Los Angeles

Jaxkie

I smile and take a deep breath, biting my lip and shifting in my place. The baby kicks once more and my leg throbs, me sighing.

Nic

I think about waking her, asking her to just let us be this; but I know she'll wake angry and I won't have the chance. So instead I keep her close and keep quiet. We can talk later. Maybe she'll be so tired that she won't argue so much.

I just wish she wouldn't take things a certain way. I don't mean it like that.

Jackie

I shift in my place again and bite my lip, wanting to just cuddle.

Nic

I hush her, whispering for her to keep still. She doesn't wake, and I keep her in my arms. Maybe her subconscious reveals more about her feelings than her words.

Hm. I wonder if I were to possess her I could see what she does think...

No. She'd kill me. She'll just have to tell me.

Jackie

I yawn and wrap my bloody hand around my stomach again, shivering.

Nic

Well that's kind of... nasty.

I don't move her arm, even though it overlaps mine. Her blood soaks into my jacket sleeve, but I don't care and I don't have to pretend not to. We're both quiet, calm, and indifferent to each other's transgressions. Why should I care about a little blood? I'm not a wimp.

Jackie

I cough and wake, moaning and moving a hand to my thigh, "W-Where am I?" My head pounds and I feel like I lost alt of weight.

Nic

I flash a smile and take a deep breath. My eyes stay trained on her, still, and I hesitate before responding. Do I tell her everything? Will it make her mad?

"You hurt yourself," I say. "You're okay, though. In your closet, I think."

Jackie

I nod and look down at my leg before gasping and looking down at my stomach. My breath gets caught before I can breathe again, "S-She's hurt..."

Wait...how do I know it's a "she"? Oh yeah...the dream.

Nic

My face pales, and I feel my heart start to race again.

"W-what?" I ask.

I stopped the bleeding though. Would it have been the trauma? No, no. Wait, a she? How does she know it's a she? Holy sh*t, I'm having a daughter.

I'm not ready for that.

Jackie

"Nic..." I wrap both arms around my stomach, "N-Nic. N...Nic," I shudder, "I-I'm cold."

Nic

I tighten my arms around her and hesitate before standing. Shifting her in my arms, I tell her to hold on and teleport us to the entrance to the ER. I run her in like normal and hurry to get her on a gurney. Nurses begin to wheel her away, and I'm forced to let go of her hand.

Please. Just be okay.

Jackie

They hurry me away from him and I automatically see all the girls in the hospital run to him. I groan and when they get me there start asking me a bunch of questions. My eyes practically close on me, "Stop asking questions and just fix her," I retort, and they start helping.

Nic

I slip away from the girls, tell a nurse where I'll be when she has news, and lock myself in a one-stall bathroom. Sliding down the door, I take my head in my hands and close my eyes.

Everywhere. They're everywhere.

That better change.

My thoughts shift back to Jackie and the baby, and I try to calm myself down.

Jackie

They finish and call the nurse to get Nic, a sad look on his face. I ended up falling asleep, and am peacefully in slumber.