Cramps and Communication
Pairings: Jensen x Reader
Summary: After a painful IUD, you discover it wasn't necessary. But it sure does bring you and Jensen closer.
Check out my Masterlist here!
Was this really worth it?
I mean, yeah, Jensen Ackles is gorgeous, charming, and basically the human embodiment of a Pinterest dream boyfriend-but was the agony worth it?
If you'd known that dating him would lead to this, with searing pain, blood, and a sincere belief that your uterus was actively trying to evict itself from your body, would you have gone through with it?
Honestly? Probably. Jensen was the best thing that ever happened to you. But that was beside the point.
Why do women always get the short end of the reproductive stick? Why did you have to endure this pain just to avoid having a baby?
That's exactly what you'd done: compromised your body. For love. Or at least for really good sex.
Sure, it had only been two weeks of dating, but you'd known from day one that while you adored Jensen, you weren't ready for kids. Especially when he already had two of his own.
His kids were amazing, and you'd already fallen for their cute faces and relentless energy, but parenting was not on your bingo card right now.
So, you'd taken action. Made a responsible, adult decision. You got an IUD.
Holy hell, why had no one warned you how much it would hurt? The cramping, the stabbing, the horror. It felt like a vengeful demon was using your ovaries as stress balls. The doctor said the pain and bleeding were "normal." Normal for what? Torture victims?
Now, you were curled up on your couch, heating pad blazing, hoping you might survive the night.
Your phone buzzed. Through bleary eyes and shaky hands, you answered. "Hey, you," you answered, biting your cheek to mask the pain.
"Hey, sweetheart," Jensen's warm voice rumbled through the speaker. "Haven't heard much from you today. Everything okay?"
God, he was perfect. "Hey, yeah, I'm good. Just...kinda rough day." You bit your lip as another cramp hit.
"Rough day? What happened?" His tone shifted from casual to concerned.
"Doctor's appointment," you said vaguely. "Nothing big."
"Aw, babe. Want me to come over? Or you come here? I can make soup, or we can cuddle. Or both." You could hear his smile.
"Jensen, I'm like...disgusting right now."
"You're cute even when you're disgusting." He paused. "Was that romantic or creepy? I can't tell."
You chuckled despite yourself. "A weirdly sweet mix of both."
"Perfect. Come over. Please?" He sounded like a little kid begging for a puppy.
"Fine," you groaned, pushing yourself up. "But if I die on the way, it's on you."
"Deal. See you soon, babe."
Twenty minutes later, you pulled into his driveway. The cramps were still there, but more manageable. Jensen was already outside, smiling brightly as you stepped from the car. "Hey! I'm so happy to see you. Feeling any better?"
You mustered a smile and hugged him. "A little bit. Thanks for convincing me to come over."
"Always," he said, leading you inside.
The moment you crossed the threshold, a sharp cramp hit. You doubled over, hand bracing against the wall as a pained groan escaped your lips.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Babe? What's wrong? Where does it hurt?" His voice climbed with each word, eyes wide as he hovered helplessly.
"I'm fine," you ground out through clenched teeth. "Just... woman stuff."
"Okay," he said, nodding rapidly. "Right. Okay. I can handle woman stuff. I have daughters. I know things." He guided you inside, mumbling to himself: "I mean, I don't really know things, but I'm learning."
He guided you to the couch, concern etched on his face. "Talk to me, sweetheart. This doesn't seem like just cramps, what's going on?"
You rubbed your hands over your face. There was no getting out of it now.
"I got an IUD today," you confessed quietly. "I didn't want to make it weird by talking about the future or anything, so I just went and did it. I knew I didn't want kids right now, and... yeah."
Silence.
You peeked at Jensen. His mouth was slightly open, his eyes wide. "A...What?"
"It's a...thing they put in my uterus to prevent babies. It's small. T-shaped. Very stabby."
"They stabbed you?" His jaw dropped. "In your uterus?!"
"Basically."
He looked shocked, horrified.
Yup. Grossed out. Typical guy.
You stood abruptly. "I should go."
"What?" He jumped up after you. "Why?"
"Because you're clearly grossed out, and I shouldn't have come."
He chuckledânot cruelly, but softly. "I'm not grossed out. I'm surprised, yeah. But mostly, I'm laughing because this whole thing could've been avoided if we'd just talked."
You tilted your head up. "What?"
Jensen bit his lip, suddenly sheepish. "I, uh...had a vasectomy last year."
Your brain short-circuited. "I'm sorry. You...what?"
"Yeah. Snip, snip. No swimmers."
Your jaw dropped. "Are you fucking kidding me?"
"Nope," he said with a sheepish grin. "I thought it was too soon to bring it up. I mean, we were only two weeks in."
You groaned, the weight of the situation crashing down as laughter bubbled in your chest. "Jesus, we really need to work on our communication."
"Yeah," he agreed, laughing along. "But hey, you took one for the team, so props to you."
You grabbed a throw pillow with a laugh and smacked him.
"Ow! Hey! I'm sorry!" he laughed, shielding himself.
You kept swinging the pillow. "I went through uterus warfare for nothing!"
"I'll buy you ice cream!"
"Not good enough!"
"Ice cream and wine?"
You paused mid-swing. "...Red?"
"Of course."
You flopped back into his arms with an exaggerated sigh. "You're lucky you're cute, Ackles."
He kissed the top of your head, grinning. "I'm lucky for a lot of reasons. Mostly you."
And when he made good on his promise of wine, ice cream, and Netflix, you figured the IUD debacle was almost worth it.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it!
Like, comment, and reblog, feedback is my fuel đ

















