She canât do this alone. If sheâs going to do it at all â Snartâs stupid goddamn book keeps harping on about a support system.Â
And Trish, Christ, Trish canât do it alone. Bruce was right, Jessicaâs been taking her shit out on her and her alone for far too long.Â
So, despite the fact that things are shakier between them than ever, Jessica sends Natasha a text message.
(â â nat):Â actully, i do ened soemthing(â â nat):Â meet me uptwon? say 3?
She sends the address to one of Trishâs favorite coffee spots. Natasha replies simply. âIâll be there.âÂ
Jessicaâs stomach is in knots before they even walk inside. She hasnât told Trish why theyâre there either, and her sister keeps trying to guess.
âAre you pregnant?â she asks, tone cool. (Sheâs still not happy about the Registration.)
âChrist, no,â Jessica says, as the barista slides them their drinks. âI just â thereâs someone I want you to meet.â
Trishâs eyebrows shoot up. âA guy?â
âYouâre terrible at this.â
âA girl then?â
âTrishâŠâ Jessica sighs, sipping her scalding coffee. Trish tuts in disapproval when she winces at the burn, but says nothing. They take a seat at a corner table, and Jessica spends the next few minutes pretending sheâs deaf.Â
The door chimes as Natasha walks in, and the whole cafe turns their head. Probably would, even if she wasnât one of the only Avengers to sign the thing. The redheadâs eyes narrow as she spots Jessica and Trish. She walks over with a pensive expression, but doesnât sit.Â
âJessica,â she says flatly, her tone no warmer than it has been the last few days. Her eyes slide over to Trish. Thereâs a flicker of recognition between both of them.Â
Jessica nods. Takes a sip of coffee to steel herself, almost out of habit. It doesnât work as well as whiskey. (Christ, thatâs why theyâre here, she remembers painfully.)
âTrish, Natasha. Black Widow, Avenger, and the one I punched in the face,â she says, flippantly. Both of them give her a look, but it just spurs her on. âNatasha, this is Trish. Former pre-teen popstar, current #1 radio talk show host. My sister,â she adds, a tiny smile flickering across her face.Â
âTV star,â Trish corrects. She holds out a hand, and Natasha takes it. Theyâre both careful, cool, collected. Essentially everything Jessica isnât.Â
âI heard your interview with Steve,â Natasha says. âIt was good. Fair.â
Trish nods âThank you. He told his story, I was just there to make sure it was heard. Please, sit.â She pushes out a chair. âIâd love to hear yours sometime, if youâd be willing.â
Natasha hesitates, but only a second. âMaybe someday,â she replies simply. Her gaze turns to Jessica. âI assume you didnât bring us here to set up an interviewâÂ
Jessica shakes her head. âNot exactly. Good for the ratings though,â she adds with a look at Trish. Her sister isnât having it. The look on her face clearly screams get on with it, Jess.Â
She sighs. Toys with her cup. Looks everywhere but at the two of them. She feels so small in comparison to the two of them, wilting under their increasingly impatient gazes, and Christ she just wants one goddamn drink to make this easier, maybe two, or three, or a bottle  â
âIâm an alcoholic,â she says finally. No matter how many times she says it, itâs always a struggle. Always feels like a dam is bursting in her chest. âNatasha made that pretty clear the other night,â she says, glancing up at her. Natashaâs face is stoney, but softer around the edges than usual. Even with the fading bruise on her jaw. Trishâs face is crestfallen.Â
Both look a little disappointed. A little hesitant. A little proud.
âYouâre both pissed at me, I know that,â Jessica says, the word tumbling out of her mouth now. Her grip on the coffee cup is reaching dangerous levels. âAnd yeah, you have every right to be. I donât â I shouldnât ask for it, but I canât â I canât do it alone,â she says finally.Â
Trish places a hand over hers. Maybe the only person in the world who can make that gesture seem comforting.Â
Natasha is studying her intently. âYouâre serious about this?â she asks.Â
Jessica shrugs. âI donât know,â she says, because thereâs no point in not being honest. Not with these two. âThatâs⊠Thatâs why I wanted you two to meet,â she says, biting her lip. She sighs, then barrels on. âTrish, you know me best. And Natasha, you donât let me get away with my shit. So I thought, I donât know, between the goddamn two of you, maybe â maybe we can figure something out.â
She doesnât know what else to say, so she just raises the coffee to her lips again. It still doesnât help the way whiskey would.
Theyâre both staring at her. Looking for something. But she has nothing left to give.
Finally, Trish turns to Natasha. âShe trusts you, and thatâs enough for me,â she says. âAnd sheâs the most important person in the world to me, so Iâm in this. With or without you. But it might be easier with.â
Natasha nods. âIt wonât be easy,â she says, a hint of warning in her tone.
Trish laughs. âNever is, with her.â
Natasha actually smiles at that. âGood point.â
âIâm still here,â Jessica says, slumping in her chair.Â
âWe know,â Trish says, teasing lightly. Jessica isnât sure if she wants to hug her or kick her under the table. She turns to Natasha. âWelcome to Team Get Jessica Jones Sober,â she says warmly.Â
âIâve joined worse teams,â Natasha muses. She stands, goes to order her own coffee. âWeâll talk options when I return,â she promises.Â
Jessica regrets this already.Â
Sheâs supposed to be hopeful, she knows that. But the idea of disappointing both of them simultaneously is already making her itch for a bottle. Might as well give in to the inevitable. She wants to run from the cafe, and down an entire barâs worth.Â
âIâm proud of you,â Trish says, pulling her out of her fantasy. Jessica scoffs. âI mean it. Thatâs hard to do, I know,â she says pointedly.Â
Jessica just shrugs, picks at the cardboard sleeve on her cup.
âI was right, by the way,â Trish adds, sipping her own. âIt was a girl.â
âYouâre terrible.â
âAnd you love it,â Trish says. Her eyes flick to Natasha at the counter. âI like her,â she adds.
âKnew you would,â Jessica breathes. âJust had a feeling.âÂ
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