Coffee Shop Rejects

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“Well tell that to my stomach that is still churning and deciding on whether or not snuggling you is worth the …” She stopped a moment and moved her hand from his back to her mouth. Nope. Still good. And a part of her was pleased actually. He didn’t smell bad. In fact, thankfully, the way he smelled was a part of the reason she didn’t feel the need to race off the bed and be sick again. Letting go of him so he could slip out of his jacket, she snuggled him the second it was on the floor.

Wincing when he mentioned trying to go cold turkey with Jordan. “Oh that sounds….very not nice,” she admitted and winced. She could imagine how bad it would have gotten. She wondered how she would go without alcohol for so long and a part of her was not looking forward to the withdrawals and lack of further sleep. She didn’t need more bullshit in her life.

Looking at him, Jessica let out a soft sound. Moving closer to him, she kissed his cheek and then his nose and then his lips. “You neededn’t worry yourself endlessly,” she said to him softly. “I promise you it won’t end bad for everyone. Not if I can help it.” She promised him. “And I promise to wait until at least Jordan can talk to us for a while without having to leave,” she couldn’t wait for Jordan to come home. Especially if what Jamison said was true and he wasn’t due home for a quite a few months.

Jamison scooted back a little when Jessica looked like she was going to vomit. Quickly sitting up, he grabbed the small waste bin that had been under the night stand table. Holding it out to her. Looking at her for a moment to make sure that the sensation was fully gone before he set the bin back down on the floor. Carefully cuddling back up to Jessica.

“Yeah, it was a rough couple of weeks, but I had to do it with him. It would have been rude if I just continued on while he couldn’t.” Explaining while gently tracing little shapes into Jessica’s back. His touch had been incredibly delicate. A piece of him viewed her as fragile now. Even when he knew that to be far from the truth. She could easily bend him into a pretzel if she’d wanted to. But the worst Jessica had ever done was accidentally backhanding him when she hadn’t known he was there.

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Jessica turned her head over her shoulder to look at him. She supposed that he couldn’t exactly not tell them what had happened. Although she was slightly surprised that she had gone so long without knowing what he had said to them. “No no, you’re right.” She agreed and looked at her phone again. Pleased that Jamison knew that she was alive. At some point, they would see each other again. Would he be upset to know that she got engaged without telling him? Without officially breaking it off with him? She never wanted to hurt Jamison but part of her was pleased that he had Jordan. She was sure he and Jordan were soulmates. 

“Oh only?” She asked in shock when he just calmly rattled off the entire list of things that existed within the mansion. Laughing when the list just kept going on and on. “Only you could think that that was small,” she said to him once he had finished. Stopping to think about it when he asked if the garage could be considered a room. “A room for cars? I guess it counts.” She understood the hesitation though. It didn’t really seem like a room. 

“Really?” Her eyes widening when he mentioned that he had considered making her a green house. She had really grown into her plant powers and part of her was not a fan of the fact that there didn’t appear to be enough plants in his house. Of course she loved the idea. “But perhaps we should wait. I only bring it up because well maybe we should talk about where we are living. Here or back in New York with the others.” She said to him. Sure the house wasn’t exactly big enough of NYC. But perhaps they could get their own new place. “I want it yes please.”

Leaning back a little, she got comfortable against him again and made a small sound. “Oh he’s never going to forgive me for that,” she mumbled before looking at her phone again. 

{text: Jamie} How about we talk when I get back into NY? 

{text: Jamie} Better than finding out over text. <3 you. 

Placing her phone on the table, she looked over at him and tilted her head to the side as she thought about the fact that they wouldn’t be without their kittens. “When can we pick Queenie and Whiskie up?” She asked him excitedly. “I miss my furbabies.” Especially since she was getting quite better at her blood lust control. Until she could finish control over her force field power, they were still in Sweden. 

“There could be a green house in the works, but i wanted your final say before I bring more humans in here.. Or I suppose waiting till you’re ready for more than just our paid live in staff to be walking around.” Rambling for a moment before climbing off the couch. “I was thinking about that little spot where the old gazebo is standing at the moment. We could extend the indoor-outdoor landing to it. Tinted glass all down the path. Get some special material for the green house it’s self or just.. fill that landing with plants.”

Walking back over to the couch where he comfortably sat back down beside Jessica. Snuggling up to her side. “Well, this was only my second home. I have a bigger place but, Sweden is where I’m at my most comfortable.” Admitting with a warm pitch. “The kittens should be arriving tonight. I sent out one of my people to accompany them on a flight. Maybe in the next seven or so hours. No pick up. They’re being brought here.”

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[text: Xia] Yes. Of course. 

[text: Xia] You deserve the best when it comes to your snacks. 

And since she was now pregnant, a part of her was worried about where she stood in their relationship. It was another reason that she wanted to wait to discuss things with the baby until Vennie was around. 

They weren’t in any sort of serious relationship. Basically Jessica was fuck buddies with the both of them. And right then she felt ….stuck. In the middle. Wrapping her arm around her pillow she looked at him. “You sure? Because honestly? I could do with more.” She smiled weakly. “And while the tea was a nice gesture…i’m pretty sure my body disagrees.” 

Jessica smiled at him and without thinking about it, wrapped her arms around him instead of her pillow and cuddled closer to him. Burying her face against him and sighing. “I will hold you to that.” She growled a little and snuggled closer. “Later when I am better we need to talk about our relationship. As a group.” 

However, for right that second she was looking forward to her food delivery.

“It was just a herbal tea. Nothing special. Not even a black tea. I think your nerves are still messing with you.” Jamison protested with a half whisper and a crooked smile. Cuddling up to Jessica, relief oozing from his chest and his mind over the fact that she didn’t hate him. Letting her get comfortable as he tugged off his jacket. Dropping it on the floor. Getting the feeling that he definitely would be staying the night.

“I’ll probably be bitter for a week or two.. hell, I remember when Jordan tried to get me to go cold turkey on smoking with him. I felt awful when I had snapped at him.. but, I know better now. Write down the awful shit that comes to mind and then just rip it up. Letting it boil in the brain isn’t healthy.” Confessing with a somber chuckle.

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Jessica was curled up happily on the bed, she had ordered a few separate items of food and then she screenshoted the order and shared it with Vennie so he knew what he was waiting for to collect the food on. {text: Vennie} Can’t give you fresh but I guess you can always snack on the delivery driver. {text: Vennie} Am I bad for putting in the special instructions, your hottest driver? 

She curled up with a pillow and the bat plushie that Vennie had given her a long time ago. It resembled him in his bat form and it made her feel comforted. She stroked the ears and made a happy hum sound. She wanted to sit there with something in between her teeth but didn’t think it would be a good look to shove the bat plushie into her mouth. 

Lifting her head out of the pillow she looked at him. “No. I understand. I should apologise. I drank last night. I mean it was before I realised ….there was a bubby but I did drink.” She made a face and then looked up at him. “I promise I won’t anymore.” Moving a little so there was way more room she grinned. “Yes.” She held out her arms to him and smiled. “Come for snuggles, Jamie. I wanna give you the loves.” She shrugged. “Its so the sun doesn’t come in accidentally.”

Vennie had been putting away his untouched clothing and getting a load of laundry ready when his phone chirped. Giggling a little to himself.

[Text: Jessi] I’ll get it. Don’t you worry.

[Text: Jessi] Oh, you wanted to make sure my little afternoon snack is pretty? Well thank you.

Jamison had made sure the bedroom curtians were closed before he climbed up on the bed. Finally kicking off his shoes. Quietly laying down beside Jessica. His eyes were a little puffy and there was no way for him to hide that he had been crying. “Hey.. don’t get worried about that. I’m sure that it doesn’t even have a brain yet. You couldn’t have hurt it with a few drinks.” Murmuring as he cuddled up to Jessica. Pecking the tip of her nose.

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Jessica finished and tugged her hair out of the back of the top with a huff and looked over at him. “Five or so items …a new heater…a new sleep outfit…” she narrowed her eyes. “You haven’t finished with the gift giving have you,” she said to him. Knowing well aware that he wouldn’t have stopped. She walked over to him and smiled. 

“You’re right I don’t. Nice and warm. Or just this side of chilly,” she admitted to him. Where it was easy to solve the problem of being a little too warm or a little too cold. It was weather extremes that tended to confuse her. She moved to take the outfit and placed it where he had said before looking over at him. “Uh…well…” She loved radiator quesadillas. “At least it wasn’t completely down.” She said to him and smiled. 

Cuddling into him, she kissed his cheek and then his nose. “Hmm. So what was the second plan we had? Or was it third? Either way I have forgotten.”

Vennie nodded a little at each item or thing that Jessica listed off as a gift that he planned on giving to her or already had. Giggling a little as her eyes narrowed at him. “Well, I won’t give you something I would worry about having to replace.” Teasing as he watched her walk back over to him in her new comfy pjs. “You look cozy, how are the slippers?” Asking while holding his arms out to her. He still needed to get changed. But he did love her closeness.

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Jessica loved Vennie and Jamison just as much as each other. It was why she had still seen the both of them, they were both aware of it. She wasn’t one for duplicity. Not after having to deal with it her entire career. She was cuddling Vennie because he was cold, because she lived with him, because…she wasn’t entirely sure. But she quickly realised what it must have looked like to Jamison and moved away from Vennie. 

Feeling sick at the idea that she might have been making him jealous or feel bad, she moved to get up after all. Heading into the bathroom, she thanked him for the cup of tea and then placed it down before she knelt down to be sick. Knowing that she had done this one to herself. 

Groaning when it was finally over and she could breathe again, she was glad she had kept her hair tied back. Looking over at the tea, she pushed it away from herself before washing her mouth out. Moving a little, she stepped away from the bathroom and noticed him on her fire escape. She looked down at her hands. Still fully believing that Jordan was Jamison’s soulmate, but she wasn’t ready to give him up. 

Taking the tea cup with her, she walked into her room and moved onto the bed. Curling up and grabbing a fluff toy that was nearby. She picked up her phone and ordered new food and grabbed a towel placing it under her head because she was so sweaty. 

Jamison had lit up a cigarette. Watching the sunset while his mind raced a few thousand miles per hour. It was beginning to set in within his own head of what he’d done. Even if Jordan wasn’t pissed at him, hadn’t broken up with him on the spot. He still felt off. Jessica was more than just a ‘plaything’ to him but, he didn’t know if she’d known that.

Vennie watched the two disappear down the hall. He didn’t want to hover too much. Though she was still his room mate. He decided to clean up the living room and pull some of Jessica’s favorite comfort movies from the tv stand. Quietly stepping into the room to set them down on the nightstand. Picking up the cold bag of food that was definitely not going to be touched. He didn’t disturb her since she looked like she was curled up on her own for one reason or another. Going about his evening as he planned together what he would need to assure that Jamison would still have a job before the next sun rose over the horizon.

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At this stage of the game, Jessica didn’t see an attraction to withstanding fire and burning for a tattoo. Besides, the reasons she had wanted them before didn’t really stand up in her mind. Not anymore anyway. She had to nod in approval in his comment of her nocturnalness. That had been a thing of safety. Because sleep was bad because the nightmares would set in. And oddly…they didn’t seep in as much when she was asleep during the day. 

She sat back. “Seven and a half?” Wow. It wasn’t as if Vennie was keeping her away from the tech or stuff that would allow her to keep up with the days and times, it was just that she didn’t care for it. While she had been here she had been trying to not kill everyone, trying to make sure she didn’t cover everything in ivy vines and yes, exploring every room in the house because it was so fucking interesting. “Have you seen the size of this house? Its twenty five times bigger than my apartment. And with many more rooms. I had to go see them.” She said kind of definitively. Like duh. She smiled a little at that. She didn’t mind that part of the vampirism. 

“You told him?” She asked a little scared. She realised he probably would and did but she wasn’t 100 percent sure. And now…well now Jamison must have had all sorts of thoughts running through his head. Nothing good. She made a small sound. She hadn’t even thought about him in all of this. They had been together before her turning. And now? Well now she had accepted another man’s proposal. “Oh Xia what do I tell Jamison?” She hadn’t expected to be away this long…and well she had thought any conversations would have been in person. Because he deserved that. 

Becoming silent for a moment, she lit up at the prospect of having her furbabies again. “Really?” She missed Whiskie and Queenie something fierce. She looked up at him and giggled. “You did?” She grinned. Pleased that they wouldn’t have actually missed much in their kittens lives.

“I had to inform them. I couldn’t just allow our friends to believe you were dead and that I’d run away letting them think I’d lost myself because you ‘died.’ That would have been wrong to leave them in the dark. Especially when we do eventually go back there. Jamison might have kicked the crap out of me if I didn’t clue him in on what’s going on. The information has been kept brief just to spare concern. They know you’re safe, living with me, that you’re happy and becoming more and more confident each and every day with your new awareness.”

Giggling at Jessica’s mention at the size of the mansion. “It’s only four floors, five bedrooms, seven guest rooms, nine closets and four lounge or living rooms. Two kitchens, five wash rooms, the blood vault, and the play chamber..and the mini cinema room.” He calmly rattled off the list of rooms from the top of his mind. “Does the garage count as a room?” Questioning out loud as he never knew what to consider the place where his expensive cars were kept. “I am still considering ripping out half of the garage to make a green house for you or maybe extend the indoor back yard area?”

Gently rubbing Jessica’s shoulders as he could feel the tension in how she held herself. Even if she no longer held a heart beat, his closeness told him all he needed to know when she was getting herself worked up. “The truth? That you gave up your mortal life to save his.” Wording it in a very precise manner but that was just how the other believed it to be.

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Jessica looked at him and smiled. “You a little jealous?” She asked him and leaned over as if to kiss him before turning away at the last second to place a kiss on Jamison’s lips. It was a sweet and soft kiss, meant to tease the both of them. 

After she pulled away she snapped her teeth at him. “You’re lucky your so drunk otherwise that finger would be gone,” she said innocently with a soft smile before she sat back in her seat and moved into the spot that August had abandoned for the moment. 

Entering the bathroom, she moved to clean herself up a bit. Exiting once she was refreshed and downing a few more shots of alcohol before looking over at Levi. “You coming to join us yet, little one?” She asked him with a smile. Quickly using a nickname for him because she wanted him to feel included but was unsure which he would have been okay with. Noticing her fries were at the table she kind of skipped back over there and grinned. Grabbing the edge of the table so she didn’t fall. 

“Hey hey Jamie and Levi…did you hear?” She had to stop herself from laughing. Hey hey sounded funny to her ears. Reaching for a loaded fry which came covered in cheese and bacon which had her grinning. “I’m celebrating.”

“Jealous? no love. If I was jealous, I could easily fix that.” Vennie teases, smirking as he saw Jessica plant a peck on Jamison’s lips. He placed his hand on on the other man’s chest to stop him from advancing any further. “Careful, you’re gonna make him think he can take you home for a foggy little one night stand.” Giggling as he watched Jamison go from smitten to pouting in seconds. Though, that all flipped when a boat of fries had been set down in front of the mortal.

Jamison was content once there was food to fill his belly. Giggling to himself. “Wouldn’t be the first time a purdy gal like yourself threatens to take a chunk out of me. Though the teeth are a first. Last year it was a switch blade.” Commenting all too calmly as he dipped his fries into honey mustard before eating them.

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Jessica looked over at him and made a small squeaking sound. “Oh come on…it’s not even as if we talk about that stuff a lot. You only know my middle name because you insist on bringing in my mail whenever you visit.” She wrinkled her nose and then giggled. “True. Krelborn is certainly better.” 

She snorted and unable to keep it back she laughed. “Oh come on they so do. They’re born with a 401k and wear their pants all the way up under their armpits.” She couldn’t imagine naming the kid, Seymour. While they were still sorting everything out, she would make sure that this was a name that they nixed. 

She let out a soft sigh. He was cold. She had worked up a sweat when she had been sick and hadn’t been able to cool herself back down properly. She had tried the a/c in the car but it missed her back. Now it got to her sides which would lead to both her front and back. “Hmm,” she nodded. Looking over as Jamie moved around the kitchen. She texted a new order of food to be delivered so she could have something that wasn’t stale and likely cause her to throw up again. “It’ll have to be Jamie,” she admitted. “Driving made me want to be sick.”

Jamison stuck his tongue out at Jessica as he kept an eye on the kettle. He hated when it would hiss, so he was listening to the slow boiling. Resting against the counter as he looked over at Jessica and Vennie. A lot of things were going through his mind. It was clear to him that Jessica didn’t want to keep the kid, but also it seemed she didn’t want to have an abortion either. He wouldn’t put her through that. But, he also wouldn’t just let her put the kid up for adoption. His father worked too hard for him to allow such a thing to happen to his own child.

Silently doing the mental math in his head of everything he’d need to buy. He was considering all of it already. Chewing on his thumb nail. The only thing that snapped him out of it was Jessica joking about ‘Semoyour’s being born middle aged with a 401k.’ Chuckling quietly at the comment.  He took the kettle off the burner and turned the oven top off. Pouring the water into the mug before getting the tea bag and some cream. A small knot in his stomach. He was in love with Jessica, but it became clearer and clearer to him that she was closer with Vennie.

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The fact that he would go with her didn’t really calm her down much but it helped. Even a little. And that was all that mattered really. She thought about what he had said about the silly names and giggled. “Brandy or Kandy,” she said and wrinkled her nose and tried not to shudder at the thought of the name. It wasn’t a very pleasant one. 

“I think it’s a cute idea,” she said to him and smiled. Leaning over to peck Jamison’s cheek as she moved to kiss Vennie as well and then headed into the kitchen. She was hungry after all and perhaps she didn’t need to throw up anymore after all. “No Randal,” she growled at them from the kitchen as she went food hunting. “Seymour? How old do you think this kid is?” She asked him and then shook her head and tried not to get upset over it. “Krelborn? I don’t want the kid bullied for life. I may not want to be their mother but I will not allow for them to be bullied over something like that.” 

She couldn’t find what she was looking for and she whined. Before heading back into the lounge room and wrapping her arms around Vennie’s middle. Her head on his shoulder. 

“Oh.. okay. I won’t give the kid my middle name then. At least my middle name doesn’t sound similar to cowbell.” Jamison playfully jabs at Jessica since she had insulted his middle name, he only felt it was fair to poke at hers. “Well all Seymour’s start out as babies. It’s not like they’re just birthed as a 50 year old man.” Smirking as he watched Jessica for a moment before relaxing back into the couch.

After Jessica had come back to the couch and curled up to Vennie, Jamison got up and moved into the kitchen. Putting on a kettle. Looking through the tea selection before deciding on a nice Chai tea. He knew that Jessica was still early on in the pregnancy and could get away with caffeine related drinks so, he made her a cup of Chai with one espresso shot.

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A part of her was a little annoyed that they all seemed to think that she would want to keep the baby for herself. She had thought long and hard about this her entire life. She couldn’t look after herself let alone another human being and sure she had more money to her name now than previously, but Jessica couldn’t raise another human properly. She was forgetful. She tended to keep really bad hours. She didn’t sleep still. She ate even less, unless of course they were at August’s bar. She’d decided long ago that having a family wasn’t for her. But she gave a slight nod, “I won’t.” The reality was if they would be willing to raise the kid themselves. She didn’t want to bring the kid to term and hand it over to complete strangers. Even if she carried for someone else entirely she would have to get to know them first. 

Jessica smiled a little. “I am sure Vennie would beat you to it,” she assured him as she moved a little and looked over at Jamison. “Oh goodie…a hospital.” She tried to hide her disdain and failed miserably. Up until this point she had managed to avoid hospitals. She healed herself and if not, Vennie got to the worst of them before they were needed. But now? Well now it was unavoidable. “I’ll keep him on the straight and narrow, don’t you worry,” she reassured Jordan as she realised that she wasn’t doing much about reassuring herself.

She looked at Vennie when she felt his hand on her back and she smiled in thanks. Aware that he had probably sensed something wrong and wanted to help before she had even noticed the problem. “Well if you don’t mind, Jordan I am going to go back to hugging the toilet, cursing your lover and wondering if jalapenos would burn on the way up.” 

Vennie noticed the subtle shift in Jessica, he could tell what her choice was before she had spoken it. Making a note to himself that he’d have to talk Jamison and Jordan into getting a bigger apartment as a one bedroom apartment would not be big enough for a kid. Maybe he’d buy them a proper house if he could get Jamison on board with not living ten or so minutes from his work place.

“It’ll be okay. I’ll go with you.” Jamison assures in a warm pitch. “We can give it silly names until we’re told the gender. That’s what.. my father said he did with my mother.” His voice fell a little quieter as he’d lost both his parents. His mother at his birth and then when he was just barely an adult, he lost his father to cancer. But, he still wanted to make his father proud.

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Jessica hadn’t really wanted to talk to Jordan. Mostly because she was still unsure what the man thought of her. They had only really interacted a handful of times and from what she could tell, he seemed to tolerate the fact that she slept with his boyfriend. 

But it was more than that. Jordan and Jamison were endgame. They were soulmates. She had known that from the very beginning. It was why she had never tried for anything more than friends with benefits when it came to Jamison. She didn’t want to get in the way of that. And a part of her had always known that Jordan would eventually return and want to settle down with him.

Holding Jamison’s hand, she run her thumb gently over his hand as he sat back down beside her and said the words he had been so worried about. She smiled at him and gave him a nod, letting him know that she was there for him. 

“No, hunny. He’s not,” she spoke up finally. Knowing there was only so much that Jamison could say. Or would want to share. “I’m not that far along at all,” she admitted to him. “In fact I haven’t had a hospital confirm it. Just …13 pregnancy tests,” she admitted with a tilt of her head. 

She bit her lip and winced as he spoke about her like she wasn’t there or that she couldn’t hear what he was saying. “Well that’s what we have been talking about.” She looked at Vennie and smiled weakly. “Whether I should keep it, whether it would be Jamison and I’s kid…or,” she paused for a moment. “Whether or not I would sign rights over to you and Jamison and you could raise them.” She said after a moment. 

“We’re discussing all options. And nothing has been made up yet because I demanded that we talk to you about it and that you have a say too.”

“Well, if you do decide to carry the kid full term and you want to keep it. I won’t stop you. I personally want a kid, but I wouldn’t want to take the baby from you if you want to keep the kid, Jessica.” Jordan spoke in a calm pitch as he felt like he hadn’t much of a stance. If anything it would be Jamison’s choice more so than his own. “Just don’t make that choice too soon. I bet you’re scared right now, and it makes logical sense. Sit on it for awhile. i know Jamie will take care of you. If he doesn’t, I’ll come home sooner than I need to and beat his cute ass.” Jordan adds with a playful chuckle.

There was a visible shift in relief from Jamison as he heard what his boyfriend had to say. He seemed fine with the situation. At the very least, he hadn’t suggested a termination of the pregnancy. If anything, from what Jamison could tell his boyfriend had been supportive of what had happened. “We could relax today and get a hospital confirmation tomorrow.” Breaking his silence again.

“I’m glad Jamie’s been less of a social butterfly while I’m away. I know you’re a very nice and pretty lady, Jess.” Jordan mentions, with a warm in his voice. As if there was a sense of security there. “Please relax, both of you. Stress sucks, so.. don’t try to make it any worse on yourselves.”

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She had to shrug and nod at that comment. Jessica had demanded as such after the first two months of basically bumming with Vennie. Only because she always paid her way. She was well aware that it was a lot less than the rent Vennie paid, etc etc. But she hadn’t cared. She was contributing and that was what had mattered to her the most. Besides, he provided her with groceries and she provided him with food too. When he got sick of the stuff in the bottle. Making a face, she looked up at Vennie. “I can’t tell whether your being serious or joking and part of me wants to take you up on that.” She shook her head. It was distracting her from the other conversation that they were having. 

Jessica looked over at Jamison and smiled. “Aww, you’re cute. I love it.” Leaning over, she pressed a kiss to his lips softly and nodded. It was nice to know that she wouldn’t be completely alone in this ordeal like she had originally feared. She still wasn’t entirely sure that this was for her though. 

Her eyebrows shot up at the sight of Jamison literally falling off the couch and then hiding behind it as his phone rang, she stifled the giggle that threatened to come loudly out of her mouth as she turned to Vennie and gently bit down into her hand to hopefully hide the laughter more. Tilting her head to the side, she wondered what the vampire was going to say to the man.

Jamison had take one of the pillows off the love seat in the living room. Quietly hugging it to his chest as he sat down on the floor. Listening to Vennie sweet talking his boyfriend through the phone. Had it been over anything else, he would have punched Vennie in the face. But, he knew that Vennie wasn’t trying to make any moves on his lover. Closing his eyes with a quiet sigh. Glancing over as he heard Vennie mention that he was going to put the phone on speaker.

Vennie patted Jamison’s head before placing the call on speaker. “Alright, everyone can hear you now Jordan.” He calmly expressed while looking at Jessica and Jamison.

“What’s going on?” Jordan asked as he had been mildly concerned. “No one is dead but Jamison’s texts sounded like he was going through some shit. And yes, I’m sitting down.” His voice was calm but blunt.

Jamison took a deep breath, quietly taking Jessica’s hand. “I accidentally got Jessi pregnant.” He finally spoke up.

Jordan chuckled, expecting it to be a joke. But when there was no ‘just kidding’ or ‘got ya.’ His laughter stopped. “You’re not.. lying are you? Well.. how far along is she? When did this happen?”

“Jessica told me this morning.. so, a few hours ago.” Jamison answered, relieved that so far his boyfriend didn’t seem upset.

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Jessica looked at him and made a face. “One, I am a guest in your house and that would be very rude of me,” she may have not cared about how she looked after her own house but his? Well she would treat it way better than her own. “And two well that’s a relief.” Because she had really thought he would have taken issue with this and then…well she wasn’t entirely sure where she would be but she had to tell him. She cared for him. “Oh,” she wrinkled her nose. “Ew…I just thought how nice it would be to try some,” she moved a little and grabbed at one of the bottles of water that Jamison had brought for her and sipped at it. “Ugh so healthy.” 

She looked over at him and tilted her head to the side. “You know I would only ever keep the child if it was ours, or if they wanted it,” she offered to him. “I couldn’t do the single mother thing.” Let alone being an actual mother. Her role model was one Dorothy Walker. And that was a role model. That was a fucking accident waiting to happen. But she supposed she could think it over. She was only early. She knew that much. 

Nibbling on the now cold fries and making a face, she gave up and tossed them back into the bag. Listening to the two of them chatter as she cleaned her hands on a napkin. “But didn’t you say that he will be gone for another four months? I doubt then is a good time to wait. He should be included in this too. Even if he kills me.”

“You’re not a guest, dear. You pay rent. You’re on the lease.” Vennie politely protested as he for one wouldn’t kick her out and even if he wanted to, Jessica was on his lease for the next year. Shrugging at the comment. “If you really want to try it, you can. It’s clean after all. Just a slightly less professional blood transfusion. But all of the people I take blood donations from are clean and get tested frequently. I even pay for their medical bills to ensure that they have no excuse.” Commenting as he wouldn’t stop Jessica from trying something that wouldn’t harm her.

“Hey, if you wanted to keep the baby to yourself, I wouldn’t just let you be a single Mama. I would step up, and be a parent to that kid because it’s my kid too.” Jamison spoke up, slightly offended that Jessica had believed he would just abandon his own bloodline. “This is just as much my responsibility and.. issue as it is yours, Jess.” His phone buzzed against his thigh, he pulled it out and gasped. Dropping his phone as he panicked, nearly jumping off the couch.

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It was odd really. That he wanted to shower her in gifts. She had never had that before and she had to admit she really didn’t know what to do with it. “Well have you thought about what that limit might be?” She asked with a giggle before moving to look at the stuff he had gotten for her. Her hands rubbing against the stuff and letting out a soft sigh. “Well while you were away, I decided I would pick a day in October to be my actual birthday. You know, since you found out that was my birth month and not April,” she said to him as she moved to her feet.

Rather than stepping away from him, she unbuttoned the top she was wearing and looked at him. “Figured Halloween was as good a time as any. So you have two days a year to shower me in gifts,” she said to him with a grin before nodding. Taking her shirt off and moving to look at the pajamas. Handing him the shirt and tugging the pajama top on. “Oh?’ She sighed. “Yay. I needed that. Couldn’t exactly do radiator quesadillas on that one anymore.”

Walking over to him, she kissed him again. “Thanks, Venn.”

“Maybe no more than five or so items directly from my closet? Either you could pick or I could surprise you?” Vennie mentions as he was still thinking out loud. A part of him wished they were in his Sweden home as there was a lot more clothing there that he believed Jessica would enjoy.

“Oh? Halloween huh. Well, that does seem some what fitting considering that you hate the summer months.” Smiling while stepping into the kitchen to make a drink for himself. You can leave the outfit on the bathroom hooks. I’ll get it dry cleaned.” Promising her while he came back to the living room, a crimson drink in his hand. “Radiator quesadillas? I swear it’s a miracle that you never set your apartment on fire.”

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Jessica nodded her head. “I get it.” She wouldn’t ask him to elaborate further. She knew enough about Dolliah and what they had meant to Vennie to just accept what he said at face value. She leaned over and kissed him again. “Oh? What do you want?” She asked him as she was curious. “It is usually. It would be weird to willing want the fire, doesn’t it?” 

She ducked her head down with a smile, unable to hold back the grin that was beginning to form. “Has it really been seven months?” She asked him in surprise. Yes, she was really beginning to realise that he would do anything for her. She moved closer to him and smiled at his nuzzling. “You always said you would,” she said softly. “I am just sorry it happened so soon.” She knew he had been adamant that she should be older. 

Letting out a small sound when he mentioned a year and nuzzled her again. “A year?” She asked him. “But I still…” She looked down and sighed. “Jamison doesn’t know I’m alive. And August and Levi? I just feel so bad,” she admitted. She sighed. She knew he wanted to keep her under close guard because of the maid but she worried for them. More for Jamison. Would he hate her now that she was a vampire? Now that was engaged? It made her heart hurt. “I have a reason to try harder.” She admitted.

“It is a tad weird. Though, in the regard of fire and other harmful rays. I am glad to say that your life won’t be interrupted too much once we’ve gotten you back on track in the sense of normality.” Vennie mentions while snuggling Jessica. “You were already a rather nocturnal person and it won’t cost much to have that studio of yours updated to accommodate black out window tinting.” Nodding at her question. “Mhm, it has been seven and a half months. time flies when you’re busy learning about new abilities, getting a grasp on blood lust control and exploring every single room in the mansion.” Mentioning with a chuckle.

“No, love bug. I’m glad at the very least that you’re frozen at a state of beauty. Practically no signs of aging had set in and you still get mistake for being in your late twenties.” Adding as he poked the tip of her nose. “Jamison knows you’re alive. I’ve.. kept Levi in the loop of what’s going on and giving him some information that he’s been allowed to pass on. They know you’re alive and why you have to be all the way out here with me. The guys are relieved that you’re alive.”

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Jessica looked up at him and she smiled and moved over to him. “I’m not mad,” she said softly. In any other situation she would have been mad that he had read her mind but it had helped her out a bit for her thoughts were messy so he could pick the answers out he needed. She looked over at him and leaned over and kissed him. “Well that makes me happy,” she nodded her head. She had been worried about it. 

When he mentioned wanting to sue her doctor she nodded again. “I agree,” she murmured to him before stretching and then looking around for the bag of food. “Also why does your blood smell so gross and yummy at the same time?” She asked him as she moved to pull out her fries. Holding them out to Jamison. She giggled when he mentioned spoiling the kid. 

“Jamison and I talked and we were considering I let both him and Jordan adopt them. What do you think?”

Vennie returned the peck, rubbing Jessica’s back. “Well, good. I think the only thing that would ever make me want to kick you out would be if you sold my clothing or trashed the apartment to a point where it couldn’t be fixed.” Shaking his head as he adored Jessica too much to ever abandon her. Giggling a little. “I’ll get that put away. It’s probably the iron density in this specific batch. Though, it’s the copper that’s the nicer scent.”

Standing up and moving back into the kitchen to close off the bottles, he could finish the job a little later. Thinking at her suggestion that she’d proposed about carrying the child and then allowing Jordan and Jamison have custody of the child. “It’s an interesting sentiment.. though, I wouldn’t jump the gun on that too quick love. I know you’re worried and freaking out right now. You don’t think you’d be a good mama. But, you need to do what’s important for you right now. Sit on it, think on it before you make any big choices.”