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Chapter 48: The New Kelly
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Juicy Chapter 49: Jace's Story, Part 1
He hurried out of the room but Jace caught up with him. "Hey, Troy I'm headed for the lounge. Want to play a round of checkers or chess?""Um…no. I don't have patience to sit in one spot. I need to make a phone call.""Ok." Jace tried to hide his disappointment. He went in search of Magnus who had ducked out and gone in a different direction. "Troy!" Harold called him and he hid a groan and headed towards the big man. "Great session. Look, Dr. Barren and I were talking about you and we'd like to get you in to see a neurologist. How about tomorrow morning?"His eyes brightened. "Really?" "Clearly, you aren't exhibiting symptoms of being bipolar.""Clearly?""Well we talked to your Mom and Dad; who haven't really been around you in years. But…" he consulted his clipboard, flipping through several sheets. "…we spoke to a Miss Juicy Robinson. And she corroborates what you've said; no highs and no lows. Bipolar disorder mimics so many others." He couldn't focus on
Juicy Chapter 50: Jace's Story, Part 2
Jace was staring blankly at nothing in particular, as if the man sitting across from him hadn't just stopped talking in order to have a black out. "I tried to commit suicide because the only friend that I ever cared half a damn about dumped me."Troy waited.Jace glanced at him, maybe waiting for him to say something that would cause him to clam up again. But Troy just watched him with interest. "We're both in an online role-play group; you know what that is, right?""Yeah. I was in Wow."Jace nodded. "Well, we play in an online group where our avatars mimic real life. We have friends, we own a club. Our avatars¡" he looked down at his hands. "We got married online." His eyes suddenly flashed back up to meet Troy's defiantly. "Yeah it's stupid, but I looked forward to being with him! I can be myself with him and he doesn't care that I have this¡male body! I'm a woman when I'm online. I'm beautiful and I can have the dream. And I know it's not real, okay?! I get that."
Juicy Chapter 51: Not Crazy
The next morning Troy was again awakened by Jace nudging his bed. "Dude, you sleep too heavy!" Troy sat up in bed weakly. Damn he was still tired. "I can't eat breakfast¡I'm too tired.""You slept through breakfast. But I brought you some eggs and bacon and stuff that I saw you eating yesterday." His eyes opened wide and he jumped out of bed. "Shit! I have a Doctor's appointment!" He looked around, but not sure for what. He had slept in his clothes and so was already dressed. He quickly ran his hands through his hair."Relax. Someone will come down for you when they're ready for you." Jace moved towards the folder and picked up the thick file. "Damn, you finished this all?"Troy took it from him, almost protectively. He'd spent most of the night working on it. "Yeah." He hugged it. "What time did you go to bed?" Troy shrugged and sat down at the desk where a tray of cold breakfast sat. "You're the only one with the time." He forked eggs into his mouth without ta
Juicy Chapter 52: Leaving The Mental Hospital
Things happened rapidly after that. Troy left Good Saints the next day. His Mom, Dad, Lori, and Bob were there in the lobby waiting for him. He was so surprised to see them that he had to stop a few moments just to absorb how wonderful it was not to have to walk alone in life. He was so accustomed to being alone that he still hadn't absorbed the fact that his family was at his side now—now that he had allowed them to be.Deep down he felt regret at all of the time that he'd lost, regret that he was here and Juicy was somewhere else, but he didn't want sad thoughts, so he immediately pushed those away to the back of his mind. They went to The Cracker Barrel for dinner and the topic of conversation was his misdiagnosis of mental illness. Though his parents had already shared this information, at one point Bob excused himself from the table. When he returned his eyes were red from crying. Troy looked at his older brother and for once—for the very first time, he understood just
Juicy Chapter 53: Coming Home
"Troy, I want to come with you." Bob said seriously."You want to run away from home?" Troy joked. He knew that everyone was afraid for him, concerned about him going away from them and wondering how fragile his emotions were. After all he was on a new course of medication and that alone was enough to cause some concern. He blacked out more frequently, his tremors were more pronounced and he had bouts of stomach problems.But he had faced things tougher than that and survived. Maybe one day he would share those things with his family; but only if they asked. "You might need…someone to talk to." His lip twisted grimly. He thought that Juicy would dump his ass or an argument might send him flying off the handle."You're just a phone call away, right?"Bob nodded. "But if you need your big brother I'll be there in a flash, right by your side Troy."He looked down. "I know." They hugged briefly and Troy boarded the bus back to Cincinnati; back to his life and his future.
Juicy Chapter 54: Troy and Juicy Clash, Part 1
Juicy walked up the apartment stairs, stopping once to rest. She was so tired. It wasn't the fact that she carried a bag filled with oranges, apples, bananas some more of that grotesque raw spinach, romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes and ranch dressing. She was just tired all of the time now. She wanted to get into the house, step out of her clothes, make a quick salad and then climb into bed and lay down. That should make Dr. Luenenberger happy. He was always harping on her blood pressure and staying off her feet. But how did he expect her to get to his office every three days if she was really off her feet? He wasn't offering to make a house call!She slipped the key into the lock and opened the door kicking it closed behind her. She stepped out of her shoes and was half way to the kitchen before she heard his quiet voice."Juice?" She jumped. Troy was standing in the doorway of the bedroom. She blinked and looked around, coming out of a fog. The apartment had been cleaned
Juicy Chapter 55: The Clash, Part 2
Troy's mouth was a thin line in his very pale face. She knew it was a migraine; knew the signs but didn't say anything more. Pain like nothing he'd ever before felt encased his heart, not his head. He reached into his pocket and pulled out three bottles of pills. He placed them on the dresser. When he spoke his voice was barely above a whisper."I'm going to take these everyday for the rest of my life, so that my child won't ever say what you just said to me." Troy left the room and Juicy lay there trying to catch her breath and waiting for her heart to stop drumming in her chest. She felt the sweat beading on her forehead and pushed back her angry tears.She heard noise in the kitchen, cabinets opening, the oven door and a few moments later Troy returned to the bedroom carrying a tray containing a plate piled high with meatloaf, mashed potatoes, the fresh green beans that she'd bought earlier in the week but had been too lazy to cook, as well as cornbread made with white corn
Juicy Chapter 56: Coming Together
Troy woke up before Juicy. He looked around for the alarm clock but didn't see it. Then he showered and shaved, took his medicine and made breakfast of hard boiled eggs, bran muffins and tea. He wrote a quick note to her letting her know that he had gone to the library and would be back by noon. He set her food on the tray beside her bed and kissed her goodbye. Then he leaned down and placed his lips on her belly.There were libraries all over Cincinnati but he went to the main branch downtown. He stopped in a drugstore first and bought a pay by the minute cell phone. There was no way that he wanted Juicy to need to get in touch with him and not be able to. At the library he logged into one of the computers. He did research on pre-eclampsia. Juicy was overweight, she had a bad diet and she hadn't received any prenatal care until late in her pregnancy. He winced as he read the implications. Troy was almost a robot as he headed for the nearest pawnshop. He couldn't stop th
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