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[thewolfinside]

He'd ended up going home really late last night, or very early this morning depending on how you looked at it. It was only after stopping to think about it did he realise that being slightly drunk and sixty feet up in the air might not be a good idea.

Once home though, going to bed really wasn't on the top of his list. Instead, he went and curled up on one of the huge leather couches in the theater room and turned on a movie at random. And that was where he woke up the next day. And a check of his watch told him it was just about noon.

After crawling from the couch and cleaning up, Jason made lunch for him and Ella then spent the afternoon spoiling the girl. First it was ice cream with lunch, then going shopping for new toys and clothes, ending with a trip to the baby gym so she could run around and play. Once home, it was dinner, bath and bed for the girl, Jason collapsing on the couch afterwards.

He didn't plan on moving for bit.

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[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

He hadn't thought about that child, about anything but Scud for the rest of the night. He loved Jason. His mate was his heart. But for this moment, for a small time, Gabe needed to not think about Halloween, the dual rapes, of how she might not be dead.

Or of that baby.

And so he indulged himself with Scud, sinking into warmth and life and love rather than pain and death and cruelty.

But, as with all things that he loved, it had to end. At least for now. Worn, coated in blood and fluids, he padded to the shower and stood under the hot spray for hours. Slipping into the bedroom, he was stunned. The bed was empty.

Sniffing, he tracked Jason down, blinking curiously as he curled down onto the floor before him and kissed him soundly.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

Sliding to the floor with Gabe, Jason curls into his mate. He wasn't clinging to him exactly, but he did have a tight hold on him.

Nuzzling at Gabe's throat, he could still smell Scud and sex and blood. Them. Smiling a bit, he hugs Gabe just a bit tighter.

"Have fun?"

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"Naw. Life sucks.' Chiding, bumping his head lightly against Jason's with a smile.

"Where were you?" He could smell... difference. A sweet, girly perfum. Light. Like he'd been in a club or the Nexus. Nothing the girls there wore.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

He shrugs, resting his head on Gabe's shoulder. "Dropped off Rh-the baby, stopped for a few drinks, bitched about life with that Marie chick we see in the Nexus. Then I came home and crashed while watching a movie and today I spent with Ella."

He sits back and grins. "Scud must have wore you out to make you sleep all day. There's still some dinner left if you want. Macaroni and hot dogs."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

It was his turn to shrug, dismissing the comment about his sleep. "Just couldn't sleep until after dawn. Restless.' They both knew why, it wasn't like he needed to say it.

"You okay? I...' Sighing, resting his head against Jason's. "I know I came off kinda heartless the other day. I just couldn't.. No. I know she's ours as well but in the end? She's Raina's kid. That's all I can see."

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"I know, which is why I didn't ask that she stay here." He takes his time answering Gabe's question, actually thinking about it since he had been ignoring it himself all day.

"I am, okay that is."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure?" Nuzzling, his hands skimming over Jason's body as if he were checking to see if he was physically okay rather than mentally. Which they both knew was the truth.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

Jason nods then kisses Gabe. "I'm sure. I may be a bit clingy for a few days, but I'm fine."

"Besides, they said I could check on her whenever I wanted too."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"How is you can...' Sighing, he didn't want to do this. Clinging tighter, eyes closed. "Do you want to test her?"

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"No." He was sure about it, something he felt strongly about. "If something comes up and we have to do it, we will. Otherwise, it doesn't matter."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Nodding. "You're right, it doesn't. Also, what the hell is with Leela? Did she actually think we'd let her keep it?"

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"Leela has baby syndrome. Her clock is ticking and she wants a baby. Cosmo says so." Jason nods as well, trying to keep a straight face.

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Gabe takes it serious though. "Then let her fuck something with a goddamn pulse and a fucking soul and have one."

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"Gabe, it's Leela. She who has to save everyone. Remember who she adopted?"

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"I really don't give a fuck. This pard has given too many people the benefit of the doubt and I'm done doing it."

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"Hey." He pulls back, poking at Gabe. "Preaching to the choir here."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

He nods. "Yeah, I know. You've been saying this for months. I just realized I went too far the other way in trying not to be a monster."

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"So we deal, and accept that sometimes you, we, have to be the monster. It's life. You can't completely supress something that's a part of you."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Whatever. I can. Did it for years with my humanity.' Burying his face into the crook of Jason's throat, pushing him back until he's holding him like a teddybear.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

Jason doesn't mind, cuddling against Gabe. "That didn't work out very well, remember? Not to mention that the beast is use to being in control."

Nuzzles at Gabe's hair. "Letting it out to play sometimes could be a good thing."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"I just... I don't fucking believe she's dead. She keeps dying and we keep seeing her. So I don't want that child here to draw her."

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"I know. It won't happen."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"Are we sure my families safe?"

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

Jason nods and cuddles Gabe to him. "They're safe, plenty of wards around them. They say Raina won't be able to find her, that there's enough of your family's blood to override hers."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Nodding, hugging Jason tight. "I don't want them hurt.' He doesn't say that them includes the baby.