Shorts Series: Alternate Universe - Kai’s What If - 2037/2038
"Oh boll0cks, don’t bullsht me, McAllister. I wrote your character perfectly well in the book. I don’t need you complaining that I didn’t mention your eyes were the blue-est things on the planet, Jess laughed, looking at the man on facetime who was reading a part of the book where she described the character based on the man himself. "Okkaaayyyy fineeee. For the next book, I promise to mention that you’re a rock and roll king with eyes blue-er than the ocean. Are we good now? Jess asked, smiling as she received a nod from him in approval.
Hearing a knock on the door, she sighed giving the man one last cheeky look. “Although I love your company, Nug, that knock on the door would be the Chinese food I ordered and as of right now, food > you,” she finished, saying her goodbye’s to the man who lived thousands of miles from her. Honestly - it didn’t matter how far away the two lived from one another - they’d always be each other’s person. It was the same with Dorian - no matter what had happened to him, the two still talked on a weekly if not daily basis.
Currently, Jessica Pierce resided in her London condominium - always having a preference for London over any other place in the world. Plus living here gave her the opportunity to be near her siblings… especially little Paige who likely felt so alone as all her siblings were older than her. Oftentimes, Jess opened her door to the little girl and she stayed with her - however, this weekend, Paige was out on a gymnastics competition that occurred in a few days. Jess would arrive the day of the competition to cheer the girl on but for now, it was just arriving at the place with her teammates and practices.
As she put the phone down, Jess grabbed her wallet and made her way towards the door - making sure all her money was ready for the eventual payment of the food and the look she’d get when the delivery person realized she was the only person in her residence ordering food from about 20 people.
Though opening the door, Jess started mumbling something about her being starved… until of course, she looked up to find that the person standing outside her door was not a Chinese food delivery person. No… the individual standing before her was probably the furthest thing from being that. Malachi Azure.
The hurt that flashed in her eyes was almost instantaneous as she looked at him - her heart dropping as she realized who stood in front of her. Part of her just wanted to shut the door on his face and go on with her night but the thing was - she couldn’t move. Her body felt as heavy as a statue cemented into place as she stood stoic in front of him, her eyes not wavering from his. She heard his voice, but honestly, she had no idea how to respond… or even if she could. Jessica Pierce didn’t know how long she was standing there before she heard the coo of a baby, her eyes navigating from his to the floor where she saw a young child in a carrier. She wanted to scream at him but she knew she couldn’t… not with the woken child right next to him - a child she could only assume was his own. “I don’t… what do you want from me Kai? For fcks sake - I thought we went through this before…” she muttered, keeping her voice calm for the baby. “I’m not… fcking doing this again Kai…I…” she stopped for a second.
The man who stood in front of her was Kai… but a Kai she had never seen before. He looked… tired. Broken even and it killed her inside to look at him like that. Jessica didn’t know how he found her or even why but she knew that he didn’t look like he had a place to go. A sigh left her lips as she looked at him once again, "Do you even have a place to sleep? With the time of night it was - she wasn’t sure how to navigate this… but she did know that she wasn’t going to leave a man and his child out in the cold… no matter who that man and child were. “Just…” she sighed opening the door wider, letting him in and closing the door behind him as he took the child and carrier with him. Jess stayed silent as she followed him in, helping the baby out of it’s stroller and smiling at the child. She brought the baby to her guest bedroom, swaddling the kid before placing her on a makeshift crib on the bed with some pillows so she’d be safe. Waiting until the baby was asleep, Jess walked back to her living room with frustration present in her form.
“What the bloody hell do you want Kai? Because I want you out of here first thing in the morning. Do you need a phone? Want to call your sister? Or… I don’t know, your wife?”
Though she was angry and although the baby was fast asleep, Jessica’s voice didn’t raise. Rather - perhaps it was eerie to hear the calmness in her voice contrasted with the words leaving them.
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