thing." I said, without realizing I'd said it.
"So where was I when all of this happened?" Angel's face was blank. Bobby and I busted out laughing while Jerry shook his head in disbelief.
"What?" He was genuinely confused.
A/N: Thanks again to all of my great reviewers…I'm sorry for the horrible wait. Please review!
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