April 20, 1997
Winterley, North Carolina

Jamie wasn't entirely sure of who pulled her away from barking down Bobby's throat, she wasn't exactly clear headed at the moment. Even though Bobby had left she was still pacing the room. Anger was fueling in her veins. Debra was trying to get her to stop pacing but then had given up and just let her pace around the kitchen. Debbie was trying to mother Travis and handed him the ice pack. Again. Luckily most of the guests were elsewhere in the house and hadn't seen the fight. The last thing Jamie needed was her dad finding out she had gotten into a fight. She gripped her fists together before taking some breathes to try and calm down.

When she had finally calmed down enough to stop pacing she stopped to lean on the door. She was still angry. The woman took a deep breathe. The anger wasn't at Travis so she was trying to not project it onto anyone else for his sake. She stared at the ground. Forcing a smile onto her face she looked up towards Travis. She eventually came over and moved to beside him after taking the icepack from her sister. It made her angry to see what Bobby had done. Jamie put the ice pack to Travis' cheek and kissed the top of his forehead. Her other hand came up to the other side of his face.

Jamie was calming down just by brushing a hand through Travis' blonde hair for the moment. Jamie's knuckles were swollen, she had hit Bobby with a rather powerful punch. She wasn't even sure how it had happened. He ex made her so angry at times. Though her attention turned to Travis. "You look like you ended up on the wrong end of a baseball bat sweetcheeks" It was her way of asking if he was okay. Their language had never been exactly straight forward. Jamie's anger was still in her eyes but she wasn't ready to punch holes in the wall anymore.

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April 20, 1997
Winterley, North Carolina

He should have known how badly Bobby would take it. He had been trying to find ways and words to tell him that he was dating Jamie. He noted that Pat had been hold his brother back after the punches he had received from Bobby. The heated verbal exchange between Jamie and Bobby hadn't helped the matters. He tried to speak but Deb had him re-adjusting the ice pack on his face again. He wanted to scowl but he was sure he was going to look horrible when the face swelled up. Then had Jamie tending to him, he could feel his lip swelling up like he had been bitten. He wanted to stop Bobby, and talk, perhaps explain, but he knew his cousin wasn't ready to hear anyone out.

He nodded, moved the ice pack a little, "I did," he spoke slowly, "his fist." And winced as the muscles protested.

"Travis," his mother called from the doorway, "what on earth?" She could only gawked at the people, as she moved towards her youngest son, "Who did this?" She took a look at the injuries, and knew, "Bobby?"

April 20, 1997
Winterley, North Carolina


Jamie looked towards Travis and sighed. "You see why I argued with you about letting me drop the bomb?" she still felt partially responsible for the bruises on her fiance's face. Her hand cupped the one side of his face and she just tried to ease his mind. She was about to try and distract him when his mother walked in. She wanted to find a hole and crawl into it. It wasn't that she disliked Clara it was just that this was already a mess without parents getting involved.

She had no idea what to tell Travis' mother, so she just stayed silent. Her eyes apologized to Clara because she felt at fault; but Jamie was very good with controlling her emotions. She chose to be a bit of a hot head, because it worked for her most of the time. Finally she spoke towards her soon to be mother in law. "I have this under control" her voice was much calmer than it was before.

Jamie took the ice pack from Travis. "Babe the ice won't do you any good up there. Give that to me" she insisted as she moved it onto where it needed to be on his face. "It's going to sting; but you don't want it swelling up" she was stubborn and worried about Travis' state of mind. The woman knew how close the Oxford family was. Jamie kept all the emotion she was feeling from showing on her face. "Hold the ice right there and don't move it" she was blunt but not loud as she dabbed a cold rag to his lip with more ice in it.

April 20, 1997
Winterley, North Carolina

He winced as his mother stalked in. Last thing he had wanted was his parents taking a go at Bobby. As his mother asserted the injuries, he flinched at the movement, "It's not so bad," he protested and only saw her glare; and zipped his lips.

Clara looked at Jamie, "I see that," she told her, "That boy had the nerve to show up here after what the crap he had done. His father would hear of this for certain." Facing Simon, "Who called him over? Never mind that now." She walked away leaving the group on their own, "Andrew, you better call that brother of yours." Could be heard as she disappeared out of sight.

He let her take the pack as she re-placed it where it was needed, he nodded as he did what she told him. He was already feeling like ass about taking his cousin's ex. He should have know better. However Bobby's absences was going stick out like a sore thumb.

April 20, 1997
Winterley, North Carolina

Jamie looked to Clara. Why had she bothered to interject? Right because telling her future mother in law that she had things handled had done so much. The blonde heard Clara reply. She only politely acknowledged that she was being spoken towards.

Travis and silence, that was not her favorite concoction. "Talk to me?" She knelt down beside him. The two could always talk about anything. It's because they never pushed each other always just talked. She was gentle as she put her lips to his forehead. One arm snaked around his back to embrace him protectively. She was already upset when people hurt him. It was likely she would strength that protective streak.

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