Are There Any Tears? [Isabella]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] Jack asked her his head looking at her with his eye brows raised at her. "I am still the old Jackie but your not the old Bell I used to love so much, hes poisoned you." HE told her whispering the last part as he looked back donw to Grace.

A small smile reaching his lips when she asked about the little girl. "Amiees."[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] His words made her come back disappear, long forgotten. No he hadn't told her everything. He said he would, but still hadn't. She scoffed. "He has not poisoned me. I'm still Isabella." His words made her swallow hard. She was still Isabella, wasn't she? It wasn't her that had changed, it was him. All him. 'Your stupid Bella, really.'

Bella tilted her head as she stared at the baby. So now their dream included other people's babies? "What's her name?" Watching the small child made her smile reappear. She adored babies. It felt weird not being pregnant again, like it just wasn't her anymore. Seeing her baby boy that hadn't even been born yet playing with his siblings. "So it is a boy." She whispered and looked around for him.[/ul][/size]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He smirked shaking his head soflty looking back down at Grace. "Oh yes he has, he does to every one. Every girl I try and love he takes them away from me. Even when we were children. But again you wouldn't knwo any thing about that. You just ain't the same Isabella." He told her calling her by her full name.

"Grace Lynn Jane, is her full name" he told her. Looking back over to Bella's face with a faint smile. "And I told you that It would be a boy. I just can't believe I missed his birth." He said his eye brows frowning deeply wanting to see him.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] Bella said defensively. No one was going to talk about her friends like that. 'Friend.' "It's not Tristan's fault I'm gone, it's yours!" She was irritated he would blame this on Tri. Tri had done nothing but help her.

Isabella sighed and laid back on the ground. "Grace, that's a beautiful name." She said randomly. "I haven't had him yet. Maybe you'll be awake by the time he comes. I really want you to be there, no matter how mad I am at you right now." She mumbled.[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He asked her worry in his tone more than any thing now. "And I never said Tristian was to blame, hes a part yes. But I know I screawed up." He answered her back shaking his head lightly looking back over there kids. Nothing was the same any more she had changed and he had changed, but was that for the better or worse?

Jack nodded to her first words then smiled at her last, his hand slightly over to hers slipping into it gently before taking a grip. "I hope so to." He told her with a nod. Looking back at her. He didn't matter to him if she was mad at him, because no matter what to him they would always be friends if nothing else.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/i] Isabella brought her knees to her chest. "Because I was... mad, sad, everything. I missed you..." She said quietly and played with the grass in front of her, making a small pile with it. "That's more like it." It just made her more depressed to her those words. 'I screwed up.' His hand was warm when he slipped it into hers. One of the many things she missed about him. "Will your girlfriend get mad?" She muttered. Leave it to her to ruin the moment.

"I'm sorry if that was sort of... mean. I just- don't expect me to get over it so quickly." Her hand shook when she had signed the divorce papers earlier that day. She was doing something she would regret later. Tristan made her happy too though... If they both had someone that made them happy, what could go wrong? "We both have someone that will make us happy. Are you happy?"[/ul][/size]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] his thoughts wanting to smack him by callign her by her full name once again. His eyes traveling over to the kids Grace now being one of the older ones running and playing with every one else. "Girlfriend?" He asked her. It was only day four and the only people he had seen were her, Tri, Harley, and some one else.

"Well I never want what we had" He told her with a faint smile. 2Happy, kind of."[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] He never called her Isabella, just Bella or Bell. When she noticed the baby that was in his arms was all grown up she shook her head. Babies did grow up fast. "Shelby?" She asked and rose a brow. Had he honestly forgotten her already?

"I hope that you two are happy." She tried to smile. "Thats good. All I want is for you to be happy."[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He told her removing his hand slowly placing it in his lap with his other hand beginning to play with his fingers. "I haven't spoken or seen Shelby yet, It's only been four days I've been told." Jack told her looking at her with a small spite in his tone. "Why do you always take it back to Shell?"

"You two, I guess." He told her, thinking of Tri holding her in his arms.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] She said with slight bitterness in her tone. It had only been a while ago and she was a bad grudge holder. And he did have a point. Only her friends called her Bella. Not that he wasn't still a... friend. After all, she did stil love him, at least that's what her heart was telling her. "Do you honestly want me here, Jack?" She didn't want to fight with him it's jsuther temper was quick to get in the way. "Thank you." She sighed.[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/i] husband Tristian, no matter what I tell you of what he has done."[/b] He told her with no tone just thought in his voice and speech. "Honestly. I don't want you to be with Tri, but you know." He told her his words full of truth and love. Although he wished there was no love left there. [/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] At least she wasn't just talking to him like she would a wall. She hated doing that. It made her feel less uncomfortable when she could talk to him in person. "And I don't want you to be with Shelby. What I say doesn't matter either though does it? There's no stopping you from being with her so it's the same with me and Tristan now."

Bella loved Tri and no one could change that now she knew how he felt too. It wasn't that she had abandoned Jack all together, just that she knew they couldn't be together again. Trust would always be an issue with people.[/ul][/size]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He told her knowing about his love for her. It would have to be locked up in a box away in his heart never to be opened again. "Why you should trust me? Because you had for over ten years, until I was stupid. Although I wanted to.. And because you really don't know him at all. Just ask His sisters? Or older brother, they would tell you the truth." He told her with a slightly sigh. "I guess."

Every thing was changing right now, and as Jack was stuck in a bed it wasn't the best thing in the world.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] Like now when she was supposed to be mad at him. But how could she? He was lying in a bed... She couldn't help but want to do everything she could for him. Her usual instincts were kicking in. When someone got hurt she was always there. "Well that was a few months ago when we were still happy. Not that I'm unhappy now. I've met his sister before. Cameron I think it was." She have a small nod. "Pleasent girl."[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He whispered softly then thinking about Cammy he smiled a little. "Yeah she is just to like me some times." A faint chuckle escaping his lips, as he bit them hard keeping back the small sorrow of cries.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] She muttered the last part under her breath. It felt... right to be in his arms. She was used to Tri by now though. "Damn it, Jack." She sighed. "Don't use that soft voice on me." She laughed slightly. "Her reaction though, when I told her you were... here. Even I couldn't feel her pain."[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He chuckled slightly looking back from there hands that were now holding each other up to there traveling eyes. "It's that only way to get you to actually think about what I'm saying some times though." He todl her with a faint nod. Jack's eyes started to frown when she said about her reaction. "The same as are kids I'm guessing. When Harley told them." He said. Not mentioning her name as she had abandoned them, as Ash had put it so nicely.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] Though if she was pushed far enough over... Never had she gone that far with anyone. "Still, when you do that to me, it's not very fair." She pushed out her lower lip. Her expression became pained when hr brought up the kids. "Does Ash honestly think I left her?" It hurt to think her kids thought she didn't love them anymore.[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He chuckled lightly his finger pushing her lower llip down a little. Then moving away so it bounced back. "Yeah. First her and Harley were both angry at me but some how the fact that you left them in there time of need just made them both more upset with you. But mainly Ash." He told her with a fake smile.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/i] "But that's going to be really hard." Bella bit her lip where he pushed it down. Why did he have to say it like that? Her eyes filled with tears. "So they pretty much hate me right now?" She asked lightly. "And I had no choice. I can't take care of them all by myself. You've always been stronger than me so what better person to leave them with than you?"[/size][/ul][/b]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] Jack asked her looking back down to Grace with a smile. "Why not of sent them to there 'Step Father' Or father like Hayden will probably start calling him?" Jack asked her. Taking a deep breath in again. Stop being liek this Jack! We now your mad but still she doesn't know about him and it isn't your place to tell her about him! He thoughts told him.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/i] children and it's not his responsibility. I'm thinking of the kids when I send them to you beause they would feel more comfortable with you than with me at Tri's."[/b] Her anger was making her chew her lip harder to keep from saying something she would always regret. She didn't want to yell. "Now your just going to far, Jack. And you know that I would never keep Hayden from his real father. Right now I see Tristan more of his father than you anyways." Her voice was getting slightly louder and her tone slightly darker. He was really testing her patience.[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He told her honestly his head shaking a bit more. It was great that she had found some one, but the fact that she wouldn't listen to any thing Jack had to say was hard for him. Especially when he just wanted to shout, kiss, and love her all at the same time. But he did none of them, only sat there in his sorrow. "Well I'm sure Hayden will grow up to think of Tristian like a dad and not me any ways. But I promise you Bella If that man dose any thign to any one of my children when they visit you. I promise you Tristian will come worse off." He told her with a sturn voice, it cold and miss treating, but full of truth.[/ul][/size]

[Isabella Parker]

[/b] She said with no emotion. What would Tristan do to any of the kids? It's not like Tri hated chilren, or did he? She didn't know. But that wasn't the point. "Tristan's not going to do anything." If he had he would have done it already. "Besides it's not Hayden's nor Tristan's fault if Hayden does think of Tri like a father. It's not their fault that we are in the situation we are in."[/size][/ul]

[Jack Clark]

[/b] He told her looking over the children Grace, Rayden and Hayden messing around with in mud. Shaking his head a little Jack ruffled up his fringe pushing it to the side of his face, a small smile creeping onto his lips because of the kids but running away at Isabella's next few words. "I know It's not, why would you think I would mean any thing like that? I love Hayden he is my son and If he would like Tristian more as a father than me so be it. But I'll always be here for him. And maybe you should have another little word with Tristian and or maybe his sister or older brother? As you aren't listening to me." He told her standing up and brushing himself down. Before sitting back down on a bench that had appeared behind him.[/ul][/size]