Rolling With The Punches
Boxing, Sleeping and Chemo
*Jamie’s POV*
I looked around one last time to make sure everything was set. The ring was cleaned, the bags in perfect order, the mirrors clearer then glass. The front desk had food and drinks all over it to sell and the workers rushed into there pleases as the first wave of people came in. I quickly looked around for Bella, only to find her in the back sitting on one of the lifting benches with Ashley as they made funny faces in the mirror. I quickly walked over to them and checked my appetence in the mirror. My blond hair was high in a bun, like how I would usably were it for a fight. My eye makeup was light and my lips were a bight pink to make me stand out from the male fighters. I black running shoes and blue jeans with my work tank top. The tank top was whit with the words “Fight the good fight” and a pair of boxing gloves on it on one side of the gloves , in small letters, said “Krundof Boxing Club” and the other had my information on it, “Jamie Caption/ 148 pounds/ Women’s League/ Ranked:8” (http://www.polyvore.com/boxer/set?id=76157024). I grabbed my jacket from Ashley as she healed it out for me and slipped it on.
*Louis’s POV*
I pulled the van into a parking spot in front of the building. “We must have the wrong address, why should she work here. Are you sure that this is the right address?” I asked the boys. Harry pulled out his phone and checked the message she had sent me, then I sent to the rest of the boys. “Yes, this is it.” he replyed after looking at the message. I shrugged and made my way to the boxing club that we were to go to. We walked in and I looked around for the beautiful face I had come for. I finally see her reflection in the back mirror and make my way to her the boys following from behind. I watched as she slipped on a black jacket. I looked at the front through the mirror to see the left side had a small pair of boxing gloves and the word “Krundof’s boxing club” on it. Then on the back read “Chaption / Boxer”.
“I did no know you were a boxer.” I told her as I approached her, the surprise clear in my voice. “There are a lot of things you don’t know about me, Tommo.” She said with a smirk as she pulled me into a hug. “Louis!’” Bella screamed as she ran to me. Jamie quickly stepped to the side and hugged the other boys as I lifted Bella into my arms. “Hey Bella!” I said as she snuggled into my arms and laid her head on my shoulder.
“Lou, there are beer in at the reception table if you want some.” Jamie told me. “Whoo! Im going to go get one!” Niall yelled as he started to walk that way. “No you will not!” Jamie snarled as she grabbed his wrist and jerked him back into place. “Why not?” he pouted in reply. “Because you are in Amarican. Drinking age is 21, your under It.” she replyed. Niall just rolled his eyes and walked away followed by the rest of the boys, though they all went in different directions.
“Jamie, can you go wrap the boys for me?” a man in his lat 40’s asked as he walked up to us. “Um,” Jamie started as she bit her bottom lip and looked at me. “Go ahead, I can take care of Bella.” I told her. Jamie nodded and hesitantly walked off. Im guessing she doesn’t fully trust me with her child. “Are you her boyfriend?” the man asked me abruptly. “No, were just friends.” I replied quickly, although I was not sure we were even that. “Ok, it just im the closest thing to a father that she has so I have to keep an eye on her.” he told me. I nodded, letting him know that I under stood. “Oh! Im Frank Krundof. Im the owner and James trainer.” He told me extending his hand. “Louis Tomlinson.” I replyed as I shook hoes hand. “Do me a favor Louis. Look after Jamie. She may be a boxer, hell she is the only girl boxer in this gym and can kick the ass of almost every guy here, but she is a lot weaker that she appears.” He told me, and with that he was gone. Leavening me lost of words.
“I see you met my dad.” Ashley said as she walked up next to me. “That was your dad? Do you box too then?” I asked curiously. “Haha, NO! I never really cared for boxing. I mean ill watch Jamie’s matches but I really don’t have too much of a likening for the sport. Although I was raised by a professional boxer, I’ve never thrown a punch in the ring.” She told me. I looked down at Bella to see she was fast asleep on my shoulder. “Do you have a place I can ay Bella down?” I asked the firry red head. “Oh, there a couch in that off office over there.” She said as she pointed to a wood door along the wall. I thanked her before I started to make my way to the crowd.
*Jamie’s POV*
I opened the door to the small office that Ashley told me Lou took Bella into. When I opened the door fully, I could not help but smile. Lou was laying down on the catch with his eyes closed and his arms wrapped protectively around Bella who was lying on his chest. I let the door close behind me, it closeting with a small clink. The small sound was enough to wake Louis, for his eyes shot open and he looked around the room as he tightened his grip around Bella. His eyes landed on me and he let out relived sigh before loosening his grip around Bella as he sent me a lazy smile.
“Hi.” I said as I made my way to him. “Hey. She didn’t want me to leave.” He told me with a chuckle. “She likes that with Jacob too. I think it’s because you’re a guy and she doesn’t have a father.” I told him honestly. “If you don’t mind me asking, what happened to her father?” Louis asked me uneasily. “Um, no. It’s fine. Um. Her father, Mark, and I had been dating for a few months. Lets just say, we dident have the best relationship. Im not gong to get into the details but long story short, I loved him so I up with it. I was 15 and stupid. We decided to go to a party on Valentines Day. There was alcohol there and I had never drank befit, Long story short I woke up the next day in a random house, in a random bed next to Mark and couldn’t find my cloths. A few weeks later I felt sick and notice that I was gaining weight, wich was odd because im was a boxer, so I took a pregnancy test. It was positive. I told Mark and he made it perfectly clear that he wanted nothing to do with Bella and skipped town. He still comes around very once in a while to get money for bozo but he has never seen Bella, and he never will.” I told him. “Im sorry.” He told me as to took my hand in his, giving it a small squeeze.
The door suddenly opened causing mar to rip my hand from Louis’s grip. “Um, the doctor called, they want you to start tonight.” Jacob told me as he walked in. I nodded slowly as I control the nerves that were steeling in the pit of my stomached. “Um alright.” I said as I stood up and smoothed out my shirt. “Ashley said Bella can stay with her so I can with you tonight, but she has to finish working so ill stay her with Bella and come to the hospital when the event is over.” Jacob told me as he took, a now wakening, Bella from Louis’s arms and quickly exiting the room. “Um, I guess I should go now. Chemo is calling.” I said with a fake smile. “Let me give you a ride. Ashley told me that you walked here, but the hospital is six miles away. There’s no way im letting you walk all that way.” He told me. I just simply nodded and followed him to his car.
“How long have you been doing Chemo?” he asked me after a few minutes of silence. “Six months now. Hopefully this will be my last dose.” I told him as we pulled up to the building. “Um thanks for the ride.” I said, breaking the silence. “Can I come see you tomorrow?” Louis asked uneasily. “Lou, im going to be sick as hell. Are you sure you can handle that?” I asked. No one ever wanted to see me during Chemo I slowly nodded though I could see he was unsure with his answer. “Then if you fell like this tomorrow, feel free. You can come whenever you want.” I told him. I lean and gave him a slight peck on the cheek before saying, “Thanks for watching Bella today.” And with that I left.
I looked around one last time to make sure everything was set. The ring was cleaned, the bags in perfect order, the mirrors clearer then glass. The front desk had food and drinks all over it to sell and the workers rushed into there pleases as the first wave of people came in. I quickly looked around for Bella, only to find her in the back sitting on one of the lifting benches with Ashley as they made funny faces in the mirror. I quickly walked over to them and checked my appetence in the mirror. My blond hair was high in a bun, like how I would usably were it for a fight. My eye makeup was light and my lips were a bight pink to make me stand out from the male fighters. I black running shoes and blue jeans with my work tank top. The tank top was whit with the words “Fight the good fight” and a pair of boxing gloves on it on one side of the gloves , in small letters, said “Krundof Boxing Club” and the other had my information on it, “Jamie Caption/ 148 pounds/ Women’s League/ Ranked:8” (http://www.polyvore.com/boxer/set?id=76157024). I grabbed my jacket from Ashley as she healed it out for me and slipped it on.
*Louis’s POV*
I pulled the van into a parking spot in front of the building. “We must have the wrong address, why should she work here. Are you sure that this is the right address?” I asked the boys. Harry pulled out his phone and checked the message she had sent me, then I sent to the rest of the boys. “Yes, this is it.” he replyed after looking at the message. I shrugged and made my way to the boxing club that we were to go to. We walked in and I looked around for the beautiful face I had come for. I finally see her reflection in the back mirror and make my way to her the boys following from behind. I watched as she slipped on a black jacket. I looked at the front through the mirror to see the left side had a small pair of boxing gloves and the word “Krundof’s boxing club” on it. Then on the back read “Chaption / Boxer”.
“I did no know you were a boxer.” I told her as I approached her, the surprise clear in my voice. “There are a lot of things you don’t know about me, Tommo.” She said with a smirk as she pulled me into a hug. “Louis!’” Bella screamed as she ran to me. Jamie quickly stepped to the side and hugged the other boys as I lifted Bella into my arms. “Hey Bella!” I said as she snuggled into my arms and laid her head on my shoulder.
“Lou, there are beer in at the reception table if you want some.” Jamie told me. “Whoo! Im going to go get one!” Niall yelled as he started to walk that way. “No you will not!” Jamie snarled as she grabbed his wrist and jerked him back into place. “Why not?” he pouted in reply. “Because you are in Amarican. Drinking age is 21, your under It.” she replyed. Niall just rolled his eyes and walked away followed by the rest of the boys, though they all went in different directions.
“Jamie, can you go wrap the boys for me?” a man in his lat 40’s asked as he walked up to us. “Um,” Jamie started as she bit her bottom lip and looked at me. “Go ahead, I can take care of Bella.” I told her. Jamie nodded and hesitantly walked off. Im guessing she doesn’t fully trust me with her child. “Are you her boyfriend?” the man asked me abruptly. “No, were just friends.” I replied quickly, although I was not sure we were even that. “Ok, it just im the closest thing to a father that she has so I have to keep an eye on her.” he told me. I nodded, letting him know that I under stood. “Oh! Im Frank Krundof. Im the owner and James trainer.” He told me extending his hand. “Louis Tomlinson.” I replyed as I shook hoes hand. “Do me a favor Louis. Look after Jamie. She may be a boxer, hell she is the only girl boxer in this gym and can kick the ass of almost every guy here, but she is a lot weaker that she appears.” He told me, and with that he was gone. Leavening me lost of words.
“I see you met my dad.” Ashley said as she walked up next to me. “That was your dad? Do you box too then?” I asked curiously. “Haha, NO! I never really cared for boxing. I mean ill watch Jamie’s matches but I really don’t have too much of a likening for the sport. Although I was raised by a professional boxer, I’ve never thrown a punch in the ring.” She told me. I looked down at Bella to see she was fast asleep on my shoulder. “Do you have a place I can ay Bella down?” I asked the firry red head. “Oh, there a couch in that off office over there.” She said as she pointed to a wood door along the wall. I thanked her before I started to make my way to the crowd.
*Jamie’s POV*
I opened the door to the small office that Ashley told me Lou took Bella into. When I opened the door fully, I could not help but smile. Lou was laying down on the catch with his eyes closed and his arms wrapped protectively around Bella who was lying on his chest. I let the door close behind me, it closeting with a small clink. The small sound was enough to wake Louis, for his eyes shot open and he looked around the room as he tightened his grip around Bella. His eyes landed on me and he let out relived sigh before loosening his grip around Bella as he sent me a lazy smile.
“Hi.” I said as I made my way to him. “Hey. She didn’t want me to leave.” He told me with a chuckle. “She likes that with Jacob too. I think it’s because you’re a guy and she doesn’t have a father.” I told him honestly. “If you don’t mind me asking, what happened to her father?” Louis asked me uneasily. “Um, no. It’s fine. Um. Her father, Mark, and I had been dating for a few months. Lets just say, we dident have the best relationship. Im not gong to get into the details but long story short, I loved him so I up with it. I was 15 and stupid. We decided to go to a party on Valentines Day. There was alcohol there and I had never drank befit, Long story short I woke up the next day in a random house, in a random bed next to Mark and couldn’t find my cloths. A few weeks later I felt sick and notice that I was gaining weight, wich was odd because im was a boxer, so I took a pregnancy test. It was positive. I told Mark and he made it perfectly clear that he wanted nothing to do with Bella and skipped town. He still comes around very once in a while to get money for bozo but he has never seen Bella, and he never will.” I told him. “Im sorry.” He told me as to took my hand in his, giving it a small squeeze.
The door suddenly opened causing mar to rip my hand from Louis’s grip. “Um, the doctor called, they want you to start tonight.” Jacob told me as he walked in. I nodded slowly as I control the nerves that were steeling in the pit of my stomached. “Um alright.” I said as I stood up and smoothed out my shirt. “Ashley said Bella can stay with her so I can with you tonight, but she has to finish working so ill stay her with Bella and come to the hospital when the event is over.” Jacob told me as he took, a now wakening, Bella from Louis’s arms and quickly exiting the room. “Um, I guess I should go now. Chemo is calling.” I said with a fake smile. “Let me give you a ride. Ashley told me that you walked here, but the hospital is six miles away. There’s no way im letting you walk all that way.” He told me. I just simply nodded and followed him to his car.
“How long have you been doing Chemo?” he asked me after a few minutes of silence. “Six months now. Hopefully this will be my last dose.” I told him as we pulled up to the building. “Um thanks for the ride.” I said, breaking the silence. “Can I come see you tomorrow?” Louis asked uneasily. “Lou, im going to be sick as hell. Are you sure you can handle that?” I asked. No one ever wanted to see me during Chemo I slowly nodded though I could see he was unsure with his answer. “Then if you fell like this tomorrow, feel free. You can come whenever you want.” I told him. I lean and gave him a slight peck on the cheek before saying, “Thanks for watching Bella today.” And with that I left.
8/23/13